Forgotten River

The northern wilderness of Tiannan Great World stretches for millions of miles. As far as the eye can see, there is only the vast Gobi Desert, desolate and barren, where even birds cannot fly.

This wasteland is not only sparsely populated with wild beasts, but also extremely barren of spiritual energy, making it difficult to nurture rare and Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures. Therefore, martial artists rarely come here.

However, people know that the most mysterious Nine Li Witch Kingdom in the Tiannan Great World is located deep in this wasteland, covering an area of about 10,000 square miles.

In the past few days, groups of martial artists and alchemists have been arriving in the northern wilderness to locate the border of the Nine Li Witch Kingdom according to the map.

From afar, the Nine Li Witch Kingdom sits amidst a Divine Mountain shrouded in mist, the entire country enveloped by an array, as if sealed in Alternate Dimension/Space-Time.

"This is the Nine Li Witch Kingdom."

"The Tiannan Peak Summit has concluded, Yi Yun should be arriving soon with Old Man Black Stone. At that time, the country's borders will naturally open."

At this time, tens of thousands of people had gathered outside the country's borders. Most of them were alchemists, and many of them had come from afar specifically to witness this grand event.

As the sun gradually sets in the west, night is about to fall in the Great Wilderness. Judging by the time, the Old Man Black Stone will arrive soon.

Just then, a faint Feng Ming was heard. Looking up, a golden phoenix, bathed in the blood-red sun, flew in from the west.

The phoenix seemed to fly slowly, but in an instant it had reached the gates of the Jiuli Kingdom. The phoenix circled once on the ground, then soared into the sky, and a middle-aged man in white flew down from the phoenix's back.

He was radiant, with skin as soft as a baby's, and a headband tied around his head, making him look exceptionally handsome.

Upon seeing this person, everyone was taken aback.

"The Western Wasteland Medicine King — Ou Mingyin!"

Someone recognized the newcomer; he was not from the Danxin Sect, but a Medicine Saint from the Western Wilderness Great World!

Before the Old Man Black Stone and the Danxin Sect arrived, they were greeted by a Medicine Saint.

The appearance of a Medicine Saint made many medicine sects present pale in comparison, as many sects had never produced a Medicine Saint since their founding.

People realized that the huge shock this event caused in the alchemy world was far more intense than they had originally anticipated.

The sun finally set, and a bright moon appeared in the sky. At this moment, people saw a huge, Dark City emerge in another direction of the sky.

The people of Jiuli have finally arrived!

Accompanying the Nine Li Dark City was a massive Medicine Cauldron, belonging to the Danxin Sect's forces.

It's obvious to anyone with a brain that the Danxin Sect will take the relics left by the Medicine God very seriously. Given that the Nine Li Witch Kingdom is involved, the Danxin Sect will likely send its strongest lineup, and the Medicine Saint of the Danxin Sect will probably be there as well.

With the arrival of the Dark City, the gates of the Nine Li Witch Kingdom finally opened, as if the sky had been torn open, revealing a passage to another world.

The mysterious Nine Li Witch Kingdom has finally unveiled its secrets to the world.

The Dark City was directly swallowed up. The Nine Li Witch Kingdom did not prevent other forces from entering, but they set up passages for everyone. People could only move forward along the pre-set passages and were not allowed to wander around.

More and more people entered the Nine Li Witch Kingdom, and they discovered many important figures, figures they hadn't even been able to find while waiting.

People sought out the City of Darkness. The passage set up by the Nine Li Witch Kingdom was quite peculiar; it looked like a winding riverbed, the water of which had been dry for too long, and the air was thick with the scent of time.

They walked along the dry riverbed for a very long time. Judging by the speed of martial artists, this was far more than ten thousand miles. If they were outside the Nine Li Witch Kingdom, they would have already crossed the entire border. But now, they could not see the end of the river at all.

"Little Yunzi, this riverbed is a bit strange..."

In the Dark City, Yi Yun suddenly heard the old snake's voice.

These past few days, the old snake has been leisurely staying in Yi Yun's God Descending Tower. When Yi Yun came to the Nine Li Witch Kingdom, the old snake naturally followed.

"What's strange about it?"

Yi Yun also felt that this riverbed was unusual. Traveling along this river was like tracing history, as if they were experiencing completely different times and spaces with each step they took.

"This river has dried up; I can't be entirely sure, but the lingering aura of its laws reminds me of the River of Oblivion..."

The old snake had lived for a very long time and possessed extraordinary knowledge; his words startled Yi Yun.

River of Oblivion!?

The Twelve Demon Gods, including Sun Illumination, Moon Netherglow, and Houtu Dao Tree, were all manifestations of the laws of nature.

They are not all forms of life. For example, the eighth demon god, Wangchuan, is a surging river that flows endlessly. What flows in the river is not water, but the passage of time.

The River of Time flows on forever, rushing towards the future, while the past is destined to be forgotten, and history will eventually be buried by the years.

Therefore, the River of Time is called the "River of Oblivion".

The eighth demon god, Wangchuan, and the ninth demon god, Nirvana Void, symbolizing the Space Law, together represent the earliest Space-Time Law formed at the beginning of the universe's chaos. The old snake said he sensed Wangchuan's aura on this dried-up riverbed; how could Yi Yun not be astonished?

"Senior Old Snake, you're not saying this riverbed is what the River of Oblivion looked like after it disappeared, are you?"

"I'm not sure. Maybe it's a tributary of the River of Oblivion, or maybe it flows through the River of Oblivion, but in any case, the Nine Li Witch Kingdom is much more mysterious than I originally expected."

Just as Yi Yun and the old snake were talking, the Dark City finally descended.

Before Yi Yun lay an ancient palace complex. Yi Yun saw the people living in the palaces; they were all from the Nine Li Witch Kingdom and looked no different from ordinary people.

In the very center of the palace stands a tall altar, supported by six massive pillars that seem to reach the heavens, maintaining the ancient protective array.

The dried-up riverbed did not end within the palace, but instead ran through its central axis, stretching all the way to the horizon, its destination unknown.

"We've arrived. I'll take you to see the priestess."

The Old Man Black Stone spoke, and then walked straight into the palace.

Yi Yun followed silently, while the others who had entered the Nine Li Witch Kingdom were still waiting outside the palace.

Yi Yun followed the Old Man Black Stone through a series of corridors. The palace of the Nine Li Witch Kingdom was deserted and quiet. There were not many palace servants, and there were no artificial mountains and streams like those found in ordinary palaces. Instead, there were mysterious and ancient totem sculptures and Jiuli curse marks that could be seen everywhere.

This is it.

The Old Man Black Stone pushed open a palace door. Yi Yun glanced at it and saw twelve bas-reliefs on both sides of the door, depicting the Twelve Demon Gods. Of course, after the ninth demon god, Nirvana Void, three walls were blank.

The reliefs of these Twelve Demon Gods themselves contain the laws symbolizing the Twelve Demon Gods, giving a strong impact to those standing in the hall.

Next, Yi Yun saw the owner of the hall, a woman wearing a black veil.

The moment Yi Yun saw the woman, he sensed a very familiar aura, and he was stunned.

Has he seen this woman before?

His gaze couldn't help but fall on the eyes of the Nine Li Witch Maiden. Searching his memory, Yi Yun was extremely surprised; those eyes looked so much like someone else's.

Huan Chenxue!

"Who are you..."

Yi Yun almost blurted out Huan Chenxue's name, but he quickly stopped himself.

He realized that the Nine Li Witch Maiden in front of him was not Huan Chenxue. Although she was masked, a careful reading of the Nine Li Witch Maiden's aura revealed a slight difference between her and Huan Chenxue.

Huan Chenxue is like the white snow on a high mountain, reflecting the sunlight, pure and flawless. Although she has a cold and aloof nature, she still makes people want to get closer to her.

The woman before him had eyes exactly like Huan Chenxue's, but unlike Huan Chenxue's clear eyes, hers were like a deep pool, bottomless. Her aura was even more mysterious, like an Abyssal Red Lotus.

However, she and Huan Chenxue had one thing in common: Yi Yun couldn't sense any energy fluctuations from her.

She was just a mortal...