699 Opening One's Aperture
The branch in Dong E'qing's hand scratched across the ground. Her brows knitted slightly, as though she were pondering something. Moonlight spilled over her, lending her an extraordinary serenity.
"According to the information in the jade slip, there are bound to be many unknown dangers ahead," Dong E'qing said softly, a hint of seriousness in her voice. "But judging by your habits, we're definitely going to kill our way through."
Qingshi Fulin nodded, anticipation flashing in his eyes. "Then what are we waiting for? Let's go."
Zhang Yantang hesitated briefly. His gaze swept over Qingshi Fulin and Dong E'qing before he finally nodded. "All right. I'll go with you."
Zhang Yantang and Qingshi Fulin were about the same age, yet at this moment, in this place, he seemed like an inexperienced disciple following a seasoned master as they explored the world beyond.
The three of them headed in the direction Dong E'qing had calculated.
Deep in the forest, the night grew darker still. Moonlight filtered through gaps in the leaves and fell across the ground in mottled patches. An ancient, mysterious aura filled the surroundings, as though every step landed in the long river of history.
The Ancient Luo Yi Battlefield secret realm had originally been teeming with countless Ghost Spirits. After more than twenty years of continuously committing forces and clearing them out, a vast area had begun gradually recovering its spiritual mechanism.
Spiritual energy arose naturally, and the rules were slowly recovering as well. Even ordinary people could live in the cities newly established there.
This secret realm was simply too vast, and it could even connect to other secret realms—the so-called Second Heaven secret realm.
Under Dong E'qing's guidance, Qingshi Fulin found an abandoned mountain cave. After killing the mutated Yin Spirit Beast