From far away, you could see dark clouds gathering over the river's upper reaches.
The closer Gu Qingshan got to the Fairy and Giant Forest, the more bitterly cold the river became. The chill ignored his strength, striking directly at his body and soul.
--What a miraculous river.
Lightning flashed across the sky.
Rain poured down in torrents.
The sky was dark and gloomy.
Gu Qingshan stood on the river, somewhat puzzled.
--I feel like something happened in that forest.
He tensed slightly, slowed down, and flew toward it at a leisurely pace.
At last, his feet touched solid rock.
Everything around him immediately turned dark.
Two lines of tiny firefly text appeared:
"You have left the domain of Gear Fortress."
"You have now entered the domain of the Fairy and Giant Forest."
Gu Qingshan thought for a moment, then flew backward.
He left the domain of the Fairy and Giant Forest and returned to the river.
Daylight poured down.
The world regained its brightness.
It was still somewhat gloomy, but nothing like the forest, which had been plunged into total darkness.
"Strange. It seems that darkness belongs to the forest itself."
Murmuring to himself, Gu Qingshan leapt back onto the rocks along the riverbank.
The world darkened again.
Gu Qingshan casually performed the Breath Concealment Tactic and tried to extend his divine sense.
In the void, tangled, fragmented forces clashed in every direction, a scene of utter chaos.
Gu Qingshan's divine sense was limited to a range of several dozen meters. It couldn't reach any farther.
--Something seems to have happened here.
Gu Qingshan reached a conclusion and quickly grew cautious.
He took the Earth Sword in hand and advanced step by step into the forest.
It was even darker in the forest. He could barely see anything with