Taiyi, Wujian Mountain Abyss.
The impact of the Yin Yang Double Fish appearing in Nether Lake had spread to every corner of Taiyi. Wujian Mountain Abyss had once been a gloomy place filled with Death Qi, where the ever-present Falling Thunder lent the air a solemn, dangerous edge. Now, snowflakes drifted through the sky, melting as soon as they touched the ground and leaving no trace behind.
Yu Sui braced herself against the gale and looked up. The wind whipped off her hood, revealing her pale little face. She squinted and turned her head to avoid a Wind Blade.
Mei Chengyu, walking ahead, turned around and pulled her hood back over her head. "Just stop in front of the waterfall. I'll go in alone."
Yu Sui furrowed her brows slightly. He hadn't mentioned before they came that he planned to brave Ruoshui Qingni alone.
Mei Chengyu coaxed her in a low voice. "I can't be sure I'll make it through with more people in there. Stay outside. If something happens to me, you'll be the only one who can save me."
Only then did Yu Sui nod.
Before he left, Mei Chengyu handed her three Mechanism Boxes. "Just in case, you can start putting this ferry together out here."
"What are we preparing for?" Yu Sui asked.
"In case I release Ruoshui Qingni."
Yu Sui held the three Mechanism Boxes in both hands. Mei Chengyu looked into the distance. The Mountain Walls on either side rose almost vertically, too high to climb. Their smooth surfaces looked as if they had been cleaved open by a single sword strike, without even a loose stone in sight.
They stood in a narrow cleft between the mountains. At its far end loomed an immense waterfall, as if it had fallen straight down from