Mystery of Light

As the only Transcendent in the group and the one who knew the most about the Temporal Temple's missions, Abyssal Demon Herc had no intention of returning to Black Wind City to continue delving into the mission after leaving. He only wanted to lie low in this Gorge until the mission ended.

Even Herc was like this.

Zhou Zheng, who was not even a Transcendent and was also a newcomer, had even less desire to do anything. They had done all they could; how many members of the Wang Family survived would depend on luck.

As long as they could safely lie low until the mission was over, that was enough.

Zhou Zheng did not know what Feng Zhuhong was thinking, but he felt that things were quite good as they were.

The other team was stronger than them. Though he did not know by how much, they likely had at least two Transcendents. Together with the newly advanced Transcendent Wilco, that made three Transcendents.

The other side had at least three Transcendents, while they had only one. In such circumstances, if they did not lie low and instead wanted to go out looking for trouble, that would be nothing short of insanity!

Thus, after spending the entire second day since arriving in this world cultivating, Zhou Zheng spent the entire third day cultivating as well.

The fourth day, cultivating.

The fifth day, cultivating.

The sixth day, cultivating.

This continued until the twenty-second day, and Zhou Zheng felt himself becoming somewhat addicted to this life.

Back in the Xia Clan World, Zhou Zheng had either been challenging powerful opponents or on his way to challenge them. He rarely had time to stop and rest. Now that he had suddenly been cultivating peacefully for nearly a month, he felt his heart become much calmer.

During this cultivation, the fusion of the Mystery of Wind and the Mystery of Lightning also began to grow more harmonious and natural.

Zhou Zheng had a premonition that if this continued, it would not be long before he could perfectly combine the two Mysteries.

On the twenty-third day, Zhou Zheng prepared to head to the top of the Gorge to cultivate as usual.

The weather was excellent that day. Though it was still early morning, warm sunlight had already spilled across the cliff face. Like an ape, Zhou Zheng began from the very bottom of the Gorge and climbed toward its upper reaches.

Huff! Huff! Huff!

Zhou Zheng moved with extraordinary agility. He climbed several hundred meters of cliff face from the bottom in less than a few breaths.

At that moment, because of the angle, the bottom of the Gorge remained shrouded in darkness, while the upper half of the cliff face had already become bright beneath the sunlight.

As Zhou Zheng climbed up from the bottom, he was walking from darkness into light.

He had experienced this process many times over the past twenty-odd days and had barely paid it any attention. Yet today, he suddenly gained a vague insight.

"Light."

Zhou Zheng's heart stirred. Instinctively, he used his will to manipulate the power of heaven and earth. In an instant, the area around him slowly darkened, but moments later, that portion of space gradually returned to brightness.

"The Mystery of Light."

Zhou Zheng understood. Without realizing it, he had comprehended a third Mystery after wind and lightning—the Light of All Things.

Among the Mysteries of All Things, few mortals could comprehend them. Only Transcendents would gradually come into contact with them, yet Zhou Zheng had already comprehended three in succession.

Though he had only transmigrated into this world sixteen years ago, the Gate of Time and Space's enhancement of his talent had already become unmistakably apparent.

"However, although I've comprehended the Mystery of Light, it barely improves my strength!" Zhou Zheng shook his head. The combination of his lightning and wind Mysteries still had flaws, so he truly had no time to spare for a third Mystery.

Without thinking further, Zhou Zheng soon sat down cross-legged facing the light and began nurturing a Battle Qi Solid Core within his body.

Zhou Zheng persisted with this process for more than two hours every day, without fail.

But today, less than an hour after he began cultivating, Zhou Zheng abruptly opened his eyes.

There was a Bracelet on Zhou Zheng's wrist. It was an Alchemy Bracelet refined by Feng Zhuhong, capable of transmitting messages over short distances.

"Two people have entered my Alert Array. They're moving very quickly—they should be Transcendents!" Feng Zhuhong's voice came from the Bracelet, and Zhou Zheng's expression immediately changed slightly.

Transcendents? Two of them?

They were most likely members of the other team. Otherwise, this Gorge was so remote that two Transcendents could not possibly have appeared here for no reason.

"Two Transcendents—those must be the main force of their team, right? And they actually appeared here at the same time?" Zhou Zheng felt that something was wrong. Before they hid themselves, they had considered the possibility of being found by the other side.

After all, they were still traveling with Wang Chongshan!

However, with the Wang Family members already scattered and fleeing, the other team should not have concentrated its strength to sweep through the Wang Family clansmen one by one. It was more likely that they had split up to search.

Previously, the three of them had felt that even if they were discovered, it would not be a big problem.

The other side's full team was stronger than theirs, but once they split up, they should not be able to threaten them!

Therefore, they only needed to escape before the other side's reinforcements arrived!

But who could have expected that when they were discovered, two Transcendents would appear at once? Could they really be so unlucky? Had the other team not only gathered its main force together, but also happened to find them?

"Two Transcendents... this will be difficult."

Zhou Zheng frowned slightly. They only had one Transcendent. Escaping under the watchful eyes of two Transcendents would absolutely not be easy.

Zhou Zheng fell into thought.

Suddenly, Feng Zhuhong's voice came again.

"Herk took Wang Chongshan and ran. Lightning Swordsman, my array can probably delay them for thirty breaths. Take care of yourself!"

After saying that, her voice disappeared as well.

"They ran?!"

Zhou Zheng was startled. That Demon had undoubtedly sold them out.

Still, it was not surprising. They had only met by chance, after all. When things were going well, they could join forces and fight together; when things went badly, naturally everyone relied on their own abilities!

Feng Zhuhong was fairly righteous to tell Zhou Zheng this news at the end.

Otherwise, if Feng Zhuhong had concealed it, Zhou Zheng might truly have become a sacrificial pawn meant to buy time.

However, Zhou Zheng also knew that this was not the time to dwell on it. He immediately packed his things, rose swiftly to his feet, and left without looking back.

Time was urgent. Zhou Zheng held nothing back. With the Mysteries of Wind and Lightning, his body instantly turned into an afterimage and vanished from the spot in the blink of an eye.

Less than twenty breaths after Zhou Zheng left, at the bottom of the Gorge—

Boom!

Amid a deafening roar, a white-robed man holding a fan and a dwarf less than three feet tall flew out of a cave.

The white-robed man swept his gaze over the surroundings before saying, "There are no Mages among the Wang Family's King-level experts! Moreover, this array is no ordinary array—it actually trapped the two of us for twenty breaths!"

"You mean that the people who were just here belonged to the other team?" A trace of surprise appeared on the dwarf's face.

"Most likely!" The white-robed man nodded. "Only the two of us came here, yet they immediately fled. It seems the other team is even weaker than we thought. This is a rare opportunity. Call the others over at once. This time, we can't let them get away so easily!"

"..."

The dwarf said nothing. After a moment of silence, the smile on his face widened. "I've already caught the scent of a little mouse. He won't get away!"