The River Record of All Under Heaven, Great Merit and Mighty Deeds; the River of the Underworld Exists in This World, Leading into the Netherworld

An hour after the flower boat left port, white mist surged in from all sides. North and south became indistinguishable, east and west impossible to discern, and the surrounding scenery turned into a vast blur. Li Xian had diligently cultivated the Five-Elements Esoteric Escape and knew that this fog was a mist-blight.

It was the Chaos-Heaven Mist-Blight from the depths of Dongran Lake, unique to this lake region and formed through long years of change. Relying on Five-Elements Esoteric Escape, Yan Hao had drawn it over to shroud the area around the Water Altar, using it as the first layer of defense around the island.

Outsiders watched the spectacle; insiders watched the craft. Li Xian had laid down his Five-Elements Fundamentals, then studied the maze within the lake. Though he could not crack it, he had already glimpsed its origins and workings. Standing on the deck, he looked out over the lake and said, "What an exquisite arrangement."

Several entirely different currents lay hidden within the lake. Following each current led to a different outcome. One might circle back and forth, strike hidden reefs, or bypass the Water Altar and reach the deeper parts of Dongran Lake.

Through the placement of islands in the water, Yan Hao could alter the direction of the currents. All things between Heaven and Earth could become his traps. After half an hour of sailing, Li Xian had experienced more than ten different bewildering formations and perilous situations.

[Proficiency +1]

[Proficiency +1]

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[Minor Five-Elements Esoteric Escape]

[Proficiency: 67/100]

Li Xian possessed the Observing Heaven and Earth trait. When he observed Heaven and Earth, everything became more vivid and distinct. As the saying went, reading ten thousand books was not as good as traveling ten thousand miles. Both "reading ten thousand books" and