At that moment, Yan Lie and Myriad Waters True Immortal stood before the black mist, but the Azure Sea Ray was nowhere to be seen.
Taoxiang and the others stood on the other side, several dozen zhang away from them. Neither group fought, but they were clearly on guard against each other.
Shen Luo did not approach them, quietly coming to a halt some distance away.
After a long while, Yan Lie waved his hand, and a brilliant streak of fire over ten zhang long shot out like lightning. Whatever magic treasure had unleashed it, its power was considerable. The void hissed as it burned along the fire's path, before the blazing streak slashed fiercely into the Black Mist Formation.
Yet the brilliant fire vanished into the black mist in a flash. Like a stone dropping into water, it sent ripples across the mist, which soon settled back into stillness.
Shen Luo's expression shifted slightly.
The instant the fire disappeared, he had sensed a powerful devouring force within the black mist, one that had easily neutralized the attack.
It seemed this black mist restriction was no simple matter either!
"As expected of an ancient restriction. We've reached another cave abode left behind by a predecessor. The rest is up to you," Yan Lie said to Taoxiang and the others as he turned around. His brows had also furrowed, but he made no further attempt to break through.
"Of course. Neither of you needs to do anything. Just wait quietly to the side." Taoxiang gazed at the black mist ahead, eagerness shining in her eyes.
"Heh, these two groups were once mortal enemies who couldn't live under the same sky, with a master's murder between them. Now they've actually joined forces for the treasures here. I wonder if that so-called Donghua