203: Chapter 202 The Ancient Ship in the Blood Mist

The two of them turned back.

They hurried in the direction of the Taixu Ancient Monument.

However, as time passed, no matter how hard they traveled, they could no longer find the location of the monument.

"What should we do?"

Xing Mu looked at the still-layered Dead Realm, a hint of surprise in her eyes.

In this Land of No Law, every journey didn't necessarily lead in the correct direction, which made her feel quite frustrated.

"Head north."

Ye Xiu's expression was grave; if they wanted to find the previous Taixu Ancient Monument, heading north again might be their only chance.

Xing Mu did not object.

Following Ye Xiu's lead, she continued to travel north.

This time.

They traveled for a very long time, roughly a hundred years.

During these hundred years, in this Land of No Law, nothing existed except for the deathly silent Domains.

"Hey, Xiao Ye, why don't we just go back? This is too exhausting. It's been hundreds of years, and we still haven't gained anything."

Xing Mu was feeling quite tired.

As the primary consciousness, she could maintain control over the body for a long time, but if the consumption was too great, she would also fall into a state of dormancy.

Just like Ji Xingyue back then.

After consuming the vast majority of her power, she would fall into a deep sleep.

"How much longer can you hold on?"

"At most a hundred years, then this palace will fall into a slumber and won't be able to wake up again for a thousand years."

"Is the consumption that high?"

Ye Xiu frowned slightly. Without this girl's presence, it would likely be difficult for him to leave this Land of No Law on his own.

The main issue was that the area was simply too vast.

Coupled with the ever-changing terrain and the lack of a specific direction, many times it felt like they were just walking in place; though it seemed like they were moving forward, it was all an illusion.

"So it's better to leave early. After this palace goes dormant, that wicked woman won't care if you live or die. You'll be in big trouble then," Xing Mu said with a slight shrug, her words carrying a hidden meaning.

Wicked woman?

The Star Emperor?

"Forget it, let's go back."

Ye Xiu didn't persist. If they kept searching here, they likely wouldn't find any useful clues anyway.

They would just have to wait until next time.

Xing Mu nodded. After sensing the direction of the Main World's Heaven and Earth Law once more, she grabbed Ye Xiu and moved quickly toward a certain direction.

After walking for a good while.

She would change directions and set off again.

And so it repeated.

They walked for several years.

Just when the two of them thought they would return in such a mundane fashion.

Above the layered Dead Realm, where there had originally been no abnormalities, an Ancient Ship suddenly appeared.

This scene,

immediately caught the attention of the two.

The dark red hull was hundreds of meters long, and the entire ship was shrouded in a blood mist, allowing one to only vaguely make out the color of the hull.

It was like a lonely leaf of a boat in the vast ocean, slowly sailing through the Land of No Law.

"What on earth is that?"

Xing Mu was stunned, her fatigue washed away quite a bit by curiosity.

Ye Xiu did not speak.

He quietly observed the ship within the blood mist.

After a long time.

Just as Xing Mu was about to go and investigate, he spoke up to stop her: "There is a strange ominous qi inside. I once felt this kind of aura in the deepest parts of the Ominous Malice's consciousness."

"The Evil Intent that escaped from that old fogey Donghuang?"

Xing Mu was slightly surprised. She hadn't felt anything at all. The blood mist surrounding the dark red ship seemed to be able to block all detection.

Even when looking with the Double Pupils, she still couldn't see the scene on the ship clearly.

"That Evil Intent was forcibly obliterated by me. I felt this aura in the deepest part of its consciousness, so... this ship might come from The Other Shore."

"Then why aren't we going up to look? It'll be gone in a moment."

"No rush, let's wait first. This ship might be heading to The Other Shore. We just need to follow it. There's no need to go on board and add unnecessary risks."

Ye Xiu thought for a moment and decided to follow the ship instead of boarding it directly.

"Tsk... suit yourself. But this palace is warning you, when that wicked woman comes out and ignores you, don't you dare die here."

"It's fine, I know what I'm doing."

After he finished speaking.

The two of them didn't dawdle any longer and quickly followed the ship, trailing quietly behind it.

Wooo... wooo...

The deathly silent Domains were layered upon one another.

The ship's speed wasn't fast, but faint sobbing sounds could be heard coming from within.

Along the way, no abnormalities appeared. Even the Red-Haired Monsters that they would occasionally encounter did not appear near the ship's vicinity.

It was as if they were intentionally avoiding this ship.

An unknown amount of time passed.

Xing Mu's expression suddenly changed: "Xiao Ye, you're on your own..."

As her voice fell.

Her original aura gradually faded, replaced by an extremely cold presence. Her playful expression was instantly covered in frost.

The wicked woman, the Star Emperor, had come out!

"Ye Xiu, if you wish to seek your own death, do not drag this palace along with you."

Her icy words revealed a bit of dissatisfaction. It seemed this Star Emperor knew much more than Xing Mu did.

"Star Emperor, if you know the origin of this ship, then just say it. If you have nothing useful to say, then don't speak at all."

Ye Xiu's attitude was equally unfriendly.

Toward this past self that was the Star Emperor, he wasn't very amicable.

All these schemes had only unfolded because of her decision back then.

Otherwise, the present self Xing Mu and the future self Ji Xingyue would surely be one complete person, instead of surviving in this manner.

"Humph..."

The Star Emperor merely gave Ye Xiu a cold glance before leaving the ship's vicinity, vanishing in an instant.

Damn it...

Ye Xiu wanted to follow, but the Star Emperor was already gone.

"Are you kidding me? You're just abandoning me like this? Didn't you say I'm the Lord of Guixu? With such an important identity, you're actually just walking away?"

His heart was racing with frustration.

Unfortunately, he could no longer track the Star Emperor's trail.

At this moment, he didn't dare to leave the ship's vicinity either. He could only hope that this ship was truly heading to The Other Shore of the Boundary Sea.

Wooo... wooo...

The sobbing sounds from within the ship became more and more frequent.

Ye Xiu followed behind the ship, not paying them much mind, quietly waiting for a change to occur.