956: It really was her; it's so eerie.

Above the sacrificial altar.

"This statue..."

Shi Qingxuan and Ye Xuanzhen looked at the goddess statue.

This statue looked extremely extraordinary, containing Dao charm, with mysterious power subtly permeating it.

That mysterious power might be the key to resisting the darkness.

"It's really her!"

When Wang the Celestial Being saw the goddess statue, his eyes widened instantly, revealing an expression of disbelief.

When he saw Yan Ruyi earlier, he felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity, as if he had seen her somewhere before.

After some thought, he remembered something from a hundred years ago!

A hundred years ago, he entered the Barren Domain and visited the Dark God Pass.

To study the Dark God Pass, he delved beneath the Black Profound River and coincidentally saw a black female statue.

At the time, he was eager to study the Dark God Pass and didn't pay much attention to that statue... Ye Xuanzhen looked at Wang the Celestial Being in surprise: "Old fellow, do you recognize this statue?"

This old fellow's erratic behavior was quite surprising.

Wang the Celestial Being didn't answer. He looked at the Shuofeng Leader: "This statue was obtained from the Black Profound River, wasn't it?"

The Shuofeng Leader respectfully replied: "Reporting to Senior, a hundred years ago, an Elder from my Shuofeng Tribe accidentally stumbled into the Black Profound River and happened to find this object downstream."

...

Upon hearing this, Wang the Celestial Being knew that the Shuofeng Tribe found this statue after he had discovered it.

He stared intently at the goddess statue, a look of confusion in his eyes.

Judging from the aura emanating from this statue, it was at least a hundred thousand years old.

Yet, he had previously met a woman in Donghuang City who looked exactly like the face on the statue, and she could ignore his power barrier, which was extremely eerie!

Could that woman be a figure from a hundred thousand years ago?

If so, that would be terrifying!

Ye Xuanzhen raised an eyebrow: "You old fellow, you're being mysterious. If you know anything, please just say it directly."

"I previously..."

Wang the Celestial Being hesitated for a moment, then was about to speak.

"Oh! Isn't this Daoist Wang?"

Just then, Xie Weilou walked over with his hands in his sleeves and a beaming smile, directly interrupting Wang the Celestial Being.

...

Lin Qinghuang followed beside him with a calm expression.

"It's you, kid!"

When Wang the Celestial Being saw Xie Weilou, a strange look appeared in his eyes.

The woman he met in Donghuang City also knew Xie Weilou! This kid, Xie Weilou, was also very eerie...

Xie Weilou smiled and cupped his fists at Wang the Celestial Being, saying: "Daoist, this is the Dark Goddess's statue, which can resist the invasion of darkness. If you don't understand, don't speak nonsense!"

Upon hearing this, Wang the Celestial Being couldn't help but take a deep look at Xie Weilou.

Was this kid indirectly hinting at him not to reveal anything about that woman?

That's right.

The sudden appearance of the woman with a face identical to the statue was extremely unusual, and it might involve something huge, so it was better not to say too much.

Thinking of this, Wang the Celestial Being said indifferently: "Who said this old Daoist doesn't understand? I saw this statue a hundred years ago in the Black Profound River. When I saw it this time, I knew it was the one from the Black Profound River."

...

Shi Qingxuan and the others didn't think much of it.

Wang the Celestial Being said to the Shuofeng Leader: "This statue must have come from within the Dark God Pass. If we are to go to the Dark God Pass, I'm afraid we must take this item with us."

The Shuofeng Leader pondered for a second, then nodded: "Alright!"

The goddess statue could indeed protect the Shuofeng Tribe, but if the source of darkness wasn't resolved, there would definitely be big problems in the future, and the entire Barren Domain would never find peace.

Marquis of Eight Desolations and the others taking this statue to the Dark God Pass might prove very useful. If they could solve the source problem in one go, that would naturally be for the best.

Wang the Celestial Being didn't hesitate, he waved his sleeve and put away the statue. He looked at Ye Xuanzhen and said: "Delay breeds trouble. Let's go to the Dark God Pass now."

If he hadn't remembered this statue, he wouldn't have bothered coming to the Barren Domain this time, but since he was here, he might as well help out.

With him and Ye Xuanzhen acting, strengthening the powerful Seal again shouldn't be a big problem.

"Good."

Ye Xuanzhen nodded.

"Let's go!"

Wang the Celestial Being didn't waste words, his figure moved, flying into the distance.

Shi Qingxuan and Ye Xuanzhen quickly followed.

Marquis of Eight Desolations looked at Xie Weilou and Lin Qinghuang, chuckling: "Let's go take a look together."

"Mm!"

Xie Weilou and Lin Qinghuang nodded.

The three turned into afterimages and vanished from this place... ——————

Three hours later.

Xie Weilou and the others arrived at the deepest part of the Barren Domain.

This place was different from other areas; there was no vegetation at all, no sign of life, and the surroundings were dead silent, with Dark Power subtly pervading and lingering.

Beneath their feet appeared an endless black river; this river was the Black Profound River.

The source of the Black Profound River was located at the Dark God Pass; by following this river upstream, one could reach the Dark God Pass.

Marquis of Eight Desolations said to Xie Weilou and Lin Qinghuang: "This Black Profound River is extremely peculiar, like weak water. Even a feather cannot float on it. It carries terrifying corrosive power; without protection from a supreme treasure, once one falls into it, it's difficult to come out alive."

"Beneath the Black Profound River, the undead find it hard to cross. This river comes from the Dark God Pass, carrying peculiar power, making it extraordinary. In the past, it devoured countless creatures of the Barren Domain."

Ye Xuanzhen waved his sleeve, conjuring a white bone boat.

The white bone boat was covered in array patterns, clearly a special treasure. The bone boat floated steadily on the black river water without sinking.

"Everyone, come aboard."

Ye Xuanzhen stepped onto the white bone boat.

Xie Weilou and the others boarded the white bone boat.

Buzz!

Ye Xuanzhen gently waved his hand, and the white bone boat transformed into an afterimage, surging upstream against the current of the Black Profound River.

Half an hour passed.

The white bone boat was still traversing the Black Profound River.

The surrounding space was extremely chaotic, with numerous cracks carrying terrifying cutting power.

If any creature rashly intruded here, it would surely be instantly cut into pieces by the spatial power.

The Black Profound River overflowed from a giant spatial rift.

The upstream of the river, where the Dark God Pass was located, seemed to be another space.

Boom!

The white bone boat charged into that giant spatial rift.

Soon after entering the spatial rift, everyone's vision turned dim, and light had vanished.

This place seemed like a vast, dim world, filled with an extremely terrifying power of the Extreme Dao. The Black Profound River floated in the Void Realm, traversing this gray world like an endless galaxy, with no end in sight.

"Extreme Dao Emperor's Might!"

Lin Qinghuang glanced around; this dim world carried an extremely terrifying Extreme Dao Emperor's Might.

Ye Xuanzhen smiled faintly: "Back then, there was only one spatial rift here, from which the Black Profound River flowed. Later, the Human Emperor killed into the spatial rift, used the human emperor pagoda, and with one move annihilated countless Dark Creatures, carving out this dim world..."