355: Act separately

Yun Zhiyi's name was on the diary!

Shen Bei and Zhuang Bifan exchanged glances, and a thought simultaneously surged through both their minds.

They had come to the right place!

Yun Zhiyi's so-called Martial Dao Pinnacle was truly within this barrier!

Confirmed!

Absolutely confirmed!

Previously, it was just speculation; Shen Bei and Zhuang Bifan weren't sure if the current barrier was a place Yun Zhiyi's team had ventured into.

Now, they were absolutely certain it was the location they were in!

Shen Bei breathed a sigh of relief: "Now we don't need to be distracted and can continue to explore deeper."

Zhuang Bifan flipped through the rest of the diary.

It contained some boring records, like how far they walked today, where they detoured, what Vicious Beast they fought, and so on.

Then, upon arriving at Shen Jiang Mountain, the diary entries ceased.

According to Zhuang Bifan's guess, they might have accidentally discovered the even larger structure behind the temple ruins, and after entering to explore, they somehow found their way into the current barrier.

Following that, the diary's owner attempted to cross the swamp.

"It's just, I don't know how much longer it will take," Zhuang Bifan discarded the diary, as it had no more useful value.

At this moment, Shen Bei was invigorated: "Who cares how long it takes? Yun Zhiyi was able to find it and get out, so can we."

The two did not rush to leave their spot but rested for a night.

After all, traversing the swamp had completely depleted their True Qi reserves.

They needed to replenish their True Qi.

Early the next morning.

Shen Bei and Zhuang Bifan ate a simple meal and continued their journey.

This time, they walked for five days within the barrier.

Although they didn't encounter any dangers, the two seemed to be lost.

Or rather, they didn't know which direction to go.

They would walk in each direction for a day, and if they didn't see anything unusual or any structures, they would turn back and proceed in another direction.

Zhuang Bifan left many mirrors along the way.

According to him, if they encountered any danger, it would be convenient and tricky for him to escape.

Shen Bei was incredibly envious; as long as Zhuang Bifan had his main mirror, he could instantly appear a kilometer away, which was like playing a game.

His own method of escape couldn't be called escape; it should be called walking.

Shen Bei had to admit one thing: truly, each of the Eight Immortals showed their own Divine Ability.

After several trial-and-error attempts, the two finally found an unusual place.

What seemed like five days was actually only one day of effective travel.

The two were now standing at the edge of a basin-like area.

Below was an iron-basin-shaped terrain, and the large pit was originally empty.

Perhaps it was due to Shen Bei and Zhuang Bifan's arrival, or perhaps they coincided with some kind of natural cycle.

Suddenly, within that basin-like pit, a spring emerged, and a turbid yellow liquid gushed out, quickly spreading like a tsunami, covering a hundred li of land. Looking as far as the eye could see, the sky for a hundred li turned into an ocean of rolling yellow liquid.

Wisps of hazy yellow Qi floated, and within the yellow liquid, the corners of buildings subtly appeared. In just a few breaths, a large complex of buildings emerged from the yellow liquid: pavilions, terraces, and towers with purple gold beams and white jade pillars, their green bricks and azure tiles arranged in a dense, orderly fashion, displaying an atmosphere of grandeur and magnificence.

Shen Bei and Zhuang Bifan had never witnessed such a scene and clicked their tongues in amazement.

They felt as if an endless, continuous palace was rising from the yellow liquid.

"What did we trigger?" Shen Bei asked curiously.

Zhuang Bifan shook his head: "Who knows? Maybe it's like the tide coming in?"

Shen Bei thought that made sense and then asked: "What should we do next? How about we jump down?"

Zhuang Bifan was silent for a moment.

Shen Bei pointed at the buildings and spoke again: "I feel that the secret of the Martial Dao Pinnacle must be within them."

Zhuang Bifan coughed: "Your feeling is just your feeling. I feel this yellow liquid is not a good thing."

No sooner had he spoken.

Suddenly.

A white bone claw tore through the dazzling divine light that enveloped the hundred li of yellow liquid and burst forth.

This monster was nothing but a skeleton, over thirty meters long, with its head alone occupying half its body. Its two sharp claws were a third larger than its head, and on its white bones, pale and dark light flickered alternately.

In the blink of an eye, from the yellow liquid ocean, another hundred-meter-tall, dark, one-eyed ape burst forth. This ape was wreathed in Death Qi, its corpse Qi filling the sky. Just its aura spreading out transformed into ten-meter-tall zombie apes, stirring the yellow liquid.

There was also a firebird, its entire body burning with black flames, its eyes like lamps, and its wings tattered. With a wingspan of over a hundred meters, within the flames burning around it, countless tormented ghostly faces of various races constantly materialized, their mournful wails like demonic sounds reverberating between heaven and earth.

In just a blink, the three monsters crisscrossed, making it hard to see them clearly, and terrifying aftershocks continuously spread like ripples.

The aura of these three monsters was extremely oppressive.

They were actually at the ninth rank!

Shen Bei gasped; the meaning of the monsters appearing at this moment was self-evident.

They should be something akin to tomb-guarding beasts.

At this moment, the three monsters collectively turned their heads to look at Shen Bei and Zhuang Bifan, who were as tiny as ants on the ground.

"Damn it!"

Shen Bei swallowed: "How did Yun Zhiyi and the others get through this place back then?"

Zhuang Bifan's eyelids twitched wildly, and he speculated: "Is there a possibility that by sacrificing lives to them, they would clear the way?"

"This is bad," Shen Bei sniffed: "The two of us aren't even enough to fill their teeth."

"Then I'll go…" Zhuang Bifan volunteered.

Shen Bei didn't stop him.

Shen Bei knew that neither Zhuang Bifan nor himself had any strength to resist these three ninth-rank monsters.

Even an eighth-rank black tiger had them screaming and running.

But retreating was impossible. They had finally arrived here, and the Martial Dao Pinnacle was right before their eyes. The only trouble was these three ninth-rank monsters.

And Zhuang Bifan had his own abilities. The journey wasted over these five days.

Zhuang Bifan had left countless mirrors, and each mirror was a portal for him.

Trying to catch Zhuang Bifan in this situation would even give Bai Wei a headache.

It could be completely understood as being a kilometer away in an instant.

Moreover, it was a continuous action.

Shen Bei said with a rather serious expression: "Then be careful."

Zhuang Bifan exhaled a turbid breath: "Whether I'm safe depends on your progress. Don't screw up."

Shen Bei made an OK gesture, reassuring Zhuang Bifan.

The next moment.

Zhuang Bifan threw his main mirror into the air, clapped his hands:

"Illusion Mirror Scaling Art."

"Size by me, realm by heart, open!"

A halo of light from the main mirror shone on Zhuang Bifan.

Suddenly, his body rose from the ground, stretching his limbs with raised arms, and the crisp cracking sounds from his bones and joints were like thunderclaps.

Zhuang Bifan was magnified!

His entire body grew to over one hundred and twenty meters tall!

He was like a weathered rock, his back arched like rolling mountains.

There was a strong sense of wild, unrestrained power, as if about to burst forth.

Zhuang Bifan stretched his limbs, exhaled, and a white stream shot across the sky, shattering the surrounding clouds, causing even the three monsters to pause slightly.

Shen Bei's back teeth ached terribly: "Why did you make yourself so big!"

"To be a conspicuous target, to prevent them from losing track," Zhuang Bifan answered calmly.

Shen Bei's mouth twitched: "You're quite a good guy, aren't you?"

"No more nonsense, let's split up!"

With that, Zhuang Bifan, the giant, shook his arms, grabbed something out of thin air, and a pair of spirit-light-infused benches appeared on his shoulders. He directly swung them at the three hideous ninth-rank monsters.

This provocative attack did not cause any damage to the three monsters, but it successfully enraged them.

With several roars, they collectively charged at Zhuang Bifan.

In an instant, as the three monsters made their move, the hundred li of heaven and earth inverted, divine radiance blazed, demonic flames soared, and the entire region was churned into a twisted, chaotic sea of light.

Aftershocks rippled continuously, sweeping across, shattering the earth, overturning mountains and rivers. All things in heaven and earth were but ants, instantly turning into dust and dissipating.

Shen Bei's heart pounded with fear, his body instinctively stiffening.

These three monsters were so powerful; the aftershocks of their battle could destroy a hundred li of land, change the terrain of several hundred li, and obliterate all things. How strong would true top-tier powerhouses be?

Shen Bei couldn't help but feel a longing, unable to fathom it, with a sense that his own weakness limited his imagination.

"What are you still looking at!"

In just a brief moment, Zhuang Bifan had already appeared a kilometer away, roaring at Shen Bei.

Shen Bei snapped back to reality, realizing that the three monsters had successfully been lured away by Zhuang Bifan.

Without another word.

Shen Bei directly jumped into the yellow liquid and swam towards the magnificent buildings.