657: Chapter 657 Arrival at Guixu Plain

Meanwhile.

On the other side.

After leaving Qingshi City, Su Yun led the group, flying all the way north, soaring over range after range of towering mountains.

Perhaps because the Spiritual Veins in the vicinity had been frequently erupting over the past ten days or so, it had directly caused violent tremors in the earth.

Consequently, the mountains, rivers, and forests along the way had basically turned into ruins, with large amounts of rubble scattered everywhere, looking chaotic and dilapidated.

During the flight, Su Yun also released his Divine Sense to investigate the surroundings, especially to inspect the condition of the Spiritual Veins beneath the earth.

He discovered that the closer the Spiritual Veins were to the Guixu Plain, the more Spiritual Power they produced after an eruption.

However, the magnitude of change in the Spiritual Power content was extremely small; if one did not investigate carefully, it would be very difficult to discover the changes within.

This was similar to the pattern of Spiritual Vein eruptions he had detected near Qingshi City previously, which indirectly proved that his hypothesis was correct.

After flying for a while longer, Su Yun suddenly stopped and stood in mid-air, a strange feeling lingering in his heart.

It felt like something was not right!

It seemed... something was missing!

Thinking of this, Su Yun looked around, but everything was the same as before, and nothing seemed to be missing!

Wait! That's not right!

A flash of spiritual light struck Su Yun's mind, and he finally realized the strangeness of the surroundings. His tone was heavy, "It is too quiet around here! There is not a single sound!"

At this moment, he noticed that the collapsed mountain ranges nearby were all silent, as if all sound had been swallowed by something.

There was not a shred of life force in the surroundings; everything was barren, not a single Spiritual Plant was present, and no Yao Beasts lived in the vicinity either.

Moreover, even though it was currently noon, the sky around them was gradually becoming dark and gloomy, creating an incomparably eerie atmosphere that made one involuntarily tremble with fear.

"Quiet? Then that must be it! It seems... we are already very close to the Guixu Plain!"

Dao Yi Holy Master seemed to recall something, gripping his staff tightly. His expression was heavy, and his tone was extremely serious, "The area near the Guixu Plain is just like this, silent!"

"There is a rumor that perhaps because the Guixu Plain contains an extremely terrifying power of the Dao, its aura constantly affects the outside world.

Even Yao Beasts without intelligence will instinctively stay away from the area near the Guixu Plain; as for those ordinary birds, insects, and fish, that goes without saying!

Even Spiritual Plants, for some unknown reason, cannot grow in this vicinity.

Therefore, there are no living beings in this area, which is why it is so silent all around."

"So that is how it is. Then we must be a bit more careful from now on!"

Su Yun nodded. After all, he had been using his Divine Sense to scan the surroundings the entire way and had not detected any clues at all. It seemed this Guixu Plain was not simple at all.

It would be safer to proceed with caution.

Immediately, he flew towards the direction of the Guixu Plain again, though his flying speed was much slower than before.

The remaining Cultivators saw this, and their expressions also became incomparably heavy.

They all followed cautiously behind Su Yun and the others, fearing that danger might suddenly appear in the surroundings.

After another while, the group did not encounter any other special situations and flew directly out of those mountain ranges, arriving at a vast plain.

The sky was even dimmer now, like twilight.

The earth across the plain was devastated, with dense cracks everywhere.

However, the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi in the vicinity was extremely dense, directly turning into misty Spiritual Qi that drifted all around.

"The space in this vicinity is problematic!" A flash of brilliance crossed Su Yun's eyes as he looked around and muttered.

Having comprehended the Law of Space, as soon as he arrived at this plain, he felt that the surrounding space was extremely distorted, constantly being influenced by a peculiar power.

This power was more like some kind of Dao power, so even he could not perform teleportation here.

If he were to force a teleportation, it would likely lead to some bad consequences!

Immediately, Su Yun looked towards the depths of the plain, hundreds of miles away, at the area shrouded in endless Spiritual Power phantoms.

"That must be one of the five Forbidden Grounds of the Haomiao Realm, the legendary Guixu Plain!"

He could perceive that those Spiritual Power phantoms were not actually phantoms.

Rather, it was a large amount of chaotic space mixed together, which made them look like phantoms.

Inside these spaces, everything was bizarre and grotesque, and it emitted an extremely terrifying aura, as if it could swallow everything.

Seeing Su Yun lost in thought while looking at the Guixu Plain, Perfected Chongyan directly reminded him, "Holy Master, be careful! The Guixu Plain is extremely dangerous; we cannot get too close!"

"Mm, I know." Su Yun nodded, descended directly from the air, and released his Divine Sense to investigate the perimeter of the Guixu Plain.

After investigation, he discovered that the Spiritual Power contained in the Spiritual Veins beneath the earth in this vicinity was extremely unstable, as if they would erupt again at any moment.

Various signs indicated that his previous speculation was correct; the Guixu Plain was the source of the Spiritual Vein anomalies.

At this time, Dao Yi Holy Master looked at the Guixu Plain in the distance, but his expression changed drastically in an instant, somewhat incredulous, "What is going on? The Guixu Plain has actually... shrunk???"

"Oh? Shrunk? What do you mean?"

Su Yun heard this, looked at Dao Yi Holy Master, and asked with great interest.

Dao Yi Holy Master gripped his staff, his expression dazed, as if recalling something. After a long while, he slowly spoke:

"Thousands of years ago, when I had just achieved a Breakthrough to the Enlightenment Realm, I was once curious enough to investigate the five Forbidden Grounds within the Haomiao Realm, including the Guixu Plain.

Of course, the investigation I mentioned was just taking a look at the perimeter, so at that time, I just took a glance at the appearance of the Guixu Plain from afar.

At that time, the appearance of the Guixu Plain was not much different from now; the only difference is that the current Guixu Plain has shrunk by at least nearly a hundred miles!"

He paused after speaking, looking somewhat puzzled:

"You must know that the Guixu Plain is a Forbidden Ground, left over from ancient times, and it has never changed before, so what is going on now?"

"Dao Yi Holy Master is correct! I also once read an ancient text, and in that ancient text, the situation of the Guixu Plain was recorded; according to the description, it shouldn't be that small!"

Tianyang Holy Master frowned slightly and chimed in.

As for Holy Lord Yaochi, she was deep in thought. Not knowing what she had thought of, her eyes lit up, and her tone was excited.

"Wait, could it be because there is a Secret Realm hidden within the Guixu Plain? Is the Guixu Plain shrinking now because the Secret Realm inside is about to emerge?"

"According to what you say, perhaps the chaotic spaces throughout the Guixu Plain are actually Restrictions specifically designed to block outside Cultivators?"

"That is not impossible, but in such a dangerous place, the Secret Realm hidden inside must definitely not be simple!"

"No, no, no, this idea is too absurd! The Guixu Plain is so dangerous; no matter how you look at it, it doesn't seem like it holds a Secret Realm!"

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The three Holy Masters immediately began to discuss heatedly.

The Cultivators from the three Holy Lands that they brought also began to communicate in low voices.

Only Su Yun's side was incomparably quiet; Perfected Chongyan and the other two remained silent, standing behind him.

At this moment, Su Yun did not care about the discussions of the other Holy Masters at all.

His eyes narrowed, as if he had sensed something, and then a look of surprise flashed across his face, "The Guixu Plain is actually..."