nownovels Chapter 2073: The Crater
Chapter 2073: The Crater
At the same time, approximately ten thousand miles away from Zhou Yu.
Beneath a tree shimmering with silver light, two figures appeared here.
These two were Xiao Baifeng and a youth named Long.
However, in front of them were three members of the Withered Water Wood Clan.
But these three Withered Water Wood clan experts had already been killed by the two of them working together.
Xiao Baifeng looked at the three Withered Water Wood clan corpses on the ground with a somber expression and said:
"Mr. Long, you and I have been extremely cautious along the way."
"Moreover, your Phantom Cloak is renowned even among ancient treasures."
"Under the cover of the Phantom Cloak, even those at the Peak of Void Refinement Realm would find it hard to detect our presence."
"So how were we discovered by these three Withered Water Wood clan members, whose cultivation is only at the Early Stage of Void Refinement Realm?"
The youth named Long also had a gloomy expression.
"I haven’t fought with the Withered Water Wood clan before, I’ve only read about them in the ancient texts of my family."
"According to the records of my Long family, members of the Withered Water Wood clan are most adept in Wood Attribute Divine Powers."
"Look around, there are strange woods everywhere. It’s possible they have some formidable techniques here."
"Just being on guard won’t be enough; we need to complete the mission quickly and leave."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Baifeng nodded.
"Mr. Long is correct, especially since we can’t let that girl from the Ye Family get ahead of us!"
Saying this, Xiao Baifeng suddenly shifted the conversation and said:
"Mr. Long, you haven’t forgotten the agreement between us, have you?"
The youth named Long immediately let out a cold laugh.
"Of course, I haven’t forgotten."
"According to our agreement, that item belongs to you; and Ye Ling herself belongs to me!"
"Isn’t that right!"
Hearing this, Xiao Baifeng smiled faintly.
"Your Long family wants the Fire Phoenix True Blood on Ye Ling; I won’t compete with you for it."
"My Golden Palace Clan is not short of that Fire Phoenix True Blood."
"But let’s lay things out first."
"If you dare to compete with me for that item, don’t blame me for turning hostile."
The youth named Long let out a cold laugh.
"Don’t worry, although that item is good, to my Long family, it’s merely dispensable."
"My Long family wouldn’t offend your Golden Palace Clan for something dispensable."
"Good, that’s good."
"Let’s get moving!"
Xiao Baifeng said, then soared into the air, speeding off into the distance.
The youth named Long followed closely behind.
The figures of the two of them disappeared into the Black Water Forest in the blink of an eye.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the Black Water Forest.
A white figure was speeding along.
Compared to Zhou Yu’s cautious, slow pace, and the speed of Xiao Baifeng and the youth named Long, this white figure’s speed far surpassed the three of them...
Deep within the White Water Forest, in an extremely hidden location, there stood a giant silver tree.
This giant tree was not particularly taller than the surrounding trees.
However, its spreading branches and leaves covered a radius of dozens of miles.
At this moment, a few figures were sitting under the giant tree.
Just then, one of the figures suddenly opened their eyes, revealing a pair of emerald green pupils.
At the same time, silver lights suddenly shot from the giant tree behind them into their eyes.
A moment later, a cold gleam appeared within those emerald eyes.
Then, they let out a low voice.
The nearby figures also opened their eyes one by one.
After being given a few instructions, they turned to face the giant tree, sitting down in a peculiar arrangement.
The next moment, as the silver light from the giant tree descended, these figures mysteriously disappeared.
...
At a certain location in the Black Water Forest, Zhou Yu appeared.
At this point, he had no idea he had already been discovered by the Withered Water Wood clan.
Now, Zhou Yu had a slight look of confusion on his face.
In the past three hours, his surroundings had been unusually quiet, with no abnormalities whatsoever.
It was so abnormal that Zhou Yu couldn’t help but question whether this Black Water Forest wasn’t the territory of the Withered Water Wood clan?
How could it be that for such a long time, he hadn’t even seen the shadow of the Withered Water Wood clan?
However, upon reconsidering, Zhou Yu speculated that perhaps his speed was too slow and the Black Water Forest was vast, so he might have been moving in only a small area.
Therefore, he hadn’t encountered anyone else.
Thinking of this, Zhou Yu took a deep breath and continued onward.
In the blink of an eye, a day and night had passed.
Now, Zhou Yu had arrived at a place in the Black Water Forest that resembled a volcano crater.
This was precisely the final destination hinted at by the Task Talisman.
Zhou Yu hadn’t expected to arrive here so smoothly.
However, Zhou Yu didn’t rush forward but quietly observed from about a hundred miles away from the volcano crater.
He not only used Divine Sense, the Force of the Primordial Spirit but also the Eye of Destruction.
But none of these methods revealed anything unusual there.
Logically speaking, this should be a good thing.
However, Zhou Yu felt that something was wrong.
The quieter the place, the more dangerous it seemed.
Zhou Yu squinted, looking at the volcano crater in the distance, and suddenly, a strange gleam flashed in his eyes.
He waved his hand, and thousands of Fire-eyed Flying Ants flew out and landed silently on the ground, burrowing into the earth in no time.
After completing this, Zhou Yu touched his Storage Ring, and a set of Array Formation Tools appeared from it.
This set of Array Formation Tools was purchased initially for the Spiritual Land of Little Qingshan.
After receiving the mission to leave the Spiritual Land of Little Qingshan, Zhou Yu reckoned that he probably wouldn’t return, so he brought this set of Array Flags with him.
Now, Zhou Yu skillfully arranged this set of Array Flags nearby.
After doing all this, Zhou Yu felt much more at ease; then, his figure flashed as he darted towards the volcano crater.
Soon, he crossed the hundred-mile distance and arrived above the crater.
Of course, during this whole process, he was always in the state of the True Fire Escape Technique.
From the outside, his figure was entirely invisible.
Zhou Yu stood on the crater, carefully inspecting the surroundings, yet found nothing resembling the so-called ’item’!
In fact, they didn’t even know what the higher-ups of Fengyuan City wanted them to fetch from here.
Helplessly, Zhou Yu could only take out the Task Talisman.
Then, following the recorded method, he cast a spell to activate the Task Talisman.
As the Task Talisman was activated, a cyan light burst forth.
Immediately afterward, Zhou Yu noticed movement beneath his feet.
Zhou Yu glanced down, only to see a square stone box about a foot wide appear not far from his feet.
After its appearance, the stone box slowly opened.
Inside, there emerged a completely golden talisman.
Seeing this, Zhou Yu’s heart stirred.
This should be the ultimate mission target.
Unexpectedly, he got it so easily.
Zhou Yu immediately reached for the golden talisman.
However, at that moment, a phantom appeared out of thin air, and the golden talisman instantly vanished.
Zhou Yu’s expression changed, a cold gleam flashed in his eyes as he looked up.
What he saw left Zhou Yu with a look of astonishment in his eyes...