Fane and Dwight looked on as Jed turned left after he walked past the gap. No sounds were made until his figure faded from view, and Dwight was delighted by this. Of course, he was not that relaxed, seeing as there were innumerable skeletons on the ground. Fane, on the other hand, only looked quietly to where Jed left, his expression passive. Dwight turned around to face his senior, who was sitting behind him, and spoke excitedly, “Senior Brother Albion, look! Junior Brother Jed has gone out, and nothing happened. It looks like we can still leave this place. I only wonder what we’ll find when we go out—”Just then, a familiar voice laced with a hint of despair came from behind them, “W—Why am I back here?!” They immediately turned around, and Jed was right behind them, standing in the gap between two mountains.This valley had a total of four gaps that allowed them to leave the place. The largest gap was right in front of them, and there was one more behind them. They saw Jed goi
Fane could hear the resentment in Jed’s words. Nonetheless, Jed knew in his heart that he could not blame Fane for anything—he did not force them to jump down the Cliff of Sorrow. Although they would have died regardless, they would be tortured to their death had they not jumped off. Jumping off the Cliff of Sorrow and waiting for their deaths here was much better than being tortured by the masked man up there. They would not die in disgrace, at least, despite how tormenting this would be to die.Fane ignored them and found a clean place to meditate and recover. He kept performing seals with his hands as strands of true energy traveled between the tip of his fingers. Then, he pointed forward, and a strand of his true energy hit the air. Fane suddenly opened his eyes and stared forward, frowning. It was the position where his true energy had gone toward, but nothing had happened.If anything, Fane just made himself look odd.Dwight and Jed looked at each other helplessly. They ra
Jed and the others only felt waves of fluctuations surrounding Fane. All of a sudden, Nash—who had disappeared—appeared for them, startling Jed and his company.Upon his appearance, Nash stared straight at Fane seriously, not sparing a glance at everyone else in the area. Fane’s actions might have made him look like he had lost his mind, but Nash knew that his son must have learned how to resolve the ancient array. He lowered his voice and spoke by Fane’s ear, “Have you found a way to resolve the issue?”Fane turned around and glanced at his father; he had nothing to hide from Nash. “Yes, I have. The great master was once trapped in the Ten Absolutes trap array, too.” Nash finally relaxed when he heard Fane’s sure answer. He could not help but pat Fane heavily on his shoulders. “Son, couldn’t you have told your father your plans before doing something? My heart nearly leaped out of my throat when you jumped down from the cliff just now, do you know that?”Fane’s lips curved into a h
Fane exhaled softly and simply replied, “Fish-scale pattern.” Despite the simplicity in Fane’s response, Nash instantly knew what Fane meant. Fane was observing how true energy dispersed to search for the array eye. In a stable space, true energy would disperse like rippling water. However, the true energy would disappear with a fish-scale pattern where the array eye was. There was a large difference between both, and they would be able to identify the array eye if they were able to observe carefully. Nash could not help but lament when he thought of this. “We have the great master for being captured in the Ten Absolutes trap array to thank.”Fane also nodded, similarly lamenting as well. “Nonetheless, this Ten Absolutes trap array is considered one of the ancient arrays, and it’s a puzzle as to how this appeared in a third-grade world. I wonder what had transpired that made someone plan a Ten Absolutes trap array here.”As he spoke, Fane continuously swung his fists in the air,
Dwight initially posed his question to Fane with a mindsight that Fane had the method to resolve the trap array, but all hopes had left him at this point. What did it matter that Fane had studied many books when a formidable individual like Elder Gardner had perished in this place? Did Elder Gardner study fewer books and had lesser knowledge compared to Fane?Although Jed was a simple-minded person, he realized that Dwight asked the question because he felt that Fane was searching for ways to resolve the trap array.Jed smiled bitterly, apathetically, “Are you still placing your hopes on him? You think too highly of him, you know. No matter what, he’s only in the initial stage of innate level. How can he find the method to resolve this array when his fighting prowess is lower than ours? Let’s just silently wait here for our deaths.”Dwight exhaled deeply. “Don’t be so discouraged. Although what you said makes sense, I still think we should give everything a try.” Jed, however, fel
Jed slightly raised his brows as irritation visibly flashed past his eyes. He subconsciously scoffed as his initial bewilderment vanished. He turned his head and glanced at Dwight, who was by his side. He saw that Dwight was just as stunned but said nothing as he was well-mannered.Jed stretched his arm out and pointed behind him, where bones laid scattered across the ground, proving to be an unnerving sight. “Do you know what we discovered just now?”Fane shook his head. He had focused all his attention in searching for the array eye and did not pay attention to what the two of them had discovered.Jed crossed his arms at his chest and shook his head lightly. “We’ve found a formal elder from our Thousand Leaves Pavilion who disappeared for more than a hundred years. Back then, he was strong enough to fight for the position of pavilion master, but he had disappeared without a trace. Who would’ve expected him to have fallen here.”Fane nodded and suddenly frowned. He had no idea why
“I’ve never seen such a naive person like you for so many years.” Fane was still emotionless. He knew what Jed meant, but he had no plans to explain himself. Jed stretched his body before reaching out to grope the air where Fane threw his punches. There were no changes, and it looked the same as his surroundings—a normal area in this space.“Stop being so stubborn,” said Jed, albeit sympathetically, “there’s nothing you can do. I may not know how strong Elder Gardner was years ago, but I’m sure that he’s thousands of times stronger than you. He couldn’t leave this place, let alone you!” Fane merely raised his brows and kept silent. It seemed to Jed that Fane had no intention of giving up with the way he reacted. He even suspected that Fane had gone crazy. He turned around and shrugged at Dwight. “Nevermind, it doesn’t matter what we say. This guy has gone nuts!”Fane turned around and ignored what both men thought of him. He took a deep breath and continuously performed grayish
Fane rubbed his ear irritably, looking as though he wanted to block off the noise. “Stop speaking—I’ll still test this!” He then stretched out his right hand and looked at the array eye that he had just broken. Jed and Dwight assumed that Fane was breaking the surrounding space, but Fane knew he was not capable of that. Something like that happened because this was the weakest point of the entire array. It was the array eye of the Ten Absolutes trap array!He held his breath and focused his mind. He stretched his hand out to grab the darkness behind the shattered space while ignoring the yells coming his way. “Have you gone crazy?!” blurted Jed, nearly yelling. “You don’t even know what’s behind that, and you just stretch out your hand to grab it! Aren’t you afraid that something terrible would happen?!”Fwoosh!After Fane stretched his hand into space, a strong wind blew past them. A second later, a demon from the deepness seemed to have pulled at Fane’s arm, causing him to lur
There was a heavy rumbling as the door slowly opened. A boundless sense of energy seemed to come from it.A few of them looked inside. Other than the green light, they could see nothing. The light completely obscured their sight. If they wanted to look inside, they would have to step in themselves.On the way there, Fane had already talked to Lourain about it. Lourain wanted to see what the legendary Valley of Enlightenment was like. That was why Fane asked for two spots.The three of them exchanged looks with each other, and they did not hesitate to step forward together, entering the door.The power of distorting space suddenly pulled the three of them in. The space around them started to spin rapidly. They did not know how much time passed, but it felt like a whole century before the space slowed down in front of them. Then, the sense of weightlessness disappeared as their feet landed on solid ground.The three of them had not been sent to different locations and arrived at the
Zayne scoffed, "Alright then, how do you want to work together?"He wanted to see what Fane was trying to do.Fane did not waste any time, "Both of us have all three keys, and we can open the door. Ten people can enter the door anyway. I just need two of those spots.Zayne looked at Fane meaningfully, "You sure know quite a bit."Fane even knew that only ten people would be allowed through. He seemed to have done his homework.Zayne took out his purple key from his storage ring. At that moment, all three keys were there. As long as all the keys were placed together, the gateway to the Valley of Enlightenment would open."If you only need two spots, then I don't mind working with you," Zayne looked at Fane meaningfully, but he quickly added, "However, make sure you don't cause any trouble during the important moments."Fane smiled before he said, "I've always been someone who keeps to my word. I'm more worried that you'll cause me trouble instead. There are many geniuses in the V
The two of them knew what that meant. Their eyes met, and worry was evident in their eyes."Is it Fane again?" Zayne said with a frown. At that moment, the first name that popped up in his head was Fane.Only Fane would truly be a big problem for them. Seymour's expression turned sour. He suddenly felt like Fane seemed to be his Achilles heel. Fane could pop out at any time and put him in a difficult spot."That's right! It's me!" At that moment, a voice was heard from afar. The two of them looked in the direction of the voice and saw five figures appearing in the air.This time, Fane did not have a disguise on. He was facing everyone with his real face."It really is you!" Zayne's face completely soured at that moment. Even if they were meeting for the first time, he was already incredibly sensitive to Fane's name.Nothing good ever happened when Fane was mentioned and Fane had actually appeared in front of him."How dare you!" Seymour shouted angrily!He walked forward to sta
When Shin and the others saw that, they were speechless. That person who had looked down on them was completely bound and on the ground at that moment. He looked pathetic.Fane quickly walked toward Warren, reaching out to pull off the mask to reveal his face.Fane controlled his energy, reducing the destructive power in Warren's soul. After the pain diminished, Warren slowly woke up.He looked up and saw the one person he never wanted to see in his life. He lost his voice as he said, "Fane?! It's you!" He almost bit his tongue as he spoke.Fane smiled and nodded slightly, "Yes. It’s me.""No wonder, so it's you! Where's Presti then?" Warren looked up and said.Fane raised an eyebrow and shot an incredulous look at Warren. Warren immediately understood what happened, and his whole face turned pale, "He's dead!"Fane nodded. There was nothing much to hide. Warren gulped, suddenly feeling like his thoughts from earlier were an absolute joke at that moment. He had even been think
After seeing that, there was a surprised look on Warren's face. However, he quickly pushed back that surprise. Even if that man was skilled, he would just be an above-average warrior. Above-average warriors were like paper to him!"Brat, it looks like you have some skill. However, that means nothing in front of me. I'll show you right now what a warrior at the peak is!"Right after he said that, he circulated his true energy around his feet. Red energy started to frantically blow away the dust on the ground. He lunged into the air incredibly fast.Fane raised an eyebrow before he started to form seals with his hands. Countless seals danced around in the air, and a chain appeared.That chain looked like a black dragon as it danced in the air.Warren scoffed in disdain. It was just a petty trick from an above-average warrior in his eyes. That chain would shatter in just one blow.He did not even bother thinking about it as he raised the sword in his hand. A silver ray of light quic
He leaped forward and landed in front of those four. Fane had already noticed Warren a while ago, but Fane relaxed when he saw Warren was alone. If it was just one person, then there was nothing to worry about!"Presti really is a piece of trash. He couldn't even get you!" Warren said with a sneer.Shin clutched his chest and turned to look at Cavill next to him. Cavill nodded slightly and did not say anything. The two of them shut their mouths at the same time as they looked in Fane's direction.Warren immediately felt something was wrong. He turned to look at Fane and saw that Fane was still completely calm as if nothing had happened."Brat, it looks like you're no ordinary person!" Warren said with a sneer.Fane turned to look at him before saying calmly, "Are you here to kill us?"Warren laughed out loud, and his eyes were full of mockery, "What do you think I'm doing here? Do I look like I'm here to chat?"Fane laughed. He could not believe another one turned up so soon aft
When Warren heard that, he felt incredibly exasperated. He mumbled, "It's just Shin, how could there be any trouble? Even if he has some fellow disciples with him, Presti is more than enough. They're all trash anyway."Zayne frowned, and he unleashed an incredibly strong aura that forced Warren to take a step back, "Shut up! Do you think we can afford to be careless right now? We're at the cusp of accomplishing everything right now. We have to be extremely careful. What kind of attitude is this?"Warren immediately shut up and did not dare to say anything. Zayne coldly looked at Warren, and deeply felt like Warren was not someone who could accomplish much. If it was not for the fact that he was useful, Zayne would not even bother bringing Warren through the door with him.Seymour turned to look into the distance. Gray mist filled up the skies, and no one could see the end of the horizon.There was nothing in the skies, and Seymour suddenly started to feel some worry. He was not clo
In front of an ancient stone door, two men were standing there, while another was sitting down and resting.The men who were standing had very stiff expressions on their faces. The two of them looked at each other with animosity in their eyes. It was obvious they were not friendly with each other. The man who was sitting down had his eyes shut and completely ignored the other two."Seymour! You're just the same as Desmond. You can't even get something so simple done. Desmond lost his life. I think you're about to follow suit!" Warren sneered as he mocked.Seymour's expression was dark, and he shot right back, "Warren, stop with those disgusting words of yours! Don't think I don't know what you're trying to do. You're just trying to push me down and take all the credit for yourself!"Stop joking around! You aren't smart enough to steal my credit! Even though Desmond is already dead, he still did the best he could. He was just tricked by Fane. If it was you, you wouldn't even have
Fane frowned. After he reached out to grab Presti's neck, Presti's life ended with a crack.Shin's eyes widened as he looked at Fane with fear. His savior could very well kill him!Cavill started to panic as well. He looked at Fane with alarm. Even though he was thankful that Fane saved the two of them just now, he had no way to tell what Fane would do after this. Fane slowly walked in front of them, and he did not show much emotion on his face.Cavill said in a dry voice, "Fane, you…?"Fane shook his head, "Don't panic. I won't kill you. Let's work together. It's not like only one person will be able to enter after the door opens."Shin looked at Fane with an incredibly inquisitive look. He thought about it before he said, "I… I don't want to work together. I'll give you the key as thanks for saving me. That Valley of Enlightenment doesn't sound like a good place at all. If I enter, I don't even know if I'll be able to survive."As he spoke, Shin had a bitter look on his face.