Puff—

In the pitch-black space where one couldn’t even see their fingers, the sound of blades piercing flesh suddenly echoed.

Right after, the swooshing sounds of hundreds of blades slicing through the air followed.

A chilling gleam flashed in the darkness, only to vanish in less than two seconds.

The darkness once again returned to silence, with only the howling winds carrying the power of Yin Sha through the passageway, and the occasional cries of demonic creatures.

"We can’t go any further. The Yin Sha power here is terrifyingly dense, and demonic creatures at the Innate level of Martial Arts have started to appear."

Lin Zheyu looked at the writhing chunks of flesh on the ground, frowning slightly.

Slashing through all this way, he found that not all demonic creatures were like the previous demonic tree, with an astonishingly powerful life force.

Most demonic creatures, when cut into hundreds of small pieces, generally won’t recover.

Just like the creature at the Innate level of Martial Arts strength that Lin Zheyu had just slain, it had been chopped into over three hundred pieces.

Each piece, no larger than a palm, was squirming on the ground, trying to regenerate.

However, it was to no avail.

Bang!

A terrifying energy tide surged, and Lin Zheyu looked up towards the distant sky, where suddenly a stunning slash appeared.

Lin Zheyu was not seeing such terrifying battle aftermath for the first time.

From initial trepidation, he had now adapted.

"I wonder what level of powerhouse it must be to unleash such terrifying power."

Looking at the stunning slash, Lin Zheyu felt a longing in his heart.

His position was at least forty to fifty kilometers away from the direction of the slash, yet he could still feel the immense power contained within it.

Lin Zheyu didn’t linger for too long. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

Although he dared not advance further, exploring around here wasn’t too dangerous.

Unfortunately, despite having been here for so long, he hadn’t come across that group of cultists, which left him somewhat disappointed.

"With the Yin Sha power so dense here, I wonder if any Heavenly and Earthly Treasures have been nurtured."

Lin Zheyu thought to himself.

According to his observations, in unrefined Spirit Stones, a lot of the Yin Sha power contained within was also absorbed when boosting with Source Power.

This means that the energy contained within the Yin Sha power could be utilized by Lin Zheyu as well.

If he could find Heavenly and Earthly Treasures containing potent Yin Sha power, they could be used as substitutes for Spirit Stones.

In the mountains and forests.

Outside the Demon God Barrier.

The massive commotion from the emergence of a time-space node drew a lot of attention.

In the morning.

A scholarly-looking, handsome young man with a folding fan in hand leisurely arrived outside the Demon God Barrier.

He reached out to touch the Demon God Barrier, and a look of amusement appeared on his face.

"So this is the Demon God Barrier mentioned by Master? Interesting."

"The power of the Demon God is indeed formidable, to be able to confine such evil energy like Yin Sha power within a specific space."

The young man remarked.

After studying it for a while, he smiled and stepped into the Demon God Barrier.

Deep within the forest.

Several young men and women looked at the dark area ahead, exchanged glances, and smiled as they stepped into the darkness.

Within a few days.

The emergence of the time-space node attracted a multitude of powerful beings from unknown origins.

For the ordinary civilians in the city, they were unaware of the time-space node’s appearance and the crisis looming in the darkness.

They only knew that some danger had appeared in the deep mountains, and the city guards had blocked it off, forbidding anyone from entering.

"Have Wenzi and the others come out yet?"

Inside Bitao Pavilion, Mr. Yang asked with a frown.

"Not yet."

"They haven’t emerged since going into the Demon God Barrier."

"Recently, I heard that many experts above the Huajin level nearby have been temporarily dispatched on a mission by the Observatory."

"I think they should be among them."

Xu Kuiyang said.

A hint of worry appeared on his face; not only Guo Wenzi and Gu Ye were drafted, but even his apprentices and second son were temporarily taken into the Demon God Barrier for a mission.

Missions inside the Demon God Barrier are extremely hazardous, with a fatality rate for Martial Artists at the Huajin level reaching around seventy percent.

"Are there any leads on Xiaoyu?" Mr. Yang sighed and continued to ask.

"No."

"The area is in complete chaos right now, and many Grandmaster-level Martial Artists have died. Lin Zheyu, you better not hold out any hope."

Xu Kuiyang sighed and shook his head.

Lin Zheyu’s talent was indeed monstrous, but he was born at an unfortunate time in the turbulent period of Great Wei.

If he had been born decades earlier, with his gifted insight, he would have likely already advanced to Martial Arts Innate, entered the Observatory, and become one of those legendary Cultivators.

"Ah..."

Mr. Yang sighed lightly and said no more.

In the past two days, quite a few Huajin level Martial Artists in Bitao Pavilion had died.

Fortunately, it was mostly old folks; there were fewer talented young disciples, or Mr. Yang would have been even more distressed.

...

Amidst the endless darkness.

Lin Zheyu was meticulously searching.

He had been inside the Demon God Barrier for over two days now, and although he didn’t dare delve into areas with overly dense Yin Sha power, he had still found some interesting things.

Drip drip~~

The subtle sound of dripping water echoed.

Beneath Lin Zheyu’s feet was a small stream.

The liquid in the stream appeared pitch-black and extremely viscous, emitting a foul stench.

Lin Zheyu moved slowly against the flow, heading towards the source of the stream.

"What’s this stream? The demonic river flowing out from the time-space node?"