The more he walked, the more he felt something was wrong. An eerie sensation crept over his body as the hair on his arms stood on end.
He had experienced fog in the valley, but it was nothing like this. The appearance of the valley was very plain, and the surrounding was flat.
But now, the whole valley looked haunted. A ghastly fog covered it and it made the valley look confusing and complicated.
As he walked forward, Austin became aware of the twisted road. He looked around him, and it was one huge maze. He had no idea on how long he had been walking, but one thing was for sure, he was not sure on what direction to follow anymore.
"Flame Emperor, we seem to be lost,"
Austin said to the Flame Emperor with a bitter smile.
Austin's current strength was at the premium stage of Minor-perfection Realm, and the power of his spiritual sense was close to that of the masters at the Heavenly Grotto Realm.
His spiritual sense could reach thousands of miles with no difficulty.
But now, he was hopelessly lost in a valley, surrounded by an eerie black mist.
It was unbelievable.
"No, we're not lost. We are being trapped, by an evil trap!
This is bad news!
This is just one of the bad things in this valley. Evil matters breed in this place.
Evil wind, evil mist, the bone land, intelligent corpses, and evil trap. Brat, I think we're in trouble,"
the Flame Emperor said, his voice trembled with fear.
"An evil trap? I don't think so! Those are old tales, meant to scare people away.
Don't believe in these imaginary things.
I think the valley is equipped with a brilliant array that can affect the awareness of one's spiritual sense.
That is why we got lost,"
Austin reasoned.
"Yes, I agree with you.
But remember, you have a very powerful spiritual sense. A simple and ordinary array cannot affect you. Be careful, lad. Take nothing for granted.
Damn it! I still want to go to the Middle Pilgrim Land with you to find the Land of Life-and-death and get the Reincarnate Lotus then rebuild my body.
I don't want to die in this valley of hell!"
the Flame Emperor ranted out of frustration.
"Flame Emperor, stay calm.
I have experienced so many dangers and came face to face with more powerful arrays over the years. Why should I be afraid of this one valley?"
Austin tried to assure the Flame Emperor.
"Well, boy, I believe in your strength.
Look, there seems to be something else in front of me,"
the Flame Emperor said.
Austin stared at the fog in front of him.
As he focused his gaze, Austin saw several solid figures walking through the fog.
Soon they came into view.
There were human beings, diabolic beasts, demon races, beast races, and all kinds of strange creatures. All of them were dead bodies. Dead but not rotten, and they gave off a strong, fearsome aura.
Austin could tell, they were fearless masters when they were alive.
"The road ahead is being blocked by these things. It is our only way out.
How can we pass through them?"
Austin frowned.
There were too many corpses ahead, and they were walking around with no specific direction.
And each of them was incredibly powerful.
Austin realized that he was no match for them and there was no way he could break through by force.
Soon, the corpses began to walk towards Austin.
They were terrifying, with pale faces and dark creepy eyes. The aura they were giving off was extremely grim and alarming.
Austin felt terrified. He took a deep breath and pulled back.
But one thing calmed him down.
As long as he did not provoke them, these horrible corpses would not attack him on their own initiative.
Just as he thought of this, he saw a giant black wolf walking towards his direction, slowly.
To Austin's horror, the wolf's corpse came charging towards him once again.
Austin did not dare fight it head on. He waved his hand, and the Pot of Chaos appeared in front of him. It grew bigger, and turned into a huge tripod.
Austin suddenly thought of the robe made of the freezing spider silk that he got from an old man recently.
Austin quickly took out the robe and put it on as fast as he could.
A mystical air swept over Austin as he put on the robe.
Distracted, the dead wolf stopped in midair and began to act confused and distracted. It looked around as if searching for something with a puzzled expression on its face.
Then it landed on the ground slowly, turned around and was no longer interested in Austin.
The other corpses walked back and forth on the ground. Rigid and with no sense of direction. No one was paying any attention to Austin.
"I see. It could sense the Taoist robe.
That old man was a terror in this valley. The wolf corpse must have recognized his scent from this robe."
Swoosh!
Austin breathed a sigh of relief.
"What a dangerous valley! It's so creepy! I can't deal with these corpses!"
Austin tried to relax, knowing he was now safe.
"Several cultivators at the Heavenly Grotto Realm had entered the valley and tried to explore its secret. None of them ever returned.
With your current strength, it's almost a miracle that you're still alive!"
the Flame Emperor said.
Austin continued to walk towards the group of corpses.
Perhaps it was because Austin was wearing the robe that those terrifying corpses paid no attention to him.
Austin carefully moved through the corpses, and they continued to ignore him.
An hour later, Austin narrowed his eyes and gazed at a far distance.
There was very little fog in this part of the valley, and Austin could see that there was a grand building not too far from where he stood.
"Boy, here we are!"
the Flame Emperor exclaimed with so much excitement in his voice.
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