novelGlobal Chapter 989
Chapter 989
Chapter 989: Chapter 986: The Final Mission Chapter 989: Chapter 986: The Final Mission “Bodhisattva, I must confess, the Five Heavenly Books have now been collected, but after the Map of Mountains and Rivers shattered that year, it was taken by the disciples of Tang Monk, and as of now, I do not know where to begin
Shen Luo sat bewildered in his original spot, unable to regain his composure for a long time.
In his left hand, he held a fragment of the Heavenly Book, and in his right, a piece of the Map of Mountains and Rivers; he suddenly felt as if a tremendous burden weighed upon him. The thought of a traitor still being among Nie Caizhu and the others filled him with worry.
“Bodhisattva, even if you just had suspicions, it would have been better to inform me of whom you suspected, so that I could take precautions. But now, you weren't even willing to say who it might be…”
After sighing, he put away the Heavenly Scroll Fragment and the Map of Mountains and Rivers, and took out the Hell Labyrinth Map again. He was about to examine it when he remembered Qing Lu was still in his sleeve, so he hurriedly waved his sleeve and let him out.
Qing Lu floated to the ground, also looking bewildered at the situation.
Previously, his soul had been unstable, on the verge of collapse. After being taken away by Shen Luo, his senses were sealed, so he had no idea what had happened afterwards. Now, upon returning, he was surprised to find that his soul had stabilized again, even stronger than before.
“Thank you, Celestial Immortal,” he said, coming back to his senses. Assuming it was Shen Luo's doing, he immediately bowed down in gratitude.
Seeing this, Shen Luo was also a bit surprised, but soon understood that when Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva had dispersed his soul power to him earlier, some of the residual energy had inadvertently helped Qing Lu as well.
“Stand up, come over and look with me. Where are we now?” he didn't explain and said instead.
Upon hearing this, Qing Lu immediately stood and walked over to Shen Luo, starting to examine the map with him.
“Celestial Immortal, looking at this terrain, we are surrounded by mountains. Although there is no miasma, the wind of Yin Sha is far stronger than before; we must be in the Valley of Evil Yin. Look, if we go out from this Black Bamboo Forest ahead, we should reach Netherworld Ghost Streams. Once we cross Netherworld Ghost Streams, it would mean we have left the Valley of Evil Yin… Have we, perhaps, already escaped the maze?” Qing Lu grew somewhat incredulous as he examined the map.
After speaking, he looked up at the sky, puzzled. Could it be that it had been ten days or half a month since Shen Luo had taken him away?
Otherwise, how could they be on the verge of so easily escaping the maze?
However puzzled he may have been, he was tactful enough not to ask anything more.
Following his guidance, Shen Luo looked over the map and basically agreed with his assessment, and the two of them once again set out towards the outside of the Black Bamboo Forest.
The Black Bamboo Forest was larger than they had imagined, and after walking for nearly half an hour, they had yet to exit.
If it weren't for Shen Luo's repeated use of his Golden Fire Eyes along the way, he would have thought he was again ensnared by some illusion, endlessly hitting a ghost wall.
Just as Shen Luo began to doubt, a rustling wind suddenly arose among the bamboo, followed by billowing clouds of thick white fog that rolled towards them from all directions.