Lin Fan led the way forward for their group, but it didn’t seem like there was anything in front of them.
Even all the traces of spiritual energy that they felt were coming from behind them.
All signs were pointing at the zones of oversaturated spiritual energy that was behind them, so it didn’t seem like they were going to find anything by pushing deeper into the cave.
The only thing that felt likely was that they would get lost in this place.
After the first area, it seemed like this place was starting to devolve into a maze with how the paths split. It looked like there was an entire web of caves behind this waterfall and there was no telling just how deep it ran.
It was also unknown if any of these caves even led anywhere.
So in the end, it really felt like they were being led into the unknown.
"Are you sure that you know where you’re going?" Normally Ye Qing Huan wouldn’t have asked something like this since she would have full faith in Lin Fan.
It was just that it was hard to have the same kind of faith when they were being led in what seemed to be circles.
She wasn’t able to make marks in the wall since it was too tough, but she had been able to find things that could be used as markers. These were things that were on the sides of this cave, so she could tell that they had passed this place before.
Yet Lin Fan acted like everything was fine with the way that he led them forward.
Ye Qing Huan knew that it was impossible for him to miss all of these signs, so he should also know that they were walking in circles. It was just that he acted like none of this bothered him as he continued leading them forward.
Lin Fan just calmly said, "I have an idea, you have to trust me."
But when they continued on in silence and Ye Qing Huan saw the same markers again and again, it really was hard for her to keep that faith.
She knew that there was something wrong with this place or there was something wrong with the path that Lin Fan had picked out.
So Ye Qing Huan calmly said, "Let’s stop for a moment so we can get our bearings."
But to her surprise, Lin Fan said with a simple shark of his head, "No, we have to keep going."
Ye Qing Huan couldn’t help feeling more and more concerned with the way that Lin Fan was acting. It was almost as if there was something that had taken over Lin Fan with how he kept pushing forward without telling them anything.
However, Ye Qing Huan soon realized that there was actually something wrong with her.
That came when she reached out to take the token that Lin Fan had been holding and using to guide them.
The moment that she touched the token, it was as if she realized that there was something wrong.
That was the fact that she had actually reached out to try and take the token from Lin Fan.
Normally Ye Qing Huan would have never done something like this since she knew how important the token was. But when she touched the token, she couldn’t help feeling that there was something wrong with her thoughts.
At the same time, she realized that the markers that she had been seeing had disappeared without a trace. It was as if they had never been there in the first place.
"Thank you for confirming that I was right."
Ye Qing Huan revealed a wry smile when she heard this, but she didn’t blame him for saying this. Instead, she looked at the space around them with a serious look on her face.
There was also a trace of understanding that appeared in her eyes, as if she had just figured something out.
"So this was why you were certain that this was the right way."
With all of this, it wasn’t hard to tell that there was some kind of confounding array that had been placed in this place. It was what had caused Ye Qing Huan to have all of those doubts and see those illusions.
Ye Qing Huan didn’t question why the array was able to affect her.
Since it was an array that was placed here by the Dao Sect, it was only normal that it would be a powerful array that could even affect someone like her.
But the fact that there was such an array in this place meant that there had to be something that was being protected. It was something that was important enough that they would put this kind of powerful array here.
With the token taking the effects of the array from her, Ye Qing Huan didn’t ask anything else as she continued following Lin Fan. Though she did place her hand on Lin Fan so she would receive the effect of the token still.
During all of this, Xiao Mu hadn’t said a single thing.
It was clear that this array hadn’t affected Xiao Mu at all, but whether that was because it was a training dummy created by the Dao Sect or something else was unknown.
After walking for a bit longer, they finally arrived at what seemed to be the end of this tunnel. Even though it was technically the end, it didn’t seem like there was actually anything here since it was just an empty room.
It wasn’t a small room, but it was an empty room.
Ye Qing Huan didn’t say anything this time since she waited to see what Lin Fan was going to do.
But there was a part of her that couldn’t help feeling confused since she just saw him walk right up to the wall.
The way that he stood there in front of the wall, it almost seemed like he had gone crazy. After all, he was looking at the wall as if he was seeing something that no one else was seeing.
He even reached out his hand as if he wanted to touch something on that wall.
But even when he touched the wall, it didn’t seem like anything happened.
So in the end, he reached out with the token as if he was planning on using it to make something happen.
This time, there was a faint reaction that came from behind them.
It was the spiritual energy that had been behind them faded a bit.
They weren’t certain of it at first, but it became clearer when they focused on that sensation. It was indeed something that had disappeared from behind them and it was related to the oversaturated spiritual energy zones.
So Lin Fan brought the token back and started leading the way out.
It wasn’t as hard for them to leave, it seemed like the array that was set up in this place was mainly used to keep someone out rather than keep someone here. So they were able to make it back to where the elders were without a problem.
Most of the elders were still in the same position, being stuck in the zones of oversaturated spiritual energy.
But it was different for the Fire Fist King.
It seemed like the Fire Fist King was slowly stirring.
That was all because the zone of oversaturated spiritual energy around him was slowly disappearing. It didn’t fade away all at once, but it wasn’t as if there was more spiritual energy being pushed into the area around him.
He was able to slowly absorb the spiritual energy that was there.
The Fire Fist King wasn’t able to go any faster since he had been weakened by the zone of oversaturated spiritual energy. So absorbing all of the spiritual energy that was around him at once wasn’t something that he could do.
Instead, he had to slowly absorb it.
Though slowly absorbing it really was the best solution in this situation since it helped him recover his strength at the same time.
After a while, the Fire Fist King finally opened his eyes.
The moment that he did, Lin Fan and Ye Qing Huan could feel the hostility that came from him. However, they didn’t panic when this happened and just waited for the Fire Fist King to see what the situation was.
They knew that the Fire Fist King did this because he had been worried that he was surrounded by enemies. He was in this state to make sure that he could scare them into not making a move.
But the moment that he saw that it was Lin Fan and Ye Qing Huan, the Fire Fist King did calm down a bit.
Then when he saw Xiao Mu, he raised his guard once more until Lin Fan and Ye Qing Huan confirmed that it was fine and Xiao Mu was with them.
Once he was certain of this, the Fire Fist King closed his eyes again to recover even more.
Knowing that Lin Fan and Ye Qing Huan were here was enough for him to know that he was safe for the moment. That was why he could focus everything that he had on recovering.
When he finally recovered enough to move, Lin Fan and Ye Qing Huan came forward to help him up before Lin Fan said, "We’ll take you to a safe place that we’ve found."
The Fire Fist King didn’t struggle at all, though he did have a look of doubt in his eyes when he heard this.
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