At the bottom of the Spectral Sword Abyss, the black mist that had not melted away for years shrouded the space of a hundred metres below the abyss, appearing so low. And today, this black mist that hadn't changed for an unknown number of years actually violently churned up, like the dark ocean setting off a tsunami.
In one of the locations, the black fog tossed the most, like a whirlpool in the dark ocean, gradually expanding.
Ao Fan stood under this position, looking upwards, an inexplicable lustre flashed in his eyes, there was gratitude and expectation. Grateful for the help of the mysterious person, looking forward to returning to the outside world.
Watching the vortex in the mist grow larger and larger, his gaze narrowed slightly as he looked at a ray of sunlight that was almost impossible to see here shining down from the centre of the vortex, and was slowly growing larger.
"I'm going back ...," Ao Fan muttered, he didn't want to stay for a moment in this deadly place that was like a graveyard for the dead. He immediately soared into mid-air, light flowing in his eyes as he looked at the beam of light at the centre of the vortex.
Seeing that the vortex was getting bigger and bigger, his heart suddenly stirred and he turned to look in the direction of the White Bone Mountain and asked, "Senior, may I know your name?"
The mysterious voice did not answer him, as if it had rejected him. A look of disappointment flashed under his eyes, and then he didn't have the luxury to look at the passageway that had appeared in the sky that was big enough for one person to pass through, and immediately flew up.
As he was in the centre of the beam of light and passed through the vortex, he vaguely seemed to hear a vicissitude of a voice saying, "My name is the Underworld ...."
The extreme transformation of the light caused Ao Fan to shake his eyes. The original darkness, which was suddenly replaced by light, made him close his own eyes unstoppably.
Only after a while, gradually adapting to the light, did he open his eyes. Looking around, this was still the depths of the Spectral Sword Abyss, the light was not particularly bright and could only be described as gloomy. His heart stirred and he looked towards his feet, only to see an endless dark mist that surged like an ocean, isolating this place from the true Spectral Sword Abyss.
Ao Fan knew that this was a strange mist that could only go in and not out, and did not dare to touch it at will. Moreover, he was also afraid that if he left for too long, he would be noticed that something was wrong, so he immediately took to the air and flew up.
While flying, feeling the omnipresent heaven and earth yuan qi, he only felt warm all over his body. Although this was not as thick as the extremely dense Yuan Qi of the Spectral Sword Abyss, it was able to wrap around his body and mind in every breath, allowing him to clearly understand that he was a living person and not the same as those withered bones all over the place.
The higher he flew, the brighter the light became, but it no longer affected his eyes in any way. By the time he flew above the sea of clouds, the light around him was normal, but it was doubly soothing. He discerned the direction and headed towards the Water Moon Cave Sky's Cloud Viewing Platform.
When he saw Cloud Peak, his brows tightened deeply. This was because it suddenly occurred to him that there was a hidden grand formation present around Cloud Peak, just like the dark mist at the bottom of the Spectral Sword Abyss, which only allowed in and not out. In that case, how should he go back?
If he were to go back from the cloud bridge that was the only passage, he would definitely attract attention. At that time, even if he prepared a good speech, he would inevitably be in danger of being discovered.
In deep thought, he came to a stop around the cloud peak. He could already clearly sense that there was an invisible barrier in front of him at this moment. This was something that the setter of the grand formation deliberately wanted to reveal to warn the visitors, otherwise Ao Fan would not be able to see through a peak protection grand formation with his current strength.
But it was precisely because of this that he felt it was difficult to start!
A vast sea of clouds, with floating clouds floating and moving with the wind. In front of him, a peak that could not be seen towered over the top, the edge was steep and treacherous, and there was a location that had been stared at by Ao Fan.
Obviously, that was the Water Moon Cave Heaven's viewing platform!
Suddenly, his expression moved and his eyes widened. This was because he discovered that on the Cloud Viewing Platform of the Water Moon Cave Sky, a small beast had actually appeared, that had just walked out from within the rear passage. Without a doubt, this small beast was the foreign beast Yun Yun.
As if it had sensed Ao Fan's gaze, the Fae Beast Yun Yun lifted its head and shifted its sight over, its black diamond-like eyes glittering and flashing with a hint of a different colour.
Immediately, it stepped on the clouds and came, its speed was quite fast, its white fur dancing in the wind, and in a few moments, it came in front of Ao Fan, facing him face to face. They appeared to be within reach, but in fact, in the middle, there was a layer of invisible barrier of the peak protection array blocking them.
Close at hand, but as far away as the ends of the earth!
"Yun Yun!" Ao Fan gently called out, his face faintly smiling with kindness.
The beast Yun Yun let out a few "whimpering" sounds of unknown significance, and did not know what to express, but only in the eyes that were as charming as the morning light, they became brighter and brighter.
"Can you put me in, I accidentally came out." Ao Fan said with a smile.
The reason why he asked Fae Beast Yun Yun this question was because he suddenly remembered that Fae Beast Yun Yun was known as the guardian beast of Cloud Peak, so he might be able to open this invisible barrier in front of him.
Fae Beast Yun Yun slightly wrinkled its pretty little nose, stepping back and forth a few steps in place as if thinking. Finally, it glanced at Ao Fan, and a flash of light from the red with yellow unicorn on top of its head shot out onto the void in front of it, and immediately began to expand, forming a void door that could be passed through by one person.
Ao Fan instantly understood that through this portal he would be able to enter the interior of Cloud Peak. He did not pause and immediately went in. When he entered, the void portal dissipated with him.
"Oooh!" The Fae Beast Yun Yun barked at him, not knowing what it was expressing. Immediately after, the Fae Beast Yun Yun turned its body and quickly left. This time, it didn't leave from the Water Moon Cave Sky's Cloud Viewing Platform, but instead, it stepped into the air around Cloud Peak, and it didn't know where it had gone.
Putting down his mind, Ao Fan quickly came to Water Moon Cave Heaven and changed into a new white robe. He then left the Water Moon Cave Sky and went to the rest of the Cloud Peak's various places to turn around, and after realising that his disappearance had not attracted any attention, he wanted to return to the Water Moon Cave Sky.
However, on his way back, he unexpectedly saw Yun Qing Yue. This woman, who was shy before she spoke, blushed slightly again when she saw him, and then invited him to the Clear Moon Cave Sky. Ao Fan didn't refuse and followed her to Qing Yue Cave Heaven, and likewise learnt from her that he had disappeared for more than two months.
Here, Yun Qing Yue played another zither piece, the sound of the zither was like a clear spring flowing water, like it could wash one's mind, making Ao Fan's mind suddenly become empty and clear. Unconsciously, the negative emotions that arose in the Spectral Sword Abyss dissipated. At the same time, the promise he had promised to the Underworld was also temporarily thrown to the back of his mind, lest it become a burden.
After the song was finished, Ao Fan returned to the Water Moon Cave, and began to sit on the Cloud Viewing Platform to cultivate like he did when he first came to Cloud Peak. No one knew that he had disappeared for more than two months and had killed the junior that the Heavenly Sword Taoist Master valued highly. These things, from his appearance, seemed as if they hadn't happened at all.