Chapter 860 - 697: Method to Break the Deadlock (2)
Of course, this cold wind has no effect on Qin An.
On the contrary, due to flying in the air, Qin An has great control over the surrounding perspective and quickly sees through the front, flying incredibly fast.
When Qin An flew a certain distance, the scenery ahead suddenly changed.
It was no longer an endless plain but a towering structure rising in the middle of the flatland.
The outline of the building became clearer, and when Qin An approached, he could thoroughly see the appearance of this structure.
This is an ancient city, every brick and tile carried an aura of desolation.
However, at this moment, besides the incredibly desolate aura, there was another aura that made him feel nauseous flowing throughout.
Qin An knew what this was; he was all too familiar with it. It was the aura of the Forbidden Area’s traitor.
From high in the air, Qin An observed and saw some clues in this dilapidated city.
Below, there were traces of people walking, seemingly moving towards the north.
Qin An thought for a moment and did not linger, then lifted his foot towards the north.
As Qin An continued forward, the traces ahead became more numerous.
But when he came to a winding mountain range, at the entrance of the mountains, he saw a scene resembling hell on earth.
Only the sight that met his eyes was full of corpses lying on the ground.
The corpses were numerous, as if rivers of blood, bringing a deep sense of shock.
Qin An slowly rose higher, looked ahead again upon landing, and then shook his head silently.
He found that there were no traces of living people ahead. In other words, the people of this Forbidden Area were all dead, leaving only these corpses.
"I came too late," Qin An thought to himself.
He immediately began searching among the corpses, hoping to find a clue.
Then, he found something unusual on an old man’s corpse.
The cane in the old man’s hand was broken in two but held an inexplicable attraction to him.
By now, Qin An was very familiar with the identity of the Savior. The fact that the cane could exert such a vague attraction meant there was definitely something unusual about it.
Thinking to this point, Qin An no longer hesitated, approached the old man’s corpse, and took the cane in hand.
As soon as the broken cane reached Qin An’s hand, it transformed into a shadowy image.
The misty shadow hovered in the air and then turned into the old man’s resemblance.
Behind the old man was a vibrant scene, evidently left before being attacked by those traitors.
Qin An watched this image without speaking.
He knew the old man left this image for a significant reason and felt that every word to come was extremely important.
Sure enough, just as he thought, the shadow finally spoke.
"If you can see this image, it means you are the Savior. I fused this image using a special Secret Technique which can only be seen by the Savior."
"And if the Savior sees this, it means that our Forbidden Area has already made the ultimate sacrifice."
"I have uncovered a secret. The Celestial Demon General Envoy paid a significant price this time, intending to annihilate our Defender Forbidden Areas, and it’s not just simple destruction."
"Each time they destroy a Defender Forbidden Area, the traitors’ Forbidden Areas grow stronger. If they manage to annihilate all Defenders, it will elevate the traitors’ strength substantially."
"By then, if the Heavenly Demon descends, it won’t even be easy to deal with them, let alone the Heavenly Demon."
The image paused briefly here, seemingly allowing Qin An enough time to process.
Qin An slightly furrowed his brow, carefully considering the old man’s words, finally connecting everything.
The previously understood so-called three-birds-with-one-stone plan was perfect, yet now there’s an even more terrifying plan.
If it truly follows the old man’s words, then once all Defender Forbidden Areas are wiped out, the traitors’ power would be unimaginably frightful.
And Daqian Kingdom has paid greatly to amass power to counter the Heavenly Demon, yet now facing these significantly strengthened enemies, it will be even more challenging.
Qin An thought for a while; the clues he currently has are few, and he needs to know how to break the deadlock.
He patiently kept watching.
After the pause, the old man’s image continued, "To the east of this Forbidden Area, there is a great river. The river is swift, and hidden within it is the treasure of our Forbidden Area."
"The Savior can use their Void Essence to induce and traverse to other Forbidden Areas. Now there’s only one way to break the deadlock, and that’s to find the aura of the Qiankun Forbidden Land among the myriad Forbidden Areas, help Qiankun Forbidden Land resolve this crisis, and then use Qiankun Forbidden Land’s treasure to reverse the situation completely."
"Besides that, there’s no other way. And how to find the aura of Qiankun Forbidden Land, I’ve already engraved it within the treasure, hoping the Savior can hurry there."
"Help them overcome the difficulty and completely thwart the Celestial Demon General Envoy’s plan."
The words grew lighter and lighter until the image disappeared entirely.
Qin An knew that the information he could obtain was just this much.
Without hesitation, he rose again and flew toward the east.
Now, time must be seized.
Only by seizing every moment can the deadlock be thoroughly reversed before the Qiankun Forbidden Land is obliterated.
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The river to the east wasn’t far from this place, and coupled with Qin An’s fast flying speed, he quickly arrived above the river.
He didn’t hesitate, swiftly plunging to the riverbed.
With a dull sound, Qin An landed at the bottom, spreading Void Essence around to resist water erosion.
Just as he dove into the riverbed, he sensed a murky aura, knowing it was left by the old man.
Without hesitation, he followed the direction of this resonance.
Soon, he found a passage in the river, and that vague resonance emanated from inside the passage.
After some thought, Qin An headed towards the passage.
It wasn’t long before he crossed the passage and discovered a huge cave on the other side.
Hanging above the cave was a green grass.
The green grass exuded lively vitality, which should be the treasure of this Forbidden Area.
Qin An didn’t hesitate, infused Void Essence as quickly as possible.
As the Void Essence entered the grass, the inherently vibrant plant erupted with even stronger vitality.
Amid this terrifying vitality, he felt the surrounding scenery blur.
When all the scenery shifted from blurry to clear, he found himself once again in that misty space.
Around him, fragments of various auras constantly circulated, representing the positions of various Forbidden Areas.
"How should I accept the guidance?"
Qin An wondered.
But soon, this doubt was completely dispelled.
A mysterious attraction suddenly came over him, then firmly locked onto one fragment among the myriad pieces.
Inside the fragment, there were broken images constantly circulating.
This is Qiankun Forbidden Land.
Qin An did not hesitate, immediately brandished Void Essence in mid-air, and entered the fragment.
As Qin An infused Void Essence into the fragment, it suddenly erupted with frightening force and enveloped him.
That’s when Qin An realized the terrifying barrier was completely smoothed by the vitality of the green grass.
He knew it was the power of the Forbidden Area helping him, removing some troubles.
Without thinking further, Qin An stepped into Qiankun Forbidden Land.
As he entered Qiankun Forbidden Land, the sound of rumbling and shouting came from afar.
Qin An felt a shiver and silently noted, "It seems the ultimate battle here has already broken out. I must hurry there."
With this thought, Qin An did not hesitate, rose into the air, and flew toward the source of the sound.