Chapter 831 - 683: Emperor Tianwu Arrives, Inverted Mountain
The sunlight was bright, the weather uniquely beautiful, and the sky was a cloudless blue stretching as far as the eye could see, making people feel carefree under the clear sun.
At this moment, several figures streaked across the sky, speeding towards a single direction.
Any cultivator on the ground seeing these figures instinctively lowered their heads, not daring to meet their gaze.
Everyone who knows understands that only masters of the Manifest Saint Realm have the ability to fly.
Most masters of the Manifest Saint Realm reside within Xuanjing City.
To leave Xuanjing City, there must be an important mission.
Therefore, these people hold the belief that the less they know, the safer they are, and dare not inquire or observe.
Above in the sky, the fierce wind blew relentlessly, yet Qin An’s clothes and hair did not flutter at all.
This was his first time using the Manifest Saint Realm’s flight ability, but he used it excellently, with a faint excitement in his eyes.
Every cultivator yearns for the sky; now able to finally fly in it, for Qin An it’s naturally incredibly novel.
Masters of the Manifest Saint Realm encounter fierce winds while flying, but only need to spread Void Essence throughout their bodies to resist the wind’s power.
Beside him, Prince Zhenyuan and Eunuch Yang were also flying as fast as possible.
Both of them were masters of the Manifest Saint Realm, so their speed was no slower than Qin An.
On the way, everyone remained silent, clearly, in such tense and unpredictable surroundings, no one felt like talking.
"The time should be near," Qin An thought to himself as he looked towards the front.
They had left the Capital City of the Daqian Kingdom for nearly half a year.
Their flight continued almost without pause the entire half-year, only briefly resting midway.
Qin An speculated that the so-called Sea of Hope might be near.
Thinking this, Prince Zhenyuan, flying at the front, suddenly stopped.
With a puzzled expression, Qin An halted his movement by channeling Void Essence, unsure of Prince Zhenyuan’s intentions.
Just like Qin An, Eunuch Yang also stopped beside him and patiently tucked his hands into his sleeves, exuding a presence so low it was almost nonexistent.
"We should be close," Prince Zhenyuan stood in mid-air, raising his head to survey ahead.
Following Prince Zhenyuan’s line of sight, Qin An noticed a vague outline faintly appearing at the visual horizon.
The outline was very blurry, surrounded by swirling white fog.
Without drawing closer, it was indistinguishable what it was,
but generally it appeared to be an inverted triangular shape.
"Let’s go take a look," Qin An agreed, pondering for a moment, "The time for the Heavenly Demon’s descent grows ever shorter; we cannot afford to wait long. Let’s quickly crack the Sea of Hope’s mystery."
The three of them, wasting no words, accelerated their speed and streaked through the sky leaving trails behind.
The outline ahead grew larger and clearer.
When Qin An and the others landed on the ground, their faces showed expressions of astonishment as they took in the scenery before them.
An Inverted Mountain stood before them.
The entire mountain was upside down, yet the trees, plants, flowers, and rivers on it surprisingly grew normally.
Even with the mountain being inverted, the rivers surprisingly did not spill out.
This was the first time Qin An had witnessed an inverted mountain.
Everything before them was grand and enough to shock.
Raising his hand, Prince Zhenyuan pressed against the void ahead, and a wave emerged from where he touched, rippling outward.
"As Your Majesty said, there is indeed a barrier outside this inverted mountain blocking access, seemingly isolating this entire area."
As he spoke, Eunuch Yang took the initiative, raised his finger, and let out a trace of cold energy that twisted at his fingertip before he flicked it onto the invisible barrier.
"Boom——"
A terrifying roar resounded.
That cold energy hit the invisible barrier but sank into it like a stream into the sea, eliciting no response.
Eunuch Yang shook his head slightly and said, "The maneuver I just performed would be taxing even for another master of the Manifest Saint Realm to counter, yet on this barrier, it didn’t make a ripple."
"This barrier might indeed be as Your Majesty claimed, extremely difficult to crack."
This is the first step and also the most crucial one.
If we wish to reach the Sea of Hope, our first task is to breach this barrier.
But how exactly to crack it?
Even Emperor Xuanwu of the Tianwu Realm struggled; how could merely the three of us masters of the Manifest Saint Realm achieve it?
After some contemplation, Qin An approached the edge of the invisible barrier, mimicking Prince Zhenyuan’s actions, and placed his hand on it.
When he did so, his hand easily passed through without any resistance.
Upon witnessing this scene, both Prince Zhenyuan and Eunuch Yang displayed astonished expressions.
They never anticipated that such a resilient barrier would be instantly penetrated by Qin An.
And most crucially, Qin An seemed to exert no effort.
Prince Zhenyuan imitated Qin An’s manner, similarly laying his hand upon the barrier without exerting any force, but the result was completely different from Qin An.
"What is going on?" Prince Zhenyuan frowned.
Qin An glanced back at Prince Zhenyuan, shaking his head, and said, "I don’t know either, but perhaps it has something to do with my identity as the Savior."
To be quite honest, Qin An was unsure himself of what truly occurred.
But the anomaly might just be attributed to his extraordinary identity as the Savior.