Chapter 203: The Formation in the Cliff
Before them stretched a vast marshland hidden atop the mountains, so large that its end could not be seen. The water didn’t appear deep, but its surface was covered densely with trees and weeds. At first glance, it looked no different from ordinary flat land—yet anyone who stepped onto it would immediately sink into thick mud, unable to free themselves.
Yun Jiao placed a Light Body Talisman on herself, then, together with the Grandmaster, began heading toward the center of the marsh. After walking only a few minutes, they came upon a massive pit ahead. Faint remnants of spiritual energy still lingered around it, and the trees nearby leaned at odd angles, their roots turned up, exposing layers of wet mud. It was clearly the aftermath of an intense battle.
“Girl, over there, over there! We fell off that cliff and that’s when our souls left our bodies,” said the old man, shrinking his soul form and squeezing half of his tiny, miniature self out of the Soul Containment Talisman. He clung to the edge of Yun Jiao’s storage pouch and pointed toward the right.
Yun Jiao turned her head and indeed saw, not far to the right, a broken cliff that seemed to slice the entire marshland in half. As she approached and looked more closely, she found the interior shrouded in mist—so deep she couldn’t see the bottom.
“Daoist Yun, please be careful,” Lao Zhou also squeezed out from the talisman and clung beside the old man at the pouch opening, warning, “Who knows what’s down there?”
Yun Jiao nodded and hesitated, glancing into the abyss before turning to Night Abyss. “Grandmaster, can you see what’s below?”
Night Abyss’s expression darkened slightly. He shook his head. “The spiritual energy is dense and chaotic. It’s hard to discern anything for now. Don’t worry—once we go down, we’ll know.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Yun Jiao felt an arm tighten around her waist—he had already leapt down with her. The rushing wind roared in her ears, startling her into instinctively grabbing onto him. Just as they were about to land, Night Abyss suddenly halted midair.
“Hmm?” He seemed to sense something, frowning.