Chapter 156

Chapter 156

Trapped in a Maze... Again

Mu Yu, in self-denial, did another lap at a slower pace to exam everything in detail. In the end, he was back to where he was.

“It doesn’t matter how many laps you do. You’re stuck going in circles. I can tell you I’ve tried over a thousand times.”

“Is this area under elemental demons’ jurisdiction?” Mu Yu reasoned it couldn’t be the work of wood elemental demons since there weren’t plants, but it could’ve been water demons since there was a river.

“Elemental demons? Haven’t they been gone ages ago? It’s not. Why the question?”

“It’s not?”

“Elder Ageless Kumu set this maze. We’re trapped in it. The river bank appears to be a straight path, but you’re going in circles.”

“The river travels bends?”

“The valley and river stream are straight. Even if it is winding, it wouldn’t be a loop. We’re trapped. You can’t believe what you see in here.”

Sadly, Mu Yu didn’t have a compass. Nonetheless, there was always a way to defuse every formation.

The man queried, “What’s your name?”

“Mu Yu.

“You can call me Ol’ Tan.”

Mu Yu shifted his weight to sit down but shifted over after spotting the skeleton.

“Can we cross the river?” Mu Yu questioned, seeing a faint contour in the mist. The river was roughly a hundred metres wide.

“No, there’s a vortex in it. Unless we can fly, we’re history the moment we’re close. The good news is we can drink the water. I would be dead already, otherwise.”

Cultivators could stave off hunger using their spiritual qi. The ominous aura of the spiritual qi in the valley was terrifying. Therefore, it wasn’t apt for cultivating. As such, drinking water was the only way to get by.”

“Don’t the live vines on the cliff face attack people?”

“They do, but you just need to be careful. During the day, it’s best to stay down here. I’ve been wondering about this for a while now since Golden Core Realm cultivators haven’t been able to make it here. How did you come here?”

“I was born immune to poison,” Mu Yu jabbered with a smile.

“Do you possess the legendary infinite body type?”

“Infinite... body type?” repeated Mu Yu, curiosity piqued. That said, he was keener to know if he could escape as opposed to some infinite body type.

“Wait, you don’t know what that is? Those with infinite body type are immune to poison and impervious to harmful things to the body. They are also immune to illness. The spiritual qi they absorb from the outside world is the purest kind, thereby granting them the fastest cultivation rate.”

Ol’ Tan let Mu Yu share the stone cave with him once night fell. He wasn’t lying when he said it was a tough climb. It was only a metre or so tall and just over two metres wide originally. Ol’ Tan expanded its depth to three metres, and that took half a year.

Ol’ Tan stated the spiritual qi there was scarce. From Mu Yu’s perspective, nevertheless, it was similar to what was available at Moyun Mountains, so he quickly adapted.

They used pill flame stones to start a fire. Mu Yu shared the last roast goose he had with Ol’ Tan out of gratitude. Ol’ Tan gnawed into it ferociously after being deprived for half a year. At the end of the day, the nutrients enhanced recovery more than spiritual qi and satisfied a natural need as humans. Mu Yu shut down Xiaoshuai’s vehement protest.

There were no animals or insects making sounds at night. The sound of water flowing and rustling was the only audible sound. Mu Yu wasn’t sure if he was imagining fiend beasts climbing up to shore and back into the water. Mu Yu left Ol’ Tan to his own devices, unsure if the latter was sleeping or meditating.

Annoyed and regretful of his decision, Mu Yu wanted to sleep it off. To his ire, he wasn’t sleepy, and the sound he couldn’t get off his mind perturbed him.

“I hear a fight,” stated Ol’ Tan, opening his eyes and heading to the entrance to check. Mu Yu jumped up and bang. He hissed as he rubbed his head that hit the stiff ceiling.