Fantasy: I Am the Villain.

Chapter 314 Ancient Ruins (Part 1)

Chapter 314 Ancient Ruins (Part 1)

The next day, Gong Yu arrived at the teleportation array leading to Liuhu Kingdom ahead of time and waited quietly.

Soon, Gong Yu saw a graceful figure gracefully approaching from the distant sky, landing lightly in front of him. It was Tian Xin, who looked desolate.

"Elder Gong, you've arrived so early." Tian Xin greeted Gong Yu.

"Hmph!" Gong Yu glanced coldly at Tian Xin, then turned his back to her.

Tian Xin couldn't help but frown, wondering what was wrong with old man Gong Yu today. She hadn't offended him, so why was he so cold to her?

Unbeknownst to her, after what she thought was a meticulous analysis with Cao Chong yesterday, Gong Yu had already categorized her as one of Bai Ke's people and loathed her even more.

Tian Xin and Gong Yu ignored each other, and the two waited in this awkward atmosphere for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.

Lin Yun arrived later, but because of his special status and his low profile in Tian Ce Palace, he did not go up to talk to Tian Xin and Gong Yu.

The three of them waited quietly, bored.

After another incense stick's time, Lin Yun suddenly felt a spatial fluctuation around him.

He squinted and looked in the direction of the spatial fluctuations. Suddenly, a spatial rift appeared there, and Feng Yu slowly walked out, laughing loudly:

"Haha, everyone's here so early! Am I considered late?"

"Greetings, Senior Feng Yu!"

"Hello, Mr. Feng."

Tian Xin and Gong Yu bowed to Feng Yu.

According to seniority, Feng Yu is their senior master; according to cultivation level, Feng Yu is a Mahayana cultivator, so he can be considered their senior, and it is normal for them to pay their respects.

Lin Yun did not bow to Feng Yu like the others. He simply stood silently in place, squinting at Feng Yu, seemingly lost in thought.

Feng Yu glanced at Lin Yun, then stepped into the teleportation array.

His gaze inadvertently swept over a hidden thicket of bushes outside the teleportation array, and then he said to Gong Yu with a meaningful look:

"Now that everyone's here, let's set off. After all, we can't wait any longer."

Everyone nodded in agreement, and Feng Yu then scattered spirit stones into the charging port of the teleportation array. With a dazzling light, the four disappeared.

Not long after they left, a figure flashed by, and the teleportation array lit up again...

After arriving in Liuhu Kingdom, Gong Yu led the way, while Tian Xin introduced the ancient ruins to Feng Yu.

After a short while, Gong Yu, who was flying at the front, led everyone to a remote, uninhabited mountain and stopped at the edge of a steep cliff.

"Is this the entrance to this ancient ruin?" Feng Yu asked.

“That’s right. The one who discovered this entrance back then was an outer disciple of our sect stationed in Liuhu Kingdom. There’s a maze on the cliff face,” Tian Xin replied.

As soon as Tian Xin finished speaking, Gong Yu flew straight down the cliff and stopped on a rock face. He then made a hand seal and shot a beam of spiritual light towards the rock face.

Everyone immediately felt something invisible being blasted open, and a series of illusory ripples spread out, revealing an ancient portal before them.

Feng Yu smacked his lips, admiring the still-present ripples and wrinkles, and exclaimed, "So it's an ancient maze! What exquisite array patterns!"

"Elder Feng, let's go inside," Tian Xin said.

"No rush, let me examine it again." Feng Yu waved his hand, signaling everyone to be quiet.

Feng Yu, who was skilled in array formations, was naturally delighted to see such profound array patterns.

He gestured with his hands as he looked at the ripples emanating from the ancient doorway, mentally simulating the patterns.

After a long while, just when Tian Xin and the others were getting impatient, Feng Yu finally stopped what he was doing, closed his eyes, and licked his lips with lingering satisfaction, savoring the deduction process he had just completed.

Seeing this, Gong Yu asked in confusion, "Senior Feng Yu, what's going on?"

"We should be there by now." Feng Yu opened his eyes and muttered softly. He then turned to look at Gong Yu and said with a smile, "It's alright, let's go."

After speaking, Feng Yu took the lead and flew into the ancient portal, with the others following closely behind.

After entering the ancient ruins through the ancient gate, everyone's view opened up, revealing a hidden world within.

Among the ancient ruins, rows of old, dilapidated stone-domed flat houses stand, forming a vast architectural complex.

However, due to its age, nearly two-thirds of the buildings have decayed and collapsed.

Looking around, all you see are ruins and broken walls.

Judging from the layout of the buildings, this should be the site of an ancient sect.

At this moment, Gong Yu once again took on the role of guide, leading everyone through the areas that had already been explored and heading straight into the depths of the ruins.

The group flew over abandoned buildings and finally arrived deep within the ruins.

All along the way, the buildings that everyone saw were built on flat terrain.

But upon arriving here, the buildings disappeared, and in everyone's eyes, a deep ravine suddenly appeared on the ground, with a large river formed by black water flowing through it.

Across the Black River, there is a red mountain, and on its summit stands a hexagonal tower, surrounded by a mystical aura.

"We've arrived. This is the location of the formation that blocked us last time. There's a flight restriction above this ravine, and we can't use escape techniques, so we're stuck here," Gong Yu said in a deep voice.

“The tower atop the crimson mountain opposite should possess the most valuable item in this ancient ruin. Senior Brother Baiyan once said that his Void Returning stage spiritual sense allowed him to perceive the strange spiritual pressure emanating from the tower,” Tian Xin added.

Upon hearing this, Feng Yu nodded slightly, paying little attention to the crimson mountains and towers. Instead, he stepped forward and quietly examined the surging black river before him.

The color of the Black River looks almost as dark as ink, and there is no reflection of light or shadow on it. It seems that all light that enters it will be swallowed up and cannot escape.

The source of the Black River is unknown, as is its destination, since both its upstream and downstream sections are blocked by a void, making the ruins appear to exist in another small world.

Feng Yu squatted down, quietly observing the shape and depth of the ravine, and calculating the flow rate and trajectory of the Black River.

Lin Yun, who had been relatively inconspicuous, actually squatted down next to him and observed and calculated together.

Tian Xin and Gong Yu both looked puzzled, but dared not say anything to disturb them, so they could only stand aside and wait quietly.

Soon after, the two of them suddenly stood up at the same time and looked at each other.

Feng Yu began to speak...