Chapter 1285 - 1285: In Peril

As for Liu Zixuan's plan to split up, Nine-fingered Blade Demon Luo Xi and Huzi exchanged a glance, then all expressed their agreement.

Liu Zixuan pulled out a cigarette and lit one. "According to the map, if we want to reach that tower, we have to pass that long river."

"That's right. From the markings on the map, that river seems to be only a few thousand meters from the tower. I'm afraid there'll be some Martial Artists hiding there." Nine-fingered Blade Demon muttered.

"Then let's do this: Huzi, you go with Senior Nine-finger. Once we split up, you two head upstream along the river, while Luo Xi and I go downstream. With the strength of the four of us, we can completely ignore the dangers along the riverbank. After we arrive, you move from upstream down, we move from downstream up. Our destination is that tower. Once we get there, don't regroup right away—try to find our own people as much as possible."

After Liu Zixuan finished speaking, Nine-fingered Blade Demon nodded. "This plan is workable."

"Then no point in delaying, let's move. Try to reach the destination before noon!"

With that, Nine-fingered Blade Demon took Huzi and rushed straight upward, while Luo Xi and Liu Zixuan went straight downward. They would all travel the same route, but the directions they were heading differed greatly, so naturally they had to part ways here.

Since they had already set their goal, Liu Zixuan and Luo Xi naturally didn't linger in the middle. They passed through the last stretch of this area at the fastest speed.

Standing at the edge of an extremely rugged path, Luo Xi knitted her brows. "It looks desolate, but just standing here I can feel danger everywhere inside."

"Yeah." Liu Zixuan nodded.

There was almost no proper road ahead of them. There were small hills two or three meters high, some dense bushes, and some muddy little swamps. Just the surface alone gave people the urge to turn back.

What's more, Nine-fingered Blade Demon had said that this area ahead was very likely the weak point of the Ancient Ruins, where many unknown natural dangers would appear.

So, although it didn't look large on the surface, they had to be extremely careful with every step.

Liu Zixuan took Luo Xi's small hand and smiled. "Keep your Hundred Feet of Brocade out at all times. It might save our lives at a critical moment!"

"I'm already gripping it in my hand!" Luo Xi giggled. "No one loves their own life more than I do!"

"Let's go."

The two of them stepped into this desolate, danger-filled area. After crossing at least a dozen small hills two or three meters high, and with the temperature extremely high, both their clothes were soaked with sweat.

Seeing a few crooked-necked trees in front of them, Luo Xi spoke. "How about we rest a bit?"

Looking at Luo Xi, her fragrant sweat dripping, Liu Zixuan nodded. But as he led Luo Xi toward those trees and they were just about to step into the shade, the hills behind them suddenly began to move rapidly.

They weren't collapsing—they were actually moving!

One hill after another, originally fixed to the ground, suddenly started moving, and they rushed toward them in a wave, making both Liu Zixuan and Luo Xi jump in shock!

"What do we do?"

"What, are two living people supposed to wrestle with hills?" Liu Zixuan said, then directly yanked Luo Xi and ran forward.

However, he had oversimplified the problem.

At first, only the hills moved, but as they ran forward, some of the swamps and bushes in front of them also began to move quickly.

It was as if this area was a chessboard, and everything on it was a chess piece being manipulated by someone, making them slide quickly across the board.

After about ten-odd minutes, they really couldn't run anymore.

"This is insane. You're in the Innate Emperor Realm, and I'm in the Life and Death Realm. In theory, even if we ran half a day we wouldn't get tired, so how did we get exhausted so fast?" Liu Zixuan grumbled unhappily.

"It feels like this is deliberately targeting us." Luo Xi took a few deep breaths, then looked around and was even more stunned.

Because the path, already incredibly hard to walk, was now gone entirely. Within a meter around them were only bushes and swamps, and beyond that were those hills.

In other words, these originally dead things had completely surrounded them.

Seeing this, Liu Zixuan pinched his forehead and cursed. "Looks like today we really do have to wrestle with these hills!"

Luo Xi turned her head in shock. "You're going to flatten them all?"

Liu Zixuan looked helpless. "Flattening everything is the dumbest solution. Before I use that dumbest method, I have to see what's really going on here. In a place like these Ancient Ruins, everything should have been arranged by ancient powerhouses. Even if there are outside forces involved, it doesn't mean it can't be broken."

"What do you need me to do?" Luo Xi asked.

"I'm going up to take a look around first. If something happens to you, throw out the Hundred Feet of Brocade immediately and I'll pull you up. If something happens to me, use the Hundred Feet of Brocade to yank me back down right away."

After Luo Xi nodded, Liu Zixuan tapped his toes and his whole body rose into the air.

Although the things around them that could move weren't very tall, piled together like this they blocked a lot of light, like the walls of a prison.

Liu Zixuan leaped up and looked around, and again was slightly stunned.

Because he had thought that after the hills, swamps, and bushes moved, the rest of the area would become flat. But to his surprise, the scenery along the path they had come by had barely changed.

In other words, the things that had surrounded them seemed to have appeared out of thin air!

For a moment, it made his head throb even more.

Even if they flattened everything around them, the things behind would probably rush in to surround them again, turning it into a deadlock they couldn't break!

Just as he was lost in thought, the ground around them suddenly shook violently.

With a series of booming sounds, the surrounding swamps suddenly flew up out of nowhere and came down straight toward Liu Zixuan's head.

Clearly, this was meant to seal him and Luo Xi inside. He hurriedly shouted to Luo Xi, "Quick!"

Luo Xi's delicate head dipped slightly, and without the slightest hesitation she flung out the Hundred Feet of Brocade. Liu Zixuan gave it a fierce tug, intending to pull Luo Xi out of this cage and run toward another area.

But just as they landed, the same thing happened again—and this time they weren't even given a chance to react.

The hills, swamps, and bushes rapidly packed together, and a huge spread of swamp directly covered the space above them.

At this moment, they were completely trapped inside.

What was worse, the swamp above and the swamp below both began to move. Roughly estimating, in just a few minutes they would be swallowed by the mire.

In their current situation, there was absolutely no way forward or back…

Luo Xi clutched tightly at Liu Zixuan's clothes. "Now what do we do?"