"Who is it?"
Ye Chen's palm strike contained a hard and a soft power, forcibly separating Zhao Yushuang and the robust middle-aged man. Of course, it was the soft power that acted on Zhao Yushuang's body. As for the robust middle-aged man, he was directly forced back by the hard power, his face filled with shock.
Walking over step by step, Ye Chen's gaze turned cold as he spat out a single word, "Scram!"
"Who are you? Do you know that I'm Elder Tai's subordinate?"
The robust middle-aged man was extremely apprehensive of Ye Chen's strength. Although he was an early Astral Reaching expert, to be able to casually slap him to the ground, one had to be at least a mid Astral Reaching expert. However, an ordinary mid Astral Reaching expert couldn't forcibly separate the two without injuring the other. Those who dared to do so had to have overwhelming strength. Therefore, he could only threaten the other with his backer, hoping that Ye Chen would back off.
"Humph!"
Without speaking any more nonsense, Ye Chen waved his right hand, sending a surging Zhen Yuan stream flying. He then revealed the grand elder's token and warned, "Next time, I'll take your dog life."
"You … what? Grand elder's token?" The robust middle-aged man's eyes widened as his gaze fell on the grand elder's token in Ye Chen's hand.
On Bewilderment Fog Island, the top were the three island masters, followed by the grand elders, and then the elders. Using an elder to threaten a grand elder was simply asking to die. The robust middle-aged man was terrified, fearing that Ye Chen would kill him out of anger. Hearing that he wouldn't be killed, he promptly said, "Yes, Li Tao, scram at once."
"What? You want to scram without compensation?" Putting away the grand elder's token, Ye Chen said indifferently.
"I'll pay ten thousand low-grade spirit stones. No, thirty thousand low-grade spirit stones." Although he didn't lack low-grade spirit stones, it was because he usually didn't use low-grade spirit stones for cultivation. Low-grade spirit stones were his currency. Apart from mid-grade spirit stones, he had seventy to eighty thousand low-grade spirit stones. Moreover, as an Astral Reaching expert, he could earn them at any time. Therefore, he dared to say that he had a lot of low-grade spirit stones.
Ye Chen said, "Thirty thousand isn't enough. Hand over fifty thousand low-grade spirit stones, and you can scram."
"Fifty thousand? Alright, I'll compensate you! "
Li Tao hesitated for a while, then reluctantly took out five big boxes. Each box contained ten thousand low-grade spirit stones, exactly fifty thousand.
After Li Tao left, Ye Chen turned his head and looked at Zhao Yushuang, "All the Low Grade Spirit Stones here are yours."
"All mine?" Zhao Yushuang was still in shock. How did Ye Chen become a Senior Elder of Bewilderment Fog Island in just a dozen days? In her impression, the position of the Grand Elder was below the three of them and above millions of people. They held the power of life and death in their hands.
"You're the new Elder?"
Zhao Yushuang couldn't help but ask cautiously.
Ye Chen nodded. "It's a long story. Let's talk about it some other time."
After saying that, Ye Chen walked towards the city gate.
"No wonder Yushuang isn't in a hurry to get married. It turns out she knows the new Grand Elder."
"What a young elder. He has both power and money. If you marry him, you won't have to worry for the rest of your life."
Zhao Yushuang's friends were very envious.
…
A few hundred li away from Bewilderment Fog Island, a figure was floating in the air.
"The Sensory Ball is indeed magical. It can sense something from so far away. I don't have to worry about getting lost in the fog." In his slender palm was a light ball that was emitting a yellow radiance. Moreover, by injecting his mental power into it, Ye Chen could easily sense the direction of Bewilderment Fog Island.
"The connection between the Sensory Ball and the Sensory Pagoda is one thousand li. The Sensory Pagoda is at the center of Bewilderment Fog Island. It's about two hundred li away from the edge of the island. In other words, I can't go more than eight hundred li away from Bewilderment Fog Island. Otherwise, the Sensory Ball will lose its effect."
"I haven't reached the limit yet. Keep going."
Holding the Sensory Ball in his hand, Ye Chen went deeper into the fog.
Three hundred li!
Seven hundred li!
Seven hundred and fifty li!
As the distance increased, the color of the Sensory Ball gradually turned red. Now, it was a faint orange color, a warning of danger.
"Almost there!"
Ye Chen no longer flew in a straight line. Instead, he flew around the island.
"Eh, Ye Chen!"
After traveling for about three thousand li, Ye Chen ran into the only woman among the grand elders, Liu Mei.
"It's Grand Elder Liu. Why are you here?" Ye Chen greeted.
Liu Mei brushed her hair and smiled, "Same as you, to see if there's any way to leave Bewilderment Fog Forbidden Zone. I don't want to stay here for the rest of my life."
"So that's how it is!"
Ye Chen understood. Liu Mei seemed to be in her thirties or forties. According to the two hundred years lifespan of an Astral Reaching expert, she wouldn't be older than seventy, and very likely not even fifty. She was far from reaching the limit of an Astral Reaching expert's lifespan. Therefore, it was impossible for her to enter Bewilderment Fog Forbidden Zone for the Reverse Nine Turn Spirit Grass. Naturally, she would think of a way to leave.
"Do you have any clues?" Liu Mei asked.
Ye Chen shook his head, "Bewilderment Fog Forbidden Zone is very strange. Not only does it restrict the transmission of spirit power, it can't lock onto anything in the dense fog."
If one flew in a straight line, it would be easy to leave Bewilderment Fog Forbidden Zone. For example, Ye Chen's soul power had a range of several dozen li. Then, as long as he locked onto a certain area with his soul power, he would fly over and continue flying in a straight line. In this way, he would be able to smoothly leave. However, Bewilderment Fog Forbidden Zone wasn't that simple. Clearly, he had locked onto a small area, but once he reached it, he would discover a huge deviation. In other words, he might think he had locked onto something, but in fact, he hadn't.
Liu Mei understood Ye Chen's meaning. She had tried this method before, but it didn't have any effect.
"Seems like if I don't find an effective method, I might stay here for the rest of my life." Liu Mei revealed a bitter smile.
"There's always a chance of survival in this world. There will be a way."
Ye Chen wouldn't give up so easily.
"En, I'll go back first. You continue."
Liu Mei hoped that Ye Chen would be able to find a way out, but subconsciously, she didn't think that Ye Chen could do it. It should be known that she had stayed in Bewilderment Fog Forbidden Zone for five years, and had tried all sorts of methods. She had even gotten lost in the dense fog several times, but she still had no clue.
After Liu Mei left, Ye Chen's brows creased.
As he had said, there was always a chance of survival in this world. For Sea of Soul realm experts to be able to smoothly leave, they must have fulfilled that condition.
"My soul power is only restricted by ten percent. This is my advantage. I'll definitely find a way."
Compared to other Astral Reaching experts, Ye Chen's chances of leaving were countless times higher. So, he definitely had a way.
As dusk approached, the fog was getting thicker and thicker.
"I originally thought I could leave from the first layer of sky, Stunning Sky. However, this Bewilderment Fog Forbidden Zone also shrouds Stunning Sky. Fortunately, I sensed something was wrong and immediately stopped moving. Otherwise, I might not have been able to return to Bewilderment Fog Island."
The deeper one went into Bewilderment Fog Forbidden Zone, the more frightening it became. Ye Chen guessed that the second layer of sky, Extreme Void, was also shrouded in Bewilderment Fog Forbidden Zone. Otherwise, Sea of Soul realm experts wouldn't have such a taboo around it and wouldn't easily enter.
"It's getting dark. Let's go back first."
Unable to find a way for the time being, Ye Chen had no choice but to return to Bewilderment Fog Island.
…
Day after day passed. Ye Chen would leave Bewilderment Fog Island every day, searching for a way out.
On this day, an attendant came to report.
"You want me to oversee Bewilderment Fog Ship tomorrow?" Ye Chen said.
"Yes."
The deacon who came to report nodded.
"Got it!"
Bewilderment Fog Ship was the ship Ye Chen had seen when he first arrived. Every time it went out to explore, three grand elders would be chosen to oversee it. This time, it was Ye Chen and two other grand elders' turn.
On the morning of the next day, Ye Chen arrived at the pier.
"Grand Elder Ye!"
On the thousand-meter-long ship, Liu Mei and an old Grand Elder Chen were standing on the deck. The one speaking was Liu Mei.
Ye Chen chuckled, then flew up.
"What a coincidence."
Liu Mei said, "Yeah! Bewilderment Fog Ship sets sail once a month. You're new, so you're also included. "
"So that's how it is!"
At this moment, Grand Elder Chen said, "Grand Elder Ye, although there isn't any danger in overseeing the Bewilderment Fog Ship, we still can't be careless. During a voyage more than ten years ago, the entire ship mysteriously disappeared, including the three grand elders overseeing it. So, we have to be fully prepared."
"The entire ship disappeared?"
This was Ye Chen's first time hearing about this.
Liu Mei said solemnly, "That's right. I heard about this when I first arrived. Until now, the Bewilderment Fog Forbidden Zone is still a mystery. No one knows where the missing people went."
With all the members present, Bewilderment Fog Ship set off.
The small-sized Sensor Pagoda on Bewilderment Fog Ship had a wider sensing range than ordinary Sensor Balls. It could reach three thousand li. Of course, the safe distance was usually two thousand eight hundred li. Any further and it would be more dangerous.
Hualala!
The waves on the lake surged. The thousand-meter-long Bewilderment Fog Ship moved forward at a speed of one hundred li per hour.
On the deck, Ye Chen took out the Sensor Ball. It had lost its connection with Bewilderment Fog Island.
"We're one thousand five hundred li away. Fortunately, there's a small-sized Sensor Pagoda on Bewilderment Fog Ship." Putting away the Sensor Ball, Ye Chen released his soul power to observe the surroundings.
Gulp!
Vaguely, Ye Chen heard a strange sound.
Gulp!
Gulp!
…
The sound became more and more hurried, and everyone on the ship could hear it.
Grand Elder Chen walked over, "Be careful. It's a rank eight demonic beast, Bewilderment Fog Beast. This kind of demonic beast doesn't exist in the outside world. Moreover, under normal circumstances, it won't appear on the water. Only when Bewilderment Fog Ship moves out will it follow us and launch a fierce attack."
"Was it attracted by the small-sized Sensor Pagoda?"
Ye Chen asked.
"More or less! It's coming up. "
Boom!
Grand Elder Chen's voice had just faded when a huge wave soared into the sky. At the same time, a huge black shadow appeared in the dense fog, moving toward the ship at a high speed.
"Courting death!"
Grand Elder Chen took out a Silver Light Mace and threw out a heavy blow.
Peng!
On the surface of the lake, a gale rose, and a shockwave spread out.
Ye Chen stretched out both of his hands and created a Zhen Yuan wall, isolating the shockwave.
Liu Mei walked out of the cabin and said with a frown, "Every time we go out, we'll be attacked by the Bewilderment Fog Beast. How troublesome."
Roar!
The Bewilderment Fog Beast seemed to be injured as it twisted the water crazily. Even the ship was greatly affected. The bow of the ship turned around and kept shaking.
"Horizontal Mountain Strike!"
Grand Elder Chen also roared. Rousing his Zhen Yuan, he chopped down with the Silver Light Mace.
The dense fog split open, and everyone saw the true body of the Bewilderment Fog Beast. It was a huge demonic beast that looked like a cow, yet not a cow. Above its head, there was white fog rising in spirals. After receiving Grand Elder Chen's full power strike, one of the horns on its head broke, and it was forcibly sent flying.
"So powerful! This Bewilderment Fog Beast's battle strength is at least at the level of peak Astral Reaching experts, and its defense is similar to extreme Astral Reaching experts. It's extremely hard to kill."
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