"That's right, the river is moving."
Di Tian nodded as he scanned the area where the black river used to be. It had already become an old forest.
Wutian and the others recovered from their shock and shifted their gazes, feeling extremely incredulous.
Because this meant that the black river had a spirit!
They had heard that weapons had spirits, plants had spirits, but this was the first time they had heard of a river having a spirit. To them, it was simply a fantasy, something impossible.
"Bird Saint, when you first came here, was the scene you saw different from what we saw just now?"
Wutian asked. His subconscious mind was still unable to believe Di Tian's words.
After a moment of silence, Bird Saint said, "At first, I didn't find anything wrong, but after hearing what Di Tian said, I thought about it carefully and felt that there really was a difference."
Wutian asked, "What difference?"
Bird Saint said, "When I first saved the Fire Kirin and the others, although I didn't pay much attention to the surroundings, I remember that there was the shadow of a bridge in the depths of the black river."
Han Tian said in surprise, "The shadow of a bridge, you mean, there's a bridge on the black river?"
Bird Saint nodded. "But I also looked around before, and I didn't find any shadow of a bridge."
Di Tian asked, "Could it be because the direction was wrong?"
Bird Saint thought for a moment. "That's possible. After all, I was very anxious when I saw Wutian's message. Moreover, the bridge was only a shadow, so I didn't pay attention to the direction or see if there were any signs nearby."
Wutian raised his eyebrows. "Han Tian, you all go to the Star Realm first. Bird Saint, Di Tian, and I will go and meet that strange black river."
"Okay."
Han Tian nodded. He also knew that it would be difficult for Bird Saint to take care of everyone.
Furthermore, he and Ye Tian were people who did not like to use their brains, so they would not be of much use even if they stayed behind. The same was true for the three beasts of the Fire Kirin. Thus, rather than staying behind and becoming a burden, it would be better for them to go to the Star Realm and live a leisurely life.
Wutian waved his hand and sent the two humans and three beasts into the Star Realm. He then instructed, "Bird Saint, stay behind. If you discover that Di Tian and I have lost consciousness, wake us up immediately."
Bird Saint replied, "Understood."
Wutian and Di Tian took a step forward at the same time, their gazes fixed in front of them.
However, Black River did not appear in his line of sight.
The two of them looked at each other, then took another step forward. This time, the distance between them was a full twenty feet!
They were already prepared to lose consciousness, but Black River still did not appear.
This situation surprised Wutian. He said in a low voice, "Di Tian, it seems like your guess was right. The Black River is indeed mysterious."
However, Di Tian did not reply. He seemed to be thinking about something.
Wutian tugged at his sleeve and asked, "What are you thinking about?"
Di Tian came back to his senses and turned to look at him. He frowned slightly and said, "I'm wondering if Black River is related to the mysterious person who stole Little Peacock's inheritance."
"I'm afraid no one knows the answer to this question."
Wutian shook his head. Then, as if he suddenly thought of something, he asked, "Did you discover anyone else in the forest? Or any other life forms?"
Di Tian replied, "No. However, I feel that the spirit essences are not ownerless."
Wutian looked at him in surprise and asked, "What do you mean?"
Di Tian replied, "When I was harvesting the spirit essences earlier, I discovered that there was not a single strand of debris within five kilometers of each spirit essence. For example, there were weeds, vines, shrubs, and so on."
"There's such a thing?"
Wutian was extremely shocked. Although the spirit essences would automatically absorb the elemental energy and essence in their surroundings, it was not to the extent that not even a blade of grass could grow within five kilometers.
Something was strange. There was definitely something strange!
"Let's go to the previous location."
After Wutian finished speaking, the two of them stepped forward at the same time and arrived at the place where they were awakened by Bird Saint. However, Black River still did not appear.
The two of them stared at a place three hundred feet in front of them with some hesitation.
Because this place was where Black River had appeared before. If they walked over and Black River suddenly appeared, wouldn't they be directly swallowed?
Wutian gritted his teeth and said, "I have the Heaven-Defying Domain. I can't say that I can stop the erosion of the river, but I should be able to do it if I hesitate for a while. I'll go check out the situation first."
"Can you?"
Di Tian's brows were tightly knitted together.
"Don't worry. Don't I still have the Astral Realm? If there's really any danger, I can just escape into it."
Although he said that, after Wutian activated the Heaven-Defying Domain, he did not rush forward recklessly. On the contrary, it was as if he was treading on thin ice. He walked forward step by step, and the distance between each step was no different from that of an ordinary person. He was unprecedentedly cautious!
Seeing this, Di Tian hurriedly said, "Bird Saint, come here."
Bird Saint flew to Di Tian's side and asked curiously, "What are you doing?"
Di Tian said seriously, "Now is not the time to joke. If something unexpected happens, we must act immediately."
Bird Saint said, "Don't worry. I know my limits."
Then, man and beast stared at Wutian and paid attention to every movement around them.
One step …
Five steps …
Ten steps …
When Wutian walked 20 steps, his entire body was soaked in sweat. Large beads of sweat could be seen on his forehead. This was enough to show that he was very nervous.
He clenched his fists and looked around as he walked forward silently.
After a dozen breaths, he suddenly stopped and looked down at the ground.
If he didn't remember wrongly, he was standing at the edge of the Black River.
In other words, he only needed to take one more step to enter the Black River.
After a moment of silence, Wutian took a deep breath to relieve the pressure in his heart.
Then, without hesitation, he took a step forward!
In the end, his feet touched the ground!
In other words, the ground he stepped on was indeed dirt.
But it also meant that the Black River had disappeared.
Seeing this, Wutian's heart finally relaxed. But at the same time, he was puzzled. It was confirmed that the Black River had a spirit, but why didn't it appear now?
What was it trying to do?
Or was it planning something?
Seeing that Wutian was fine, Di Tian and Bird Saint also sighed in relief and came to Wutian's side.
Bird Saint asked, "What should we do now?"
"Since the Black River appeared before, it will definitely appear again. Maybe …"
Wutian spoke halfway but suddenly stopped. He lowered his head, his brows tightly knitted into a line.
Di Tian didn't understand. "What are you thinking?"
Wutian: "Do you think the reason why it didn't appear is because it realized that it can't do anything to us?"
Bird Saint beat him to it. "You don't say, it really is possible."
Di Tian nodded thoughtfully. "Then should we continue searching or understand the situation of the Holy Battlefield first?"
Before coming to the Holy Battlefield, neither the Thunder God nor the Demon Emperor had explained the situation of the Holy Battlefield, so they knew nothing about it.
Wutian said in a low voice, "The Black River is mysterious and unfathomable. It would be best if we could avoid it, but the fate of the Source of All Evil and the dead spirit is unknown. I can't leave without finding them."
Di Tian: "Hasn't the Source of All Evil already signed a slave contract with you? Can't you use this relationship to sense its current location?"
"Look at me, I forgot such an important thing in my panic."
Wutian slapped his forehead and didn't waste any more words. He closed his eyes and used the slave contract to sense the whereabouts of the Source of All Evil.
Three breaths later, he raised his eyebrows and opened his eyes, revealing a strange expression.
Di Tian asked, "How is it?"
Wutian: "I can sense that it's still alive, but I can't sense its exact location. It feels like it's moving at a high speed."
"Moving at a high speed?"
A hint of suspicion flashed through Di Tian's eyes. His expression suddenly changed and he said in surprise, "Could it be that it's facing some kind of danger?"
Wutian shook his head, completely clueless.
"Right, isn't the dead spirit together with the Source of All Evil? And there's a very special relationship between the living and the dead spirit. If we let the living come out, we might be able to sense its current location, "Bird Saint said.
Hearing this, the two's eyes lit up.
Wutian immediately secretly told Little Wu Hao to summon the living being from the Spring of Life's stone room.
In less than five breaths, a porcelain doll wearing a small dudou with a small bird exposed appeared in front of Wutian.
It was the living being that had been silently cultivating.
Bird Saint sized the living being up and down. His eyes suddenly widened and he said in shock, "Damn, this little guy's cultivation has already reached the peak!"
"The peak?"
Hearing this, Wutian and Di Tian immediately carefully sensed the living being's aura, but they found that it was like an unfathomable ocean that couldn't be seen through at all.
The two were shocked.
One had to know that when the Life and Death Demon Spirit was first born, its cultivation was only at the Great Saint level, even lower than them. But in just a few years, it had already soared to the peak. It was truly infuriating!
The living being glanced at the two people and one beast in disdain and said, "Hurry up and tell me about Xiao Si's situation."
Gathering his thoughts, Wutian told the living being everything he knew.
"That's it?"
Hearing this, the living being raised his eyebrows.
At this moment, he seemed to have become a completely different person. His immaturity and naivety had disappeared, replaced by a steady and experienced look.
Wutian: "I don't know much either, and I only suspect that the disappearance of the Source of All Evil and the dead spirit is related to the black river, but I can't be sure."
This was the truth. When they were first sent to collect the spirit essence of this forest, the Source of All Evil and the dead spirit were the first to leave together. After that, they didn't contact anyone, so no one met them.
It could be said that from the moment the two of them left, they had become a mystery.
The living being pondered for a bit, then said, "Xiao Si and I are already mentally connected. As long as the connection isn't cut off by a powerful entity, it's not hard to find its location. Wait a bit."
After saying so, he closed his eyes and sensed.
"Found it!"
Two breaths later, he opened his eyes and looked at the forest on his left. Rays of light shot out!
Wutian was also surprised and looked in that direction as well. But he was stunned at the very next moment.
In his line of sight, there were only ancient trees and vines. The Source of All Evil and the dead spirit were nowhere to be seen.
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