CHAPTER 188: CHAPTER 144: ISLAND OF HEART SCENE, BEAVER MISSING

Li Ye curiously asked, "I am also a disciple of the Four Seasons Sect. May I have the honor to meet the elder beaver here?"

Upon hearing his words, the beaver lifted its head and glanced at him.

Its small eyes still devoid of any spark.

It shook its head slowly.

"No."

"Great-grandfather has already merged his body and bones entirely into Ruoquan Island."

"No one can see him anymore, not even you, not even... Master Su Xing."

The last sentence was so faint that even Li Ye didn’t catch it.

As it spoke, it slowly lowered its head, hiding its face in the shadows of its body, and said:

"Honored guest, is there anything else you require?"

Its voice suddenly became somewhat stiff.

"..."

Even Yang Ke sensed that something was wrong this time.

The last time he came here with his friends, the beavers had the same businesslike demeanor, but not this stiffness.

To him, it felt as if the beaver had turned into a zombie, gloomy and uncomfortable.

"You..."

Before Yang Ke could speak, Li Ye shook his head at him, then smiled and said, "Then let’s forget it."

"Please leave for now. If I need anything, I will call you."

"Yes."

The line of beavers nodded in unison, and a whirlpool-shaped portal appeared behind them, gradually engulfing them until they vanished.

Once their figures completely disappeared, Yang Ke, while walking down with Li Ye, whispered worriedly:

"These beavers don’t seem normal."

"Brother Li, do you have any plans? Or do you need me to inform my aunt, at least let her know something is up?"

He was genuinely worried about what to do if something happened.

It’s fine if only he was here, but if something happened to Li Ye, he would definitely be in big trouble.

He almost wanted to drag Li Ye back now.

"Don’t worry."

"Let me have a look."

At this moment, Li Ye was already channeling a trace of Heart Power from the Heart Grass into his eyes.

When the beavers were present earlier, he dared not use this power for fear of causing some troublesome situations.

Now that they were gone, he could finally see what was really happening.

White light covered his pupils.

With this power, he could clearly see that the composition here was indeed the white light of Heart Grass.

However, this light was so purely white that it couldn’t tolerate any other color.

And the trace of Heart Grass power he had quickly dissolved like water meeting fire.

This forced him to preserve the remaining trace of power.

Yet, it left him with more questions.

This place was, after all, the territory of the Four Seasons Sect, and since a guest house was permitted here, there must have been a Nascent Soul True Man who inspected it.

At least there shouldn’t be anything harmful to other cultivators here.

Otherwise, the cultivators of other sects aren’t fools; if they found any clues, it would significantly impact the Four Seasons Sect’s reputation.

As he speculated, if this vast island was entirely composed of Heart-Scapes formed by the Divine Technique of Heart Grass, how much Heart Power would be needed?

What was the sect’s reason for allowing this place to exist?

Previously, Senior Sister Gu and Yang Ke’s aunt, that Golden Core cultivator, had heard about it being here.

Yet, they gave him no hints, indicating that they probably didn’t know.

The doubts in his heart grew deeper and deeper.

To him, such sudden situations might harbor unknown dangers, and though he was curious, he had no intention of probing to the bottom.

"Enough."

"We won’t soak in the hot springs."

"Let’s just go find that sea cave now."

Out of such concern, he decided to quickly retrieve the Blood Spirit Whale and leave; since the Blood Spirit Whale could reach the outside world, it surely existed.

No matter what was wrong with this place, it wasn’t something he, a Foundation Establishment, could handle. It was better to leave with the Blood Spirit Whale early than to cause trouble later.

Coincidentally, Yang Ke thought the same.

He immediately nodded, "I also feel something’s wrong here, Brother Li... If we can’t, shouldn’t we get the items and go back to seek help from our elders?"

Li Ye now regretted releasing the beavers just now. He took a deep breath and shook the Sun and Moon Ring on his wrist.

However, the Eight Trigrams Celestial Plate dimmed after flickering a few times.

This indicated...

The distance between him and the beavers had exceeded the effective range of the Eight Trigrams Celestial Plate — or the beavers were already dead.

"..."

"Let’s go to the beach."

The more anxious he grew inside, the calmer he appeared on the outside, directly pulling Yang Ke by the arm and using the Divine Techniques granted by Jianmu.

Their bodies turned into a flash of gold, arriving at the seaside.

Yang Ke had never experienced such a Divine Technique, and after reaching the place, he bent over and started vomiting.

Li Ye could only apologize and then looked out over the sea.

It turned out that the beavers that should have been frolicking here had disappeared without a trace.

The empty sea only had surging waves, the blue light spots falling like worldly starlight.

His expression turned grim instantly.

Just now, he clearly saw the abnormal beaver at the pier; how did he release it?

Could this place affect his Divine Sense?

...

At the same time, on the other side.

"Chirp?"

When the beavers woke up, they found themselves on a white land.

This land was filled with countless Heart Grass, stretching to the horizon.