Chapter 1556: Chapter 1547: Breaking Into the Misty Cloud Array

Five days later.

Ye Chenfeng, with two spirit qi wings spread open on his back, steadily descended from the sky to the front of a forest.

Previously, after sensing the departure of the ancestor Du Beinian and the Sect Master Nan Haosheng from the Spiritual Medicine Valley, Ye Chenfeng immediately emerged from the small world within the Chaos Ring. Meanwhile, Xia Zining remained inside, as traveling alone was more convenient for Ye Chenfeng.

Upon leaving the ruins of Medicine King City, Ye Chenfeng suspended the Black Xuan Sword on his back.

After all, the Black Xuan Sword and Black Xuan Armor could increase in weight and suppress spiritual energy as Ye Chenfeng’s power grew, thus making his foundation more stable.

Standing at the entrance of the forest, Ye Chenfeng held a map in his hand.

According to the map, crossing this forest would almost bring him to the Hidden Sect, the Red Flame Sect.

Back then, Ye Chenfeng’s cousins Sun Xiaoli and Sun Hengfei, as well as the Valley Master of the Red Flame Valley in the Ancient Martial World, Lie Yan, and his son Lie Yang, had come to the Earth Profound Realm with Ye Chenfeng.

However, before reaching the Earth Profound Realm, Ye Chenfeng got separated from Sun Xiaoli and the others. Later, when Ye Chenfeng destroyed the White Snow Villa and established Ye Gate, he learned from those in the villa that an elder from the Earth Profound Realm’s Red Flame Sect had noticed Sun Xiaoli’s talent and took her and the others back to the sect.

This time, Ye Chenfeng was visiting the Red Flame Sect just to see how Sun Xiaoli and the others were doing. If they were living well in the sect, he would let them stay. If they weren’t, Ye Chenfeng planned to take Sun Xiaoli and the others away.

Of course, the Ancient Martial World’s Red Flame Valley and the Earth Profound Realm’s Red Flame Sect, despite differing by only one word, had no relation whatsoever.

Standing at the forest entrance, Ye Chenfeng placed the map into his embrace and directly walked into the forest.

Ye Chenfeng didn’t want to waste too much time. After seeing Sun Xiaoli and Sun Hengfei in the Red Flame Sect, he planned to go into seclusion and train. Once his strength improved, he intended to head to the Yinming Sect to rescue Lin Xinyi.

Ye Chenfeng moved quickly through the dense forest; in just a moment, he had already traversed half of it.

With the Black Xuan Sword hanging behind him, Ye Chenfeng’s pace quickened even more.

After a while longer.

Originally, Ye Chenfeng thought he could pass through the entire forest, but he found that it seemed endless, causing his brows to furrow slightly.

The surroundings were eerily quiet for Ye Chenfeng; not even insect or bird sounds could be heard. Normally, there would be various beasts in a forest, but this silence felt rather strange.

Ye Chenfeng paused his steps, scanning his surroundings with sharp eyes. Then he looked up; most of the forest was made up of towering trees, and sunlight was blocked by thick foliage, leaving only a few spots of light on the ground, making the environment somewhat dark.

“Old Bai, Old Hei, is there something strange here?” Ye Chenfeng finally couldn’t help but ask in his mind.

Old Hei, Jiang Yuntian, laughed, “Kid, you’re not that dull. Did you sense the weirdness of this forest too? Do you feel like the forest is a maze, with no end no matter how you walk?”

Ye Chenfeng nodded, “Old Hei, what’s going on with this forest?”

Old Hei, Jiang Yuntian, replied, “Actually, not long after you entered this forest, Old Bai and I sensed a hint of something eerie. I’m afraid there’s a formation set up here, and to leave, you must break the formation.”

Just as Old Hei, Jiang Yuntian, finished speaking.

The expression in Ye Chenfeng’s eyes turned more solemn as white mist began to spread through the surrounding air.

This white mist quickly enveloped the entire forest, leaving only a hazy expanse in Ye Chenfeng’s vision, severely hindering his sight.

After sensing the external changes, Old Bai, Wu Fengxian, spoke up, “Little guy, I now know what formation this is. It should be the Ancient Misty Cloud Array. I didn’t expect such a formation to appear in the Earth Profound Realm.”

“I believe the Hidden Sect, Red Flame Sect, must have been quite powerful in the distant past. This Ancient Misty Cloud Array should have been left behind by their ancestors.”

As Ye Chenfeng listened to Old Bai, Wu Fengxian’s explanation.

Suddenly, a fierce momentum surged from in front of Ye Chenfeng.

“Roar!”

Then, a deafening roar echoed in Ye Chenfeng’s ears, causing his expression to change dramatically.

Old Bai, Wu Fengxian, quickly said, “Little guy, don’t worry. All the illusions produced by the Misty Cloud Array are just that — illusions. Whatever happens, don’t let them trick your mind, and you’ll be fine in this Illusion Array.”

Hearing Old Bai, Wu Fengxian’s explanation, Ye Chenfeng felt slightly relieved.

However, he felt the ground start to tremble violently, and then a five-meter-tall black bear appeared before him. The bear’s eyes glowed with ferocity, and its gaze fixed on Ye Chenfeng.

Ye Chenfeng felt an overwhelming sense of pressure from this massive creature, as if he were a mere ant before the black bear.

Old Bai, Wu Fengxian, continued to remind him, “Little guy, don’t pay attention to it; it’s all just illusion.”

…

At the end of the forest, there was an ancient wooden house.

Inside the wooden house.

Two old men sat on chairs, and in front of them was a large crystal ball, displaying the image of Ye Chenfeng in the forest.

These two men were Supreme Elders of the Red Flame Sect. The one in the green robe was named Zeng Guangyuan, whose power was at the middle stage of the first level of the Nirvana Realm; the one in the black robe was named Qian Rong’an, at the peak of the first level of the Nirvana Realm.

Zeng Guangyuan and Qian Rong’an were very fond of formations, often discussing various ones together.

The Ancient Misty Cloud Array set up in the forest was, as Old Hei, Jiang Yuntian, guessed, established by ancestors of the Red Flame Sect. Even now, Zeng Guangyuan and Qian Rong’an hadn’t fully understood the array.

Watching the scene in the crystal ball, Zeng Guangyuan said, “Old Qian, looks like another foolish boy stumbled into the Misty Cloud Array. I reckon he’ll be scared to death by the illusions inside.”

Qian Rong’an nodded, “Indeed, the stronger the person, the more powerful the illusions they encounter in the array.”

The crystal ball on the table not only displayed Ye Chenfeng but also showed the current illusions in the forest.

Seeing Ye Chenfeng standing motionless before the giant black bear, Zeng Guangyuan and Qian Rong’an assumed he was petrified with fear. From their perspective, Ye Chenfeng daring to venture into the Red Flame Sect’s Sect Protection Array was simply courting death.

…

Meanwhile, in the forest, Ye Chenfeng looked at the black bear before him and kept adjusting his breath since the illusions were incredibly lifelike, especially the intense aura emanating from the bear.

If not for Old Bai and Old Hei’s reminders, Ye Chenfeng would have thought everything was real.

The massive black bear creature was relentlessly approaching Ye Chenfeng, its huge claw swiping toward him.

Ye Chenfeng felt a gust of wind whistling by his ears; everything seemed so real.

Ye Chenfeng’s body was slightly tense as he muttered, “It’s all an illusion, all an illusion.”

Ye Chenfeng’s gaze turned calm, directly staring at the giant black bear. His facial expression softened.

“Whoosh!”

The enormous claw of the black bear hit Ye Chenfeng, yet he didn’t feel any pain at all.

Soon, the giant black bear vanished into thin air.

…

In the wooden house at the forest’s edge.

Zeng Guangyuan and Qian Rong’an of the Red Flame Sect seemed shocked that Ye Chenfeng was unharmed. Most who entered the Misty Cloud Array ended up terrified to death by its illusions, but now, it seemed Ye Chenfeng realized it was all illusory?

“Impossible, how could this kid see through the Misty Cloud Array? It must be a coincidence, it must be a coincidence,” Zeng Guangyuan mumbled, a bit unsettled.

…(To be continued. If you enjoy this work, feel free to vote for it on Qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)