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The Legend of the Immortals Prequel: Wilderness Journey
The journey was filled with hustle and bustle, with you chasing and being chased, which made it feel less tiring. Along the way, they encountered several unique monsters of the desert, but they managed to handle them all smoothly. There were a few instances where remnants of the demonic sect passed nearby in the desert, but Ten Thousand Swords in One and the others preferred to avoid conflict and often chose to evade. Even when they saw solitary travelers, they did not approach to disturb them.
As they continued their journey into the afternoon, nearing dusk, the sun began to set in the west. Suddenly, the scenery before the five changed; a tall wall appeared in the desert ahead, standing about five or six meters high and stretching for a considerable distance. When they approached, they discovered that this wall was entirely made of piled-up yellow sand.
It is well known that the sand in this desert is fine and dry, most commonly forming Dunes, which are usually extremely loose. Therefore, everyone was somewhat surprised; they never expected that this sand could be piled up to form a wall like this.
Ten Thousand Swords in One's expression grew serious as he examined the wall. Suddenly, his gaze sharpened, and he said in a deep voice, "Come over here and take a look; the sand on this wall seems to be flowing."
His words startled the other four, who hurried over to examine it closely. Indeed, they saw that all the sand on this Sand Wall was slowly flowing downwards. Strangely enough, while all the sand was moving from top to bottom, the wall itself remained almost unchanged, as if only part of the sand was shifting to another place while an endless supply of sand continuously replenished from above.
This was undoubtedly an unprecedented and bizarre scene for them; for a moment, they were left speechless, filled only with awe.
After pondering for a moment, Ten Thousand Swords in One said, "Let's look around some more."
The five walked alongside this Sand Wall, and before long, they suddenly heard several shouts.
"There's another wall here!"
"This way, there's one over here too."
"There's another one! Ah, so many Sand Walls..."
Before the five members of Azure Cloud Sect, a vast expanse of interwoven Sand Walls appeared. All the walls were identical, and without exception, the sand on each wall was continuously flowing, sketching out countless pathways before them that resembled an enormous maze.
"Sand Dance Maze!" Ten Thousand Swords in One said solemnly.
Azure Pine glanced at the others, all nodding slowly. It was clear that this strange place was indeed the infamous perilous location mentioned by the Demonic Cult Monster Duanmu Tie in the desert.
Under the sunlight, countless grains of sand flowed around them, yet they made no sound. Although the Sand Wall appeared unchanged from a distance, standing next to it evoked a bizarre feeling, as if these sands... these Sand Wall were constantly moving, almost as if they were alive.
For a moment, the five remained silent, feeling tense in this eerie place.
After a moment, Ten Thousand Swords in One said solemnly, "Let's retreat first and see if we can go around this. If that doesn't work, we'll fly over on our swords."
Everyone nodded in agreement and was about to withdraw when suddenly, an unexpected change occurred. From deep within the distant Sand Wall, a dull thundering sound erupted, like a giant drum beating, causing their hearts to tremble.
Ten Thousand Swords in One's face suddenly changed color as he shouted, "Heart! Retreat..."
Before his words could finish, all the nearby Sand Wall erupted with a thunderous roar. The speed of the flowing sand increased a hundredfold, and all the walls seemed to transform into monstrous arms wildly waving in the air, with countless streams of sand rushing toward them.
Ten Thousand Swords in One and the others quickly took to the air to evade, but they were instantly scattered by the numerous sand flows. Before they could even cry out in alarm, another bizarre event unfolded.
The countless Sand Wall, under the violent surge of flowing sand, suddenly changed shape, direction, and height. What was vertical became horizontal; horizontal turned diagonal; diagonal morphed into various intersecting forms. In an instant, all paths of this Sand Dance Maze had transformed.
The rushing sand flowed like an ambush from all directions, launching a dazzling attack on the five members of Azure Cloud Sect.
Caught off guard, they instinctively dodged and unknowingly became separated. Even though there were a few angry shouts—most notably from Ten Thousand Swords in One, who was initially alert and wanted to turn back to find his junior brothers—he too was quickly ensnared by the sand flows.
This strange transformation lasted about as long as it takes to brew tea. Suddenly, all the sand slowed down; the streams that had been shooting through the air fell back to the ground, and then the surrounding Sand Wall returned to a calm appearance.
Ten Thousand Swords in One slowly descended back to the ground, warily surveying his surroundings. He found himself on unfamiliar paths while his four junior brothers had vanished, clearly separated by the newly formed Sand Wall.
The Sand Dance Maze is indeed quite strange. If someone with insufficient skills were to come here, they might truly be killed by the sand flow. And if a cultivator who cannot control their sword were to enter, they would likely become trapped in this maze. With the paths of the maze changing every so often, how could one possibly find a way out?
Ten Thousand Swords in One took a deep breath, drew the Dragon Slayer Sword, and flew up, slowly ascending above the nearby Sand Wall. Suddenly, his pupils constricted as he realized that he was currently in the center of the Sand Dance Maze. All around him, countless tall Sand Walls were densely arranged in the desert, stretching far into the distance.
It seemed that with that sudden change just now, the area of the Sand Dance Maze had increased several times over.
This was yet another inexplicable phenomenon. Ten Thousand Swords in One waited for a moment and then lightly flicked the blade of the Dragon Slayer Sword. With a sharp sound, a clear sword cry immediately resonated throughout the Sand Dance Maze.
Before long, from behind a Sand Wall a hundred feet away, a figure also rose on their sword—Shang Zhengliang. He glanced around in mid-air and spotted Ten Thousand Swords in One, instantly overjoyed. He hurriedly flew over on his sword and called out, "Wan Shixiong!"
Ten Thousand Swords in One nodded and asked, "Are you alright?"
Shang Zhengliang replied, "I'm fine; I managed to dodge it. But that situation just now was truly bizarre."
"Indeed," Ten Thousand Swords in One said with a frown as he looked around. The two waited for a moment when two more sword lights shot up—it was Azure Pine and Tian Buyi coming over.
The previous scene had been quite thrilling, but now looking at the four of them, none appeared to have sustained any injuries. This showed that the disciples of Azure Cloud Sect had a solid foundation in their cultivation.
However, as they continued to wait, they did not see Zeng Shuchang appear.
This immediately made everyone's expressions tense. Ten Thousand Swords in One was worried that Zeng Shuchang might not have heard the call of the sword cry and flicked it again, but there was still no response or sign of Zeng Shuchang's presence.
Tian Buyi began to lose patience and showed concern on his face as he whispered, "Could this guy be having bad luck?"
No one responded to him; even Ten Thousand Swords in One frowned deeply. From where everyone had appeared earlier, it was evident that the chaotic scene resembling a sandstorm had not only altered the pathways of the Sand Dance Maze but could also separate individuals by hundreds of feet. With such a vast area obstructed by Sand Walls blocking their line of sight, if something had happened to Zeng Shuchang or if he had fainted, it would indeed be very difficult for them to find him.
Only five people traveled together to this place, and Ten Thousand Swords in One certainly could not easily give up on a junior brother. After pondering for a moment, he directly ordered, "Split up and search. Each of us will take a direction, and we will all fly in the air on our swords without landing in the maze. We will check every path and Sand Wall thoroughly. If anyone finds something, shout out loud."
"Understood." The other three responded solemnly, and then each agreed on a direction before flying off to expand their search area, carefully looking for Zeng Shuchang's whereabouts.
However, Zeng Shuchang seemed to have encountered something unknown; it was as if he had suddenly disappeared in this Sand Dance Maze. A long time passed, and as the sun began to set and the light gradually dimmed, they still had not found any trace of him.
The members of Azure Cloud Sect were somewhat anxious; if it became completely dark at night, it would be even harder to find him.
Ten Thousand Swords in One furrowed his sword-like brows, maneuvering the Dragon Slayer Sword slowly over the Sand Wall, his expression serious. Just at that urgent moment, suddenly a yellow sword light shot up from somewhere in the Sand Dance Maze, followed by a shadow darting past and then landing. Moments later, an angry roar echoed through the air.
The four members of Azure Cloud Sect turned simultaneously towards the source of the shout; who else could it be but Zeng Shuchang?
Everyone's spirits lifted instantly, and they rushed forward on their swords. It appeared that Zeng Shuchang had encountered an opponent and was engaged in fierce combat.
Ten Thousand Swords in One, clad in white, moved faster than anyone else, like a bolt of lightning piercing through the air. He quickly reached the spot where the sword energy had erupted and saw Zeng Shuchang spitting blood as he was sent flying against a wall before falling down. Not far in front of him stood a Black-Clad Woman, who was none other than Zhuque.
However, at that moment, Zhuque's behavior was somewhat strange; she did not immediately rush forward to kill Zeng Shuchang with a sword. Instead, she suddenly trembled and pulled back the hand that had struck Zeng Shuchang, as if it were scalding hot. She held it up to her face and after a moment screamed, "So stinky!"
As Ten Thousand Swords in One and the others landed on the ground, they looked at Zhuque, this Black-Clad Woman, with expressions of alertness. After all, she was also a master from the demonic sect. Yet this situation made it hard for them to suppress their laughter; thus everyone wore strange expressions. Meanwhile, Zeng Shuchang lay on the ground and spat out, "You stink to death, demoness!"
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