Chapter 571 — The Youth Reflected in the Mirror

The grains of yellow sand here were countless, likely numbering in the hundreds of millions. If every grain were as vast as the one just now, how terrifying would their weight be?

"The divine script on both sides of the canyon is a seal, but it's a seal meant to unleash the power of the yellow sand in this canyon. Step inside, and it will trigger the seal and activate the formation."

Shen Mu opened his Sacred Pupil and looked at the sky, then suddenly opened his mouth and exhaled. Mist spread across the sky, and then a fine drizzle began to fall.

The rain fell, but did not land in the canyon. Instead, it was blocked midair by an invisible barrier, the raindrops forming cubes in the air.

"The seal here is connected to the seal of the Ark of the Other Shore. It's impossible to enter from above."

He flew into the air and gazed into the depths of the canyon, frowning slightly. The canyon was about ten li long, but after ten li it suddenly vanished, as if cut off!

"The area behind the canyon must be hidden."

Shen Mu was troubled. "If Blind Grandpa were here, perhaps he could try to break it. With my strength, breaking this divine-level sealing kill formation would be extremely difficult and extremely dangerous... Jiang Miao, let's go back. This place can't be entered."

Jiang Miao looked disappointed, but his strength was far below Shen Mu's. If even Shen Mu said it could not be entered, there was nothing he could do.

Suddenly, Shen Mu was startled. Before the lake ahead of them, space seemed to unfold like a folding fan, spreading sky and earth apart to reveal a gateway.

Sky and earth kept unfolding. The sky was fine—without close scrutiny, little seemed amiss—but the earth trembled continuously, landmass after landmass appearing out of thin air, carrying them farther and farther from the gateway, until in an instant they were a hundred li away.

Then Shen Mu saw a familiar figure step out from the gateway.

The moment the familiar figure appeared, Shen Mu knew something was wrong. He turned to flee with Jiang Miao and the Box, but at that instant sky and earth folded again, swiftly carrying him back before the familiar figure.

"Great Divine Physician Shen."

The familiar figure spoke in a familiar voice, tinged with surprise and delight. "What a small world. You even have a dragon with you, and my Box... Don't turn around. Keep your back to me."

Shen Mu felt the killing intent radiating from the person behind him, his smile stiffening. "Senior Brother Xing An found the source of that jade pendant, didn't you? I didn't lie to you, did I?"

"You didn't lie to me. I did find many ruins shaped like jade pendants."

Xing An took out the mirror Lu Li had given him. With his back to Shen Mu, he raised the mirror and said calmly, "You didn't lie, but you deliberately lured me here, and then had a Silent Craftsman full of wicked schemes trap me here for half a year. If I hadn't cultivated to godhood and made that Silent Craftsman retreat, who knows how much longer I'd have been trapped! The Book of Life and Death of the Kui Witch God is in your hands, isn't it?"

Shen Mu, locked firmly by his aura, was greatly shaken but betrayed nothing. "The Book of Life and Death was taken by a youth. To my shame, I was no match for him, and he seized it by force."

Xing An's gaze fell on the mirror. The Shen Mu in the mirror was as ordinary as ever, when suddenly the Shen Mu in the mirror slowly turned his head.

Xing An's eye twitched violently. The youth in the mirror was changing—a demon eye full of demonic nature and destructive desire appeared on Shen Mu's forehead, slowly opening, soul-captivating.

Xing An's hands trembled, and the mirror suddenly shattered.

Xing An whirled around, only to see Shen Mu still with his back to him, not having turned at all—yet the Shen Mu in the mirror had clearly turned!

His mind reeled, his aura wavering. Shen Mu immediately seized the opportunity, grabbed the Box, scooped up the little dragon, and charged into the canyon!