All beasts submit, and the peerless imperial princess is about to defy the heavens!

She's just a newbie, who knows if this barrier is stable or not?

If something goes wrong, wouldn't she just be waiting to die if she stayed here?

At least she's with a powerful figure, and with his protection, she still has a glimmer of hope.

No matter how dangerous the place he went, could it be more dangerous than being besieged by hundreds of monsters right now?

Ye Yuan nodded without saying a word, took two steps forward, grabbed her shoulder, and flew up.

Feng Ning has not yet reached the Foundation Establishment stage, so he cannot fly on a sword at all.

So he could only carry me around.

But it's okay!

Living is what matters; appearances and such are irrelevant!

When they left, they removed the defensive barrier.

After realizing their target had disappeared, the group of demonic beasts went their separate ways.

When Ye Yuan stopped, Feng Ning realized that they weren't heading out, but rather deeper and deeper.

She jumped in fright. "Boss, are we going too far in this?"

Ye Yuan ignored her words and continued walking inside.

Feng Ning dared not linger any longer and hurriedly followed.

She kept a close eye on her surroundings, paying close attention to any unusual movements.

When they stopped again, they were standing at the entrance of a cave.

Looking at the cave, Feng Ning felt a strange sense of panic.

It wasn't a conscious fear, but rather a sense of oppression emanating from something unknown within the cave.

The pressure made her heart pound, and she broke out in a cold sweat.

But she gritted her teeth and persevered, refusing to hold anyone back.

Ye Yuan didn't notice anything amiss with her and continued walking forward.

As soon as the two entered the cave, Feng Ning felt the surrounding pressure growing stronger and stronger.

She could not take another step forward and grabbed Ye Yuan beside her.

When Ye Yuan turned around, he saw that she was pale and covered in sweat.

He casually set up a defensive shield for her, saying, "You can tell me earlier next time."

Feng Ning finally felt a sense of relief and forced an awkward smile, saying, "Thank you."

The two then started walking inside again.

The cave seemed to be naturally formed; when the two walked to the innermost part, they only saw a spring.

The spring is very large, with a small island in the center. On the island sits a sword, which is stuck straight up and covered in dust, obscuring its original appearance.

Seeing that Ye Yuan was staring at the island, Feng Ning asked, "Did you come here to find that sword?"

Ye Yuan glanced back at her, then looked away.

Feng Ning was somewhat puzzled by his gaze.

I always feel like this person is mysterious, and he's unwilling to say anything directly. It's strange.

He didn't answer, so she didn't ask again.

Instead, he took two steps forward, getting closer to the lake, and began to observe it carefully.

She picked up a small stone from the side and threw it far away.

But as soon as the small stone approached the edge of the lake, it fell into the water with a splash.

Feng Ning looked shocked.

He picked up another stone and threw it, this time with even more force.

In the end, it was the same result.

As soon as the stone got close to the lake, it fell directly down the edge of the lake.

"Can't get through?" Feng Ning asked, somewhat puzzled.

Ye Yuan then spoke, "This spring water must be the water of the dead; it cannot be used for flying."

Feng Ning glanced at the small island. "It's such a long distance. If we don't fly over, are we going to build a bridge?"

Even if you're going to build a bridge, you have to get across it first.

She doesn't understand bridge-building techniques; building one on-site is impossible.

After saying that, he untied his waist belt. "Forget it, let's swim across. It shouldn't be too difficult for such a short distance."

She had just taken off her outer clothes and hadn't even had time to take off her second layer when a large hand landed on her shoulder.

As soon as she turned around, she saw Ye Yuan expressionlessly taking off her clothes and then putting them back on.

"This is the water of the dead, you still want to swim across? Are you courting death?"

She sensed something was off about his tone.

"What is the Water of the Dead? Do you mean it's dangerous here?"

Ye Yuan turned his head away from her, but still explained to her, "The Water of the Dead is formed from resentment. You cannot fly over it, and there are no living beings inside. Once you step into it, you will never be able to come back up. It will drain your spiritual power and leave you with nothing but bones."

Feng Ning shuddered and quickly took two steps back, pulling him back a little as well.

"Isn't this just corpse-dissolving potion?"

Thank goodness she spoke up early, otherwise she would have already taken that step.

She quickly patted her chest, then put her clothes back on. "So what should we do?"

Ye Yuan stared straight ahead into the distance.

"There is no way."

Feng Ning looked at him in surprise, "If there's no other way, then what are you doing here? Are you here to see if it's still here?"

Ye Yuan didn't say anything and prepared to leave.

Feng Ning was also helpless.

This person doesn't seem to talk much, so what she knows is only half-understood.

She could only communicate with Kongkong in the space, "Kongkong, do you know about the Water of the Dead?"

A cute, empty voice echoed in her mind, "I know, the Water of the Dead is..."

He rambled on for a while, and what he described was roughly the same as what Ye Yuan had said.

She sighed. "Is there really no way to undo this? In this world, there is cause and effect, yin and yang. Since the Water of the Dead exists, how could there not be something to counteract it?"

"Of course there are things I can control."

Feng Ning was immediately overjoyed and hurriedly asked, "What is it?"

"The thing that can restrain it is the phoenix fire, but the phoenix hasn't appeared for tens of thousands of years. It is said that there are no more phoenixes in this world, so where would the phoenix fire come from?"

Upon hearing this, Feng Ning became depressed again.

What's the difference between this and nothing at all?

She had no choice but to follow Ye Yuan outside.

But as she walked, she suddenly had an unusual feeling.

As if drawn by some force, she involuntarily looked in one direction.

"Wait a moment."

Ye Yuan turned his head in response and saw that she was looking in one direction.

"what happened?"

She pointed to the cave wall and said, "I feel like there's something behind it."

Ye Yuan glanced at it but didn't notice anything different.

He took two steps forward and placed his hands on the wall.

After a short while, he said, "Step back."

Feng Ning immediately ran a little further away.

A small ball of lightning, crackling with thunder, immediately appeared in Ye Yuan's hand.

He threw the small lightning ball directly onto the wall.

The wall shattered with a loud crash, creating a gaping hole.

Seeing that the wall had been blown open, Feng Ning quickly ran over and saw a completely different world behind it.