Chapter 350: Demonic Sounds from the Abyss Bottom

"Chizha Abyss? What kind of place is that?" Hearing the name alone revealed an ominous aura, and Li Fan could not help but ask.

Ji Hongdao turned his head back, glanced at Li Fan, and smiled: "It's useless to tell you now. When we arrive, you will naturally know."

"Although it is a bit dangerous, you do not need to worry too much."

"With us old guys around, nothing major will happen."

Ji Hongdao was clearly very confident in himself and spoke dismissively.

Since Ji Hongdao had already said so, Li Fan naturally could not continue to press the issue and retreated to the side with Xue Mu.

Not long after, the thin man Shangguan Shi, whom he had met once in the Cosmos Abode, also arrived on the ship with five others.

These five were not members of the previous training camp; they wore the standard robes of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, had mature faces, and carried themselves in a capable manner.

They did not seem to be on this flying boat for the first time, as they were very familiar with its structure.

After paying their respects to Ji Hongdao, they walked straight into the cabin.

When passing by Li Fan and Xue Mu, they also gave a slight nod in acknowledgment.

Xue Mu did not react to the others' identities for a moment and stood there dumbfounded.

Li Fan, on the other hand, greeted them in an equally familiar manner.

After their figures disappeared from view, Xue Mu's earnest inquiry came to Li Fan's ears via sound transmission.

"Fellow Daoist Li Fan, you seem to know them? May I ask what the identities of these people are?"

Li Fan hurriedly shook his head and said: "I don't know them. However, everyone is a member of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, as close as family. It's normal to greet each other when we meet, right?"

Xue Mu was instantly speechless, not knowing how to refute this for a moment.

Fortunately, the fat man Huangfu Song came to his rescue.

"Let's go, don't just stand there like a fool. The people have almost all arrived, and we should be setting off soon." Huangfu Song glanced at Li Fan, snorted, and ordered.

Li Fan, appearing as if he followed the Senior's lead, followed behind Huangfu Song.

Passing through the cabin corridor, Li Fan discovered that quite a few people had already gathered on this flying boat.

It seemed that it was not just Formation Masters from the Ce Zhen Hall.

The faint, murderous, and bloody aura emanating from the Cultivators in certain rooms let Li Fan know that this mission would likely not be as easy as Ji Hongdao had said.

The two followed Huangfu Song to an empty cabin and sat down.

Li Fan asked Huangfu Song with a full face of smiles: "Senior Huangfu, could you reveal what our mission objective is this time?"

Huangfu Song looked Li Fan up and down with a mocking smile: "You brat, you know how to be afraid now?"

Li Fan openly admitted: "My courage as a Junior naturally cannot compare to yours, Senior. After all, you even… Tantai Tao and the others…"

"Stop! Stop!" Huangfu Song's expression changed slightly, "You brat, why can't you go three sentences without mentioning Tantai Tao?"

He narrowed his eyes, a glint of danger flashing through them, and examined Li Fan carefully.

After a moment, Huangfu Song finally put away the killing intent in his heart, and a smile reappeared on his face.

"Hmph, it doesn't hurt to tell you. Dean Ji didn't tell you simply because it's a long story and troublesome to explain."

Huangfu Song carelessly tapped the table in front of him, took a sip of the spiritual tea that had suddenly appeared and was still steaming, and then said with a somewhat solemn expression: "Our trip this time is to head into the depths of the White Mist."

"The depths of the White Mist?" Li Fan and Xue Mu looked at each other, slightly shocked in their hearts.

However, they did not show it; they mimicked Huangfu Song, tapped the table lightly, and drank the hot spiritual tea in one gulp.

They listened patiently as Huangfu Song narrated.

"You also know that there is a 【White Mist Barrier】 that spans the world, dividing each province. Traveling through the White Mist consumes one's Lifespan. Even passing through a teleportation formation cannot avoid it."

"Therefore, even for us Cultivators, if it is not necessary, we are unwilling to move frequently."

Li Fan nodded slightly, indicating his agreement.

"It is precisely because of this reason that our understanding of the White Mist is extremely limited."

"Most people believe that the White Mist Barrier only appears on the original land, existing as a dividing line."

"But in reality…"

Huangfu Song chuckled: "The White Mist is far more vast than we imagine."

"So, if you have nothing to do, don't get a sudden impulse and try to cross it with your Physical Body. Otherwise, you might get lost in the vast White Mist, and not even a Heavenly Venerable could save you."

This was the first time Xue Mu had heard of such a thing, and his expression could not help but become somewhat nervous and grave.

Li Fan thought for a moment. Not intimidated by Huangfu Song, he spoke up: "Every year, the number of Cultivators who cross the White Mist Barrier with their Physical Body, although not many, is definitely not small."

"I imagine that the vast regions you mentioned, Senior, that exist within the White Mist Barrier, must be very rare."

"Otherwise, if it were truly as dangerous as you described, Senior, it would have been discovered long ago."

Huangfu Song's words stopped abruptly; having been exposed by Li Fan, he felt a bit awkward.

However, he immediately sneered and retorted: "I don't know how many Cultivators who went into the White Mist and never returned held the exact same thought as you."

"If you aren't afraid of death, feel free to try it boldly."

"It clearly seems to be just a stone's throw away, but it is like a natural chasm that one can never cross. We call these locations within the White Mist Barrier 【Mystic Domain】."

"I cannot disclose the number of currently explored Mystic Domains for the time being. However, it is definitely far beyond your imagination, kid."

Seeing Li Fan nod in agreement and stop being stubborn, Huangfu Song felt a wave of satisfaction in his heart.

He then continued: "Our destination this time, the 【Chizha Abyss】, is a Mystic Domain that was discovered a long time ago."

"As the name implies, it is a region that extends infinitely downward in space, unfathomably deep, with no end."

"Every once in a while, inexplicable sounds of astonishment, desperate roars, and trancelike murmurs—all sorts of different sounds—emanate from the bottom of the abyss."

"Ordinary Cultivators or those with weak minds, once seduced by the sounds, will at best suffer from Qi Deviation and a regression in their cultivation."

"At worst, they will lose their sanity completely and mutate into inhuman monsters that only know how to kill."

Huangfu Song seemed to recall something, and a trace of fear flashed in his eyes.

"Because this Mystic Domain is too bizarre, it has been under close surveillance by the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance ever since it was discovered."

"Therefore, the Alliance was able to discover that the sounds emanating from the Chizha Abyss are getting louder and louder."

Xue Mu exclaimed upon hearing this: "Getting louder and louder?"

Huangfu Song nodded: "Affected by this, the Eternal Immortal Fortress established by the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance outside the Chizha Abyss has been forced to continuously relocate upwards over these years."

"However, in order to stifle the influence of the demonic sounds within the range of the Chizha Abyss, that Eternal Immortal Fortress has nowhere left to retreat."

"Therefore, starting a hundred years ago, the Alliance began attempting to use some special methods to counter the demonic sounds emanating from the bottom of the abyss."

"Special methods? Could it be…" Li Fan suddenly remembered something, and his heart stirred.