chapter 2061-2065
Chapter 2061
“They’re about a hundred yards away from us. It won’t take them long to reach us. We need to go now
but we can’t dash around madly. If we do that, we’ll b e dead for sure so there’s only one way we can
take. Follow me!” said Jackie icily and determinedly.
He quickly pulled Nash and headed for the cave entrance. Both Dwight and Jed hesitated for a second,
but only a second. They were all out of ideas and though Jackie did not exin himself, he was still their
best bet. They exchanged one nce and quickly supported Albion up and followed Jackie out.
The cave entrance faces south and by right, if they wanted to escape, they should head north or east,
but no, Jackie chose to go south instead. Moreover, the path they were on was extremely remote.
Judging by the dense weeds around, even the beasts and monsters did not frequent there. Their path
became more and more remote until an unknowingyer of fine mists appeared around them.
By then, both Dwight’s and Jed’s faces had already darkened but Jackie showed no signs of stopping.
Finally, Jed could not hold it in any longer and asked him, “Where are we going? Why are there mists
here?
A mile away, the masked man and his group were following them at a tempered speed. He was not
afraid of losing them, not when he had the cyclops canine with him. The Corpse Pavilion had spared no
expenses for what they were about to do and the masked man would not let anyone interrupt their ns.
Especially the Thousand Leaves Disciples who had gotten away from him before. Besides, he would be
theughing stock of the town if word got around that he, a spring solidifying level fighter, could not even
take out a few final stages of innate level fighters. Therefore, he must kill them no matter what.
A pointy-chin Corpse Pavilion disciple looked left and right then suddenly moved closer to the masked
man and said, “I think something’s not right. They seemed to be going in the direction of…”
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“Cliff of Sorrow,” said the masked-man icily, finishing the pointy-chin disciple’s sentence.
The point-chin disciple nodded vigorously. “Yes, the Cliff of Sorrow. They must have thought that it would
be better for them to jump off a cliff than to suffer in our hands.”
The masked man scoffed and shook his head. “They won’t die so easily. Master has told me a long time
ago that below the Cliff of Sorrow is not the ten thousand precipes.
Meanwhile, Jackie and the others had already arrived at an extremely narrow path. The vegetation
around them had disappeared and was reced by ugly ck rocks which threatened to trip them
anytime.
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Jackie did not answer Jed’s previous question and just walked on quietly. After ten minutes or so, the
mist around them was so thick that they could only see five yards ahead of them.
Jackie stopped walking and Jed and the other two quickly caught up to him.
“Another ten yards or so and we’ll arrive at the Cliff of Sorrow,” said Jackie.
Everyone’s expression changed drastically when they heard that. “What?! Why did you bring us here?
You’re not going to ask us to jump, right? How is that different from getting killed by them?”
Chapter 2062
Dwight’s face turned ugly but he did not say a word; he just stared at Jackie.
Jackie heaved a sigh and turned around to look at the mist-covered surroundings. ording to the map,
another ten yards and they would reach the Cliff of Sorrow. No one knew just how deep the cliff was and
it was named so because no one had ever made it out alive once they jumped down the cliff, filling their
loved ones with deep sorrow.
“I’ve brushed up on all the dangerous areas beforeing to Mount Beasts so I am very familiar with the
Cliff of Sorrow. One thing all the ssics and the other disciples agreed on was that you won’t die from
the Cliff of Sorrow,” exined Jackie slowly.
Dwight’s lips twitched, he could not help but say, “We don’t need you to tell us that. Everybody knows
that a cultivator can use his true energy to support his body while falling down the cliff and this will
ensure his safety. The reason people die in the Cliff of Sorrow is because of the ancient array!”
Jackie nodded. That was what he came to understand too. “I think the ancient array is a kind of trap
array too and because it’s so old, it has lost its effectiveness. Look at the mist around you… these are all
the energy that was released after the ancient array fell into disrepair.”
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Jed became more and more confused, not understanding exactly what Jackie was trying to get to so his
tone became a little aggressive, “What are you trying to say exactly? Just get straight to the point and
stop confusing me! Are you saying we should jump down the cliff to save ourselves?”.
Jackie shook his head and turned around to look at everyone with a grave expression on his face. “I
know of a senior who has been to Cliff of Sorrow before, and he has personally experienced the mist that
pervades the surrounding area. He said that these mists are made from the energy that escaped from
the trap array and that they can confuse people’s hearts and even shield perception. The reason why I
brought you here is for the shield perception. It’s easy to get lost here but with enough time we can still
make our way back so there’s no need for us to jump down the cliff.”
Finally, it dawned on Dwight why Jackie had brought them there. “In other words, you brought us here to
shield us from the cyclops canine’s perception so that it won’t be able to find us?”
Jackie nodded. They were lucky enough to not have bumped into any of the Corpse Pavilion disciples
here, it was because even the Corpse Pavilion disciples knew no one in their right mind would go there.
One being no monsters or spirited beasts could be found there and the second reason was there were
no spirited nts either. Only those fed up with the world woulde here since it would take them a lot
of effort to get out of there.
That was why Jackie did not hesitate to bring them there. The white mist that pervades the surroundings
formed a natural barrier. It would be difficult for the cyclops canine to find them now. Jackie would have
come here, even if Jed and the others did not want to. After all, it was definitely the safest ce on the
mountain.
Jed’s face softened a little after this. Jackie quickly gestured for them to put Albion down so he could
tend to his wound himself. It was best not to exhaust him further since their little journey here had taken
a lot out of him.
After putting Albion down, they began to meditate. Their faces were still filled with anxiety even though
they were safe for now, they did not know for sure whether the natural barrier would work.
Chapter 2063 Would they make it out alive?
Dwight’s voice drifted into Jackie’s ears just when he was thinking about that. “How can you be so sure
that the ancient array below the Cliff of Sorrow is a trap array and not a kill array? It’s not as if you can
tell from the mist around us.”
Jackie opened his eyes and looked around everywhere but him. “Actually I’m only seventy to eighty
percent sure about it.”
“Then what do you base that seventy, eighty percent on?” Dwight was prepared to ask as many
questions as she needed to get to the bottom of this and it annoyed Jackie a little.
In truth, Jackie was a hundred percent sure that the ancient array below the cliff was a trap array and not
a kill array because he hade across this type of trap array before, albeit not with his own eyes.
However, in the memory left by the predecessor, there was this kind of trap array. This kind of trap array
has a characteristic where as time goes by, the energy inside will slowly escape and turn into a white
mist clouding the surrounding area. These diffuse mists have the function of shielding perception and
disorienting people and the white mist here basically has the same function too. For this reason alone,
Jackie was sure that the ancient array below the cliff was a trap array.
“If I’m not mistaken, this array is called the Ten Absolutes trap array. This array can trap a person’s mind,
body, and spirit. Even our divine senses would be useless against it. But what I really wanted to know is
why would this array appear here…” said Jackie breezily.
Dwight was struck dumb when he heard Jackie mention the Ten Absolutes trap array. He had never
heard of it. This would not be surprising but the fact that he spent a lot of time reading about ancient
ruins in his spare time and had nevere across the Ten Absolutes trap array; It was as if this trap
array was not of this world.
Jackie looked around him again and ‘By right, the Ten Absolutes trap array should not appear in a small
ce like West Cercie State. After all, the most powerful n association is only of the fourth grade.
While it’s true they’re powerful beasts in the mountains, they don’t use arrays like us humans.’
Dwight gave it some thought and said, “So you’re saying the martial artists who were identally
trapped here, died because they could not break the array or find the eye of the array?”
Jackie nodded. Although the array’s name sounded impressive, it did not possess the ability to kill.
Those who identally entered into the array could only wait for death if they did not have enough
power to break through the array.
Dwight’s hair stood up when he thought about spending hisst moments here. It was definitely a fate
worse than death. He would rather be killed by somebody than wait day after day for death to im him.
Even just thinking about the despair terrified them.
“I can’t believe the two of you still have the mood to talk about all this under the circumstances we’re in.
Aren’t you worried that the mist would not be able to shield us from them? That they’re on their way here
as we speak?” asked Jed anxiously.
Chapter 2064 Dwight nced at Jed speechlessly. “Even if we wait here obediently, can this stop them
from finding us?” Jed was trying every possible way at a time of crisis and was not thinking straight. He
wanted to cause trouble when he saw people chit-chatting. What Dwight said immediately stopped Jed
from speaking. Jed was so embarrassed that his face and neck flushed a crimson color but he was
unable to refute Dwight.
Just like what Dwight said, were they able to prevent themselves from being captured by those people if
they kept quiet and sat there meditating to restore their breathing? In fact, their current situation was akin
to leaving their life in the hands of the gods. They did everything they could and if they were still unable
to escape the fact of being captured, this proved that they were fated to die.
Dwight turned around and looked at Jackie, who had been calm the entire time. “I’ve never expected you
to be so calm when you’re only in the initial stage of innate level. Aren’t you afraid of being implicated by
us?” This was what Dwight really wanted to ask after they came out of the cave. The cyclops canines
had strong hunting powers but no matter how strong they were, they required items left behind by their
targets to search for these people.
The masked man had their senior brother’s torn up clothes and this meant that they were being
pinpointed. The two of them could never leave their senior and escape on their own and they would have
to die together no matter what happened. However, there was no need for Jackie to run for his life with
them. If they went on different ways, Jackie would have a better chance at survival. However, from
Jackie’s calm expression, it looked like he did not think about leaving them to save himself. Dwight was
extremely puzzled by his actions.
After all, if he was in Jackie’s shoes, he would definitely distance himself from these people to prevent
himself from being involved. Jackie nced at Dwight and remained calm as he spoke. “From how the
Corpse Pavilion is acting, I would not have a high possibility of surviving even if I leave you guys and run
toward the opposite direction. The Corpse Pavilion ns to kill everybody and I don’t think that I’m lucky
enough…”
Jackie was not telling the truth as he was full of secrets himself. If he told the truth, he would naturally
raise Dwight’s suspicion. Dwight subconsciously raised his eyebrows and did not continue the
conversation after he heard Jackie’s reply. However, Jackie knew clearly that Dwight did not believe in
what he said.
At this moment, footsteps could be hearding toward them from far away. All five of them were
stunned and they immediately stood up. Jackie stepped forward with a frown on his face and shielded
Nash behind him. Dwight and Jed did the same thing as theypletely blocked Albion behind them.
They should have turned around to run at this moment but what Jackie said shed through their minds.
They would arrive at the Cliff of Sorrow if they ran another 10 more yards.
They could only run toward the sides if they wanted to but there was a huge boulder and below this huge
boulder was the Ten Absolutes trap array. Even if they moved toward the side, they would arrive at the
border soon. This forced them into a desperate situation where there was no ce to hide.
The figure slowly became clearer through the white mist. Their hearts dropped the moment they saw the
person clearly as the worst situation had urred. The masked man was holding onto the cyclops
canine’s leash as the animal breathed heavily with his long tongue hanging out of his mouth.
He seemed to be extremely excited now that he had found his target. He wagged his tail hard as he
focused his huge eyes on Jackie and the rest.
Chapter 2065
The masked man sneered as he took a piece of meat out and threw it toward the sky. The cyclops
canine rushed forward in excitement as he opened his mouth to swallow that piece of meat, letting out a
crunch! “I thought you guys were smart enough to escape to some special ce. Who would have
expected you guys to still be here? Do you think that the mist around this ce can prevent you from
being detected by the cyclops canine? This is hrious and childish. You people really look down on the
cyclops canine’s capabilities.”
The masked man stretched out his hand and caressed the cyclops canine’s huge head. The pointy-chin
man from the Corpse Pavilion chuckled as he looked at Jackie and the rest. He had a smirk on his face
as he spoke with his sharp voice, “Do you think that the cyclops canine my eldest senior brother has with
him is a normal cyclops canine? Today, we shall give you some insight. This cyclops canine was
groomed with our sect’s secret method and an unknown amount of spirited crystals were spent on him.
Although he isn’t strong in fighting, his senses are three to four times stronger than usual cyclops
canines. Although the surrounding mist has a certain barrier effect, it isn’t sufficient to block this cyclops
canine’s senses!
Jed and Dwight closed their eyes at the same time as despair filled their hearts. Theirst hope was
gone and they were unable to evade the attack. The masked man sneered and he looked rxed like a
cat who had sessfully captured a mouse. He was not In any hurry and he wanted to toy with the
captured mouse around before he killed it. “To be honest, I could have captured you people the moment
you step into the mist area. However, I didn’t because I want to see what you guys were nning to do. I
thought that maybe you guys ran over here to meet the others. It looks like I’ve been overthinking it…”
Jackie lowered his eyes and secretly thought to himself, ‘No wonder these people were moving so
slowly.’ However, he was able to see how cruel this masked man was. He slowly forced them into a
desperate situation and gave them some hope before instantly crushing them. The masked man must
love this feeling that brought him a hint of satisfaction when he saw the despair on the faces of these
people. How could normal people remain calm when they encounter somebody like this, Jackie took a
nce to his side and sure enough, Jed was trembling badly.
Although he was a brave man, he could not help but feel a wave of chilliness when facing a person like
this. Dwight was still able to remain calm and Albion was extremely calm as he seemed to have
epted his miserable fate.
The masked man took a four-feet scimitar out of his storage space. The weapon was red as blood and
had a hint of entricity to it, causing others to feel a wave of chilliness after they looked at it. “You guys
were able to escape from me previously and I wasted so much time tracking you down. It would be a
blessing for all of you and a waste of my time if I let you die easily.”
What he said caused the group of five, who was frightened, to be extremely stressed out. This was the
worst ending for them as they were not even allowed to die in peace. They could be tortured until they
begged for their deaths before they were allowed to die. The members of the Corpse Pavilion had
always been well known for their cruel ways and were extremely proficient in torturing others.
Jed’s hands started trembling so badly that the weapon he held tightly, started to tremble too. However,
he was not a coward who would just give up and ept his fate. “It’s just death! I will make sure that I
pull them into hell with me if I am going to die. Guys, listen to me! We can’t just allow them to kill us
without fighting back!”
The masked man startedughing coldly until his shoulders started trembling when he heard what Jed
said. To him, Jed’s inspirational speech at this moment was a joke. With his presence, how could he
allow them to kill the disciples of his sect!
Nash frowned as he lowered his voice to speak to Jackie, “What should we do? Shall we just stand here
and wait for our deaths?” Nash was also filled with despair at that moment. Although he knew that Jackie
had some hidden means, he did not know what Jackie had up his sleeves. He wondered if they were
able to escape the ce if they took the Mustard Seed out at this moment.
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