chapter 2066-2070


    Chapter 2066


    Unexpectedly, Jackie reached out and grabbed Nash’s elbow. He turned around to speak to Jed and the


    others, who were standing beside him, “Follow me, we’re only left with one choice right now. Don’t worry,


    I’ll find a way even if we’re in a desperate situation!”


    Jackie turned around and started running toward their back with Nash. Jed and Dwight were stunned.


    They knew what Jackie nned to do at this moment. Did they have no other choice but to jump off the


    cliff? Regardless, this guy knew that the Ten Absolutes trap array was ancient, and even great masters


    could not escape from them. Would he not end up dead if he jumped down the cliff?


    It might be how Jackie was the first person to rush over or what the masked man said about torturing


    them, but there was no time for them to hesitate. Dwight took in a deep breath before he reached out


    and grabbed Jed and Albion by their arms. They followed after Jackie and rushed toward Cliff of Sorrow.


    The masked man cocked his brows upon the sight. He raised his hand and stopped the Corpse


    Pavilion’s disciples behind him, who tried to hurry over and stop the group of five from jumping down the


    cliff. Let them jump, They’ll die over time, and such pain will torture them until they go crazy. What an


    interesting ending.”


    The group of five was only a dozen meters away from the cliff, and they soon arrived by the cliff. Jackie


    took a look down and saw nothing but the white mist that shrouded the air. They stood at the edge of the


    cliff, and death would be their only ending if they did not jump.


    Jackie inhaled deeply and, not turning back to the three behind him, jumped forward with everything he


    had while still grabbing onto his father’s arm.


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    The speed of their plunge disoriented Jackie for a short period. To prevent any sudden incidents, he


    immediately opened the Mustard Seed and sent Nash back into the spirited ship. After five to six breaths


    later, Jackie could faintly see the ground below amid the mist. The surrounding mist had be thinner,


    allowing him to see clearer. Although he had jumped down the cliff, he had the support of his true energy


    and was able to control the speed of hisnding.


    Everything felt so surreal to Jackie until his feet touched the ground. At this moment, the surrounding


    mist had be so thin that it was almost invisible. He turned around and observed his surroundings


    It was an empty valley, but though it was surrounded by high mountains, there was an exit right in front of


    him.


    The area where he stood was barren, but the exit was covered in weed and looked like it was a


    rejuvenated ce. He took another careful observation of his surroundings and discovered that there


    were several exits. He was definitely at the bottom of the cliff, but this seemed to be t terrain.


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    The valley was as big as a football field. If one listened carefully, they would be able to hear the noise of


    water flowing in the stream. This was like a different world below the mist.


    Sounds of something cracking were heard from his surroundings, but Jackie knew that it was the sound


    of Jed, Dwight, and Albion jumping down from the cliff without turning around. The trio was stunned for a


    moment, and their worried hearts eased slightly upon noticing Jackie standing before them.


    They were nheless shocked by what they saw.


    This was different from what they had expected. This ce was not covered with traps, and there was no


    thick mist that obstructed their view. They were able to see clearly, and the exit was right in front of them.


    There was even more than one exit, too, and it seemed like escaping would be easy for them.


    Chapter 2067


    They just had to continue forward!


    Jed took one step forward and felt a slight resistance under his feet. A crack could be heard once more,


    and they altogether turned toward the source of the sound…only to see several sets of skeletons where


    they were standing. It was obvious that these skeletons had been there for several years, seeing how


    dusty the bones were. Even the clothes these skeletons donned crumbled like confetti over time. The


    remnants of their clothes turned into pieces and scattered around the skeletons with the slightest touch.


    A chill shot through their bodies, and their hopeful gazes faltered.


    Jackie had been busy looking around and did not look beneath his legs. It was only at this moment did


    his gaze shift downward to the ground, where more than one skeleton emerged around them. The


    ground was slightly cleaner around the ce where they stood, and they were surrounded by skeletons


    of both humans and monster beasts. These bones were scattered everywhere as they silently told their


    story of despair when they lived.


    Jed could not help but shivered and subconsciously tightened his grasp on his senior brother’s hand.


    Their expressions shifted darkly, and Albion was the one who interrupted the silence, “Where’s your


    father?”


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    Jackie had feared something would happen to his father as they dropped down from the cliff, which was


    why he kept Nash in the Mustard Seed for his own safety. Letting out a short cough, Jackie gave only a


    vague reply, “I have a small storage space that can amodate one person; living beings can also


    enter that space. I was afraid we’d be in for something dangerous as we descended the cliff. My father’s


    power is limited, so I ced him in the storage space.”


    He dared not mention that he had a huge storage space with him. Something like the Mustard Seed was


    precious, even in ces like the Divine Void World. Although he trusted Jed and the others, he would not


    parade his wealth in front of them.


    Albion nodded slightly at Jackie’s response and did not press on the matter, while Jed and the others did


    not even look toward Jackie. Their minds were focused on the skeletons that littered the ground.


    Jed trembled as he helped Albion to a clean ce where he could meditate and recover. He then stood


    up straight as he stared at the exit. That was a gap between two mountains. Although the gap looked


    small and narrow from a distance, they would discover that it was sufficient for two horse carriages to


    pass through when they took a closer look. “I’d like to go and take a look! We should be able to leave this


    ce!


    It was obvious that he himself was not sure of his words. If they could leave this ce, why would there


    be so many skeletons scattered around here?


    Jackie and Dwight said nothing at the moment, while Jed stood up straight and stretched his fingers


    before exercising his waist. Those who did not understand the situation would have thought that he was


    preparing for some sports activity. He inhaled deeply and strode toward the gap between the two


    mountains.


    Every step he took was filled with all his strength as if this would provide him with the courage he


    needed. He walked quickly and soon arrived at the gap between the two mountains. He subconsciously


    slowed down, too, and every step he took was to check if anything would obstruct him. However, there


    was no obstruction until he walked into the gap between those mountains and stepped on the dense


    weeds.


    Jed’s guard lowered when he noticed nothing obstructing them. This had to be an exit, and they could


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    Jed turned around excitedly, eyes widening as he waved at the three standing from the other end.”


    There’s nothing here! We can get out of this ce! Wait here for me. I’ll pass through and scout for


    possible dangers. I’ll be back shortly!” He strode forward afterward.


    The gap between both mountains was only around ten meters, and after he walked out of the gap, there


    should be something else once he took a left turn.


    Chapter 2068 Jackie and Dwight looked on as Jed turned left after he walked past the gap. No sounds


    were made until his figure faded from view, and Dwight was delighted by this. Of course, he was not that


    rxed, seeing as there were innumerable skeletons on the ground,


    Jackie, on the other hand, only looked quietly to where Jed left, his expression passive.


    Dwight turned around to face his senior, who was sitting behind him, and spoke excitedly, “Senior


    Brother Albion, look! Junior Brother Jed has gone out, and nothing happened. It looks like we can still


    leave this ce. I only wonder what we’ll find when we go out—”


    Just then, a familiar voiceced with a hint of despair came from behind them, “W—Why am I back


    here?!” They immediately turned around, and Jed was right behind them, standing in the gap between


    two mountains


    This valley had a total of four gaps that allowed them to leave the ce. Thergest gap was right in


    front o f them, and there was one more behind them. They saw Jed going out of the gap in front of them


    with their own eyes, yet all of a sudden, he was right behind them.


    Dwight’s breaths grewbored. “Why are you here? Why did you end up behind us?”


    Jed desperately exined, “The gap in front of us isn’t a straight line, and I had to turn left. The gap then


    shifted right, so I turned right, and here I am now.”


    Dwight’s face turned pale as if someone had stered cement on him when he heard this. He seemed to


    be in disbelief as he strode forward. Sure enough, he reappeared from the gap behind them a couple of


    breaths after he disappeared in front of the rest. This meant that the gaps at the front and back were


    connected


    They were walking in a circle and were still at the same ce. Both Jed and Dwight looked utterly


    defeated at this disappointing revtion.


    Although skeletons were practically everywhere here and they ignored the fact that there was a trap


    array here, they insisted on trying when they saw hope. In the end, everything was in vain and they still


    could not leave this ce. If there was an exit, why would there be so many bodies on the ground?


    These skeletons basically conveyed their story of how they, too, attempted to escape years ago.


    Jackie stretched out his hand and stopped Jed, who wanted to try again, “This is how the Ten Absolutes


    trap array is. Although you see an exit in front of you, it’s another ingenious array. Even though you’ve


    walked forward, there are movements of runes at the turning corner, and you’re transferred to another


    entrance by the space. You won’t be able to get out of this ce no matter how many times you walk


    around this ce.”


    Jackie’s words were utterly discouraging. Jed and Dwight exchanged nces, and they both slumped to


    the ground like deted balloons. They could hear the water of the river flowing with their own ears, and


    the exit was just in front of them…yet they just could not leave!


    Jackie seemed to have thought as though they were not that desperate in leaving as he added, “The Ten


    Absolutes trap array prevents us from flying. It’s even impossible for us to exit this ce from where we


    came in.”


    What Jackie said immediately caused the surrounding atmosphere to reach a freezing point. Jed and


    Dwight were lost in a daze as they sat on the ground,pletely at a loss for words. Although Albion did


    not say anything, they could still feel his despair from his expression


    Jed looked up and nced at Jackie. “It didn’t matter If we jumped down or not; we would’ve died


    anyway. You, however, seemed to be very decisive when you decided to jump down here.”


    Chapter 2069 Jackie could hear the resentment in Jed’s words.


    Nheless, Jed knew in his heart that he could not me Jackie for anything-he did not force them to


    jump down the Cliff of Sorrow. Although they would have died regardless, they would be tortured to their


    death had they not jumped off. Jumping off the Cliff of Sorrow and waiting for their deaths here was


    much better than being tortured by the masked man up there. They would not die in disgrace, at least,


    despite how tormenting this would be to die.


    Jackie ignored them and found a clean ce to meditate and recover. He kept performing seals with his


    hands as strands of true energy traveled between the tip of his fingers. Then, he pointed forward, and a


    strand of his true energy hit the air.


    Jackie suddenly opened his eyes and stared forward, frowning. It was the position where his true energy


    had gone toward, but nothing had happened.


    If anything, Jackie just made himself look odd.


    Dwight and Jed looked at each other helplessly. They raised their brows and had no idea what Jackie


    nned to do.


    Jackie ignored them both and once again sent a strand of true energy forward. Just like before, however,


    nothing happened. Jackie then stood up from the ground, his eyes wide open as he took a few steps


    forward and punched into the air with his true energy. He continued tond punches into the air as he


    walked.


    This time, Jackie looked like he was a lunatic, much to Jed and the rest’s bewilderment. Jed cupped a


    hand over his mouth slightly and turned toward Dwight, whispering into his ear, “Has that guy gone


    crazy? What is he doing? He keeps punching the air; is he nning on exploding the air? Does he think


    we can go out if he does that?”


    Dwight shook his head and said helplessly, “Who are those questions for, exactly? Whatever it is, I don’t


    think this young man is a loony. He seemed to be far calmer than we were when we faced so many


    dangerous incidents before. How can he go crazy so quickly?”


    Jed shrugged. “It’s probably his fa?ade. He acts like he doesn’t care about anything, but he might’ve


    gone crazy inside.


    Jackie, meanwhile, solely focused on his punches and ignored everyone else’s remarks and stares. He


    paid no heed to their thoughts, even if he looked deranged at the moment. He stared ahead where he


    aimed his punches.


    His punches were imbued with his true energy, and logically speaking, true energy would cause no effect


    when it hit the air, only disappearing afterward. Only the strongest masters could break the space with a


    punch. Jackie, however, was so weak that his punches had no effect when theynded in the air.


    However, Jackie did not n to break the space with his true energy.


    Instead, he wanted to see how the true energy dispersed in the space. Under normal circumstances, as


    long as his true energy was not strong enough to break the space, the true energy in his punches would


    disappear into nothingness like a water droplet in the sea. However, every time true energynded in the


    space following his punches, they would be like drops of water hanging in the air before dropping down


    speedily, causing tiny ripples to sway continuously.


    Jackie’s eyes widened as he noticed tiny ripples when the true energy assimted into space.


    The reason Jackie did this was simple: this was how the ancient great master resolved the ancient array


    I in the memories he left behind. Nash might have been too worried about Jackie, so he exited the


    Mustard Seed after Jackie ensured the safety of his surroundings. Jackie did not stop Nash as Jed and


    the others knew about Nash’s existence.


    Chapter 2070


    Jed and the others only felt waves of fluctuations surrounding Jackie. All of a sudden, Nash-who had


    disappeared-appeared for them, startling Jed and hispany.


    Upon his appearance, Nash stared straight at Jackie seriously, not sparing a nce at everyone else in


    the area. Jackie’s actions might have made him look like he had lost his mind, but Nash knew that his


    son must have learned how to resolve the ancient array. He lowered his voice and spoke by Jackie’s ear,


    “Have you found a way to resolve the issue?”


    Jackie turned around and nced at his father; he had nothing to hide from Nash. “Yes, I have. The


    great master was once trapped in the Ten Absolutes trap array, too.” Nash finally rxed when he heard


    Jackie’s sure answer. He could not help but pat Jackie heavily on his shoulders. “Son, couldn’t you have


    told your father your ns before doing something? My heart nearly leaped out of my throat when you


    jumped down from the cliff just now, do you know that?”


    Jackie’s lips curved into a helpless smile.


    He was not afraid of being tortured to death, and he did not jump because of that. Based on the situation,


    he would have been found by the Corpse Pavilion even if Jed and the others were not there to involve


    him if he stayed outside. He chose to jump into the Ten Absolutes trap array because there was an


    important memory regarding this ancient array among the memories from the great master. Years ago,


    the great master was also trapped in the Ten Absolutes trap array when he explored the secret ce.


    Although this great master was several times stronger than Jackie, he could not break the ancient array


    by force and could only resolve the ancient array in another way. Jackie’s method of punching the air


    was akin to how the great master resolved the ancient array before.


    Nash lowered his voice and asked Jackie, “Are you capable of resolving the ancient array by jabbing the


    air? Do you think that you can break the Ten Absolutes trap array like this?”


    Jackie shook his head and exined, “I didn’t do this to break the ancient array by force. With my current


    strength, I can’t do that. I did that to observe how the true energy disperses in space. Father, look at


    this!”


    With that, Jackie swung his fist forward, and Nash widened his eyes to study what happened.


    Much to his shock, Nash saw how the true energy sent ripples across the space like a stone thrown into


    water before it dissipated. He turned around in surprise as he pointed at where Jackie punched into the


    air. “It’s like ripples in the water when a stone is thrown in.”


    Jackie nodded. “That’s right. This means that the space here is very stable, and the array eye isn’t here!”


    Nash turned around excitedly at Jackie’s words. “So you’re actually searching for the array eye?”


    Everyrge array woulde with an array eye, which was the core of the arrays. Due to the difference


    in how the arrays were formed, the usage and strength of the array eyes were different.


    Some of The array eyes were the strongest ce of an array, but some of them were the weakest spot of


    arge array. It could even be described as the softest spot of an array. Of course, the Ten Absolutes


    trap array belonged to thetter.


    Jackie frowned as he spoke, albeit confidently so,” Normally, the array eyes of trap arrays would be the


    easiest spot to attack. If I’m able to find the correct ce, I’ll be able to resolve this huge array despite


    being weakerpared to the great master.”


    Nash nodded. “Then how can we be certain that we’ve found the array eye?”


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