Undying Life
Chapter 345 - 345 :Mysterious Clouds and Mist

Chapter 345: :Mysterious Clouds and Mist

Zhongshan captured another city! This marked the second city taken by Zhongshan since the convergence at Guanghui City half a year ago.

Standing on the floating island above the City Lord's Manor, Zhongshan surveyed the entire city. Princess Qianyou stood quietly beside him, not disturbing him, sensing a solemn atmosphere from Zhongshan's slightly furrowed brow.

The Great Emperor of Daguang Dynasty seemed to be in a precarious position. Xiao Wang had perished, and Shui Jing had broken through twenty cities in succession, dealing a heavy blow to the defenders of the Daguang Dynasty. With each city breach, the defenses of the dynasty were steadily retreating.

Many had lost hope for the Daguang Dynasty, but Zhongshan was not so pessimistic. His expression grew more serious because everything seemed unusually orchestrated.

Decrees from the Daguang Dynasty spread across the regions. Observing these decrees, Zhongshan felt that the dynasty's leader, the Great Emperor Daguang, known as Han Jiaguang, did not seem particularly anxious.

The appointment of a new Grand Marshal seemed almost intentionally designed to lose battles, drawing the main forces of the Daluo Heavenly Dynasty deep into the heartlands of the Daguang Dynasty.

Why deep into the heartlands? What was the reason behind it all?

Zhongshan sensed a brewing conspiracy, yet he couldn't fathom its nature no matter how much he pondered.

"Sigh..." Zhongshan sighed deeply, appearing utterly perplexed.

"What's wrong?" Princess Qianyou asked softly, seeing Zhongshan relax.

"I feel something is amiss with the Daguang Dynasty, but I can't quite grasp it," Zhongshan shook his head.

"If you could figure everything out, you'd be like a god!" Princess Qianyou chuckled.

"Yeah..." Zhongshan shook his head with a smile.

At that moment, Zhongshan suddenly looked up towards the sky. Not only Zhongshan, but Princess Qianyou and everyone in the city also looked up at the sky.

Clouds—a massive and thick cloud obscured the sun. In an instant, the world grew significantly darker.

Clouds continued to gather, appearing inexplicably in one direction where there had been none before. Small clouds formed suddenly, expanding rapidly into gigantic formations. It wasn't just one spot; the entire sky was filling with clouds. Though white, they blocked the sunlight, casting a gloomy shadow over the land.

Simultaneously, outside the city, fog began to rise—dense, endless fog that obscured visibility beyond a kilometer.

The sky turned exceedingly dark, and the fog outside seemed eerie, almost sinister.

"What's happening?" Princess Qianyou frowned.

"Is the weather changing?" Zhongshan frowned as well.

Instantly, the entire city erupted into noise and confusion. What's going on? How did the sky change like this? Clouds and mist?

"Master!" Ada and A'er swiftly flew in from a distance.

"Commander!" Zhihuo also flew over, his brow furrowed.

The sudden eerie change in weather—what could it mean?

Zhao Chuan, Shui Wuheng, and Liu Wushuang all arrived, because Zhongshan was the heart and soul of everyone here.

What's going on outside?

"General, the city is extremely noisy inside. What's going on? In just a short while, less than half an hour, it was scorching hot just now. How did it suddenly become so gloomy?" Shui Wuren frowned immediately.

"Unrest the troops, calm the whole city. The rest of you, come with me to the South Gate!" Zhongshan ordered.

"Yes!" everyone responded immediately.

Inside the city, everything was orderly under Shui Wuren's management. Meanwhile, Zhongshan led the others to the South Gate.

The South Gate was wide open, and everyone stood at the entrance looking outside the city.

Seeing the scene outside the city, everyone frowned. Within a range of three hundred meters, the maximum visible distance, there was something eerie: not only did the thick fog obscure their vision, but it also seemed to block their divine senses.

"This fog is suspicious. How can it restrict our divine senses?" Liu Wushuang furrowed her brow.

"This seems more like a formation!" Zhao Chuan nodded.

"But how could there be such a large formation? It covers the entire city, and earlier it seemed boundless, we never heard of such a large formation, and more importantly, we didn't sense anything or hear any news about someone setting up a formation." Liu Wushuang frowned.

"This looks like a Feng Shui formation!" Princess Qianyou frowned.

"Oh?" Zhongshan looked at Princess Qianyou.

"Last time, with that Zombie Emperor, inside the Tomb of Heaven's Tribulation, didn't we encounter a Feng Shui grand formation once? This one looks similar, just even more bizarre!" Princess Qianyou said.

"Indeed, this is definitely not a natural phenomenon because this fog cannot enter the city and is isolated by the city's formation, indicating there is magical energy at play." Zhongshan affirmed.

"No matter how big a Feng Shui formation is, it definitely has limits. If I fly up to the sky, above the clouds, these clouds surely can't stretch to the stars." Zhao Chuan suddenly spoke up.

"Yes, go straight up and down, be careful!" Zhongshan nodded.

"Yes!" Zhao Chuan responded immediately.

Subsequently, Zhao Chuan flew upwards.

But just as he had flown up for a short while, everyone frowned. What's going on?

Didn't Zhao Chuan fly straight up and down? How did he deviate just as he flew up?

Zhao Chuan suddenly accelerated.

"Boom~~~" A loud noise suddenly came from not far away.

"Ah~~~" Along with Zhao Chuan's scream, everyone's hearts tightened.

Everyone wanted to run over, but Zhongshan waved his hand and stopped them all.

"Zhao Chuan, are you okay?" Zhongshan called out to the distance.

"I'm fine!" Zhao Chuan's voice came from afar.

"Then come over here!" Zhongshan said.

"Yes!" Zhao Chuan responded.

This time, Zhao Chuan didn't fly; instead, he slowly walked over following Zhongshan's voice.

Zhao Chuan's face was swollen. Looking at Zhao Chuan, everyone felt strange. Did the flight fail? Did he fall?

"What's going on?" Zhongshan asked.

"It's weird!" Zhao Chuan looked confused. "I went straight up and down, not deviating at all. When I was flying upwards, everything was fine. It's just that as I was flying,

Suddenly, I hit something and thought I was under attack. I prepared to fight back, but when I looked again, I had created a crater in the ground. How did I suddenly end up on the ground? I was clearly flying upwards," Zhao Chuan said, bewildered.

"So, in your mind, you were flying towards the sky all along, but for some reason, you suddenly found yourself on the ground, mistaking the ground for the sky and crashing down?" Zhongshan frowned.

"General, let me try!" Liu Wushuang immediately spoke up.

"Hmm," Zhongshan nodded.

Liu Wushuang flew upwards, but like Zhao Chuan, her trajectory deviated as soon as she started flying. Liu Wushuang suddenly accelerated and disappeared into the clouds.

"Boom~~~" Another crashing sound echoed from a distance. Liu Wushuang had fallen to the ground.

Everyone exchanged glances, swallowing nervously.

After calling Liu Wushuang over, everyone fell silent.

"Can this Feng Shui formation alter people's sense of direction?" Princess Qianyou frowned.

"No, the formation seems to have a power that moves people without them knowing," Liu Wushuang immediately speculated.

"Let's replace out," Zhongshan said.

He picked up a stone and threw it straight up into the sky. Everyone watched as the stone maintained its trajectory. After entering the fog, it remained vertical for a while before dropping straight down.

Looking at the stone, everyone fell into silence.

The formation didn't possess a particular force; rather, it could disrupt everyone's sense of direction?

"Let's go back to the city," Zhongshan said.

Turning around, he led everyone back into the city.

"General, are we trapped?" Zhao Chuan asked, furrowing his brow.

"Wait a bit longer. Let's see if our scouts sent out can come back tomorrow!" Zhongshan said.

"Yes!" everyone agreed, though they felt extremely oppressed.

A Feng Shui formation? What kind of Feng Shui formation was this?

The next day, the scouts didn't return. This meant people couldn't go out; if they did, they'd immediately lose their way and never return, unable to even fly up to the sky. Guarding the city had become like guarding a dead city!

Not just where Zhongshan was, but among all sixty-four cities of the Great Radiance Dynasty, mist enveloped everything. Within the fog, there was only confusion. The armies that had lurked in the mountains suddenly couldn't replace their way, couldn't replace the cities, only an endless foggy weather.

Returning along their original path, they soon found themselves unable to replace their way.

In this eerie world, in this sinister environment, the sense of oppression was overwhelming. Especially when they couldn't replace the cities or each other, it was even more oppressive. One day was bearable, but after ten days of not replaceing their way, it became terrifying.

Some units began to have deserters. The more deserters there were, the more oppressive it felt! With no way out, unable to fly to the heavens, what was happening here? What was going on?

Some clever generals began to set up camps on the spot because they all believed that this foggy weather would pass. It had to pass.

This was the Feng Shui formation of the Mud Bodhisattva, officially activated, turning the entire formation into a dead zone. No one could walk out, no one could escape. All that was left was endless loneliness, fear, and confusion!

Hall of the Revolving Wheel in the Ghostly Mansion!

This was just the beginning. The Feng Shui formation was exceptionally bizarre!

Outside the sixty-four cities! The Great Black King stood in the middle of the military tent, quietly watching the vast endless white fog ahead. Behind him stood numerous generals and strategists.

"My lord, scouts were sent in, but none have returned!" a general frowned.

"Yes, my lord, what kind of formation is this? It's so strange," another general worried.

"This is a Feng Shui formation. The Great Radiance Dynasty actually invited a Feng Shui master. Interesting!" The Great Black King suddenly smiled strangely.

"A Feng Shui formation?" the generals exclaimed in surprise.

"Don't worry, I've already sent someone to the ancient capital to send a message. Before long, the Old Heaven will come," the Great Black King said lightly.

"Will Old Heaven really come?" a nearby strategist frowned.

"He will definitely come. Feng Shui masters are rare in the land of Shenzhou. Old Heaven won't miss the opportunity to meet another Feng Shui master," Prime Minister Fan said.