The sect asked me to marry, and I cultivated to the pinnacle of martial arts!

A moment later, subtle changes began to appear in this forbidden area.

It was as if a dark cloud was beginning to shroud the sky, from which tiny lightning bolts were brewing.

It's going to rain heavily...

At this moment, Xiao Qingyin's path of breakthrough reached its most intense stage.

Her delicate body occasionally emitted an aura that would terrify even a Grandmaster, but it would quickly disappear.

Finally, after about five minutes, Xiao Qingyin's delicate body...

Suddenly, an aura far stronger than that of a martial arts grandmaster appeared.

"Success?"

Lu Ye was somewhat surprised; she had actually succeeded in breaking through to the next realm.

Sure enough, after a moment, as her aura slowly receded, Xiao Qingyin finally opened her eyes, a joyful smile appearing on her face.

"Thank you, Lu Ye. I have successfully broken through to the Grandmaster realm. This has been my wish for many years."

"It's nothing, I just protected you with a spell, and besides, nothing else happened to come over during this time," Lu Ye said calmly.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Qingyin smiled and said, "Although I didn't pay attention to the outside commotion, I did feel the source energy I absorbed suddenly become more concentrated."

As she spoke, Xiao Qingyin looked around and, sure enough, spotted a freshly made Origin Gathering Formation in one spot.

“You clearly helped me inscribe a source-gathering formation, I know that, otherwise the source energy of heaven and earth here would not be so concentrated.”

What cultivator is not sensitive to changes in the primordial energy of heaven and earth?
Moreover, Xiao Qingyin's cultivation level is only not high compared to Lu Ye's, but she is still among the experts in other areas.

Upon hearing this, Lu Ye smiled but didn't say anything more.

"This is the Grandmaster of the Mortal Realm. Compared with the Grandmaster Realm, it is indeed worlds apart."

Sensing the power within her body, Xiao Qingyin felt a sense of emotion.

Without reaching this level, one will never know just how vast the difference truly is between the two.

Only geniuses can truly be capable of challenging opponents across vast realms and boundaries.

"Where are we going now?" After advancing, Xiao Qingyin did not forget what Lu Ye had said about wanting to take a look around the Black Tide Forbidden Land, and immediately asked.

"Let's go check out the Black Tide River first," Lu Ye said after a moment's thought.

I had actually been to the Black Tide River Styx before, but my strength was far inferior to what it is now, and I couldn't see anything unusual about it.

He just felt that the Black Tide River was extremely dangerous. Now that his strength had greatly improved, Lu Ye wanted to see if he could figure out more things.

After all, according to legend, the Black Tide River is connected to the Nine Netherworld.

What if there are any loopholes that we haven't noticed before? Wouldn't that allow people to keep coming from the Nine Netherworld?

Hearing Lu Ye's words, Xiao Qingyin nodded.

Immediately, the two headed towards the Black Tide River, considered the most dangerous place in the Black Tide Forbidden Land.

A moment later, the two arrived at the place, where they were greeted by a wide plain. In the middle of the plain, a surging river seemed to exude a captivating power, making people want to move closer to it.

The river water was pitch black, rushing through the great river, and no one could see what was underneath.

"This River Styx is too strange. Normally, if I were to enter the forbidden area alone, I wouldn't dare to come this way." Xiao Qingyin frowned slightly, and only after blocking out the call from the Black Tide River Styx for a while did she feel a little better.

"You wait for me here, don't move. I'll go check ahead."

Knowing that the closer one gets to the Black Tide River of the Underworld, the greater its influence will be, Lu Ye told Xiao Qingyin to wait where she was, while he headed towards the river. A moment later, as the distance shortened, the River of the Underworld's subtle yet powerful attraction intensified considerably.

Lu Ye shook his head indifferently.

Strictly speaking, this kind of appeal is also more spiritual in nature.

Lu Ye's spiritual power is now so strong that even among Grandmasters of the Heavenly Realm, there are probably few who are stronger than him.

Arriving at the Black Tide River, Lu Ye looked closely at the surging black waters and once again used his spiritual sense to probe into the river.

This time, the detectable range is much farther than before.

Moreover, it can now enter the river a little bit, unlike before when it would be completely swallowed up as soon as it entered the river.

However, after diving to about five meters, it was still worn away and disappeared.

Five meters is far from the limit of this Kuroshio River.

"The deeper we go, the more powerful the devouring force becomes."

Shaking his head, Lu Ye did not continue to expend his spiritual energy.

Although we can now glimpse a corner of the Kuroshio River Styx, its true depths remain like a giant vat...

It's impossible to reach the bottom yet.

Next, Lu Ye began to explore along the banks of the River Styx.

Originally, Lu Ye thought he wouldn't find anything, but after exploring several miles away, he felt that he might have actually made some discoveries.

"I have a feeling that there really is a formation here?"

Standing on the bank of a river, Lu Ye frowned, lost in thought.

However, his array formation skills have now reached the third level, approaching the fourth level. This is already very powerful for ordinary people, but it is still not enough in the face of various large arrays.

Right now, it's just a vague understanding, like I can make out something.

This is probably because so much time has passed, causing some weaknesses to appear on the other side.

Otherwise, it should be completely undetectable.

Next, as Lu Ye focused intently on checking the activity along the riverbank, he became even more certain that there really was a teleportation passage here!

Moreover, its level is extremely high. Even just a glimpse of it is enough to leave Lu Ye in awe. Is this the exquisite skill of top-tier array formations?

Immediately, Lu Ye became engrossed in searching for the Styx River passage.

After searching for a while, they finally determined a general direction.

"I'm certain that if there's a passage through the River Styx, it should be in this section..."

This place is a good seven or eight miles away from the spot where Xiao Qingyin had stayed still.

At this moment, Xiao Qingyin obediently stood still without moving.

After a moment, Xiao Qingyin turned her gaze away from the surrounding scenery, feeling somewhat bored.

Once you've seen these sights, that's about enough; looking at them any further will naturally become a bit boring.

So, Xiao Qingyin looked into the distance with some curiosity. What was that person doing standing so far away?
Judging from his expression... it seems like he's trying to tinker with something? (End of Chapter)