lol: Bind Syndra at the start

"The highest point?" Ryan looked at Yi and found that Yi's expression was a little forced. "What's at the highest point?"

"The highest point..." Yi recalled that unbearable experience. He turned and looked at the mountain not far away. "This entire mountain is a weak point where the planes intertwine. If we climb only one-third of the distance, we will see traces of the spiritual realm..."

"At the highest point, besides the power of the spiritual realm, there is also a power that neither my master nor I can understand. That power seems to remain between two dimensions or planes.

"Before I mastered the Way of Wuji, my master once took me to the highest point, hoping that I could use that power to break through myself, but in the end... I failed."

Yi's tone was filled with helplessness. "I entered a kind of illusion there, or was pulled into a layer of time. I glimpsed the beings who once lived on this land, and also caught a glimpse of their battlefield...

"Finally, a 'person' discovered me and said... He said that the practice I mastered was just a poor imitation of theirs..."

Chapter 151: Fog Arrives

Ryan and Yi are leaving the abandoned temple and heading to the mountain where Yi once practiced.

Before leaving, he asked Yi why this abandoned temple was so strong?

You should know that those buildings in Wuji Sword Village that were contaminated by alchemical flames were almost all burned down without exception.

But this abandoned and long-neglected temple was able to withstand the horrific flames until the arrival of Shu Yan.

The two Noxian arsonists survived because they took refuge in the temple in a desperate situation.

Except for the outer wall of this temple which was severely destroyed, the interior is still intact.

Ryan felt that this temple must have some stories.

If it really was some secret 'treasure', he might be able to move it.

But Yi's answer made Ryan give up this plan.

"There are many abandoned temples like this in Barue..." Yi was already accustomed to it. "Some of them are hidden deep in the forest, and some are hidden in the canyons. I heard from the elders that they are relics of the ancestors.

"But after so many years, if there was anything useful inside, it would have been taken away by generations of explorers long ago..."

In this era, adventure is prevalent, and a group of people who are keen on exploring ancient ruins have emerged in various regions.

No matter where the explorers come from, there are two areas that they must visit in their lifetime, one is Shurima and the other is Ionia.

Ryan listened thoughtfully.

He suddenly remembered the 'treasure' he had left behind in the rocky area by the sea.

Perhaps countless years later, a lucky explorer will find them and get a glimpse of the cultural essence of another world.

But these are things for the future.

Ryan immediately gave up the idea of ​​moving the temple.

He used dark magic to imprison Yi, and grew cool black wings himself.

The gloomy atmosphere drove away the unpleasant smell of alchemical wastewater, and Ryan's figure rose from the ground and turned into an arrow, shooting towards the towering mountain...

Following Yi's instructions, Ryan did not fly up again after reaching the peak.

Instead, it landed on a rugged mountain path.

The stepping stones embedded in the ground were broken, and weeds grew from the gaps between them, some as high as calves.

Yi's face was embarrassed when he mentioned the highest point, but he smiled when he saw the trail.

"Have you ever seen beings from the spiritual realm?" he asked Ryan.

Ryan replied, “Yes.”

"Actually, most beings in the spiritual realm are quite kind."

"I don't think so."

Ryan didn't care about his surroundings.

But he remembered the creatures from the spiritual realm he had seen... the Azakana.

They are simply a group of people who embody negative words such as ugly, disgusting, evil, greedy, etc.

"The being you met was unfriendly to you?"

"Yes, they were a group of Azakana. They devoured and parasitized the depths of my soul, but I swallowed them before they could even enter."

“…” Yi was silent for a while, choosing not to delve into the topic of which is more evil, darkness or the devil.

He changed the subject, "That's why I suggest you walk up there like a normal person."

Yi was afraid that the aura emitted by Ryan would cause these beings in the spiritual realm to hide.

It’s okay that I can’t see Ryan this time.

If he was mistaken by those beings as being in the same group as Ryan, he might never see them again in the future.

"Let's go then."

Ryan followed Yi onto the broken stone slab.

The way up the mountain is not easy to walk on, but this is not a problem for the dark magic master who has rich experience in hiking in the wild.

But I don’t know if the alchemical flame not long ago scared these sensitive creatures in the spiritual realm.

The two of them walked to the middle of the mountain in one breath, but they didn't encounter any existence in the spiritual realm, let alone any existence in the real dimension.

"Maybe this is why the master wants us to go to the highest point..." Yi realized belatedly.

Ryan didn't care about the reason. The boring mountain road made him just want to find a topic to pass the time. "Has Master Dolan always been your master?"

"No...I had other masters before." Yi answered truthfully.

His talent made him stand out at a young age.

In his fourth year of sword training, his strength had already surpassed many of his senior brothers who had practiced sword for more than ten years.

Genius means that they can easily reach a level that ordinary people cannot reach.

But it also means that when their cognition is wrong, the speed and trajectory of their deviation are faster and farther than those of ordinary people.

"The environment in Wuji Sword Village is relatively closed, and our views on masters and inheritance are not as strict as those in the outside world... During my fourth summer of sword training, my first master discovered my problem, but he was unable to lead me out of the predicament.

"So he asked Master Dolan to help and teach me..."

"What was your former master's name?"

Yi replied, "I now call him more of a leader."

Ryan listened silently.

Yi's experience well explains why he is excellent.

Both talent and resources are excellent.

It is difficult for such people to be ordinary.

They began to climb the mountain again.

Ryan felt like the mountain was playing a game of nesting dolls.

After climbing up a bit, there was another bit more.

Climb up a little bit more, and there will be another bit more.

The most outrageous thing was that he actually saw a stream on the mountain.

It's not a stream flowing from top to bottom, but a flat lake.

This is enough to prove how big the mountain is, it can almost be regarded as a small island.

As the altitude gradually increases, the surrounding scenery becomes more and more diverse.

The traces of human beings gradually fade away, replaced by complete nature!

Ryan once thought that the forest on Navoli's side was already in a relatively primitive state.

But it was here that he realized how naive his previous understanding was.

The surrounding environment made him feel like he was in the Jurassic period.

The high altitude keeps this place away from the influence of alchemical flames, and strange cries can often be heard nearby.

Yi said that the owners of these sounds were the animals living here.

In Ryan's former world, the deep sea teemed with countless creatures that humans had yet to discover;

And in this magical world, there seems to be another world hidden in the mountains.

He noticed that Yi had silently placed his palm on the hilt of the sword.

"Is there danger here?" Ryan asked.

"I haven't encountered it before, but that doesn't mean I won't encounter it this time..." Yi repeated the words that Master Dolan once warned him.

Just as he finished speaking, a steep mountain wall appeared on the road ahead of them.

"We're almost there!" Yi's eyes lit up. "Now we have to climb up the mountain wall!"

This was his second time here, but he still remembered the route by heart.

Perhaps deep down in his heart, although he rejected and despised the existence of the spiritual realm, he understood how much benefit humans could gain by entering here.

Getting benefits for free is something that only happens in dreams. If the price is only mental loss, then for most people, it is equivalent to no loss.

Ryan followed Yi up the rock face.

Here he saw traces of humanity again.

A stone slab that has been worn out by wind and sun.

There were vague words engraved on the stone slab.

"The meaning of these two words is...fog is coming."

Chapter 152 Yi's Thoughts

Climbing up the mountain face is not the end.

It's a new beginning...

Ryan used to think this kind of rhetoric was very charming, but now he found it boring!

Fortunately, the stone slab engraved with the words "Wulin" seems to be a boundary line.

The new road section extending behind the boundary line is completely different from the one in front of the boundary line.

And the most important thing is that there is no higher place around than here.

Even if we still have to walk a distance, it should be a flat road.

The last time Yi climbed here, his physical strength was almost reaching its limit.

He remembered that he and Master Dolan sat nearby and ate some dry food, then rested for a while before resuming their journey.

But this time is different. Yi's strength has improved again over the years.

After he took a few breaths, he felt his strength slowly recovering.

As for Ryan...

His body, strengthened by dark magic, made him feel no fatigue.

At this moment, he was just like Yi in the past, focusing his attention elsewhere.

There are still several ancient ruins on the cliff, covered by vines and weeds. Although they are just broken walls, their majestic and rugged style is completely different from the current Barue architecture.

"They're a bit like that temple where the Noxian arsonists took refuge..."

Ryan observed Yi Dao beside him.

"They're a little better preserved," Yi agreed.

"Are these relics useless?" Ryan asked, unwilling to give up. It was like an explorer stumbling upon an ancient ruin, only to discover that all that remained were useless stones.

"Master once told me that there was originally a temple on this mountain, dedicated to a god who had fallen long before you and I were born." Yi searched for a long time but couldn't find the one Master Duolan had pointed to. But he remembered the words that followed: "No one knows its name, nor the whereabouts of its worshippers. All that remains are these meaningless broken stones."

"Perhaps they still have meaning..." Ryan saw the traces of time left on the broken walls and ruins. "The meaning of their existence is to tell us that time will eventually eliminate everything."

Realizing that the atmosphere was becoming somewhat depressing, Ryan stopped dwelling on the past.

He took a few steps back and came to the edge of the cliff - the same place he had climbed up.

The road we came from has become blurred, and thick white clouds have filled the valley. Following the traces of their flow, we can only see the mountain peaks in the distance and the blue sky above the mountain peaks.

Yi followed Ryan's steps, but he pointed to the other side of the canyon.