Zhu Yanyi was not being overly sensitive; she truly understood the situation. The place was indeed oppressive. However, it was undeniable that the high mental pressure from the Death Road had significantly improved her spiritual power. Although she had been terrified during that experience, without it, they might have failed under the mental pressure of the high-level evil demon just now.
Because of this realization, Zhu Yanyi felt that traveling quickly was an excellent test for the body.
Although people outside were constantly killing evil demons, some aspects of the demons were worth learning from. For instance, those who survived in such oppression were definitely promising evil demons.
"Alright, let's continue walking," Yan Aohan said. Hearing Zhu Yanyi’s words, he felt both relieved and a bit sad.
She was relieved by her wife’s unyielding spirit. She was sad because she could only watch her struggle; she could not replace her. After all, this was Zhu Yanyi’s path. She could not walk it for her. She could only assist from the side.
Fortunately, Zhu Yanyi did not disappoint her. She truly used her own abilities to defeat that evil demon. In this regard, she was still proud of Zhu Yanyi.
Hearing Yan Aohan’s words, Zhu Yanyi did not turn back. What she could do now was to keep walking forward.
Her movements seemed to return to what they were before. She just walked, doing nothing else. As they walked further and further, they finally crossed this yellow barren area and entered the Ice and Snow Kingdom.
Yes, it was the Ice and Snow Kingdom. Ice and snow filled the sky, creating a silver world. It seemed beautiful. But if this beauty existed in a dead silence, it was not beautiful. It was oppressive.
"We can rest here," Yan Aohan said.
Hearing Yan Aohan’s words, everyone sat down. They could not make a fire here. Although none of them feared the cold here, eating cold food felt unpleasant.
Eating was not just about the weather being cold. In this oppressive atmosphere, eating could help relieve everyone’s suppressed mood.
But eating in such a cold atmosphere did not feel very satisfying.
Eventually, Zhu Yanyi took out candies, one pack for each person: "Hold candy in your mouth. Sweetness can relieve oppression."
Indeed, sweetness could relieve one’s own oppression. Zhu Yanyi’s purpose in taking out the candy was truly to help everyone relieve their stress.
Moreover, holding candy in the mouth was not easily noticed by others.
Zhu Yanyi sat down. After eating candy for a while, she said, "This journey is really speechless. No wonder the evil demons here are so ruthless. In this atmosphere, surviving is already good enough. The term 'ruthless' is indeed hard to argue with."
"The weather here changes too much. The previous area was barren and very hot. This area is a world of ice and snow," Ouyang Tianyun sighed. "I wonder when we will finish walking."
Hearing Ouyang Tianyun’s words, Zhu Yanyi was stunned first. Then her expression changed slightly. She stood up, walked a few steps, and then stepped back a few steps. She said speechlessly, "We are wasting time. We haven’t walked far at all. From the moment we entered that door, we actually entered a formation. The formation changes, creating this changeable and harsh climate."
After speaking, Zhu Yanyi turned to look at Yan Aohan: "Did you know this all along?"
Yan Aohan smiled lightly: "My purpose is to protect you. This needs to be discovered by you yourselves. Only when you discover it yourselves can you pass the assessment of the Chaos Fragment."
"Are you saying this is the assessment of the Chaos Raw Stone on us?" Zhu Yanyi asked.
Yan Aohan nodded slightly: "Do you think why the Chaos Raw Stone is placed there, yet no one touches it? Especially the evil demons, why don’t they touch it? It is because they cannot. Even if it is as small as a fingernail, it is a Chaos Fragment. How can evil paths obtain it? Those who want to obtain it must pass its assessment. This formation is its assessment. Originally, I did not know either. However, without entering, my cultivation already told me that this place is fake, an assessment. That is why I did not intervene."
"Then was that high-level evil demon just now also fake?" Hong Mei asked.
"The environment is fake. The evil demons are real," Yan Aohan said seriously. "Each evil demon lives here. The scenery they see is different. Because they do not communicate, they believe that everyone is in the same place. Therefore, no one discovered that their environment is actually just a formation manipulated by the Chaos Raw Stone."
Hearing this, Zhu Yanyi raised her eyebrows slightly: "It seems this Chaos Raw Stone is quite playful. However, the Chaos Raw Stone understands formations very well. If the formation in everyone’s eyes is different, why is the scenery in our eyes the same?"
Yan Aohan smiled lightly: "The scenery for the four of you is the same. In my eyes, it is just that one place, with no scenery. Yours is the same because you are all humans, not evil demons."
Evil demons have selfishness. Each evil demon’s selfishness is different, so naturally, their views are different.
"What about those evil souls trying to possess bodies?" Zhu Yanyi continued to ask the questions she did not understand.
"They do exist. They are also part of this formation. If you cannot keep walking for four hours, they will pounce on you. Since you walked for four hours without stopping, even if they wanted to possess you, the Chaos Raw Stone would not allow it. This is a deal between the Chaos Raw Stone and them," Yan Aohan continued.
"Okay, then how do we break this formation?" Zhu Yanyi asked casually.
Yan Aohan smiled gently: "I cannot say that. Your test needs to be passed by you yourselves. However, I believe that since you have discovered it, breaking this formation is only a matter of time."
Zhu Yanyi glanced at Yan Aohan and waved her hand: "Forget it. I won’t talk to you anymore. Anyway, I know you won’t tell us. I will think about it myself."
Zhu Yanyi really started thinking. Mainly, she recalled the countless formation books she had read before, trying to find similar formations.
This formation included human emotions, calculated the selfishness of evil demons, and made people see scenery that was indistinguishable from reality. It was a test of human nature and a constraint on bad character. Therefore, this formation actually started from emotions.
Starting from emotions, Zhu Yanyi kept recalling. Suddenly, her eyes lit up.
"Fifteen, did you think of something?" Ouyang Tianyun knew she must have found something when she saw Zhu Yanyi’s expression.