Yang Che discovered that this was not a real ‘river’.

Because the extremely deep and wide ‘riverbed’ had not a single drop of water, but was entirely made of dark yellow quicksand.

These quicksands flowed eerily, at first glance appearing to rush down like river water.

Yang Che was a little surprised.

If that ‘Ancient Remnant’ was nearby, wouldn’t it be a bit too conspicuous?

Seeing Yang Che's surprise, Sha Rou seemed to guess his thoughts, smiled charmingly, and explained:

“Yang Daoyou, there are many quicksand rivers like this on the outskirts of Wanxing Oasis. To the people of Wanxing Oasis, they are really nothing unusual.”

Hearing Sha Rou say this, Yang Che then nodded slightly, looking as if he understood.

He then saw Sha Rou form a hand seal with one hand, sending out an earthy yellow imprint that landed in the center of the quicksand river.

“Yang Daoyou, let’s go down.”

Sha Rou said, taking the lead and flying down.

Yang Che followed closely behind, seeing the incredibly thick quicksand in the center of the quicksand river slowly part after being struck by the earthy yellow imprint.

A bottomless passage was revealed.

After the two entered the passage, the dark yellow, thick quicksand covered it again, and everything returned to normal.

Inside the passage, it was pitch black.

Yang Che took out a moonstone from his Storage Pouch at his waist, quickly illuminating the passage.

At this moment, Sha Rou said: “I explored this passage for a long time nearby. One day, while chasing a strange sand scorpion, I accidentally dove to the bottom of this quicksand river and discovered it.”

The soft light of the moonstone fell on Sha Rou’s face, making her already charming face even more Soft.

However, Yang Che merely glanced at her indifferently before quickly withdrawing his gaze.

He knew well that this outwardly charming and gentle Sha Rou harbored a faint, terrifying Evil Qi within.

Although Yang Che had not seen it with his own eyes, he could guess that the number of Cultivators or Yao Beasts who had died by Sha Rou’s hand must be astonishing.

Thinking of this, Yang Che’s wariness towards Sha Rou immediately increased again.

At the same time, every step forward was extremely cautious, ready at any moment to deal with any unknown dangers that might appear here.

Seeing Yang Che’s wariness and caution, a subtle, almost imperceptible, strange look flashed in Sha Rou’s eyes.

The passage sloped downwards continuously.

The two walked along the dark passage for about half an hour, and then it seemed there was no more path ahead.

A pitch-black stone wall blocked their way.

Yang Che watched Sha Rou walk straight up and directly cast several strange imprints onto the stone wall at the end.

After a flash of light, a ‘teleportation gate’ appeared.

Neither of them spoke, each holding a Spirit Stone in their hand, and quickly passed through the teleportation gate, arriving at a desolate, eerie, and gloomy place.

Before he could clearly see the scene before him, Yang Che suddenly heard Sha Rou say urgently: “Be careful above.”

Accompanied by a sharp bird cry, a giant bird about ten zhang long descended from the sky, fiercely clawing at Yang Che and Sha Rou with its talons, which looked like they were cast from molten iron.

“A Level Six Yao Beast.”

After his initial surprise, Yang Che quickly regained his composure.

At the moment the iron claws struck, he snorted coldly and, with a swift flash, drifted to a distant location.

At the same time, a dark sword light suddenly streaked across.

With a ‘crack’.

The giant bird’s neck was directly severed by Sword Four.

Then, with a loud rumble, the huge bird corpse crashed onto the ground in front of the two, shaking incessantly.

Yang Che stepped forward, dug out the Level Six Yao Beast core from the giant bird, placed it into the Void Illusion Magic Stone Space, and directly gave it to Xiao Gu, the ancient flying boat’s artifact spirit.

Just then, the distant sky suddenly grew even darker.

A flock of giant birds, also Level Six Yao Beasts, blotted out the sky and rushed towards the two in a dense mass.

Yang Che’s scalp tingled, and Sha Rou also showed a bitter expression; neither hesitated, fleeing at high speed.

When the two stood still behind a giant rock, Yang Che suddenly spoke: “The number of Yao Beasts here is quite unexpected, and the suppression of Divine Sense in this place is also very strong.”

Sha Rou said: “That’s right. Not only does it suppress the Divine Sense of all Cultivators, but it also severely suppresses the cultivation of Nascent Soul cultivators.

Here, Nascent Soul cultivators can only exert the strength of Core Formation Great Perfection. However, even with the same Core Formation Great Perfection, these Nascent Soul cultivators are even more terrifying. If we encounter them, we should avoid them if possible.”

Yang Che immediately understood the reason upon hearing this, and thus nodded in agreement.

Then he stared at Sha Rou with a serious expression and said: “Fellow Daoist Sha, since we’ve already entered. Shouldn’t you tell me your plan now?”

Sha Rou couldn’t help but show a wry smile and said: “Yang Daoyou, even the Cultivators of the Wan Family haven’t entered the center of this Ancient Remnant.

So, I have no idea what’s inside. However, I did enter this outer area once before and know of a strange place. If we can enter it, I believe we will gain a lot.

I plan for us to work together to enter that strange place, search around, and then go to the stone tablet at the entrance to the remnant’s center to take a look. Perhaps we can gain a lot of enlightenment.”

Upon hearing this, Yang Che showed a pensive expression.

After a while, he nodded and said: “Alright. But let me say this upfront, if it’s too dangerous, I won’t force my way in.”

“That’s natural.”

Sha Rou said with some helplessness, taking the lead to guide the way, and the two swiftly rushed towards the ‘strange place’ Sha Rou mentioned.

Along the way, Yang Che noticed the eerie and sinister aura growing heavier, and his heart even began to feel some uncontrollable, inexplicable negative emotions subtly rising.

On this journey, the two killed many more Yao Beasts, and Yang Che obtained more than a dozen Yao Beast inner cores, all of which he gave to Xiao Gu, the Ancient Flying Boat’s artifact spirit.

As Xiao Gu continuously devoured these demonic cores, the Ancient Flying Boat gradually repaired itself, and the ancient and vast aura emanating from it grew even more profound.

Soon, the two saw from afar the ‘strange place’ Sha Rou had mentioned.

Flying in mid-air, Yang Che saw that it was a huge ‘iron cage’ shaped building, surrounded on all four sides by tall stone walls.

Before he was even fully close, Yang Che smelled a strange medicinal fragrance faintly wafting out from within.

Sha Rou saw Yang Che’s nostrils twitch slightly and chuckled: “Did you smell it? There are probably many thousand-year-old Spirit Medicines in there. It’s just a pity there’s only one entrance.

And at that entrance, there’s a Yao Beast close to Level Eight. It has the advantage of the terrain; I suffered a loss last time when I was careless.”

Yang Che’s gaze subtly narrowed, revealing a thoughtful expression.

Although his Divine Sense was suppressed, he still vaguely sensed that this ‘iron cage’ seemed to be a specially enclosed Spirit Medicine garden.

However, what was strange was why this Spirit Medicine garden would be on the outskirts of the Ancient Remnant?

Moreover, the scent of Spirit Medicine wafting out seemed to be mixed with a very strange smell.

“Yang Daoyou, let’s go to the entrance.”

Sha Rou said, just about to fly down, when Yang Che suddenly said: “Fellow Daoist Sha, wait.”

Sha Rou paused, looking at Yang Che in confusion.

“Something’s not right. Let’s hide to the side and observe for a while. Let me sense it more carefully.”

Yang Che said, flying directly into the nearby bush on the side of the entrance.

Then he closed his eyes, focusing intently on sensing the strange Spirit Medicine scent wafting out.

This scent was extremely faint, especially the strange smell mixed within it. If Yang Che hadn’t been cultivating Spirit Medicines for many years and was an Alchemist, an ordinary person really wouldn’t have detected the strangeness within.

Sha Rou was already somewhat impatient to find the Yao Beast at the entrance and avenge herself.

Moreover, Yang Che’s extreme caution, almost to the point of being overly meticulous, made Sha Rou wonder if this Fellow Daoist Yang was perhaps a bit too ‘cowardly and afraid of death’?

However, since she had chosen to cooperate with this Fellow Daoist Yang, Sha Rou had no choice but to reluctantly follow him into the bushes.

After about a quarter of an hour, Yang Che suddenly opened his eyes.

“Fellow Daoist Sha, the Spirit Medicines inside are very strange. Let’s hold our ground for now and see what happens when others discover this place before making any plans.”

Sha Rou was really getting a bit fed up with Yang Che’s overly cautious nature, so she simply said: “Then you stay here for now; I’ll go take a look by myself.”

In Sha Rou’s mind, if others also discovered this place and took the rare Spirit Medicines first, she would regret it too late.

Confident in her Core Formation Great Perfection cultivation, she immediately flew out of the bushes and headed towards the entrance.

Yang Che, however, sneered inwardly, remaining utterly still.