Chapter 874: "Ding Wei" | Red Heart Survey [Translation]
Red Heart Survey [Translation] - Updated on April 15, 2025
“I trouble you, Elder Chong,” Wei Xun nodded.
Chongguang Zhenren simply waved his large hand, lifting Granny Bizhu and Jiang Wang, and flew directly out of Tianya Terrace.
As he left Tianya Terrace, Jiang Wang saw the inscription on the ten-thousand-zhang cliff, said to be left by the Fishing Dragon Guest, the founder of Fishing Sea Tower—
“The bright moon rises on the sea, from here one gazes to the end of the world.”
The word “gazes” was written with particular desolation, revealing the torment and hardship of longing, making one feel sad and tearful.
But with just this one glance, the scenery changed.
Large sections of color were lost, large pieces of the scene peeled away, and the scenery constantly shifted.
What Jiang Wang saw was a vast expanse of mist.
It wasn’t until he heard the whistling of the wind that he realized he was falling and that both Chongguang Zhenren and Granny Bizhu were gone.
He twisted his body slightly to stabilize himself, and the fog in front of him disappeared.
It was difficult to accurately describe what he saw.
The familiar sky and earth seemed to be nonexistent, and even the sea was gone.
He couldn’t distinguish up from down, left from right. As far as he could see, it was a desolate void, with only a few black spots standing out in the field of view.
A realization arose in Jiang Wang’s heart: this was the Maze Realm.
This was a domain of nothingness, naturally separating the near sea from the vast sea. There was no direction here. Powerful cultivators could only give themselves a rough location through their perception of the Star Saint Tower, which stood in the distant starry sky, and only then could they find their way home.
Without panic, he knew what place this was and had the corresponding awareness.
He didn’t act immediately. Instead, he remained in place, first taking out the Mirage King Pearl given to him by Li Longchuan. After manipulating it for a while, he created a phantom of himself in place while concealing himself three zhang away from the phantom.
It was hard to say whether Grandmaster Nanshan could use the Mirage King Pearl to deceive Zhao Wuyan. As the outer tower master of the four seas, Zhao Wuyan was much stronger than Granny Bizhu. Then the Mirage King Pearl should also be effective against Granny Bizhu.
However, considering that Fishing Sea Tower’s illusions were unparalleled in the world, he couldn’t be too careless, even though the information showed that Granny Bizhu wasn’t known for her illusions.
The Mirage King Pearl could only be used as a temporary measure, not relied upon as the basis for victory or defeat.
There was no gap at Tianya Terrace before, and it was also to avoid Granny Bizhu becoming wary. Jiang Wang only opened the Squirrel Box given by Yan Fu at this moment.
This look almost blinded him with the intense aura of wealth!
The Squirrel Box was filled with talismans!
Mountain-Suppressing Talismans, Water-Stopping Talismans, Golden Body Talismans…
A dazzling array, with everything one could wish for.
The value of this box… Jiang Wang couldn’t calculate it with his vision.
He had never seen so many talismans, let alone owned or used them.
It should be known that the talisman era quickly died out because of the huge production costs. To carry great power, the material was destined to be not too bad, this one condition alone had already locked the cost. The stronger the talisman, the higher the requirement for materials.
And the most extravagant thing was that talismans were consumables.
Admittedly, a magic weapon, or a Mo family’s mechanical beast, cost much more than a talisman of equivalent power, but magic weapons and mechanical beasts could be used indefinitely as long as they were not damaged. But talismans were gone as soon as they were torn open…
Fighting with mechanical beasts was already considered burning dao origin stones. Fighting with talismans was simply pouring out dao origin stones.
Someone once said this to describe their feeling of using talismans to fight: “It’s like your storage box suddenly exploded. After a battle, you opened your eyes and realized you had nothing left.”
In comparison, investing the same resources in oneself was undoubtedly a better choice. The instant spells engraved in the Tongtian Palace and the five palaces were faster and more difficult to defend against than talismans.
Not to mention how rare talisman masters are now… There was no need to say how expensive talismans were.
The demise of the talisman era was the choice of history.
Now talismans were more often used as an auxiliary means, after all, low-level talismans were relatively not so difficult to make. But the effect… was only slightly better than nothing.
Su Xiuxing was doing business with his head tied to his belt, he should have been wealthier than ordinary cultivators of the same rank. But the talismans he carried with him were so weak that it was appalling. It would definitely not affect Jiang Wang now.
And this box given by Yan Fu…
Jiang Wang closed it and sighed sadly—how could he ever repay this?
He suddenly resonated with what Xu Xiangqian always angrily scolded…”Damn nouveau riche!”
He didn’t need to study the Seven Mysterious Treasure Clothes anymore, he knew their defensive ability. He also understood the jade thumb ring that Li Longchuan forwarded from Li Fengyao.
After checking the “equipment” supported by his friends, he released a wisp of his mind and landed on the finger chariot worn on his left index finger.
This little thing was his hope of returning home, and also his reliance at this moment.
Jiang Wuyou repeatedly emphasized that Jiang Wang should destroy the finger chariot before he died, it was not without reason. Its records were too detailed, although it could not cover all of the Maze Realm, at least in the known area, it was enough to make the owner no longer a headless fly.
According to the markings on the finger chariot, the area he was currently in was the “Dingwei” area.
He didn’t know whether the area divisions of Yanggu and Fishing Sea Tower were the same as this, let alone how the sea clan divided the Maze Realm.
The good news was that this area had been explored by the human race and he wouldn’t be completely clueless.
The bad news was that in this area, the human race did not occupy an advantageous position.
There was only one “floating island” belonging to Yanggu cultivators, where human cultivators could enter for supplies. Most of the rest of the area was wilderness. There were five “sea nests” corresponding to the human race’s “floating island” in the Dingwei area, completely forming an overwhelming advantage over the human race.
That is to say, Jiang Wang could encounter sea clan at any time, and a fight could break out at any time.
The commander-level sea clan corresponding to the outer tower cultivator were his target for washing away sins, but among this level of sea clan, with his current strength, it was impossible to sweep across without relying on external force. Because the sea clan were generally stronger than human cultivators of the same level.
And once he encountered the king-level sea clan corresponding to the god-level cultivator, or even above… he could only pray that he ran fast enough.
“If I had known, I should have asked Yin Guan to bless the Cloak of Invisibility. It might have been good to try to contact Yin Guan while looking for the traces of Hell’s Gate with Lin Youxie.” Jiang Wang thought silently.
If the Cloak of Invisibility could have an effect on the king-level sea clan, then his safety would undoubtedly be greatly increased.
Unfortunately, he could only think about it.
But now the most important thing was not the sea clan, but Granny Bizhu.
Jiang Wang already knew the old woman’s sinister and viciousness. Before washing away his sins, he had to kill Granny Bizhu first!
This matter was urgent, but he couldn’t panic.
Also in the Dingwei area, Granny Bizhu, who came from Fishing Sea Tower and had already built a Star Saint Tower, must have been to the Maze Realm more than once and was far more familiar with the Maze Realm than he was.
Although he had the finger chariot given by Jiang Wuyou, Granny Bizhu was also a high-level figure in Fishing Sea Tower. Fishing Sea Tower’s understanding of the Maze Realm would never be worse than that of Jue Ming Island, but rather more.
Whether it was the terrain or the cultivation itself, he did not have an advantage over Granny Bizhu.
He had to use twelve points of caution to seize that one point of chance.
Jiang Wang pondered for a while. After having a general plan, he began to move tentatively.
No matter what he planned to do, he had to start by understanding this place.