After being reborn, all I want to do is run away.

Chapter 61 In the Dark

Darkness, pitch-black darkness. Shen Xu groped his way through this darkness, but it seemed endless. No matter how far or how long he walked, he seemed to be stuck in the same place, as if he had never moved.

Shen Xu found it strange. Wasn't he confronting that group of black-skinned dogs in the Enforcement Hall? How did he suddenly find himself in this place when he opened his eyes? Could it be that the people in the Enforcement Hall had imprisoned him here? Did the Green Bamboo Sword Sect even have such a place?

He tried to make a sound, but to his astonishment, he couldn't utter a sound at all. No! It wasn't that he couldn't make a sound, but rather that the space completely swallowed his voice.

However, this discovery did nothing to help him in his current predicament. He still had no clue about this dark space, which was boundless, silent, and devoid of light and shadow. Staying here for too long would drive a person crazy!

"The Black Prison! Is this the Black Prison they were talking about? Am I really going to spend three years here? But I clearly remember saying I was going to challenge the Cloud Bamboo Realm! Did they break the sect rules and just throw me into the Black Prison?"

Thinking of this, Shen Xu couldn't help but smile. "That's right, it would be too naive to expect those people to abide by the sect rules."

It seems that even after being reborn, he still couldn't change his fate. Shen Xu leaned back and fell into the darkness. But when he opened his eyes again, all he saw was darkness. Moreover, he didn't seem to touch anything behind him. This made him frown. He tried again, but the result was the same. He touched his feet and his palm instantly passed through the space beneath his feet.

"Hiss~" Shen Xu couldn't help but gasp.

There's no up or down? What kind of place is this where you can't even lie down? Is he just supposed to stand like this forever? He won't last three days without going crazy.

However, he is now certain that this is definitely not the Green Bamboo Sword Sect's place. It would be a waste to use such a magical space to punish disobedient disciples!

If it wasn't the Green Bamboo Sword Sect, then where could it be? He carefully recalled everything he had encountered, and it seemed that apart from what happened when he met Han Yue, nothing else could have caused his current predicament.

In particular, the piece of moon that pierced his forehead still doesn't seem to have had any effect on him.

Could it be that fragment that caused the trouble? If so, how is he supposed to get out? After racking his brains without finding a solution, he decided to keep moving forward; staying in one place would be pointless.

Moreover, he believed that Han Yue would not harm him, so the fragment of the moon should be beneficial to him. Since it was beneficial, the fragment would definitely not trap him here. It's just that he hasn't found a solution yet.

Since he was blind anyway, Shen Xu closed his eyes and randomly chose a direction to walk in. As he walked, he suddenly felt something appear beside him, so he opened his eyes to look, only to find that it was still pitch black.

He shook his head helplessly, closed his eyes, and continued walking forward. After a while, he felt that familiar feeling again, so he opened his eyes again, but it was still pitch black.

Shen Xu was somewhat skeptical, so he closed his eyes again and walked forward. This time, he felt a long time before he felt that familiar feeling again. However, this time he did not choose to open his eyes, but stopped and carefully felt what was around him.

It seemed as if three strange things were constantly moving around him, but they never managed to touch him.

Shen Xu anticipated the routes of the three objects, and in an instant, he reached out and grabbed the largest one. A smile crept onto Shen Xu's lips. "Got you!"

However, before he could even see what he had grabbed, the dark space collapsed and shattered instantly. His consciousness plummeted downwards along with the collapsing dark space, constantly assaulted by feelings of weightlessness and the terror of the sudden fall.

A blinding white light shot toward him, and Shen Xu sat up abruptly. The fear of weightlessness from the continuous fall still lingered in his mind, causing him to break out in a cold sweat and turn deathly pale.

However, before he could recover from the fear he had just experienced, waves of excruciating pain surged from all parts of his body, continuously reaching his mind.

"Ah!!" Shen Xu couldn't help but cry out in pain.

After the intense pain subsided, Shen Xu, panting, finally saw his surroundings: a dimly lit room with no windows, no sunlight, and no decorations. There was only a bed, a set of chairs, and a pot of tea on the table.

"Where is this place? Have we just escaped one danger only to fall into another?" Shen Xu couldn't help but feel pessimistic.

"You're awake!" An elderly man with white hair pushed open the door and walked in.

"Elder Huang, how did I end up here with you?" Shen Xu asked in utter shock.

He never expected that the first person he would see after waking up would be Elder Huang.

"This is a long story, and there's no rush. How are you feeling right now?" Elder Huang asked as he approached Shen Xu's bedside.

"Not good. I feel severely depleted, both physically and spiritually," Shen Xu said with a wry smile, reflecting on his condition.

"So, do you still want to go to the Cloud and Mist Bamboo Realm?"

"What day is it now?" Shen Xu's expression suddenly hardened, then he asked calmly.

"The last day!"

"Since the time hasn't passed, I'll naturally go," Shen Xu said firmly, then struggled to climb out of bed.

"Many people are waiting for you in the Cloud Bamboo Realm today, but most of them are people who don't think you have a good chance. After all, the Green Bamboo Sword Sect has been established for nearly three hundred years, and no one has ever come out of the Cloud Bamboo Realm alive," Elder Huang said calmly.

"Then they're probably going to be disappointed!" Shen Xu finished dressing and was about to leave the room.

"Here you go. There are some Qi-nourishing pills and fasting pills, as well as some pills that can temporarily relieve your pain. However, sometimes feeling pain is not a bad thing."

"Thank you, Elder! Just as you said, the pain in my body will remind me of many things." After receiving the porcelain bottles from Elder Huang, Shen Xu pushed open the door and walked straight out.

After Shen Xu left, Chen Lian entered the room and, seeing the empty bed, couldn't help but ask, "Is he awake?"

"He woke up, and he's gone," Old Huang said calmly, sipping his tea as he sat in his chair.

Shen Xu's current condition is very bad. Almost every muscle and bone is reminding him that if he enters the Cloud Mist Bamboo Realm in his current state, he will definitely die.

Even his soul was constantly warning him. He could clearly feel the nerves around his temples throbbing wildly like ignited gunpowder, a sign that his soul was being over-consumed.

But at this moment, only his heart told him that no matter what he encountered, as long as he held the sword tightly, he would be fearless.