Chapter 1 The Black Lotus of the Realm of Sin

To Yao Yao, the Black Lotus of the Realm of Sin was extremely important, as it was related to whether or not she could obtain a Holy Light magic.

The Niu Ren Tribe was severely lacking in advanced magic. Although Nie Yan had asked them to find more advanced magic spells during this period, there were still very few people who had learned them. Things like advanced magic couldn’t be obtained in a short period of time. The guild's foundation needed to be slowly accumulated.

Every advanced magic was extremely precious!

It was crucial to the guild!

Wasn't Nie Yan helping himself by helping Yao Yao obtain Holy Light magic?

The Niu Ren Tribe needed advanced magic!

Nie Yan and Yao Yao approached the Black Lotus of the Realm of Sin in front of them. The black lotus bloomed quietly, each petal like black crystal, sparkling and translucent, with a hint of pink, like strands of blood, covering the entire Black Lotus of the Realm of Sin.

Nie Yan swam towards the Black Lotus of the Realm of Sin not far away, he would get the item first!

Yao Yao was about two or three yards away from Nie Yan. She didn't dare to go too far. As a mage, it would be dangerous if she was targeted by a monster. Her fragile cloth armor couldn't resist the monster's attack at all.

The faint fragrance of the black lotus floated quietly,

refreshing Nie Yan's spirit.

When he arrived next to the Black Lotus of the Realm of Sin, a cold current surged out from the depths of the lake, and the swirling vortex almost swept him away.

He was shocked and a sense of crisis quietly approached.

It seemed something was swimming in the dark lake bottom under his feet. The Black Lotus of the Realm of Sin might have a monster guarding it!

Never mind! Nie Yan reached out and touched the stem of the Black Lotus of the Realm of Sin, and plucked it.

After putting the Black Lotus of the Realm of Sin into his backpack, Nie Yan turned to Yao Yao and said, "Let's leave here quickly!"

They could leave here by returning to the shore and using a City Return Scroll!

As soon as Nie Yan finished speaking, the entire lake suddenly changed. Rapids surged, and a huge wave hit Nie Yan and Yao Yao.

"Hold on tight to me!" Nie Yan shouted in a deep voice, putting his left hand around Yao Yao's waist and swimming towards the shore with all his might.

With a bang, the huge wave fell heavily, smashing the two of them into the water. They struggled non-stop.

"Nie Yan, you go first. You have higher agility and can swim out!" Yao Yao said. As a mage, she had very low agility, and her swimming speed was extremely slow. She swam five or six yards, while Nie Yan could probably swim dozens of yards.

Nie Yan remained silent. It would be shameful for a man to abandon a woman and escape.

The turbulent undercurrents of the lake swept Nie Yan and Yao Yao in. Nie Yan and Yao Yao could only hold on to each other and drift with the current. They no longer had the ability to control their direction.

The turbulent current completely controlled Nie Yan and Yao Yao. The two of them could only ensure that they would not be separated by the undercurrent. In a hurry, Nie Yan almost touched Yao Yao all over. There was nothing he could do about it. He couldn't hold on to Yao Yao, and he almost lost his grip several times. Under the violent impact of the undercurrent, he couldn't feel what it was like.

Yao Yao felt a strong sense of suffocation, which made her a little dizzy. She could feel a large hand tightly gripping her, which gave her a little peace of mind.

A surge of water crashed heavily into Nie Yan's chest, and Nie Yan and Yao Yao sank to the bottom of the lake together.

Yao Yao didn't have much time left to breathe underwater. If she couldn't get to the surface to breathe, she would drown!

Thinking of this, Nie Yan became nervous. The strong pressure at the bottom of the lake prevented him from speaking. He could feel something swimming past quickly around him. They were staring at Nie Yan and Yao Yao, regarding them as their prey.

Nie Yan struggled to open his eyes and found that there seemed to be some light at the bottom of the lake. He gritted his teeth, pulled Yao Yao, and swam towards it.

He didn't know where the light ahead came from. The closer they got, the brighter the light became. Finally, all that was left in front of them was a white light.

It was like traveling through time and space.

Nie Yan fainted. In the last moment, he was still holding Yao Yao tightly.

He didn't know how long it had been, but Nie Yan finally woke up from his slumber. This was a bare and desolate plain. A gust of wind blew, stirring up a sky full of sand.

Where was this place?

When he looked up at the sky, there was yellow sand everywhere.

System: You have discovered the Domain of Zennarde.

Zennarde? That was the legendary Dragon King!

Nie Yan's thoughts suddenly changed. Zennarde created the Dragon Clan's Hiberus Empire by himself and ruled the human empire for more than 2,900 years, which was the former Dark Age. Could it be that the news he had received before, that the Dragon King Zennarde's Sword was here?

If many NPCs who left their names in history were considered legendary figures, then Zennarde was definitely a mythical existence. Compared with him, other NPCs were like fireflies competing with the bright moon. The brutal Dragon King, in that era, he was the undisputed king.

Of course, Nie Yan didn't think he could get the Dragon King Zennarde's Sword. This item was definitely a divine artifact. Zennarde was definitely a god!

Nie Yan felt a little uneasy in his heart about coming to the Domain of Zennarde by accident. He didn't know what would happen here.

Nie Yan struggled a bit, but found that he couldn't move at all. Yao Yao was pressing down on him.

"Yao Yao." Nie Yan pushed Yao Yao, and Yao Yao finally woke up from her daze.

Yao Yao was dazed, with a sleepy look.

"Nie Yan, where are we? Is this a graveyard?" Yao Yao looked around and asked in confusion. She remembered that she had been swept away by the rapids just now, so how could she have suddenly come here?

"We entered a quest map!" Nie Yan said. This quest map was hidden so mysteriously. In such a deep lake, he didn't know which player had stumbled upon this place in his previous life before revealing the news that Zennarde's Sword was here.

However, no one knew what Zennarde's Sword was like. In any case, that weapon had never appeared in people's sight.

It was said that only a Holy Knight with the Heart of the Holy Spirit could control this powerful divine sword, otherwise they would be devoured by Zennarde's Sword.

These pieces of information were retrieved from Nie Yan's memory again. Nie Yan searched for all the information related to Zennarde. The official website only said that Zennarde was the Dragon King, his battle achievements in previous battles, etc. As for what secrets Zennarde had, the official website did not mention it at all.

All of this made Nie Yan feel even more mysterious.

This was an unknown area, waiting for Nie Yan to explore it.

Yao Yao got up and thought of everything that had happened in the rapids just now. She felt ashamed for a moment.

Seeing Yao Yao's helpless look, Nie Yan didn't know how to explain it either. A strange atmosphere spread between the two of them.

"Teleportation scrolls can't be used. Let's go ahead and take a look. If we really can't get out, anyway, we've already obtained the Black Lotus of the Realm of Sin. We can just go back to town if we die," Nie Yan said, breaking the awkward atmosphere. To avoid Yao Yao feeling guilty, he didn't mention the Chapter of Order. If the Chapter of Peace was lost, then it couldn't be helped.

"Okay," Yao Yao nodded.

The two tried to avoid facing each other, chatting about some unimportant topics. Nie Yan thought of Xie Yao, and his heart was at peace.

Nie Yan summoned the Golden Earth Dragon, and the two of them and the dragon set off towards the north of the Domain of Zennarde, not knowing when they would find the exit. At this moment, a large number of wandering monsters in the distance attracted Nie Yan's attention.

"I'll go take a look," Nie Yan said, entering stealth mode and slowly approaching the monsters using the nearby mounds.

He discovered that they were Undead Bone Tusks. Their body shape was a bit like a cheetah, with sharp thorns growing on their bodies. They moved very quickly, occasionally running and then slowing down, in a wandering state.

Nie Yan threw an Identify spell at one of the Undead Bone Tusks.

Undead Bone Tusk: Level 40, HP 3000/3000.

They were just some level 40 ordinary monsters. Nie Yan breathed a sigh of relief.

Walking up a high slope, Nie Yan gasped. He saw Bone Tusks all over the mountains and plains in the distance, stretching as far as the eye could see. How long would it take to walk out of here?

Was this place like the Secret Realm of the Headless Horseman Doro, where they could only get out after finding the quest clues?

"Let's farm monsters for a while first," Nie Yan said. It wouldn't be bad to level up here for a while, at least to make up for the lost experience.

It would be a pity if the Chapter of Peace was lost. Although there was only one chapter, if he could get the remaining five chapters in the future, it would be a legendary item no less than the Shadow of Darkness!

There were a total of six volumes of the Chapter of Order, each with different attribute bonuses, and each could trigger an expansion pack. If all six volumes of the Chapter of Order were collected, one would become the Pope of the Holy See! It was unrealistic to become the Pope, but if Nie Yan could get a few more volumes of the Chapter of Order, he could basically walk sideways.

Nie Yan raised the Headless Horseman Doro's Horseback Archery Crossbow and shot at the many Bone Tusks in the distance. A series of damage values floated above one of the Bone Tusks' heads, and immediately fifty or sixty Bone Tusks came towards Nie Yan.

Yao Yao cast a Holy Light Burst, and beams of light bombarded down, causing damage values to rise in patches, at least five or six hundred damage each.

It was a range attack magic!

Holy Word mages were famous for their single-target magic attacks. They didn't have many AoE magic, and they were relatively rare, but each AoE magic attack was very impressive.

At this moment, the Golden Earth Dragon spat out a mouthful of dragon breath, causing another patch of eight or nine hundred damage values. Against ordinary monsters, the Golden Earth Dragon's dragon breath damage was even more terrifying.

The Golden Earth Dragon went to the front, Yao Yao cast magic one after another, and Nie Yan also started clearing monsters. One Bone Tusk after another fell to the ground, and soon, the ground was littered with bones.

Nie Yan looked at his own status. Regarding the Demon Hunter title, the quest progress was 6. He had killed 6250/5000 level 30 or higher undead creatures. Nie Yan's heart stirred. It wouldn't be bad to improve the title here.

In addition, some of the skills on the Shadow of Darkness also needed to kill a certain number of evil creatures to activate.

Thinking of this, Nie Yan didn't feel that being trapped here was a depressing thing. If he could find some clues here, he might be able to make some special discoveries.