The airship headed toward Mount Gonagles at breakneck speed.
Before they had even arrived, Jared instructed Cloud to put the airship away.
After all, riding it would be a bit too flashy, easily drawing unwanted attention.
When the airship had been put away, Jared began searching for the entrance to the Celestial Battlefield by following its aura that had leaked out along Mount Gonagles with Cloud and Judith.
It was very easy to find since it would undoubtedly be the spot where the leaked aura was the strongest.
On a slope of Mount Gonagles, a massive cave appeared. The aura of the Celestial Battlefield surged out continuously from there.
“We’ve found the entrance, Mr. Chance! It’s that cave!”
Cloud was extremely excited and wanted to dash toward the cave, but Jared beld him back.
“Don’t go over first. There’s a mysterious aura around this cave. Even though everyone here is deliberately hiding, I can still sense their presence!” Jared warned, scanning the surroundings.
“There are people hiding? Could it be that others have also found this place?” Judith asked with a hint of surprise.
They traveled by airship and flew there directly, making them undoubtedly faster than others. Furthermore, many probably didn’t realize that it was the Celestial Battlefield, likely mistaking it for some kind of ancient ruins.
Without Jared, they wouldn’t have found that place so quickly either. Yet, there were still others who arrived ahead of them.
“I reckon these people have been searching for the entrance for quite some time now. They’re only hiding now likely because they’re waiting.”
Although Jared didn’t know the identity of those in hiding, he surmised that they were presumably waiting when they had found the entrance yet chose not to enter.
“What are they waiting for?” asked Judith.
Jared shook his head. He was also clueless as to what those in hiding were waiting for.
“Are we not going in as well then, Mr. Chance? If we keep waiting, there’ll only likely be more people later,” Cloud remarked.
After a moment of thought, Jared sent out a massive wave of spiritual sense. It enveloped his surroundings and extended for over fifty
kilometers before finally stopping.
He needed to know who exactly was nearby. If they were too powerful, he would have to tread carefully.
But after a thorough check, it seemed that those in hiding around him weren’t particularly powerful, and he could handle them. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief. Then, he headed toward the mouth of the cave.
However, no sooner had he reached it than he was completely stunned. It turned out that there was an arcane array at the mouth of the cave.
Although the arcane array was somewhat incomplete, causing the aura of the Celestial Battlefield to start leaking out, it had to be broken before one could enter the cave.
Jared then finally understood why everyone around there hid instead of entering the Celestial Battlefield-it was because they simply couldn’t break the arcane array.
“There’s an arcane array keeping people out. No wonder everyone’s hiding, and nobody is going in.”
At the sight of the arcane array at the mouth of the cave, understanding also instantly dawned upon Judith. She then turned to Jared and said, “You’re an array master, and you’re incredibly
formidable in array craft. You can break this arcane array, right?”
Jared took a close look at it before he nodded and replied, “Forcibly breaking it wouldn’t be an issue. But it would drain too much of my spiritual energy. Besides, once it’s forced open, those after us will be able to enter at will.”
“Mr. Chance, what if you crack this arcane array instead of forcefully breaking it? Then, we’d be able to enter, but not others!” Cloud hastily suggested.
“I can crack it, but it’s going to take some time. I’ll need someone to guard me by my side while I do that. You two…”
Before Jared could finish speaking, a powerful aura suddenly descended from the sky.
His expression changed in an instant Subsequently, he directed his gaze at the void a near distance away.
The void quivered before several figures appeared, approaching from the distance.
