The ground beneath was nothing but jagged rocks, with not a single spot stable enough to plant one’s feet firmly.
With each step, your heel was either perpendicular or slanted, so everyone walked very cautiously—if you were to fall here, heh, your chrysanthemum wouldn’t stand a chance!
"It’s not that bad, just a bit difficult to walk."
As Yang Kai was speaking, a gust of wind carrying a stench swept through, soon followed by a slow-moving fog, quickly obscuring your vision.
"Yang Kai, I really want to sew your mouth shut!"
"Don’t talk, just watch your step, and don’t look back!"
No sooner had you spoken than a voice, all too familiar, ca from behind: "My child, my child, where are you? Quick, co to mommy."
It wasn’t just you who heard the voice; Xiao Feng imdiately laughed: "Little Yunyun, your mom’s calling you back ho for dinner."
"Screw off! My old lady has never used such a nauseating pet na in her life!"
The voice was indeed that of your mother’s, but hearing it now was incredibly grating on your ears.
After that, the voices of family mbers continued to call from behind you.
Fortunately, everyone was ntally prepared in advance and nobody was foolish enough to actually turn around and respond.
"What is this, Kunlong Ridge or a family reunion?"
Yang Kai muttered again, and the voices suddenly stopped, replaced by an even denser fog.
But in just the blink of an eye, you found yourself enveloped in a thick mist, also losing sight of your companions.
"Madman, can you hear speaking?" you called out into the void, not halting your steps.
Unfortunately, Xiao Feng did not respond.
At that mont, you ca to a stop and slowly closed your eyes.
Once your vision was shrouded in darkness, you unexpectedly discovered that this barren land was actually a massive Formation!
With you at the center, an odd aura seeped out slowly from all around, naturally forming a mysterious connection with your body.
At this mont, though your eyes were shut, your gaze detached from your body slowly and what you saw was a black and white scene—it was as if the perspective of a film was being lifted high. Soon, you saw your own body and Xiao Feng and the others too.
While it was a first encounter with such an arrangent for Xiao Feng and the rest, and they seed to have lost contact with each other, they were all using the Orange Talisman Paper Thousand Paper Cranes you’d given them previously. The Thousand Paper Cranes floated up, hovering about two ters above them, emitting a faint Taoist righteousness, and gently guiding them forward.
Your perspective rose once more, and this ti you looked down at Kunlong Ridge from above.
The ridge was shaped like a trapezoid, with the cliff face that seed to have been chopped by an axe as the upper end, while the lower end was the edge of an abyss.
From this vantage point, you realized you were standing at the very center of Kunlong Ridge’s Formation!
As the aura continued to spread around, you felt an unknown force slowly pulling you downwards!
Suddenly, you sensed a colossal creature slumbering beneath Kunlong Ridge!!
This was not good, lingering here was not an option!
You abruptly opened your eyes, the curse mark of the Sen Luo Eye rapidly spiraling into existence in your pupils!
"Hmm?"
The Empress, who had already reached a flat area ahead, paused for a mont and turned to look back in the direction of Kunlong Ridge.
"Empress, have you found sothing else?" Wu Qiuyue asked respectfully by her side.
The Empress shook her head slightly and said to the three of them, "Let’s go, we need to speed up and get down the mountain."
"Yes!"
At this mont, you were straining to walk forward, each step you took lessened the suction from the Kunlong Ridge Formation by a fraction. However, your body felt as though it was carrying a weight of thousands of pounds, making it extrely difficult to move.
A dazzling light ca from ahead, and that’s when you heard Yang Kai’s shout, "Old Shu, are you spacewalking? Hurry up and co over!"
Looking up, you saw that Yang Kai and the others had already left the barren land, with only you struggling alone within it.
You didn’t have the extra energy to speak; you were giving it your all!
"Hey, what are you doing?"
With Xiao Feng’s exclamation, you looked up and were surprised to see Wu Qiyi and Fan Yi suddenly leaving their group, walking quickly toward you.
"Don’t co over!"
You hurriedly shouted.
The two won seed to have not heard your voice at all, and they were walking very quickly.
"What are you coming here for, it’s dangerous. You guys go first!"
Seeing the two won reach your side, you quickly urged them to leave.
At this mont, Fan Yi, who didn’t like to talk, and Wu Qiyi, who had been keeping her distance from you and seed tranquil and content, surprisingly synchronised and hugged your left and right arms, all three of you struggling to walk forward together.
For so reason, this Formation seed to only affect you, making it feel like just a bit more fog for the others.
Although the action of the two won was incredibly risky, it was because of them that you were able to escape danger.
When the three of you stepped on the green grass together, the suction behind you instantly vanished!
Hu—
Only then did you let out a long sigh of relief.
Yin Guihua and Xi Yu ca over, each taking out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat from Fan Yi and Wu Qiyi.
Yang Kai strolled up beside you, speaking with a mischievous and suggestive tone, "Hey, Old Shu, this just made your choice harder, didn’t it?"
You didn’t even have the strength to roll your eyes; you were completely drained.
Xiao Feng, who had been studying Taoism lately, gained so insight and comnted from the side, "This Kunlong Ridge should be a Taoist Formation, right? Little Yunyun, did you trigger sothing just now?"
"Pretty much. This Kunlong Ridge lives up to its na; there must be sothing trapped underneath. I accidentally touched the Formation’s core and felt an invisible force pulling down."
Hearing this, everyone couldn’t help but feel a surge of fear.
After adjusting your breathing, you said to everyone, "Let’s go, we shouldn’t stay here for long. We still have a way to go."
According to Yin Guihua, there were six villages near Tianji Mountain, and because the area was so remote, most of the young people had left, so to work elsewhere and others to set up hos outside.
You finally arrived at Tianji Village around nine o’clock, where the villagers welcod you with great fanfare, having received the news earlier.
The village chief was a middle-aged man in his forties, but his temples were already flecked with white.
"Dad, we’re back!"
Yin Guihua walked up to the village chief with a beaming smile and began playfully engaging with her father and mother.
"Youngest sister!"
A burly man erged from the crowd; he looked Fan Yi over carefully, then nodded heavily, relieved, "It’s good, it’s all good, I’m just glad you’re not hurt."
"Brother, is everything okay at ho?"
Back at ho, Fan Yi seed to speak a bit more.
"Yes, it’s all in the past now!"
Saying so, Fan Yi’s brother went straight to Wu Qiyi, and before anyone could react, he suddenly knelt before her with a "thump," "Miss Wu, your great kindness, Fan Dongqing will never forget!"
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