Although Feng Moru's physical body was damaged, it did not affect his flight. After returning this time and paying a certain price, he could restore his body.
For Golden Core cultivators, regenerating a severed limb from an external injury was already within the scope of their arts. It could be done without particularly expensive medicinal pills.
It would just consume a large amount of Spirit Power and Essence Blood.
Although Feng Moru suspected that Zhang Ming might not have been here before, seeing his urgent appearance, he immediately shut his mouth and did not ask any more questions.
Perhaps the other party had been trapped somewhere here before.
"We can go out now. I captured that female formation master in the tunnel before and forced her to try to break the restriction again, and she finally succeeded.
"Now I have a spirit pet monitoring the outside world at the cave residence gate. We have to be quick, otherwise, it will be troublesome if the Dark Spirit Demon Bats find out!"
Li Yan quickly explained. He had long since pushed everything onto that female formation master, so as to conceal the existence of the "Heaven-Stealing Kerchief."
"So that's how it is. Excellent, excellent. Junior Brother's methods are truly brilliant. Let's go over now!"
Xing Ming and Feng Moru looked at Li Yan with surprise, their hearts filled with both shock and joy. They had thought that everyone in Jiang Baibi's group had already been buried in the tunnels.
They had not expected that the other party had such a move up his sleeve.
As for Zhang Ming being able to capture that female formation master, the two of them did not doubt it too much. That female formation master did not look like someone who was good at fighting.
And after breaking the formation before, she had looked as if her Spirit Power was greatly depleted. Zhang Ming could deal with the "Dragon Flood Dragon Elder," let alone such a cultivator.
Thus, overjoyed in their hearts, the two said no more and immediately flew towards the cave residence gate with Li Yan.
Soon they arrived at the cave residence gate. There, a huge mosquito emitting a not-so-weak aura was hovering behind the gate.
And beside it was a head-sized illusory hole. This was what Li Yan had just transmitted to the Snow Mosquito King to open.
Li Yan, without hesitation, dived right in. Xing Ming and Feng Moru glanced at the Snow Mosquito King, a sharp light in their eyes.
They had both heard that Zhang Ming had refined some mosquito-type Demonic Beasts, but they had never seen them.
Just the mosquito in front of them, although not yet at the third rank, was at least at the peak of the second rank. They were surprised in their hearts, wondering how many Demonic Beasts of this rank Zhang Ming had.
Because they had heard that Zhang Ming had a group of mosquito-type Demonic Beasts.
Zhang Ming had sent this mosquito to guard here, obviously to prevent the Dark Spirit Demon Bat clan from discovering that the restriction here had already been broken.
They did not see that female formation master, but only saw the two spirit-storing pouches hanging from Zhang Ming's waist. Xing Ming and Feng Moru exchanged a knowing glance.
They both guessed that Zhang Ming did not trust that female formation master and had probably imprisoned her again after she had broken the restriction.
What the two of them were thinking was just a fleeting matter. Seeing Li Yan dive right out, they no longer hesitated and plunged in after him.
The moment the three figures appeared at the edge of the plaza, looking at everything in front of them, Xing Ming and Feng Moru felt like a dragon that had escaped a trapped pool.
Seeing the two come out, Li Yan quickly sent a transmission.
"There are signs that the restriction on this cave residence gate has been lifted. Senior Brothers, go to the passage opposite first and see if there is anything unusual. I will set up a simple illusion formation to conceal our tracks and will be right there!"
Xing Ming and Feng Moru did not say much more at this moment. They glanced at the somewhat illusory hole on the gate, nodded slightly at Li Yan, and immediately flew towards the only passage opposite the plaza.
Li Yan's eyes flashed slightly. He immediately sent a transmission to the Snow Mosquito King. At the same time, his other hand pinched a hand seal and pretended to strike the cave residence gate.
The moment the Snow Mosquito King appeared, it immediately brought out the "Heaven-Stealing Kerchief." The illusory hole on the cave residence gate instantly disappeared.
Li Yan, in that instant, communicated with the "Earthen Patch" with his Divine Sense.
Just as the Snow Mosquito King was about to speak, he only felt his hand loosen. First, the "Heaven-Stealing Kerchief" disappeared without a trace, and then he found that he had already returned to the familiar mysterious space.
He had landed by the stream at the foot of the mountain.
"I... I... I... damn..."
The Snow Mosquito King was dazed for a moment. This time, it had been summoned in and out by Li Yan, and it hadn't even been fifteen breaths. He hadn't even had time to say a word.
And then... there was no then. He was back in the familiar place...
The Snow Mosquito King felt like it was going crazy. After muttering a sentence, it stood there blankly by the stream for a full few dozen breaths before suddenly letting out a long sigh...
When would be the next time he could go out?
Li Yan quickly finished all of this, hiding his method of breaking the restriction, and then hurriedly rushed towards the opposite side of the plaza.
Just as he was about to leave, he glanced with a complex expression at the gate in the middle of the three sub-cave residences, and the three characters "Jade Balance Grotto" carved above it.
There, was the person who wanted to kill him...
With a "boom," in the dark seabed, the seawater surged. Three figures broke through the wall of a mountain and rapidly ascended upwards.
By the time Meng Zhiyuan learned that someone had broken out from within the "Hidden Scale Concealing Splendor Formation" and wanted to pursue, those few people had long since gone far away, their figures nowhere to be seen.
The "Hidden Scale Concealing Splendor Formation" was different from the formations in the two sub-cave residences. It was mainly for concealment and defense. When escaping from the inside, it was much easier.
Meng Zhiyuan was stunned for a long time, and then he regretted that he had trusted the grand formation of a Spirit Transformation cultivator's cave residence too much, only symbolically having his junior brother and sister monitor it for two days.
In fact, he couldn't be blamed for this. Breaking the restriction here would definitely make a sound. Even if they entered the Forbidden Land, they would be able to hear it. But the other party had done everything silently.
Only when they finally broke into the "Hidden Scale Concealing Splendor Formation" did they make a sound.
"How did they escape from the sub-cave residence? The restriction on the sub-cave residence is clearly intact. Since they have this ability, why did they trigger the restriction when breaking the formation before?"
Meng Zhiyuan stood in the plaza, looking at the intact cave residence gate, somewhat lost in thought.
He knew that real trouble was coming. This time, they might not even have a few dozen years. The next time those who had escaped came, they would bring even more powerful cultivators.
"Perhaps, this is the final destiny of those of us who have remained. It cannot be changed, it cannot be escaped!"
Meng Zhiyuan was annoyed in his heart, but they could not leave the fifty-li radius to escape...
In the deep sea, the three of them, Li Yan, rapidly ascended. Not long after they had flown out, a sharp pain suddenly shot through Li Yan's head, and blood immediately seeped from the corner of his mouth.
"Junior Brother, you're injured!"
Seeing this, Xing Ming couldn't help but ask anxiously.
Li Yan waved his hand. A pill had already appeared in his hand, and he swallowed it in one gulp.
"Let's leave here quickly. My injuries are not serious!"
Seeing Li Yan swallow the pill, his aura did indeed recover somewhat, and only then did Xing Ming feel a little relieved.
And Li Yan already understood what had happened.
'She's woken up!'
Afterwards, along the way, the three of them flew rapidly towards the sea surface in silence.
Li Yan, through soul-searching the "Dark Spirit Demon Bat," of course knew that as long as they exceeded the thousand-li range covered by the "Shrinking the Land to an Inch" formation, they would be fine.
It was just that he had things on his mind and didn't want to talk much, so he didn't explain to the two of them.
And Xing Ming and the other man had been swept away by the inexplicably appearing water pillars before and were now somewhat afraid. It was better to leave this deep sea completely.
This place was too strange. They had clearly come out, but they had been teleported back again.
It was not until the three of them broke through the sea and flew into the sky that Xing Ming and Feng Moru finally let out a long breath.
Xing Ming, without saying a word, immediately took out his ruler, and brought Li Yan and the other man to fly rapidly towards the territory of the White Demon Clan.
Only at this time did Xing Ming have the chance to ask Li Yan about the situation. How could Li Yan tell the truth? He just found some random reasons to brush him off.
He only said that he had been teleported back and didn't know the reason, and that he hadn't entered the sub-cave residence.
So, when he couldn't find them, he could only let that female formation master try to break the sub-cave residence restriction. Unexpectedly, this time she actually succeeded, and found Xing Ming and the others at once.
In his words, there were still many suspicious points, but Xing Ming and Feng Moru did not ask any more questions. At this time, they had escaped a great calamity, and their hearts were already filled with relief.
Even if there were questions, they would not ask anymore. The other party had saved them. This was the most real thing.
As for how Zhang Ming handled that female formation master, that was Zhang Ming's business.
Next, the three of them discussed it on the road again. In the end, they decided that they would not speak of the matters of the seabed, at least not for now.
Xing Ming and Feng Moru had only entered one sub-cave residence and had indeed not obtained any treasures. But what about the other sub-cave residences?
As long as they hadn't personally investigated, they wouldn't believe it. This, of course, did not include Li Yan, who had already investigated two sub-cave residences.
However, Li Yan was also equally curious about that cave residence named "Celestial Spirit Grotto," which even the "Heaven-Stealing Kerchief" couldn't open. He knew that that was the key point that the "Dark Spirit Demon Bats" were guarding.
Finally, the three of them made an oath with a blood contract. Unless both the "Falling Star Valley" and the "Green Wind Sect" each had a Nascent Soul cultivator appear, this matter would be kept secret forever and would only be known among the three of them.
Violators would have their Dao dissipate and their bodies perish, and their sects would be destroyed.
This oath, which affected the entire sect, was not to be taken lightly. But compared to treasures and trust, what did this count for?
Of course, if that mysterious place under the sea was discovered by others and then leaked, then it would have nothing to do with this blood oath.
From this, it could also be seen that even though they were both of the human race, and were allies, the "Falling Star Valley" and the "Green Wind Sect" also could not completely trust each other.
Even if one side had a Nascent Soul cultivator, the other side would not be willing for them to go treasure hunting. In that case, if a great treasure was discovered, they would be lucky if their own side was not silenced.
In this matter, they had automatically ignored the "Six Plates Hall."
After discussing this important matter, the few of them discussed the matter of Xuan Caijun again. Feng Moru left halfway through. He had to go back to heal and recover.
As for the matter of Xuan Caijun, that was left for Xing Ming to have a headache over. Fortunately, he had the equally crippled Feng Moru as a witness.
In addition, Xuan Caijun had also received benefits. In the end, the two sects would definitely not fall out. The key was to see if the story the three of them had concocted would have any flaws that the "Six Plates Hall" could see through.
At the same time, it would be unavoidable to give some cultivation resources to the "Six Plates Hall," but this blood would have to be shed by the "Falling Star Valley" itself.
Nor would it be borne by Xing Ming alone. He had done all of this to retrieve the sect's ultimate treasure.
Just as Li Yan woke up in the "Jade Balance Grotto" and quietly got up, Mu Guyue was also awakened from that enchanting dream.
Her whole body was weak and limp. For a moment, she could only muster a small amount of Spirit Power in her dantian.
After the lustful poison from a fourth-rank Demonic Beast erupted, as the active party, after a continuous fierce battle, most of Mu Guyue's Spirit Power had been consumed.
Scene after scene flashed through her mind. Her own active taking, her own dominant position, etc., made Mu Guyue feel ashamed and desperate.
The usually cold and proud Mu Guyue actually did not dare to open her eyes to face it. She could only quietly close her beautiful eyes, and at the same time, slowly gather her strength.
It was just that another voice in her heart was telling her, kill him, kill this man who took her chastity. The killing intent surged endlessly.