One Month

The Black Dragon Turtle sped forward, constantly changing direction and occasionally diving beneath the sea, as though it feared being tracked by someone.

After an unknown amount of time—perhaps seven or eight days—the racing dragon turtle finally came to a stop.

The darkness shrouding the surroundings dispersed completely like clouds parting to reveal the sun, and a desolate sea region filled with black reefs appeared before them.

The dragon turtle did not linger on the surface. Waving its forelimbs and parting the seawater, it dove straight downward.

The seabed here rose and fell like mountain ranges. The Black Dragon Turtle soon arrived before an underwater cliff and stopped.

Mao Yi swept his sleeve, and several streaks of blue light lit up around the cliff face, forming a blue curtain that cut off the nearby seawater and created a large waterless space.

"Master!" Several black-clothed men silently emerged from nowhere and bowed to Mao Yi.

Upon the turtle's back, the Returning Void island masters all rose to their feet.

"Take all these people down and keep a close watch over them," Mao Yi ordered indifferently.

"Yes," the Hunchbacked Man at the front answered.

Mao Yi flicked his sleeve, releasing a stream of black light that enveloped Huangfu Jue. The two figures flickered and vanished, their destination unknown.

At this sight, Yuan Ming finally relaxed his taut heartstrings.

Mao Yi had not noticed him even now. His earlier choice had indeed been correct.

With his current strength, as long as Mao Yi was absent, escaping this place would not be difficult.

Once Mao Yi left, the black-clothed men also relaxed. They looked at Yuan Ming and the others, their eyes especially fixed on the Storage Artifacts on their bodies, greed plainly visible in their gazes.

The Returning Void cultivators' hearts sank, but