Forcibly tearing open a passage and fleeing deeper into the corridor, Li Wuyang and the other three felt as though they had jumped from boiling water into an ice cave. They had temporarily escaped the Taotie Demon Lord's fatal threat, but the danger of their surroundings had abruptly soared. The spacetime turbulence here was even more violent, fragments of laws shooting everywhere like sharp blades. Energy vortices of indescribable colors could be seen everywhere, devouring all matter and energy that approached. Even the light was distorted, filling their vision with bizarre sights and suppressing their soul perception to its limit.
"Little Friend Wuyang, that was far too reckless!" Master of Qingwei Temple raised a purifying barrier of light against the omnipresent erosion, his expression grave. "The laws here are utterly chaotic. We are like blind men feeling an elephant; one misstep, and we may be damned for eternity!"
Li Wuyang had yet to catch his breath. Using the power of the fifth page of the Heavenly Book to blast open that passage had placed a tremendous burden on him, and his old injuries throbbed faintly. Yet his gaze remained sharp. Clutching the Jade Pendant in his hand and sensing the faint protective ripple belonging to Xuan Nü within, he said solemnly, "Senior, circumstances forced our hand. Only by placing ourselves in death may we find life. Outside, there is no chance of survival. Though this place is perilous, there is still a glimmer of hope. Besides..."
He paused, his gaze sweeping toward the depths of chaos. "The owner of that sigh may be the key to our escape."
As if in response to his words, another distinct sigh drifted over from the most chaotic region in the distance, where even perception could not penetrate. This time, the sigh held less