As Yu Ming fell toward the abyss below, a low voice suddenly rose from its depths.
"Yu Ming, leave this place! I don't want to see anyone right now, and you're especially troublesome."
The voice merely served as a warning, yet Yu Ming did not slow his descent in the slightest.
Suddenly, Yu Ming caught sight of a glimmer flashing from deep within the ravine. A crescent-shaped Sword Qi shot upward from below. He immediately twisted through the air to evade it, then grabbed a sturdy tree trunk growing from the canyon wall with one arm to halt his fall.
It was not that Yu Ming had abandoned his advance, but because the current Sword Qi was merely a prelude.
Looking into the depths of the ravine, Yu Ming saw at least a thousand densely packed streams of Sword Qi rushing toward him. Every one of them carried formidable power. Taking one head-on would directly wound his flesh, while being hit three times or more would likely result in injuries that could not be healed.
Yu Ming twisted his body to avoid the first few streams of Sword Qi, but the trunk he held with one hand was instantly sliced into wooden chips no longer than an inch.
His agile movements allowed him to evade the Sword Qi repeatedly in midair, but his expression gradually turned grave.
"These Sword Qi seem to contain a different kind of aura. They can actually track my movements. If this continues, they'll eventually seal off every route of escape. No choice—I'll have to take them head-on."
After sidestepping another stream of Sword Qi, Yu Ming extended one arm straight toward the ravine.
"Emperor Scripture: Chapter of Control, Second Art—Nine Layers of Jade Barriers."
A golden, regular hexagonal barrier spread outward from his palm. It