Mu Yun did not make trouble for Xu Chunniang over their past minor grudge. She merely treated her as an ordinary cultivator and led her out of the city along with the others.
The moment they left the city, Mu Yun suddenly increased her escape speed toward the northwest, shooting forward like an arrow loosed from the bow.
The several Heavenly Demons at her side accelerated at the same time, swiftly widening the distance between themselves and the cultivators who had passed the preliminary selection behind them.
The cultivators at the rear were stunned, then hurriedly gritted their teeth and followed.
Some were puzzled and began discussing the matter with acquaintances through voice transmission.
"What is going on? Wasn't Tenth Highness taking us out of the city to test our strength? She's moving so fast—how are we supposed to keep up?"
"Could it be... this is also part of the trial?"
Those quick-witted cultivators immediately thought of this possibility. If their escape speed was too slow, then should they encounter danger at the ancient graveyard, only a dead end would await them.
"So that's it. The trial began the moment we left the city!"
Everyone's hearts tightened. They no longer dared to be careless, pushing their escape speeds to the limit as they closely pursued the distant figures, terrified of falling behind.
Yet Mu Yun and the cultivators at her side were all Heavenly Demon-level powerhouses. Keeping up with them was no easy matter.
In less than a quarter of an hour, quite a few cultivators with slower escape speeds had already been left behind.
Half an hour later, only half of those who had come remained behind the group.
A Heavenly Demon powerhouse beside Mu Yun extended his Demonic Thought and carefully sensed the surroundings, frowning in dissatisfaction.
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