Over a desolate expanse of land, two figures streaked through the air. Far ahead of them lay an unbroken mountain range, as barren and lifeless as any other, like a dead land shrouded in the aura of death.
One of them was a sallow, emaciated young man, while the other was a tall, powerfully built middle-aged man.
"Ye Xiwen, once we get inside, we must be careful!" the tall middle-aged man said. He was none other than Ye Qianhe in disguise.
The sallow young man was Ye Xiwen. Compared with Ye Qianhe's disguise, Ye Xiwen's was clearly a cut above. The mark of a condemned criminal on his forehead flickered in and out of view, making him look like a genuine criminal.
"Mm. Just follow me once we get in," Ye Xiwen said. At this moment, he was a true leader, one capable of commanding the masses.
Only a short while had passed since they set out, yet they had already arrived less than a thousand li from this stronghold.
For people traveling at full speed like them, that was hardly an extraordinary distance.
Ordinarily, infiltrating undercover would have been safer with experts at the Dharma Idol Realm Ninth Heaven. Unless they encountered a Half-step Celestial Realm expert, they would always be able to retreat unscathed.
But the two rebels Ye Jianshan and the others had captured were at the Dharma Idol Realm Eighth Heaven. To make the deception more convincing, they had sent Ye Xiwen and Ye Qianhe in their place.
"Who goes there? Halt!" More than a dozen figures appeared in the sky. They were all experts at the Dharma Idol Realm Seventh Heaven and Eighth Heaven, apparently standing guard in the area. The moment the two drew near, they were discovered.
These people vaguely formed a formation