The next morning, it was impossible to tell whether the sky was clear or overcast.
Disciples from every immortal sect entered the mountains one after another, threading through ancient forests where daylight never reached as they headed toward the place where radiance bloomed.
The Qiling Mountain Range spanned an immense area, and the ruins lay slightly north of the mountain range's center. The farther they advanced, the stronger the Killing Intent's suppression of spiritual essence became.
At first, some Profound Connection Realm disciples still traveled by Imperial Flight, floating like immortals, but less than a moment after entering the mountains, they landed in panic.
They had already sensed the obstruction in the circulation of their spiritual essence, and their efficiency in absorbing spiritual energy had dropped by nearly half.
Wen Zhengxin and Ban Yangshu's faces became exceptionally grave. They began to understand why the ruins had existed for thousands of years and yet had never been explored.
At the rear of Celestial Academy's party, Bai Rulong, who had come along with them, was somewhat at a loss.
Brother Ji had been left behind to stand watch in Beisha Town. He no longer knew whom he should protect at the front...
In truth, Ji You was merely at Perfection of the Lower Three Realms, while Ban Yangshu was in the Profound Heaven Upper Realm, and Wen Zhengxin, who led the group, had entered the Dao Integration Realm.
By all reason, Bai Rulong should have felt safer following them.
Yet reality was not so.
Ban Yangshu seemed to feel the same way.
Wen Zhengxin stood beside him, yet he never felt as reassured as he had during that street battle that night, when Ji You had been at his side.
Especially after they ventured deeper into the mountain range and the circulation