Roars rang out from all directions, carrying unparalleled fury. Countless stone men centered on the stone forest and began searching in every direction.
Inside a remote, narrow cave.
Staring at the man before her, the woman widened her beautiful eyes and said, "It's you..."
After her shock, she hurriedly bowed and said, "Thank you for coming to my aid, Fellow Daoist Wei."
Lin Fan waved his hand and said, "You and I are both from Great Gan. There's no need to be so polite."
"So Fellow Daoist Wei recognized me after all."
"I didn't greet you on the flying vessel earlier because I truly had no choice."
"That Old Ghost Wang kept a close watch on me and forbade anyone else from approaching me."
The woman explained softly.
"It's nothing."
Lin Fan smiled.
He immediately flicked out a stream of power, quickly removing the restriction the stone man had left inside her body.
"Fellow Daoist Zhou, why were you traveling alone?"
"Where are the others?"
Lin Fan asked.
Zhou Yun shook her head and said gently, "We all got separated."
"When the Undying Monk attacked, one of the Bianlin Guards was eroded by the monk's power of conversion and died on the spot. Some of the others were dragged into the illusory void, while others used their magical artifacts to temporarily resist the conversion and fled amid the chaos."
"I was about to be dragged into the illusory void as well, but fortunately, that Old Ghost Wang used a magical artifact to temporarily block the Undying Monk's conversion. I took the opportunity to escape."
"Afterward, I thought of searching for the others. Who would have guessed that I would inadvertently intrude into the territory of the stone men? I have you to thank for saving me, too. Otherwise, I..."
Zhou