A Dire Passageway

With only one passage through the barrier into the Land of Chaos, Ling Tian fell into deep thought. He worried that if Shi Ao and the others figured out their destination, they might get there first and lie in wait. If that happened, they would be walking straight into a trap.

Ling Tian and Xuan Ming also ruled out Fairy Hu Yao's suggestion that they hide on another planet. For a while, everyone was at a loss. All they could do was hope Shi Ao and the others hadn't discovered their plan—or that they wouldn't reach the passage through the Natural Barrier in time to block it.

"Elder Bai, is that the only Natural Barrier passage into the Land of Chaos?" Ling Tian suddenly had a thought and hurriedly asked, "Is it impossible to cross anywhere else? What exactly is this Natural Barrier? Can't we find another way through?"

Ling Tian had hoped to use his formidable cultivation to cross the Natural Barrier. That way, they wouldn't have to take the passage and risk being intercepted.

"Ling Tian, I'm afraid not." Bai Ying shook his head, a faraway look in his eyes. "The Natural Barrier is extremely dangerous. Even cultivators at the peak of the Tribulation Crossing Stage have no confidence they could cross it. The passage was opened by several Demon Race immortals working together, for the sake of making it easier for members of the Demon Race to enter the Land of Chaos."

Hearing this, Ling Tian completely lost confidence in crossing the Natural Barrier by force. Even cultivators at the Tribulation Crossing Stage couldn't be sure they would make it, and the passage itself had taken several immortals working together to open. Bai Ying, the strongest among them, was only at the late Integrated Body Stage, nearly