The green-robed young man furrowed his brow. With a flick of his finger, several streaks of black light shot out, hurtling straight toward Shi Yue.
Sure enough, as soon as the black lights neared the valley, they exploded.
He put away his magical treasure, hesitated briefly, then took out a Transmission Mirror. After sending a magic art into it, he said, "I've found him. Hurry over and join me. I'll leave tracking marks along the way. We must kill him."
His tone was calm, yet left no room for doubt.
"Yes, Sect Master."
He raised a hand, and a flag shimmering with dark light shot out. It swelled to dozens of feet tall in the wind and planted itself in the open ground outside the valley, impossible to miss.
He flicked his wrist, and five streaks of dark light shot out, transforming into five human-shaped Bone Corpses, each about a zhang tall. Green flames flickered in their empty eye sockets.
The five Bone Corpses fanned out and strode ahead, with the green-robed young man close behind.
The Bone Corpses weren't very fast. After he summoned a golden Pearl, a vast swath of golden light poured out and enveloped them, greatly easing the pressure.
With the Gravity Restriction weighing on him, he couldn't attack Shi Yue, so he could only follow close behind.
Seeing the green-robed young man pursuing him, Shi Yue hurried forward.
The valley was somewhat desolate, without a single plant. That made sense; with gravity this strong, ordinary plants couldn't grow here.
A little while later, Shi Yue stopped. A fork lay ahead, with three passageways leading to different destinations.
After a moment's thought, he quickened his pace and headed down the middle passage.
The gravity in the passage grew noticeably stronger. His steps slowed. Remembering that pursuers