Shi Yue shook his head. "I can't be sure. There isn't a trace of spiritual energy here. Would you rather be trapped here, or take a chance?"
If they hadn't been trapped in an isolated space, Shi Yue wouldn't have wanted to take the risk either.
"Fortune favors the bold. Let's take a chance," Madam Green Snake said through gritted teeth.
Azure light surged around Shi Yue, and a gale whipped up. Space twisted, and an opening several zhang wide appeared out of nowhere. He took Madam Green Snake by the hand and flew into it.
Their vision blurred. In the next moment, they found themselves in a vast, hazy gray space. Lightning flashed and thunder rolled, while silver lightning snakes slithered through the sky.
"Rumble!"
A deafening peal of thunder rang out. A swath of gray lightning shot from the dark clouds and struck at Shi Yue and Madam Green Snake with tremendous force.
They dared not let their guard down and hurriedly summoned magic treasures to defend themselves.
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Outside the forbidden area, a streak of green light appeared on the distant horizon and swiftly flew toward it.
Before long, the green streak came to a halt. It was a huge green flying boat, with more than a dozen cultivators standing aboard. At the front stood a gaunt, bamboo-thin old man in green robes. His cheeks were hollow, and waves of killing intent emanated from him.
"This is the place. The cave-heaven appeared right here," a middle-aged man said, pointing at a patch of empty space.
The Green-robed Old Man gave a cold snort. "What cave-heaven? They probably entered the place where the Blood Ancestor was imprisoned. Tens of thousands of years ago, the Blood Ancestor conquered several Cultivation Star Domains and blood-sacrificed over a hundred million cultivators.