Qian Ying and Zhou Zixing hurried along the way they had come, heading toward the lake area.
Of course, both kept an eye on their surroundings. After all, it was night, so dark they could barely see their own hands. Even with the faint light, they could only make out the area around them.
However, because of the dangers of The Valley and the many poisonous creatures lurking in the surrounding bushes, the two Xiantian Masters avoided the shrubbery along the way. Neither wanted to be attacked by hidden venomous creatures. Whether or not they could be bitten was one thing, but having something suddenly spring out from the bushes would still give them a fright.
In addition, both of them deployed their Xiantian Domains to protect themselves. Naturally, to conserve Xiantian power, they saved wherever they could. Their Xiantian Domains clung tightly to within a one-meter radius around their bodies.
This not only guarded against sudden Sneak Attacks, but also conserved Xiantian power.
Ever since crossing the lake, the two of them had barely rested. After using Xiantian power to activate the mechanism of the Iron Chain Bridge over the lake, they had rested for less than an hour before leading the group onward to the mountain gate.
They had originally planned to get a good night's rest before the mountain gate, using that time to restore the Xiantian power in their Dantians.
But after hearing the roars of Strange Beasts in the night, they had no choice but to interrupt their cultivation, arrange for the Martial Artists to retreat inside the mountain gate, and go investigate whether those roaring Strange Beasts would pursue them.
Before crossing the lake, they had taken pills to restore Xiantian power. Yet after enduring the pounding waves, the replenishment from those pills had