"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."
Lian Yutong cut a dashing figure as she led the young man and his group deeper into Sky Covering Peak at breakneck speed.
They pressed on without stopping, moving swiftly.
However, under Lian Yutong's careful watch,
the gusts kicked up by their passing did not so much as harm a single blade of grass or tree.
According to Lian Yutong, that was Master Qu's order.
Sky Covering Peak had to look exactly as it had before they arrived
when they withdrew. Otherwise, they would face military punishment.
Although Bi Fan remained uneasy throughout the journey, bits of information that occasionally slipped from Lian Yutong's lips still gave him the illusion that venturing into the tiger's den was worth it.
For instance, there was the Master Qu Lian Yutong mentioned.
If he hadn't ventured into the tiger's den, Bi Fan would never have learned that the Devil Race had brought Qu Zhenhong, a highly respected elder of their clan, out of seclusion to ensure nothing went wrong with this scheme.
After all, the Heaven and Earth Treasure Pagoda was sentient.
The stronger a person was, the more fiercely they were repelled upon entering.
Someone like Qu Zhenhong couldn't even set foot inside the Heaven and Earth Treasure Pagoda alone.
Unless a powerhouse of equal rank—or even greater strength—used special means to seal away part of his cultivation.
But such a method would inevitably consume enormous manpower and energy.
Of course, this also showed from another angle just how much the Devil Race had invested in this plan.
Most likely, the people he had seen so far weren't the full force involved.
The Devil Race's main force could still be on its way.
Bi Fan, disguised as a young man, kept his expression unchanged, but anxiety churned