(Girls' Literature)
When the four of them descended into the cave entrance, there had still been many devout cultivators clad in black robes around them. But now that they had emerged, they found only shattered stones scattered across the ground. All those black-robed figures had vanished, and a barrier had been drawn over a vast area outside the entrance.
"It seems we've been trapped."
Xuan Li said expressionlessly.
"No matter."
Ye Tian raised a finger and pointed forward. A blue talisman appeared in the void, swimming slowly toward the barrier with the swaying grace of a fish.
With a slight sway, it merged into the entire barrier. The barrier surrounding the cave entrance instantly shattered and vanished without a trace.
"We waited half the day, and you finally came up. You've got some nerve, coming into Heaven Mountain Peak's territory to hunt for treasure. If you know what's good for you, hand over what you found inside."
A loud, arrogant voice came from behind Ye Tian's group of four, magnetic yet carrying a trace of wild insolence.
Ye Tian turned around and saw a tall, sturdy man clad in armor, whose build was utterly mismatched with his voice.
"What? Never seen this young master before?"
The man had a face full of whiskers, yet his voice was soft and weak, like that of a frail scholar.
Thinking of this, Ye Tian could not help glancing at the scholar standing beside him.
The latter merely glared back at him. Naturally, he knew exactly what Ye Tian was thinking.
"Why do you talk in such a strange, affected way?"
Hong Ying said unhappily.
She had naturally been terrified when facing those monsters of unknown origin earlier. But now, the person before her was a genuine ghost cultivator. In a sense, they were