"Junior Brother, am I seeing things? How did three living people suddenly vanish?"
Xu Jianjiu rubbed his eyes.
"Senior Brother, I saw the same thing you did. There's something strange at the bottom of this huge vortex—it seems like it can swallow people..."
Sword Edge Elder said in shock.
"Then let's get out of here, quickly."
Xu Jianjiu's expression changed drastically, and he turned to leave.
Now that the cultivator he had suspected had vanished so strangely, remaining here would only leave him surrounded by danger. He had to get away from this place of trouble as soon as possible.
The two quickened their pace and moved away from the bottom of the huge vortex.
An ugly man turned and saw the two from the Nine Heavens Sword Sect disappear. Curling his lip, he said, "We can't leave. We should keep trying our luck—maybe we can get in too."
"Agreed. That was my thought as well."
The others all nodded in agreement.
The remaining six moved forward cautiously. Countless phantom images passed through their bodies, yet everything remained normal. Nothing happened.
The instant the phantom images passed through him, Chen Changming felt the world before his eyes turn into a blaze of color. Then gravity vanished from around him, and he floated in midair, his body seeming as light as a feather.
Whoosh!
Before he could truly enjoy the sensation of weightlessness, a force suddenly rose from below and yanked his body fiercely downward.
In just one or two breaths, Chen Changming felt his feet touch the ground. At the same time, the colors around him transformed into a lush, vibrant green.
He was standing in a valley.
Not far away, Ninth Young Master and the woman stood with blank expressions, looking around as though they had yet to