Ye Bing and the other two had long since vanished. Only a flying ship hovered alone in midair.
The ropes binding Song Wen and Yan He had also been casually tied to the ship's rail.
Ye Bing and the others had evidently inferred from the ropes that Song Wen and Yan He were in danger. Since this place was already near the edge of the mountain range, they had abandoned the two and quietly fled.
Whether it was to draw the attention of the demonic beasts or for some other reason, they had left the flying ship here as well.
With no one controlling the ropes, they had lost all power. Song Wen undid the rope wound around his waist in a few swift motions.
"Gou Jun, what should we do?" Yan He asked in some panic after freeing herself as well.
Song Wen had originally intended to imitate Ye Bing and the others—abandon Yan He, use her to hold back the group of multicolored spiders, then take the opportunity to detour out of the mountain range.
But upon further thought, he dismissed the idea.
Ye Bing and the others had fled without fighting because they did not know that the ones pursuing Song Wen and Yan He were merely poisonous spiders, the strongest of which were only fourth rank.
Song Wen, however, knew the poisonous spiders' strength. Naturally, he had no reason to flee. Breaking straight through their blockade and leaving the mountain range directly was the best choice.
Moreover, Ye Bing and the others' decision to take a detour was not necessarily wise.
The route provided by the Dual Extremes Sect had been tested by those who came before. Barring accidents, Spirit Transformation cultivators following it had a high chance of safely reaching the Qicang Region.
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