Seeing that they were about to leave the formation's coverage, Li Piaoyu and the others could not help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief. The hearts hanging in their throats finally settled.
Only Su Shi'er remained utterly composed, without the slightest hint of relaxation.
Just as the two finished speaking and the group was about to rush out of the formation's range—
A voice suddenly rang out.
"Fellow Daoist, you stayed inside for so long and even had two such beautiful women accompanying you. It seems this trip has yielded quite a harvest, and you have enjoyed the peerless beauties of the mortal world as well."
"But... leaving just like this, I fear... would not be appropriate, would it?"
The Man in Black's slightly hoarse voice passed through the formation.
"Not good!"
Su Shi'er's heart skipped a beat as he inwardly cried out in alarm.
He made his decision at once. True Yuan surged out from within him, instantly enveloping himself and everyone behind him as he prepared to force his way out of the garden with them.
Yet though his reaction was swift, the formation's changes came even faster.
Crack!
Only a step away, before Su Shi'er could lead them out, the passage opened by the formation art abruptly collapsed.
The countless formation seals that had been forcibly parted swiftly closed together.
In the blink of an eye, they swallowed Su Shi'er and the others like a tidal wave.
As formation waves swept over them, the scene before Su Shi'er and Li Piaoyu changed drastically.
The City Lord's Mansion garden vanished, replaced by a black swamp reeking of stench and decay, where bubbles constantly rose to the surface.
"Martial Sisters, be extremely careful. This swamp is no simple matter—it can absorb cultivators' True Yuan."
The instant he saw