"You may call me Lin Wuyou!" The middle-aged cultivator stood with his hands clasped behind his back. After pondering for a moment, he finally spoke.
This was none other than Su Shi'er, who had changed his appearance and come in search of a chance to leave.
"Lin Wuyou, free of worries... Once cultivators like us set foot upon the path of immortality, we are bound to face countless troubles. To be free of worries would be one of life's greatest blessings. Fellow Daoist Lin, that is truly a fine name!"
The Yellow-toothed Cultivator's eyes spun in their sockets as he hurriedly offered his flattery.
When he saw Lin Wuyou keeping a straight face with no intention of responding, he swallowed and promptly swallowed back the words that had been waiting on his tongue, choosing instead to focus on leading the way.
The group proceeded through the mountain forest.
Only after reaching the depths of the woods and arriving before a valley did the Yellow-toothed Cultivator stop.
From afar, the valley appeared barren and desolate, without the slightest trace of human habitation.
Yet the instant Su Shi'er saw the valley, two sharp gleams flashed through his eyes.
Hmm? This was... the aura of an array?
Interesting. The person behind Hu Yijin could actually employ the methods of cultivators.
Had they broken through the seal? Or did they possess some other means?
The thought flashed through his mind, but Su Shi'er's expression remained unchanged. He stood quietly to one side and waited patiently.
At the same time, the Yellow-toothed Cultivator gripped a Spirit Crystal Fragment and waved it through the air.
Faint spiritual energy drifted from it, tracing out an array pattern that floated toward the valley ahead.
Before long, a weak fluctuation of array energy surged from within the valley.
Amid