Idle Bystanders, Leave at Once

The moment those words were spoken, Zhao Boyang and the others were all stunned. Zhao Boyang frowned slightly and looked at Jin'er.

Jin'er's cool eyes narrowed faintly as she met Gu Sheng's calm, unruffled gaze for a moment. The air seemed to freeze for an instant.

A faint ripple appeared in Jin'er's eyes before quickly returning to calm.

She slowly raised her right hand, pressing three fingers together. A faint ghostly glow flickered at her fingertips. Her voice remained cool, though it carried a trace of barely perceptible helplessness.

"I, Jin'er, swear upon my martial heart that within the Hall of a Thousand Souls secret realm, I will never take the initiative to become enemies with Gu Sheng and his disciple. Should I violate this oath, my Dao foundation shall collapse, and my soul shall be annihilated."

As the oath took effect, an invisible binding force silently descended.

Seeing this, Zhao Boyang secretly breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly tried to smooth things over.

"Brother Gu is rightly cautious. With this, we can truly be considered allies! Time is of the essence. The entrance is open, so let us enter at once!"

Gu Sheng gave a slight nod and said no more.

The group wasted no further time. With Zhao Boyang leading the way, they entered the slowly rotating dark-blue energy vortex one after another.

Gu Sheng and Gu Yuanyuan walked at the rear.

The instant they stepped into the vortex, an intense sensation of spatial distortion seized them, and the scene before their eyes shifted.

After only a few breaths, the feeling of solid ground returned, and they found themselves in an entirely new world.

The sight before them made everyone except Gu Sheng and Jin'er suck in a sharp breath!

The sky was not the familiar blue