"Of course there's a way out!" He Jin answered. "Once we get through the Slaughter Passage, there's a one-way portal that will transport us outside. Also, when the Ancient City closes, cultivators are automatically transported out! Unless..." His voice suddenly cut off as a Mechanism Beast found an opening and lunged at him.
Bang! A Flame Blade flashed over like lightning and cleaved the Mechanism Beast in two. Li Xiaoya had struck.
"Unless what?" Li Xiaoya continued asking, unperturbed.
"Unless you reach the Ancient City's lightning storm region. That's the true point of no return, though I've never heard of anyone going in! That would simply be courting death!" He Jin said with a laugh. "But that's also in the deepest part of the Ancient City. Basically no one has ever reached it. After all, they say that once you enter the Rear Mountain Pagoda, you can never come out again!"
"Oh!" Li Xiaoya nodded, then glanced at Ding Leng again. Seeing that his expression was beginning to change, he suddenly came up with another idea. "Brother He! Brother Ding has been clearing the way for quite a while. Why don't I take over?"
"Well..." He Jin glanced at Ding Leng and also felt that he was beginning to struggle, so he nodded. "All right, let Junior Brother Li clear the way for a bit! Junior Brother Ding, take a rest!"
"All right!" A peculiar gleam flickered through Ding Leng's eyes as he answered. He beckoned with one hand, and the Ice Ball that had been hurtling into their enemies immediately stopped, then shot back and transformed into a Long Spear that landed in his hand.
"Brother He, bring up the rear and stay close!" Li Xiaoya swiftly leaped to the front of the group, then turned back and quietly