Across the boundless sea, the air was still and windless, and waves rose and fell gently. Now and then, a seagull or two flew leisurely beneath the cloudless sky.
Suddenly!
Above the tranquil sea, strange spatial ripples twisted, and white light blazed. An oval opening ringed with white light abruptly appeared in midair. Several figures flashed out of the Portal before the white opening dissolved into scattered motes of light.
"We're finally out!" Jin Zhan wiped the sweat from his forehead and let out a long, relieved breath.
"Oh! We truly owe Fairy Li our thanks for lending a hand this time!" Sun Xing hurriedly bowed to Li Yuer beside him, his hands clasped.
"Don't forget what you promised!" Li Yuer said coolly. "In a couple of days, I'll send someone to your Fire Dragon Palace to collect that item! Let's go!" With that, she called to the two Hehuan Cult cultivators behind her and activated the jade pendant-shaped flying treasure beneath her feet, flying off into the distance without looking back. The Hehuan Cult cultivators hastily activated their Dharma Artifacts and followed.
"Haha, there's no need to trouble yourself, Fairy Li. Once I get back, I'll deliver it to you personally!" Though Sun Xing had met a velvet-gloved rebuff, he was not angry. He called loudly after Li Yuer's retreating figure.
"Then thank you, Brother Sun!" Li Yuer's ethereal voice drifted back from afar, gradually fading into the distance.
Although Sun Xing's group had been pursued by the Black Beetles, the Black Qilin had not followed. Li Yuer had merely cast another Five-Colored Mist Formation to trap the Black Beetles, allowing them to reach the Teleportation Formation at the exit of the Slaughter Passage without incident. They had just teleported out.
"Hehe! Brother Jin! What are your plans now?"