High in the sky somewhere, a white light suddenly flashed.
"Aaah!"
Thud! Two screams rang out, followed by a thud as two figures fell to the ground, crying out in pain.
"What happened? Did it fail again?" Li Xiaoya asked in bewilderment, lying on the ground.
"..." Zhang Hong knelt directly on the ground, looking thoroughly miserable.
"What's wrong? Senior Sister, are you feeling that bad?" Li Xiaoya hurriedly asked in concern.
"Whew... I'm fine now," Zhang Hong said, exhaling and shaking her head. The main problem with the Teleportation Formation was that bizarre tugging force. Her body was nowhere near as tough as Li Xiaoya's, which was why she felt so awful.
"Then let's rest a little before trying again," Li Xiaoya said. He placed his hand on her back and slowly helped steady her breathing.
"Don't try again," Zhang Hong suddenly said, feeling much better. "I don't think this has anything to do with the Teleportation Formation. The problem is the Southwestern Ancient City!"
"The Southwestern Ancient City?" Li Xiaoya asked, puzzled.
"Yes. We've been here so long that the Southwestern Ancient City must have already vanished from the Human Realm. This Teleportation Formation needs its designated location in the Eastern Sea of the Human Realm to transport us out. Now that the Southwestern Ancient City has vanished from the Human Realm, the formation probably can't sense that location anymore. That's why our attempts failed!" Zhang Hong explained at length, bitterness spreading across her face.
"Really? Then aren't we trapped here again?" Li Xiaoya exclaimed, his expression changing drastically. He had never expected to escape a small cage only to enter a larger one, and the thought left him utterly deflated. Would he really have to stay here for two hundred years before he could leave? At that