"There's no way forward, Master!"
Li Xiaoya and Heavenly Venerable Daoling reached the end of the enormous underground valley one after the other, and Li Xiaoya spoke to him in utter frustration.
"Mm!" Heavenly Venerable Daoling nodded, then suddenly patted his Storage Pouch and took out a small lamp. Seeing its tiny flame still burning, he breathed a sigh of relief. "It looks like Hang'er may have already left the Great Wilderness Valley!"
"Master!" Li Xiaoya frowned hesitantly. "Is this Soul Lamp really Senior Brother's?"
"Of course it is!" Heavenly Venerable Daoling paused in surprise, then hurriedly explained, "Hang'er gave it to me when he left the mountain before! It even has his soul mark on it!"
"Ah...! Then where are we supposed to look for Senior Brother?" Li Xiaoya asked helplessly, his brow furrowed.
"If Hang'er really is still alive, he must have left the Great Wilderness Valley to find somewhere to recover. Wasn't that what happened last time? Once his injuries heal, he'll naturally return to the sect!" Heavenly Venerable Daoling said quickly. After a pause, he continued, "Hang'er has always been proud, ever since he was a child. He won't let us see him injured. We should go back and wait for him!"
"Let's hope so!" Li Xiaoya paused. Remembering how Senior Brother Liu Hang had once disappeared for decades, he realized it was indeed possible and could only answer with a bitter smile.
"All right! Let's return to the sect first. The outside world has probably already been turned upside down!" Heavenly Venerable Daoling said quickly.
"All right!"
"Aren't we going to look for Dong Santong and Sixth Senior Brother either?"
"No need! Those two should have left when the Black Sandstorm arrived!"
"Oh!"
Before long, the two emerged from the enormous underground valley and raced