And so the two of them were spared.
To their surprise, they encountered neither a single Demon Beast nor a single wraith along the passage.
Upon reaching the end of the passage, Lie Wushuang opened the door first. Who could have expected another layer of Hong Guang beyond it that they would have to pass through?
Up close, this curtain of red light radiated an extraordinary, scorching heat.
A mischievous impulse stirred in Lie Wushuang. She wanted to know whether a cultivator could actually approach this layer of red light.
The man unfortunately became her test subject.
Just as he was about to be tortured to death, Lie Wushuang reeled him back with her ribbon and tossed him beside the woman.
Gu Ningyun took out an Ice Jade Ruyi, grasped Lie Wushuang, and stepped into the red curtain.
They had no other choice. Clearly, going back the way they had come would not get them out. They could only take their chances here.
Seeing the man unconscious, then watching the two women enter with their Magic Treasure without showing any signs of being burned, the woman could not help wondering whether simply getting close to that long, ice-blue object would allow her to enter.
Deep down, she wanted to live, so she abandoned her Dao companion almost without hesitation and prepared to follow them.
Yet the moment she approached the red curtain, its heat scalded her and made her scream.
Walking behind Gu Ningyun, Lie Wushuang sensed something and glanced back at the woman, her lips curving into an ambiguous smile. What an utter fool. The Ice Jade Ruyi only protects those touching it directly or maintaining physical contact with its owner.
Unwilling to give up, the woman could only feed the man a pill and hope he would wake