Huo Yun watched Qi Song's retreating figure with a complicated look in his eyes. He seemed to want to say something, but in the end, it all became a heavy sigh.
The cultivators vanished into the Teleportation Array one after another. Only after the last figure had disappeared did the array gradually settle down.
About another quarter of an hour passed before the Teleportation Array abruptly vanished. At the same time, however, the empty fifth floor underwent a slight change. Star maps appeared across its ceiling and walls, their constellations beginning to revolve slowly, as though revealing something.
Su Jiu and the others were transported straight into a forest.
As soon as Lan Fang Ziyi emerged, he performed a calculation to determine their current location. By sheer coincidence, they had landed in Xi He City's Southern Woods.
After learning the result from Lan Fang Ziyi, Su Jiu intended to head straight to South City from there. Yet she had only taken a few steps when she sensed killing intent behind her.
With her keen awareness and agile movements, Su Jiu turned and stepped back, dodging the sword thrust coming straight at her. At the same time, Chu Luohen and the others readied themselves for battle.
"Fellow Daoist Su, you did save our lives, after all. How could you simply leave like this?" The speaker still wore a flippant grin, yet the sword in his hand was the very one that had just attacked Su Jiu.
Su Jiu lowered her eyes slightly. "I never knew this was how disciples of the Water Moon School treated their lifesavers."
Perhaps shamelessness had long since become a habit for Qian Xin. Su Jiu's cold mockery did not make him blush in the slightest. His smile only grew brighter. "Precisely because you saved our