He Pingsheng was certainly unwilling to give up.
He and Qiao Huizhu flew on their swords, probing several points along the border between the Qi Kingdom and the Liang Kingdom.
But it was all to no avail.
There was simply no way through.
Just as those people had said, even if they killed the patrolling disciples and forced their way through, the Golden Core Stage experts stationed there would soon come after them.
Golden Core cultivators were incomparably fast. There would be no escaping them.
He Pingsheng dared not gamble, nor could he afford to.
Once a Golden Core cultivator gave chase, their chances of escaping would be vanishingly small.
"What do we do?"
Qiao Huizhu's face was full of worry.
He Pingsheng said, "Let's find somewhere to hide first!"
"Come on..."
The two flew back toward Mount Li on their swords.
In the deep ravine beneath its highest peak, there was a decent mountain cave.
Qiao Huizhu had spent the past month or so in that cave.
After reaching the cave, He Pingsheng casually set up several formations.
A second-grade defense formation, a second-grade divine-sense sealing formation, a second-grade warning formation, and a second-grade illusion formation.
With those in place, even Foundation Establishment Realm disciples patrolling the area would be unable to discover this cave dwelling.
Even Golden Core Stage cultivators might not discover it with a hurried sweep of their divine sense.
"Senior Sister, wait here for me. I'm going out to gather some information. I'll be right back!" After resting briefly, He Pingsheng prepared to head out again.
Qiao Huizhu said, "You've been wearing yourself out running around lately. Let me go instead!"
"No!" He Pingsheng waved his hand. "Your Disguise Talisman isn't safe. If you run into a Golden Core Stage cultivator, they'll definitely see through