A towering mountain ridge came into view, and the overwhelming might of heaven and earth reached its peak.
At first, Xie Jinhuan could still ride the wind through the air, but gradually he felt as though he were swimming through a swamp. Every movement consumed considerable strength, so he chose to land in the wilderness and approach Dragon-Spine Ridge on foot.
Coal Ball, meanwhile, relied on his racial advantage, spreading his wings to glide above the clouds and look down on the two-legged beasts scurrying everywhere below.
Ye Yunchi walked beside him with her sword in hand. To guard against an ambush by anyone lying in wait, she kept her movements well concealed. Now she looked toward the firelight beyond the ridge, a little puzzled.
"That looks like the Eight-Gate Burning Array. Why aren't there any sounds of fighting?"
The pressure of heaven and earth was too powerful for Xie Jinhuan to sense what was happening beyond the ridge either. He could only assess the situation by observing the light with his naked eyes.
"I reckon Lü Yan found the opportunity first and holed up inside the array to refine it. The others are waiting for their chance. Showing ourselves now would draw too much hostility. Let's find somewhere to hide and join in once they've fought themselves out."
Ye Hongshang floated beside him with the Red Umbrella resting on her shoulder. Perhaps recalling the days when she and Little White-Hair had seized and plundered everything in their path, she lifted her eyes toward the distant ridge.
"I know a good spot. It overlooks all of Dragon-Spine Ridge, and it's hard to spot anyone there. Qixia True Person used to play hide-and-seek over there and fooled quite a few fellow Daoists."
Naturally, Xie Jinhuan listened to his Ghost Wife and