Between heaven and earth, suffused with red light, the ground was a crimson wasteland. In the eternally silent sky, a cluster of dark-red light suddenly flashed into existence.
Then, amid a distortion of that patch of sky, four figures appeared, swiftly changing from blurry to distinct.
Li Yan looked around. This was his second time here, and it was as desolate and barren as before.
Only three people stood beside him: the two Supreme Elders and Master Lan. No one else had entered with them.
No one knew how long this investigation would take. Elder Hao might need who knew how many years just to lead Li Yan and the others beyond the gap in the mountains and locate that grand formation.
Thus, there was no point in having the others come here. They could not all simply wait around in this place.
Outside the mountain cleft, Elder Tang alone was more than enough. Should anything happen, he would immediately notify Xue Tieyi and the others outside.
Moreover, they did not want their entry to draw anyone else's attention. If too many top cultivators from the Soul-Subduing Palace vanished at once, it would be difficult to conceal.
With the two Supreme Elders leading the way, Li Yan's group of four crossed the red wasteland. Though they were not as frantic as when Elder Hao had led them out before, arriving in the blink of an eye—
—it still took them only a few breaths to reach the mountain cleft. Xue Tieyi could not possibly compare to such speed.
"Li Yan, once you enter, immediately release the power of Cold Moon. Keep doing so until you have exhausted all the power of Cold Moon you possess this time.
"We will maintain contact for a while first and test the effects ahead.