Within this karst cavern, things differed from the void river outside, where one could fly upward without limit. Here, the two of them seemed trapped beneath an overturned cage, able to travel only along a predetermined route.
Li Yan and Mei Hongyu flew up the mountain path, but once they truly set foot here, all their senses differed greatly from what they had perceived while standing in the cavern before.
When they had been below, the cave ceiling had been only around two hundred zhang above them. Yet after entering the restriction, they had traveled more than ten li in the blink of an eye, and the road ahead still seemed endless.
Before them lay a boundless sea of mist. The azure light that had once revealed the cave ceiling had long since vanished, its whereabouts unknown.
As Li Yan and Mei Hongyu proceeded cautiously, their speed was like a turtle's crawl compared to their usual true flight. They did not dare move too quickly, lest something sudden happen and leave them unable to react in time.
Li Yan advanced sideways, constantly guarding against the surroundings. Yet no attack had appeared on the mountain path, which only made him even more vigilant.
Li Yan, who had been moving forward, suddenly stopped his sliding steps, his body freezing in place. The transition from extreme speed to stillness was incomparably smooth.
He had been carrying Mei Hongyu along with him, and she immediately felt a gentle force come from ahead, forcibly circling around her body and bringing her to a stop.
In that movement and stillness, the two of them made no sound at all. They seemed so harmonious, as though they were one body.
"Be careful!"
Before Li Yan had even fully stopped, his voice transmission had already reached Mei Hongyu's