Yang Che immediately fled.
Before him were two genuine Foundation Establishment Stage demonic cultivators; if he didn't run faster, he might really have his skin cut off.
"Trying to escape?"
The black shadow let out a contemptuous, strange laugh.
The flying Magical Artifact under his feet was clearly of a higher grade.
A flash of light and he was almost catching up to Yang Che.
Yang Che directly handed control of his body to Nine Heart Thunder Flame.
Lei Yan took Yang Che, and his speed instantly increased, directly shaking off the black shadow.
"Oh? A bit strange, aren't they?"
The black shadow was startled and was about to continue the pursuit.
However, the person nearby, with a large spirit beast bag hanging from his waist, quickly stopped him and said, "Brother Luo, just an insignificant small fry, don't mess up the important matter."
Only then did the black shadow stop, huffing discontentedly, "Consider this kid lucky. If I meet him again, if I don't cut off his skin, I'll take his surname."
After cursing a few times, the black shadow turned and said, "Brother Xiao, people from all four of our Sects want to get this Yao Heng. Now that she's in our hands, this is a huge Credit!"
"Look at what Brother Luo is saying. The credit is split evenly, half for each of us."
"As expected of Yu Ling Sect's famous 'Xiao Yinuo,' I, your junior, admire you. Let's go, let's see Yao Heng, the great beauty. Hahaha."
The black shadow burst into wild laughter, and then the two came to the place where the Blood-Eyed Ape had previously fought.
"What?"
Both were simultaneously greatly surprised.
Yao Heng and Lu Yue, who had just been subdued by them, were gone?
That Xiao Yinuo quickly returned to his normal expression, threw another piece of raw meat into his spirit beast bag, and then sighed, "What a 'mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.' To be able to take someone away so silently right under our noses, it must undoubtedly be the Yin Sha Sect's method."
"Hmph, Brother Xiao, let's go. To Coral Mouth. We'll know once we get there. At that time, I, Old Luo, will definitely settle accounts with that person."
The two stepped on their flying Magical Artifacts and rapidly flew towards the deep sea, quickly disappearing into the vast darkness.
A long time later.
At the previous battle site of the Blood-Eyed Ape, the soil suddenly churned.
'Cough… cough…'
Accompanied by bursts of coughing, two blood-colored figures emerged from the soil.
It was precisely Yao Heng and Lu Yue.
"Sister Lu Yue, how are you?"
Both women were severely injured, especially Lu Yue, who was even more gruesome to behold.
Two streams of clear tears flowed down Yao Heng's face. Seeing that half of Lu Yue's skin had been cut off, in addition to her heartache, she couldn't help but harbor a deep hatred for that Luo Jian of the Heavenly Ghost Sect.
"Sister Heng, I can't go on. You must avenge me."
Lu Yue took out her Storage Pouch and handed it to Yao Heng, closing her eyes with great reluctance.
She was already unable to hold on, and it was Yao Heng who had kept her alive with a spirit talisman.
"Sister Lu Yue…"
Yao Heng felt a chill run through her body and a sense of guilt towards Lu Yue.
If she hadn't betrayed the Joyous Union Sect, and Lu Yue hadn't insisted on following her, perhaps Lu Yue wouldn't have died today.
Yao Heng endured immense grief to bury Lu Yue on this Red Forest Island, then swallowed a Medicinal Pill. After recovering her magical power, she also flew rapidly towards the deep sea.
...
Mist Hidden Sea Region.
A vast, strange gray mist shrouded it year-round.
These gray mists were not ordinary fog but a strange dust haze with extremely strong toxicity.
Legend has it that within the Mist Hidden Sea Inner Sea, there is a strange, gigantic 'ancient castle,' and these dust particles, detached from the ancient castle after countless years of erosion by the sun and moon, accumulated to form this mist.
And this ancient castle is said to appear only once every many years; ordinarily, even if one deliberately searches, it cannot be found.
At the main entrance of the Mist Hidden Sea Region, only a few Foundation Establishment Stage Disciples of the Qing Jian Sect were guarding.
However, at the Inner Sea entrance, there were dozens of Foundation Establishment Stage Disciples, and it was even rumored that a Golden Core Stage expert was stationed there.
Due to the unique flow of the Mist Hidden Sea, coupled with the vast area of the sea, the Qing Jian Sect was unable to completely block all entrances.
The most famous 'Coral Mouth' was the most dangerous and mysterious entrance.
Here, there was a large expanse of red coral reefs that spanned the outer reaches of the Mist Hidden Sea.
These coral reefs were about ten to dozens of feet high, winding and intricate within, not only harboring extremely fierce sea Yao Beasts but also covered with unknown poisonous insects and marine plants.
Legend has it that a 'flowing entrance' was located within it.
If one was lucky enough, upon entering, they could happen to find and pass through this entrance directly into the Mist Hidden Sea Inner Sea.
Even with average luck, one could enter the outer sea through this entrance.
But if one's luck was bad, not only might they fail to find the entrance, but they could also be killed at any time by the poisonous insects, sea beasts, or even inconspicuous vegetation within.
Yang Che, using the map given by Senior Uncle Zheng Yang of the Sect's Sword Gate Hall, spent a considerable amount of effort before finally arriving at 'Coral Mouth.'
He naturally did not enter rashly but had been hiding and lingering nearby.
Such a conspicuous place, he didn't understand why Senior Uncle Zheng Yang would ask him to enter alone from this entrance?
Was it a kind of alternative test?
Or was there some hidden mystery in this entrance?
Yang Che observed carefully for two days, then concluded that he couldn't discern anything by just staying outside.
So, he chose a deep night to quietly sneak into this coral reef.
And not long after he entered, a plump woman with a brocade scarf wrapped around her head also resolutely walked in from here.
In the darkness, there were scattered points of fluorescent light.
This was Yang Che's first impression after entering the gigantic coral reef.
There were strange ripples on the water surface, and below the water, there seemed to be heart-pounding, terrifying movements.
Yang Che quickly discovered a terrifying aspect: being within this coral reef meant constantly consuming magical power.
Although the flying Magical Artifact consumed very little magical power, it still had to be maintained constantly.
And this place was clearly a 'Small World.'
The deeper Yang Che went, the more he was startled.
Suddenly, a flying louse darted out of the water and bit him directly on the arm.
However, the flying louse had clearly chosen the wrong target; after biting Yang Che, it twitched a few times and directly turned into a corpse, falling into the water.
A day later, Yang Che was delighted to discover that the poisonous insects here couldn't harm him at all.
Not only that, if some poisonous insects tried to attach themselves to him, he only needed to circulate the Heaven and Earth Chaos Art to directly absorb these poisonous insects into empty shells.
Several days later, Yang Che was not only unharmed by these poisonous insects but his Physical Body also grew stronger again.
This was completely unexpected for Yang Che.
So, he simply continued to Cultivate the Heaven and Earth Chaos Art while slowly advancing deeper inside.
Another few days passed.
Yang Che passed through a coral reef and arrived at an open area.
Here, that strange gray mist had begun to permeate.
Yang Che also heard what sounded like fighting.
This startled him, and he immediately activated both the Aura Concealment Technique and the Concealment Technique to their utmost.
As the fighting grew more intense, black mist drifted out.
Countless coral reefs shattered and collapsed, revealing a black shadow completely shrouded in black mist, fiercely battling several black skeletons.
"It's him!"
Yang Che's eyes turned cold, suddenly emitting a sharp, eagle-like gaze.
This black shadow was precisely the Demonic Path person who had tried to cut off all his skin on 'Red Forest Island' that day.
At this moment, this person was being frantically besieged by several black skeletons.
These black skeletons each held black bows wreathed in Yin Qi, constantly shooting arrows filled with chilling Yin Qi at the black shadow.
"Luo Jian, I've told you hundreds of times, I, this old man, haven't seen Yao Heng at all. What are you going crazy about?"
A chilling, ancient voice, like that of a Yin Corpse from the underworld, drifted from an unknown place.
"Old Ghost Yin, if it's not you, then who is it? Who doesn't know about your Yin Sha Sect's 'Yin Soldier Illusion Technique'? What, you did it but don't dare to admit it?"
"I, this old man, admit my ass. If you continue to act so unreasonably, I don't mind letting you experience my 'Yin Soldiers Passing Through'."
"Come, come, come, no matter how many come, I dare to cut them to shreds. Let's see if your Yin Soldiers are powerful, or if the 'Ghost Scissors' in my hand are powerful."
The two continued to curse and fight furiously.
Yang Che observed the battle for a while, weighed the difference in strength, and finally decided to take a detour.
Just as he was about to move.
A thin, skeletal Long-bearded Old Man suddenly appeared strangely from somewhere and pointed at a certain spot, shouting in his Yin Corpse-like voice, "Come out, stop hiding."