I didn't expect that I was the heartthrob.

Seeing this, Gu Lan and Ji Yanli exchanged a glance, their hearts pounding with fear.

Two giant monsters clashed, stirring up the seawater and creating waves that violently washed over everything in the water. The two were also trapped in a golden net that forcibly absorbed spiritual energy, unable to escape upwards or burrow underground, and could only watch helplessly as the two monsters fought.

Before long, the giant octopus seemed to have suffered a great loss. It let out a mournful cry, sprayed ink, and fled.

Those eyes, gleaming with an evil light in the darkness, lunged forward.

Upon closer inspection, Gu Lan suddenly remembered the Bodhisattva that Crazy Old Fourth was muttering about.

It was an evil bodhisattva that looked like an asura, with a golden face and fangs, muscles that bulged like mountains, a bent and drooping back, and a huge head that took up almost half of its body. Perhaps because its head was too heavy, it drooped its head to the ground when it walked, and its limbs crawled like a lion or tiger driving its entire body.

One of his eyes was bloodshot, peeking out from his hair, filled with greed and hunger, as if it were a bottomless pit that could never be filled, and filled with anxiety.

Upon seeing each other, Ji Yanli and Gu Lan quickly took a few steps back.

This is an instinct from cultivators—an instinctive wariness of strange things that covet cultivators.

The monster cackled and said nothing more. Even though a huge fang at the corner of its mouth was broken off, it didn't stop it from opening its massive jaws and biting into the golden net.

That was brought out by the giant octopus from the Great Chun Sect. It was originally a magic weapon of a cultivator, which was refined day and night. However, it was easily chewed up by his sharp teeth.

The missing corner was large enough for one person to pass through, but the gap faced the monster, and either of them would surely die if they went out.

Just when they were at their wits' end, Ji Yanli and Gu Lan suddenly heard Shao Yu's voice.

Their eyes lit up, and they perked up!

Saved!

Shao Yu indeed found them, and at this critical moment, he was like a lifeline for Gu Lan and Ji Yanli.

After splitting up, Shao Yu also plunged into the water, cast a water-repelling spell, and carefully searched the messy area. Not finding Ji Yanli and Gu Lan, he knew they must have been taken away by that thing, so he paid attention to the traces in the seawater.

They quickly discovered the marks left by Gu Lan's immortal sword on the reef, as well as traces left by explosive talismans, and followed the trail.

Upon arriving at a coral reef, Shao Yu noticed numerous cave entrances within it. Initially, he paid no attention and continued forward, but the more he searched, the fewer clues he found, forcing him to return to the reef.

After searching around the reef several times, just as they were about to use some methods, they happened to find a piece of cloth at the entrance of a hole.

Shao Yu picked up the tattered clothes and examined them closely. He noticed that the edges of the clothes were washed white and there were some slight tears at the seams, so he concluded that these were Gu Lan's clothes.

The Thousand Machines Sect was dirt poor; the disciples' clothes were washed and washed again, and they couldn't bear to change them.

In the entire cultivation world, only Gu Lan and her group could wear such clothes.

Shao Yu was overjoyed, took the cloth in his hand, and crawled inside.

Following the dark cave, just as they emerged from the entrance, they saw a huge monster with dozens of tentacles flailing about, baring its teeth and claws as it threw out a golden net.

Shao Yu had seen octopuses before, but never one this big, and was momentarily stunned.

The next instant, Gu Lan and Ji Yanli appeared to be frozen in place within the golden net's light, unable to escape.

Seeing the golden net descending towards Gu Lan and Ji Yanli, Shao Yu felt a surge of anxiety and was about to leap forward when he suddenly felt the hairs on the back of his neck stand on end, as if he were a lamb entering a tiger's mouth, almost facing death.

In the emergency, Shao Yu's survival instinct kicked in, and without hesitation, he crawled into the magical artifact his master had given him for self-defense.

It was a delicate sphere. When in danger, one could simply activate the incantation to enter the sphere for self-protection. The dangers outside would not be able to detect the cultivator's aura, ensuring one's safety while also allowing one to observe the outside situation from within the sphere.

As Shao Yu eagerly entered the exquisite sphere, a gigantic monster appeared out from behind him, looking puzzled.

Another giant has arrived!

Shao Yu activated the Linglong Ball to hide inside the reef and peered at the monster, discovering that it actually looked like an angry Vajra.

What a strange thing! Where did this angry-looking Vajra come from? Or is it at the bottom of the sea?

Before he could think any further, the furious Vajra opened its massive jaws and bit down on the spot where he had just been standing, scooping up a large mouthful of mud and sand. After chewing for a while without finding the cultivator who had been standing there, it flew into a rage. When it looked up, it saw the giant octopus circling a golden net, so it quickly crawled towards the giant octopus.

Shao Yu patted his chest, "That was close!"

Seeing that the two giant monsters were fighting, he drove the exquisite ball to fly to the vicinity where Gu Lan and Ji Yanli were trapped, waiting for an opportunity to strike.

"I'll set up the formation at the gap in a moment. You just need to rush into that formation," Shao Yu said as he began to set up the formation.

Gu Lan leaned on her sword, feeling weak and powerless. Ji Yanli supported her, ready to help at any moment, while still teasing Shao Yu, "Junior Brother Shao Yu, is your formation reliable?"

Gu Lan and Ji Yanli felt reassured when they heard Shao Yu talking nearby.

This strange golden net is hard to break, and the monster is ferocious. Now that we have someone on our side to help us, it's much better than sitting and waiting to die in the golden net.

Shao Yu muttered, "Senior Brother Ji, you can't doubt my abilities just because I don't know the four binding techniques. Those four binding techniques... are inherently difficult. Besides, my cultivation was limited at the time, so it's normal that I couldn't use them. I can master the other formations with ease. After all, I'm a disciple of the Divine Seal Sect. These are all basic skills! Basic skills, ahhh!"

Shao Yu muttered to himself as he formed hand seals, his movements constantly shifting, causing the exquisite ball to vibrate slightly.

Gu Lan smiled slightly, "Don't provoke him. I do trust Junior Brother Shaoyu; he received a lot of praise in the previous sect competition."

"Senior Sister Gu truly has discerning eyes! The formation is about to begin, you two get ready." Shao Yu's expression was unusually serious. A burst of azure light shot from the hand seals where his hands were forming a gap. His brows furrowed, and he hurriedly activated the incantation, "The four seasons are in chaos, heaven and earth are in disarray, shifting forms and changing positions, according to my will, the formation is activated! Let's go!"

As Shao Yu finished speaking, Gu Lan and Ji Yanli flew towards the cyan magic array that suddenly appeared at the gap on their swords. At the same time, Shao Yu also activated the Linglong Ball and flew there at high speed.

The monster wasn't blind; it had already noticed the anomaly and rushed forward, but it was too late. The group had already been teleported away by the formation.

"Ouch, my head!" Shao Yu got up from the ground, rubbing his forehead and gasping for breath. Seeing the Linglong Ball rolling not far away, he quickly waved his hand and retrieved it.

Gu Lan and Ji Yanli were practicing their internal energy.

The two woke up a little earlier than Shao Yu. The golden net was gone, and the restrictions on their bodies were also gone. They quickly circulated their energy to replenish their spiritual energy and recover.

Shao Yu sat down beside the two, rubbing her forehead, and waited. "It's shrouded in mist here, so we can't tell where we are, but it looks like some kind of immortal abode." As she spoke, Shao Yu sent out a wisp of her divine sense to investigate.

"Wait!" Ji Yanli suddenly opened his eyes and grabbed Shao Yu. "This place is quite strange. Be careful and don't use your divine sense recklessly."

“Senior Brother Ji is right.” Gu Lan also opened her eyes, sniffed carefully, and smelled a damp, bloody odor. She frowned in disgust. “How far can your teleportation array travel?”

Shao Yu smiled smugly, "To be honest, my formation is called Qiankun Yiwei. Although it can't reach ten thousand miles, it can reach a thousand miles. It's an excellent means of escape. Don't worry, we're already far away from the seabed. It's just that the formation lands randomly, and I don't know where it will land." Shao Yu rubbed his forehead helplessly and took a few breaths.

Gu Lan and Ji Yanli exchanged a glance.

"What do you think?" Ji Yanli frowned slightly, his fair, pampered face still showing some dirt.

"Just as you thought." Gu Lan took a deep breath, clearly still recovering and suffering from internal injuries.

"No, what are you two talking about? What's wrong?" Shao Yu also noticed something was off, but he hadn't thought of it yet.