I asked you to go down the mountain and get married, not to shock the world!

The medicinal effects dissolved within Ye Chuhan's body, like sweet rain nourishing parched land.

The rosy tinge on his ashen face gradually became more apparent, his tightly furrowed brows relaxed slightly, his long eyelashes trembled a few times, and finally, with great difficulty, he managed to lift a small slit in his skin.

His vision blurred for a moment, and then Jizhou's face, etched with anxiety, blood, and anticipation, came into view.

Ye Chuhan's lips moved slightly, emitting an extremely faint, almost inaudible breath.

"water……"

Jizhou was overjoyed and quickly looked around, but there was no clear water to be found.

In a moment of quick thinking, he grabbed a relatively clean-looking Ice Heart Jade Dew Pill that exuded a cool fragrance and carefully put it into Ye Chuhan's mouth.

"Hold this in your mouth first, it'll soothe your throat!"

The cool sensation from the pill relieved the burning sensation in Ye Chuhan's throat.

He took a few breaths, and his eyes finally cleared up a bit. Although he was still extremely weak, he had finally regained consciousness.

Looking at Jizhou's disheveled appearance, and feeling his own injuries, which were still throbbing but no longer rapidly worsening, he tried to smile, but the aggravation of his internal injuries turned into a strange, grimacing expression.

"Cough...cough cough..." He coughed weakly twice, his voice as thin as a whisper, but still carrying that familiar teasing tone, "Jizhou...you little rascal, you're something else...you dragged me...back from the gates of hell."

He paused, took a breath, and continued haltingly, "But next time... don't... call me for this kind of life-threatening work again. My skin is too delicate... I can't take it, cough cough, this kind of torture... I almost lost my life here..."

Although his voice was weak and even trembled with pain, his forced smile and attempt to liven up the atmosphere brought a lump to Ji Zhou's throat.

Jizhou held his cold hand tightly and assured him in a hoarse voice.

"Okay! Next time... I definitely won't call you next time! You should rest well, don't talk, and save your energy!"

Ye Chuhan blinked weakly, as if in response.

He could feel the medicinal power fighting against the omnipresent devouring force, but his condition was still terrible, and he was losing the strength to even say a few more words.

He closed his eyes again, focused his mind on guiding the medicine's power, and fought against the excruciating pain in his body and the corrosive effects of the outside world.

This brief awakening, like a spark in the darkness, though faint, rekindled hope in Jizhou's heart.

At least, Ye Chuhan won't die for now.

But seeing Ye Chuhan's furrowed brows in pain even while unconscious, and the increasingly terrifying noises outside the crevice, Ji Zhou's heart remained heavy.

The elixir bought them time, but the crisis was not yet over.

What to do...? The monsters outside are terrifying! What should he do next to get Ye Chuhan out of here?!

Jizhou's brain was working at lightning speed.

……

Meanwhile, on the other side of the ruins, amidst violent tremors, turbulent energy flows, and an aura of death.

Mingchuan's brows furrowed tightly, his face terribly gloomy.

He could indeed clearly sense that Ji Zhou and Ye Chuhan were in this area.

However, when he went full speed ahead according to his senses, he found himself seemingly trapped in an invisible maze!

The surrounding scenery was distorted and changing.

One moment you're on the edge of a scorched pit, the next step could reveal a completely different area filled with eerie, pale stone forests.

He attempted to force his way through in a straight line, but each time, at the crucial moment, space seemed to fold or deflect imperceptibly, causing him to unknowingly stray from his original direction...

Sometimes, we even go around in circles and end up back at what seems like the starting point!

"Being trapped in a maze...?"

A cold glint flashed in Mingchuan's eyes; he immediately realized that this was not a natural phenomenon.

His intuition far surpasses that of ordinary people, and he rarely makes mistakes in perceiving spatial orientation.

This situation could only be caused by human intervention, or rather, by the will of the awakened being interfering!

"It has spotted me." Mingchuan felt a chill run down his spine.

This barrier not only prevents outsiders from entering, but also contains such exquisite spatial disturbance power within it.

The being underground had clearly noticed his intrusion and considered him one of the targets that needed to be dealt with first.

This spatial illusion is a cage prepared for him, designed to trap him, isolate him from Jizhou and the others, and perhaps even...

It is consuming his power in preparation for the final devouring!

Mingchuan couldn't help but get goosebumps all over his body; this thing was just too terrifying.

I dare not imagine that if he were to actually succeed in cultivating, the Spirit Realm would likely face another, even more powerful and terrifying enemy besides the Demon God!

Today, he has to kill this damn thing!

We must not leave any future troubles!

With this in mind, Mingchuan quickly calmed himself down and began to analyze the current situation.

He stopped his futile run, hovering in mid-air, his deep eyes calmly scanning the constantly distorting and reassembling scene around him.

Forcing a breakthrough seems futile; this spatial disturbance is a force at the level of laws, and brute force will only lead to a deeper cycle.

He must find the pattern in this illusion, or find the moment when that being's attention is drawn to something else!

However, time waits for no one.

He could sense that although Ji Zhou and Ye Chuhan were still alive, their presence was like a candle flickering in the wind, growing weaker and weaker.

Meanwhile, the terrifying pressure from underground continued to intensify, like a noose tightening around it.

If he doesn't come up with a solution soon, not only will he be unable to save people, but he himself may also be trapped and die forever in this twisted wasteland!

Mingchuan closed his eyes and began to extend his divine sense like the finest tendrils, no longer searching for Jizhou's aura.

Instead, it focused all its attention on sensing the subtle fluctuations and distortions in the laws of space around it, trying to find a flaw in them.

In his perception, the surroundings were no longer specific objects, but a vast network composed of countless disordered and intertwined silver threads.

These threads are the manifestation of the laws of space, but at this moment they are being forcibly twisted, knotted, and looped by a powerful and cold external force, forming this intricate cage.

Forcibly impacting these knots will only trigger more violent rebounds and distortions.

He needs to find that initial point of distortion, or... the weakest and most unstable point in this flow of illusionary energy.

Time ticked by, and the oppressive force emanating from the ground grew stronger, while Ji Zhou and Ye Chuhan's auras became increasingly faint.

Fine beads of sweat appeared on Mingchuan's forehead. This was not due to the exhaustion of his strength, but rather to the intense concentration and inner anxiety he was experiencing!