My best friend asked me if I was still doing system tasks.

7195: [“The hollow vine will drain the blood from its prey’s entire body.”]

Luo Hanying gritted her teeth and said, "Can't we take a different route?!"

As soon as she finished speaking, several sword energies chased after them. Ruan Chayan pulled Luo Hanying aside, and the two narrowly avoided them.

Ruan Chayan followed closely behind Luo Hanying and said, "No! We need to use the hollow vines to shake off the people behind us!"

"That's too dangerous! We could easily fall in too!"

Luo Hanying didn't dare gamble on their sword-flying skills, but a brilliant idea struck her: "Don't we have Sky-Rending Talismans?!"

While keeping an eye on the relentless cultivators chasing after them and using hand seals to knock down the flying talismans, Ruan Chayan cautiously advised Luo Hanying: "The Sky-Splitting Talisman is for random teleportation. What if it teleports us to Taibai Pavilion's territory?"

"Let's go! We'll head into the Wild God Mountain! Plants may be dangerous, but they're not as dangerous as humans!"

In peacetime, Luo Hanying dislikes using her brain and is used to relying on others. She would like Ruan Chayan to make all the decisions, and she would just need to follow Ruan Chayan's lead.

However, this wasn't the first time Luo Hanying had grown tired of Ruan Chayan's domineering personality, but since she had no better options and Ruan Chayan had already flown to the Desolate God Mountain, she could only follow Ruan Chayan's arrangements.

Luo Hanying walked backwards, her brushstrokes flowing like dragons and phoenixes: "The stone patterns on the back of the unicorn are cracked, and the red branches beneath the scales of the dragon are broken."

Where does the sorrow of all nations lie? It lies beneath the high, bright moon that shines long into the night.

Night suddenly descended upon the group of cultivators. A bright moon hung high in the sky, its desolate light shining on their pale faces. The surroundings changed, with withered trees and the bones of birds and beasts scattered on the ground.

A royal mausoleum loomed in and out of view amidst the mist, with a stone qilin with cracks on its back and a stone dragon with broken scales dragging its feet toward them.

Luo Hanying exhaled and caught up with Ruan Chayan, her lips slightly pale.

Setting up such a large, fixed illusion, without her as the array's core, is quite mentally and spiritually taxing.

As soon as Ruan Luo and his companion entered the area of ​​the Desolate God Mountain, they noticed something unusual. Unlike ordinary forests, there were no sounds of birds, beasts, or insects here.

Their divine senses spread out but they couldn't see any animals moving around. The entire forest was deathly silent, and all they could see were trees of varying heights and a dense, indistinguishable expanse of green.

It was early winter, and the Western Barbarian Divine Land was located in the heart of the continent. How could it still have such a summer-like scene?

After waiting for Luo Hanying, Ruan Chayan increased the speed of her sword flight: "7195, what level is the hollow vine here? What cultivation level does it correspond to?"

How long will it take us to leave the Desolate God Mountain?

7195: ["Fifth level of the Transformation Realm, early stage of the Divine Transformation Realm."]

A quarter of an hour.

Turn right in 300 meters ahead, then continue straight.

"Xiaoxue! Here!" Ruan Chayan tossed a jade bottle to Luo Hanying. "This is the Pine Cliff Dew that Jin Si gave me. Drink some quickly."

Luo Hanying quickly gulped down two mouthfuls, then asked in confusion, "Chacha, why are we running away? Shouldn't we fight our way back and rescue Jin Si?"

"You're too reckless. Do you know that there were two people among those who were chasing us that I couldn't even tell their cultivation level?"

Ruan Chayan stood protectively on either side of Luo Hanying, explaining to her why she ran away without looking back, "I was worried they would treat the two of us the same way they treated Jin Si."

Even Jin Si was caught off guard, so how are you and I supposed to handle this?

Although we were on guard, they outnumbered us and I dared not gamble that we could withstand their relentless attacks.

"You're being too cautious!" Luo Hanying retorted. "What do we do now? You haven't told me about Jin Si's situation yet."

“Kim Sa assured me repeatedly that he would be fine.”

Ruan Chayan relaxed a bit when she heard this, "Jin Si said that he is a naturally born and raised Fiery Eye Golden Lion. Even though his spiritual power is sealed in Baichen City now, his physical body is strong and the cultivators of Taibai Pavilion can't do anything to him."

Let's make sure we're safe first; we never know when these hollow vines might come at us!

He was the one who told the two of us to hurry up and avoid crowds, because we never knew what kind of people we might run into.

He said that the cities here are very likely controlled by Taibai Pavilion, otherwise it's hard to explain why Taibai Pavilion would so openly control us... Hey! Watch out!

Before Ruan Chayan could finish speaking, bright green vines lashed out from the tree canopy, striking them one after another.

Luo Hanying controlled her spirit sword, swaying back and forth to avoid the vines, while Ruan Chayan tossed out a handful of talismans as if they were free.

Fire and lightning exploded among the dense vines, blasting apart the seemingly living green worms and maintaining a safe space.

"Who cut out these delicate leaves? It seems the spring breeze of February is like a pair of scissors."

As Luo Hanying finished writing, the words were scattered by the wind and transformed into a giant pair of garden shears, "snip, snip," cutting off the vines.

The vines, injured as a result, became increasingly erratic, twisting and lashing out at the two of them, seemingly enraged.

"Damn it! Why can't my scissors cut those thick vines?!"

Luo Hanying belatedly realized she had answered her own question, "Could it be because my cultivation level is too low?!"

Ruan Chayan gestured for Luo Hanying to go first: "I'll cover your retreat. We'll be out of the Desolate God Mountain soon, so we can't get entangled with these vines any longer!"

Luo Hanying didn't hesitate and immediately sprang into action: "Fly upwards! Fly higher! I refuse to believe that those tattered vines can stretch that far!"

The two flew out of the area of ​​the Desolate God Mountain without any danger. The vines chased after them for a while but gave up because they could not leave the Desolate God Mountain.

Ruan Chayan and Luo Hanying stopped under a withered tree to recover their strength and spiritual power. Luo Hanying complained, "As expected, this is an abnormal place with high-level demonic plants. The desolate god mountain is lush and green but lifeless in the dead of winter. It's really scary."

The scenery looks much more normal now.

"Did the two fairies just come from the Desolate God Mountain?"

Ruan and Luo were both startled, and almost threw the person away.

They exchanged glances, unsure of who this person was who had appeared out of nowhere.

Both of them extended their spiritual senses, and cultivators have keen senses. How could they only notice a living person standing right in front of them? There must be something wrong with him.

The freckled man, whose appearance was somewhat repulsive, bowed and said, "Why are you two fairies looking at me without saying a word?"

The man was wearing a tattered Taoist robe, his hair was askew, and he looked rather unrefined.

Ruan Chayan and Luo Hanying returned the greeting. Ruan Chayan said, "This fellow Daoist is so elusive that we sisters didn't have time to react."

"It was my fault." The man bowed again and said earnestly, "My name is Su Xiaochun. I was just about to go to the Desolate God Mountain to search for treasure when I heard that you two fairies came from there. May I ask what the situation is like there now?"