Possessed by my father, I was reborn and became the supreme ruler.

He sighed inwardly; this forbidden land was indeed fraught with danger. He hadn't even truly stepped inside yet, and he had already encountered such a formidable enemy. "Sword Condensation, I'm here to help you!" Nie Hanshan shouted, drawing his longsword. The sword flashed, aiming straight for the Shadow Demon's back.

Shadow Demon sneered, his figure flashing like a ghost to dodge Nie Hanshan's attack, and then struck Ye Yunjian's chest with a backhand.

At this critical moment...

Suddenly, Bai Yueling's petite figure appeared in front of Ye Yunjian, her slender arms outstretched like a butterfly trying to embrace a storm.

The fear in her eyes had long been replaced by determination, and her clear eyes shone with unwavering light.

"Brother, leave quickly!"

This sudden action stunned everyone present.

Even the ferocious Shadow Demon was startled by this sudden action and stopped attacking.

This brief pause gave Ye Yunjian a chance to catch his breath.

His eyes were bloodshot, and an indescribable mix of emotion and anger welled up inside him.

He abruptly pulled Bai Yueling behind him and growled, "Yueling, don't be ridiculous!"

At the same time, Nie Hanshan and Gu Ling seized the opportunity and launched their strongest attacks simultaneously.

The longsword in Nie Hanshan's hand burst forth with dazzling light, and a sharp sword aura slashed towards the Shadow Demon like a bolt of lightning.

Gu Ling formed hand seals and chanted incantations. Profound runes appeared before him, transforming into a massive golden pillar of light that blasted towards the Shadow Demon.

The combined attack of the three was incredibly powerful.

Although Shadow Fiend was powerful, he gradually fell into a disadvantageous position under the combined attack of the three.

It let out an angry roar, and the black energy around its body surged as it tried to withstand the three people's attack.

Ye Yunjian seized the opportunity, and his Xuanhuo True Qi in his dantian circulated wildly, condensing a ball of blazing flame in his hand, as dazzling as a small sun.

"Mystic Fire Burns the Heavens!" he roared, slamming the flame in his hand fiercely towards the Shadow Demon.

The flames collided with the black mist, unleashing a deafening roar. A powerful shockwave swept outwards, uprooting the surrounding trees and creating huge cracks in the ground.

The Shadow Demon let out a shrill scream, its body gradually dissipating until it finally disappeared.

As the Shadow Fiend disappeared, a crack appeared in the distorted air barrier.

Ye Yunjian took a deep breath, followed closely by Nie Hanshan and Gu Ling, while Bai Yueling cautiously followed at the very back.

After entering the crevice, the view suddenly opened up.

However, what appeared before them was not the paradise they had imagined, but a gloomy and eerie forest.

The towering trees blocked out the sun, the ground was covered with withered branches and leaves, and the air was filled with a nauseating stench of decay.

"Be careful!" Ye Yunjian suddenly called out a warning.

He sensed a dangerous aura approaching, and the rune key in his hand began to emit bursts of intense light.

Everyone immediately became alert, drawing their weapons and scanning their surroundings warily.

Suddenly, the ground began to shake, and thick vines emerged from the ground, coiling towards the group like giant pythons...

"This……"

Thick vines, like venomous snakes, sprang forth, carrying a nauseating stench, weaving into a dense net that swept towards the crowd.

Ye Yunjian reacted swiftly, wielding his longsword with incredible speed, severing several attacking vines with a sword aura as bright as a rainbow.

At the fracture, dark green sap gushed out, making a sizzling corrosive sound, and the ground was eroded into pit after pit.

"Watch out for these sap sap!" Ye Yunjian warned, while nimbly dodging the attacks of the vines.

Bai Yueling followed closely behind him, her eyes filled with terror, yet she struggled to wield her short sword to fend off the attacking vines.

Nie Hanshan calmly responded, his long sword carrying a chilling aura as he severed all the approaching vines.

However, the sheer number of vines was overwhelming, seemingly endless, as they sprouted from the ground, making it difficult to manage.

Gu Ling tried to break the restriction with the talisman in her hand, but found that the vines were not controlled by the restriction, but by some kind of strange plant.

The talismans had no effect on them, which made Gu Ling's face show anxiety.

"These vines seem to be afraid of fire!" Ye Yunjian noticed that the vines scorched by the flames withered rapidly, and immediately activated the Xuanhuo power within his body.

A raging inferno erupted from his hands, forming a wall of fire that surrounded everyone.

The vines, fearing the intense heat of the flames, dared not approach and retreated.

The group was given a temporary respite, but Ye Yunjian knew that this was only a stopgap measure.

Flames cannot completely stop the vines' attacks, and maintaining flames for a long time will also consume a lot of spiritual energy.

He looked around and found that they were in a strange forest.

The towering trees blocked out the sun, making it difficult for sunlight to penetrate, and the air was filled with a suffocating stench of decay.

The ground was covered with withered branches and leaves, which crunched underfoot.

Just as Ye Yunjian was pondering how to break the deadlock, he noticed some peculiar patterns on the ground.

These patterns are faint and difficult to spot without close observation.

“These patterns…” Ye Yunjian squatted down and carefully observed these patterns, and suddenly had a bad feeling.

"Everyone be careful, these patterns might be some kind of trap!"

Before the words were even finished, the ground suddenly began to shake violently, and a powerful suction force emanated from the grooves...

"Oh no!" Nie Hanshan's expression changed drastically. "This is..." The ground suddenly collapsed, and everyone was caught off guard and fell into the deep pit.

Ye Yunjian felt the wind whistling past his ears as his body plummeted downwards, the feeling of weightlessness making his stomach churn.

He quickly circulated his spiritual energy to steady himself, while cautiously observing his surroundings.

The bottom of the pit was pitch black; you couldn't see your hand in front of your face.

The strong, putrid stench was even more pungent and nauseating.

Ye Yunjian could barely see faint green light, flickering like will-o'-the-wisps, adding to the eerie and terrifying atmosphere.

"Junior Sister Bai!" Ye Yunjian called out loudly, but only heard an empty echo.

His heart sank, worried about Bai Yueling's safety.

Suddenly, something cold and slippery wrapped around his ankle, and a tremendous force dragged him down.

Ye Yunjian was startled and quickly swung his sword to strike, but only heard a muffled "thud," as if the sharp blade had pierced into mud.

The thing, in pain, tightened its grip, and a foul, fishy stench wafted over.

Ye Yunjian held his breath and activated the power of Xuanhuo. The raging flames erupted instantly, burning the things that were entangled with him to ashes.

By the firelight, he could see what it looked like—a thick, black vine covered with sharp barbs, emitting a nauseating, fishy stench.

Just then, Lin Yao's voice came from above: "Senior Brother Ye, are you alright?"