The three of them stood in place for a while longer before finally seeing Chu Li and Mu Yunjin arriving leisurely.

Mu Yunjin’s cheeks were flushed, and her steps were still somewhat unsteady. When she looked up and saw the slightly teasing looks from the three people, she felt embarrassed and instinctively hid behind Chu Li.

Seeing this, Chu Li turned back to look at the person behind him, his lips revealing a faint smile.

“The hour of the Ox has already passed. Let’s try to finish everything before daybreak and get out of this godforsaken place as soon as possible,” Imperial Physician An spoke, looking at the sky and sighing deeply.

“Mm, let’s go,” Chu Li nodded and said calmly.

After confirming their plan, the group headed westward.

…

Meanwhile, at the entrance of Fengyue Cliff, Feng Cang encountered Chu Qing and Rong Min. As soon as he landed, he could sense the presence of hidden guards around these two people.

Seeing Feng Cang, Chu Qing assumed he had returned successfully from his mission and couldn’t help but smile in welcome.

…

“Elder,” Chu Qing stood up, looking at Feng Cang with humble words.

Before the Divine Token was activated, everything might still change, so it wasn’t appropriate to fall out with Feng Cang yet. Moreover, this old man was indeed a powerful ally.

Feng Cang nodded at Chu Qing, sat down nearby, and exhaled, “I haven’t been out for many years. Today has exhausted these old bones of mine.”

“Thank you for your hard work, Elder. It seems your skills haven’t diminished with age. The legendary reputation that has spread throughout the jianghu for years is truly well-deserved, as I’ve witnessed today,” Chu Qing said politely, then bowed to Feng Cang.

Feng Cang tugged at the corner of his mouth and smiled, “Since the people you wanted eliminated have been dealt with, what do you plan to do next?”

Hearing this, a strange look flashed in Chu Qing’s eyes. Before he could speak, Rong Min had already opened his mouth, “Next, we plan to wander around this Tiansheng Continent to see if there are any other unusual phenomena.”

Finally, Rong Min added, “Elder, you’ve been fighting for so long, are you tired? Before coming here, I had already arranged accommodations for you in a city of the North Ming Country. If you’re tired, I can take you there to rest first.”

Feng Cang naturally understood the hint in Rong Min’s words. Upon hearing this, he merely smiled lightly, pretending not to understand, “I’m fine. I’ve rested too long before, so I’m quite energetic today.”

Feng Cang directly refused Rong Min’s implied suggestion.

Rong Min glanced at Chu Qing and said nothing more.

Chu Qing calculated the time and saw that there were less than two hours left until daybreak. He gave Rong Min a meaningful look, signaling him not to say anything more, lest they reveal their true intentions.

So, the three of them sat quietly, watching the sky. They appeared to be resting, but each was deep in their thoughts.

On the snow-covered mountain not far away, Jiang Qingxue and Yun Shuangleng stood halfway up, their gazes fixed intently on the three people at the entrance of Fengyue Cliff.

“I wonder what the old elder is saying to those two. Why are they just sitting there motionless?” Yun Shuangleng said softly.

Jiang Qingxue shook her head, “Chu Qing and Rong Min sitting there so quietly must be up to something.”

“Yes, but we don’t know how to activate the Divine Token, and we can’t figure out Chu Qing and Rong Min’s intentions,” Yun Shuangleng said.

Jiang Qingxue sighed, just lowering her eyelids, then suddenly raised them again, narrowing her eyes to look at the entrance of Fengyue Cliff.

At that moment, at the entrance of Fengyue Cliff, a beam of light suddenly appeared, breaking the seal.

Then, they saw the sealed door slowly open, and two figures jumped into Fengyue Cliff from inside…

“It’s my royal brother and Guard Song!” Yun Shuangleng exclaimed excitedly, but a second later, her smile froze on her face because as soon as Yun Lianqing and Song Chun entered Fengyue Cliff, they were immediately surrounded by black-clad figures that emerged from all directions.

…

Yun Lianqing and Song Chun had struggled on Fengyue Cliff for a long time. When Ding Xian was helping them fend off Chu Qing and Rong Min’s people, the two of them took the opportunity to escape.

They hid everywhere for a long time, waiting until after the Hour of the Rat. Gradually, they discovered that their lost internal energy was slowly recovering.

After a few attempts, they found that the internal energy sealed by the swamp mud had completely returned after the Hour of the Rat. The two were overjoyed and immediately re-entered the Tiansheng Continent.

But as soon as they entered the Tiansheng Continent, before they could even catch their breath, they were surrounded by a group of black-clad figures.

Looking through the gaps, they could see Chu Qing and Rong Min sitting leisurely on stone blocks nearby.

Yun Lianqing immediately felt like he had stepped in dog excrement again…

He had carefully calculated this time to enter, but unexpectedly walked straight into a wolf’s den as soon as he arrived. How utterly unlucky!

When Chu Qing saw Yun Lianqing, his eyes showed surprise, then a cold, venomous light emerged in them.

He had just been saying that before the Divine Token was activated, anything could change!

Look, the variable had arrived!

Yun Lianqing and this guard of Chu Li’s seemed to know how to activate the Divine Token…

How could such people be allowed to live?

“Kill!” Chu Qing waved his folding fan, not even bothering to exchange pleasantries with Yun Lianqing, and directly spat out a single word.

The black-clad figures surrounding Yun Lianqing and Song Chun immediately charged forward with their swords.

Feng Cang sat nearby, watching the scene before him. He narrowed his eyes slightly and, while Chu Qing and Rong Min’s attention was elsewhere, the fingers hidden in his sleeve flicked slightly, shooting out countless invisible deadly beams.

When Yun Lianqing and Song Chun fought against those black-clad figures, they didn’t know if it was because they had become more skilled or for some other reason, but they felt they were fighting with unusual ease.

Furthermore, during the fight, Yun Lianqing finally saw the so-called snow mountain…

Halfway up the snow mountain, looking from afar, there seemed to be several figures standing there.

Yun Lianqing frowned. At this moment, he was desperate to see Chu Li and Mu Yunjin and quickly tell them the method to activate the Divine Token.

It was now less than two hours until daybreak; they absolutely could not let Chu Qing’s conspiracy succeed.

Song Chun, seeing that they were handling these black-clad figures with ease, said to Yun Lianqing beside him, “Prince Yun, you go find His Highness and the Princess first.”

Yun Lianqing looked at Song Chun, then at the number of remaining black-clad figures, and gritted his teeth, “Then be careful!”

With those words, Yun Lianqing leaped into the air and quickly darted toward the snow mountain.

When Chu Qing saw Yun Lianqing leave, he also immediately took flight, leading a group of black-clad figures in pursuit of Yun Lianqing.

He absolutely could not let anyone ruin his plans.

At the original spot, Feng Cang seemed to have noticed some peculiarities and oddities. After seeing Yun Lianqing and Chu Qing’s figures disappear into the night, he also stood up and bent down to pick up some small stones from the ground.

Rong Min still sat with his legs crossed, watching the group of black-clad figures surrounding Song Chun, completely unaware of Feng Cang’s unusual behavior.

Feng Cang’s face revealed killing intent as his wrist flicked lightly, launching the small stones and hitting several nearby black-clad figures.

At this point, Rong Min finally noticed something was wrong with Feng Cang. “Elder, you…”

Before he could finish speaking, Rong Min was struck by Feng Cang at his mute acupoint. His body instantly became rigid and numb, his eyes widened in shock as he stared at Feng Cang.

The nearby black-clad figures, seeing this, were about to charge forward when Feng Cang flung his sleeve, his robe billowing as waves of true energy poured out from within his sleeve, striking all those black-clad figures. The group of black-clad figures slowly collapsed to the ground.

Song Chun was surprised that Feng Cang would suddenly intervene, his eyes showing confusion as he stared at Feng Cang.

Feng Cang looked at Song Chun, then at Rong Min beside him. He tossed the immobilized Rong Min to Song Chun with a wave of his hand and commanded, “Dispose of him.”

After speaking, he flew off in the direction Chu Qing had gone.

…

Chu Li and the others had walked for quite some time. Even before they approached the western cabin, they could feel Lengyuan’s demonic barrier floating in the surrounding air.

“The poison in this demonic barrier is very potent. How are we going to get in?” Hua Ying was a master of poisons, and just from a trace of the demonic barrier’s aura, she could sense how deep the poison inside was.

“Demonic barriers cannot be easily broken, and this is that witch’s territory. We can only wait for the witch to come out herself. Otherwise, we can’t get in, and even if we did, there might be other traps inside,” Imperial Physician An analyzed.

After speaking, he experimentally threw a small stone.

They saw that the stone, after flying into the demonic barrier, melted within a plume of black smoke, disappearing without a trace.

“That witch just suffered a major setback, so she probably won’t come out easily,” Imperial Physician An sighed.

Mu Yunjin also sighed. This trip to the Tiansheng Continent had been quite exhausting. Qiuye and the Black Robe and others had been dealt with, but unexpectedly, an even greater threat had emerged.

Lengyuan…

When Mu Yunjin thought of this person, she felt her teeth itch with hatred.

“Woof…”

The mutated Ink Qilin suddenly appeared, still radiant with golden light and majestic.

After the Ink Qilin appeared, it leaped forward and pounced into the demonic barrier…

“Ink Qilin!” Mu Yunjin couldn’t help but call out. Then, she saw the Ink Qilin successfully enter the demonic barrier, completely unharmed by it. After entering, it even wagged its tail at Mu Yunjin and Chu Li.

“This is truly amazing. It’s not afraid of this demonic barrier at all,” Imperial Physician An’s eyes showed surprise.

Watching this scene, Chu Li suddenly seemed to realize something and laughed lightly, “I almost forgot that the Ink Qilin is a divine beast from the underworld, so naturally, it’s not afraid of such sorcery.”

“So that’s it,” Mu Yunjin couldn’t help but smile. It seemed that raising a few divine beasts could be helpful in critical moments.

After entering the demonic barrier, the Ink Qilin quickly ran off, heading toward Lengyuan’s cabin.

Chu Li stood outside watching for a while, then turned to Mu Yunjin and said, “The Ink Qilin isn’t afraid of these things, and I shouldn’t be either. I’ll go in and take a look.”

“Chu Li…” Mu Yunjin grabbed his sleeve, somewhat worried.

“It’s alright, don’t worry,” Chu Li rubbed Mu Yunjin’s face, then leaped toward the demonic barrier.

Mu Yunjin’s heart suddenly lifted…

When Chu Li’s body touched the demonic barrier, his reaction was the same as the Ink Qilin’s. He wasn’t harmed by the barrier in the slightest. After turning back to smile at Mu Yunjin outside the barrier, he flew inward.

Mu Yunjin stood outside, her hands clasped together, silently praying…

She hoped that before daybreak, they could resolve all the issues!

If they continued to stay here, all of them would likely suffer mental breakdowns…