Just as Yang Ye and the white-clad woman had left for a short while, two young men with skull tattoos on their left chests appeared beneath the large tree.
One of the taller young men closed his eyes slightly and took a light sniff. After a moment, he opened his eyes and said, "There's someone's scent here. Su Xianzi and the man who escaped with her must have been here!"
Upon hearing this, the shorter man behind him revealed a lewd gleam in his eyes and said, "Qiaozi, I heard that Su Xianzi is incredibly beautiful. Now that she's affected by the Black Blood Seal, it means she's completely powerless, right?"
Qiaozi furrowed his eyebrows and said, "Heizi, put away your dirty thoughts. A cultivator of that level, even if their cultivation is sealed, they definitely have some other means of self-preservation. And our orders are to kill her on sight. If we make any mistakes, are you not afraid of the sect's rules?"
Hearing about the sect's rules, Heizi's face changed, and he awkwardly smiled, saying, "I was just joking, just joking. Let's continue the search!"
Qiaozi snorted coldly and then headed towards the direction Yang Ye had escaped.
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In the vast expanse of the Hundred Thousand Mountains, apart from being pursued from behind, there were also countless terrifying Profound Beasts. Especially as they ventured deeper, the number of these terrifying beasts increased. If it weren't for the white-clad woman's powerful divine sense, both of them would have been devoured by the beasts, leaving nothing but bones behind.
In a hidden cave, Yang Ye placed the woman on the side and took out the materials for making talismans gifted to him by Bao'er. Ignoring the woman, he immediately started crafting a voice transmission talisman.
Yang Ye knew that if they continued to aimlessly run without a plan, not only would they be pursued, but even the Profound Beasts could end his life. Now he had to create the voice transmission talisman first, then let the woman call for help. Otherwise, they would be dead for sure!
As the white-clad woman watched Yang Ye hold the brush and continuously sketch on the blank paper, her eyes brightened. She walked slowly to Yang Ye's side and saw the golden Profound Qi twist on the paper like lines. Astonished, she instinctively asked, "Are you a talisman master?"
Upon hearing the woman's words, Yang Ye's hand trembled, causing the lines on the paper to distort and render the entire talisman useless.
Looking up at the woman, Yang Ye said irritably, "Don't you know that making talismans requires concentration?" Afterward, he took out another blank talisman and started drawing again.
Hearing Yang Ye's near reproachful words, the woman didn't get angry. Instead, her interest grew stronger. It wasn't often that she had the chance to observe the process of creating talismans at such a close distance.
Yang Ye carefully held the brush, drawing on the paper without daring to be careless. However, no matter how careful he was, the second talisman still failed.
Having seen the failed talisman, the white-clad woman felt a slight disappointment, but it quickly disappeared. She looked at Yang Ye and said, "You need to calm your mind if you want to create the voice transmission talisman. You have enough time, don't rush. Moreover, it seems that the transcendent realm experts pursuing us have gone in the wrong direction, so we still have some time!"
Hearing the woman's words, Yang Ye felt relieved and nodded. After a while, when he felt his mind had calmed down, he held the brush and gently landed it on the blank talisman paper.
After about half an hour, Yang Ye put away the brush and sat down on the ground, gasping for breath. He said, "It's not easy to draw this talisman! Fortunately, it worked!"
Seeing the vivid and intricate pattern on the talisman, a hint of joy flashed in the white-clad woman's eyes. When she saw the quality of the talisman, her shock was unconcealed. It was actually a high-grade talisman! Although she wasn't a talisman master, she knew what a high-grade talisman represented.
"Could this young man in front of me be an Earth-grade talisman master?"
The white-clad woman shook her head, dismissing that thought. She picked up the talisman from the stone and threw it into the air. As she saw the voice transmission talisman dissipate in the air, she turned to Yang Ye and said, "Run quickly, or it will be too late!"
"What... what do you mean?" Yang Ye was puzzled.
"Two transcendent realm experts are less than ten miles away from here, and they are approaching rapidly! They are from the Ghost Sect!"
"You said they went in a different direction!" Yang Ye was confused.
"I lied to you."
Yang Ye was speechless and didn't waste any more time. He lifted the woman on his back and rushed out of the cave, heading towards the direction of the Soulbreak Abyss.
"How long will it take for experts from the Sword Sect to arrive?" Yang Ye asked in a deep voice.
"About an hour!" the woman replied.
Hearing this, Yang Ye breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, they should be able to hold on for an hour. However, the woman's next words made him tense again. She said, "There's a Spirit Realm expert coming this way, and their strength is not weaker than that Blood Hand."
Yang Ye's heart sank. Not weaker than Blood Hand? What does that mean? It meant that the person could kill him with just a flick of their finger.
What should he do? He couldn't defeat them in battle, surrendering wasn't an option either. Was there only one choice left? Run, run with all his might!
"To the Soulbreak Abyss in the Soulbreak Mountain Range!" the woman said in a low voice.
Without hesitation, Yang Ye immediately sprinted at full speed towards the direction of the Soulbreak Mountain Range.
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It was an extremely treacherous mountain range. Although it wasn't very high, it stretched for thousands of miles like the slumbering body of a colossal dragon.
This mountain is called the Soulbreak Mountain Range. Once you enter this mountain range, you are truly entering the Ten Thousand Mountains. It can be said that this mountain range serves as a barrier to the Ten Thousand Mountains. However, if one hasn't reached the Transcendent Realm, it is absolutely impossible to pass through this mountain range! Within this mountain range, there are countless Primordial-level mystical beasts!
It is because of these Primordial-level mystical beasts that human experts below the Transcendent Realm can only hunt demons and search for spirit herbs at the periphery of the Ten Thousand Mountains, but they dare not step foot deep into the mountains!
Of course, even without these Primordial-level mystical beasts, humans who haven't reached the Transcendent Realm wouldn't dare to venture deep into the Ten Thousand Mountains. Apart from the fact that the mountains belong to those mystical beasts, the dense forests alone would make it impossible for many humans to find their way out!
However, what truly deters humans from venturing into the Ten Thousand Mountains is the name of this mountain range: the Soulbreak Mountain Range! At the edge of this mountain range, there is an abyss called the Soulbreak Abyss. The two sides of the abyss are several hundred feet apart and stretch for thousands of feet. They are smooth, steep, and extremely treacherous. Beneath this cliff is the Soulbreak Abyss, which is shrouded in a dark red mist that persists year-round.
Rumors say that beneath the Soulbreak Abyss lie the skeletons of hundreds of thousands of humans who had once ventured into the Soulbreak Mountain Range, and these humans were powerful experts...
In short, mystical beasts do not welcome humans who trespass into the Soulbreak Mountain Range.
Yang Ye arrived at the Soulbreak Abyss with the woman on his back. Just as he was about to rush deeper into the Soulbreak Mountain Range, the woman stopped him and said, "Don't go in. There's a King-grade mystical beast guarding the other side. If you go, it will tear you apart!"
King-grade mystical beast... Yang Ye's throat felt dry. A King-grade mystical beast was equivalent to a Transcendent Realm expert among humans, but their strength far surpassed that of humans due to their powerful defense and physical strength.
"What should we do now?" Yang Ye asked. Since the woman asked him to come here, she must have a way to save their lives.
The woman pointed toward the Soulbreak Abyss with her delicate hand and said, "Jump down."
"What... what? Jump down?" Yang Ye thought he had misheard.
The woman nodded and said, "This abyss holds mysterious power. Anyone who enters will have their cultivation sealed. Only by going down can we have a glimmer of hope."
Yang Ye glanced at the abyss. It was bottomless, engulfed in a crimson mist. It was evident that it wasn't a good place down there.
"Do we really have to jump down?" Yang Ye's throat felt dry. It wasn't that he was cowardly, but the Soulbreak Abyss was just too terrifying.
"Hahaha... Su Xianzi, you have no other choice!"
At that moment, a black dot appeared in the distant sky. The dot was moving at an extremely fast speed. As Yang Ye blinked, he saw that the dot had grown to the size of a fist. When he blinked again, it had become as large as a head.
He dared not blink anymore. Without hesitation, Yang Ye lifted the woman on his back, took a deep breath, and leaped into the Soulbreak Abyss.
As the woman had said, staying above was certain death, but by jumping down, there was still a glimmer of hope. Since that was the case, he had to jump !
As Yang Ye leaped into the Soulbreak Abyss, the bald tattooed man landed at the spot where Yang Ye had stood before. Watching Yang Ye and the woman's figures disappear into the mist, his face turned solemn like water. After hesitating for a moment, he ultimately didn't pursue them. The depths below were too eerie, and he didn't dare venture there easily.
With a flick of his right hand, a sound transmission talisman soared into the sky. The bald tattooed man spoke in a deep voice, "The two have fallen into the Soulbreak Abyss. Cease the search and halt the plan for now. Everyone should immediately conceal themselves. Violators will be punished according to the sect's rules!"