Lan Siran always enjoyed Wu Shun's kindness toward her. Before, she didn't think much of it, but recently Wu Shun has been deliberately obstructing her relationship with Meng Xian, making her very resentful.
If it weren't for Wu Shun's crucial role later on, and him being a key figure in Meng Xian's blackening and taking the blame, Lan Siran would be too lazy to pay attention to him.
Lan Siran could only patiently advise, “Senior Martial Brother Wu, there's no way out of here. Let's search around; maybe we can find an exit.”
She persuaded Wu Shun for a while before he agreed. Mostly because they had tried every method and couldn't break through the transparent barrier, so they could only try other methods.
Wu Shun regrouped the Tai Chu Sect's team and counted the number of people. He discovered that besides Meng Xian, Zhuang Jiu, who had temporarily joined the Tai Chu Sect's team, was also missing. However, nobody cared about this person's life or death.
Along with a few Yun Yue Sect disciples who disliked Tian Ning and didn't leave, they gathered together, planning to head south. They had to find a way out as soon as possible.
Fortunately, they brought enough Anti-Poison Pills this time. At least enough to last a month. They believed that within that time, they would surely figure out a way to get out.
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On the other side, Tian Ning spent a day preparing.
Gao Yue had already refined all the Spirit Plants on his body into pills. Pang Yi hadn't successfully made a Contract; with her current strength, she wasn't yet strong enough to be recognized by the Divine Tool.
Tian Ning carried her large cloth bag on her back, feeling very secure.
She took out a sheet-sized cloth and used it as a parachute, letting Pang Yi and the others grab it. They would go down like this.
“Will this cloth really work?” Pang Yi thought it was safer to use Flying Talismans.
Tian Ning: “Believe in the power of physics!”
Three People: “???”
It turned out that the cloth worked quite well. Except for the slow descent speed, they landed safely in the place where the Tai Chu Sect members had originally landed. They were very safe and didn't suffer any injuries.
Gao Yue sincerely said, “Fellow Cultivator Tian, I think you have quite a bit of instrument cultivator talent.”
Pang Yi: “…”
Again?
How many fellow cultivators is this now?
Tian Ning: “Actually, I also know a thing or two about this.”
“…”
Is there anything she doesn't know how to do?
While the two were speechless, Ye Yiyi tugged at the three people's clothes one by one, gesturing for them to look at the ground.
They saw that the ground was piled with treasures, even more than in the Nine Heavens Divine Fire Furnace. It was heart-stirring, making people want to bend down and pick them up immediately!
“Don’t rush to pick them up.” Tian Ning took out the Top-Grade Anti-Poison Pills from her small pouch, gave one to each person, and motioned for them to eat them.
Pang Yi and the three others didn't quite understand. When they were about ten meters from the ground, they had already discovered the Poison Mist surrounding them and had already taken Anti-Poison Pills. Why was Tian Ning giving them more Anti-Poison Pills?
Was it because the Top-Grade Anti-Poison Pills lasted longer and they wouldn't need to take more midway?
Although they were confused, they had witnessed Tian Ning's abilities along the way and had long since implicitly trusted her. They ate the pills without any hesitation.
After eating the Top-Grade Anti-Poison Pills, the three only felt a sense of clarity before their eyes, and the scene they saw changed.
Where were the treasures strewn across the ground?
Instead, various oddly shaped Bones were piled up. These bones were strange and didn't look like human bones; they must be from beasts.
But some bones even had a strangely curved shape, they didn't know what kind of Spirit Beast...
“This…” Gao Yue broke out in a cold sweat: “Just now, we thought these Bones were treasures and wanted to put them into our Dimensional Pouches!”
Tian Ning nodded and also fed a pill to the half-dead Lei Tianzhi: “The Poison Mist here also has hallucinogenic effects. Ordinary Anti-Poison Pills cannot eliminate illusions, which is why I reminded you earlier.”
The beast bones on the ground showed signs of being moved, and it looked like the Tai Chu Sect people had picked up quite a few.
Tian Ning asked, “Which way should we go?”
The crack had split into two paths, one to the south and one to the north. They didn't know which direction Pang Yi's Junior Martial Uncle was in.
Pang Yi thought for a moment and asked Gao Yue, “Fourth Junior Brother, should we wake up Second Junior Brother and let him calculate which way we should go?”
Tian Ning: “…”
Gao Yue: “…”
Senior Sister, do you think Second Junior Brother is getting in the way while alive?
Pang Yi was just suggesting; mainly, she didn't know which way to go. Usually, the four senior and junior martial siblings relied on Lei Tianzhi's divination to make choices. Now that they were faced with a choice of two, they didn't know what to do.
Pang Yi: “Should we draw lots?”
“…”
“That's too unreliable,” Tian Ning was exasperated with the three of them. She immediately took out a Copper Coin and said solemnly, “Let's leave it to Heaven to decide!”
“I’ve decided!”
“Heads to the south, tails to the north!”
Let fate guide their way!
Three People: “…”
You’re even more unreliable, okay?
She then tossed the Copper Coin, and soon it landed on the back of her hand.
It was tails.
North!
Tian Ning took the lead: “Let’s go!”
The sooner they found the person, the sooner they could go home. Her storybook was waiting for her.
Pang Yi and the three others didn't know which way to go either. Since Tian Ning had made the decision, they followed. If they didn't find their Junior Martial Uncle in the north, they could simply return and go south.
During this time, Gao Yue carried the unconscious Lei Tianzhi the entire time. He was a Pill Cultivator, his physical fitness was not as good as Body Refinement Cultivators and Sword Cultivators. Even though cultivators' bodies were stronger than ordinary people's, he was still panting from exhaustion.
Tian Ning saw him like this and said, “Should I take over?”
As the only physically fit male cultivator in the team, Gao Yue naturally couldn't let Tian Ning and the three female cultivators carry Lei Tianzhi.
“No, I can do it!” Gao Yue was a man; he insisted.
Tian Ning: “…”
He really looked tired.
Tian Ning thought for a moment, took out the coffin she had originally prepared for her Master from her Dimensional Pouch, and generously said, “Let him sleep in it for a while.”
Gao Yue, who was exhausted, put his Second Senior Brother inside. The coffin’s effect was indeed good. Tian Ning not only had the shopkeeper add wheels but also added something like a suitcase handle. This way, after closing the coffin lid, pulling it forward was incredibly easy.
Gao Yue: “…”
Why did he suddenly feel so moved?
Perhaps… after they went out, he could also order a coffin specifically for his Second Senior Brother! Then he wouldn't have to carry his Second Senior Brother so tiredly anymore!
Gao Yue had an epiphany; he suddenly understood Tian Ning!
He gave a thumbs-up, his gaze towards Tian Ning filled with admiration: “Fellow Cultivator Tian, you truly deserve your surname, you’re a genius!”
Tian Ning modestly replied, “Oh, where, where. As a disciple, I am only fulfilling my filial piety, just doing a little bit to help my Master.”
Pang Yi: “…”
Ye Yiyi: “…”
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