The fierce gale gradually subsided, and the crisp spiritual qi of the deep valley wrapped around the figures as they sped along. The Sun Bead Lesser World within Hu Yuan's sea of consciousness trembled slightly. Under the nourishment of the Chaos Purifying Lotus, Sui Han's physical body and remnant soul had fully fused, and she was currently regulating her breathing within the lesser world.
"We are still a thousand miles away from the Xuanshuang Clan," Su Yunxiao said, stepping upon auspicious clouds with his white hair fluttering in the wind as his eagle-like gaze swept across the dense forest below. "The Lord of the Demon Abyss and Second Elder Sui Shengxu's lackeys are everywhere; we must proceed with caution." Suddenly forming hand seals with his fingertips, he shot an ice-blue rune toward the mountain ravine on the right, instantly freezing a cluster of quietly creeping crimson vines—the "Spirit-Devouring Vines" commonly used by demonic cultivators, which had clearly been lying in ambush here for a long time.
Xuanyuan Liting gripped her Ice Prism·Jiuyuan Sword and said, "Yuan, what on earth did Senior Sister mean by mentioning the 'Demon Realm Rift Key'?" Hu Yuan's throat bobbed as he recalled the blank yet terrified look in Sui Han's eyes when she awakened, a chill striking even deeper into his heart. He took out the inheritance jade slip that Sui Han had transferred to him; it felt ice-cold to the touch as he pressed it against his glabella to view it.
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