My fingers hovered above the black jade pendant, feeling the eerie suction it radiated as if countless tiny tendrils were trying to wrap around my fingertips. The sound of horns outside the tomb grew closer, mixed with the clashing of metals and rough shouts.
"There's no time," Yueyin urged. Her face looked unusually pale under the ghostly glow of the pendant. "The Tianxia Guild's 'Black Flag Army' has already surrounded Netherworld Valley. Once they catch you and Second Meng, death will be a mercy."
I withdrew my hand, the Starfall Sword trembling in my palm. "Why is the Night Pavilion helping me? Aren't they allied with the Tianxia Guild to hunt down Visitors from Beyond the Heavens?"
Chapter 119