Chapter 648: Forming a Team to Escape

After fleeing dozens of zhang, some cultivators who had escaped instinctively slowed, sensing nothing amiss.

At that moment, hundreds of pitch-black tree roots suddenly shot out from deep within the protective array, snatching up all over a hundred cultivators at the array's entrance—including the two Divine Kings.

Divine King Mu Tian thrashed wildly, his body erupting in bursts of cyan flames.

These flames did burn through some of the roots, but the next instant, even more roots rapidly extended.

Divine King Mu Tian's flames were powerful, but the roots that emerged were endless; in the end, he could only watch helplessly as he was dragged away.

Besides Divine King Mu Tian, this second wave of roots took even more cultivators—at least four to five hundred.

It was only because Divine King Mu Tian himself blocked some of the roots that fewer were taken; otherwise, even more would have been snatched.

At this moment, no one dared stay—everyone fled desperately outward.

"This is an internal map of my sect's Dao Xu treasures; the treasures marked here have all appeared before."

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"No problem, take this. Those two are vital to me—I won't give them to you." Ding Huan pulled out a ring and handed it to Wen Jiyue.

This person must have noticed his sensitivity to danger, so he came seeking to form a team with them.

Ding Huan likewise did not answer immediately.

After becoming familiar, their speech lost its earlier caution and restraint.

The man and woman who had entered ahead of him and been badly injured by the fall.

Soon, most of those who had escaped also felt it was safe and stopped.

Is this trying to freeload?

Low cultivation, yet didn't die from the fall, wasn't captured, and still made it here.

"Ding Huan, shouldn't we move faster?" Wen Jiyue noticed Ding Huan's speed had clearly slowed—if they kept this pace, they'd fall behind.

Seeing Ding Huan gladly accept her teaming request, Feng Baiqing was overjoyed.

Moreover, these are my belongings; if I choose to take them out, my sect won't ask questions.

No one spoke, and Ding Huan remained silent.

When he warned Wen Jiyue to flee, this fellow was right beside them and followed them as one of the first to escape.

If you pay a higher price but receive less, people will only see you as easy to exploit.

Most importantly, Ding Huan spotted the possible location of Shen Mu He within it.

Is low cultivation an excuse? After saying this, Ding Huan gestured for Jiang Xinniang to lead the way.

"Feng Daoyou, if you reveal this map, aren't you worried your sect will hold you accountable?" Ding Huan looked at Feng Baiqing.

Ding Huan did not activate his Heart-Dashing technique; after other cultivators unleashed their escape arts, he was no longer at the front.

Wen Jiyue's spiritual sense entered the ring and found inside a mid-grade spiritual vein; she quickly refused:

The roots that had just extended shared similar Dao patterns with these two trees, but unlike them, the earlier roots carried an additional aura of Dark Law.

Everyone forming a team contributes something.

You can use Spirit Crystals to cultivate, but the speed is too slow.

Ding Huan waved his hand: "We don't have anyone to act as babysitters—you go on your own."

After Ding Huan firmly refused, the man and woman could only clench their fists and stop.

But merely guessing that Ding Huan might find an exit isn't enough.

Feng Baiqing laughed heartily: "If our lives are gone, why worry about accountability?"

They sought to team up with Ding Huan because both Jiang Xinniang and Feng Baiqing had seen Ding Huan be the first to flee.

Ding Huan unhesitatingly agreed to Jiang Xinniang's request.

Ding Huan had already noticed the newcomer—a young man with a Starry Knot hairstyle, his cultivation seemingly at the early Divine Lord stage.

One was the root he had extracted from Divine Star, the other part was the root that had grown from the void and nearly covered Qī Fù Star Continent.

Feng Baiqing possessed a jade slip mapping Dao Xu treasure locations; Jiang Xinniang knew a location where a Void Array Gate had appeared.

Forming a team to escape from here isn't wrong, but since we know nothing about each other, Ding Huan saw no need.

Ding Huan can now absorb Dark Law spiritual sources; this Dark-attributed spiritual vein is more useful with him than with Wen Jiyue.

Besides, you know my origins—I don't lack this one spiritual vein."

The female cultivator shook her head: "Senior, our cultivation is too low…"

Earlier, seven or eight hundred passed through; now fewer than three hundred remain alive.

Because high-grade Dark-attributed spiritual veins are nearly impossible to obtain in the Divine Realm.

Finding an exit isn't that simple.

"It contains Dark Law—possibly the work of a powerful cultivator practicing Dark arts," Wen Jiyue also felt a pang of fear.

"Fine, then Feng Daoyou, join us. I'm Ding Huan, this is my senior sister, Wen Jiyue."

She truly didn't lack this spiritual vein—after all, she was the only daughter of a sect leader; how could she lack cultivation resources?

More importantly, these roots carried the aura of Dark Law.

Ding Huan came here for Shen Mu He.

Moreover, Ding Huan found the roots' aura strangely familiar.

Although this place had been entirely a Dark Law space, where spiritual sense couldn't extend, Jiang Xinniang's memory of the location was crystal clear.

As for him taking a larger share, Ding Huan didn't feel he was shortchanging Wen Jiyue.

He noticed that after the black roots had snatched hundreds of cultivators and Divine King Mu Tian, they stopped extending outward—whether from inability or because enough had been taken. Feng Baiqing clearly understood the rules and casually pulled out a jade slip, clearly well-worn from repeated examination, and handed it to Ding Huan.

"Anything else?"

"Jiu Lin, that male cultivator is no ordinary man—he was the first to flee before the crisis struck," the female cultivator said bitterly.

"Ding Huan, what's that thing?" Wen Jiyue asked, startled and uncertain.

In addition, some top-grade alchemical materials are also distributed here.

"I don't know what that root is, but it even swept away two Divine Kings," Feng Baiqing said, still shaken.

Ding Huan waited for a long while, but the man and woman said nothing more.

This map contains not only the distribution of Qi-Yun Stones, but also part of the Divine Spirit Veins.

In the Cultivation World, the capable take more—it's nothing to be polite about; this is an iron law everywhere.

He had seen it twice, and he still had such roots in his Five Elements World space.

Ding Huan said nothing.

Although this space no longer held the Dark Dao Principle, other Divine Arrays still lingered within—it was impossible to extend one's Divine Sense without restraint.

The ring contained a mid-grade Divine Spirit Vein.

A woman in gray robes walked over; her features were delicate, her gaze clear, but she spoke timidly.

And both Divine Kings had vanished.

"Fine, I agree to team up with you. Lead the way—directly to that Void Array Gate."

Wen Jiyue didn't lack cultivation resources—he did. He didn't just lack them; he lacked high-grade cultivation resources.

If she had fled a moment slower, she too would have been swept away by the roots.

Jiang Xinniang had clearly been inside for a long time.

Ding Huan had no intention of rushing ahead; his Divine Sense could now extend over a thousand zhang.

They still bore the marks Ding Huan had placed on them, and Ding Huan recognized both of them.

"Dear fellow cultivators, I'm Jiang Xinniang, a lone cultivator. May I join your team?" came a timid female voice.

Immediately, Ding Huan stared at Feng Baiqing in surprise—he was certain this map was no ordinary thing.

"I'm sorry—I've dragged you into this," Wen Jiyue said, feeling guilty.

"I think I saw a Void Array Gate once, but after waiting there for several months, I never found it again."

She pointed to another direction: "This way."

"Ding Shi-di, I can't accept this. If not for you, I'd still be trapped in that tiny Mingguang Array, perhaps even severely injured."

The moment he saw this man, Ding Huan knew why he wanted to join their team.

Only Divine Spirit Veins are truly valuable for cultivation.

These two are truly tenacious.

As they approached Ding Huan and the others, the woman bowed respectfully: "Elder cultivators, may my senior brother and I join your group?"

This kind of map showing the distribution of Dao-Xu treasures is absolutely a sect secret.

"No need. We're already safe," Ding Huan said, stopping outright.

Seeing Ding Huan stop, Wen Jiyue also stopped.

Jiang Xinniang seemed to know the rules; she glanced around and spoke cautiously:

The man's handsome face was filled with coldness: "I hope I don't encounter you outside the Dao-Xu. Shuang Feng, let's go—I refuse to believe we can't escape. Besides, they may not know the way out."

Ding Huan said nothing—he wanted to see what these two could produce.

"Dear fellow cultivators, I'm Feng Baiqing, a disciple of the Jiuyueshen Sect. I'd like to form a team with you two—is that possible?" A male voice sounded beside Ding Huan and Wen Jiyue.

Seeing Wen Jiyue wasn't being polite but genuinely didn't need it, Ding Huan dropped the matter.

In terms of cultivation level, he was no lower than Wen Jiyue—also at the mid-stage of Divine Lord.

Ding Huan said nothing.

Just as the group turned, a man and woman hurried over.

Afterward, Ding Huan and Wen Jiyue slowed their pace; the fellow seemed to slow down too.

If Ding Huan hadn't arrived in time, she would have been injured by that Divine Lord's peak cultivator.

He knew one of the two Divine Kings had survived—the Flat-Nosed Divine King. The moment the roots wrapped around Mu Tian, he had immediately fled.

Wen Jiyue's words weren't false.

Ding Huan took the jade slip and scanned it with his Divine Sense.

Ding Huan shook his head. Although he suspected the roots might be connected to the Divine Clan, he truly didn't know if they were truly Divine Clan artifacts.

The two upper-grade Dark-element Divine Spirit Veins were of great use to Ding Huan.

In truth, Ding Huan hadn't obtained any Shenmu Lotus here, and now he didn't even know if he could escape.

Before leaving, one of his arms was swept away, and a root pierced through his chest.

Even under these circumstances, he still escaped.

Ding Huan didn't know if he'd survive afterward, but he knew for certain the man was still alive when he fled the root attack.

Jiang Xinniang moved quickly—this meant she had rehearsed fleeing in this direction more than once.

(End of Chapter)