234: Yu Chuyue

“Cough, cough!”

On an island in the No Return Land.

A slender girl with silver hair woke up. Her body was extremely weak, and waves of coldness enveloped her.

“Achoo!”

The girl couldn't help but sneeze, her beautiful eyes somewhat red.

“Where… where is this?”

Yu Chuyue was a little disoriented, but the icy coldness that assailed her body quickly made her conscious.

Raindrops pattered on her face, making it difficult for her to open her eyes.

“How can this be? My cultivation?!”

Yu Chuyue initially tried to use her cultivation to evaporate the rainwater on her body, but she was horrified to find that she couldn't sense her cultivation at all!

At this moment, Yu Chuyue immediately sat up, vigilantly and nervously looking around.

As the Yin Yang Saintess, her father was the Yin Yang Holy Master, and her mother was a Princess of the Central Continent Imperial Dynasty. She had been pampered and precious since childhood.

Wherever she went, she was the center of attention, with people fawning over her. She never had to worry about her safety and had never encountered a situation like this before.

“A… achoo!”

Feeling utterly cold, she couldn't help but shiver again. She quickly stood up, her expression panicked, but rationality told her she had to stay calm.

She quickly walked to a large tree, finally able to find some shelter from the rain.

She nervously observed her surroundings.

This was an area she had never been to before; she didn't even know there was such a place within the Endless Sea.

Her cultivation wasn't gone, but she had No Method to use it! There wasn't even a trace of spiritual energy here!

There was only a dim night sky, a slightly hazy white mist, and torrential rain.

“My Cave Heaven and Soul Palace are all sealed, my Dantian cannot be sensed, and I have No Method to mobilize even a shred of heaven and earth power.”

Yu Chuyue's expression was grim, and a hint of panic couldn't help but appear on her exquisitely proud face.

What should she do?

“Oh, right, my Taiyin Divine Body…” Although Yu Chuyue hadn't experienced much, her mind was agile. Even if her cultivation couldn't be used, she still had her Taiyin Divine Body!

This was a powerful Physique she was born with, allowing her to possess a certain level of combat power without relying on cultivation.

She sensed her Taiyin Origin, and it was still active.

This made her slightly relieved.

If she couldn't use her cultivation, but her Taiyin Divine Body could still be utilized, she wouldn't be too passive.

“What exactly is this place?”

Yu Chuyue hid under the tree. Although she possessed the Taiyin Divine Body, she still felt extremely cold, and her clothes were completely soaked by the rain.

Her colorful feathered robe and the inner bustier clung tightly to her skin.

The thin white stockings on her legs also felt exceptionally heavy after being soaked with rain.

She involuntarily curled up, hiding under the tree, her mind filled with confusion and bewilderment.

Hadn't she been swallowed by a Sea Mirage?

Looking at the current situation, she should have emerged from the Sea Mirage's internal space.

Then…

Where did the Sea Mirage take her?

She had no impression whatsoever of this strange place…

Deep astonishment enveloped her.

Suddenly, she heard footsteps and shouts.

“I saw a figure fall over here! Looks like a woman!”

“This is our Spring Breeze Forest's prey! Those people from Reincarnation Valley and Leiyin Cave shouldn't even think about snatching her!”

“Go! Don't let the prey escape!”

Urgent footsteps and voices approached from afar, though they were still a considerable distance away.

However, the voices were eerily carried by the rain.

“Prey?!”

Yu Chuyue's eyes narrowed, and indignation appeared on her weak, beautiful face.

She guessed that she was the so-called “prey” those voices were referring to.

Damn it!

Yu Chuyue suddenly stood up, instinctively wanting to rush forward and kill them.

She was the Yin Yang Saintess, possessing the Taiyin Divine Body; how noble was her status, yet someone dared to treat her as prey?

Anger and disdain rose on her exquisitely proud face.

But the next second, the cold rain hit her body, making her feel weak and exhausted.

This rain… was heavy, not something an ordinary Cultivator could withstand.

Yu Chuyue then remembered that she had no cultivation now and could only rely on the power of her Taiyin Divine Body.

But…

“I don't even know who the enemy is, nor have I figured out what's going on in this place. I can't easily expose myself.”

Yu Chuyue gritted her teeth and took a deep breath, forcing herself to calm down.

“First, a strategic retreat. See if I can find other Disciples of the Yin Yang Holy Land.”

In the heavy rain, she fled quickly. Although she was completely drenched and her clothes clung to her skin, making her extremely uncomfortable.

But there was No Method.

Five minutes after she left, a group of seven or eight people arrived.

Their clothing was also primitive and crude; only a very few wore faded clothes that had been worn for a long time.

However, they had one thing in common: their bodies were covered in purple raincoats made of what looked like grass leaves.

Although made of grass leaves, the purple raincoats were clearly extraordinary, emitting faint light in the rain. Even in the dark night with dim light, they could illuminate an area, allowing companions to sense each other.

They also seemed capable of resisting the gravity of the rain.

“Footprints!”

“Sure enough, there's a prey. Judging by the size of the footprints, it's definitely a woman.”

“Chase!”

The eight people's moods became excited.

Some of them had been here for decades, some for over a hundred years.

In this Forbidden Ground of no return, unable to escape or go far, they were confined like livestock in such a place, barely surviving.

And every new batch of Cultivators who came in from outside was regarded as prey by them.

The men were killed for food, because resources were limited on this vast island that resembled a continent. Without the ability to use cultivation, they were not much different from Mortals and needed food to replenish energy.

The women were captured as tools to vent their frustrations and desires.

They were from Spring Breeze Forest.

This area was a powerful force that controlled many female slaves on the island.

The opposing forces were Reincarnation Valley, Leiyin Cave, Ninefold Blades… As for these names, it was because each force had more or fewer Cultivators from the same external forces.

However, once they entered the No Return Land, they could no longer escape. To survive better here, they could only establish forces and seize resources.

…

“Damn it! How can these people be so fast?”

Yu Chuyue was a little annoyed. The torrential rain falling on her body, while tolerable for a short while, caused her whole body to ache and made her feel cold and tired from prolonged exposure due to the gravity contained within the raindrops.

Even with the Taiyin Divine Body, she still felt fatigued.

“Little girl, this is the No Return Land. You think you can escape after coming here?”

A sinister sneer came from behind.

The eight people from Spring Breeze Forest followed closely, but maintained a certain distance.

Their speed seemed to remain constant, neither accelerating nor decelerating, very steady, as if this allowed them to better resist the heavy rain above them.

No Return Land?

Yu Chuyue was a little bewildered, vaguely remembering a few scattered words.

Isn't this the most mysterious Forbidden Ground in the Endless Sea?

How did she end up in the No Return Land?

No Return!

“Tsk tsk, she's really graceful and alluring. This woman's clothes are quite provocative.”

Someone couldn't help but swallow, their eyes filled with lustful glints.