239: A close call

“You!”

Yu Chuyue was both angry and annoyed.

Such a beautiful and enchanting woman like her was following him, and he wasn't even happy about it?

If it weren't for her lack of strength and the Taiyin Divine Body being unable to withstand the rain here, who would care to follow him!

She instinctively wanted to say that she was the Yin Yang Saintess, and that she could agree to whatever Chu Ying wanted.

But she immediately realized that saying so would probably only make Chu Ying even more disgusted.

It was during the time she was lost in thought that Chu Ying moved extremely fast, already returning to the ancient tree where he had been before. There was a spacious tree hollow in the ancient tree, which was very safe and perfectly capable of sheltering them from the wind and rain.

“We’re here.”

Chu Ying said, then put Yu Chuyue down.

“Young Master Chu, Fellow Daoist Chu, you can’t leave me behind…” Yu Chuyue clutched Chu Ying’s arm tightly, her eyes filled with frustration and pleading.

“I’m going to find my Daoist companion. I’ll be back once I find her.”

Chu Ying said indifferently.

These words made Yu Chuyue’s pretty face change slightly. For some reason, she felt an inexplicable jealousy and displeasure.

A Daoist companion… So this fellow already has a Daoist companion?

“Oh…” Yu Chuyue let go of his hand, a look of disappointment on her proud face.

Chu Ying shook his head and left the wooden umbrella in his hand.

“The spiritual trees nearby are very peculiar; their leaves can block the heavy rain. I’ll give you this umbrella for now.”

As Chu Ying spoke, he walked out of the tree hollow and quickly fashioned another wooden umbrella. Looking around, the trees in this area were at least dozens of zhang tall, blotting out the sky.

It was no exaggeration to say that this place was a lush rainforest.

Yu Chuyue gritted her silver teeth, unable to contain her indignation, and sighed softly.

She thought to herself that she had recovered a lot of strength. If not for the interference of the rain, she could, with her Taiyin Divine Body, exert the power of the Cave Heaven Realm, or even comparable to the Soul Palace Realm.

In this No Return Land, where cultivation is absent, she should not be considered weak.

“Will Fellow Daoist Chu come back?”

But Yu Chuyue still couldn't help but ask Chu Ying, her eyes filled with hope, and her proud little face showing nervousness and apprehension.

“Probably.”

Chu Ying nodded, his figure already departing.

A Yin Yang Saintess, no matter how weak she is, shouldn’t be unable to handle some basic dangers, right?

Moreover, didn't this Yu Chuyue say she possessed some Taiyin Divine Body?

This should be a Physique similar to the Divine King Body of the Tianchu Luo Family in the Eastern Wilderness. There’s no reason for Luo Chen to be extremely powerful while this Yu Chuyue is weak.

Yu Chuyue watched Chu Ying's back disappear into the rainy night, her emotions incredibly complex.

She was the one who had always been taken advantage of, yet why was she still hoping to follow him?

“It must be because I’m too weak. There’s no cultivation or spiritual energy in the No Return Land, so I’m just seeking a sense of security.”

“Although this guy surnamed Chu is very cold and heartless, he’s not a bad person.”

“That’s why I want to follow him.”

“I am the Yin Yang Saintess, and my mother is even a Princess of the Central Continent Imperial Dynasty. I don’t owe him anything; what kind of repayment could he ask for that I couldn’t give him?”

Yu Chuyue comforted herself with these thoughts.

Hmph, he’s still an insecure man. He thinks I’m arrogant; he probably wouldn’t even dare accept if I offered myself to him.

At this thought, her mood improved considerably. At this moment, she could only quietly recuperate in the tree hollow. She was merely recovering physical strength, not cultivation, so there was naturally no need for meditation.

…

“Although I have no cultivation, I can still feel the Nine Calamities Scripture operating on its own.”

“Ling’er, where exactly are you?”

Chu Ying stood in the vast, rainy night, sensing.

Finding Yu Chuyue earlier wasn't entirely accidental. As the Child of Heavenly Condemnation, he also had a connection with this world and could foresee good and bad fortune.

A sensation told him someone was in a certain direction, so he followed it.

Chu Ying carefully sensed, chose a direction, and advanced at high speed; he dared not delay any longer.

At this moment.

No Return Land, Outer Region.

Above a swamp filled with lightning power was a steep, towering, sheer cliff.

Though the rain was torrential, it could not penetrate that pool.

And on the mountain face of the cliff, a woman in a red dress was gritting her teeth and fleeing, unaware that a cliff lay ahead.

This woman was naturally Qiu Lingsu.

When Qiu Lingsu awoke, she found herself in such a mysterious Jedi where cultivation could not be used.

It was also raining, and the rainwater was as heavy as a mountain.

If it weren't for her second soul controlling her body, she probably would have collapsed long ago.

At this moment, behind Qiu Lingsu, several figures dressed in robes made of grass and wood, resembling primitive barbarians, were in hot pursuit.

“You’ve come to the No Return Land and fallen into the hands of our Ninefold Blades. Do you still want to escape?”

“Ahead is a cliff. Unless your Physical Body exceeds a million extreme realms, falling down means certain death.”

Ninefold Blades is an organization in the Outer Region of the No Return Land. They don’t have many people, with only nine core members, similar to Spring Breeze Forest.

However, Ninefold Blades doesn’t do business; they only kill people and eat their flesh, solely to continue living and to find a way to escape the No Return Land.

Every batch of people who come from the outside to the No Return Land are their prey. How many they can hunt depends entirely on luck and other factions.

When the rain lessened a bit, these Ninefold Blades members also came out to hunt, wearing special feather cloaks. However, it was clear that the material of their feather cloaks was not as good as Spring Breeze Forest’s, and they were still somewhat affected.

But it was harmless.

As soon as they came out, they discovered a stunning beauty, a real stunner. Judging by her looks and demeanor, she was undoubtedly a Holy Daughter in the outside world.

Red Qiuling Su gave no response, she dragged her tired body and continued to flee forward.

Her expression was weary and cold, her beautiful eyes filled with Shura-like killing intent.

“Chu Dage, Ling’er might not see you again.”

When she saw that it was indeed a cliff ahead, a hint of despair and helplessness appeared on her tragically beautiful, pale face.

“Woman, I advise you to think clearly. If you fall into our hands, you’ll at most suffer some humiliation, but you’ll still survive. But once you jump, you’ll surely die.”

At this moment, the people of Ninefold Blades couldn’t help but slow down. They didn’t want the prey they had finally captured to jump off.

In that case, they would at most get a corpse, and they would have to run another trip to the bottom of the cliff.

They rarely came to this place, and they weren’t very clear about what was at the bottom of the cliff, but there were rumors of a monstrous beast with an extremely terrifying Physical Body.

Even a Cultivator of a million extreme realms wouldn’t be able to defeat it.

However, these people's expressions quickly changed.

Because Qiu Lingsu rushed towards the cliff without hesitation, and then jumped directly.

“Damn it!”

“Is this woman crazy?!”

These people's expressions turned incredibly ugly and gloomy, and they quickly turned and darted down the mountain.

No matter what, living people have value, and dead people also have value.

…

“Ling’er!”

Chu Ying, who had rushed over at high speed, saw the red silhouette falling down the cliff. His eyes instantly became bloodshot, and the power of his Physical Body, exceeding ten million extreme realms, instantly erupted.

He became like an arrow released from a bowstring, transforming into a sun, erupting with unparalleled power that shattered space.

Qiu Lingsu thought she was certainly going to die.

At a height of over a thousand zhang, without cultivation, she couldn't possibly survive with just her mortal body.

But when that familiar voice came, tears instantly welled up in her eyes.

In the nick of time.

She fell into a firm, powerful embrace.

As she gazed at Chu Ying's familiar face, Qiu Lingsu could no longer hold back her tears.