The reason why the fatty and I stayed here to break Lu Zhenyang's protective barrier was mainly because Liu Ruxu was still in the cave. Wuyue and I had an agreement that we couldn't abandon Liu Ruxu. Otherwise, we would have left long ago.
Now that Liu Ruxu was here, it meant that we had no reason to stay here and we didn't need to think about when to take action.
I gathered the True Essence that had dissipated from my body and beckoned to the fatty, who was still sitting on the bronze statue, to ask him to come down and meet me.
The fatty was still sitting there, anxiously mobilizing the power of the Ten Terminal Formation. When he saw my action, he didn't react and looked puzzled.
I pointed at Liu Ruxu, who was getting closer and closer. The fatty turned to look and understood. He let out a sigh of relief and jumped down from the head of the bronze statue, landing next to me.
Liu Ruxu was still halfway up the mountain, so the fatty and I didn't immediately leave the Ten Terminal Formation. Instead, we stood at the same spot and waited for him to arrive.
At that moment, the power of the blood cocoon that Lu Zhenyang was in was increasing. The fatty and I couldn't help but float up and down due to the vibrations. If it wasn't for our high cultivation, we wouldn't have been able to stand here.
The fatty turned to look at the blood cocoon and said to me hesitantly, "Third Baby, don't you think that this is an opportunity for us?"
I didn't understand what he meant and looked at him suspiciously.
Fatty continued, "Lu Zhenyang doesn't have the strength to fight back right now. If we can take this opportunity to finish him off, on one hand, we can take revenge for you. On the other hand, we won't have to be on tenterhooks and be on guard against him every night."
His words stirred my heart, but I quickly came back to my senses from the temptation of revenge.
Just now, when I activated the Xuan Yuan Sword, it proved that even if Lu Zhenyang didn't have the strength to fight back, he wasn't someone we could easily deal with. If we stayed here, Lu Zhenyang could wake up at any time. At that time, we would go for wool and come home shorn.
Just as I was about to tell the fatty, Liu Ruxu had already arrived in front of us.
His black shirt was still clean, and he didn't look tired. I asked him, "Where are the three from Mount Longhu?"
Liu Ruxu shook her head and said, "I activated the mechanism in the cave and wanted to completely bury them. However, the mechanism has been in disrepair for many years and has lost most of its power. It can only trap the three of them in the cave and they won't be able to come out for a while."
He looked regretful, but I still heaved a sigh of relief.
I don't have any deep enmity with those three from Mount Longhu. It's fine as long as I can trap them temporarily.
After understanding the situation, I didn't dare to stay any longer and hastily said to Liu Ruxu, "Now that there is nothing left in Chiyou's Skull Tomb, we should quickly leave."
The fatty and Liu Ruxu didn't have any problems. After we nodded, the three of us walked out of the Ten Terminal Formation.
After walking out of the Ten Terminal Formation, there wasn't much vibration from Lu Zhenyang's blood cocoon. We followed the path that we came from and quickly reached the Blood Maple Forest.
The Blood Spirit Guards in the Blood Maple Forest were nowhere to be found. Moreover, with the threat of Lu Zhenyang, the three of us sped through the Blood Maple Forest. In less than fifteen minutes, we had reached the outside.
Outside the Blood Maple Forest was the endless darkness that we came from. At that time, we relied on the power of the Heaven Measuring Ruler to pass through the darkness and enter Chiyou's Tomb.
There was only one Heaven Measuring Ruler. At that time, my plan was to enter the tomb, find Liu Ruxu, and rely on her Heaven Measuring Ruler to get out.
After entering Chiyou's Tomb, due to the sudden appearance of Lu Zhenyang and the others, the situation suddenly became tense. I completely forgot to ask Liu Ruxu about this and only reacted now. I couldn't help but feel nervous.
'Does Liu Ruxu still have the Heaven Measuring Ruler?'
I turned to look at Liu Ruxu and asked her how she had passed through this place and if she could still get out.
Liu Ruxu's expression was calm and she didn't reply. Instead, she flung her wide sleeves and a white object appeared in her hand. I looked at it and was instantly elated. It was the Heaven Measuring Ruler in her hand!
My last bit of worry was gone. I quickly said to Liu Ruxu, "I wonder if Mister can use this to protect us when we get out?
If it's inconvenient for Mister, he can also use the method to control it. "
After saying that, I extended my hand and pointed at the fatty.
Liu Ruxu smiled faintly and handed the Heaven Measuring Ruler to the fatty. "Let this little friend control it."
The fatty extended his hand to take the Heaven Measuring Ruler, but at that moment, the ground under our feet suddenly shook as if there was an earthquake.
My first reaction was that the situation on Lu Zhenyang's side had changed. I quickly turned to look behind me, but we were already very far away from the Ten Terminal Formation and couldn't see what was happening there.
The ground under our feet only shook for a moment, then there was no more movement.
I couldn't guess what had happened, but it wasn't good news for us.
We didn't dare to stay any longer. After the fatty received the Heaven Measuring Ruler, he immediately formed a hand seal to activate the Heaven Measuring Ruler. Just like when we came, a gentle light quickly rose from the Heaven Measuring Ruler and enveloped the three of us. Then, we floated up and merged with the darkness.
In the boundless void, we couldn't see anything other than us in the light.
Without any reference, we couldn't even sense our own speed. We were in the white light of the Heaven Measuring Ruler. We seemed to be moving extremely fast, but at the same time, we seemed to be floating without moving. I didn't know how much time had passed before a ray of light appeared in the darkness in front of us. I immediately felt a force throw me out. When I raised my head again, I found that the three of us had returned to the cave.
We were still in Chiyou's Tomb, so I didn't dare to lower my guard. I immediately stood up and urged the fatty to walk out of the cave. As for Liu Ruxu, he didn't say anything and just followed us out of the cave. His footsteps were extremely fast, and he was even ahead of me and the fatty. He seemed to be very familiar with this place.
After thinking about it, it was Wuyue who had brought us to this cave that led to Chiyou's Tomb. Liu Ruxu must have been the first to discover this place. It was normal that he was familiar with this place.
The cave was winding. When we came here, the path didn't seem to be very far, but now it seemed very long. When we were halfway there, the ground suddenly shook, making me anxious. Although I didn't think that Lu Zhenyang could catch up to us so quickly, he had always been secretive and couldn't be judged by common sense.
While I was thinking about this, Liu Ruxu suddenly stopped in front of us.
At this moment, we were walking in the narrowest part of the cave, which only allowed one person to pass.
After Liu Ruxu stopped, the fatty and I, who were following behind her, also stopped. "What's going on?" I asked her.
Liu Ruxu didn't answer. His body floated backward. In this narrow space, I didn't know how he managed to get behind me.
He was a ghost, so he didn't have a physical body. It was normal for him to disappear behind me. However, what surprised me was that in front of the cave, on the path that we had to pass, there was a floating black flame.
I didn't know why, but when I saw that flame, my first thought was of Lu Zhenyang.
Flames were bright things, but at first glance, this black flame gave me an extremely evil feeling. It was exactly the same as Lu Zhenyang's aura.
Liu Ruxu and the fatty didn't say anything. After thinking for a while, I made a decision.
Although the space here was narrow, the three of us had extraordinary cultivations. We bent our bodies to avoid the black flames and walked through them. Then, we ran as fast as we could into the distance.
Just as the three of us went around the fireball, there was a sudden explosion behind us. We turned around and saw that the originally small fireball had already turned into a huge fireball that covered the entire cave. A black silhouette slowly appeared from within the fireball.