The next day, seven in the morning.
Near Dragon Gate Peak, Changbai Mountain.
Jing Kaiyu slammed on the brakes, stopping by the roadside.
"Tian Ge... we're here!"
No one entered the game that night.
Chu Tian had only managed to doze off for a bit.
Ever since they got in the car, Gao Kai had once again felt that killing intent.
And Chu Tian had also been experiencing a feeling of palpitations.
Throughout the night, he had expanded his divine sense. Relying on its strengthened range, which now covered five kilometers, he had scoured the area.
Yet, he found no clues.
This kind of wide-range divine sense probing was extremely taxing on one's soul.
Finally, three hours prior, Chu Tian could no longer sustain it and fell asleep.
Ma Deju's route for Chu Tian required him to first reach Dragon Gate Peak, the highest point on the left flank.
He would be waiting for Chu Tian there.
After stopping, Chu Tian asked Jing Kaiyu if he needed to rest.
He had been driving continuously all night and it wasn't easy for him either.
Jing Kaiyu indicated he didn't, so Chu Tian took out a pile of food.
After everyone had eaten and drunk, they got out of the car, preparing to walk.
Chu Tian waved his hand, and the massive body of the Paramount Predator vanished before their eyes.
By now, they were all accustomed to it.
They were merely curious about how large Chu Tian's storage space truly was.
"Kai Ge, can you still feel it?"
As they climbed the mountain path,
Chu Tian asked Gao Kai.
The latter shook his head and said, "An hour before we stopped, that feeling disappeared."
Chu Tian nodded and continued to lead the way.
They proceeded without incident, as they couldn't move too quickly due to Qi Xi, who was an ordinary person.
It was nearing eleven o'clock.
They finally arrived at the location Ma Deju had told Chu Tian.
Upon reaching here, Chu Tian wondered how to contact Ma Deju.
The spot where they stood was a dead end.
It wasn't like the entrance to the Luo family's small world.
There, they could still see a chain leading into the depths of the sea of clouds.
In fact, he didn't know that after the Luo family closed the entrance,
That chain also became invisible.
"Boss..."
A figure suddenly emerged from the mountainside.
Chu Tian turned around, and who else could it be but Ma Deju!
However, Ma Lingling also appearing was something he hadn't expected.
Zhao Lei was standing by the mountainside at the time, and he had witnessed two people emerge from the rock.
As Ma Deju walked past, he even reached out to touch it.
He confirmed it was indeed rock, and then, as if thinking of something,
His expression became unnatural.
Chu Tian, upon seeing Ma Deju, didn't exchange pleasantries. He urged Ma Deju to quickly lead them inside.
Just moments ago, he had once again felt that sense of palpitations.
"Xiao Tian, you were followed... how could you be so careless!"
Ma Lingling looked straight ahead.
Her words caused a pang in Chu Tian's heart.
Just as he suspected...
He then recounted his experiences on the journey.
"Hehe... Lin, Bing, Dou, Zhe, Jie..."
Ma Lingling didn't reply to Chu Tian. A five-pointed star-shaped medium popped out.
Chu Tian noticed that the medium she produced was different in color from those of Ma Deju and Ma Ruolin.
The two of them used a white color with a faint pink hue.
Ma Lingling, however, used a cyan color with golden-red stripes.
Roar...
The five-pointed star medium transformed into a golden dragon head.
It roared and rushed into the distance, its body appearing section by section from the void as the dragon head advanced.
The so-called medium seemed to open a portal,
A portal to the Dragon Soul Land.
Where the golden dragon passed, the sea of clouds churned.
It reminded Chu Tian of the saying: Clouds follow the dragon, wind follows the tiger; when a sage appears, all things are revealed.
At that instant, where the dragon head was pointing, a blood-red figure emerged.
It was a tail, neither snake nor dragon, that swung powerfully.
Ma Lingling's golden dragon collided with it.
Boom...
With a loud explosion, the golden dragon dimmed.
The blood-red tail was sent flying, tumbling in the sea of clouds.
Its so-called scales were all densely packed insects that resembled ghost heads.
With this collision, countless ghost-head insects were shattered and died.
But immediately, more insects crawled onto it, covering its body.
Chu Tian instantly recognized what this thing was.
"Zhu Jiuyin... Xu Duoduo, we ran this far, and you still want to hunt us down?"
Chu Tian roared with furious eyes, gritting his teeth.
After this blow, Ma Lingling did not pursue further.
Her expression was grave as she stared at the monster that had once again hidden in the sea of clouds.
She was shocked. She had used five characters of the Nine-Character Mantra, her full power.
Not only did the opponent withstand it, but it also caused the Dragon Soul to dim.
It seemed the person behind it hadn't even made a move yet.
This attack was merely the defense of the monster beneath them.
Who exactly was this opponent?
Hearing Chu Tian call her Xu Duoduo...
When did such a powerful figure appear in this world?
And this monster she kept... was it Zhu Jiuyin?
While Ma Lingling's thoughts raced, the other party spoke.
"Hmph... lucky for you to escape so quickly. How long do you think you can hide here!"
After saying this, a massive red body flashed in the depths of the sea of clouds.
After churning, it moved towards the distance.
Chu Tian, Gao Kai, Zhao Lei, and Jing Kaiyu all clearly heard this voice.
At the same time, as she left, they caught a glimpse of her figure.
It was indeed Ye Ling.
"Thank you, Aunt Ma..." Chu Tian turned and thanked Ma Lingling.
She nodded, then turned and returned to the side of the rock face.
Making a hand seal, the rock face remained unchanged. She took a step forward and walked into it.
She passed through the mountain as if it were not there.
Seeing this, Zhao Lei let out a sigh of relief.
Jing Kaiyu asked him what was wrong, and he patted his chest, saying, "I thought I would have to smash my head against it again..."
Clearly, he was recalling the formation in the Tanuki Cat Village in the Qinling Mountains.
Everyone chuckled and followed Ma Deju into the rock face.
The scenery changed. As far as the eye could see, it was like the Luo family's small world, with birds singing, flowers fragrant, and spring in the air.
Outside, it was already December, and extremely cold.
Moreover, at the peak of Dragon Gate Peak in Changbai Mountain, at an altitude of over two thousand five hundred meters, the wind was even more biting.
Qi Xi, who had followed them, was wearing three layers of down jackets.
She felt as if she were about to freeze into an icicle.
During the climb, she had asked Chu Tian if they would all be living in the mountains from now on.
Chu Tian smiled and said it was a secret.
When they reached the summit, she had once thought that living on the mountaintop forever would be a death sentence.
And now, she was astonished, much like Liu姥姥 visiting the Grand View Garden.
Her eyes weren't enough to take it all in.
Not only her, but even the usually calm Gao Kai showed a look of astonishment.
As for Zhao Lei, it was even more so. He was now with his arm around Ma Deju's neck.
It was as if they had known each other for a lifetime.
Jing Kaiyu didn't show much reaction.
Only at the beginning did his eyes flicker.
The next second, he regained his usual detached demeanor, as if nothing concerned him.
"Tian Ge..."
"Chu Tian Gege..."
The three Lin siblings approached them.