On the path to immortality, I can see destiny.

Chapter 75

"Silence!"

Sun Yao's cool voice suddenly rang in my ears, carrying a hint of tension that was barely perceptible.

Zhao Fan suddenly opened his eyes and saw that Sun Yao had silently stood up. Her eyes, which were originally as calm as a deep pool, were now as sharp as an eagle's as she listened intently to the sounds outside the water curtain.

She didn't even look at Zhao Fan; her hand had already swiftly pressed down on the seemingly ordinary storage bag at her waist.

Almost simultaneously, Zhao Fan also heard it. Amidst the roaring waterfall outside the curtain of water, he could vaguely hear shouts and cries. The voices were coming from above, in the direction from which they had fallen off the cliff, and were rapidly approaching the top of the waterfall. It seemed that someone was searching along the cliff edge!

"Walk!"

Without hesitation, Sun Yao grabbed the soaking wet black coat and mask from the ground and stuffed them into her storage bag without even looking at them. At the same time, she took something out of the bag with her other hand.

It was a plain white handkerchief, about the size of a palm, with a faint glow emanating from it.

She tossed a plain white handkerchief over her and Zhao Fan's heads. The handkerchief unfolded silently, casting a soft, hazy white light that enveloped the two of them.

Zhao Fan immediately felt that his leaked aura was completely covered by a strange power, and even the bloody smell from his serious injuries seemed to have faded away.

"Keep up, and try not to make a sound or use your spiritual power."

Sun Yao whispered something and took the lead in walking behind the water curtain.

Zhao Fan gritted his teeth and endured the excruciating pain to follow, but the wounds on his ribs and back that had just shown signs of healing seemed about to burst open again.

He dared not delay and, without thinking much, hurriedly staggered to catch up with Sun Yao.

The Cloud-Stepping Boots had lost their magic, and he could only rely on his physical strength, making each step difficult.

After walking more than ten zhang, Zhao Fan discovered a crack deep inside the hidden cave. The crack wasn't large, but it was just big enough for two people to pass through.

Sun Yao was the first to enter, and her figure was quickly swallowed by the darkness and disappeared.

Zhao Fan was still hesitant and didn't follow immediately until Sun Yao's voice came from the gap.

"Come in if you don't want to die."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Fan frowned, but shook his head helplessly and followed.

Less than ten breaths after they disappeared into the crevice, outside the curtain of water, on the cliff above the waterfall, came clear shouts and muffled sounds of magic striking the rock wall.

Without delay, Sun Yao cast a low-level Rock Shaping Talisman to seal off their escape route. Then, she grabbed Zhao Fan's hand and burrowed deeper into the crevice.

The gaps vary in width, sometimes requiring one to crawl.

Every squeeze and friction was torture for Zhao Fan.

The wound reopened, and fresh blood seeped out again, staining the tattered clothes even darker.

Cold sweat beaded on his forehead, mingling with the moisture from the rock wall and dripping down. His teeth were clenched so tightly they were grinding together, but he managed not to utter a single groan of pain.

Zhao Fan didn't know how far he had traveled, but he felt that the terrain was sometimes going up and sometimes down, the surrounding air was becoming more and more damp and cold, and the sound of the water had also changed, from the deafening roar of the waterfall to the deep gurgling of the underground current.

Finally, a faint glimmer of light appeared ahead.

Sun Yao stopped and put away the plain white handkerchief whose spiritual light had dimmed somewhat.

After walking a few more steps, the view suddenly opened up, and they found themselves in a quiet valley.

"arrive."

Sun Yao's voice carried a hint of barely perceptible excitement, but she quickly regained her composure.

Zhao Fan, panting heavily, leaned against a relatively dry rock, his face as pale as paper, his hair soaked with sweat.

After two hours of desperate fleeing, his injuries not only failed to heal, but in some places worsened due to the strenuous activity and lack of proper treatment.

The only consolation was that by continuously absorbing spirit stones along the way, his dantian had regained about 30-40% of its peak spiritual power. Although it was mixed and unstable, he finally had some resources to cast spells.

The two walked a few steps forward, and Sun Yao stopped on a flat rock. Then she took out a jade pendant from her bosom.

As soon as the jade pendant appeared, it seemed to be drawn away and flew eastward.

Sun Yao immediately followed, traveling several dozen feet with the jade pendant before finally stopping.

At this moment, the jade pendant shone brightly, and the surrounding scenery changed as the light swept across it.

About ten feet ahead of them, Sun Yao could vaguely see an area about ten feet in diameter, with the color of the rock walls slightly different from the surrounding area.

It was a deep bluish-black color, covered with crisscrossing, faintly visible pale silver lines that formed a blurred yin-yang symbol, with its ends connected.

Is this a simplified variant of the Yin-Yang Two Elements Spirit Locking Array?

Zhao Fan focused his senses and indeed detected a subtle yet incredibly resilient spiritual energy barrier on that rock wall, like an invisible wall that completely isolated the space behind it.

"This is it, the key to the formation, the position of the yin and yang fish eyes."

Sun Yao walked to the rock wall, extended her slender finger, and precisely pointed to the center of the two eyes of the yin-yang fish pattern.

A soft, light blue glow emanated from her fingertips.

"I will stand in the Yin position and infuse it with water-attribute spiritual power. You need to stand in the Yang position and unleash the purest and most powerful part of your spiritual power to bombard the Yang position's array eye."

"Remember, it must be simultaneous and the force must be sustained until a crack is torn in the formation. Then I will take you in immediately."

"The opportunity is fleeting. If we can't enter at the same time, the gap will close, and the backlash will be enough to seriously injure us both."

She turned her head, her clear eyes looking at Zhao Fan, her gaze filled with no room for negotiation, only a cold command.

"How much of your spiritual power have you recovered? Is it enough for a full-force attack?"

Zhao Fan checked his internal condition and smiled wryly.

"About 30-40%, but the spiritual energy is unstable and difficult to control. Moreover, Miss Sun, my injuries have not yet healed. Forcibly activating such a powerful spiritual energy might..."

"There's nothing to be afraid of."

Sun Yao interrupted him, her tone calm but unquestionable.

"People outside could find this place at any time. Every moment you delay increases the danger."

"Either we act now and try to survive, or we wait for them to find us. In our current state, we are doomed. Besides, there might be better healing pills inside the cave."

Hearing Sun Yao's merciless words, Zhao Fan's expression changed repeatedly, but in the end he just nodded.

"I see."

Having said that, Zhao Fan, enduring the excruciating pain throughout his body, staggered to the Yang position array designated by Sun Yao and stood there.

He closed his eyes and silently circulated the "Heavenly Origin Technique," trying his best to compress the three or four tenths of the floating spiritual energy in his dantian.

This process was extremely difficult for him in his current state; his meridians were throbbing, and his spiritual power nearly went out of control several times.

"Are you ready?"

Sun Yao's voice came through the phone. She had already assumed her pose, and the aquamarine halo around her fingertips was stable.

Zhao Fan opened his eyes, which were bloodshot, but his gaze was unusually fierce and determined.

"alright!"

"Then let's get started."

The aquamarine halo at her fingertips suddenly brightened, transforming into a solid, long stream of blue water that silently yet resolutely flowed into the Yin position array eye.

At the same time, Zhao Fan let out a low roar, poured all his strength and will into his right index finger, and pointed it forward sharply!

A point of crimson light burst forth from his fingertip and slammed into the Yang position array eye!

The yin-yang pattern composed of pale silver lines lit up rapidly, and then the entire rock wall seemed to come alive, with a powerful repulsive force suddenly erupting!

Zhao Fan felt a tremendous force of recoil from his fingertips, which made his entire arm go numb, the crimson spiritual light he had just condensed almost dissipated, and he felt a sharp pain in his chest. He then coughed up a small mouthful of blood.

But he gritted his teeth, his eyes were bloodshot, and he frantically urged the remaining spiritual power in his dantian, ignoring the pain of his meridians about to burst, and forcibly maintained the output of that little bit of bloodshot spiritual light!

On the other side, the blue water flow at Sun Yao's fingertips also encountered strong resistance, but her expression remained unchanged. However, a silver light seemed to flash deep in her clear eyes, and her aura changed slightly. The blue water flow suddenly became deep and cold, and its impact force increased sharply!

Zhao Fan gritted his teeth and continued to increase his spiritual energy output.

Finally, the formation gradually changed under the impact of the two spiritual energies.

"Now!"

Sun Yao shouted, her figure moving like lightning. While maintaining the output of spiritual power, she reached out with her left hand and grabbed Zhao Fan's arm. Without saying a word, she pulled him forward sharply!

Zhao Fan felt a tremendous force coming from him, and he was thrown forward involuntarily.

Light and shadow flickered before his eyes, and space seemed to distort for a moment. Then, the scenery before Zhao Fan's eyes changed rapidly. By the time Zhao Fan realized what was happening, he was already in a cave.