Duan Yue grabbed her small arm and directly pulled her, dashing rapidly into the depths of the passage. These individuals worked together with such perfect synergy that Qiao Mu hadn't even fully reacted before Duan Yue had already pulled her dozens of meters away.
Following closely, Situ Yi, Liang Qingqing, and the others also quickly ran deeper into the passage. Chen Baojia was a good half-beat slower than everyone else. Her face was contorted with anxiety and fear as she hastily caught up, repeatedly calling out, "Wait for me, wait for me!"
"Boom!" A heavy impact sound came from outside the mountain wall—the sound of a spirit stone cannon hitting the wall.
Saint Child Mi Yan was the first to unleash a defensive barrier, sealing it onto the mountain wall. Immediately after, Mo Lian and Feng Chen also simultaneously released a burst of sacred power, reinforcing the defensive barrier.
"Boom boom" sounds echoed incessantly.
Saint Child Mi Yan said calmly, "This path leads directly out of the mountain. At their speed, it will take about half an incense stick's time to escape." Once they were out of this passage and away from the dense, difficult-to-fly forest, the Saint Child thought, Qiao Mu could summon her fire phoenix and quickly carry everyone away from this place. With the speed of the Divine Hall's flying beasts, they would absolutely not be able to catch up to that fire phoenix. The prerequisite was that they had to hold the Hall Master here for as long as possible.
"This old monster's realm is quite high," Feng Chen muttered, a sharp glint flashing in his dark eyes. At their Transcendent Divine Realm cultivation, even a difference of merely mid or late stage within the same realm represented an absolute chasm.
Saint Child Mi Yan said, "I remember a year ago his realm was still only hovering around the mid-stage Immortal Venerable Realm. He was stuck at that mid-stage for about two hundred years." Saint Child Mi Yan sighed, "With his talent, I thought he would never be able to break through the mid-stage in his entire life, but I never expected him to... ascend two minor realms within a single year!" He actually went straight to the peak!
"Boom!" The stone wall suddenly shattered, revealing the slightly distorted face of the Divine Hall Master.
"Want to know why?" The Divine Hall Master chuckled, and then his insane laughter filled the entire passage. "Heaven's Fortune lives forever!"
"It was Heaven's Fortune that changed my destiny! Hahahaha!"
"I also thought I would be stuck there for the rest of my life! But I never expected to have the chance to advance, and by two minor realms at once!"
"As long as I continue to follow the path of Heaven's Fortune, I will be able to ascend to even higher realms, hahahahaha!"
"You people, how dare you obstruct my cultivation growth."
"You should all sleep here forever!"
"He's gone mad," Mo Lian said flatly.
Saint Child Mi Yan suddenly reached out and pushed him and Feng Chen. "Go!" Then, he swung a palm at them, sending the two a few feet away. At the same time, he punched a dragon-head button on the side. A clicking sound of gears activating echoed from afar. The entire passage instantly filled with a flurry of arrows, shooting out in all directions.
The Divine Hall Master parried the arrows with one hand, his face filled with rage as he shrieked, "Mi Yan!! You traitor to the gods! You will receive your deserved punishment!"
"If your god is this cult organization called Heaven's Fortune," Saint Child Mi Yan sneered coldly, "then today, I rebel!"
"Ahhh!!" The Divine Hall Master roared, leading his people into the passage, and with a forceful wave of his hand, "Kill them for me!"
Author's Note: Time for bed. Tomorrow's Monday, which is annoying! o(╥﹏╥)o