After passing through the obstructing light screen, the two arrived in the stone forest.
Having already traveled this path before, Zhang Ling and Ding Ruozhao didn't hesitate and used Wind Control Technique to move quickly.
Soon after, they left the hundred-zhang distance, and Zhang Ling, with a flash of spiritual light, flew directly into the air. They had escaped the restrictions of Yellow Cloud Mountain and could now fly freely.
Suddenly, a buzzing sound rang out, and Zhang Ling's expression changed. In his divine sense, he detected currents of flowing black mist emerging from the surrounding stone forest, rapidly approaching them.
"Damn it, those Ironhead Ants again," Ding Ruozhao cursed.
Zhang Ling chuckled, patted a leather pouch at his waist, and a large swarm of Earth Spirit Bees burst out from within.
In the blink of an eye, thousands of Earth Spirit Bees were scattered around.
Zhang Ling raised one hand, and a plump Earth Spirit Bee Queen appeared in his palm. The Bee Queen let out a few strange squeaks, and the Earth Spirit Bee swarm, as if well-organized, moved closer to the two of them.
Ding Ruozhao's eyes showed surprise at the sight of so many Earth Spirit Bees.
Zhang Ling didn't explain anything. Spiritual light rose around him as he directed the Earth Spirit Bees to fly forward.
After the Earth Spirit Bees appeared, the Ironhead Ants became even more frenzied. In an instant, they were entangled with the bee swarm, devouring each other.
The Earth Spirit Bees numbered only a little over a thousand, all mature spirit bees, and were more valiant compared to the Ironhead Ants.
The surrounding Ironhead Ants instantly submerged the two, but under Zhang Ling's command, the bee swarm focused on flying forward, not engaging with the Ironhead Ants, which at most only slowed them down.
Zhang Ling and Ding Ruozhao were not in any danger.
Without the help of these Earth Spirit Bees, being besieged by a swarm of Ironhead Ants would have made it impossible to escape within a short time. They might have even been trapped to death.
The number of Ironhead Ants was dozens of times that of the Earth Spirit Bees. Instantly, they filled the surrounding sky, and in the distance, more and more ant swarms arrived, drawn by the scent. A single glance was chilling, with at least tens of thousands of them. The number was still increasing.
In a short time, the Earth Spirit Bees suffered many losses, but Zhang Ling paid no attention to these casualties, constantly urging the Bee Queen and directing the bee swarm to fly quickly.
The current goal was to escape, not to contend with these Ironhead Ants. Several hundred Earth Spirit Bees maintained a spherical formation, enveloping Zhang Ling and Ding Ruozhao, charging straight ahead.
The two also released some attacks, killing large swaths of Ironhead Ants, reducing the pressure on the Earth Spirit Bees.
In this way, it only took half an incense stick's time to reach the mountain crevice. Upon arriving, the two didn't hesitate and entered the crevice.
In that short time, only about a hundred of Zhang Ling's Earth Spirit Bees remained, and he couldn't help but feel heartache.
However, escaping was the priority, and the losses could only be put out of his mind for the time being.
As the two entered the mountain crevice, the Ironhead Ants, for some reason, didn't chase after them. Zhang Ling finally breathed a sigh of relief and collected the remaining Earth Spirit Bees into his spirit beast pouch.
Before long, they passed through the mountain crevice and arrived on the other side, which was now a stretch of yellow sand. The environment looked somewhat like a desert, different from the mountain valley surrounded by mountains where they had been before.
Illusion Formation!
Zhang Ling understood immediately. The illusion formation here was still in effect. He couldn't help but look at Ding Ruozhao beside him, who took out that token again.
Spiritual light flickered on the token, shooting out several strands of white light that drifted around. Then, Zhang Ling noticed that the environment they were in was changing rapidly.
One moment it turned into a forest with towering ancient trees, the next into a valley. Even with his full divine sense, Zhang Ling found it difficult to detect any anomalies. This showed how powerful the illusion formation was at the moment.
Fortunately, as Ding Ruozhao's token continued to release streams of spiritual light, a thin layer of white mist enveloped the front.
The white mist flowed and churned rapidly, separating into a passageway. Seeing this, Zhang Ling couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.
"It seems that the token in your hand is the restriction token for this place."
Ding Ruozhao walked towards the cloud and mist passage without turning her head, but at the same time, her cold snort came over. "This is what we sisters found on an ancient cultivator when we explored this place before."
Zhang Ling naturally didn't say anything more and stepped onto the cloud and mist passage.
Soon after, two streams of spiritual light shot out from a mountain valley, revealing Zhang Ling and Ding Ruozhao.
Looking at the environment they were in, it was exactly the same as the valley they had entered before. Arriving here meant they had finally escaped.
Zhang Ling swept his gaze around. Everything here was the same as when they had entered before, and he didn't notice anything unusual. He glanced at Ding Ruozhao and cupped his fist, saying,
"Now that we've left this place, then I..."
But Zhang Ling didn't finish his words when his expression changed. He suddenly turned his head to look behind him.
In the valley behind them, intense spiritual power fluctuations suddenly erupted, and then, from within a layer of white mist, a thick golden beam shot out.
"Tian Chenzi, you actually want to use that secret technique to reshape your physical body, haha, you're really courting death."
Following the golden beam, a mass of black and red clouds covering half the sky instantly flew out.
The black and red clouds rapidly churned, transforming into blood-red ghost claws, each about ten feet in size, attacking the golden beam in front.
Within the golden light, a huge bronze cauldron was enveloped. Golden patterns appeared on it, and a whooshing sound rang out as it flickered.
Countless golden small swords shot out from the cauldron, constantly rotating around it, blocking the attacks of those ghost claws.
But the cauldron's speed didn't weaken. Suddenly, it changed direction and flew towards Zhang Ling and their direction.
This scene greatly changed Zhang Ling's expression. He stamped his foot, about to flee in another direction. But he heard Ding Ruozhao call out in a very anxious tone,
"Quickly, activate this treasure with me."
She took out a palm-sized cyan shuttle from her hand.
This object looked like a flying boat, but the middle was hollow. The overall shape was rhomboid, and it was carved from some kind of wood, with a cyan-purple color throughout.
Ding Ruozhao opened her mouth and spat a ball of spiritual power onto her hand. A powerful spiritual force burst out from her body, and thick streams of spiritual power frantically poured into the shuttle.
Zhang Ling hesitated for a moment, then without hesitation, he flashed and stood beside her. A thick yellow spiritual power in his hand also poured into the shuttle.
Escaping on his own, Zhang Ling didn't have much confidence, after all, the difference in strength was too great. At the same time, he also thought of a treasure that this woman had mentioned when discussing the escape plan with him before. It seemed to be this shuttle. It was said to be able to fly quickly.
At this moment, he could only trust this woman.
With his addition, a layer of cyan light immediately flowed out on the shuttle. But this object was not activated and was still trembling constantly. Obviously, activating this treasure required a great deal of spiritual power.
But what they lacked at the moment was time.
