When Tu Longjian heard the cold, clear voice coming from beyond the sky, he was shocked and his heart pounded as if something bad was about to happen.

She tried to run, but her feet seemed rooted to the ground, unable to move an inch.

Stiffly turning her body, she suddenly sensed an unfamiliar presence behind her, radiating murderous intent.

In a flash, Tu Longjian had no time to think. He leaped to the side, narrowly avoiding an attack coming from behind.

The attack was devoid of light and brilliance, merely a plain white, yet it caused a violent tremor upon landing, shaking the cave.

Steadying himself, Tu Longjian looked ahead.

A handsome man with white hair and eyebrows stood expressionless not far in front of her, his tall figure blocking out much of the light.

His clear, glassy eyes stared blankly into the void, only stirring a ripple of emotion when he saw Tu Longjian, revealing a strong killing intent.

Tu Longjian's expression turned solemn. She quickly activated the short-range teleportation array, but as soon as she moved to the next location, she was shocked to find that the man had also appeared in front of her!

Tu Longjian took a step back, reacted extremely quickly, and strode away in all directions. He randomly chose a side path and rushed forward, activating all the defensive formations to protect himself.

A formidable foe! Absolutely a formidable foe!

Tu Longjian estimated that the man was either extremely skilled in array formations or a powerful figure who could calculate her location and teleport to intercept her.

She ran desperately through the winding forks in the road, trying to find a way to survive, but once again she realized that struggling was futile.

The moment she emerged from one of the side passages, the man waited silently at the exit and delivered a fatal blow.

Crash! That was the sound of countless magical artifacts shattering.

Tu Longjian staggered forward, coughing up a mouthful of blood. A sharp pain shot through his heart and lungs; he feared several of his ribs were broken.

Many of the magical treasures she had collected before, including some spiritual treasures, were actually no match for this man's single attack!

Tu Longjian wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with his thumb, and the bloodstain accidentally spread to his cheek, staining the corner of his eye with an eerie red.

She parted her red lips slightly and silently murmured, "Activate the formation."

A faint blue light emanated from the narrow side passage, and tangled spiritual energy lines tightly bound the man. The next second, his figure vanished, clearly having been pulled into Tu Longjian's Qingfeng Hanshuang Formation!

The moment Tu Longjian saw the man, he felt a strong sense of unease, a feeling even more unbearable than when he stood before those Nascent Soul stage elders.

So while she appeared to be fleeing in a chaotic manner, she was actually secretly setting up a plan, blending the array flags with the environment to confuse the enemy and increase the chances of trapping them.

It has indeed succeeded.

Although it is unknown what level of cultivation the man in front of him possesses, it is clear that in this Foundation Establishment Secret Realm, his cultivation could not possibly have reached the Golden Core stage; otherwise, the Spirit Void Ancient Realm would have begun to collapse due to the imbalance of spiritual energy.

Previously, she was able to ambush and trap the Nascent Soul stage elder and the True Immortal for a few breaths, and now she can also trap the man in front of her whose cultivation has been suppressed to the Foundation Establishment stage.

The labyrinthine formation within the Clear Wind and Frost Formation, after being repeatedly improved by Tu Longjian, has become increasingly powerful and fraught with peril.

However, when she channeled a wisp of her spiritual energy into the maze, she saw the man standing still like a snow sculpture.

Regardless of wind and rain or scorching fire, his clothes were soaked and blackened, yet he remained unmoved, enduring the torture of extremes.

Just as Tu Longjian was looking at him, the man suddenly looked up and met Tu Longjian's gaze across the distance.

"Who are you? Why do you want to kill me?"

As Tu Longjian questioned them, he rubbed his still-throbbing heart and walked toward the exit.

This place is not safe to stay for long.

However, after a long time, until the man's eyelashes were covered with frost, sealing his excessively beautiful glass eyes, he still did not utter a sound.

Just when Tu Longjian thought the man wouldn't answer her, he suddenly moved his lips.

"Yunmo".

He tilted his head slightly, as if deep in thought.

"All I remember is that I am Yun Mo."

"My mission is to kill you."

"No matter where you go, I will follow you."

The cool whispers were like lovers' murmurs, tinged with a stubbornness, yet carrying a cruel innocence.

"Until...the tip of the knife is plunged into your chest."

He finally moved. He shattered the icy snow covering his body and took a step forward.

With each step Yun Mo took, a layer of the illusion that Tu Longjian was so proud of within the maze shattered. Soon, he arrived at the last layer.

Tu Longjian broke out in a cold sweat. She was certain that if Gan Xiuming had been here, she would never have encountered this madman.

There's only one possibility: this madman is after her!

Recalling the Taoist priest's words, Tu Longjian looked up at the boundless blue sky, his heart filled with sorrow.

Is Heaven determined to drive her to her death?!

However, she didn't waste time being sentimental. She quickly rallied and vowed never to give up until the very last moment!

Tu Longjian summoned the Dry Spirit Lamp, and the accumulated spiritual energy filled his body. Even the hidden spiritual energy within him was restless, as if it were about to explode.

Seeing that she seemed determined to fight to the death, the fortune teller panicked a little.

"TuTu, don't be impulsive."

"Hey, look, what's that?"

Following the directions, Tu Longjian saw a small white egg that had actually jumped out of the storage bag.

This egg was stolen from Gan Xiuming. She only knew it was a Hydra egg, but she had never seen it move; it seemed to be dead.

But now, it has begun to move.

The fortune teller screamed in her mind, "Quickly, form a contract with it! It's about to hatch!"

Hydra is not a friendly monster. It has never shown gratitude or any sense of righteousness. Instead, it is always self-centered, domineering, and often repays kindness with enmity.

Once it hatches, it may not be grateful to Tu Longjian for taking it by his side, and might even bite back.

At that time, Tu Longjian will truly be caught between a rock and a hard place!

Tu Longjian tried to form a blood pact, but it didn't work. Against a powerful demonic beast, a blood pact between a cultivator of vastly different strength was not feasible.

She even tried some of the beast-taming techniques she had learned in Fengtian, but they were still useless.

The fortune teller quickly prompted, "Do you remember what I said before? The method of forming a contract with it is related to Long Aotian's destiny. Think quickly and see if there's anything you've overlooked."

At this critical moment, Tu Longjian tried to calmly clear his mind of distractions and meticulously unravel the key points he had overlooked.

However, at this moment, another uninvited guest arrived.

The man she had mistakenly stepped on, thinking he was a corpse, peeked out from the corner of the wall like a black cat, his pale face staring at her intently.