Ouyang Hao knew in his heart that the wound must have been cast by that demon Hua Nian, and it wouldn't heal for a while.

Was he really going to face Wen Ruyan with such a scarred and mutilated face?

Ashamed to face Wen Ruyan, he stood up, bowed to the Lin couple, and then bowed to Wen Ruyan and the others as an equal, saying, "Now that the exploration is over, I will take my leave." His speech was a little slurred because his cheek hurt.

Lin Zhao said, "Alright, go back to your sect first and see if your master or elders have a way to treat the injury on your face!"

Although the injury doesn't seem serious and won't affect Ouyang Hao's progress on the path to immortality in the slightest, having such a face is really difficult for him in the world of cultivation where handsome men abound.

How could Hua Nian even think of that?!

Honestly, the thought that Ouyang Hao might have to live with this face forever made everyone present, except for Wen Ruyan, secretly happy! But they all forced themselves to show expressions of concern or sympathy—those old foxes of the cultivation world!

Ouyang Hao is gone.

The Lin couple then inquired about the row of words that had appeared high in the sky earlier.

Wen Ruyan said, "This is Hua Nianchuan's handwriting. I don't know what she means by it."

Lin Jingting asked, "Father, Mother, do you think this secret realm 'rift' will really close ahead of schedule?"

Li Jueyin said, "Although Hua Nian is a ruthless female demon, as a Mahayana Demon Lord, she shouldn't lie like this."

Lin Jingting pondered: But he had just noticed that the female demon did not go towards the exit of the crevice, but instead went deeper into the crevice.

Lin Zhao said in a deep voice, "No matter what, the gap will only close in a few days anyway, so let's leave now!"

Wen Ruyan was a little unwilling: during this trip to "Gap", she planned to get rid of Hua Nian and Lin Jingting, but she failed to kill either of them, and both of them were still alive and kicking.

She said, "Even if what Hua Nian said is true, there are still two days before the gap closes. I plan to continue exploring and maybe I can find something else."

Li Jueyin said, "Since you still want to continue exploring, then do as you please. But please prioritize your own safety and remember to leave in time."

Wen Ruyan nodded and said "Mmm".

Seeing this, Lin Jingting also said, "I haven't finished exploring either, I need to..."

"You're leaving with us," Lin Zhao interrupted him sharply, his face grim.

Lin Jingting: "Why? Why can Wen Ruyan continue exploring?"

Lin Zhao: "Your Senior Sister Wen has been at the Nascent Soul stage for many years and needs an opportunity to advance further. How long have you been at the Nascent Soul stage? Besides, can you compare to your Senior Sister Wen?" Even though your parents are Mahayana Dao Venerables, they can't provide you with such comprehensive security measures.

Lin Jingting retorted angrily, "Why not? In what way am I inferior to her?"

Lin Zhao retorted, "In what way are you better than her?"

Li Jueyin had already grabbed Lin Jingting by the collar and said in a deep voice, "Don't waste your breath on him, let's go!"

The couple, carrying Lin Jingting and with Li Yun following behind, sped towards the exit and disappeared in an instant.

Wen Ruyan looked in the direction they left and couldn't help but sneer. This was the secret realm "Gap," where many Mahayana Supremes were still. She could mobilize much more than just the four Li brothers and the demon lords led by Hu Qianjiao.

A celestial being from the upper realm, and a renowned family in the immortal world—who in the cultivation world wouldn't envy and fear such a background?

As soon as Li Jueyin and his companions reached the exit, they were stopped by several powerful figures of the same Mahayana cultivation level. This time, their stoprs were Demon Lords, and each of them was at the peak of their cultivation, just waiting for an opportunity to ascend to the upper realm.

But it is precisely this "opportunity" that is most precious; and yet, what is an incredibly unpredictable opportunity for cultivators in the cultivation world is simpler than stretching out a little finger for immortals in the upper realm.

As long as one of the immortals is willing to extend a little finger to guide them into the immortal realm, their ascension will become a matter of course. It is said that Yang Zhen was guided by an immortal from the Wen family and successfully ascended to immortality shortly after reaching the peak of Mahayana cultivation.

Those who can cultivate to this level have all gone through countless life-and-death ordeals, and none of them would be willing to easily give up the opportunity to advance further and live a longer life.

Therefore, the opportunity for "guidance" offered by the Wen family was an irresistible temptation for these cultivators at the peak of the Mahayana stage.

Of course, whether it's a Demon Lord, a Dao Lord, or a Demon Lord, even if they made a deal with the Wen family of the Upper Realm, it was all done in secret. Because the Wen family's order was assassination, something that couldn't be done in the light.

The five elders of Meishan were the ones who intercepted the Lin couple this time. The eldest of them had white hair and his physical body would perish if he didn't ascend to immortality soon, so he took on this job.

They appeared to kill the Lin couple, but they wouldn't say they were acting on the orders of the Wen family. They would only demand that the Lin couple hand over all their treasures. However, being both Mahayana cultivators, even though there were only two of them, Lin Zhao and Li Jueyin were not going to hand over their treasures so easily.

At first, none of them expected that the other party was actually after Lin Jingting and their goal was to kill him.

So Li Jueyin handed Lin Jingting to Li Yun, instructing Li Yun to take Lin Jingting out first. Li Yun dared not disobey, and grabbed Lin Jingting, continuing their frantic run towards the exit. Unexpectedly, when they reached the exit, they discovered it had been sealed off by the Five Elders of Meishan.

Chu Nian issued a notice that the rift would close in two days. Even if all the cultivators who saw the notice started rushing towards the exit, it would still take them some time to get here.

The Five Elders of Meishan thought that there wouldn't be too many Mahayana experts arriving at this time, and that they could remove the restriction after dealing with these four people without delaying anything. However, they did not expect that even though they were outnumbered five to two, and Lin Zhao's cultivation had not yet reached the peak of Mahayana, they were still locked in a stalemate.

Lin Jingting and Li Yun had already hidden in a corner. Because the battle between the Mahayana experts was too intense, Lin Jingting had no choice but to set up a sixth-level Mahayana talisman array to resist the aftershocks of the battle.

The Five Elders of Meishan were growing increasingly anxious as the battle progressed. After all, the time before the exit closed was not long (given that a powerful spell like displaying a line of words in the sky and transmitting a message to all the cultivators in the gap was not something ordinary cultivators could use, and since it was a notification issued by a powerful figure, naturally few people doubted the authenticity of Chu Nian's notification). If their battle continued at the exit like this, and more and more Mahayana experts gathered here, the restrictions on the five of them would inevitably be broken.

Lin Jingting will definitely have to leave at that time.

But the Lin couple were really formidable; they successfully kept the five of them occupied, preventing any of them from having a chance to deal with Lin Jingting.