Chapter 520: Chapter 518: The Teleportation Array in the Canyon—Did the Former Sect Leader Almost Mess Up?

Beside her, Hu Ling looked at Hu Lan curiously and said, "Sis, you seem a bit off. What’s wrong?"

Hu Lan collected her thoughts, revealed a slight smile, and said, "It’s nothing. Let’s go back. After this, you must not venture out so easily again."

"Mm-hmm, sis, I won’t casually come out again in the future!"

...

On the other hand, the direction they were headed was deeper into the mountain range.

After flying for several minutes, they descended.

Xiao Qingyin looked around, finally pointing to a certain place and said, "That gorge over there is where we’re going."

A gorge?

Lu Ye also looked in that direction and indeed, there was a huge gorge about two meters wide that extended forward.

The two entered the gorge, and Lu Ye immediately sensed several powerful fierce beasts focusing on him.

Lu Ye frowned slightly, too lazy to deal with these beasts, and released a faint aura from his body...

Instantly, on the cliffs above, the fierce beasts that were glaring at the bottom with shining eyes trembled.

Their fierce eyes became clear, and they scampered away with tails tucked.

Such terrifying aura, even the absolute Beast King of this mountain range wasn’t this frightening.

Beside him, Xiao Qingyin saw Lu Ye merely release a little aura and scared off several fierce beasts that could rival Mortal Realm Grandmasters.

She helplessly shook her head.

This person is now almost like a humanoid fierce beast.

They reached the center of the gorge, and Xiao Qingyin pointed to a cave hidden on the right side of the rock wall, saying.

"This is it. Inside, there’s a teleportation array, followed by a... what seems to be a sect’s ruins?"

Thinking about it, Xiao Qingyin was uncertain.

That place isn’t too big, but fierce beasts are in there. Xiao Qingyin stumbled upon this place back then.

However, she didn’t stay long inside, only knowing some basic information.

Fortunately, the teleportation array inside isn’t one-way, but two-way, allowing entry and exit. Otherwise, Xiao Qingyin felt she would’ve perished back then.

Next, they cleared away the obstructing grass and vines inside the cave and entered.

The interior was dark and damp, indicating nearly no one had been here before.

Both were extremely familiar with teleportation arrays, so they moved deeper into the cave, directly stepping onto it.

With increased strength, their resistance to dizziness during teleportation has improved significantly. Lu Ye just felt a slight tremor in his mind as the scene before him became clear again.

The environment around him felt dark, as if it hadn’t seen daylight for a long time.

Besides, he instantly felt the sensation of being watched.

Lu Ye immediately looked ahead, where the scene showed a vast expanse of ruins.

Broken remains of shattered buildings were scattered everywhere, some half-buried in the ground with only a small portion exposed.

All around were overgrown weeds and towering trees, resembling an uninhabited area that had been dormant for millennia.

A moment later, Xiao Qingyin, recovering slowly, woke up and nodded while looking at this long-scene scene, saying, "This is the place."

"Do you feel... any danger?"

Lu Ye whispered, "I do. Where’s the hidden treasure you mentioned?"

"Over there, there’s a shield array. You need to pass through it to see the real scene of this area." Xiao Qingyin pointed amidst the ruins.

They just took two steps forward when a pitch-black venomous snake coiled around a tree trunk suddenly launched a silent attack.

However, no matter how concealed it was, it couldn’t escape Lu Ye’s senses. Instantly, Lu Ye extended his hand...

Slit!

The pitch-black venomous snake, reaching Tier Three and rivaling the Innate Realm of the Human Race, was instantly sliced into two.

Seeing this, Xiao Qingyin quickly followed up with a basic attack, completely destroying it.

This place is truly terrifying, as random fierce beasts lurking nearby can reach the Innate Realm level.

Even if others accidentally entered here, they wouldn’t last over two minutes before perishing.

Upon entering the ruins of this site, Lu Ye quickly noticed the presence of a broken teleportation array.

"It seems this place was once an external area of a faction, while the teleportation array leads to its sect’s interior." Lu Ye pondered momentarily.

Establishing such a sect divided into two layers is something most top powers in Xuanzhou cannot achieve nowadays, indicating this sect’s force was extremely strong. It had talents proficient in arrays within, or enough strength to hire outside Array Grandmasters.

Before stepping into the teleportation array’s range, an even larger pitch-black venomous snake swiftly darted from afar, attacking Lu Ye without hesitation.

This was a Peak Tier Four black snake beast, far exceeding in speed and venom compared to the previous one.

As it approached a certain distance, the pitch-black venomous snake opened its ferocious mouth, spraying poison mist.

"We’ve dealt with the small one, now it’s the old one?" Lu Ye said with a friendly smile.

"Then, since there’s still time, let’s send them to reunite." Casually punching out, the enormous pitch-black snake at Peak Tier Four exploded into a cloud of blood mist in mid-air.

The poison mist sprayed over was swiftly blocked by Xiao Qingyin’s Grandmaster’s Protective Shield.

However, to Xiao Qingyin’s surprise, the venomous snake’s toxin couldn’t be underestimated!

In a short time, it eroded half of her shield.

Other areas also became riddled with holes.

Her expression slightly changing, Xiao Qingyin said, "This poisonous mist has a formidable toxin."

Initially wanting to showcase the strength of her Grandmaster’s Protective Shield before Lu Ye, considering she was once his Sect Leader, but... almost made a mistake.

Why is this damned venomous snake so toxic?

"It’s normal. The beasts here seemingly exceed the outside counterparts at similar realms, possibly due to the environment’s influence." Lu Ye glanced around and said, "Let’s go, enter the teleportation array."

Xiao Qingyin retracted her shield and walked forward with Lu Ye.

Moments later, their figures disappeared from the scene again.

And just after they vanished, a mere five minutes later, a shadow floated from afar, exuding endless malevolence, gazing at where they had left...