The moment the Crimson Tiger fell, Lin Yue immediately rushed towards the nearest Ironhead Bull before using her ribbon to wrap around its body.

The moment the Ironhead Bull's hind legs were tied up, it immediately fell to the ground before letting out an earth-shattering roar.

"MOOOOOOOOOOOOO"

The rest of the Ironhead Bulls that were still enjoying the mixed meal of half-burnt wood and the crushed herbs immediately began to flee in panic. And in less than five breaths, they had disappeared into the horizon.

"This..." Yang Ze couldn't keep his mouth closed as he looked at the departing Ironhead Bulls, which were fleeing at a rapid pace. Their speed was so fast that by the time he came back to his senses, they had already disappeared.

Upon looking at his shocked expression, Cang Yue just let out a smile before whispering in his ear.

"This is the reason why we couldn't just go and hunt them. At the slightest danger, they will run away, and it would be hard to catch them even with all our strength."

Yang Ze didn't say anything but quietly watched as Lin Yue took out a thin collar and put it around the Ironhead Bull before patting its head and whispering to it for a long time.

Perhaps sensing its fate, the Ironhead Bull didn't struggle or display any aggression. It just quietly let Lin Yue tie it around the camp before sitting on the ground with a dazed expression.

"Let's rest for a while." Picking up Yang Ze, Cang Yue placed him on the ground before jumping off the horse and letting it roam freely. They have been riding the horses for an entire day, even if they themselves weren't tired, they needed to let the horses rest.

Yang Ze just picked a corner before sitting there, while looking around him with a dazed expression. Everything was new to him, so novel... so mysterious... He didn't have enough words to describe his current state of mind.

After making sure that nothing was amiss and there wasn't a second Crimson Tiger in the vicinity, Xiao Ruolan finally came back before sitting on the ground cross-legged while looking at Lin Yue, who had just tended to the campfire.

The four of them sat in silence for a while before Lin Yue spoke in a flat voice.

"The next mission is going to be extremely difficult. I suggest that we don't bring this guy with us."

Her words came out of nowhere, stunning Yang Ze and the two women beside him, but upon thinking further, they didn't think she said anything wrong.

Only Yang Ze sat there confused.

"We are going after one of the most notorious bandits who goes by the name Red Scarf. She is at the 4th Vein Expansion."

Her words stunned Yang Ze, who took a glance at their personal panel before taking in a deep, cold breath. Out of these three women, only Cang Yue was in the 4th Vein expansion, and the other two were at the 2nd Vein expansion.

"No worries." He immediately patted his chest in response. What a joke... Earlier, he was thinking about joining them, but now that he knew the true strength of the enemy, it was better to stay as far away as possible.

After that, no one spoke a word. Yang Ze tried talking to them, wanting to lighten the mood and, at the same time, try his luck with these beautiful ladies, but every time he opened his mouth to speak, he was shut down by their cold glares.

In the end, the only thing he could do was to complain inwardly as he used his daily quota of meditation. Thankfully, his practice didn't cause any waves. To the outsiders, it only looked like he was resting with his eyes closed.

It wasn't until fifteen minutes had passed that Yang Ze let out a mouthful of turbid air as his eyes gleamed with excitement.

"Just two more times." He couldn't help but mutter to himself. He could feel that two more sessions of enlightenment, and he could step into the Vein Expansion realm.

He then took a look at the women before deciding to use his daily sign in once again. Out of Cang Yue's four talents, he had already gotten two. Now it was time to get the remaining two.

He didn't think too much about which one to choose out of the two. He was going to get them both either way.

[Congratulations on successful sign-in. Received, Etheral Shadow Step(Blue)]

[Etheral Shadow Step(Blue): Could move really fast using Internal Energy.]

"Not bad." Yang Ze just nodded in satisfaction. He was lacking a movement talent. Although he had the talent of Escape Master, using which he could teleport, it had a few limitations. The distance couldn't be more than one hundred meters, and it could only be used once a month.

It was something that could only be used in a dire situation.

And now that they had a movement talent... he didn't have to worry about getting caught by the enemies.

After getting the talent, he just gazed at the starry sky with a smile on his face.

And just like that, the night came to an end.

"Let's go." After sunrise, Cang Yue picked him up from the collar before putting him in front of herself on the horse and riding towards their next destination.

Lin Yue, instead of getting on the horse, jumped on top of the Ironhorn Bull. As long as the collar was around its neck, she didn't have to worry about it revolting or running away.

Xiao Ruolan, on the other hand, just shook her head with a smile before following them. Who would have thought that one day she would join up with her childhood friend turned enemy turned friend, and the saintess of the Duality Sect?

The three of them travelled for an entire day before finally stopping in the evening at a steep cliff.

In front of them, as far as the eyes could see, there were endless stiff cliffs connected by the roots of old trees that spanned thousands of miles. Their long, thick roots acted as a bridge to connect the steep cliffs to one another.

Standing on top of the thick root that looked like an enlarged version of a rope, but a thousand times its size, Yang Ze couldn't help but take a cold breath.

Walking on the long roots, the four of them looked like ants. They didn't even dare to take their horses and the Ironhead Bull together with them. Instead, they chose to feed them Dream herb, which would put them in a deep sleep for almost two months unless they were woken up by a particular fragrance of the night flower.

"This place..." Yang Ze wanted to say something, but he couldn't find words to express the shock he was feeling.

"Don't look down." Cnag Yue just patted him on the back of his head playfully. "These few cliffs are the easiest ones to climb and walk around."

"Later, the steepness will only increase and so will the height of the cliffs."

"Then why don't we just go through the ground?" Yang Ze couldn't help but ask in bewilderment. Since the cliffs were so dangerous and they had to walk a literal 'rope' to get from one place to another, wouldn't it be better to just travel through the ground and once they find the cliff they were looking for, climb it...

Cang Yue looked at him like she was looking at an idiot before shaking her head.

"In case you haven't noticed, we have entered the outer perimeters of the Endless Mountains. And the ground beneath these steep hills is not only uneven but also has large rift valleys. One wrong step and you fall into the abyss."

"And if that wasn't enough, the entire ground is enveloped in a toxic miasma, and unless you are a Core Condensation Powerhouse, forget about ever stepping there. And even if you managed to stay alive in that toxic miasma, then the innumerable snakes and other poisonous insects will eat you alive."

Speaking till here, she paused while looking at Yang Ze with a smile.

"Still want to go there?"

Her words sent a shiver down Yang Ze's spine, who immediately shook his head in response. No wonder they were crossing these cliffs like monkeys. One misstep and they would die without leaving a full corpse behind.

"I know a way that can help us." Yang Ze's words suddenly made the three women stop as they turned around to look at him in confusion.

"I mean..." Swallowing a mouthful of saliva, Yang Ze let out a smile before licking his dry lips.

"I have a technique that an old man once taught me."

"With this technique, we won't be affected by any toxins, and you guys won't even run out of internal energy."

"What is it?" Lin Yue couldn't help but raise an eyebrow. How come she had never heard of such a miraculous technique? She just narrowed her eyes, wondering if this little bastard was playing another trick or if he was telling the truth.

"Ahem!?" Clearing his throat, Yang Ze took a deep breath before puffing his chest.

"The technique requires a bit of sacrifice that I am willing to make."

"Just quit yapping and tell us already." Lin Yue was already getting a bit impatience. If there were truly a technique like this, their safety would be improved by another notch.

Yang Ze didn't give an immediate reply but let out a smile first before speaking in a mysterious voice.

"The technique requires me to deep kiss three beautiful women. If you three are willing, then.... Hehehe...."

Yang Ze's words darkened Lin Yue's expression as she almost flew in rage.

"YOU DWARF." She couldn't help but curse at the top of her lungs.

"....." Cang Yue, on the other hand, just shook her head with a speechless expression, whereas Xiao Ruolan just let out a soft chuckle, making her large breasts tremble.

"I am telling you, there's still time." Lin Yue spoke while gritting her teeth in anger. "Let's just throw him down the cliff and forget that he ever existed."

Yang Ze couldn't help but tremble, but the smile on his face never faded.

Though his words were out of place, the tense atmosphere had eased. The four of them were no longer as nervous as before.

This little incident didn't cause any disturbance. On the contrary, Lin Yue was finally beginning to answer Yang Ze's question.

"By the way, how do you know the exact location of the Red Scarf? And how sure are you that we will find her there?"

This was what puzzled Yang Ze the most. It was as if the three of them already knew they were going to meet the bandit Red Scarf.

"From the sect's intelligence hall." She replied in a nonchalant way before explaining further.

"The sect's intelligence hall keeps a record of their mission and every little information that one might need regarding it."

"Their information might have some room for error, but it wouldn't be too much."

"The last seen location of the Red Scarf was in this range three days ago. And judging by how she hadn't moved for the past two months, she wouldn't have moved away just before our arrival."

After speaking till here, she went quiet.

The rest of their journey was rather nerve-wracking. Especially for Yang Ze, who was experiencing it for the first time.

He even put forward the idea of staying on one of the cliffs till they complete their mission, but unfortunately for him, the three women just smirked at his response. It was as if they were taking pleasure in his misfortune.

"We are almost there." After walking for almost eight hours and carefully treading those steep hills, they finally managed to reach their destination.

In front of them was a large hill that seemed to be the combination of almost twenty steep hills. But it wasn't its size that stood out the most... instead, it was the dense number of small caves throughout the mountain that attracted Yang Ze's gaze.

"Stay here." Even though the mountain was almost half a mile away, Cang Yue didn't want Yang Zeto to accompany them anymore.

They were going to face a powerhouse in the 4th Vein Expansion realm, and she wasn't sure if she could keep Yang Ze safe.

It was much better to leave him here.

Besides, she didn't have to worry about him escaping from this place.

Without them, where was he going to run?

He almost fell down the cliffs a few times earlier. If not for them, he would have turned into nourishment for the snakes and insects below.

"Okay." Yang Ze immediately nodded in response, afraid that they would ask him to accompany them.

"Hmph!" Lin Yue just snorted at him for being cowardly, while Xiao Ruolan just gave him a simple smile.

Perhaps even she hadn't noticed, but the usual cold and emotionless her was showing more emotions in front of Yang Ze than she had in her entire life.

"Take care." Looking at their departing backs, Yang Ze just waved his hand before finding a rather secluded spot and sitting there. The winds on the cliff were brutal, and with the passage of time, it was getting colder and colder.

Thankfully, as an expert in the Foundation Forging realm, he didn't need to worry about freezing to death.

It wasn't until almost an hour had passed that Yang Ze suddenly heard some movement in front of him.

"You guys are bac..." His words came to an abrupt halt, and his breathing almost stopped.

In front of him was a humanoid figure almost three meters tall with the face of a human male whose expressions were twisted in pain. Its body was pale and thin, and so were its limbs.

Its hands were almost two meters long, touching the ground, and its legs were thin like a piece of dry stick.

It was wearing a row of human skulls on its waist, and its entire body was covered in human skin, each with its own tormented expression that was frozen for eternity.

It looked at Yang Ze before opening its mouth and letting out the most gruesome and wretched scream that Yang Ze had ever heard.

"WWWWWWWWWWWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE"

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