The surprise came too suddenly, Wu Jinliang, who caught the garment, was initially stunned, and then erupted into ecstatic praises, "Master is wise, Master is wise..."

He was well aware of what the Treasure Robe implied. Although the Qiankun Bracelet was good, it was merely a tool for holding items at best, but the Treasure Robe was different. In a way, it was like having an extra life with you.

No matter how important a treasure is, it's not as important as one's life!

Moreover, the Treasure Robe could, to a certain extent, dissipate the force of attacks. It not only ensured his life but also meant an enhancement in his martial capabilities.

Compared to the value of the Treasure Robe, the Qiankun Bracelet truly seemed inferior, at least from his current cultivation level.

At this moment, he was truly ecstatic. After flattering Shi Chun, he hugged the garment and kissed it wildly, too excited to consider—if they couldn't escape, what good would the Treasure Robe do? They would meet the same fate as the robe's original owner.

Finally calming down, he saw Shi Chun standing quietly on the staircase, staring pensively at the remains of the old demon.

He suddenly felt perhaps he had gone too far. He had taken the most precious treasure without considering Chun Tian's feelings and immediately went over to console him, "This old demon, having a Qiankun Bracelet, yet carrying only one garment with him."

Shi Chun replied, "Perhaps that's precisely his cleverness. For a garment that he carries to be such a treasure, if you and I could really come and go freely from this place, wouldn't we covet his treasures?"

Thinking about the contents of the jade archive, Wu Jinliang suddenly understood, "All this effort is just to pass the Demon Book onto his descendants."

Shi Chun remarked, "For a Heavenly Immortal Realm expert to value it so highly, it seems the Beidou Demon Book is indeed extraordinary."

Snapping back to reality, he surveyed the surroundings, "I'm overthinking it. We need to find a way out now."

"Right, let's find the exit." Wu Jinliang quickly put on the Treasure Robe and adjusted its size with magic.

He realized that it covered the glowing aura from the clothing he had hung up previously and took off both garments, wearing the Treasure Robe inside and clothing from Wukang Mountain on the outside, still thrilled and not tiring of it.

The two then knocked and tapped around the cave dwelling, searching for any hidden passages or exits, but found none—at least confirming that there were no hidden treasure stashes within the cave.

Thus, they ran outside to the crevices in the cliffs, expanding their search area, yet still unable to find an exit. But to survive, they had to keep searching...

At the best viewing platform of the arena, as night fell, the first thing Xuan State Domain Master Chi Rang did was to have someone display Yan Ji's image. Life Continent Domain Master Wei Mo had come along with him.

Again, the mirrored image experienced a rare disturbance, rippling like a wind-blown water surface.

On the Ultimate Mountain and River Map, Yan Ji's red dot wasn't showing either.

This time no explanation was needed; Chi Rang knew Yan Ji had entered the Moon Sea. He turned to look at Ji Qinghe, who had a grave expression, then called out, "Check on that Shi Chun and Wu Jinliang who were close to him."

"Yes," the official immediately ordered it to be handled.

The resulting mirrored image and the response on the Ultimate Mountain and River Map were the same as with Yan Ji.

Wei Mo felt indifferent; the troublesome duo was better off dead, relieving some concern. He knew Chi Rang was more concerned about this matter; the strength of Su Yuan Sect being compromised could possibly affect Xuan State's victory chances.

Besides them, no one else in the entire schoolyard bothered to check on Shi Chun or Wu Jinliang anymore, even those who were interested maintained a low profile...

On the cliffs of the Moon Sea, those who had miraculously escaped had initially fled far away. Seeing no dangers following them, they slowly returned to the cliffs, their nerves still shaken as they surveyed the now silent Moon Sea.

Occasionally, eerie calls resembling those of bullhorns still echoed.

Having survived an encounter, they now knew these strange calls were made by monsters.

Yet, even having experienced it, they still didn't know what kind of monsters were attacking them.

Initially hesitant to return, after running together and realizing they were missing an important person—where was Yan Ji?

At this moment, their numbers had nearly halved, leaving only about fifty people—this was because they had been close to the shore and had a short distance to escape.

Learning from Guan Wen's lesson, aside from Yan Ji, others could have contacted the main forces of Xuan State. Unfortunately, after questioning each other, they realized that those who could have established contact with the major forces hadn't escaped from the Moon Sea.

That meant there was another loss of contact between this side and the main forces of Xuan State.

Fortunately, those deployed around Moon Sea had experience with disconnections. Immediately upon discovering a loss of contact, someone was sent to check.

The repeated emergences of various undercover forces scattered across the area resulted in severe consequences. Those originally observing others in secret were discovered themselves.

Bai Shuchuan's group had captured one, who, after being pressed to the ground and tormented, opened up and informed them about the arrangements the Xuan State forces had made around Moon Sea.

Watching the prisoner who lay twisted on the ground, Bai Shuchuan casually said, "Let's make his suffering a bit less."

On that cue, his junior brother beside him revealed a cold smile, pulled out his sword, and stabbed the man on the ground to death before digging a hole and burying him right there.

Zhao Shanqi, the leader of the Divine Light Sect's team, gave Bai Shuchuan a meaningful look, and the two of them stepped away from the crowd.

Once secluded, Zhao Shanqi expressed his concern. "The folks from Xuan State are ruthlessly cruel. The people who ventured into the Moon Sea ended up adventuring for them. Should we even consider continuing?"

Bai Shuchuan immediately gave him a vicious glare, as if he were a cat whose tail had been stepped on.

He had less than fifty Extreme Crystals in his possession—a result that made reporting back to his sect unbearable. With the deadline of the grand event already halfway elapsed, his immense pressure was nearly driving him mad. He only regretted that the West Pole's territory was so vast that even finding people was troublesome, otherwise he wouldn't mind resorting to desperate robbery.

The Moon Sea lay just ahead, with the way out right before his eyes. Anyone who dared to make him give up was his enemy.

Zhao Shanqi was startled by his gaze and hurriedly suggested, "We may need to plan carefully in the long run."

Bai Shuchuan grimly replied, "No worries. Not knowing the situation might be troublesome, but knowing it won't cause any issues. Once out of the Moon Sea, we'll make sure no spies can follow us, and we'll change our route several times along the way—they won't be able to find us."

While Zhao Shanqi was mulling over this, Bai Shuchuan patted him on the shoulder, "Mr. Zhao, aren't you fond of Weiying? Once we enter the Moon Sea, I'll create an opportunity for you."

"Ah? Ha ha..."

Zhao Shanqi hadn't expected such an offer out of the blue. It wasn't happiness but the amusement that caught him off guard, and he inadvertently glanced at Weiying among the crowd, who was also discreetly watching them. Her delicate look immediately whetted his appetite.

After the two returned to the group, Bai Shuchuan immediately ordered them to advance toward the Moon Sea. Although there were doubts, everyone complied.

No extensive persuasion was needed. The convincing that was necessary had already been adeptly handled by Bai Shuchuan earlier.

Many were actually reluctant, but once Bai Shuchuan subtly hinted that they had killed people from the Shengzhou Sect for the Extreme Crystals, they realized they had no way out and some recognized that they were trapped on Bai Shuchuan's scheme.

Not only through intimidation and temptation, but Bai Shuchuan himself was very committed, leading the charge into the Moon Sea with Jieyun Mountain disciples at the forefront.

Before entering the Moon Sea, Weiying took out a mother-child charm and informed her masters Shi Chun and Xiang Laner of the situation, indicating that she was about to enter the Moon Sea.

Initially, she expected no response from the three, but Xiang Laner immediately responded, fervently asking her not to go in, saying there was something urgent to discuss with her.

After seeing it, Weiying didn't respond, because she had no say in the matter—Bai Shuchuan insisted on keeping her with him, and under the watching eyes, she couldn't escape...

Meanwhile, Shi Chun was still exploring within the crevices, unaware of their exact location. If asked to find the cave where they obtained the Qiankun Bracelet, they would definitely be unable to pinpoint it. Whether they could find it again if they turned back was questionable.

Regardless, the general direction was downward. As they proceeded, both suddenly stopped and, listening intently, faintly heard sounds of fighting ahead.

Without needing a cue, both immediately scrambled toward it like thirsty people seeing water, using their hands and feet.

After crawling a considerable distance, they found the crevice space getting narrower until it was so narrow that if they stopped crawling, they could remain wedged in the crack without falling.

A deep claustrophobic fear from within gripped them, worrying about getting stuck there.

But they continued forward like maggots, and when they encountered areas too narrow to even turn around, they tried hard to chop with their knives. The stone was too hard, and despite being monks, they found it very exhausting to cut through.

Through their relentless efforts, they finally poked their heads through a narrow crack and crawled out with difficulty, hanging onto the crack, not daring to make any sudden moves. Below was an endless abyss, in front an endless void, and around them an endless darkness. No light was visible except what they carried, puzzling them about the origin of the earlier fighting noises.

Neither could they climb up nor dared to jump down, unsure of this mysterious place.

Suddenly, the void ahead seemed to flicker with many lights.

On a closer look, they realized the lights had an unpredictable quality. They then gasped in horror—it wasn't mere lights; it was the reflecting eyes of a monstrous creature.

A beast as large as a house with dozens of tentacles floated towards them, its main body covered with countless pitch-black eyes the size of human heads. Several tentacles, like worms, lunged towards them.

"Ah?" Wu Jinliang cried out and immediately started slashing with his knife.

Shi Chun was no different, hacking wildly, spraying fluids everywhere. Suddenly realizing something was amiss, he looked around and discovered countless similar creatures gathered around, some floating and others crawling from the surrounding walls.

He immediately yelled, "Back inside!"

As they fought, they squeezed back into the crevice, only to realize they had done something foolish.

The space inside the crevice was too narrow, limiting their mobility; they couldn't run or dodge fast, and their weapons couldn't cater to the surroundings. They could only swing their weapons up and down along the crack, while countless tentacles continuously writhed in, rummaging around them.

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