"Pah." Weiying spat out, ignoring Wu Jinliang's warning, and still couldn't help but embrace Shi Chun again, wishing to merge him into her body. Knowing that Shi Chun had not failed her and was looking out for her safety, the joy in her heart was something outsiders could not understand.

After a while, only when Shi Chun patted her body did she let go.

Freed from the entanglement, Shi Chun began to meditate to regulate his breath.

After his depleted vigor recovered, just like before, the three of them continued on their way.

After a while, they needed to find a place to rest again. After several instances like these, even if Shi Chun didn't say anything, Weiying realized that Shi Chun's night vision ability might be related to the cultivation technique he practiced.

She mistakenly thought that this technique would consume a great deal of Mana.

Later, as they passed through areas, the number of monsters increased, and they sometimes even had to rest amidst piles of monsters, not daring to speak. Weiying took on more of the responsibility for keeping watch.

In this way, they traveled with intermittent stops. A journey which seemed brief when flying with Wind Scale took them more than a day to complete by foot.

Their stopping point was several hundred feet away from the creature emitting red light from its core, and they simply could not get any closer. At this part of the terrain, the gathering of monsters was overwhelming, creating scenes of monsters churning upon other monsters.

What followed was a wait, with no better options at hand, at least none they could currently find.

Shi Chun sat cross-legged in meditation to recover, while Wu Jinliang and Weiying stood guard, occasionally lifting the flesh cover to observe the outside. By now, they had grown accustomed to the disgusting stench from inside the monsters.

As they waited, it could be said that their efforts did not betray those who endeavored, or that they were on the right path.

Almost half a day later, the "woo woo woo" of the horn suddenly sounded again.

In the darkness, Wu Jinliang and Weiying swiftly lifted the flesh cover to look outside, constantly shifting their position for a better view, but they couldn't see anything. Their view was obstructed by the restless crowd of monsters outside, yet in one direction, a dim light was faintly visible.

It was Wu Jinliang who discovered it, and he became somewhat anxious. Turning back, he called out in a low voice, "Chun Tian, this way."

There was no need for him to call out. With the great commotion outside, and Shi Chun not being dead, he had already opened his right eye with his superpower and saw the scene: in the direction Wu Jinliang indicated, about four or five miles away, there appeared several vague, large cave openings. Inside was the pale green scenery that could only be seen from the outside world.

Many shadows of surging monsters were crawling or flying toward these large cave openings.

Shi Chun immediately called out to the two in a low voice, "Let's get on it together, and head in that direction, fast!"

They had to be swift, as the window of opportunity for the exit to remain open would surely not be long. Who could guarantee when the next one would be?

The three of them united their efforts on the spot, hoisting the monster's corpse and forcing their way through toward that direction, instantly toppling over many monsters.

But it was useless; the surge of monsters was too many, the quantity ahead piled up like a vast mountain, with more monsters continually arriving from behind, pushing them forward and quickly submerging them.

They could neither carry the monster as they jumped up nor fly away, as hiding beneath them would immediately expose their position.

Moreover, they couldn't fly; too many were flying above them, and their cultivation was not sufficient to carry heavy objects aloft without falling and freely maneuver around obstacles in midair.

"Stop!" Shi Chun decisively called for a halt, and despite the noise outside, he still managed to keep his voice down, "This won't work. We won't make it to the exit before it closes. It's too late, and we're not far away—just about four or five miles at most. Let's take a risk and immediately run at full speed toward the exit as soon as we get out. Don't wait for anyone, just run as fast as you can. Whoever makes it out counts. Sister, how is your injury?"

Weiying replied, "It's nothing. I can manage this distance."

"Good, first let's hoist it up and squeeze our way out. One, two, lift!" Shi Chun gave the signal, and all three applied their magic at once, pushing up against the monster's corpse.

Just as they emerged from a pile of compression, Shi Chun instantly overturned the monster's corpse. Taking Wu Jinliang, who was at a loss, and Weiying by the arm, he darted toward the exit, serving as a guide through the chaos for the two of them.

They couldn't run straight; too many monsters floated and sank in the air ahead, blocking their path.

The three of them swiftly moved, stepping and dodging on the bodies of monsters, heading towards the light.

Those monsters were not blind. Although they may not have reacted at first, they quickly became agitated.

A chorus of "woo woo woo" howls rose in unison.

The beast with the red light in its core, perched atop a mountain peak, immediately straightened its tentacles and shot them out, aimed at the commotion. The eyes of the monsters blocking its vision glowed faintly red, sending out ripples like waves, reaching the monsters near the dodging trio.

A cluster of eyes, glowing faintly red, seemed to lock onto Shi Chun almost simultaneously.

"Woo woo woo..." The creature with the inner core of red light seemed as if it had seen the three with its own eyes, letting out a horn call akin to an enraged roar, its stretched tentacles trembling like violin strings.

The monsters in the indicated direction quickly dispersed to either side, swiftly clearing a path, allowing an opening at the exit, which then rapidly shrank as it was no longer obstructed from closing.

Weiying, who had claimed it was nothing, showed clear signs of being slowed down by her injury. Just as she looked in panic at the shrinking exit in a rush, an unknown hand reached out and pressed against her lower back, giving her a fierce push.

The warm and forceful sensation could confuse past and future alike, as if it touched the soul. She turned her head for a glance and saw Shi Chun, just as her own body suddenly accelerated, shooting out as if from a cannon, rear to go front, instantly surpassing Wu Jinliang and quickly leaving the darkness, abruptly finding herself in the light-diffused, misty forest.

At the same time, due to the reaction force of this push, Shi Chun's speed had sharply fallen behind; relatively speaking, he had almost stopped and needed to land and push off again to rise, but compared to the speed of the closing exit, there was no time, causing Bian Weiyin to scream in terror, "Shi Chun!"

Wu Jinliang, who had followed closely out of the opening, turned his head at the sound and saw many points of light flickering around Shi Chun.

As he was about to send Bian Weiyin on, noticing that the space around the exit had suddenly cleared of obstacles, Shi Chun simultaneously drew out his Wind Scale and activated it.

Before touching the ground again, he swiftly rose, and the flying Wind Scale's speed soared at its fastest, eventually flashing through the closing opening like a streak of light.

Before flashing out, Shi Chun also looked back and directly saw the red-lit core of the monster at the end of the cleared passage, as if they had made eye contact. Shi Chun swiftly turned his head to the front.

Almost just as the streak of light came out, the spatial opening vanished at a flash.

Boom! The streak of light tore through trees and rocks, crushing everything in its path and even mangled some monsters that had come out, revealing them outright. After successive impacts slowing it down, it finally came to a stop only after blasting a mountainous terrain, scattering earth and rock with a loud crash.

Helpless, the streak of light was too fast and the terrain outside the spatial opening was too complex; there was simply no time to turn, so it had to crash into anything it encountered.

Wu Jinliang and Bian Weiyin, who had already landed, turned their heads to watch the streak of light crash onwards.

"Chun Tian!"

"Shi Chun!"

Both cried out one after another and quickly dashed over, scrabbling at the spot where a large crater had been created by the impact.

The earth suddenly burst open, and a figure leaped out of the rubble, spitting and cursing, covered in dirt and grime, with debris falling from their body – if not Shi Chun, then who else could it be? He was relieved to see that Wu Jinliang and Bian Weiyin were both fine.

He turned back to pick up the metallic pine-cone stand in his hand, repeatedly applying mana with force, but the scales of the Wind Scale did not respond anymore, suddenly lamenting, "What kind of Magical Treasure is this? It's useless after just one crash."

Bian Weiyin didn't care about any Magical Treasure, nor if he was dirty, suddenly rushing over and hugging him tightly, clinging to him, nearly crying with joy. She had truly been frightened moments ago.

This scene made Wu Jinliang feel awkward, really wanting to remind the two that there was a time and place for everything. They were not even out of danger yet, and here they were, so eager. Was this the same City Lord Bian who had stood proud in the rain, a killer the night they first met?

The sudden weight of someone on his body made Shi Chun feel a sharp, excruciating pain, stumbling a step and nearly falling.

Sensing something was wrong, Bian Weiyin quickly let go and supported him.

Wu Jinliang's gaze also landed on Shi Chun's bent back, where he could see blossoms of blood beginning to burgeon on the dirt-covered back, blood spreading out with each bloom. Where each bloom appeared, there was a tear in the clothes.

He too quickly offered support, asking in surprise, "What happened to your back?"

Bian Weiyin leaned in to see and was shocked as well.

Shi Chun shook his head, "It's nothing, just some Wind Scale scales that followed behind and pierced into my body."

Seeing there were some tears in his clothes that were not yet soaked with blood, Wu Jinliang hurriedly lifted the hem of Shi Chun's long shirt, only to find blood blossoming on Shi Chun's trousers as well, immediately asking, "Is it fatal?"

Shi Chun replied, "Not fatal, I'll use a Cultivation Technique to force them out later."

Seeing Bian Weiyin's tears of distress, Wu Jinliang hurried to console her, "Sister-in-law, his life's a tough one; as long as it's not fatal, he won't die."

He was well aware of Shi Chun's strong recuperative powers.

Unexpectedly, Bian Weiyin, ungrateful, immediately scolded him, "Your life is the cheap one!"

"…" Wu Jinliang was stupefied.

Shi Chun said, "Let's go, we should leave this place. Jinliang, take out your Wind Scale."

Not knowing their location in the Moon Sea, steering the Wind Scale would be the most expedient means of escape.

Just as Wu Jinliang took out the Wind Scale, they heard the furious blaring of "whoosh whoosh whoosh" horn sounds.

The three of them turned their heads in alarm, only to be startled to see the spatial crack near their exit point opening again; a dark red monster floated out, countless eyes seemingly fixed on them, stirring the trees, roaring as it came toward them.

The trio quickly scanned the surroundings, noting the shaking trees and shadows flickering in the air, realizing they were surrounded by monsters.

Then, at that moment, cloud clusters in the sky shattered as if into pieces, and several figures suddenly descended from the heavens, their speed as fast as teleportation.

By the time Shi Chun and his companions realized what was happening and looked up, they barely made out a figure in the air slamming a palm towards the ground. Boom - the dark red monster was flattened to the earth as if pancaked, and then they couldn't see anything clearly, as the powerful force swept away everything around like dead leaves before a storm.

Trees snapped or uprooted and earth and rocks blew away like dust, countless monsters were blown off by the shockwave, and Shi Chun and the others were knocked around by the impact, carried away with the wind, tumbling uncontrollably.

When the three of them opened their eyes again from different spots, they only saw several black-clothed, masked individuals binding the dark red monster with shiny silver chains, wrapping it like a zongzi (rice dumpling), dragging it swiftly into the air. After departing from the Moon Sea Forest, several figures vanished into the distant sky with a flash, carrying away their catch.

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