Gently tapping his foot, with a few swift movements, Wang Junze arrived at the edge of the forest.

After a brief look around, it seemed the entire forest consisted of only one type of tree. Wang Junze didn't recognize what kind of tree it was, but he could sense that there seemed to be a special power contained within these trees.

Reaching this point, Wang Junze was almost certain that there was definitely something wrong with this forest, yet he vaguely felt as if there was some familiar presence here, drawing him in.

After some thought, Wang Junze let out a slight cold smile and finally stepped into it.

In the distance, those three watched Wang Junze enter the forest, and they seemed to have lost all strength, plopping down to the ground, gasping for breath.

"What tricks are you playing?"

Furrowing her brows slightly, Peng Ru asked in a deep voice.

"Don't ask anymore. Get the Netherworld Flying Ship out, let's hurry and escape!"

Shaking her head, the woman urged anxiously.

"What?"

In an instant, a hint of murderous intent flashed through Peng Ru's eyes, she coldly retorted.

As she spoke, the sword in her hand was already drawn, directly pointing at the three.

"Miss, at this point, we might as well tell you the truth. Your master is doomed!" Lifting her head, the woman explained in a low voice, "We are all Refining Spirit cultivators, we don't want to be your enemy, let's all escape together on the Netherworld Flying Ship."

"Explain clearly, or else... I'll kill you right now!"

The Sword Edge flickered slightly, Peng Ru pursued further.

"This island is called Mirage Island! It's one of the deadliest places in the Nether Sea; anyone who enters the Mirage Forest will never be able to leave alive."

"What did you say?"

Hearing this, Peng Ru's expression changed suddenly, staring at the other party, her eyes filled with even more killing intent.

On the way here, she had already learned about the previous events from the three and had some suspicions about their ulterior motives. Still, because she trusted Wang Junze's strength, she didn't speak up or interfere.

But she never expected that the seemingly ordinary forest turned out to be such a deadly place.

"Don't look at me like that, if it wasn't for him refusing to give us a way out, we wouldn't have harmed him!" Another person interjected with a cold sneer, "This is the Nether Sea, yet he wouldn't even leave one Netherworld Flying Ship for us. Isn't that forcing us to die?"

"Luckily, he was greedy enough to actually believe there's a treasure... Ha, knowing nothing about the Nether Sea, yet daring to believe such tall tales, he deserves to die here."

Getting up slowly from the ground, the woman looked impatiently at Peng Ru and said, "Stop the nonsense. Hand over the Netherworld Flying Ship, and we can take you with us, or else... don't blame us for being ruthless, we are all Refining Spirit cultivators; you can't possibly defeat the three of us alone!"

"Are you really sure he won't come out?" Slightly squinting her eyes, Peng Ru asked slowly, "Since you've said this much, I'm not afraid to tell you, I, too, was only brought here by force. It's just... you've also seen my master's skills previously, if he comes out alive and finds we've escaped, no matter where we flee, he definitely won't spare us."

Hearing Peng Ru's words, the three of them relaxed slightly.

Although they claimed they weren't afraid of Peng Ru, in reality, they felt the full force of the Sword Intent she emitted when she had broken through earlier. If it came to fighting, even if they won, it would be a pyrrhic victory. They were not willing to risk their lives with Peng Ru unless there was no other option.

"It's impossible to escape. I've witnessed it with my own eyes, not just one or two Void-Breaking Powerhouses have entered, but no one has ever come out alive."

Looking at Peng Ru, the woman continued to explain patiently, "The Mirage Forest is not actually a real forest, it's an illusion. Once you enter it, you'll be trapped in an Illusion Realm... Unless you're a cultivator above Entering the Path level, it's impossible to break free!"

"Enough, stop the nonsense, are you coming or not?"

"Off to go, I'm here to... send you on your way!"

A hint of mad killing intent flashed in her eyes, and in the next moment, Peng Ru thrust out her sword abruptly, aiming directly at the vital points of the three!

All those words just spoken were merely to extract the truth from the other party; as for really fleeing with them... how could it be!

Not to mention whether Wang Junze would really be trapped here, even if he truly died... on what basis should she take these three away?!

Do they truly think being Refining Spirit means similar strength?

Disciples of the Profound Moon Sword Sect always trample Loose Cultivators of the same Realm effortlessly, not to mention on the barren island, under Wang Junze's guidance, she had understood Sword Intent!

In an instant, moon-white sword light suddenly exploded, mixed with the terrifying Sword Intent from the Swordfish!

In just a blink of an eye, one person fell beneath Peng Ru's sword!

"Profound Moon Sword Technique, are you a disciple of the Profound Moon Sword Sect?"

With one sword strike, the woman recognized the Profound Moon Sword Technique, her eyes filled with fear as if suddenly realizing something, desperation filling her eyes: "Is he Ye Piaoling?!"

These days, Ye Piaoling had become too famous in Netherworld City!

Coupled with a female disciple of the Profound Moon Sword Sect by his side, naturally deducing Ye Piaoling's identity wasn't hard.

"No, weren't you also kidnapped by him? Why do you side with him?"

Glaring at Peng Ru, the woman asked incredulously.

She was also a captive; should she not be trying to escape? Why was she so devoted to Ye Piaoling!

"Yes, but... compared to him, I hate you more!"

With a hint of madness in her eyes, Peng Ru swung her sword again, letting the night be painted with blood once more.

In a matter of mere moments, all three were slain!

Only then did Peng Ru stand amidst the blood, gazing at the distant Mirage Forest, a trace of worry etched between her brows.

These past days of being together gave her an entirely different feeling about Wang Junze.

The others all thought she had been captured by Wang Junze and must be considering escaping. But in reality, only she knew that she and her fellows' lives were saved by Wang Junze, and that Wang Junze had never forced her to do anything.

Even if he were a Demon Cultivator, she was willing to entrust her life to him.

Moreover, she had yet to find her mentor's whereabouts, let alone seek revenge. Without Wang Junze, she couldn't survive in the Nether Sea on her own.

But... can Wang Junze really come out of the Mirage Forest?

Although those three deserved to die, she also sensed they weren't lying. The danger here far exceeded expectations.

Gritting her teeth, Peng Ru didn't leave but sat directly on the ground nearby, waiting quietly for Wang Junze to emerge.

Though she didn't know why, she had a persistent feeling.

No matter how dangerous it was here, it wouldn't be easy to kill Wang Junze.

After all, before stepping into the Mirage Forest, Wang Junze had already signaled with his eyes and had long suspected that there might be danger; under such circumstances, how could he have entered without some assurance?

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