Lin Yi took out the map and decided to make an exception and travel through the night. He had to get ahead of Meng Tong's group and reach the only way back to the back mountain hall.
Xiao Ran and Qiao Hongcai's current situation could only be described in two ways. Either the herbs had been stolen, or the herbs had not been stolen and they were still on the road to escape.
Regardless of the outcome, the two of them, along with Meng Tong's group, had to return to the back mountain hall before noon. Otherwise, according to the bald elder at the back mountain hall, no matter who it was, they would die a horrible death!
This was simple. Lin Yi only had to rush to the back mountain hall before everyone else. Whether he met Xiao Ran and Qiao Hongcai first or Meng Tong's group first, he would be able to solve the problem.
As long as he had great strength, no matter how complicated the problem was, it could be easily solved.
As soon as he thought about it, Lin Yi put the Skybolt Pig into the space in the jade pendant and immediately set off.
It was said before that in the back mountains, even in the outer area where the danger level was the lowest, it was still extremely dangerous for a foundation establishment practitioner like Lin Yi to move around at night.
This was because not only would his senses be weakened, it would be easy for him to get lost, and it would be easy for him to run into powerful spirit beasts that he would not see during the day. One must know that by nature, many spirit beasts would only come out at night to look for food.
Simply put, if Lin Yi had a 50% chance of winning against an early-stage Foundation Establishment spirit beast during the day, then at night, he might not even have a 30% chance of winning.
No matter how strong a cultivator was, there was one thing that could not be changed. Humans were not nocturnal creatures. The night had always stood on the opposite side of humans.
Fortunately, the moonlight was still bright that night, so Lin Yi would not get lost halfway.
Along the way, he passed by a few powerful spirit beasts. Among them, there were even dangerous existences that were comparable to the Nine-tailed Cloud Leopard. But in the end, Lin Yi dodged all of them.
Of course, even if they couldn't avoid it, it wouldn't be a problem. After all, the spirit beast god was still guarding the space inside the jade pendant. Wouldn't it be a piece of cake to scare away these spirit beasts that were only at the early stage of the Foundation Establishment Realm?
After traveling for an entire night, Lin Yi finally arrived at his destination when the sky turned bright.
His current location was less than 20 miles away from the rear mountain hall. It was a rare open space in the periphery of the rear mountain. The reason for this was that there was an ancient tree that was at least 300 feet tall growing here.
In a dense forest that was no taller than a hundred feet. This ancient tree could be said to be a crane in a flock of chickens. Its huge canopy blocked most of the sunlight, so naturally, nothing could grow below it. Thus, it looked rather empty.
Standing on the canopy, the excellent field of vision meant that he could perfectly monitor everything around him. This happened to be the only way back to the rear mountain hall. As for the movements of the other newcomers from the Soaring Pavilion and the Mysterious Pavilion, Lin Yi had no way of knowing. But at least the newcomers from the Blue Cloud Pavilion who were placed in this direction would not be able to slip past him.
Standing at Lin Yi's height and looking down, it was impossible. If one or two people moved stealthily, there might be a possibility of missing them. But if Meng Tong and the others moved together, it was impossible.
After standing guard for half an hour. As Lin Yi expected, a dense commotion came from not far below, startling a flock of weak birds.
There were people approaching quickly, and there were quite a few of them!
Lin Yi observed with rapt attention. The corners of his mouth curled into a playful smile. Judging from the commotion, those people seemed to be heading right for him!
"Brother Xiao, you go first. I'll bring up the rear for you! Anyway, all the herbs on me have been snatched away. They can't do anything to me! "Qiao Hongcai followed closely behind Xiao Ran and suggested anxiously.
Unlike Lin Yi, who was placed in the most dangerous area of the rear mountain, Xiao Ran and Qiao Hongcai's initial drop-off point did not receive any special treatment. In the beginning, the two of them had a relatively smooth journey and collected quite a number of herbs. But that was where the problem arose.
Their drop-off point was not far from the other newcomers. Just a day later, the two of them naturally encountered the other newcomers. Without any surprise, they were targeted by Meng Tong and the others.
Just as the two of them were on their way to Sanxi Kou to meet up with Lin Yi, Qiao Hongcai was the first to be ambushed. With his strength, he could not deal with Meng Tong and the others. Not only were the herbs that he had painstakingly collected stolen, he was also heavily injured.
If it wasn't for the bald elder's repeated warnings not to kill anyone, he would have been the first newcomer to die in this trial.
After the successful ambush and ruthlessly ridiculing Qiao Hongcai, Meng Tong and the others turned to deal with Xiao Ran. However, they did not expect that Qiao Hongcai, who was tailing them, would find Xiao Ran first. This caused Meng Tong's ambush plan to fail, and the two of them successfully broke out of the encirclement.
Just as Lin Yi had predicted, the two of them did not want to implicate Lin Yi, so they decided to give up on Sanxi Kou. Instead, they turned and ran towards the rear mountain hall. As long as they could reach the rear mountain hall before Meng Tong and the others could catch up to them, even if the trial ended, Meng Tong and the others would not be able to steal Xiao Ran's herbs.
That was how the current scene came to be. The two of them were running wildly in front, while Meng Tong and his group were chasing after them about a hundred feet behind them.
Qiao Hongcai was already injured, and when they broke out of the encirclement, Xiao Ran had already consumed a large amount of his vital energy. After this period of running with all his strength, his vital energy was about to be exhausted. If this continued, before they could reach the rear mountain hall, the two of them would be the first to fall.
At this time, Qiao Hongcai had made this suggestion. It was obvious that she had the idea of being barefoot and not afraid of wearing shoes. In any case, he had no more herbs, and Meng Tong and the others did not dare to kill him directly. Dragging it out for a while was better than the two of them collapsing together.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Ran was panting heavily as he rejected the idea. "No! Although they do not dare to kill you directly, you have ruined their plans. In a fit of anger, they might cripple you and abolish your cultivation. I cannot let you take this risk! "
Hearing Xiao Ran's words, Qiao Hongcai was suddenly shocked, and her heart was filled with a lingering fear.
Yes, although the rules of the trial forbade killing, there was no rule that said that people could not be abolished. If her cultivation was really abolished, she would become a cripple. That would be worse than death!
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