At this moment, Dong Quan and the rest of the Red Scarves Alliance's forces had arrived as well.
Ye Xin turned to look at the mainland. "This is strange. Could there be something strange on that island?"
"Let's not worry about that now. Let's catch up to him first. We can't let Miao Yi escape." Gu Sanzheng waved his hand and led the group forward.
As soon as they landed on the beach, the three of them immediately released their Crystal-Armored Hurricane Beasts. The rest of the group also released their dragon steeds …
Meanwhile, Zhao Fei, who was the first to escape into the mountains, suddenly waved his hand and whispered to the other two beside him, "There's demonic energy."
Miao Yi and Sikong Wuwei immediately opened their transcendence vision and saw a faint gray mist drifting in the depths of the mountains. It was demonic energy. If they didn't open their transcendence vision, they wouldn't be able to see it.
"Damn it! Even the demonic energy has turned into mist. Just how many demons are hiding in the mountains up ahead? " Sikong Wuwei cursed, "I wonder how strong the demons are. Can we even make it through?"
"Let's circle around them. We should try not to provoke them if we can," Miao Yi said.
Zhao Fei nodded in agreement. "We don't know what's going on up ahead, and there are pursuers behind us. We'll be in trouble if we get caught in a pincer attack. We shouldn't waste time."
The three of them swept their gazes around, then immediately dashed towards the valley on the right.
Just as they entered the valley, Zhao Fei and Sikong Wuwei exchanged glances. The hammer in Sikong Wuwei's hand suddenly grew bigger, and he swung it directly at a boulder halfway up the mountain with a thunderous boom.
Before Miao Yi could understand what was going on, he saw a person jump out from behind the boulder and shout, "Mercy, Great Immortal Niu!"
When Miao Yi saw who it was, he was dumbfounded. He shouted, "Stop!"
Sikong Wuwei had no way of stopping the hammer when it was swung out. The speed and force behind the hammer was simply too ferocious. Even the person wielding the hammer was unable to control it, and could only use the rebound force to summon it back. This was also why the Mountain Suppressing Hammer could only be swung in a straight line.
However, it wasn't like there was no way to save it. Sikong Wuwei quickly invoked his arts and pointed his finger, causing the Mountain Suppressing Hammer to shrink back to its original size. However, the tiny hammer borrowed its original strength and smashed the boulder into smithereens with a loud boom. The man was so frightened that he fell to the ground, hugging his head and shivering.
After retrieving his hammer, Sikong Wuwei turned to Miao Yi and asked curiously, "What's going on?"
"Great Deity Niu?" Zhao Fei looked at him curiously.
"Let's take a look first." Miao Yi led the two of them in a flash.
The lean man who was prostrating on the ground slowly raised his head. His mustache was messy like grass and he had shifty eyes. It seemed exceptionally wretched.
Miao Yi was overjoyed when he saw it. Indeed, he wasn't mistaken. It was none other than the second demon he met when he came to the Sea of Constellations to hunt, the rat spirit Pi Junzi.
"Great Deity Niu, we meet again. I've missed you so much."
Pi Junzi, who had luckily escaped the Mountain Suppressing Hammer, crawled to his feet and forced a smile. He nodded and bowed as he glanced at the Mountain Suppressing Hammer in Sikong Wuwei's hand. He still felt a lingering fear. If not for the fact that he knew the person before him, he would have been smashed into a meat patty.
Miao Yi asked curiously, "Pi Junzi, why are you here?"
Pi Junzi said meekly, "This lowly one is patrolling the mountains here."
"Patrolling the mountains?" Miao Yi was surprised. His memory wasn't that bad, so he was sure this wasn't Pi Junzi's original territory. There was quite a bit of distance between the two places.
His gaze fell upon the golden bracelet on Pi Junzi's wrist, and he immediately understood. This unlucky bastard had also participated in the Sea of Constellations Subjugation Crusade.
At that moment, the sounds of battle in the distance had already ended. Miao Yi didn't have time to ask any questions. He simply said, "Since you are patrolling the mountains here, you must be very familiar with this place. Bring us to a safe place to hide."
Pi Junzi was no fool. He could guess that Miao Yi and the others were probably being hunted by a powerful enemy. He quickly nodded and said, "Follow me."
He quickly led the three of them deeper into the valley.
When they arrived at a steep and treacherous mountain gorge, Pi Junzi pushed away a large boulder at the foot of the cliff, revealing a pitch-black cave behind it. He extended his hand and invited the three of them in.
The three of them exchanged glances, slightly wary. Miao Yi immediately pointed his spear at Pi Junzi and warned, "You better not try anything funny. He warned, "You better not play any tricks. Otherwise, I guarantee you will die a horrible death."
Pi Junzi had experienced this man's ruthlessness before, so he quickly waved his hand and said, "I won't play any tricks. I won't. This is a cave that I personally dug out. However, I will have to ask the three of you to restrain your human aura."
There was no time to lose. They could already hear the galloping of dragon steeds in the distance, so they had no choice but to enter the cave. Once inside, Pi Junzi replaced the large boulder on the outside and covered the cave entrance once more.
The cave entrance wasn't big, but it was quite spacious inside. The cave was so deep that they couldn't see the end of it. There were even stone steps that led down the cave. It was pitch-black, but with their transcendence vision, they didn't have to worry about not being able to see the path.
As soon as he saw the situation, Miao Yi immediately realized that something was wrong. The passageway into the cave was so large, and the steps were so neatly built. It didn't seem like a place for a single person to live in. Furthermore, there was a mixed demonic aura lingering inside the cave. It wasn't just Pi Junzi's aura.
The Inversed-Scales Spear suddenly shot out and hooked onto Pi Junzi's neck with its barb. Miao Yi said solemnly, "Pi Junzi. Don't tell me that this is your temporary residence."
Pi Junzi immediately waved his hand and said, "Lord Niu, this humble one is definitely not lying. This humble one took several years to dig out all the caves on this island. I only ask that you keep your voice down. Most of the Yao cultivators on this island live underground. That's why I asked you to restrain your human aura. If only you could stimulate a little demonic aura from your Yao Cores to conceal it. You should have experience with this, right?"
'He has experience?' Zhao Fei and Sikong Wuwei both looked at Miao Yi.
Unexpectedly, Miao Yi was enraged. "How dare you bring us into a demon's lair!"
'You're afraid of a demon's lair? It's not like you've never barged into a demon's lair before. Even Commander Yuan was killed by you! ' Pi Junzi cursed in his heart. He hurriedly waved his hand and said, "This humble one is being kind. There are many tree demons on this island. If I didn't bring you here, you would definitely be discovered if you were to walk around outside. I was the one who dug the underground tunnels that lead to all directions. I'm the only one who is most familiar with them. I wouldn't have dared to bring Lord Niu here if I wasn't confident!"
Hearing this, Sikong Wuwei and Zhao Fei were certain that this person was truly a Yao from the Sea of Constellations. But how did Miao Yi know a Yao cultivator from the Sea of Constellations? Why did this Yao cultivator call Miao Yi 'Great Deity Niu' and 'Lord Niu'?
In the end, the three of them followed Pi Junzi's instructions and retracted their human aura, using their Yao Cores to stimulate demonic aura to conceal themselves. Then, under Pi Junzi's guidance, they put away their battle armors and untied their hair buns, allowing their hair to cover half of their faces as they continued deeper into the tunnels.
Miao Yi didn't dare to be careless. He placed a few tiny mantids on Pi Junzi's body, and the others surrounded Pi Junzi as they moved forward.
After walking for a short distance, Sikong Wuwei's heart began to race. This was his first time barging into a demon's lair. It was a little too exciting. He couldn't help but secretly transmit his voice to Miao Yi, "Miao Yi, what's going on? It seems like this Yao cultivator is very afraid of you!"
Zhao Fei wasn't too confident either. He had lived for so long, but he had never done something like this before.
"It's hard to explain everything now. In any case, this Yao is a rat spirit. He was defeated by me. I'll explain in detail when we get the chance later," Miao Yi replied with his voice transmission …
Almost all of the troops from the Red Scarves Alliance had come ashore by now. They rode their mounts into the forest.
"There's demonic aura up ahead!"
Just as they crossed over a mountain, Gu Sanzheng suddenly raised his hand and shouted. The troops immediately came to a halt.
Everyone opened their transcendence vision and saw that there were quite a few demons on Scorpion Island. However, it was precisely because of this that Ye Xin furrowed her brows and said, "Since there are so many demons on the island, it's not likely that they would let Miao Yi and the others come and go so easily. Why aren't there any signs of resistance?"
"We don't know how many Yao cultivators there are on the island, so it wouldn't be good for us to spread out and search." Gu Sanzheng turned to Tan Lao and said, "It's up to you now."
Tan Lao nodded and said, "As long as they're still on the island, they won't be able to escape."
With a flip of his hand, he grabbed a red-nosed black fox from his beast sack and brought it up to his face. After squeaking a few times, he casually tossed the red-nosed black fox onto the ground.
The black fox stuck its nose to the ground and sniffed around a few times. Eventually, it seemed to have smelled something strange. It raised its head and looked in the direction of the valley Miao Yi and the others had entered earlier. After sniffing a few times, it turned back to Tan Lao and squeaked a few more times. Then, it turned around and quickly dashed off.
"I found it. It went that way!" Tan Lao pointed in the direction the black fox had run off to.
The troops immediately followed behind the black fox. Soon, they arrived at the valley in the rocky mountain.
It didn't take much effort for the red-nosed black fox to find the place Miao Yi and the others had entered earlier. It was currently lying in the gap between a boulder and the stone wall, scratching its claws...
At this moment, Miao Yi and the others had already followed Pi Junzi through the underground labyrinth. If they didn't have Pi Junzi to lead the way, they would definitely get lost down here. They soon arrived at Pi Junzi's cave.
For safety's sake, Pi Junzi had even dug a secret passage in his own cave and led the others in once again.
After entering Pi Junzi's private secret chamber, Pi Junzi heaved a sigh of relief and said, "Lord Niu, you can speak without worry now."
The group looked at the small space. Zhao Fei frowned and said, "There's only one way in. If someone outside blocks the exit, won't we be trapped here forever?"
Pi Junzi cupped his fists and said, "Don't worry, Lord." He pointed to a corner of the wall that was no different from the rest of the area and said, "I have prepared an escape route there that leads straight to the bottom of the ocean. Lord Niu, if you want to leave, I can send you off right now. "
This wasn't his first time dealing with Miao Yi. Even though Miao Yi was ruthless, as long as Pi Junzi cooperated, he should be fine. When the two of them first met, Miao Yi had kept his promise and let him go. Otherwise, Miao Yi could have taken his life while he was unconscious.
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