In the darkness, Lu Ye slowly woke up and immediately felt the pain of his wounds. Beside him, there was the sound of heavy breathing. It was Hu Po.
He opened his eyes and clearly saw his surroundings.
In a dark and deep passageway, there was the sound of wind whimpering in his ears. This passageway wasn't sealed, but was open at both ends.
Realizing this, Lu Ye immediately understood that he should still be in the Heaven Splitting Gorge.
He didn't know how long he had been unconscious for, but it couldn't have been too long. Hu Po didn't bring him through the Heaven Splitting Gorge, so it seemed that there was an accident.
The map had indicated that the Heaven Splitting Gorge was an extremely complicated terrain.
After entering the Heaven Splitting Gorge, it was only an ordinary gorge at first. The terrain on both sides was a little steep, but as they went further in, the gorge was separated by a lone mountain peak. One path became two, and as they went further in, two paths became four paths, four paths became eight paths …
In the end, there were dozens of paths in the Heaven Splitting Gorge, and these paths weren't completely isolated. The mountain peaks that separated them were filled with passageways that ran through both ends. Through these passageways, one could go back and forth between the paths.
The constantly splitting paths and the countless passageways that connected these paths made the depths of the Heaven Splitting Gorge into an extremely huge natural maze.
This was also the reason why Lu Ye chose to pass through the Heaven Splitting Gorge. With such a complicated terrain, unless one was a cultivator who spent a lot of time here, it would be very difficult to find the right direction.
And he had the valuable map in his hands. With the map in hand, he didn't have to worry about getting lost. As long as he followed the directions on the map, he would be able to pass through the Heaven Splitting Gorge.
He just didn't expect to encounter some sudden changes outside the Heaven Splitting Gorge, causing his current situation to be somewhat unfavorable.
The passageway he was in now should be a passageway in one of the mountain peaks. In other words, he was in the maze inside the Heaven Splitting Gorge.
Sitting up, Lu Ye was a little stunned. That was because his outer clothes had been taken off and torn into strips by someone to bandage his wounds. Judging from the clumsy technique, it should have been Yiyi's doing. Hu Po clearly had the ability to do so.
"Lu Ye, you're awake?" Yiyi floated over from the side and said in surprise.
Hu Po also raised his head and glanced at him.
Lu Ye nodded, feeling the injuries on his body. Before he fell unconscious, he had taken two healing pills, and now his injuries were showing signs of improvement. However, if he wanted to fully recover, it would still take a few days.
Although Zhang Wu had severely injured him, the most dangerous injury on his body was caused by the young master's spirit talisman slash. At that time, Lu Ye had activated the defensive spirit tattoo in time, but from the results, that slash had clearly broken through the defensive spirit tattoo and left an inch-deep wound on his chest.
It had to be known that Zhang Wu's attack could not break through the defense of the Imperial Guard, but the talisman did. The talisman that the young master had used in a moment of crisis was obviously very powerful. If there was no Imperial Guard, that attack would have taken Lu Ye's life.
After making sure that his injuries weren't too serious and that he was just a little weak, Lu Ye took out a set of clothes from his storage bag and put them on. He then took out a water bag and some food and tossed them to Big Tiger before eating as well.
"How long have I been asleep?" Lu Ye asked as she ate.
"One day and one night." Yiyi sat cross-legged in front of him and replied in a low voice.
"What happened?"
"There are a lot of people around and they should be looking for us. We almost exposed our whereabouts a few times and now we are lost …"
Lu Ye nodded, this was within his expectations.
After he had used the young master to severely injure Zhang Wu, he originally did not plan to fight him head on. With that kind of injury, as long as he delayed, Zhang Wu would become weaker and weaker. Waiting for Zhang Wu to be exhausted before finding a chance to kill him was undoubtedly a better strategy.
However, when he saw the red light on the back of Zhang Wu's hand, he knew that his original plan would not work.
The battlefield imprint on the back of a cultivator's hand not only recorded some information, it could also be used for communication. Zhang Wu was obviously calling for people at that time, so Lu Ye had no choice but to end the battle quickly.
After killing Zhang Wu, he originally planned to pass through the Heaven Splitting Gorge as soon as possible. As long as he passed through the Heaven Splitting Gorge, he would be out of Jiuxing sect's sphere of influence. By then, Jiuxing sect would not be able to do anything to him.
However, it seemed that Jiuxing sect's reaction was faster than he expected. A large number of cultivators had already entered the Heaven Splitting Gorge and were searching for him.
After all, it was their young master who had been killed, so it was reasonable for Jiuxing sect to react fiercely.
Right now, Lu Ye was safe, but his situation was definitely not good. He had to fight against an entire Sect by himself, and even if that Sect was only an Eighth-Grade one, it was still not something Lu Ye could withstand. In the end, he was just a Second-Order Spirit Stream Realm cultivator who had only entered the Spirit Stream Battlefield three months ago.
As he ate, he fell into deep thought.
Right now, relying on his own strength alone was not feasible. Near Jiuxing sect was Xuan Sect. These two forces belonged to different camps and were so close to each other, so there must be some grievances between them.
Xuan Sect would not turn a blind eye to the commotion caused by Jiuxing sect. If he guessed correctly, Xuan Sect might make some moves.
In that case, Xuan Sect might be able to help him share some of the pressure.
However, he could not take the initiative to cooperate with Xuan Sect. Firstly, his identity as a disciple of Jade Blood Sect could not be exposed. Secondly, he was just a Second Order Spirit Stream Realm cultivator and did not have the qualifications to cooperate with them.
Of course, this was the most ideal situation. Whether Xuan Sect would interfere or not, Lu Ye did not know.
"I'm sorry!" Yi Yi suddenly apologized. She felt that Lu Ye seemed to be a little angry.
Lu Ye looked up at her and mumbled, "Did you do something wrong?"
Yi Yi said, "I'll be more careful next time. I won't expose my whereabouts so easily."
When she was trapped in the Profound Spirit Bell, she only felt endless darkness enveloping her and could not see any light. It was only when she vaguely heard Lu Ye's voice that she calmed down.
To be honest, she was really surprised that Lu Ye would save her. That was because there were four cultivators, and basically all of them had a higher cultivation than Lu Ye.
In that case, even if Lu Ye abandoned her, she wouldn't blame him. After all, they were just partners, and they hadn't worked together for long. They hadn't established a deep friendship yet, so there was no need for Lu Ye to disregard his own safety for her.
However, Lu Ye still went …
She couldn't be blamed for this. When she was scouting her surroundings, she found the four Jiu Xing sect cultivators. She wanted to sneak in to check out the situation, but who knew that they had set up a Profound Spirit Bell in advance, trapping her inside.
However, at the end of the day, this matter was because she was not careful enough. If she did not get too close, the Profound Spirit Bell would not have been activated.
In the end, Lu Ye was seriously injured and unconscious. Yi Yi blamed herself even more.
Swallowing the food in his mouth, Lu Ye looked at Yi Yi and said, "I asked you to investigate the surroundings. It's not your fault that you were trapped. I should save you. I was injured because my cultivation was not good enough. You don't have to feel sorry for anyone."
Yi Yi looked at Lu Ye with a touched face. She felt that the person in front of her was the best person in the world.
Unexpectedly, Lu Ye changed the topic, "However, if you can't teach Hu Po well, then I think it's better for us to part ways!"
"Hu Po … What's wrong with Hu Po?" Yi Yi was confused.
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