The Exit Disappears
Translator: Cinder Translations
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"Thank you, Brother Xue, for your concern. Be careful as well; the white tiger may wake up at any time and return to the mountaintop."
Mu Yunxin had a deeply caring expression.
Xue Gu nodded and lightly headed toward the mountaintop.
Jie Ku followed closely behind him.
After watching the two of them disappear from sight, Mu Yunxin turned to Song Wen.
"Elder Wu, I believe your words; the white tiger's den is not at the mountaintop."
Song Wen frowned slightly and asked, "If that's the case, what were you trying to accomplish just now?"
Mu Yunxin scoffed.
"If I didn't say that, how could I lead those two fools to the mountaintop? If they don't go to the mountaintop, who will help us distract the white tiger?"
"Do you have a way to draw the white tiger to the mountaintop?" Song Wen inquired.
"Elder, you are proficient in lightning techniques and have been to the mountaintop yourself. Even if it's shrouded in clouds, you should still be able to identify its location. As long as you unleash a lightning technique that strikes the mountaintop, it will surely attract the white tiger's attention, causing it to go check it out. With Xue Gu and Jie Ku drawing the white tiger's notice, the three of us can take the opportunity to enter the stone hall," Mu Yunxin explained.
Upon hearing this, Song Wen did not respond but fell into deep thought.
Mu Yunxin's plan sounded feasible.
But it was not without risks.
Unleashing a lightning technique would generate strong spiritual power fluctuations.
If the white tiger was not attracted by the lightning but instead followed the spiritual power fluctuations instead, then it would expose Song Wen, Mu Yunxin, and Rong Jingyun.
"Elder Wu, you must decide quickly. If we delay too long, Xue Gu and Jie Ku might go down the mountain, and we would miss our opportunity," Mu Yunxin urged.
Song Wen turned to look at Rong Jingyun.
"Elder Rong, what do you think of this plan?"
Rong Jingyun replied, "Although it's a bit risky, it's not a bad plan."
Song Wen nodded. "Since both of you agree, let's proceed with this plan."
Compared to Rong Jingyun and Mu Yunxin, he had an advantage in escape techniques and also had a death puppet.
If he really faced the white tiger, having the two of them delay it would alleviate his worries about being unable to escape.
The three quickly decided and headed toward the stone hall.
In less than a quarter of an hour, the three of them reappeared beneath the cliff below the stone hall.
After signaling Rong Jingyun and Mu Yunxin to be on guard, Song Wen began to invoke the Great Cave Divine Thunder.
Xue Gu and Jie Ku had set out before Song Wen and should have reached the mountaintop by now.
Under the watchful and tense gazes of Mu Yunxin and Rong Jingyun, Song Wen completed the lightning incantation.
Threads of lightning appeared in the cloudy sky, rapidly gathering together.
"Crack!"
A loud noise echoed.
A lightning bolt the thickness of a water barrel struck down toward the mountaintop.
"Roar!"
The white tiger in the stone hall suddenly awakened.
It looked up at the lightning bolt descending from the sky, feeling worried about its old lair.
Though the tiger's den was empty, it was, after all, a place it had lived in for over a hundred years.
It was the most comfortable and relaxing place for the white tiger!
It could not be neglected!
The white tiger immediately smashed open the stone hall's door, flapped its wings, and flew toward the mountaintop.
Seeing this, Song Wen and the other two felt a surge of excitement and no longer restrained their auras. Instead, they each used their best escape techniques to fly up the cliff and head toward the stone hall.
The square outside the stone hall was about two zhang wide.
The three of them shot across the square like arrows released from a bow.
To reach the stone hall's entrance in the shortest distance, they dared not fly high and stayed close to the ground.
As they rushed past, the wind they created stirred up the accumulated snow on the square, causing the snow to swirl behind them.
Song Wen was in the lead, rushing ahead.
Rong Jingyun followed closely behind.
Bringing up the rear was Mu Yunxin.
But the distance between the three of them wasn't far, only a couple of zhang apart.
Just as the stone hall's entrance was in sight, suddenly two figures rushed out from the side.
It was actually Jie Ku and Xue Gu.
The two who should have been at the mountaintop suddenly appeared in the square outside the stone hall.
They had rushed out from the side and back of the stone hall.
"Mu Yunxin, you treacherous woman! I've treated you well, yet you used me to lure me into danger. Truly, the hearts of women are the most venomous."
"If it weren't for Jie Ku and me keeping an eye out and not heading straight to the mountaintop, but instead sending the 'Dark Stinger Bee' to scout the way, Jie Ku and I would have probably died in the belly of the tiger and become your stepping stones to escape the secret realm,"
Xue Gu yelled as he rushed toward the stone hall.
Seeing the appearance of Xue Gu and Jie Ku, the faces of Song Wen and the others changed dramatically.
The fact that these two didn't go to the mountaintop meant that no one was distracting the white tiger. After discovering that the mountaintop was empty, the white tiger would surely return immediately.
But with the arrow on the string, there was no retreat.
The three had no choice but to press forward toward the stone hall.
Song Wen was the first to step into the stone hall, followed closely by Rong Jingyun.
Mu Yunxin encountered Xue Gu and Jie Ku outside the main door.
Perhaps worried that Song Wen and Rong Jingyun had entered the stone hall before them and would close the door, using them to lure the white tiger.
Although Xue Gu hated Mu Yunxin to the core, he did not take action against her.
Both sides were very restrained and entered the stone hall together.
However, when they saw the situation inside the stone hall, everyone's face turned ashen.
Inside the stone hall, there were only a few pillars; nothing else was present.
Where was the exit to the outside world?
"Where's the exit? Why is there no exit to the secret realm?"
Mu Yunxin's face turned pale, disbelief written all over it.
"Roar!"
The roar of the white tiger echoed from above.
Upon discovering the mountaintop was empty, the intelligent white tiger realized it had been lured away from its lair.
The white tiger dove down from the sky, rushing toward the stone hall's entrance.
"Close the door!" Rong Jingyun cried out.
Mu Yunxin, Jie Ku, and Xue Gu reacted quickly, each unleashing their spiritual power to move the stone door.
With a loud "bang,"
the nearly ten-foot-high stone door slammed shut.
Song Wen, who had entered the stone hall first, didn't pay attention to the white tiger.
At first glance, he felt something was odd about the stone hall.
But for a moment, he couldn't figure out what was wrong.
After staring at the hall for a while, he finally realized what was amiss.
The proportions of the stone hall were unbalanced.
Generally, the depth of a stone hall is longer than its width.
But this stone hall appeared somewhat strange.
The depth and width of the stone hall were nearly equal.
Song Wen raised his hand and waved; three ten-foot-long lightning spears crashed toward the stone wall directly in front of him.
"Boom!"
The three lightning spears struck the same spot on the stone wall.
Lightning flashed, and debris flew everywhere.
The stone material used for the stone wall was extremely hard and wasn't penetrated.
The lightning spears only left a deep pit about five feet wide and three feet deep on it.
Song Wen raised his hand again, and three more lightning spears shot out.
Just as the stone door had closed, Xue Gu and the other three saw Song Wen suddenly attack the stone wall. After a moment of daze, they reacted quickly.
Each summoned a spiritual weapon and attacked the same spot on the stone wall.
With everyone working together, they blasted a hole as tall as a person in the stone wall.
The stone wall was nearly ten feet thick.
Through the hole, they could see a room beyond the wall.
In the center of the room, a dark void floated in mid-air, which was the exit to the secret realm.
(End of the Chapter)
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