The distance gradually got smaller.
Twenty li, fifteen li, ten li
When there were only ten miles left, David slowed down his vehicle again.
He felt something more.
There were a total of sixteen demon cultivators. Apart from Su Yuqi, there were two others who had the aura of a Gold Immortal, two at the third rank of the Gold Immortal and one at the second rank of the Gold Immortal.
The remaining thirteen people were all at the ninth rank of the True Immortal Realm.
These people were not an unorganized mob, but rather a well-trained army.
There was a strange resonance between their auras, an aura that could only be formed through long-term training and fighting together.
What worried David even more was that these demonic cultivators were traveling in the same direction as him, heading straight north, towards the Northern Dark Abyss.
They also headed north.
Moreover, they seemed to be in no rush to travel, keeping a moderate pace and keeping a distance of around ten miles from David.
Not too far, not too close, right at the limit of divine sense perception.
This made David a little uneasy.
What are the demons actually doing?
Did Su Yuqi know of his whereabouts and wait for him on purpose?
Or perhaps they were originally heading to the Northern Cold Abyss, and happened to pass through the same path?
Or do they follow suit?
David couldn’t understand it, so he stopped thinking about it.
After all, he and Su Yuqi would eventually meet in the Northern Dark Abyss.
Then, everything will be answered.
The two of them walked through the dense forest for about two more hours. The terrain gradually rises, the trees become sparser, and the air becomes cooler.
David stopped and took out a piece of map jade to confirm the direction.
Based on the map, they had passed the outer edge of the Qingyun Mountains. If they continued traveling for another day or so, they would enter the territory of Beiming Hanyuan.
“Soon.” David kept the jade slip and looked north.
The horizon ahead was no longer a continuous mountain range, but a faint gray mist, through which one could see icy blue light flowing, like the aurora borealis frozen for thousands of years.
The halo looked clearer and more sinister during the day than at night.
It is not still, but flows slowly, like an icy blue river floating in the sky, flowing silently.
But David could feel that the power contained in the circle of light was very terrifying.
It is not the aurora borealis, but rather a physical entity formed from the condensation of cold air that has been frozen for hundreds of thousands of years.
Any cultivator below the Golden Immortal realm who approached that ice-blue halo within a hundred miles would be frozen into ice statues.
Northern Gorge. Jiang Xuelan stood beside him, staring at the ice-blue halo, her voice filled with irrepressible admiration. We’re almost there.
“Okay.” David averted his gaze. “Keep going. Try to get as close to the edge of the Northern Dark Abyss as possible before dark, and go in there early tomorrow morning.”
The two continued their journey.
The demonic aura behind them remained close, never too far away, always maintaining a distance of around ten miles.
David noticed that among the demonic cultivators’ auras, Su Yuqi’s aura became even more obvious.
Not because he was approaching, but because he no longer seemed to be deliberately hiding his presence.
The feeling was strange, as if he knew David was feeling it, so he deliberately released his aura so David could feel it.
David’s heart started beating faster than usual.
He took a deep breath, tried hard to suppress the turmoil in his heart, and continued walking.
After walking for another hour, it started to get dark.
The golden and crimson colors of the sun that had been shining for three days had sunk near the horizon, dyeing the western sky in gold and red.
The silver moon had risen, its cool light shining on the earth, reflecting the light of the setting sun in the west.
David found a relatively flat rocky plateau and decided to spend the night there.
The terrace was small, only about a dozen feet in diameter, surrounded by sparse pine forests, the tree trunks were covered with gray moss, and the air was filled with the scent of pine sap.
If looking towards the north from here, the ice-blue halo becomes much clearer, and you can even see faint ice crystals sparkling within it, like countless diamonds floating in the sky.
Jiang Xuelan set up several warning formations around the plateau, took out some spiritual fruits from her storage bag, and handed them to David.
David took it, but didn’t eat it.
He sat cross-legged on the edge of the platform, staring at the ice-blue halo to the north, his purple eyes reflecting the flowing ice-blue light.
FAQ Novel
Q: What causes David to stop suddenly?
A: David detects the auras of a group of demon cultivators about twenty miles ahead.
Q: Whose aura does David recognize among the demon cultivators?
A: David identifies the aura of Su Yuqi among the demon cultivators.
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