Watching this scene, Xu Fan let out a slight sigh of relief, but suddenly a strong dizziness hit his mind, as if it was going to drown his consciousness!
"Xu Fan! Xu Fan! Are you okay?"
Avril's anxious voice seed close yet distant, and Xu Fan could only see Avril's worried expression, but couldn't hear a word, until after a while, everything around returned to normal, and the sounds at the ear began to gradually clear.
Xu Fan knew that this was due to the overexertion of Spiritual Power, the body, and the Divine Sense, combined with the long journey causing dizziness and symptoms.
Although he didn't collapse directly or experience any permanent condition, Xu Fan knew very well that he must quickly recover his Spiritual Power and have a good rest!
When Xu Fan first started cultivating Divine Sense, he was repeatedly warned by the Spirit Refinent technique that the path of cultivating Divine Sense was fraught with danger and could retaliate at any ti, with serious consequences leading to death!
However, Xu Fan shook his head, stood up, and yet did not stop his steps.
"I'm okay, keep up!"
However, Avril, who had always listened to Xu Fan, firmly shook her head this ti, tightly holding Xu Fan's hand, her feet rooted to the ground, unwilling to move an inch.
"You must receive treatnt imdiately. Even if we keep running, we can't escape! Instead, we might as well die here together!"
Xu Fan wasn't angry when Avril defied him because at this mont, Xu Fan didn't have the energy to be angry.
"No! This is not a place to stay!"
"I promise to get treated right away, but before that, you must listen to ."
Xu Fan knew that Avril had made up her mind and would never let him overexert himself, so Xu Fan had to relent, using this way to change Avril's mind.
"Okay, I'll listen to you. What do you want to do?"
Avril would naturally not refuse Xu Fan's request, especially when Xu Fan, who was protecting her and covered in blood, was on the verge of collapse.
"I have a set of Turtle Breathing Technique here that can conceal our Qi. Use it to hide our presence."
Xu Fan had used this Turtle Breathing Technique to deceive Mu Lao and his four followers. Although Exotic Beasts had a keen sense of sll, their Realm was evident, and they likely weren't better than Mu Lao's group.
As long as they could dodge the noses of the Exotic Beasts, the chances of being discovered would be greatly reduced.
Even though there were a thousand Exotic Beasts, the mountains were vast, and finding Xu Fan and the group was unlikely!
Avril, being quick-witted, mastered the small techniques of the Turtle Breathing Technique in the blink of an eye.
"I'll carry Xinyi, and you hold onto my shoulder."
Without allowing Xu Fan to protest, Avril carried Lan Xinyi on her back. It wasn't until then that Xu Fan realized Lan Xinyi had fallen into a deep slumber.
"Which way to go?"
"Keep heading east!"
Under Xu Fan's direction, Avril carried Lan Xinyi and supported Xu Fan as they continued eastward at a slow, stealthy pace.
Since the Exotic Beast's loud roar, there had been no movent. If Xu Fan hadn't seen the beasts enter the mountains himself, he would have thought they had given up the chase.
No movent was the worst outco, as no one knew if there were cunning, ruthless eyes watching from the shadows.
Worse still, Xu Fan's condition was deteriorating, with waves of stabbing pain in his Spiritual Platform, as if trying to pierce through his skull.
The intense pain caused sweat the size of soybeans to form on Xu Fan's forehead and made his expression sowhat grim, but Xu Fan gritted his teeth and made no sound.
"Xu Fan..." Avril could obviously see Xu Fan's pain, her voice already tinged with sobs.
"Keep going east! Don't stop!"
Xu Fan squeezed the words out through clenched teeth. The intense pain was like terrifying waves battering his mind, trying to drown him.
However, Xu Fan clung to the last bit of clarity in his Spiritual Platform, fighting to stay conscious.
Xu Fan knew clearly that if he fainted and only Avril was left, the three of them would have no chance of survival—certain death!
It wasn't that Xu Fan doubted Avril's abilities, but the Exotic Beasts' strength and cunning far exceeded Avril's level, not sothing a newcor to the Zhiwei Realm could handle!
Ironically enough, it was in this mont of utter desperation that Xu Fan finally realized why Qing Xuan could command a thousand normal-minded Exotic Beasts.
In the end, an Exotic Beast is just a beast, regardless of its strength, comparable to a Zhiwei Realm power, it can't escape its animal instincts!
Where there is a beast, there must be a Beast King! Towering above, commanding the ordinary Exotic Beasts.
And Qing Xuan only needed to control one king among the Exotic Beasts to create such a scenario!
Yet now, even having realized this, it was of no use. Xu Fan was at the end of his rope, unable to charge into the beast horde to find and slay that Beast King.
All Xu Fan could do was try not to faint and continuously urge Avril to go east.
Staying put, even with concealed Qi, would eventually lead to discovery by those thousand Exotic Beasts; the more eastward they went, the more ti they bought.
Moreover, Xu Fan held a faint hope within; the ruins were fraught with danger but also filled with opportunities. Whether danger or opportunity, they were a lifeline for Xu Fan now.
What Xu Fan needed was a variable! A variable that could buy him enough ti!
"Stop!"
Suddenly, in the midst of the mountains, Xu Fan abruptly ordered Avril to halt.
"What is it?" Avril looked around but found nothing out of place, and there was no cavern for shelter.
Xu Fan did not answer, but closed his eyes, sensing carefully.
Just now, Xu Fan suddenly felt a familiar aura, seemingly emanating from the air in front of him.
"This is... a prohibition!"
Finally, Xu Fan recalled where he had felt that familiar sensation. When he tracked Qing Xuan to a Cave Mansion earlier, it was guarded by a prohibition, and the air before him emitted the exact sa aura...
"Wei'er! Hurry! I'll teach you the spell!"
A bewildered Avril, under Xu Fan's guidance, cast spells, causing ripples in the air, revealing its true form.
It was actually a... Sect!
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