Even though she couldn’t stop secretly cursing Nie Tian, Dong Li trusted his judgment.

She felt very secure following him, even though she knew that many local Qi warriors were searching in the vicinity.

She believed that Nie Tian would be able to guide them out of this area.

Her strong trust in him came from the repeated failures and losses she had suffered from him, as well as the fact that he had saved her from the Spirit Pearl’s influence when she had almost given in and been devoured by the mountains of corpses and seas of blood

Nie Tian heard her quiet curses, but said nothing.

With the help of his nine Heaven Eyes, he gained a thorough understanding of every local Qi warrior’s location and movements.

Now that the fragmentary stars in his soul had expanded to the size of fists, both the coverage and perception of his Heaven Eyes had risen to a whole new level.

Following Nie Tian’s directions, the two of them effortlessly steered clear of every local Qi warrior in the vicinity.

Two days passed...

Under Nie Tian’s leadership, they marched out of the area roamed by local search teams, and found themselves at the foot of a grayish-yellow mountain peak.

Nie...