Chapter 88: You Are Trouble Itself

A thick fog enveloped the mountains, shrouding everything within them so that nothing could be seen clearly.

“Six months ago, the Cloud-Weaving Mountain began to rumble with thunder without end and turned into its present state. No one knows what lies within, but rumors are now spreading of an ancient ruin. We have come for that rumor! Thirty of you will form a single group and enter the mountain together. There are all kinds of unknown dangers inside, so you must support one another!”

Ji Yun’s voice rang out abruptly.

Ji Yin had no name, so the teams could not possibly have been arranged in advance. Fortunately, there were many people, and the scene was somewhat chaotic. She slipped into one of the groups, and no one noticed that there was one extra person.

Each group had a leader, chosen from the strongest among them.

Ji Yin discovered that Chu Yu was actually capable of leading a group on his own.

Within Chu Yu’s group, there was also a figure she was not entirely unfamiliar with: Du Wei.

Du Wei’s strength was far above Chu Yu’s, yet he was following behind him. The last time she had encountered Du Wei, she had specifically looked into him and found that he had only just broken into the second rank. And this time, the requirement was that a spiritual cultivator had to be at least third rank.

For Du Wei to appear here, he was clearly here for Cloud-Weaving Mountain.

Who, exactly, was this person? And what was his purpose in infiltrating the Celestial Origin Sect?

Xuan Yuanji suddenly walked up to Ji Yin’s group and said to Ji Yun, “I will take charge of this group.”

How could Ji Yun possibly dare assign Xuan Yuanji any task? Since Xuan Yuanji was willing to lead a team, he was naturally more than pleased.

“Then I shall trouble Young Master Xuan Yuan,” Ji Yun said at once.

Ji Yin stood within the group, not daring to lift her head. Xuan Yuanji had definitely already noticed that she was in this team, which was why he had chosen to lead it personally.

With Xuan Yuanji personally taking charge of this group, everyone was brimming with excitement. If the situation had allowed it, they would have raised their arms and cheered to vent their exhilaration.

“Into the mountain!” At Ji Yun’s command, he led the crowd toward the fog before them.

This was the path into the mountain from before Cloud-Weaving Mountain had undergone any changes.

The moment they stepped into the fog, it felt as though even breathing had become difficult.

Someone could not help but reach out a hand ahead of them, only then realizing they had touched the person in front. This mist was far denser than it had appeared from outside.

“Be careful, everyone. Do not get separated! Stay close, one beside another.”

Ji Yin paused and looked around. She had never encountered conditions like this before.

“Great Demon, I can sense abundant spiritual energy here. Though the fog is thick, it does not affect the spiritual energy in the least. This spiritual energy can compare with that of Liusha Star.”

Ji Yin sensed it a little as well, though not as keenly as the magical cauldron.

Suddenly, her wrist sank as someone gripped it hard.

“I told you to wait in the camp. Why did you refuse to listen? Do you think that once you’ve entered the mountain, I can do nothing about you?”

Xuan Yuanji’s voice was very near, as if he were speaking directly by her ear.

Only Ji Yin could hear that voice.

“Master, I just did not want to cause you too much trouble.”

“You are trouble yourself. What more trouble could I possibly fear?”

Ji Yin gritted her teeth in silence, yet could find no words to refute him.

“The mist here is so thick that you cannot see your hand before your face. The way is utterly lost; even if we had a map of the terrain in hand, it would be of no use at all.” She did not know how others might fare, but with her sense of direction, she would never find her way out.

“Ah!”

Suddenly, a cry of agony rang out from ahead!