The hiding place was discovered by the Chaos Beasts due to Ren Jian's foolish shout.
Ji Shiyou's first reaction was to flee.
To his horror, he found that the Moonlight Escape, which he could normally perform with ease, had failed.
The space where this valley was located had been sealed.
The power of the seal came from that gray light and shadow.
That's why he told Ren Jian to run, hoping to get away from this valley.
Only by escaping this sealed space could they both flee.
However, plans never go as expected; they didn't manage to get far from the valley.
Instead, they ran into the valley and had a close encounter with that light and shadow.
"Ah! Aren't we dead for sure?
Then let's fight for it, I'll carve a path of blood!"
Ren Jian, realizing escape was futile, was stunned for a moment.
Then, with a long roar, he charged towards the beast horde.
Ji Shiyou rubbed his forehead, cursing inwardly.
Ren Jian, the fool, had originally been surrounded by Chaos Beasts, but they had not attacked immediately due to the aura emanating from Ji Shiyou.
Who knew that Ren Jian's move would enrage the beasts?
Now, they were surging towards them like a tide.
Two hours later, Ren Jian and Ji Shiyou were supporting each other, barely staying on their feet.
Although the two of them together had already killed nearly ten thousand Chaos Beasts, the number of Chaos Beasts in the valley had not decreased.
On the contrary, their numbers had increased by a third. This was because whenever a Chaos Beast was killed, the light and shadow would absorb its energy and revive it.
Seeing that they could no longer hold on, Ji Shiyou expended his last bit of strength.
He condensed a shield, enveloping himself and Ren Jian, blocking the myriad Chaos Beasts outside.
"I can't hold on any longer. You charge through this path of blood!
If we die, we die. I accept it!"
Ren Jian lay on the ground, covered in blood.
He didn't even have the strength to move a finger.
"I'm out of strength too. This shield won't last much longer.
It will shatter in about ten minutes at most.
It seems we are doomed today and will perish here."
Ji Shiyou was slightly better, unharmed.
But because the space was sealed, he couldn't communicate with the Moon Palace to replenish his energy.
His cultivation was depleted, and he was at his wit's end.
"If Queen Mingyue returns and can't find us, will she know we died here?
If I had known this would happen, I would have left a letter."
Ren Jian, too tired to even open his eyes, said with them closed.
"We have a telepathic connection. She'll find me even without a letter."
Mentioning Mingyue, Ji Shiyou's tone lightened, and his spirit seemed to lift.
"Nonsense! You're about to die and you're still showing off your affection in front of me.
But since we're all going to die anyway, as the saying goes, 'A dying man's words are good.'
I won't argue with you. I can even promise you.
I'll never covet Queen Mingyue again. Not for any other reason.
It's because you've been protecting me all day.
Otherwise, I would have already been torn to shreds by those hateful Chaos Beasts.
If it weren't for you, I would have died without a whole corpse.
Just for this, you are my friend, my brother!
They say one should not covet a friend's wife, and I, Ren Jian, am a man of principle.
Besides, to be honest, you two are quite a match."
Ren Jian was exhausted, his consciousness somewhat hazy.
But his talkative nature remained unchanged. Even with his eyes closed, he continued to ramble on.
"Who wants to be brothers with you? I don't care.
I didn't lie to you. Mingyue is already here."
Ji Shiyou's words were dismissive, but his smile was brilliant.
However, his smile was not for Ren Jian.
It was for a figure streaking across the sky.
"Are your eyes injured? That's not Mingyue.
That's Nezha!"
Ren Jian heard Ji Shiyou's words and forced his eyes open.
He glanced at the sky and said blankly.
"Get lost!"
Ji Shiyou cursed with a smile, but his eyes were full of tenderness.
He wouldn't mistake her. That was Mingyue.
However, Mingyue at this moment was clad in a hundred-zhang red ribbon, with flames billowing beneath her feet. Ren Jian's description was accurate.
She bore a strong resemblance to Nezha, who, according to legend, wore the Hun Tian Ling and stood on Wind Fire Wheels.
Ji Shiyou suddenly remembered that the space here was sealed.
His expression immediately turned serious, and he was about to remind her.
But Mingyue's speed was too great. She had already arrived above the Glacier Valley.
Upon discovering the anomaly below, she pointed downwards.
The red ribbon on her body shot out like a spirit snake, striking down from the air.
Ji Shiyou's body trembled, and a cool moonlight enveloped him.
All his fatigue vanished.
His dried-up dantian was instantly filled with abundant Taiyin power.
His connection with the Moon Palace was also restored. It seemed the spatial seal had been broken.
Ji Shiyou looked at the red ribbon dancing in the air with surprise and murmured.
"The Red Ribbon of Creation!"
Ji Shiyou also hailed from the Primordial Era, was well-traveled, and possessed vast knowledge.
He recognized the origin of the red ribbon at a glance, but his astonishment did not cease.
After the spatial seal was broken, the flames beneath Mingyue's feet erupted.
With a roar, they engulfed the entire Glacier Valley.
The Chaos Beasts turned to ash before even touching the flames. Streams of energy rose, heading towards the gray light and shadow, attempting to revive them.
"Annihilate!"
Mingyue stood in the void, her voice like thunder, and shouted.
The red ribbon dancing in the air whipped towards the void of the Glacier Valley like a long lash.
The energy from the dissolved Chaos Beasts instantly vanished into nothingness.
The once crowded Glacier Valley became completely empty.
Besides the black and gold flames covering the sky, only Ji Shiyou within the light barrier and Ren Jian, slumped on the ground, remained.
No, there was also the gray light and shadow radiating terrifying power.
But it seemed to sense danger and was retracting its aura.
However, it had stopped spewing Chaos Beasts and had shrunk into a one-meter-sized ball of light.
Suddenly, it darted towards the outside of the valley, attempting to escape.
The flames covering the Glacier Valley immediately intercepted.
But the flames that could easily kill Chaos Beasts could not stop the gray light ball.
It broke through a gap and escaped into the high heavens.
"Seal!"
Mingyue's clear voice rang out. The Red Ribbon of Creation extended for thousands of miles, seemingly endless, filling the entire void.
Faced with the sky-filling red ribbon, the gray light ball was as if struck by a petrification spell, frozen in mid-air.
"Break!"
Mingyue's voice sounded again. One end of the red ribbon was raised high, and it lashed the gray light ball, tearing it into pieces.
"Annihilate!"
Mingyue shouted again. The sky-filling red ribbon enveloped the fragments of the light ball.
Then it rapidly contracted, and finally opened.
It was empty inside. The gray light ball, along with its terrifying power, had vanished.
The Red Ribbon of Creation suddenly transformed into a foot-long, two-inch-wide hairband, wrapping around Mingyue's hair.
"Are you alright? You scared me to death.
When I returned and couldn't find you in the Purple Gold Palace, my heart pounded incessantly.
I felt like something had happened to you, so I followed the trace of your Moonlight Escape.
On the way, I thought if something happened to you,
this time it would be my turn to chase you through reincarnation."
Mingyue descended from the sky. Ji Shiyou removed the light barrier.
The two embraced, and Mingyue said with concern.
Then, with a tense expression, she checked Ji Shiyou for injuries.
"I'm the one who's more seriously injured, okay? Can't you show me some concern?"
Seeing the two of them openly displaying affection as if no one else were present, treating him as air, Ren Jian shouted indignantly.
"You're so bothersome! You blind third wheel.
If you're injured, you should just sleep soundly."
A girl about eleven or twelve years old brutally kicked Ren Jian unconscious.