Ye Fei, however, was troubled.
After all, the disciples sent out by the Pill Sect and the Artifact Sect were surely not ordinary individuals, yet they had all mysteriously disappeared. This was clearly abnormal!
However, seeing everyone's high spirits and excited expressions, he found it difficult to dampen their enthusiasm.
"Ye Fei, why are you here too?"
"Are you also participating in this mission?"
The one speaking was Shangguan Xue'er. To be honest, she was quite surprised to see Ye Fei in this group.
"It's me, I was indeed chosen."
Ye Fei said with a smile.
Although he found it strange, knowing that he was the only newcomer among them and that everyone else's cultivation was far superior to his.
However, he had always thrived when facing stronger opponents, so he showed no signs of fear.
Once everyone had gathered, they set off for their destination.
This time, they first took a teleportation array to the vicinity of their destination, and after meeting up with the disciples of the Talisman Sect, they would enter the ancient ruins together.
On the uppermost level of the teleportation array.
Shangguan Xue'er sat directly beside Ye Fei.
Through the training during this period, her cultivation had finally reached the peak of Qi Refining Layer Four, making her a prodigy among the younger generation.
"Ye Fei, after we enter the ancient ruins, you must stay close to me."
"I estimate that the place will be fraught with danger, and a moment's carelessness could cost you your life!"
"We must proceed with caution, do you understand?"
Shangguan Xue'er cautioned him.
Ye Fei did not resist her concern; instead, he nodded obediently and said.
"Don't worry, I'm the most afraid of dying. I'll definitely stick close to you."
Seeing that Ye Fei was not joking, Shangguan Xue'er finally felt at ease.
Coincidentally, a devoted admirer of Shangguan Xue'er, Qin Xi, had also come along this time.
He was also a young master from a collateral branch of the Qin family, one of the Four Great Families.
Although his status was a notch lower than the true young masters of the Qin family, in the eyes of others, he was still someone they needed to curry favor with.
As such, he was never short of sycophants around him.
His two followers had also accompanied him, one on each side.
As Qin Xi had arrived late, the moment he reached the lowest level of the teleportation array, he spotted the two of them, Shangguan Xue'er and Ye Fei, whispering to each other.
"Brat, what are you doing!"
"Get out of the way!"
Qin Xi, clad in a lake-blue brocade robe, his slightly corpulent body charging rapidly towards Ye Fei, intending to pull Ye Fei away from Shangguan Xue'er.
As his pale, plump hands were about to grab Ye Fei's clothes, Ye Fei dodged, immediately breaking free, and said coldly.
"And who are you?"
"Why should I listen to you?"
Qin Xi narrowed his small eyes and threatened.
"Kid, have you eaten the heart of a bear or the gall of a leopard?"
"How dare you speak to me like that!"
After letting out a cold snort, Qin Xi directly held his head high and said with a sense of superiority.
"I'm magnanimously telling you, I am a young master of the Qin family, one of the Four Great Families. If you dare offend me, I guarantee you'll regret it!"
"Well, are you scared?"
"If you're sensible, then quickly stay away from my goddess!"
Before Ye Fei could even speak, Shangguan Xue'er was the first to speak indignantly.
"Qin Xi, Ye Fei is my friend, and it's his freedom to sit there!"
"If you don't like it, we can leave!"
Shangguan Xue'er said, preparing to pull Ye Fei to the second level of the teleportation array.
"No, no, don't do that!"
"Xue'er, don't you know my feelings for you?"
"I simply don't like any man lingering around you!"
Qin Xi said with a cold face, casting a resentful glance at Ye Fei, clearly having developed a hatred for him.
If he hadn't been there, Shangguan Xue'er wouldn't have been so indifferent to him.
"I repeat, I don't like you!"
"I also don't wish for you to pester me any further; our relationship will always only be that of classmates!"
"Alright, I've said all I need to say. I hope you'll take my words to heart."
"Goodbye!"
Shangguan Xue'er then directly pulled Ye Fei and left.
Ye Fei was aware of the malevolent gaze behind him, but he didn't want to entangle with this fellow any further, so he followed Shangguan Xue'er into the teleportation array on the lower level.
Two hours later, the teleportation array finally stopped.
"We've arrived!"
"Ye Fei, let's go down!"
Shangguan Xue'er said with some impatience.
Ye Fei nodded, and the two of them walked out of the teleportation array together.
As soon as they stepped out of the teleportation array, Ye Fei could clearly sense the density of spiritual energy in the air, which was clearly much higher than that at the top floor of the Myriad Spirit Hall.
"So comfortable!"
Ye Fei couldn't help but sigh in contentment.
Everyone else, including the dozens of disciples from the Talisman Sect, felt the same as Ye Fei.
However, since they were here on a mission to find the missing people, they could only enter the ancient ruins as quickly as possible.
The location of the ancient ruins was quite desolate, with not a blade of grass around.
However, according to reliable sources, it contained countless treasures, which was why so many martial artists came here to seek fortune.
Of course, many martial artists had found treasures within, but more had gone in and never returned.
Therefore, the place was fraught with danger.
"Everyone, please be quiet and listen to me!"
"This time, no one is to act alone. You must advance together, otherwise, I cannot guarantee your safety. Do you understand?"
The supervising teachers from both sides spoke sternly, fearful that someone might disobey orders and act on their own.
After receiving everyone's promise, they proceeded into the ancient ruins together.
The group rushed forward in a throng.
"This way!"
A disciple from the Talisman Sect, holding a very exquisite compass for direction, spoke.
Ao wu.
Hoo hoo hoo.
The roars of demonic beasts echoed from the ancient ruins from time to time, mingled with the whistling wind, sounding utterly terrifying.
Shangguan Xue'er couldn't help but feel nervous, and she unconsciously moved closer to Ye Fei.
As time passed, the sky had already begun to darken.
Due to the extreme danger of traveling at night, under the instructions of their lead teachers, everyone found a relatively warm cave to rest for the night before continuing their journey.
Ye Fei, however, carefully examined the outside of the cave. He felt that something was not quite right, but for the moment, he couldn't pinpoint what the problem was.
"Ye Fei, hurry and come inside too!"
Shangguan Xue'er reminded him.
Ye Fei walked into the quite spacious cave unconsciously, still lost in thought.
"Not good, this is a teleportation array!"
"Let's get out quickly!"
Ye Fei realized everything when he saw the patterns on the wall.
But it was still a step too late.
With a whoosh, Ye Fei's words, along with his entire person, vanished into the cave.
As for everyone else, their eyes widened, their mouths agape, and they too disappeared into the cave.