Roar!
Not daring to make the slightest movement as they watched one of the two Nascent Soul Realm demon beast roaring threateningly towards the other, Bai Ning and Hui Ying both turned to look at each other for a short movement before slowly starting to back away from the Nascent Soul Realm demon beasts and moving towards the entrances to the underground part of the jungle they had just come from.
Given that both of the Nascent Soul Realm demon beast were busy with each other at the moment, they hoped that they would be ignored and could sneak away before they decided to either start fighting with each other or worse, attack them.
ROAR
Causing both Hui Ying and Bai Ning to freeze on the spot once again, the demon beast that had roared earlier let out an even more terrifying roar. The difference being this time around-
Swish-!
It didn't wait for a response and directly attacked!
Boom-!
What followed was a loud explosive sound followed by a shockwave that knocked down both Bai Ning and Hui Ying who were standing not too far away from where the two Nascent Soul Realm Demon Beasts had clashed with each other.
"We need to get out of here!"
Understanding very well how dangerous it was for them to be nearby while two Nascent Soul Realm demon beasts were fighting each other, Bai Ning got up before quickly pulling Hui Ying who was still on the ground with him.
Wasting even a single second at this point in time would put their life at risk, Hui Ying also understood this, as she let Bai Ning pull her towards the entrance to the underground part of the jungle that they had just come out of a few minutes earlier.
Swish-!
Luckily for both of them, the entrance to the underground part of the jungle was not too far away and they managed to reach it only a few minutes after they escaped from the place where the two Nascent Soul Realm demon beasts were fighting with each other.
"You should enter first, I will- Waaaah-!"
Crack~
Seeing Hui Ying slow down as she stopped in front of the hole to say something, Bai Ning ignored what she said and pushed her into the hole leading down into the underground part of the jungle. Not having the time to care about the few tree roots that she ended up breaking on the way down.
Bang!
"Time for me to enter…"
Hearing the sound of Hui Ying hitting the ground, Bai Ning quickly jumped into the small hole without any hesitation-
BOOOOM-!
And not a second too late, as a massive explosion rang out from above them. Not only that, but both Bai Ning and Hui Ying could clearly feel everything shaking, as the cave the small cave that they were currently inside of started to show signs of collapsing.
""…""
Not having to say anything, both Bai Ning and Hui Ying got up and made their way out of the small cave.
RUMBLE-!
Just in time, as another powerful shockwave from the Nascent Soul Realm demon beasts fighting reached the small hill that the cave was connected to. Instantly causing the small cave to collapse.
"This is… Looks like we will have to look for another way up to the surface…"
"Well… At least we are safe…"
Not knowing what to say as their way up to the surface got blocked, both Bai Ning and Hui Ying decided to move a bit farther away before looking of the map from the large tower… Or book tower, as they had decided to name it.
"Haaa… Looks like the closest way out is at least three days of walk away and the way out of the jungle we will have to use will also be different, but we don't have another choice at this point in time…"
"Indeed, we are about to run out of food and won't be able to reach any of the other exits in time and… Eating the fruits or other things growing inside this jungle without knowing what is edible and what is poisonous, is a bad idea."
As both of them looked down at the map Bai Ning had taken out from his interspatial ring together, they understood that they would not be leaving the jungle any time soon. Especially considering that even after they reached the closest exit out of the underground cave network below the jungle, they still had four days of travel through the jungle ahead of them.
Considering what they had encountered so far every time they tried moving around inside the jungle, neither Bai Ning nor Hui Ying were looking forward to spending four days walking through the jungle.
Together with the fact that they were also running out of food and wouldn't be able to turn back again and head towards another exit out of the jungle in case their path forward was blocked, like what had happened just a few minutes earlier with the two Nascent Soul Realm demon beasts, both Bai Ning and Hui Ying were even more nervous about their upcoming four day journey through the jungle above ground!
"We should get going…"
"Yeah…"
Not wanting to waste any time knowing that their food supply was dwindling, Bai Ning and Hui Ying both began their journey towards the closest way out of the underground tunnel network below the jungle.
…
"How amazing…"
Back at the mountain inside the small independent space, Xuan Hao stepped through the mist and was met by the sight of a massive palace covering the entire peak of the mountain. The mist that was now behind him seemed to have formed a large dome shaped barrier around the entire mountain peak. Not only helping obscure the palace from view, but also giving it a magical backdrop.
"This should be the abode of the wandering cultivator who created this place…" Muttering this to himself as he looked up at the massive palace in awe, Xuan Hao could not help getting cautious after seeing the completely intact palace.
Given that the history of the Thousand Wind Mountains dated back hundreds of thousands of years, it was obvious that the palace in front of him should have long been broken down by the passage of time-
"Hm?"
Swish~
Just at this moment, Xuan Hao noticed something off the corner of his eye as he quickly flew over to a small lamppost on the path leading up to the palace on top of the mountain peak.
Swoosh~
"This is… Mist?!"
Trying to touch the lamppost, Xuan Hao could not help exclaiming in surprise as his hand passed right through it, causing part of the lamppost to turn into mist before quickly reforming seconds later.
"So, everything here is made up from the mist?"
Looking back up towards the majestic palace in the distance, Xuan Hao realized why the palace had managed to stay in a pristine condition over such a long passage of time.
But at the same time, Xuan Hao also grew curious as to what had caused the mist in this place to form such a real looking palace.
If not for the fact that he was someone in the Domain Lord Realm and was currently using both his domain and his divine sense to observe his surroundings, it would have been impossible to detect that his surroundings was made up from some kind of special mist and he might have continued thinking that it was a real palace in front of him!
"This kind of formation or technique is simply too terrifying, I guess I'm lucky that this is not some sort of killing formation…"
Shaking his head as he grew even more curious about the Lord of a Thousand Winds who had made this place in the past, Xuan Hao began making his way towards the palace.
Even if he already knew that the entire palace and everything inside of it should be made from the special mist, he still wanted to see if he could find something inside of it that hadn't disappeared after the long passage of time.
At the same time, he also wanted to find out more about the strange mist that made up this place. After all, even if he could only scratch the surface of it, he still understood that the mist should be related to a combination of the Dao of Wind and the Dao of Water!
For Xuan Hao, this was the first time ever that he had encountered a technique of formation that combined two different Daos together to form something.
Not to mention, the profound usage of the Dao of Water in the mist itself, was more than enough reason for Xuan Hao to enter the palace and explore more and see if he could use it to deepen his understanding of the Dao of Ice… Or even better, comprehend the Dao of Water directly!
As different thoughts passed through his head, Xuan Hao soon found himself directly in front of the massive palace of mist.
A few large engravings on top of the gate leading inside spelling out…
[Thousand Wind Palace]