Ye Ningbing was one hundred percent sure of Ding Fan. Since Ding Fan felt there was something wrong with the other party, she naturally had to trust Ding Fan as well. Ye Ningbing realized that although the other's words sounded nice, she hadn't been in the Cultivation World for very long. Clearly, her understanding of some things might not be very comprehensive, and thus her judgment might not always be accurate.

Therefore, Ye Ningbing had to consider some of Ding Fan's reactions. After all, she trusted Ding Fan greatly. She knew Ding Fan obviously wouldn't harm her, and the other party wasn't of any significant importance to her.

However, at this moment, the two young divine warriors seemed to be completely focused on Li Zong, especially after Li Zong returned this time. The actions of Li Zong moved them deeply, sacrificing himself to protect everyone was truly touching.

Moreover, when Li Zong spoke encouraging words, the two young divine warriors became even more eager to find the Gathering Spirit Herb and were even more convinced that they could find it. To them, the presence of Li Zong guaranteed they would find the herb.

Ding Fan watched the scene of the two young divine warriors trusting the other party immensely, furrowing his brow slightly. However, Ding Fan knew that whatever he said now, neither of them would listen. Nearby, He Qianyao seemed ambiguous about her attitude toward Li Zong, momentarily unable to discern whether he was good or bad.

While walking, the atmosphere was somewhat dull, with only the two young divine warriors occasionally conversing with Li Zong. Most of the others remained silent.

Ding Fan glanced helplessly at Ye Ningbing beside him, then said calmly:

"Do you feel any discomfort since coming here?"

Ding Fan's words, clearly concerned about Ye Ningbing, made her smile slightly. She then replied with a smile:

"I'm fine, don't worry about me. As long as you're here, I'll be fine."

Upon hearing Ye Ningbing's words, Ding Fan smiled tenderly, then gently grasped her jade hand and nodded slightly. Usually cold-faced, Ding Fan became very gentle and caring when facing Ye Ningbing.

He Qianyao glanced at Ding Fan, surprised to see such a tender side of him with this woman. It was rare, something He Qianyao had never seen before.

Just when Ye Ningbing arrived, Ding Fan showed this side. Clearly, it was evident that Ye Ningbing was one of the people Ding Fan cared most about.

He Qianyao inexplicably felt a pang of sadness. A man as excellent as Ding Fan would surely be liked by many women, which was normal, but why did seeing him with another woman evoke so many emotions?

He Qianyao tried to look elsewhere, knowing that she had never had anything happen with Ding Fan from beginning to end. Clearly, others' affairs weren't hers to meddle in. But whenever He Qianyao looked at Ding Fan, she felt uncomfortable inside, so she simply didn't look at them...

At this time, Ding Fan, naturally, was too preoccupied to consider He Qianyao, with only Ye Ningbing in his thoughts. But his inner concerns hadn't been entirely dispelled by Ye Ningbing's arrival; he was still clueless about Zhou Ruoran and Gusu Qingwen's whereabouts.

And when hearing Ye Ningbing's previous account of their separation, Ding Fan became even more worried about them. After all, the beast tide was terrifying and surely not something ordinary cultivators could handle, let alone people like Zhou Ruoran and Gusu Qingwen who had no cultivation.

Ye Ningbing was rather fortunate to have met kind-hearted people and been rescued, but what about them? Were they okay now?

What brought Ding Fan some relief was that Zhou Ruoran left the Heart Imprint Stone with Ye Ningbing, so if Zhou Ruoran or Ye Ningbing appeared nearby, he would immediately notice and find them, which was a blessing amid misfortune.

"Don't worry; we'll certainly find them. They are both so kind-hearted and will surely be fine!"

Ye Ningbing seemed to have read Ding Fan's thoughts, then looked at him with tender affection and said.

Ye Ningbing gently stroked his head, then smiled somewhat reluctantly, nodding without saying much.

Suddenly, at this moment, Ding Fan's Divine Sense detected a large number of Yuan Beasts appearing ahead, evidently another beast tide.

"Everyone be careful, there's a beast tide. Let's find cover quickly!"

Ding Fan suddenly shouted.

When they heard Ding Fan's words, everyone became nervous, not expecting another beast tide to appear. At the moment, there wasn't any noticeable anomaly.

Li Zong looked at Ding Fan in surprise, wondering why he sensed a beast tide while Li himself didn't sense anything. Despite being at the Nascent Soul Stage, Li Zong was confident few cultivators at this stage could rival him, both in cultivation and perception.

Yet Ding Fan claimed a beast tide was coming, and Li felt nothing. How was that possible? Why would he say such a thing?

Li Zong felt conflicted; if what Ding Fan said was true, encountering a beast tide was indeed a stroke of luck.

Soon after Ding Fan spoke, the ground began to tremble, confirming Ding Fan's words weren't unfounded. A beast tide was indeed approaching, and Li Zong was surprised that a beast tide was truly happening. How was it possible?

Li Zong was flabbergasted that he couldn't detect it while Ding Fan did. How did he do it?

It was simply unscientific!

However, it suited him just fine.

"Follow me, everyone; there's an Underground Palace ahead where we can take shelter!"

Obviously, at this moment, everyone already felt the terrifying aura of the Beast Tide, and then Li Zong couldn't help but shout to everyone.

At this time, when everyone heard Li Zong's words, they couldn't help but feel as if they had found a direction. After all, at a glance in this canyon, there really wasn't anywhere to hide from the Beast Tide for the time being.

When Ding Fan heard the words, he couldn't help but frown slightly. Ding Fan's Divine Sense swiftly scanned around and found that there really wasn't any cave-like place nearby to hide from the Yuan Beasts. The only place to hide was that Underground Palace ahead. Ding Fan's Divine Sense had clearly sensed that the palace wasn't an ordinary place, but there was no other choice at this moment.

In the end, Ding Fan grabbed Ye Ningbing and followed the crowd in the direction Li Zong was leading. For a moment, Ding Fan was astonished to see how familiar Li Zong was with this road. To know that these paths had many branches, yet Li Zong hadn't hesitated at all in choosing a path and led everyone on. In Ding Fan's eyes, this was quite abnormal because even Ding Fan wouldn't dare to choose a path so decisively and quickly.

"Li Zong, why are you so familiar with this road?"

At this moment, He Qianyao couldn't help but ask Li Zong with great curiosity while running, clearly indicating that Ding Fan wasn't the only one who had noticed this issue.

When Li Zong heard He Qianyao's question, his face froze for a moment. Then his eyes seemed to move slightly as he answered hastily:

"Earlier, when I was avoiding the Heavenly Thunder, I happened to run here. But this isn't the time to talk about it; the Yuan Beasts are about to catch up. Everyone, hurry up!"

At this moment, Li Zong urgently finished speaking and quickly urged everyone, then led the way at the front.

He Qianyao heard what he said and didn't ask anything further for the time being, continuing to follow and escape. Now really wasn't the time for such discussion, but He Qianyao still had many doubts in her heart. Would someone who ran here to avoid Heavenly Thunder remember each path so clearly?

Knowing that there are indeed many paths here, would someone remember so clearly the paths they ran through in a hurry?

But He Qianyao didn't have time to think further now, as the shadows of the Yuan Beasts had already appeared behind. Any more hesitation and they'd be in the grasp of the Yuan Beasts, destined for certain death!

Aaaoooo…

Soon enough, the Yuan Beasts behind everyone caught up, letting out series of howls.

Seeing this scene, everyone couldn't help but feel horrified. The number of Yuan Beasts behind was truly unimaginable. Ding Fan then mobilized his True Qi and unleashed a series of Wind Blades towards the approaching Yuan Beasts.

Swoosh swoosh swoosh!

Boom boom boom…

Aaooo…

With the Yuan Beasts caught by Ding Fan's Wind Blades, blood splattered everywhere, and they fell to the ground, evidently seriously injured.

Yet those injured Yuan Beasts were negligible to the massive army of the Beast Tide. At this moment, more Yuan Beasts, seemingly very angry, roared towards Ding Fan.

Right now, Ding Fan took the initiative to stand at the back of the group, doing his utmost to fend off the Yuan Beasts. Ding Fan knew he definitely wasn't a match for the Yuan Beasts, but his strength could hold them off for a while, buying Ye Ningbing and others some time. After all, the strength of Ye Ningbing and the others wasn't as strong as his; only he could hold them off for a while.

Swoosh swoosh!

In an instant, Ding Fan continuously launched Wind Blades, occasionally blasting those Yuan Beasts, all the while retreating backward. Ding Fan was clearly aware that he couldn't fight those Yuan Beasts head-on, which would be akin to courting death.

"Ding Fan?"

At this moment, Ye Ningbing occasionally glanced back at Ding Fan, her eyes filled with worried concern. It was clear she was very worried about Ding Fan holding the rear by himself.

"I'm fine, you all go ahead!"

At this moment, Ding Fan responded with a somewhat somber tone to Ye Ningbing's call.

Although at this moment, Ding Fan knew that the Underground Palace where Li Zong was leading everyone wasn't the best place, it was apparently the only option. After all, it was the only place that could temporarily save everyone.

At this moment, at the forefront, Li Zong saw the scene behind with Ding Fan and couldn't help but reveal a slight smirk of smugness and malice. He clearly knew that Ding Fan seemed to have been suspicious of him all along. Now, if Ding Fan died in the jaws of the Yuan Beasts, it would simply be the best outcome.

"Everyone, hurry up! The Underground Palace is just ahead!"

At this moment, Li Zong shouted to everyone, then swiftly increased his pace, wishing for nothing more than to leave Ding Fan far behind. At this moment,

everyone heard Li Zong's words and hastened their steps considerably. Clearly, the Beast Tide of vicious Yuan Beasts behind wasn't easy to deal with,

Finally, in a short time, everyone eventually saw an underground entrance.