To enter the inner city, there were a few methods. Zhou Yin and the others chose the most primitive one - walking.

Using flying magic treasures was fast, but also very easy to be discovered.

Invisibility talismans did not truly conceal the body by making it transparent, but rather gathered one's aura and kept spiritual power steady. The talisman's effectiveness varied based on the talisman maker's cultivation level.

Although Zhou Yin's talisman-making skills were very high, his current cultivation was not at the grandmaster level of his previous life after all. So the invisibility talisman could only exert half its power. Once the other party's cultivation was very high, the talisman would automatically fail.

The North Hall was Yu Nuo's territory. The three of them entered from the North Hall and proceeded with unusual smoothness. Let alone true experts, there were only one or two puppet maids.

It was said that the Cloud Dream City Lord had recruited several cultivators under his command. At this time, they had all been summoned to the City Lord's palace. The cowardly Ma Dong would never transfer his limited manpower away from himself, which was why Zhou Yin and the others could pass through so unimpeded.

Yun Zong slightly furrowed his brows, feeling something was strange. "This is going too smoothly, isn't it?"

Zhou Chen sneered, "There are over a dozen restrictions on that dry well. When the time comes, it will definitely attract people. Just don't go weak in the knees."

The two didn't get along from the moment they met. Even after knowing each other's identities, they still despised one another.

In Yun Zong's view, Zhou Chen had the intention to deceive from the start by using an alias. This kind of person was like a huge hidden danger that one couldn't trust. And it was impossible for Zhou Yin to tell him Zhou Chen's true identity.

As for Zhou Chen, he felt this person was like an inescapable evil spirit, always interjecting whenever he spoke with Zhou Yin, extremely annoying to the eye.

In short, if one had to summarize their impression of each other, there were only two words - detestable.

So just as Zhou Chen's words fell, Yun Zong coldly snorted, indicating he wouldn't stoop to that kind of person's level.

Zhou Yin regarded this behavior as extremely childish and completely ignored the two, directly asking, "Where's Mu Jie?"

Yun Zong said, "She's here!"

Before he finished speaking, a figure appeared from the corner of a wall not far away.

Mu Jie flew over at an extremely fast speed, like a wisp of black fog in the night, shifting and flickering. Falling into others' eyes, she simply wouldn't be noticed at all.

If it was three years ago, she definitely wouldn't have this level of attainment. After breaking through her heart demon, she resolved to diligently cultivate. In just three years, her cultivation soared, and although she hadn't advanced in realm, her foundation was already extremely pure and solid. Advancing was just a matter of time.

In the blink of an eye, Mu Jie arrived in front of them and naturally also saw Zhou Chen.

She had no good feelings towards the young lord of Benyun Island and naturally didn't think well of Zhou Chen who was using the alias Yang Qing. Seeing the three together, she couldn't help but be a bit surprised.

Yun Zong asked, "Where's Ma Dong?"

Mu Jie said, "He's with Mu Qi. I've arranged everything."

Time was tight, so no more words were wasted. Zhou Yin tossed an invisibility talisman to Mu Jie and the group headed towards the back garden.

The Cloud Dream City had all kinds of rare and exotic flora. The City Lord's back garden was naturally even more so.

Even at night, many flowers and plants emitted a faint glow in the darkness, some purple, some blue, like starlight. An obscure fragrance also wafted over, refreshing to the mind and body.

It was just that no one was in the mood to stop and appreciate it. Among them, Zhou Chen had the highest cultivation. So in addition to the invisibility talismans, he laid down several more layers of restrictions on everyone to conceal their forms. At this moment, under the faint illumination of the flora, their figures seemed to merge with the night, not causing the slightest ripple in the air.

Rounding the huge thicket of trees ahead, the dry well that Yu Nuo spoke of could be seen.

The dry well stood there all alone. From its appearance, it was just an ordinary well. If not for Yu Nuo, they would have never guessed that this was the legendary exit.

The reason City Lord Ma Dong didn't station people to guard here wasn't because it was unimportant, but because the people who came here had their eyes set on the City Lord's throne, not this well. Let alone them not knowing where the true exit was, even if they knew, they had either eaten the things here already or couldn't undo the restriction seal on the well.

Yu Nuo hadn't arrived yet. Zhou Chen said, "Come out."

With a rustle, two people, a man and a woman, walked out from the grass one after the other.

The man in front had an ordinary appearance that would be unrecognizable in a crowd. The woman behind had a bewitching countenance that caught the eye, also greatly surprising Mu Jie.

She recognized the woman - she actually looked exactly like that female overseer of the West Hall! "You?!"

The woman smiled and first paid respects to Zhou Chen together with the man before answering Mu Jie's question, "I'm not her, just transformed into her. She's dead."

Hearing this, Mu Jie understood. This woman killed that lecherous female overseer of the West Hall, then impersonated her and arranged everything here to create escape conditions for them.

These two came and first saluted Zhou Chen, from which one could see that not only was there a difference in seniority between them, Zhou Chen's status was also not low.

Mu Jie muttered to herself but felt it wasn't good to ask, so she looked at the others' reactions.

But she saw that Zhou Yin and Yun Zong's expressions were calm, revealing no emotion, neither surprised nor curious.

Mu Jie could only pretend she didn't see and said in a low voice, "Why don't we go try to break that restriction first?"

But Zhou Yin didn't want to move because he simply didn't trust Yu Nuo at all.

Since he didn't move, Zhou Chen and Yun Zong naturally also didn't move.

No one agreed with her suggestion, but Mu Jie wasn't discouraged. After a few times, she had long realized her lack of experience. Staying beside these people was a good chance to learn things and broaden her horizons. When it wasn't appropriate to speak, she would just shut her mouth and watch.

Therefore, she didn't continue asking and instead walked to the side of the dry well and poked her head to look down.

Pitch-black, the bottom couldn't be seen with one glance. However, a cold air rose from the well and hit her head-on.

The cold air was bone-chilling, colder than melting snow in the twelfth month. The spiritual energy around a cultivator's body seemed insufficient to resist it.

Mu Jie couldn't help but shiver.

Just as she was pondering, a person suddenly appeared in her line of sight.

Yu Nuo walked over. Glancing at the other few people he didn't recognize and seeing their cultivation wasn't low, he couldn't help revealing a smile.

"I didn't expect Brother Zhou to have helpers. With so many people, there's no need to fear that Ma Dong."

Zhou Yin didn't waste words, "Can the restrictions be opened now?"

"Wait a moment!" Yu Nuo said, "There is a matter I wanted to ask Brother Zhou about."

His eyes looked towards Zhou Yin.

Zhou Yin said, "Speak."

Yu Nuo said, "Back then, I went to adventure together with Brother Zhou. Later, I obtained the Vast Sea Star Chart while Brother Zhou took the Sumeru Ring. I wonder if there is some world inside that Sumeru Ring."

He didn't ask early or late, but chose the critical moment when everyone had gathered, ready to break the seal.

Zhou Chen stared at Yu Nuo with unfriendly eyes.

Zhou Yin said indifferently, "It's just a storage ring."

He was clearly unwilling to answer further.

Yu Nuo didn't pursue the question, only smiling enigmatically. Suddenly, he raised his sleeve.

A beam of white light shot from his hand, instantly towards the wellhead.

In a flash, the light intensified, engulfing the entire dry well.

The light didn't fade, instead growing brighter, extending from the wellhead all the way to the sky, instantly illuminating a small patch of the heavens.

"This is the first seal," Yu Nuo said. "Next is up to all of you."

Just at this moment, a purple beam flew from an unknown place on the horizon, like a rainbow or a sword, piercing towards Zhou Yin and the others with space-breaking momentum.

Before they could react, a mass of black fog drifted over from the east. Its speed was slower than the purple light, but it covered a much larger area, blending into the night. If one didn't look carefully, it would be unnoticeable.

"We've been discovered." Mu Jie's face paled slightly, her magic weapon already gripped tightly in her hand.