"Unforeseen? What is that?"
Chen Xingyun asked, confused.
"It's unexplainable, and doesn't have a definite name, which is why it's called unforeseen. This thing can control or even confuse people's thoughts or souls. Don't let them get close,"
Ning Beichen explained.
Chen Xingyun nodded. He truly couldn't imagine how much Ning Beichen had gone through after he left. The thought filled him with guilt and shame.
Indeed, Ning Beichen's guess was correct. These things were unforeseen. He didn't know how they were born, but they would occasionally emerge from the surroundings, and they were much more terrifying than the unforeseen he had encountered before.
If it were Ning Beichen's strength in the past, he might not have been able to deal with even one of these unforeseen things here.
However, his current strength was vastly different from before. Coupled with Chen Xingyun, a top-tier Venerable, these unforeseen things couldn't get close to them at all.
"Master, the unforeseen ahead are increasing. We need to hurry."
Ning Beichen said to his master.
"Alright, Beichen, you go ahead and look for the crystals. I'll hold them off."
Chen Xingyun said.
"Okay, Master, be careful."
Ning Beichen didn't delay further. He didn't need to worry about his master's strength.
Ning Beichen directly used his bronze ancient sword to carve a path, flying forward like a sharp tip.
Chen Xingyun, on the other hand, acted like a large umbrella behind Ning Beichen, blocking the attacks of the unforeseen.
"Master, hold them! I see the crystals!"
Ning Beichen, ahead, shouted loudly.
"I know. You focus on finding the crystals. I'll handle the rest."
Chen Xingyun said dominantly.
"Good, with our master and disciple working together today, we are invincible!"
Ning Beichen declared with great spirit.
Afterward, Ning Beichen continued to collect the crystals he found, while Chen Xingyun dealt with the unforeseen, ensuring they wouldn't get within half a step of Ning Beichen.
Soon, Ning Beichen had collected a considerable number of crystals. After a rough calculation, he felt it was probably enough. Just as he was about to retreat with his master, the passage suddenly began to collapse.
And this wasn't an ordinary collapse, but a collapse into nothingness.
"Not good, Master, let's retreat!"
Ning Beichen quickly shouted to Chen Xingyun.
"You first, then me."
Chen Xingyun always cared about Ning Beichen as his disciple. No matter when, he had to consider his disciple's well-being, just like when Ning Beichen was with Luo Yingying, Liu Yilin, and Haitang, he would always take the most dangerous situation upon himself.
Ning Beichen hadn't experienced such care for a long time, which deeply moved the usually strong Ning Yanwang.
However, now was not the time to express emotions. Ning Beichen knew that if he didn't leave, his master wouldn't either. So, he flew towards the exit at the fastest speed possible.
With a rumbling sound, the entire passage collapsed and vanished into nothingness. A huge stone fell towards Ning Beichen.
Ning Beichen had no time to dodge. He directly used his sword to carve a passage through the giant stone and flew through.
The master and disciple desperately fled through the passage. Just as they were about to escape, the passage was suddenly filled with dense, countless unforeseen entities.
These unforeseen entities seemed to have a consciousness, desperately trying to prevent the master and disciple from leaving.
"Ning Beichen, you go first."
Seeing so many unforeseen entities, Chen Xingyun charged into them without a second thought.
And how could Ning Beichen let his master face danger alone? He immediately followed and fought against these unforeseen entities together with his master.
"Ning Beichen, hurry up and leave, the passage is about to collapse here."
Chen Xingyun said anxiously when he saw Ning Beichen hadn't left.
"Master, don't try to persuade me. If we go, we go together. If we stay, we stay together. If Master doesn't leave, I won't leave either."
After speaking, Ning Beichen unleashed a wide-range area-of-effect attack with his bronze ancient sword, eliminating a large number of unforeseen entities.
"Ning Beichen..."
Chen Xingyun tried to persuade him again, but Ning Beichen forcibly interrupted him.
"Master, you don't need to persuade me. I've traveled thousands of miles to find you. Do you think I would abandon you and run away alone?"
As Ning Beichen spoke, he had already attacked several times, eliminating many unforeseen entities.
"Good. If that's the case, then our master and disciple will break through together today!"
Chen Xingyun stopped talking nonsense and stood back-to-back with Ning Beichen, retreating while fighting these unforeseen entities.
However, as time passed, the passage had already collapsed in front of them. If they didn't leave now, they would also vanish into nothingness along with the passage.
"Go!"
Chen Xingyun didn't say another word. The moment the passage collapsed, he shoved Ning Beichen out of the passage. Then, he saw the passage turn into nothingness before his eyes, and even those unforeseen entities were gone.
"Master!"
Seeing this, Ning Beichen's eyes turned red, and he roared with extreme grief, quickly flying over.
However, the passage had disappeared, as if it had never existed. There was no sign of Chen Xingyun anywhere.
"Master, why were you so foolish..."
Ning Beichen looked at the void where the passage had been, tears falling uncontrollably as he muttered to himself.
Just as Ning Beichen thought his master was dead, he suddenly saw the black dragon struggling out from somewhere, and Chen Xingyun was lying on its head.
"Master, I've brought the old master back."
The black dragon landed in front of Ning Beichen, panting, and Ning Beichen saw that it was covered in many wounds.
Ning Beichen immediately turned his grief into joy. He rushed to check on his master and found that he was not harmed, only unconscious. He guessed that when the passage collapsed into nothingness, his master couldn't withstand such power, which was why he fainted.
"A Bu, thank you."
Ning Beichen, incredibly excited, hugged the black dragon as it bounced around. He didn't mind and kissed its large bald head a few times, causing the black dragon to have a look of utter despair.
"A Bu, you did a great job. I'll give you extra chicken legs when we get back."
Ning Beichen said with great joy.
"I want one hundred."
As soon as it heard about food, the black dragon's interest was piqued.
"Alright, alright, one hundred it is."
Ning Beichen agreed without any bargaining.
Afterward, Ning Beichen took his master and the black dragon back into the aircraft and used the crystals to replenish its energy.
Not long after, Ning Xiaoling was awakened again.
"Master."
As soon as Ning Xiaoling spoke, Ning Beichen interrupted her.
"Call me brother."
"Brother."
Although Ning Xiaoling was virtual, she still conjured a somewhat shy expression.
"Ah, little sister."
Ning Beichen looked very satisfied.
Perhaps he was the only one in the world who would do such a thing.
"Little sister, how is the aircraft?"
Ning Beichen asked her.