Chen Zhou saw the rising black mist ahead and, having set his sights on something, immediately quickened his pace.

Chen Zhou quickened his pace, not because he stopped paying attention to the depth of the sand beneath his feet, but because he increased his speed on top of that.

"It's just ahead," Chen Zhou said, his eyes fixed on the distance.

Next, Chen Zhou walked to the edge of the desert. After emerging from the desert, he did not immediately see the land he had imagined, but instead found a swamp-like place.

The roads here are more difficult to travel than those in the desert.

Because the road here was full of mud, if Chen Zhou was not careful, his feet would sink into the mud if he didn't step on a solid spot, until his whole body was submerged in the swamp.

"Is there no path for humans to walk on this ghostly path?" Chen Zhou said speechlessly, as this path was really difficult to traverse.

What Chen Zhou saw before him was a forest filled with swamps. He could see trees everywhere, but they were generally not tall, with the tallest being only a little over two meters. Compared to the trees in the southern jungle, they were nothing.

“The Ghost Path is a swamp, and the path here is not easy to walk, which is why I told you to be extremely careful,” Ren Lao said to Chen Zhou.

Chen Zhou initially thought that strange things would appear in the Ghost Path, so he had to be on high alert. He didn't expect that the road here would be even more difficult to travel than the desert.

Gradually, Chen Zhou discovered another way to walk: stepping over tree branches, thus avoiding walking through the swamp.

Although the trees here are not tall, their branches are thick enough to support Chen Zhou's body as he steps over them.

Although changing his walking method didn't increase his speed, Chen Zhou felt much more comfortable.

Walking on the tree branches, at least Chen Zhou's feet wouldn't feel like they were sinking deep, a feeling he hated.

Chen Zhou's figure flickered among the tree branches and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Just as Chen Zhou was leaping among the tree branches, he suddenly heard a voice.

When Chen Zhou first entered this ghostly path, he heard strange sounds. He couldn't identify the sounds, but he wasn't affected by them.

The sound Chen Zhou is hearing now is a sound that Chen Zhou can recognize; it is a human voice.

Chen Zhou immediately identified the direction of the sound he heard and then followed the sound in that direction.

Following the direction, Chen Zhou was gradually able to hear what the voice was saying.

This is also because Chen Zhou's strength has improved, and his hearing has also improved, which is why he can hear sounds from afar.

"Senior sister, it seems we've gone the wrong way! This is the Ghost Path..." a male voice said hesitantly.

Chen Zhou immediately recognized the voices. Weren't these the three people who wanted to harm him in the underground magma world? Ji Lanying, Zhu Yuande, and Zhu Yuancheng.

The three people suddenly appeared in front of Chen Zhou.

Chen Zhou stood on a tree branch and could see three people standing on the swampy land below: one woman and two men, one fat and one thin.

The fat one and the thin one are still the same as before, still timid as mice.

"How did these three end up here?" A question popped into Chen Zhou's mind.

"You'll have to ask them about that. They've wronged you too, so why don't you seek justice?" Old Ren said at this moment.

The hosts of Ren Lao are all strong individuals, and they are all people who hold grudges and seek revenge. Gradually, Ren Lao also developed this habit of holding grudges and seeking revenge.

However, Chen Zhou did not have much grudge against these three people. The three people wanted to harm him, but they did not cause him any real harm.

If these three people are targeting people around Chen Zhou, people Chen Zhou cares about, then Chen Zhou will definitely seek justice.

To put it bluntly, you can bully me, but you can't bully the people around me, because they are all people that Chen Zhou values.

Chen Zhou's worldview was like this, so he didn't plan to cause trouble for the three of them at this time.

“Ghost Path... No... We must leave here immediately…” At this moment, only Ji Lanying remained calm among the three. Ji Lanying said to her two junior brothers.

Zhu Yuande and Zhu Yuancheng nodded, not refuting Ji Lanying, and asked the same question in perfect unison: "What should we do?"

Ji Lanying fell into deep thought. To be honest, she didn't know what to do either, as she herself had never ventured into the Ghost Path.

My understanding of the Ghost Path was limited to some books and the dissemination of knowledge within the sect.

This is a place overrun by evil spirits, which has given rise to many strange creatures. They cannot leave through the ghost path and can only stay within it. Most importantly, they are all extremely powerful.

However, the Ghost Road was also an important transportation hub between the South and the North. As a result, the army of the North trampled a road through the Ghost Road with their iron hooves, and this road became known as the Ghost Road.

It is said that only this path can truly lead through the ghost realm.

At this moment, the three of them were clearly not on the Ghost Path, but in a remote part of it.

"Let me think about it. Don't worry, if we've been missing for too long, the sect will send people to look for us," Ji Lanying said calmly.

Actually, it was all just for show. Chen Zhou could tell at a glance that Ji Lanying was the most nervous of the three. Perhaps girls have a natural fear of such ghostly places.

Without thinking twice, Chen Zhou leaped and landed steadily in front of the three of them.

"It's...it's you again..." Zhu Yuande said in surprise as he saw Chen Zhou land, pointing at Chen Zhou with one finger.

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