"Keep going straight along this road until you reach the small hill at the end. Climb over that hill, and you'll find the location of the Divine Sea Sect's blessed land," Han Shan told the three.
"As agreed, I will not go in with you, lest the Divine Sea Sect find out that I betrayed them."
Those who betray information cannot act together unless you can ensure that everyone in the Divine Sea Sect is eliminated and the information is not leaked. Otherwise, the Divine Sea Sect will likely seek trouble from the Cloud Water Sect first.
"Alright, then I'll trouble Sect Leader Han to wait here for a moment." Bai Hao understood the reasoning behind it, and since this was also an agreement between Su Yuewan and Han Shan, he couldn't force them.
...
The three of them entered Shouyang Mountain. On both sides were dense forests, and only this small path showed signs of human travel.
"Brother Bai, aren't you going to call the sect leader yet? Are we really just going to cause trouble for them?" Not long after they walked in, Fan Ziming was already considering whether or not to have Bai Hao summon Su Yuewan.
They've now truly begun their journey into Shouyang Mountain. Who knows how many dangers lurk along the way? Besides being wary of the Divine Sea Sect, they also have to be wary of demonic beasts.
"No rush, let's wait until we find the Divine Sea Sect's blessed land. Otherwise, if we call out the sect leader before finding anything, she'll probably give us a good beating," Bai Hao said.
He wanted to call Su Yuewan out even more than Fan Ziming, but given his understanding of Jiangsu, Hubei, Henan, and Anhui provinces, calling Su Yuewan out without finding anything would definitely lead to a terrible outcome.
Therefore, they can only walk around on their own for now.
"Tsk, I really want to find the people from the Divine Sea Sect as soon as possible, so we can complete our mission." Fan Ziming slumped his head.
The three walked through the quiet forest. It was very quiet, with only their voices and the occasional birdsong coming from the woods.
"This place is so remote, could we really have been fooled by Han Shan?" As they ventured deeper into the remote area, Bai Hao began to have doubts.
He didn't know Han Shan, nor did he know how credible Han Shan's words were. But anyone can lie.
Perhaps Han Shan had made a pact with the Divine Sea Sect to bury these promising young talents of the Fallen Sea Sect here, thus breaking Su Yuewan's right and left arms.
If that's the case, then they're in big trouble.
Zheng Long, who was walking at the front, suddenly stopped and blocked Fan Ziming and Bai Hao at the same time.
"Steamer, what are you doing..." Bai Hao was about to ask him what was going on when he suddenly shut up.
Fan Ziming also kept his mouth tightly shut, not daring to utter a single word, his pupils trembling as he stared ahead.
Right in front of them, a huge snake slowly crawled past.
The snake's large size meant they could only see one side of it and not the other.
Its enormous body almost knocked down the trees on both sides of the road, and the road was forced open to create another path.
Fortunately, the snake probably didn't spot them.
The three of them breathed a sigh of relief only after the giant snake had completely left.
Fan Ziming patted his chest in lingering fear and said, "Damn, this is huge! I've never seen such a big snake in my life. It's even stronger than me!"
"Tch, you think you're so strong? I reckon it could swallow you whole without stopping," Bai Hao said dismissively.
"How could that be! You try letting it turn around and eat one, and see if it swallows me whole or if I pull out all its teeth!" Fan Ziming said fiercely, not to be outdone.
"Come on, what's the point of saying this now that everyone's gone? Just go wash up and go to sleep."
Zheng Long watched them bicker speechlessly. Were their focuses... a little off-target?
That's a demonic beast!
A monster that could swallow all three of them whole, and what were these two saying?
Discussing tooth extraction?
"Senior brothers, I think we should continue on our way, otherwise other demonic beasts might appear later," Zheng Long said calmly.
Upon hearing that there might be other monsters, Bai Hao and Fan Ziming immediately shut up, shrank back, and cautiously looked around. They then pretended to be calm and continued walking forward, but their eyes kept darting around, as if afraid that another giant snake might suddenly jump out from somewhere.
...
Since the appearance of the giant snake, the three of them, though still saying no one was offering them food, have actually become much more cautious.
Finally, after walking for half an hour, just when Bai Hao and the others thought Han Shan had lied to them, the road finally came to an end.
At the end of the road was a bare hill. Unlike other hills that were covered with trees, all the trees on this hill had obviously been cut down, leaving only stumps. Even some short grass had been uprooted.
It's clear that the person who did this was probably someone with little patience.
"It seems like someone really did walk here. It looks like Han Shan wasn't lying to us after all." Fan Ziming immediately became alert.
Once you cross this mountain, you'll reach the blessed land that Han Shan mentioned, which is probably where the people of the Divine Sea Sect live.
The three of them carefully made their way up the mountain step by step. When they were almost at the top, they quickly lay down and hid themselves, only sticking their heads out to look at the other side of the mountain.
On the other side of the mountain... there are still mountains.
There were hills of all sizes all around, but in a valley not far away, they saw a group of people who, judging from their clothing, should be from the Divine Sea Sect.
"That should be it, and it looks like they haven't gone in yet." Bai Hao carefully observed the situation there.
The people from the Divine Sea Sect were gathered there, their activities unclear. However, judging from their discussion, they hadn't yet entered the blessed land; they were probably discussing how to get in.
"You two stay here and keep watch. I'll go down to the foot of the mountain and call the sect leader." Having found the location of the blessed land, Bai Hao decisively wanted to summon Su Yuewan, so he quickly turned around and walked to the foot of the mountain.
He took out the jade pendant, held it in his hand, and carefully felt its smooth texture while muttering to himself.
"Just pour your inner energy into it... and that's it, right?"
After Bai Hao channeled a wisp of true energy into the jade pendant, a dazzling light immediately shone from it, and it automatically floated into the air.
The light enveloped the jade pendant, which floated silently in the air. At the same time, the surrounding space began to gradually distort, and finally slowly opened a pitch-black spatial gate, revealing a darkness that was too terrifying to look directly at.
Bai Hao waited expectantly in the spatial passage. One minute, two minutes, ten minutes... a full half hour passed, but there was still no movement. Su Yuewan did not emerge from inside with the aura of a queen.
"Damn it, why don't you come out here?!" Bai Hao slapped the jade pendant in exasperation.
With that slap, the jade pendant was smashed to the ground, and the light and spatial passage immediately disappeared.
"It's over..."
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