"You...you actually...escaped?" Zhu Yuancheng was also shocked. It seemed like nothing good ever came out of the way, and all the bad things just happened at once.
He probably already knew that the three of them were trying to kill him by setting up an array. Now the three of them are trapped here, but they have preserved their strength very well. Their true energy has not been consumed too much, and they still have the power to resist. Moreover, Chen Zhou is only at the Foundation Establishment stage. If they really fought, it was hard to say who would be at a disadvantage.
So what if you're good at breaking formations and setting up arrays?
Zhu Yuande kept reassuring himself with the strength of the three of them.
"What...do you want to do?" Ji Lanying asked, trembling. Her feigned fearlessness had already begun to crumble, and now, seeing Chen Zhou, she had completely broken through her last shred of composure, her voice faltering.
The Ghost Path was already frightening enough for her, and now a formation master of unknown level who had a grudge against them had appeared. In short, his level was higher than theirs, which was clearly not a good thing.
Seeing the three of them still looking scared, Chen Zhou waved his hand helplessly and said, "You don't need to be afraid, I didn't mean to hurt you."
"Besides, I'm just a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, what are you afraid of?" Chen Zhou continued, then plopped down on a huge tree branch that had fallen beside him.
This swamp not only severely restricts walking, but also has a foul stench.
To deal with the stench, Chen Zhou naturally used the same method as before, channeling a wisp of true energy into his nostrils, which had a good filtering effect.
"What are you doing here?" Ji Lanying asked, shielding the two behind her. Zhu Yuande and Zhu Yuancheng were her junior brothers, and she was their senior sister. Moreover, she was the strongest among the three and their mentor, so she naturally had to protect them.
This action perfectly illustrates this point.
"I'm going to the Northern Kingdom, so naturally I'll have to pass through here," Chen Zhou said slowly. He didn't mean to deceive them; only by being honest with himself would others be honest with him.
“The Northern Kingdom? That’s still a long way off, and whether you can even get through this Ghost Path is another question. This isn’t the real Ghost Path; only by following the real Ghost Path can you get out of here,” Ji Lanying said.
The true path of the ghosts?
Chen Zhou immediately looked around. Wasn't this eerie place the Ghost Path?
"Isn't this the Ghost Path?" Chen Zhou asked, puzzled.
“You’ve all mistaken Ghost Path for a place name. Actually, it’s the name of a passage, a road that crosses this swamp. Only this road can get through this eerie swamp. Otherwise, we’ll be trapped here forever,” Ji Lanying replied.
From a young age, she enjoyed listening to her senior brother tell stories of strange and wonderful things from the outside world. Among them was the story of the Ghost Path. Her senior brother specifically mentioned the importance of the Ghost Path, saying that it would be impossible to cross this black mist swamp without following it.
Moreover, the Black Mist Swamp has no illustrations on the map, and no one wants to learn about its contents.
Naturally, there are very few records of this.
Ji Lanying only remembered that her senior brother said there were strange and terrifying things in the Black Mist Swamp, and that everyone who went to the Ghost Path in the future should be very careful.
"So you mean we're not in the Ghost Path right now, but somewhere outside of it?" Chen Zhou tried to understand Ji Lanying's words.
“Yes, this place is called Black Mist Swamp. It’s not shown in detail on the map,” Ji Lanying said.
Chen Zhou nodded. Fortunately, he had met Ji Lanying. If he hadn't, he probably would have continued on his way in what he thought was the direction of the North, and he probably wouldn't have been able to get out of this so-called Black Mist Swamp for a long time.
According to Ji Lanying, Chen Zhou learned that in order to pass through the Black Mist Swamp, he had to find the Ghost Path.
"How do we find the Ghost Path?" Chen Zhou asked.
Ji Lanying looked bitter and said, "We are also stuck in this problem, otherwise we wouldn't have been stuck here for so long, and we also have no way to find the Ghost Path."
Chen Zhou immediately fell into deep thought. It seemed that this was indeed a troublesome matter. Without finding the Ghost Path, they would not be able to leave the Black Mist Swamp.
"So that's what it meant? I've never set foot in this Black Mist Forest before, so I didn't know," Elder Ren said.
"The most urgent task is to find the Ghost Path; staying here indefinitely is not a solution. Also, the three of you need not harbor any hostility towards me. I do not hold a grudge against you, so please do not attempt to ambush or attack me again," Chen Zhou said solemnly.
This matter must be discussed openly, otherwise, given the cowardly nature of Zhu Yuande and Zhu Yuancheng, they will inevitably launch an attack on Chen Zhou in order to ambush him.
If he doesn't explain clearly, they will definitely think that Chen Zhou wants to kidnap them to blackmail their sect. But Chen Zhou doesn't even know what their sect is, so how can he blackmail them?
So it's best to explain it clearly.
"Why...don't you hold a grudge against us? We were...the ones who almost caused your death there..." Zhu Yuande stammered.
Chen Zhou shook his head and said, "Your formation is not enough to kill me. I can break it even with my true energy."
Although Chen Zhou's words sounded arrogant, they were indeed true at the time. If the Great Wilderness Python hadn't discovered it quickly, he probably would have already used his sword energy to break the formation.
It was because of this that Chen Zhou realized the weakness in his swordsmanship training, which he had to make up for by diligently studying swordsmanship.
If I keep procrastinating like this, my true qi cultivation will improve, but my sword cultivation will fall behind. When I return to the sect, I will definitely be criticized by the Third Elder.
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