Chapter 1220: Chapter 1074: Auspicious? This Is Clearly Calamity! (Second Update) As Elder Mingzhu forcefully helped Elder You Yue leave, the entrance to the Forbidden Land fell silent once more.
Aside from the guardians patrolling, only a few faint insect chirps could be heard.
At this moment, the shadow of a nearby stone suddenly became lighter, but no one noticed this change.
A quarter of an hour later, Wenping on the rooftop of the Purple Treasure Pavilion suddenly took out a Sound Transmission Stone.
A voice came through the Sound Transmission Stone.
"Sect Leader, people from Zeming Palace have arrived."
It was Chen Xie.
"They’ve come quite quickly."
The smile on Wenping’s face carried a trace of mockery.
But it’s expected; Zi Ran defeated the Thousand Crafts Sect’s ten great arts with the Vortex New Dao, a sect that had suppressed them for nearly two hundred years.
Chen Xie continued, "Three people came, a Vice Palace Master from Zeming Palace, Elder You Yue, and Elder Mingzhu, the biological mother of Master Zi Ran."
"Withdraw the Black Shadow, there’s no need to continue monitoring them. Once Master Zi Ran emerges from the Vortex Art Palace, inform her of this. Whether she wishes to see them or not is her decision." For those from Zeming Palace, Wenping’s thoughts were straightforward.
If Master Zi Ran doesn’t wish to see them and they insist on bothering her, they shouldn’t blame him for being impolite.
"Sect Leader, there’s one more matter."
"What is it?"
"Elder Wood Dragon has entered Wuyou Swamp and is on the way to the Howling Abyss, he should arrive in roughly a quarter of an hour."
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Wuyou Swamp.
Why is it called Wuyou?
Because entering it is a one in ten thousand chance of survival, thus no worries.
If one perishes, what worries could they have?
The dangers within are imaginable, but to Wood Dragon, these are child’s play.
Wood Dragon kept in mind Weisheng Xingyu’s advice to stay low-key, thus he did not fly using his Cyan Dragon Body; instead, he flew in human form, concealing his Qi and maintaining low altitude.
Yet he was unaware.
In Wuyou Swamp, flying is considered a high-profile act.
Although the Swamp is perilous, it is a Holy Land for cultivation and training, with abundant celestial materials and treasures gathering many people. Whether in the Mountain Suppression Realm or Earth Unrestricted, everyone treads carefully in Wuyou Swamp.
At this moment, deep within the Swamp, a treasure-seeking squad composed entirely of Earth Unrestricted Lower Realm experts is progressing slowly with their backs to each other.
Walking and talking simultaneously.
"Have you heard?"
"Heard what?"
"The Battle Division suffered defeat in Mitian City, reportedly losing hundreds of thousands of Vanguard Army soldiers, and over twenty Half-Step Celestial Unrestricted experts."
"No way? Has You Country started a new battlefield and directly attacked?"
"Impossible. Starting a new war zone, You Country is crazy?"
"It’s not You Country. Apparently, it was an expedition against a sect force, but the opposition was unexpectedly strong. Even with five War Gods simultaneously dispatched from the Battle Division, they couldn’t prevail, and two were lost. Ultimately, Battle Division Elder Jiang personally intervened to repel them."
"Sect force?"
"Near Mitian City, how could such a powerful sect force exist?"
The group whispered in discussion, due to incomplete information acquisition, they could only guess while conversing.
Suddenly, the swamp beneath trembled.
The group immediately halted, tightly clustering together.
"A thousand miles ahead, there’s a Marsh Demon comparable to Earth Unrestricted Upper Realm!"
"Which squad is so unlucky to have been caught by it?" Typically, Marsh Demons lurk beneath the swamp, and unless one is of the same realm, perception cannot detect its presence. When people pass by, it emerges like death itself.
Squads like theirs face almost certain death.
At this moment, a brilliant streak suddenly shot across the sky.
"Who’d fly here so recklessly?" Just as the words were spoken, several massive Marsh Demons suddenly leapt skyward, lunging at the person in the heavens.
"Courting death!"
They couldn’t help but grumble.
Then they witnessed an unforgettable scene.
Boom—
A single slap.
The person in the sky merely threw a slap.