CHAPTER 608: CHAPTER 608: GATHERING TOGETHER

Mist City.

This is the city closest to the Mist Swamp.

After a brief stop in Mist City, Chu Xiao and his colleagues promptly entered the Mist Swamp.

"Everyone, be careful. There are many King Beasts within the Mist Swamp, and they excel at using the fog to launch surprise attacks."

Chu Xiao cautioned.

The Mist Swamp is enshrouded in fog all year round.

Thus its name.

It is also an excellent place for training; numerous sect disciples have come here for that purpose.

As a powerful Cultivator in the middle phase of the Palace Mansion Realm, Chu Xiao naturally knew this place rather well.

"Understood."

Ling Chen nodded.

There was no need to elaborate for the other three; they had been here before too.

Afterward, the party of five flew southwest over the swamp.

Right in the direction of the Yin Yang Tao Fruit.

"Roar!"

Scarcely a quarter of an hour into their journey, the group was ambushed by four King Beasts.

But these King Beasts were merely third or fourth rank, and stood no chance against the party.

They were all basically slain with a single sword strike.

As time elapsed, the group ventured deeper into the Mist Swamp.

The fog grew denser.

Everyone became more cautious.

The five burst forth with Spiritual Power.

Guarding themselves with Spiritual Power Defense.

Ling Chen, however, appeared quite relaxed.

Because he was a King Grade Divine Thought Master.

Although dense fog could obscure vision, it couldn’t block Divine Soul Telekinesis.

Everything within a mile radius lay within Ling Chen’s investigative reach.

The Mist Swamp was incredibly vast.

After a day of flying, they were still a great distance from their destination.

Estimating, it would take another two or three days.

At this point, the party could not afford to advance blindly.

The King Beasts in the area were growing stronger, with sixth rank ones already appearing.

Even Chu Xiao dared not be careless with such high-rank King Beasts.

He was fearless in an upfront battle.

But an ambush was far too dangerous.

Moreover, the bodies of these King Beasts were extremely sturdy. Even a casual strike held immense power.

Cultivators of the same level could generally not defend directly with Spiritual Power.

Only by utilizing King Spiritual Weapons could they cope.

"Let’s rest for a while!"

Chu Xiao suggested.

The group landed.

They first cleared the area around the campsite before setting up camp.

Then, they took turns guarding the camp.

Others took the time to restore their Spiritual Power.

...

Meanwhile,

in Mist City.

Ye Fentian and his two companions made their appearance.

The Mist Swamp was the burial site he had chosen for Ling Chen.

The fog served as a cover, facilitating their action and escape.

"Let’s go!"

With a slight smile, Ye Fentian moved, entering the Mist Swamp as well.

With Chu Xiao present, he could fully monitor Ling Chen’s movements.

...

Not long after Ye Fentian’s departure,

a group of young individuals dressed in starry robes arrived in Mist City.

Among them were a few whom Ling Chen knew very well.

It was Zhang Kuang and the others.

However, leading this group wasn’t Zhang Kuang,

but a handsome young man.

He was much younger than Zhang Kuang, not much older than Ye Fentian.

This person was named Liu Yu, the Young Pavilion Master of the Star Pavilion!

"Have they entered the Mist Swamp?"

Liu Yu spoke indifferently.

"Yes."

Zhang Kuang nodded.

Originally, when Chu Xiao left Jiangning City using the Transmission Array, the intended destination was Mist City.

Typically, Cultivators who came to Mist City did so with the aim of training in the Mist Swamp.

"Burning Flame Sect actually has such heaven-defying disciples? From what you’ve described, this talent completely surpasses both me and Ye Fentian!"

Liu Yu frowned and said.

"Yong Pavilion Master, we have witnessed this boy’s strength ourselves. His cultivation really is at the third level of the Palace Mansion Realm, but his power is truly defying the heavens!"

Zhang Kuang hastened to add.

Pei Yijian and others quickly echoed his words.

"Elder Xu, what do you think?"

Liu Yu transmitted his voice.

Naturally, there were powerful guardians accompanying the Young Pavilion Master on his inspections.

At this moment, a gray-robed Elder was concealed high above in the ninth heaven.

"Young Pavilion Master, without having seen this person myself, this old one would not dare to speculate!"

Elder Xu transmitted his voice.

"In that case, let us witness his abilities for ourselves!"

Liu Yu said.

"Young Pavilion Master, this old one finds something quite odd!"

Suddenly, Elder Xu transmitted his voice again.

"What’s odd?"

Liu Yu asked.

Elder Xu said: "Logically, such a genius would definitely be heavily nurtured by the Burning Flame Sect. How could they allow him to venture forth at such a level of cultivation? Even if the Burning Flame Sect wishes for this youngster to gain experience, why would they allow him to be so conspicuous? Looking at the situation, the Burning Flame Sect seems very eager for us to know about him!"

"Elder Xu makes a sound argument."

Upon hearing this, Liu Yu nodded.

Yet, the true intentions of the Burning Flame Sect remained elusive.

"Let’s meet the person in question first! If possible, we should try to bring him over to our Star Pavilion."

Liu Yu said.

Then he turned to a young man behind him and said, "Check if there are any recent missions from our sect regarding the Mist Swamp."

"Yes."

The young man nodded.

He then took out a jade token and contacted the sect.

Very quickly, the young man came back and reported: "Young Pavilion Master, there are seven missions found regarding the Mist Swamp. Please look them over."

As he spoke, a screen of light appeared in front of everyone.

Although they knew Ling Chen had entered the Mist Swamp, they couldn’t confirm his destination.

Hence, by investigating through the missions, they might uncover Ling Chen’s purpose.

In Mist Swamp, the royal-class powerhouses from both the Burning Flame Sect and the Star Pavilion had already scouted the area.

Otherwise, they wouldn’t allow the Mist Swamp to become a place for their disciples to gain experience.

"The Yin Yang Tao Fruit?"

Liu Yu spotted a mission.

He then turned to Pei Yijian and asked, "Did Ling Chen use Sword Intent when fighting you?"

"No."

Pei Yijian shook his head and said: "Although I do not know what method he used, that was definitely not Sword Intent!"

"Hm."

Liu Yu nodded and then sank into thought: "The third level of the Palace Mansion Realm, it’s quite suitable indeed."

"Alright, let’s head to the Yin Yang Dao Tree!"

With a grand gesture, Liu Yu flew off to the Mist Swamp.

The others immediately followed suit.

...

After Liu Yu and his party left.

A young man clad in Star Pavilion robes walked out of a corner.

"Now things are getting exciting!"

"With the Young Pavilion Master taking action, Ling Chen should indeed reveal all his strength, right?"

The young man also left Mist City and entered the Mist Swamp.

His cultivation was only at the third level of the Palace Mansion Realm.

But upon entering the Mist Swamp, he suddenly burst forth with terrifying speed, maintaining a constant distance from Liu Yu and his party.

Keep in mind, the lowest level among Liu Yu’s group was at the sixth level of the Palace Mansion Realm.

A third-level Palace Mansion Realm having a speed that matched the sixth level, it was clear how adept this person was.

It was hard to imagine that such a disciple was merely an external disciple of the Star Pavilion.

...

Three days later.

A towering ancient tree appeared within Ling Chen and his group’s field of vision.

This tree was none other than the Yin Yang Dao Tree.

The Yin Yang Tao Fruit comes from this very tree.

Every year, the Yin Yang Dao Tree bears fruit once.

Each time there are ten fruits produced.

Sometimes as few as seven or eight, other times as many as fifteen or sixteen.

And now, many Cultivators had come to vie for them.

When Ling Chen and his party arrived, they found that no fewer than thirty Cultivators had already been waiting there.

These Cultivators were at least at the fifth level of the Palace Mansion Realm.

There were also disciples from the Star Pavilion among them.

However, Ling Chen noticed that everyone was over a thousand zhang away from the Yin Yang Dao Tree.

They did not dare to get too close.

"The Yin Yang Tao Fruit is not yet ripe; let’s wait here as well!"

Chu Xiao suggested.

He had participated in the contest for the Yin Yang Tao Fruit before and already had some experience.