Chapter 674 - 655: Stepping Forward

When he said the words "White Bone Sect," Yi Qinwen truly ground his teeth. "We have a feud to the death with the White Bone Sect, but our strength is meager... We heard that Lord Golden Wolf killed three of their great Demons. Forgive me for being blunt, but knowing their vicious nature, the White Bone Sect will certainly not let this rest... We are willing to serve you as our master, Lord Golden Wolf. Our only request is that you take us along when you go to kill members of the White Bone Sect in the future!"

Wang Meng was speechless for a moment. ’I just casually disposed of three pieces of scum from the White Bone Sect, and now someone’s showing up to pledge allegiance? It seems this White Bone Sect is truly despised.’

However, Master Wang had no time or inclination to be anyone’s master. He’d kill anyone from the White Bone Sect who provoked him, but every world had its own rules, and he wasn’t here to play the hero.

"I’m not interested. You’ve got the wrong person."

Wang Meng said flatly.

"But... Lord Golden Wolf, we’re at the end of our rope... Our Senior was poisoned with the White Bone Sect’s Blood-Sucking Bone Poison. Since you were able to kill Evil Xu, you must possess the power of the Celestial Wheel Realm... We ask for nothing else. Please, just save our Senior! We would do anything in return, even work like beasts of burden, without a single complaint."

Beside them, her eyes welling with tears, Yi Jingyi knelt down again.

"Lord Golden Wolf..."

Yi Qinwen and the others also dropped to their knees again.

Wang Meng was actually quite annoyed by people who knelt at the drop of a hat, but Yang Ying often said that one should be nicer to girls. Seeing the two girls crying so wretchedly, his heart softened, and he said, "All of you, get up."

"Lord Golden Wolf..."

"How are you going to lead the way if you don’t get up?"

"Yes—ah, yes, of course!"

Overjoyed, Yi Qinwen and his four companions scrambled to their feet and led the way.

A moment later, they arrived at a corner of the Divine Hall.

"Senior Jia Yuan! You’re saved! We found Lord Golden Wolf! He can definitely cure you!"

"Golden Wolf... You’re all... so foolish. The poison I’m afflicted with is the White Bone Sect’s Poison of Gu. It consumes blood and dissolves bone. Only the Sleeping Rock Pure Lotus from the Illusory Sea of Mist can neutralize it."

Senior Jia Yuan’s face was pale, and he was clearly drained of vitality—the classic symptoms of Gu Poison.

Wang Meng looked at Jia Yuan and swept his Divine Sense over him. He instantly "saw" that the Senior’s entire body was teeming with Gu Worms. These worms had already fused with his blood. Forcibly expelling them, even if it didn’t kill him, would trigger a Dissipating Technique, turning him into a cripple.

"Then let’s go to the Illusory Sea of Mist and find the Sleeping Rock Pure Lotus."

’Of the three thousand Great Daos, any can lead to godhood. Back in the Small Thousand World, Wang Meng had studied everything, and Master Wang had painstakingly researched Gu and poisons as well. The Gu Poison he saw in Jia Yuan’s body had a unique quality to it. Poison, when taken to its absolute limit, was also a form of the Great Dao.’

’If this were the Small Thousand Realm, Master Wang would have to use the Power of Holy Statue Law to cure this Gu Poison. But here, a single Sleeping Rock Pure Lotus is enough to neutralize it. I’m actually a little interested to see what this ’Pure Lotus’ looks like.’

"Brother Golden Wolf, forgive me for being blunt, but the Illusory Sea of Mist is the fifty-ninth layer of the Divine Sealing Tower, which is dangerous enough on its own. The Sleeping Rock Pure Lotus only grows in the Inner Sea, a place fraught with even greater peril." Jia Yuan shook his head and continued, "The Inner Sea is swarming with Fog Ghosts, and it’s even haunted by Skeleton Demons. I can’t let all of you take such a great risk for my sake."

"But, without you, Senior... the rest of us will be dealt with by the White Bone Sect sooner or later..."

Yi Qinwen cried out in alarm.

"Lead the way," Wang Meng said flatly.

"Yes, sir!"

Yi Qinwen and the others’ faces lit up with joy. Supporting Senior Jia Yuan, they headed toward the Divine Sealing Tower.

In front of the Divine Sealing Tower, Meng Ningzhi was making preparations. Her cultivation of the Purple Qi East Coming Technique had hit a bottleneck. Over the past two days, she’d felt a sudden premonition, a faint sense that an opportunity for a breakthrough was close at hand.

After careful divination, she had zeroed in on her target: the Purple Immortal Grass.

However, her repeated attempts to purchase it had all come up empty. It was either out of stock or someone else had snatched it up right before she could.

’It looks like the only option left is to go to the Inner Sea within the Illusory Sea of Mist and find it myself...’

The Inner Sea of the Illusory Sea of Mist was exceptionally dangerous, but Meng Ningzhi was the heir of the Meng Family. Laden with Magical Treasures, her high skill made her bold. As she was making her final preparations to enter, she noticed other people arriving. Meng Ningzhi had no intention of getting involved with a crowd; in the Divine Space, strangers meant danger. But then, a familiar figure suddenly appeared in her line of sight.

Golden Wolf!

’I didn’t expect to run into him here. How interesting.’

After a moment’s hesitation, Meng Ningzhi walked up to him. "Brother Golden Wolf, we meet again."

Wang Meng smiled. "Indeed. It’s a small world."

"If I may ask, where is Brother Golden Wolf headed?"

Meng Ningzhi glanced at Jia Yuan, Yi Qinwen, and the others. ’These people are incredibly weak. What is Golden Wolf doing with a group like this?’

"The Inner Sea of the Illusory Sea of Mist." Wang Meng had a good impression of Meng Ningzhi. ’She’s a wise and powerful expert, but she still lacks some real-world experience.’

Meng Ningzhi was taken aback for a moment, then she laughed. "What a coincidence. I was just planning a trip to the Inner Sea of the Illusory Sea of Mist myself. Why don’t we go together? I’m fairly familiar with the place."

Yi Qinwen blinked and quickly stepped forward. "That... might not be a good idea. With too many people, we might easily attract the attention of the Skeleton Demons."

Meng Ningzhi’s gaze swept coolly over the group. "Is that so? You think one extra person is ’too many’? I’m afraid you’re the ones who are the dead weight here."

"This..." Yi Qinwen looked troubled, clearly not wanting to invite unnecessary complications. He turned to Wang Meng. "Lord Golden Wolf?"

Jia Yuan, however, was more worldly. He said weakly, "Helping others is helping ourselves. This is Fairy Meng Ningzhi, the Purple Saint of the Great Zhou Eight Saints. Don’t be fooled by her youth; her power is a great deal higher than ours. With her along, our chances of success will be much greater."

"Then let’s go together," Meng Ningzhi said. She glanced at the Golden Wolf Mask on Wang Meng’s face before leading the group toward the Divine Sealing Tower.

Arriving at one of the tower’s gates, Meng Ningzhi made a gesture, opening a spatial passage to the Illusory Sea of Mist. The group stepped through.

Space rippled. With a sudden lurch, Wang Meng found himself looking out at a world of green.

Everything around them was lush and verdant. Trees, flowers, and grasses released a pleasant fragrance under the sunlight. Walking among them, it felt as if one could forget all their worries.

Amidst the vibrant greenery stood a Divine Hall. The hall itself was a colossal tree, with a clear spring from some unknown source cascading down from its branches. Where the water hit the ground, it exploded into a fine mist, making the place feel like an Immortal Realm.

"This is the Holy Tree Divine Hall. Seven have been discovered in the Illusory Sea of Mist so far. Three are in the Outer Sea, and this is one of them," Meng Ningzhi explained calmly.

Above the Fifty Layers of the Divine Sealing Tower, each layer was a single, shared public space. Everyone who entered would arrive in the same place, unlike the levels below the Fifty Layers, where each person would open up their own independent and highly variable space.

Just then, Wang Meng unfurled his Divine Sense. The laws of this Divine Hall were quite unique; the laws of wood and water combined to form a Holy Sanctuary. Beyond it lay a dense sea of fog. Within this fog, his Divine Sense was constrained by a strange law, unable to extend more than a hundred meters. Of course, if he were to use the power of his Fate Grid, that would be another matter entirely.

"Let’s go. We still have a ways to go to reach the Inner Sea."

With those words, Meng Ningzhi took the lead, her purple bow in hand.

Wang Meng followed close behind. A moment later, they stepped out from the protection of the Holy Tree Divine Hall and into the hazy sea of fog.

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