Chapter 2021 - 2020: The Situation in Death Swamp, Foolish Fatty

"In consideration of your filial piety, you can join our team.

Actually, you don't need to worry. Even if you can't find the medicine, it's okay. I'm a healer specializing in treating curses. I can take a look for you," Xu Zimei said.

"You can cure curses?" The young girl, Mu Yang, was still a bit skeptical.

Curses are primarily very difficult to cure completely.

Because they are invisible and intangible, yet they truly exist.

It's much like your fortune; generally, it can't be seen. Unlucky people often have bad luck.

Like even drinking cold water can cause them to choke.

But this curse power doesn't affect Xu Zimei much, perhaps because the curse power is too weak.

Once he reaches the Death Swamp, Xu Zimei wants to see the true power of curses.

"I'll have to see your mother's illness to know. I can deal with general curses," Xu Zimei said.

He didn't make any overly confident promises, especially because he hadn't figured out the mysteriousness surrounding this girl.

Why was she carrying so many curses yet still unharmed?

But there's no rush; there's plenty of time to research this. For now, they can head to the Hidden God Sect.

"Hurry up," Xu Zimei urged the few people.

"Sir, the Dongming Mountain Range for this assessment has powerful monster beasts," Yellow Hair explained on the side.

"Plus, there are many others like us taking the test, and they might have malicious intents and act against us.

The Hidden God Sect has no rules here in the Dongming Mountain Range, so anything goes. We should be cautious."

Yellow Hair spoke quite earnestly.

Unfortunately, he didn't know how formidable the Xu Zimei in front of him was.

"I can ensure your safety. Do you know the way to the Hidden God Sect?" Xu Zimei asked.

"We don't know," Yellow Hair and the few others shook their heads.

Xu Zimei could only spread out his divine sense. This Dongming Mountain Range, not too large nor too small, shouldn't be too difficult to find a superpower.

After a while, Xu Zimei discovered traces of a formation to the southwest.

The formation was huge and contained astonishing power; it should be where the Hidden God Sect is located.

Xu Zimei led a few people toward the southwest.

Along the way, he began to inquire about the Death Swamp with the young girl Mu Yang.

Yellow Hair and the others occasionally added some points.

Death Swamp is the only forbidden land of Immortal Island and is a constantly expanding forbidden zone.

Some have predicted that in a million years, the entire Immortal Island could be swallowed by the Death Swamp.

And this prediction is very plausible.

As the name implies, the Death Swamp is a swamp.

It's located at the far eastern side of Immortal Island.

It originates from the place where the eastern land and the sea connect.

Even though Immortal Island is large, it's still an island, surrounded by the sea on all sides, and the eastern connection of land and sea initially had only a swamp like a waterhole.

This was the initial state of the Death Swamp.

No one paid attention to this place at first, but as time passed, it grew larger.

Gradually, some swamp creatures developed anomalies, with genetic mutations, making the conditions within the swamp increasingly dangerous.

Today, the Death Swamp has exceeded tens of thousands of square meters, with mist shrouding and oddities running rampant.

Even powerful figures would divert their routes to avoid it.

In the past, someone researched the Death Swamp, trying to prevent its gradual spread to prevent it from engulfing all of Immortal Island.

But unfortunately, no matter the method, nothing could stop the spread of the Death Swamp.

A thousand years ago, a major power sent their entire sect force into the Death Swamp.

Yet, no one came out alive.

Thus, the Death Swamp was thoroughly labeled as a forbidden land.

This is the basic information about the Death Swamp, but aside from these, there were also rumors concerning the original inhabitants.

Like the young girl Mu Yang, they were originally just normal humans with normal identities.

Until one day, when the Death Swamp spread and submerged their village.

They discovered they had inexplicably become the original inhabitants, as the outside world called them.

And the curse power within them grew thicker.

They dared not connect with the outside world, as people wanted to capture and study them.

Strangely, the curse power did not affect their lives; they still married and had children as if unaffected.

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Along the way, Yellow Hair was on tenterhooks.

Because they moved so openly, it was almost as if they were on a sightseeing tour.

They encountered many monster beasts, and even some people with malicious intentions tried to ambush and rob them.

But, without exception, Xu Zimei swatted them to death instantly.

The man before them was incredibly ruthless.

He resolved almost everything with a slap, and nothing or anyone could stop him.

Finally, after half a day, under Xu Zimei's correct leadership, they arrived at the location of the Hidden God Sect's formation.

Here, an entrance to the formation was opened, and someone was waiting to greet new arrivals.

It was a pot-bellied middle-aged man, lounging in a chair sipping tea.

Several disciples were flattering and attending to him nearby.

When he saw Xu Zimei's group, he was extremely surprised.

"What's going on? It's only been half a day, and someone has already arrived?"

"I recall in previous years, the fastest took a day and a half to find their way here."

The middle-aged man muttered and instructed a disciple nearby, "Go and ask them how they found their way here."

The disciple quickly complied, and as he approached Xu Zimei's group, before he could speak, Xu Zimei had already said, "I have an old acquaintance with your Saintess. Could you please inform her that I wish to meet her?"

"The Saint… Saintess's friend?" The disciple was startled and quickly relayed the message to the pot-bellied middle-aged man behind him.

The middle-aged man, however, sneered.

"Our Saintess rarely leaves the sect, how could there be anyone from outside claiming to be her friend?

I suspect you're trying to trick me."

"Regardless of the truth, just inform her," Xu Zimei frowned slightly.

"I'm not your messenger to run errands at your behest," the middle-aged man sneered.

"If you want to join our Hidden God Sect, wait patiently for the assessment without causing trouble."

"I'm not here to join the Hidden God Sect, I'm here to inquire about something from the Sumeru Ancestor," Xu Zimei narrowed his eyes slightly.

"You're quite the braggart. Do you think you have the right to utter our Sumeru Ancestor's name?

I strongly suspect you're using the Ancestor's name to bluff and deceive."

"Guards, seize him for me."

At those words, several Hidden God Sect disciples became eager to act.

"Annoying, how could the Hidden God Sect let an idiot like you guard the entrance," Xu Zimei shook his head.

He directly slapped him, and the middle-aged man's flesh ripped open, falling to the ground unconscious.