The sea region Song Jingxiu had circled on the sea chart was none other than the waters where the Heaven-Grade Black Market overseen by Deacon Bai was located.
There was nothing inherently wrong with that. Xu Miaoyin and Song Jingxiao were now only a single step away from the Purple Palace Stage. The greatest obstacle to breaking through was the Inner Demon Tribulation.
To pass the Inner Demon Tribulation safely, they had to temper their own Dao Hearts. At their realm, actual combat and bloody slaughter were the best forms of tempering.
Thus, during this period, they had been searching everywhere for Sea Race forces that had scattered through the near seas after the previous great battle.
But the area where the Black Market was located would inevitably be where the Shadow Pavilion's spies had the strongest control. Xu Miaoyin's identity had most likely been uncovered by those spies. If True Lord Youying had already obtained that intelligence, would they not be walking straight into a trap?
True Lord Youying's whereabouts were currently unknown. So long as he remained unpunished, Xu Miaoyin would remain in danger.
It was better to keep her by his side...
At this moment, Song Jingxiao and Xu Miaoyin were completely unaware that danger was drawing near.
They were currently working with the warships to slaughter a small group of scattered Sea Demons.
The two of them naturally could not have come this far out to sea alone for a training journey. In truth, this was a collective operation organized by the Gemini Islands.
In this war, the Gemini Islands had been among the regions that suffered the fewest losses. They therefore did not need to expend manpower on reconstruction. Now that the Demonic Calamity had subsided, a great deal of mobile force had been freed