Deep within the Star Dou Great Forest, a strange swamp region lay before Jiang Zhen and the three women.
The swamp water here was not muddy or foul. Instead, it was a clear icy blue, with a thin layer of ice mist drifting across its surface as though it would never dissipate. The cold pierced to the bone.
Some strangely shaped trees shot skyward from the icy-blue water. Their trunks, branches, and leaves were mostly icy blue or silvery white, as if carved from crystal, reflecting dreamlike glimmers beneath the dappled light filtering through the canopy.
The air was thick with Water Element and Ice Element energy. For Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu, this place was nothing short of a cultivation paradise.
"What a beautiful place..."
Yet Shui Bing'er and the other two had no time to admire the scenery. Their minds were taut with focus as they followed behind Jiang Zhen.
Jiang Zhen's powerful Spiritual Power, like the most precise radar, had already swept through this area several times.
Without slowing, he headed straight toward a certain direction deep within the swamp.
In less than the time it took to burn an incense stick, he stopped before a relatively dry patch of open ground and said to the three women, "Wait here. Do not wander far."
Before his words had even faded, his figure vanished from where he stood like a ghost, without stirring even the faintest whisper of wind.
Shui Bing'er, Xue Wu, and Yu Hairou exchanged glances, each seeing the shock and anticipation in the others' eyes.
They remained where they were as instructed, vigilantly watching their surroundings. Yet Jiang Zhen's strength had become far more tangible to them—deep within this perilous Star Dou Great Forest, he moved as though there were no one around.
Not long