Seals Duchy, Yanmen Pass.
"Great Elder, will Spirit Hall's forces really pass through here?"
Yanmen Pass was actually just a mountain pass, flanked by steep rocky mountains on both sides. They were so precipitous that even soul masters found them difficult to cross.
The mountains rose hundreds of meters high, their grayish-white rocks jagged and rugged. Their peaks were lush and green, and only soaring geese could pass through safely, hence the name Yanmen Pass.
Before Yanmen Pass lay a dense forest filled with towering trees, while shrubs covered the forest floor. Other than a mountain road leading from the distance to Yanmen Pass beyond, there were no other paths.
At that moment, a soul master legion from the Heaven Dou Empire was hidden among the trees beside the mountain road and within the thickets.
Zhao Xuan shot the Tang Sect disciple beside him a glare and said irritably, "Why are you asking so many pointless questions? This is the fastest route from those cities into the Seals Duchy. If they wanted to go around, it would take them at least another half day. If they don't come this way, where else could they go?"
The Tang Sect disciple scratched his head and laughed. "Actually, I meant that we alone would be enough here. We could complete the mission even without you coming."
"Cut the nonsense. I'm here in case something goes wrong. Our Tang Sect only has this many people. What if we suffer losses here by accident? Don't overthink it. If no high-level soul masters appear later, I won't make a move."
"That's enough. They're here. Wait on your own!"
The moment his words fell, before any of the surrounding soul masters could react, Zhao Xuan vanished from before their eyes. The place where he had stood was