At this moment, Li Jing spoke up:
"Alright, since the Great Sage does not know where the demon's lair is, we'll have to figure something out ourselves.
All troops, heed my command!"
"Your generals await your orders!"
The Heavenly Soldiers and Generals spoke in unison:
At that moment, Li Jing said directly, "Everyone, prepare yourselves. Form groups of ten and search the mountain for the demon's lair.
If you find anything, do not act rashly. Notify this marshal, and we will act together!"
"Yes, Marshal!"
As the hundred thousand Heavenly Soldiers and Generals began moving, the entire White Tiger Ridge was swiftly swept clean.
Countless minor demons and monsters were continuously eliminated.
Before long, numerous reports came in.
Seeing this, Nezha and Li Jing's expressions both turned rather grim.
Li Jing, in particular, furrowed his brow deeply.
"King Li, what's with you and Nezha? You found news of the demon's lair, yet you both look like this."
King Li glanced at Nezha before slowly speaking.
"This matter goes back to when that rebellious son of mine was young.
Besides, after a thousand years of change, this place has changed far too much.
At first, none of us recognized it.
But now, we can see it. This place... is Skull Mountain from back then!"
Sun Wukong froze at those words and said:
"Skull Mountain? What's wrong with that?"
King Li shot Nezha a glance. Although Nezha still disliked Li Jing, ever since his recovery, their relationship had not been as hostile as before.
After all, without the Exquisite Pagoda restraining him, Nezha was no longer bound by anything.
And King Li had since gone through reincarnation as well.
Thus, Nezha was no longer the way he had been in the past.
Nezha also understood that, when it came down to