Seven days passed in the blink of an eye. Li Qing followed the agreement and waited for Kun Yuan at their designated meeting place outside Star River City.
The latter was quite punctual and did not keep Li Qing waiting long. Before long, he appeared.
"I suspect that secret cave is related to some kind of demon beast. When I first discovered it and tried to explore it, I vaguely heard waves of beast roars."
"These past few days, I've prepared quite a few things specifically for dealing with demon beasts. I hope they'll prove useful."
Their destination was the Barren Highlands, a plateau supported and encircled by countless mountain ranges. Its terrain was exceedingly high, and fierce winds blew there all year round, making it a dangerous region.
Li Qing nodded. "Lead the way. If the secret cave is merely related to demon beasts, there should not be too much danger. After all, that plateau has been human territory since ancient times."
To be honest, Li Qing did not place much hope on gaining anything from the secret cave. His main objective was still the five-thousand-year-old Cloud Heart Lotus.
Kun Yuan was likewise quite forthright. He had handed the Cloud Heart Lotus over to Li Qing long ago, without worrying in the slightest that Li Qing might choose to break their agreement.
Thus, the two headed toward the Barren Highlands. Both were Void Refinement stage cultivators, and their speed while flying by controlling the power of heaven and earth was extraordinarily fast.
After roughly nine days, they had already neared the Barren Highlands. The scenery here was wild and ancient, still retaining the features of primordial land. Perhaps because of the year-round winds, clear ravines lined the ground like the veins of the earth.
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