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The journey had already taken four days, but with Little Jiao, our speed had nearly doubled. Before the morning of the sixth day, just as we were drawing near, I spotted cultivators fleeing the East Sea Route in panic. I grabbed one and asked him about it, and he told me that the East Sea Route was just ahead.
When that cultivator saw that I still intended to charge into the East Sea Route, he hurriedly warned me, "Senior, don't go to the East Sea Route! Two powerful cultivators have come and have been attacking the mountain gate nonstop. The elders told us to escape first and find reinforcements while they defend the sect inside. We don't even know whether the mountain gate has been breached yet. Our sect master just died, and the other five great sects are still on the way—where are we supposed to find reinforcements? I can only linger nearby and wait until the several great sects arrive before launching a counterattack, right?"
"You think I'd be afraid of a mere two cultivators?" I frowned, intending to scare him away. The ones attacking the gate were probably Liangqiu Si's people. Who knew where that old bastard had found an accomplice? They had set their sights on the East Sea Route. Still, it made sense. If he wanted to attack such a great sect with such a grand gate, he couldn't do it alone without a companion.
Moreover, I hadn't spotted Liangqiu Si at all along the way. Perhaps his companion possessed some kind of demonic art that made him even faster than me, or perhaps they had some super talisman like a Boundary-Crossing Talisman.
But just as I was about to leave, I never expected that foolish boy to block my path. "Senior! Not only