"Let's keep going. We still have more than half the journey left before we reach that Medicine Valley!"
The hunter-clad man had no interest in bickering with them here. After speaking coldly, he once again took the lead and set off.
Seeing this, the White-robed Youth first reassured the others a few times, then quickly caught up to Wang Sheng in front and cupped his hands.
"Brother Wang, these three fellow disciples of mine are leaving Tianbao City for the first time. They have only ever seen Otherworldly Ghosts in our sect's records before this. I hope Brother Wang will bear with them!"
This man had entered and left these mountain ranges many times. They absolutely could not offend him now, or being delivered straight into an Otherworldly Ghost's jaws would be perfectly normal!
However, after a moment of silence, Wang Sheng changed the subject and asked,
"Fellow Daoist Lou, has there been any movement at the Universe Altar?"
Hearing this, Lou Yuheng's smile immediately vanished, and his expression darkened.
"Why does Brother Wang ask?"
"Then it seems there is still no movement."
The moment he saw the other man's expression, Wang Sheng had his answer. He spoke calmly.
"There was a divine manifestation on the day the altar was completed, so the Holy Envoy's words cannot be false. We need only hold on until the day the Spirit World Heavenly Venerable descends!"
Lou Yuheng spoke with utmost seriousness, as if he were answering Wang Sheng, yet more as though he were persuading himself.
"Hmph, it has been nearly two hundred years. My master waited until his lifespan ran out. How could I possibly live to see that day?!
If he had left those resources for his own cultivation instead of using them to build that altar, he might already