After leaving the Ten Thousand Demons Kingdom, Old Fang continued toward Dream City, though he did not go straight there and instead took a slight detour.
Following the map drawn by Jiang Lin, that soul painter, and constantly asking for directions along the way, Old Fang finally arrived before a Mountain Gate.
What puzzled Old Fang, however, was that according to the map Jiang Lin had drawn, this place should have been a barren mountain.
How had a Mountain Gate suddenly appeared here?
And what was written on it wasn't "Miao Water Palace" either...
"Who goes there?"
Two Mountain Gate guards blocked the entrance. As an Immortal Realm cultivator, Old Fang naturally sensed their realms clearly.
Both were Foundation Building Realm Qi Refiners—in other words, the Fourth Realm of the Lower Five Realms.
Having Fourth Realm cultivators guarding the gate meant that although this sect could not be considered first-rate, it was at least middle-tier.
However, they seemed to have been poisoned.
"May I ask whether your sect is the Miao Water Sect?"
Old Fang asked.
The two gatekeeping disciples exchanged glances, then looked at Old Fang and shook their heads. "No. This place is the territory of the Snow Trace Sect."
"The Snow Trace Sect?" Old Fang was confused as well. Hadn't that brat Jiang Lin told me to find the Miao Water Sect? When did it become the Snow Trace Sect?
But when Old Fang saw the wary looks in the two guards' eyes, he suddenly understood.
The Miao Water Palace had probably been destroyed and renamed. The other side was being so vigilant because they feared the old forces of the Miao Water Palace had come seeking revenge.
"May I ask whether your sect leader is named Xia Ju?" Old Fang asked.
Before the two guards could