For Cultists like the Goathead Cultists, kidnapping people like those behind them was actually effortless and would not attract much attention.
But the Goathead Cultists and their master, the Lord of Purgatory, Akentu, had not chosen to do so, which inevitably left Brando deeply suspicious.
Brando said nothing. Most of the others also seemed rather subdued, each appearing burdened with thoughts. It was not merely because they feared the demons might get there first; they were even more concerned about the safety of their companion. Although Fang Qi had always acted as if he were not truly one of them, after spending so many days together and even sharing life-and-death experiences, everyone—including Huang Huo—had more or less come to acknowledge this genius of the Ghost Chariot lineage. They simply never said so aloud.
However, Brando did not know that, in Akentu's eyes, his countless suspicions might seem somewhat laughable. It was nothing more than an exceedingly simple question.
The reason was that although the Goathead Cultists had calculated the secret of the Moonlit Passage long ago, they had only just managed to open the gate leading to the Tenth Passage. They were not much faster than Brando.
The reason was simply that, before this, they had been unable to find a suitable dragon willing to collude with them.
Fortunately, the awakening of the Twilight Dragon had finally resolved Akentu's problem. Only after opening the Tenth Passage did they understand that one of the conditions for unraveling the Mystery of Jade and reaching the Realm of Stagnation was the need for a successor of the Jiufeng Bloodline.
By then, southern Madara was already in complete disarray. The route through the Sea of Dead Moons to Jiufeng had long since been cut off. At first, it had been blocked by the Crystal