At the edge of the forest, beside the swamp, one clad in black and one in red stood facing each other.
Just as Niu Youdao had learned, Ao Feng was tall and thin, fair-faced and beardless, with large eyes.
Ao Feng was also sizing up the Niu Youdao he had happened upon. He did not know the man, but he recognized the clothes he wore. Anyone appearing in this place was plainly from one of the outside sects that had come to undergo training.
Of course, who the other party was did not matter. What mattered was the bulging cloth sack hanging from his waist. Judging by the uneven shapes pressing against the sack, it should be filled with Demon Foxes' vertical eyes. There seemed to be quite a few—at least a dozen.
Demon Foxes were highly alert and difficult to hunt. More than a dozen vertical eyes truly was no small haul.
He really had come from Boundless Garden. Only those within Boundless Garden knew how dangerous that seemingly tranquil place was. Any abnormality could cost one's life. Do not think being a Sacred Venerable's grand-disciple meant safety; those who could easily come into contact with Boundless Fruit were instead more likely to arouse suspicion, which also meant greater danger.
This time, Misty Pavilion had drawn personnel from all its territories to take part in the competition. He wanted to use this opportunity to leave, but Boundless Garden was not a place one could enter whenever one wished, nor leave whenever one pleased. He needed achievements; with achievements, things would be easier to discuss.
Of course, he was not the only one who needed achievements. Everyone from Misty Pavilion participating this time needed good results.
If they lost this competition to the training participants, they could not afford that