An Shougui, an Elder of the Myriad Beasts Sect, looked at the others, and they looked back at him. He confirmed, "To Boundless Garden? To that Boundless Garden where the forbidden object is kept?"
Niu Youdao said, "Are there several Boundless Gardens here?"
Quite a few people immediately grew uneasy. That place was far too taboo. Even the disciples of the Nine Saints avoided it like the plague, yet they were rushing headlong into Boundless Garden. Wasn't that courting trouble? And once they provoked this kind of trouble, it would be no small matter.
Not to mention them—even Kun Linshu, who had heard this from behind, was astonished.
Taishu Shanhai said gravely, "Niu Youdao, that is not a place we should go."
Niu Youdao said, "Why not? With our status as inspectors, other than the Sacred Realm, what place is there that we cannot visit? Is there any rule forbidding us from going to Boundless Garden? No! The Sacred Venerable granted us such broad authority precisely because Misty Pavilion is powerful, precisely to make our work easier. If you do not dare go, I can go alone. But do not say later that I cast you aside to work alone. Remember this yourselves: it is not that I want to act alone, but that you are timid and afraid of trouble."
The Elders of the various sects exchanged glances. Some even leaned close to whisper into others' ears. They all somewhat suspected that this fellow had deliberately dragged out a mountain none of them dared climb, using it to frighten them and shut their mouths.
Taishu Shanhai asked suspiciously, "You truly dare go to Boundless Garden?"
Niu Youdao said, "Old Taishu, what are you saying? Why would I not dare? It is not as though I have never been there."