In the river.
A strange thing bobbed up and down as it drifted downstream.
The Long-Cheeked Skeleton.
An incredibly sinister and violent aura emanated from it as it moved through the Grave River, wholly focused.
Anything that appeared would probably startle it at once.
—Last time, it had clearly let its guard down, which was why it had been hit by that brick.
Things were completely different now.
The moment it appeared, everything fell eerily silent.
The monsters lurking in the darkness had long since fled without a trace, afraid of getting tangled up with this Apocalypse Monster.
—Gu Qingshan didn't dare provoke it again, either.
He hid behind a huge boulder not far from the Grave River, suppressing his aura as he quietly waited for the Long-Cheeked Skeleton to leave the area before continuing on his way.
After nearly ten hours of nonstop travel, he had reached a place said to be relatively safe, where he could rest briefly.
Beyond this stretch of several hundred li lay the Deep Grave River.
The monsters there would grow more numerous, and danger would emerge at every turn.
Gu Qingshan had originally planned to take a short break here.
Who knew he'd run into that Long-Cheeked Monster?
"Why hasn't it left yet?"
Gu Qingshan wondered silently.
The Long-Cheeked Skeleton wandered back and forth across the Grave River, as if it had sensed something. It simply refused to leave.
Not only was it staying put, it had also conveniently blocked Gu Qingshan's path forward.
This was wasting his time.
Gu Qingshan waited a little longer, then couldn't help transmitting to the World-Defining Divine Sword:
"How much farther do we have to go?"
"At your speed, about half a day," the World-Defining Divine Sword replied.
"In other words, we're almost there," Gu Qingshan said.