At the border between the Eastern Saint Territory and the Central Profound Domain.
Lu Feng and Ghost Performer had originally been following not far behind Benevolent Heart Academy's main party. However, when they were still more than ten li from the Hundred Valleys Sword Ruins, they deliberately halted for quite some time to conceal their identities. Only on the day the Hundred Valleys Sword Ruins opened did they set out once more.
At dawn, the two emerged from the mountain ridges onto the official road and hurried in the direction of the Hundred Valleys Sword Ruins.
"Hall Master, look..."
Ghost Performer's low voice sounded at Lu Feng's side.
Lu Feng nodded knowingly. At the same time Ghost Performer spoke, he had noticed what she was pointing at as well. Following her gaze toward both sides of the official road, he replied, "Though the traces of battle here have been deliberately cleaned up, it is not hard to tell that this happened within the past few days."
Ghost Performer warily scanned their surroundings. "Could someone have set an ambush here? Are they trying to seize Entry Quotas through robbery?"
Lu Feng chuckled. "There is nothing unusual about that. Whenever the major Domain Realms open, quite a few Rogue Cultivators are unwilling to accept it. Resentful of the major factions coordinating and monopolizing the Entry Quotas, they join forces to seize them when the opportunity arises."
Ghost Performer was puzzled. "But don't such Entry Quotas require the documents stamped by the Sect Token before one can enter? What use are they if they steal them?"
Lu Feng explained, "It is precisely because of that rule that they steal them. Entry Quotas generally recognize the documents, not the person. Once a Soul Master's qualification document is taken, if they cannot provide a new