"At last, we made it through. Fellow Daoist Lu, you have worked hard." Even Chi Yunsang could not help but heave a great sigh of relief. It was as though he had cast off some invisible restraint; abandoning his earlier cautiousness, he laughed heartily for once.
Lu Xiaotian also relaxed, yet his instincts told him things would not be so simple. Judging by Chi Yunsang's behavior, he likely knew far more about Misty Hall than anyone else. Even the Spirit-Gathering Leaves that had confused the Blue Vine Tree Spirit earlier were anything but ordinary. It would never be a coincidence that not only Chi Yunsang possessed them, but Yang Cuiyun of Heavenly Sea Pavilion did as well.
"Has Fellow Daoist Chi discovered something?" Yang Cuiyun asked, blinking a pair of eyes that looked muddy but were in fact sharp and shrewd.
"I merely feel unusually cheerful after crossing that Azure Plank Road. How could that count as a discovery? If I must name one, then perhaps it is this: after crossing the Azure Plank Road, we may have entered the area where Misty Hall lies. Aside from that most difficult stretch, though there may still be many dangers within, it should no longer be as hard to take each step as it was before," Chi Yunsang said.
"Even so, we cannot afford to let down our guard. Other places may not be packed with restrictions as before, but once we approach treasures, we may still face other traps, perhaps even powerful demon beasts," Yang Cuiyun said.
"Quiet, someone is coming!" Chi Yunsang's expression suddenly changed as he warned them.
Everyone's hearts clenched. They had endured untold hardships to enter this place, only to encounter other cultivators. Chi Yunsang had the highest cultivation and was the first to sense cultivators approaching.