Time passed slowly.
After that, several more cultivators from the Nine Great Sects rose from the riverbed and blocked their way.
Pei Ling could handle Void Return Stage opponents on his own, while Su Xirou and Meng Hongxuan dealt with those above the Dao Integration Stage...
Their journey went smoothly, and the three of them soon reached the third Post Station.
Much like the first two, they had to stay at the third Post Station for seven full days before they could leave.
Its laws differed from those of the first two, but in essence, they were the same.
This time, three more cultivators from the Nine Great Sects took up residence there. All three were at the Dao Integration Stage.
With their previous experience and the help of Su Xirou and Meng Hongxuan, Pei Ling drank the Soul Wine, entered his room, and put his plan into action. By making use of the laws here, he smoothly seized the three cultivators' fates. His cultivation and magical power also surged, reaching the peak of the mid Void Return Stage.
He was now just one step away from the true Late Void Returning!
Once the seven days were up, the black-robed figure sent Pei Ling back onto the water. Carrying his lantern, he headed for the fourth Post Station, with Su Xirou and Meng Hongxuan catching up soon after. The three of them entered the fourth Post Station together.
After completing their stay there, they moved on to the fifth Post Station... then the sixth...
The cultivators from the Nine Great Sects they encountered along the way had all long since lost their reason, leaving them with nothing but an instinct to kill. Those they met inside the Post Stations still retained some of their former memories, but their Dao Hearts