Infiltrating Behind Enemy Lines

The invisible flying vessel sped above the clouds, the concealment runes on its surface glimmering faintly as they suppressed every trace of aura and fluctuation of light and shadow to the lowest possible level.

Inside the cabin, sixty cultivators sat silently in meditation, so quiet one could hear a needle drop.

Lu Chen stood before a porthole, watching the mountains and lands race past below. The journey from the Capital City to the Northern Frontier border spanned over ten thousand li, yet with this specially made high-speed invisible flying vessel pushed at full power, they could arrive in a single night.

He held a jade slip containing a detailed map of the Northern Frontier, his divine sense immersed within it as he continually calculated their route and the possible checkpoints they might encounter.

The Sky Wolf Sect and Great Xia faced each other across the Black Baleful Mountains, divided north and south. The mountain range was precipitous, its spiritual energy chaotic, rife with vicious beasts and poisonous miasma. Ordinary armies could scarcely cross it, but for high-level cultivators and small elite forces, there were quite a few hidden paths through which to infiltrate.

"We'll land near Ghost Cry Ravine." Lu Chen turned to Zhao Tieying and Gu Mingxuan. "It's a rift valley in the middle section of the Black Baleful Mountains, shrouded year-round in poisonous fog and thin spiritual energy. Even Demon Beasts are scarce there, making it a relatively weak point in the Sky Wolf Sect's defenses. But the toxic fog is formidable. Take antidote pills beforehand and use true essence to protect your bodies."

"After landing, we split into three groups. Zhao Tieying, take twenty men as the left wing and head west along Gloomwind Gorge. Reconnoiter and look for an opportunity to sabotage the Sky Wolf Sect's