The Land of Demons bordered the Land of Swamps, and the Shrine Maiden Palace was not far from Mount Fengmo.
At a ninja's pace, they could have arrived in half a day. But Shrine Maiden Miroku had temporarily lost her immense power, and her body had never undergone any training. Though she had been raised in luxury and had a decent constitution, she could not compare to a ninja no matter what.
Thus, by the time they entered the Land of Swamps, an entire day had passed. Their speed was practically on par with the Ghost Army.
In other words, Moryo had been trapped by the sealing barrier for a full day and night.
"Finally!"
Moryo looked at the Sealing Technique before him, where he had painstakingly corroded an opening, and revealed an expression of immense relief.
After breaking through the additional second-layer seal, he gazed at the dark, fathomless opening that had appeared below and impatiently leaped inside.
The place sealing his body was also an Otherworld.
However, since their powers shared the same origin, the Shrine Maiden's power could restrain him, but it could also be restrained by him in turn. The relationship was mutual; it simply depended on whose power was stronger.
At present, his soul was outside while his body was within. Attacking an unattended seal from both sides, success was only a matter of time.
Rumble!
Rumble!
As the Ghost Army approached the Land of Swamps, every step they took made the entire country tremble. And as they continued forward, the Land of Swamps shook again and again without end, like a ship tossed about by wind and waves.
"What's going on?"
Everyone who had remained outside Mount Fengmo to maintain the sealing barrier was startled.
Feeling the successive tremors beneath their feet,