"Not easy..."
Chen Changming gazed at the towering, unbroken mountain range before him and spoke with deep feeling.
Over the past three months, he had traveled almost day and night. Though the Marsh Wasteland Dark Bat had done most of the flying, the long hours of jolting travel had still left him mentally exhausted.
Now, he had finally reached Azure Nether Province, one step closer to his goal.
It was precisely because each of the Human Race's Five Provinces sprawled across such vast territory that cultivators of any given province rarely left it lightly.
Unless their cultivation had reached a certain level and they possessed sufficient means to protect themselves. Otherwise, once they left, they could easily perish on the road.
After all, not only were Beasts rampant along the way, there were also rogue cultivators with ill intent.
Since the Marsh Wasteland Dark Bat's true body had once visited Azure Nether Province, it was extremely familiar with the terrain here.
Along the way, it deliberately chose remote routes, avoiding many powerful factions and dangerous regions.
Whenever it encountered other cultivators or Beasts, it would also take a detour in advance, avoiding unnecessary trouble.
"Has there been any progress on Little Snake King's side?"
Gazing at the majestic green mountains of Azure Nether Province, Chen Changming thought of Senior Bi Cang, from whom there had been no news, and could not help asking.
The Marsh Wasteland Dark Bat hesitated before slowly replying, "Master, Little Snake King keeps his mouth tightly shut. Although I've gained his preliminary trust during this time, he is as silent as the grave about what happened back then and never mentions it. I probed around the matter several times, but he refused to take the bait, instead changing the subject with other topics. For now, I