"Indeed."
Yue Li continued transmitting her voice. "Fellow Daoist Chen, without the Nine Baleful Pearl, even with your profound foundation, it would be difficult to venture deep into the Blood Sea Marsh."
Chen Changming fell silent.
If he used his Breath Concealment Technique to its fullest, he could become as lifeless as a dead object. But there was one catch: he had to remain completely still. The slightest movement would turn him from a "dead object" into a "living thing."
So his Breath Concealment Technique would be no help in the Blood Sea Marsh.
As things stood,
he could only cooperate with Yue Li and try to seize the Nine Baleful Pearl first.
When Chen Changming stopped responding, Du Jiugong also lost interest. He closed his eyes and began restoring his magic power, while the others remained silent.
Half a day passed like this.
Everyone had recovered their magic power, and their energy and spirits were back at their peak.
Standing on the back of the Thunder-Glitter Spirit Falcon, Wuchenzi clasped his hands toward the five powerful cultivators and said solemnly, "Fellow Daoists, until we reach the Nine Baleful Sect ruins, we are still allies. So we'll need to cross the Rotting Corpse Flower Sea together..."
"Of course."
Du Jiugong gave a disdainful snort.
Seeing how Du Jiugong was always at odds with Wuchenzi, Earth Demon Elder smiled meaningfully.
The more conflicts there were within the group, the better.
That way, their three-person alliance would have an easier time obtaining the Nine Baleful Pearl.
The Thunder-Glitter Spirit Falcon beat its wings and flew toward the distant sea of flowers.
The flowers came in every color, and many strange plants towered up toward the sky. Most of them bloomed with blossoms as large as enormous tree canopies.
The stench of rotting