Withered Woods, White Bone Army

The two cautiously observed their surroundings. At this moment, they were behind the Hall of Buddhas.

The rear gate of the Hall of Buddhas was tightly shut, and the two of them let out a slight sigh of relief.

At least those dried corpses would not come charging out from behind the gate to attack them again.

Their gazes turned toward the area behind the Hall of Buddhas.

This was a grove thick with trees, seemingly leading deeper into Divine Mist Mountain.

A great many plants grew here, along with towering trees, some several zhang high.

On either side stood weathered, mottled walls.

These walls stretched deep into the woods, gradually spreading outward to both sides as though enclosing an even larger area within.

Clearly, this grove had been designated as part of the temple's rear courtyard. Something else was likely hidden inside.

Li Qing's lips curled into a faint smile as he looked at the woods.

"The thing we're looking for is in these woods."

"But be careful. These woods won't be easy to enter—there's a certain amount of danger."

Wu De's expression immediately turned grave upon hearing Li Qing's words.

"You saw it in your heavenly calculations?"

Li Qing silently nodded. "Let's go. We'll take a look first."

Their gazes fell upon a stone-slab path before them, leading straight into the depths of the woods.

The two carefully entered the grove.

The woods were deathly silent, without even the faintest sound, as though all life had ceased to exist.

Every tree was withered, and countless dead leaves lay piled across the ground. Though they had endured the passage of innumerable years, they seemed not to have decayed.

Everything here proclaimed its abnormality.

Whether Li Qing or Wu De, both were being extremely cautious now, not daring to let