Setting Out!

The next morning, at the entrance of the Pope Palace.

Those belonging to the Spirit Hall, the Clear Sky Sect, and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan were all lined up and standing in formation.

The three people standing in the middle on the steps are Qian Daoliu, Tang Chen, and Yu Yuanzhen.

Qian Daoliu said calmly, "Since everything is ready, let's set off. The carriages at the foot of the mountain should be ready by now."

The total number of people on this trip, from Spirit City to Vast Sea City, was extremely small.

The initial estimate was around seventy people, but in reality, only about forty people actually set off together.

The Spirit Hall accounted for the majority of them.

Meanwhile, the three honored guests, Golden Crocodile, Azure Luan, and Guang Ling, were also preparing to take some people to the Sun-Moon Continent.

They were also going to set sail from Vast Sea City, but they would arrive a little later than Qian Daoliu and his group.

Besides needing to deploy more people, there's also the fact that this is firsthand information, and the Spirit Hall doesn't want the powerful Clear Sky Sect to know about it.

As for telling the Heaven Dou Empire before? That's because the Heaven Dou Empire doesn't have many top-tier experts and simply can't cross such a distant sea area.

As for whether they will cooperate with other sects such as Clear Sky Sect or Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect later, that's a matter for later.

At that time, the Spirit Hall had most likely developed on the Sun-Moon Continent.

Following Qian Daoliu's words, everyone proceeded down the mountain in an orderly fashion.

Tang Chen, standing beside Qian Daoliu, remarked, "We didn't send many people this time."

"Running there directly is much faster than taking a carriage, isn't it?"

Qian Daoliu glanced at Tang Chen: "You have too much Soul Power and nowhere to use it, is that it?"

"If you want to lead this group of people on your own, I have no objection."

"Isn't riding in a horse-drawn carriage much more comfortable than you say?"

Tang Chen scoffed and didn't reply.

Even if he were Ninety-Ninth Rank Peerless Douluo, how could he possibly lead this group of people to Vast Sea City quickly on his own?

This consumes too much of one's Soul Power; it simply cannot last long.

Qian Daoliu made this plan because he wanted to take advantage of this opportunity.

When passing through major towns along the way, you can take a brief look at the local Spirit Hall Branch, which can be considered a kind of incognito visit.

The convoy continued its journey, passing through several towns along the way.

Every time Qian Daoliu and Qian Xunji passed through a town, they would stop briefly to ask passersby about the local Spirit Hall Branch.

Check if anyone has committed any misconduct or violated regulations.

If so, they will punish them directly.

During his incognito travels, he visited several towns and encountered a high-ranking member of a branch temple who was engaging in acts of bullying and oppressing men and women.

Qian Xunji and the others immediately took action, making the people from that Spirit Hall Branch apologize to the other party and provide compensation.

Furthermore, the mastermind was stripped of his cultivation and expelled from the Spirit Hall.

Along the way, they encountered several incidents of soul beasts attacking villages, which they easily resolved.

This also brought the Spirit Hall a boost in reputation.

Although Tang Hao did not ask Yu Changge to spar again, he intentionally or unintentionally tried to compete with Yu Changge when dealing with these soul beasts.

The reason he didn't propose a sparring match was because Tang Chen had told him this privately.

Yu Changge may already be at the Soul Saint level. With his current strength, he is probably no match for his opponent, so he needs to be patient.

Tang Hao was somewhat unwilling to accept this, but also somewhat surprised by Yu Changge's cultivation speed.

But he is not a brainless person.

Knowing full well that the other party is far stronger than themselves, they still shamelessly offer themselves up.

Tang Hao felt that the Slaughter City must have brought about a significant improvement for Yu Changge.

After returning from this trip to Sea God Island, he also plans to visit the Slaughter City.

On the way, Yu Xiaogang also learned about Yu Changge's current strength and cultivation level.

His heart broke down once again.

He sat in the carriage, head down, wondering if he could take back the words he had uttered. "Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river; never underestimate a young man's potential."

No, Yu Changge doesn't seem to have heard anything.

Will he really be able to catch up with Yu Changge in the future?

Mingdu the same age, yet he's accomplished nothing; his cultivation is poor, and his theoretical knowledge is only half-baked.

As for Yu Changge, he is now Soul Saint, and he also has a beautiful woman by his side.

This made him extremely envious and resentful.

But no matter how unwilling he was, he couldn't change anything, so he could only sit silently in the carriage.

A month later, they were getting closer and closer to Vast Sea City, and arrived at a small mountain village, where they wanted to stay for the night.

He also asked if the villagers could arrange some hot meals for him, Qian Daoliu said he would give them some Gold Soul Coin.

The convoy stopped at the village entrance, where an elderly man with gray hair came to greet them.

He glanced at Qian Daoliu and the others' attire, and then at the several luxurious carriages.

He knew these people were not ordinary people.

"Gentlemen, may I ask who you are...?"

Qian Daoliu smiled and said, "Old man, we are from the Spirit Hall, the Clear Sky Sect, and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan."

"This trip is for gaining experience in the outside world. We are passing through this area and would like to ask for lodging for the night."

Upon hearing this, the village chief's eyes immediately lit up.

He rubbed his hands together, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "My lords... I have a favor to ask."

Qian Daoliu nodded slightly. "Please speak."

The village chief sighed, "Wolf Bandit frequently roam the mountains and forests near our village."

"Many young women in the village have already perished. Could you gentlemen please help hunt down those Wolf Bandit?"

"We can prepare hot meals for you gentlemen, and we won't charge you any money. Could you...?"

At this moment, Bibi Dong raised a question, "Village Chief, although your place is a bit far from the town..."

"But you didn't think to go to town to ask the Spirit Hall for help, or report it to the authorities."

"Should we get them to send a combined force to wipe out these Wolf Bandit?"

The village chief gave a wry smile, "We did that before."

"The Spirit Hall, along with some spontaneous groups of Soul Master, did indeed come to hunt down these Wolf Bandit."

"But these Wolf Bandit are very strong and cunning by nature, making them difficult to hunt down completely."

"Every time a new group arrives, we kill them all, but before long another group appears."

"Our village has been utterly ruined."

"If this continues, we will be forced to leave this place."

Qian Daoliu listened and remained silent for a moment. He could tell that the people in this small mountain village were probably not wealthy.

If I leave this place, I'll have to wander around, and that kind of life... is too difficult.

Then he nodded. "Okay, we'll take this."

"Rest assured tonight. These Wolf Bandit will be gone by dawn tomorrow."

Upon hearing this, the village chief was so moved that he bowed repeatedly, saying, "Thank you, sirs! Thank you, sirs!"