One day later.
A small, exquisite swallow skimmed over Lockmist Ferry, its bright eyes inspecting every direction.
Whoosh!
All at once, it shot into the water like an arrow loosed from a bowstring.
The swallow entered the water without getting wet. Instead, it swam through it at high speed like a fish.
Only after swimming through the collapsed ruins for a long while did it suddenly leap out, soar back into the sky, cross the great river, and land upon a pair of slender jade hands.
Ning Wanqing received the swallow and affectionately tapped its forehead. Moonlight flickered in her eyes, then she turned to Lu Xuan and the others.
"The traces have mostly dispersed. I cannot tell whether there were signs of battle, but there should not be another ambush."
"We can go back, look for the ape corpses, and clean out the Ape Cave."
At those words, everyone visibly relaxed.
Two days earlier, after Lu Xuan had used the Tiger-Wolf Method to swiftly kill that Qi Refining Third Layer demonic cultivator, they had temporarily left this river.
The demonic cultivator had appeared out of nowhere and stirred up a demon calamity. They naturally had to proceed with caution.
After all, they were only at the Qi Refining First Layer.
But there was no need to return directly to the sect.
After moving away from the river, Lu Xuan waited for his injuries to heal while the others stood guard for him. Ning Wanqing, meanwhile, sent out a spirit swallow she had previously awakened and enlightened to scout the surroundings.
Netherstring Lunar Qi excelled at awakening spirits, concealing the hidden, and nourishing one's essence.
Ning Wanqing's cultivation was still low, so she naturally could not enlighten any formidable creature. But turning a tiny swallow into a spirit beast was