A Clash of Words, the Ten Mile Art Gallery and the Nine Layered Plank Road

Suddenly, a tattered Parchment Map nearly ten feet long and wide flew out of the mist and appeared in midair before everyone.

Though tattered, the Parchment Map gave off an unending air of age and ancient simplicity.

Most of the Heavenly Evolution Secret Realm's terrain was visible on it, including the land within a hundred miles of the Teleportation Array and numerous markings for the damaged formations.

Everyone turned to look. Their gazes followed the layout of the damaged formations and soon converged on two red dots marked on the map.

The dots lay on opposite sides of the Teleportation Array, each nearly a hundred miles away from it.

Each bore a faint place name.

"The Ten Mile Art Gallery! The Nine Layered Plank Road?" Venerable Tianhong spoke at once, quietly reading the two names aloud.

Master Shanzai pressed his palms together. "Amitabha. It seems the Great Zhao Dynasty and Demon Shadow Palace must be laying their trap at these two places."

"In this humble Daoist's view, if their cultivators hadn't suffered such heavy losses, they might have prepared both locations. But now... they'll certainly concentrate their strength at one. Otherwise, they may not be able to bear the risk of failure!"

Daoist Zhang, the White-browed Sword Cultivator, spoke with a sharp gleam in his eyes and absolute conviction in his voice.

Master Shanzai nodded. "Amitabha! Daoist Zhang has a point. But the question now is how we should respond."

"If we set out now, we can still reach the Teleportation Array before the Great Zhao Dynasty and Demon Shadow Palace finish their preparations."

"Then, even if the two sects mean to scheme against us, there will be nothing they can do. But as things stand..."

At the thought of Zen Master Shanfa and his other fellow disciples, who had