Xiao Ying fled with Voidspeed Star Scar for several hours, stopping only when his witch power was nearly exhausted.
Thanks to the concealment provided by the Sacred Concealment Alchemy Brocade, the starlight formed by Voidspeed Star Scar occasionally drew the attention of demonic beasts, but they could not detect his aura. Despite a few scares, Xiao Ying escaped unharmed and encountered neither interception nor attack.
Finding a remote, deserted nook, he concealed the Heaven-Earth Bell. His figure flickered, and he entered the world within it.
The reason he had not immediately taken out the five-aggregate purple thunder bamboo to examine it was, naturally, that he feared its sacred aura might leak out and invite needless trouble. Inside the Heaven-Earth Bell's world, he could tinker with it however he pleased!
"High Priest..."
As always, the moment Xiao Ying appeared, everyone watching the Ritual Altar gathered of their own accord, looking at him with puzzlement and concern.
More of them wondered why the High Priest had returned so soon. Crossing the Demon Abyss Void Sea could not possibly have been that quick. Had he encountered some great danger and been forced to take refuge here?
Xiao Ying offered a few words of reassurance and briefly explained his current circumstances and the conditions on the seabed of the Demon Abyss Void Sea. Then he went straight to the point. "Which of you knows anything about the eight sacred woods?"
Everyone froze. The Moving-Mountain Great Witch blurted out in shock, "The eight sacred woods? Has the High Priest encountered one of them?"
Xiao Ying glanced at the Moving-Mountain Great Witch and, instead of answering, pressed, "Who knows about them? It's five-aggregate heavenly thunder bamboo!"
"Five-aggregate heavenly thunder bamboo?!"
Guihai Canglan's beautiful eyes widened as she blurted out in astonishment. After a pause, she answered