The party slowly came to a halt, and the guards immediately surrounded the area. Yet judging by everyone's expressions, they did not seem worried that anything might happen, which Huo Hai found very strange.
"Hey, I heard the Sacred Land is extremely dangerous. I wonder whether the Holy Maiden can return safely this time. I remember that in the past, many Holy Sons and Holy Maidens seemed to have died within the Sacred Land." Amid the crowd, a Second-Level Spirit Emperor spoke softly, fear still lingering in his eyes.
"Keep your voice down. Are you tired of living? Daring to criticize the Holy Maiden here—aren't you afraid the Blood God Sect will kill you?" Beside him, his companion immediately grabbed the man who had spoken. Those words brought him to his senses at once. He hurriedly lowered his head and shut his mouth, not daring to say another word. However, the others continued whispering among themselves.
Not far away, an old man sneered. "Hmph, those people did not die by accident at all. The people from the Blood Curse Branch would never allow the Holy Maiden to grow up. I'd say it won't be long before the Holy Maiden dies inside the Sacred Land."
Those nearby heard this and asked with puzzled expressions, "But the defenses here are so tight. Can the people from the Blood Curse Branch even get in?" Indeed, there were quite a few experts here. As long as they held things off for a while, the people of the Blood God Sect could arrive.
Though they had spent over a month traveling here, Spirit Emperor experts traveling between the two sides would take no more than two hours. To a Spirit Emperor, such a distance was nothing. Although the Blood Curse Branch was more dangerous, when