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As soon as they cleared the gorge, Sha Ji and the others disembarked from the Flying Boat. Dai Peiren took out a compass and fiddled with it.

He pointed in one direction. "Over there."

Some flew on swords while others used movement techniques, and together they passed through the Bamboo Grove.

Beyond the Bamboo Grove and stream lay another stretch of desert. The Scorpion Haunt Insects lived there.

Song Wanbai summoned White Tiger and settled Li Zi on his back, leaving him to look after her.

She and the other two went with Sha Ji's group toward the Scorpion Haunt Insects' lair.

The two teams would break in through entrances at opposite ends of the lair. Li Zi would stay somewhere safe at the edge of the Bamboo Grove.

The Scorpion Haunt Insects were social Spirit Beasts that often moved in swarms. Quite a few Golden Core Stage cultivators had already died at their claws.

In this battle, Rong Cong, who was only at the Foundation Establishment Realm, could do nothing but watch from the sidelines.

Sha Ji's group would enter the lair through another opening. It was some distance from this one, so they could only coordinate using Message-Passing Spirit Stones.

By the time the others headed over, several of them were still arguing.

Mo Pei'er couldn't stand the sight of Mo Yue'er and forcibly shoved her away from Dai Peiren's side.

Sitting on White Tiger's back, Li Zi focused on the Scorpion Haunt Insects' lair before her.

She asked the system, [Are these Scorpion Haunt Insects that strong? Do they have any weaknesses?]

The system flipped through the book. [They have lots of spots on their bodies. One of them is red, and that's their fatal weak point.]

Li Zi raised her voice and told the three of