Deep within the Hunting Grounds, the mountain forests grew thick and lush.
A young man dressed as a scholar walked with a sword on his back, his handsome features cold and stern.
He led the party behind him through the dense forest for a while, then finally stopped before an unremarkable rocky outcrop. Turning, he cupped his hands. "Honored envoy, this is the place."
Wei Qingcheng surveyed their surroundings and nodded. "Thank you for your efforts."
Jiang Chengzi acknowledged her neither humbly nor arrogantly, saying nothing more.
Following the method they had agreed upon earlier, he concentrated on finding that faint, elusive resonance within his Spirit Platform, then took a few more steps forward and slowly reached both hands into the air.
The resonance deep within his Spirit Platform grew stronger, as though something were desperately battering against the gates of his heart.
The next instant, that resonance abruptly became a long, piercing cry that exploded within his Sea of Consciousness.
The darkness before his eyes suddenly shattered, as though a gigantic bat had spread its wings before him.
Seeing the entrance split open out of thin air, Wei Qingcheng could not conceal her delight. "We found it!"
Without waiting for Wei Qingcheng to remind him, Jiang Chengzi stepped inside first, and the others followed close behind.
The moment they entered the Secret Seal, countless dark shadows came flapping toward them.
Wei Qingcheng had already instructed everyone not to attack rashly within the Secret Seal.
Yet for some reason, the normally cautious Jiang Chengzi suddenly felt an uncontrollable surge of revulsion. Sword Qi leaked from his body against his will, instantly shredding several bats that flew into it.
Wei Qingcheng frowned. "Stop, now!"
Knowing he had made a mistake, Jiang Chengzi hurriedly drew his Sword Qi back into his body,