Cultivators!

Ning Que narrowed his eyes, his gaze turning dark.

He murmured to himself, "The Mara Dynasty has run out of patience with Ning Yuanzhou, has it..."

Running out of patience meant they were about to make a move against his father...

"What about the Great Li Dynasty?"

Ning Que asked.

"There haven't been any rumors of them losing patience yet. That's where the two sides disagree."

Yi Tao continued, "Great Li believes that since this involves a cultivator's ruins, they ought to be patient. But Mara believes that as long as they pinpoint the exact location, it'll be worth any price, no matter how many people die."

"The two sides can't settle their argument, but Mara is already planning to act behind the Great Li Dynasty's back. It should happen within the next couple of days..."

"Jabber, jabber..."

Just then, the leader of the Mara soldiers spoke again.

Yi Tao translated, "He also knows why Mara is so eager to kill Ning Yuanzhou. A group of cultivators recently arrived in Mara."

"Cultivators?"

Ning Que froze.

"Yes. They came for the Mara Dynasty's Holy Son. The Mara Holy Son has extraordinary talent and has already been accepted as a disciple by a Cultivator Sect. Those cultivators came from that sect."

"When they heard there were a cultivator's ruins in the desert, they were all very interested in taking a look."

"Mara believes that with cultivators here, the dangers of the Skeleton Desert won't be a problem. Ning Yuanzhou is no longer of any use to them..."

Ning Que fell silent for a moment, then suddenly stood. "We've rested enough. Time to move..."

The three soon resumed their journey.

By the time they reached the Mara Dynasty's border, it was already daytime the following day.

Even a border visible to the naked