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"": "They had only walked inward for a dozen minutes or so. Even if the trees had shifted, their general sense of direction should not have been disrupted by heavenly interference.
They moved faster on the way back, taking less than ten minutes to emerge from the mountain forest leading into the Talisman Arts Lineage.
Wind swept through the woods the entire time, and it was fierce. Had they been walking into it, they would not have been able to keep their eyes open. Fortunately, they were heading the other way.
Besides that, an incessant thump, thump, thump mingled with the wind. It was clearly a pellet drum-the tao drum Bai Xian had mentioned.
Once they left that area, the wind vanished, and they could no longer hear the drum.
Luo Bin let out a slight breath. "Miao Yun, Miao Tu, chop down some trees and lash together a raft."
"By water? Right, the banks along the waterway can't possibly change. As long as we follow it forward, we'll reach the Talisman Arts Lineage." Bai Xian's eyes brightened slightly, but then her brows drew together again. "There are plenty of fierce corpses in the water. From what they said earlier, there's something even fiercer in there."
"That's no problem. I happen to have a Water Ghost with me, and he can pole a boat." Confident of his plan, Luo Bin said, "We'll find a way when we get there. Things will work themselves out!"
Outside the Main Hall, at the center of the buildings in the Talisman Arts Taoist Grounds.
Xu Shanding staggered to a halt before the hall.
"Third Consecrator, your hand..." Shock showed in Xu Sangang's eyes.
The other three elders felt a chill as well.
Xu Shanding should have left already.