Above a boundless expanse of shimmering lake water.
Five streaks of escaping light sped forward. The cultivators within them wore different attire and clearly did not all belong to the same human race.
The five talked as they flew.
"Whew! We finally found this damned place!" a tall, dark-skinned cultivator of the Black Human Race said heavily, letting out a long breath.
"Mm! Senior Brother Yao, where exactly is that place?" another cultivator, with pale blue skin and purple-red hair, of the Blue-Moon Script people, hurriedly asked.
"Let me see!" another cultivator, fair-skinned and golden-haired, said gravely. A flash of spiritual light shone in his hand, and an object appeared: a purple-red Glazed Crystal Ball. He pressed it to his forehead and examined it for a while before saying, "Deep within Giant Spirit Lake. We'll head that way!"
"All right!" the others promptly answered, accelerating in that direction...
Elsewhere above the same boundless expanse of shimmering lake water.
A golden streak of escaping light likewise shot forward...
Within it was an ordinary-looking cultivator of the Huaxia Human Race, of medium build. This was none other than Li Xiaoya in disguise. With the Dragon-Devouring God-Reversal Art and the Myriad Beasts Body Tempering Diagram, he could now easily assume the appearance of any cultivator, or even a demon beast. Of course, to transform into a demon beast, it had to be an Elder Demon Beast, and he needed its essence blood.
Li Xiaoya had assumed this appearance out of habit. Concealing his true identity was a good way to stay out of trouble, especially since he frequently visited large market districts and spent lavishly enough to attract unwanted attention. Yet he could not avoid the markets. He no longer had the Heavenly Dao Sect's resources behind him. Although the Purple Vitality