Everyone had already spotted the edge of the swamp grassland in the distance without needing anyone to point it out. Beyond it, a slope rose upward, covered in woods that stretched ahead and climbed toward a towering mountain whose summit was lost from sight. There was no illusion mist there, however.
"Be careful, everyone. Don't let your guard down. We still don't know whether there are more demon beasts ahead!" Qu Long Scholar warned as they flew onward.
But with a ninth-tier shapeshifting demon beast occupying this place, what stronger demon beast could possibly be here? Before long, they reached the bank safely. A vast patch of exotic flowers and unusual plants covered nearly a hundred yards of ground along the shore. Everyone breathed a considerable sigh of relief. There seemed to be no danger.
"Huh?" Li Xiaoya suddenly exclaimed, giving everyone a fright. Their nerves tightened, and they hurriedly swept their divine sense in every direction. They had become birds that startled at the mere twang of a bow.
"Ah! Those plants down there look like spirit herbs-heavenly materials and earthly treasures!" Madam Aiya seemed to have noticed something too, pointing at the exotic plants with a delighted cry.
"Haha! They really are! And they all seem to have quite a few years on them!" Everyone had noticed without needing to be told, and they exclaimed in delight, seemingly forgetting both their recent peril and Li Tu's death. They were just about to gather the herbs when, suddenly-
"Wait!" Qu Long Scholar shouted.
"What is it, Fellow Daoist Qu Long?" Everyone stopped and hurriedly looked toward Qu Long Scholar. Dong Santong spoke to Li Xiaoya with a hint of displeasure.
"These heavenly materials and earthly treasures are certainly valuable, but how are we going to divide them? Surely we