After racing along behind Gao Lin for a full day and night, Xu Yang still had no idea where they were when dawn broke. He only knew they had probably left the Cloud Ridge Mountains.
"Senior Brother Gao, how much farther do we have to go?" Hong Lei could not help asking.
A full day and night without sleep, spent constantly on the move, was taxing even for a Marrow-Cleansing Martial Artist. If they encountered enemies in this condition, their fighting strength would be greatly diminished.
"Another half day."
Gao Lin took out the dried Exotic Beast meat he carried and shared it with everyone. After a brief rest spent meditating, they continued on their way, traveling through deserted mountain wilderness.
A little less than half a day later, several ghostlike figures drifted out of the woods and surrounded them.
"They're our people!" Gao Lin growled, stopping Hong Lei and the others just before they attacked.
They looked over and saw that the newcomers were indeed disciples of the Violet Sun Gate.
"You're the last ones!" Lu Chuping, a disciple of the Blazing Fire Peak's Peak Master, strode toward them.
Gao Lin said helplessly, "We received word late. We've been traveling day and night to get here, barely stopping to rest."
They followed Lu Chuping and his companions ahead. In a mountain hollow, a group of Violet Sun Gate disciples had gathered, some sleeping and others meditating.
Xu Yang swept his gaze over them and spotted quite a few familiar faces.
Du Chuan, Yun Heng, Xie Zhan, Liu Xiao...
Every peak except Medicine King Peak had people here.
By his rough estimate, there were at least twenty people altogether, and even the weakest were experts who had already undergone marrow cleansing.
"There must be quite a few experts at this