Su Jiu's origins had been a mystery from the very beginning. She had once thought Ming Yun's appearance would bring at least some of the truth to the surface, but who could have guessed that it had been a conspiracy from start to finish?
Su Jiu kept feeling that the person behind it might truly know where she came from.
But with her current strength, she could not even break a single curse, let alone drag out the mastermind whose reach stretched to the heavens.
Chu Luohen had been silent for some time. Ever since Su Jiu mentioned the dragon roar, he had extended his divine sense to its fullest range to observe their surroundings.
He had to admit that the spiritual qi behind Western Mountain was truly dense, denser than anywhere else he had ever been.
But it was also genuinely dangerous.
He could sense several dangerous presences coming from the woods not far away.
Chu Luohen could not help wondering whether establishing a sect in such a dangerous place was really just serving up extra dishes for the demon beasts in the woods.
He glanced again at Su Jiu, who was walking ahead, knowing that she was probably following the direction of the dragon roar.
After walking some distance, Su Jiu stopped, seemingly torn over something.
She looked at the Dense Forest ahead, then at the green mountains and clear waters around them. Pressing her lips together, she said, "It looks like we'll have to pass through this Dense Forest to reach the source of that sound."
"You trust that sound so much?"
Su Jiu nodded almost instinctively. "I can feel that it means me no harm." In fact, she could even sense a certain affection in it.
After some thought, Su Jiu continued, "I keep feeling as