A moment later.
Whoosh, whoosh...!
Amid shrill whistles through the air, Xu Taiping, Zhao Linglong, and the others rode on Xiaohei's back, streaking toward the middle region of the Taixuan Ghost Domain like a beam of black light.
Eee-gaa!!
Roooar~~~~
Though many ghost creatures pursued them from behind, and many more rose into the air ahead to intercept them, not a single evil ghost could catch or block Xiaohei.
Ping'an could not help exclaiming in admiration:
"Xiaohei, at your speed, won't we reach the Listening Wind Tower in less than the time it takes to brew a cup of tea?"
Xiaohei replied seriously:
"Though the Ghost Domain's edict restricts me here, making me fly much slower than usual, if the journey stays this smooth, then yes."
Unwilling to be outdone, Bai Yu said:
"If I didn't have to conserve my fighting strength, I'd need no more than the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea."
At this, Zhao Linglong shook her head, her expression grave.
"It won't be that quick."
Under the curious gazes of Xu Taiping and the others, Zhao Linglong explained earnestly:
"The distance between the outskirts and the middle region of the Taixuan Ghost Domain isn't the three thousand li it appears to be. In truth, it's a full nine thousand li."
"That's because every thousand li, a Ghost Wall formed by encircling ghost fog appears within the Ghost Domain."
"Not only can these Ghost Walls screen which ghost creatures from the outskirts enter, they can also trap human cultivators deep inside."
"The ghost fog looks only ten feet thick, but once human cultivators enter, it becomes a stretch of Ghost Domain two thousand li thick."
"And powerful ghost creatures stand guard within."
Here, Zhao Linglong paused, her expression growing still graver.
"We call