Chu Zhiyuan had always thought Azure Lotus Sea was an ocean.
Perhaps there was a patch of azure lotuses beside that sea.
Only upon truly arriving did he learn that Azure Lotus Sea was actually an unbroken mountain range.
Through this mountain range, which resembled a colossal dragon, ran a surging great river. Azure lotuses floated in the river, hence the name Azure Lotus Sea.
Their group arrived at the eastern end of the mountain range and was about to enter it and head west, searching for the Heavenly Sword Sect experts.
Before they had even stepped into the mountain range, they could see a battlefield where a vicious slaughter had taken place.
At the riverbank beneath the mountain and on the mudflats before the dense forest, the ground had been plowed into furrow after furrow.
Broken stones were scattered everywhere.
The trees had been shattered, as though a wild gale had swept through them, leaving a complete mess.
Patches of purplish-brown remained as well, still carrying the stench of blood.
Upon seeing this, Chu Zhiyuan could imagine how brutal the battle here had been. Both sides had been experts.
Qi Qingmei swept her gaze across the ruined scene and said gravely, "It seems quite a few experts among the demons of Azure Lotus Sea have mobilized."
Lu Xiao Lu said, "Did the Heavenly Sword Sect senior brothers suffer a heavy loss?"
"Probably not." Qi Qingmei said, "There are no traces of a Heavenly Sword having been used."
She looked at Chu Zhiyuan.
Chu Zhiyuan slowly nodded. "There truly is no aura of a Heavenly Sword."
He cultivated the Heavenly Sword Secret Scripture. If a Heavenly Sword's aura were present before him, he would naturally sense it.
Yet there was no Heavenly Sword aura amid this savage scene, which meant