It was the same familiar fortress, with the same familiar defending general.
When Chen Cang had first passed through this place, he had only just reached Da Dou Shi and could only rely on the Void Pegasus Beast's speed to cross under cover of a dark, windy night.
Now, however, he was already a Five-Star Dou Wang. Even the Snow Demon Heavenly Ape tagging along to do odd jobs was not much weaker than this defending general, let alone Zi Yan or Queen Medusa and the Heavenly Fire Venerable, who remained hidden in the shadows.
Still, Chen Cang had no intention of making trouble for the fortress's defender. General Ni was a capable man who knew which way the wind blew.
When Chen Cang's party had passed through the fortress a few days earlier, they had not concealed their auras. General Ni had noticed them, yet he had never shown his face, continuing to amuse himself with the singing girls instead.
Tonight was no different. Both sides maintained a tacit understanding: you don't make trouble for me, and I'll make things convenient for you.
They entered the Chu Yun Empire without incident. The Void Pegasus Beast adjusted its course slightly and flew for over two hours, finally arriving at the foot of a saddle-shaped mountain.
Chen Cang had scouted the location during the first half of the month and learned that the mountain housed the Five Poisons Gate, a sect led by an eight-star Dou Wang.
An eight-star Dou Wang was far from weak. By all rights, someone like that should have made a showing in the war the three great empires would launch in the future, yet Chen Cang had no recollection whatsoever of the Five Poisons Gate.
On closer thought, that was hardly surprising. After all, in the