A man beside her chimed in, "That's downright cheating! We're working ourselves to the bone just to move forward, while they stroll through as though no one's there. It really isn't fair!"
"By the time we get there, all the good stuff will probably be gone!"
But someone soon recognized Li Dao and nudged the man who was still rambling, whispering, "Stop talking. Haven't you recognized him yet? That's the Black Tiger Daoist!"
"What?!!"
"Those two bandit-like fellows are the Heaven Mending Pavilion's twin stars everyone's been talking about lately!"
Li Dao and Shi Hao had no idea what kind of shadow their actions had cast over the others.
After pocketing a stalk of Treasure Medicine shimmering with divine light, Li Dao took a step forward and vanished from where he stood.
Whoosh-
Deep within the Hundred Herb Garden, several enormous figures were facing off.
"Zhujian, didn't you go looking for the Black Tiger Daoist? How come you haven't been slain yet and have come running here instead?"
Terrifying Dao Flame spilled from Bi Fang's entire body. The spot where he stood on one leg seemed to have been drawn into a world of fire.
"Hmph! Shut your mouth, stupid bird. If that brat really dares to come, I'll show him what true cruelty means!"
"I heard he has a divine weapon. If he comes before me, he'll just be delivering it to me."
White vapor streamed from Zhujian's nostrils. His voice brimmed with confidence, though a trace of solemnity flashed through his eyes.
He had previously searched for Li Dao together with Golden Peng, but afterward, he had come to the Hundred Herb Garden rather than going to the Treasure-Splitting Cliff.
He had thought Li Dao would have only a one-in-ten chance of surviving Golden Peng and the others,