Since Huang Tong refused to go, who in heaven and earth could force him?
Phoenix Emissary No. 9 and the others could only give up helplessly. After flying for another dozen days or so, they neared the location of the spatial gateway, where sea beasts patrolling the waters of the Qingshui Domain came to greet them. Huang Tong gave a clear cry, then followed Xiao Hua in shooting into the sky. With a flap of their wings, they vanished in an instant.
Phoenix Emissary No. 9 and the others respectfully bowed Huang Tong and Xiao Hua off, then hurried toward the patrolling sea beasts. Upon questioning them, they learned that the Leopard Whale King was not in the Myriad Monster Realm. The emissaries were overjoyed and urged the sea beasts toward the spatial gateway, wanting to relay news of Feng Wu and the others heading for the center of the Spirit Realm to the King Caihuang as quickly as possible. They hoped the King Caihuang could arrive to welcome them before the other Great Saints encountered Feng Wu and the rest.
Unfortunately, the plans of the phoenix emissaries and the King Caihuang were destined to come to nothing. After Xiao Hua and the others flew for several dozen more days and neared the edge of the land, they immediately concealed their auras and flew toward the other end of the continental border.
Sure enough, after more than another month, mountains and lakes gradually became more numerous. Though countless vicious beasts still ran rampant, far fewer dared challenge the auras of Great Saints such as Feng Wu. Of course, in this wilderness, the Spirit Race had all but vanished. No Spirit Race dared dwell in a place where vicious beasts ran wild.
Xiao Hua swept the area tens of thousands of