Zhu Lingzi's team reached an agreement with Li Wang and Li Kui.
However, after Li Kui swore a Heavenly Dao Oath, they flew for a full seven days before making their initial entry into the Contested Zone-
"Ahead is Spirit Moon Valley, our base in the territory under our actual control. Beyond that is the Thousand-Layer Forest in the Contested Zone.
"They say the Demon Transformation Primordial Lord is stationed here too. With him here and the local formations, they could hold out even against a sudden attack by a Body Integration Great Demon."
Zhu Lingzi pointed at a valley ahead as he spoke.
The valley was over ten thousand feet deep, steep and imposing.
The spiritual energy inside had almost liquefied, forming rich white spiritual mist that drifted through the valley. Even from a Magic Ship passing overhead, they could not see what was inside.
Beyond the valley lay an extraordinarily magnificent Primeval Forest. Its enormous trees rose like mountains into the sky, with branches and vines weaving among them to form an extremely complex, three-dimensional structure.
The name Thousand-Layer Forest might have been a little exaggerated, but it was enough to convey the forest's distinctive features.
The tallest trees not only had dense foliage, but their crowns had pierced into the Sea of Clouds, linking heaven and earth.
Spirit Moon Valley lay outside the disputed territory. Any Demon Clan members entering it could be attacked freely and indiscriminately, which was why powerful cultivators were stationed there.
"Our thirty-six ships need to resupply six fortified outposts in the Contested Zone. Once we enter, we should finish within a month if everything goes smoothly. But the risks over that month definitely won't be low. The war has only just begun, so there are bound to be probing attacks."
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