"Night Demon Valley is just ahead. We'd better go around."
Looking at the pitch-black landscape before him, Gu Ruoyi naturally stopped.
His father had once said that the other forbidden grounds were one thing, but Night Demon Valley was best avoided.
It was said that a group had once ventured there, but in the end, only one person had returned, gravely wounded. Less than seven days after returning, that person had also perished.
"Whatever you say, junior sister."
"We will follow your wishes as well, Miss Gu."
Behind him, everyone clasped their hands and spoke in unison.
In Primordial Dao Province, nearly all the factions had gathered together, with the Gu Family at their head.
"Mm."
Gu Ruoyi nodded and chose one direction. "This way!"
"Black Mist Forest?"
Looking in the direction Gu Ruoyi pointed, Shangguan Jiantian's pupils contracted slightly, and the words slipped out before he could stop them.
"Hmm? You know it?"
Gu Ruoyi looked at Shangguan Jiantian in surprise. Even he had never heard of that place, yet Shangguan Jiantian actually knew it.
"Hehe, I happened to see it mentioned in an ancient text."
Realizing he had let something slip, Shangguan Jiantian hastily made up a casual lie to gloss over the matter.
"Mm."
Gu Ruoyi truly did not give it much thought. He simply nodded. "In that case, let's go to Black Mist Forest."
"Going there, are we?"
The corners of Shangguan Jiantian's mouth slowly curved upward. Then, while no one was paying attention, he slipped a red pill into his mouth and swallowed it.
Only after the red pill slowly settled into his stomach did Shangguan Jiantian follow the others inside.
Meanwhile, in Black Mist Forest.
Xu Xuan opened his eyes slightly. A glimmer appeared in them, only to fade away again!
Within his