As Xue Fuyao thought while traveling, her steps involuntarily quickened.
With Clear Breeze there, she walked through the Marsh as though treading level ground.
After traveling some distance, she realized that she had not encountered a single Monster Beast along the way. Occasionally, she saw traces of battle, but no Monster Beast corpses. Most likely, someone had taken them away.
With that thought, she extended her Divine Sense and began searching the Marsh. Soon, the sounds of battle from one spot caught her attention, and that spot happened to be her destination.
"What a coincidence?"
When Xue Fuyao arrived, she happened to see a beautiful young woman in black, her hair tied high, send an enormous crocodile crashing down with a thrust of her spear. Her movements were clean and decisive, flowing like clouds and running water-a beautiful sight.
Seemingly sensing Xue Fuyao's arrival, Dai Mingyue watched her warily. Only after confirming that she meant no harm did she begin processing the corpse on the ground. Even so, her nerves remained taut.
Unlike Dai Mingyue, however, Xue Fuyao had her attention drawn to the stone behind her, half buried in the Marsh.
Moss and filth from the Marsh covered the stone, but she still recognized it at a glance. This was what she was looking for.
Xue Fuyao walked past Dai Mingyue to the stone and began circling it, studying it.
Shadow One and the others had only told her where the stone was, not how to begin. All she knew was that only she could open the place, but she was not the only one who could enter. Only one thing could be taken from inside. Once a choice was made, everything else around it would turn to foam. She absolutely must not be greedy during the process, much