"The Emperor Pole Bandits wiped out... unusual activity in the Boundary Sea Vortex..."
These two pieces of news, one bad and one good, made Wang Ba's heart sink slightly.
He suspected Chonghua had established the Emperor Pole Bandits, yet now their entire force had suddenly been wiped out. He could not help worrying.
The only thing he could be certain of, however, was that, according to his perception, Chonghua had not died.
Either Chonghua had not been among the Emperor Pole Bandits, or he had escaped by a stroke of luck.
Although deeply worried, Wang Ba could do nothing when he had been unable to contact Chonghua for so long and did not even know where he was.
The other piece of news, the unusual activity in the Boundary Sea Vortex, brought him both surprise and delight.
I only just spoke to Man Daoist about this Boundary Sea Vortex. Could it have appeared again so soon?
No, I need to get there as soon as possible.
Stirred by the thought, Wang Ba turned to the Jade Fire Parasol Tree Tree before him.
"The Boundary Sea Vortex has appeared."
On the Jade Fire Parasol Tree Tree, Man Daoist looked slightly surprised, then said in a muffled voice:
"Please wait a moment, my lord."
With that, Man Daoist's face slowly struggled out of the trunk of the Jade Fire Parasol Tree Tree, followed by his torso, arms, and lower body...
Almost simultaneously, the enormous trunk behind him flowed into his body like water.
Then a complete Man Daoist stood before Wang Ba.
Only his hair resembled red clouds, and his clothing was the color of bark.
He looked like a miniature Jade Fire Parasol Tree Tree.
Wang Ba watched this with some surprise.
Equally surprised was Wang Liu, who had been swinging