A Thief Can Travel a Thousand Miles to Steal, but Who Can Guard Against One for a Thousand Miles?

Blood Rock Land.

Inside an encampment stood a rather gloomy room, where a dim flame flickered.

The atmosphere was suffocating.

Several dark figures could be made out in the gloom. One of them seemed to be sitting behind a round table.

A voluminous black robe shrouded his body, and a sinister presence slowly emanated from him.

"Boss, if that place really is so important, shouldn't we find some other way to test them first?"

One of the figures couldn't help asking.

"Yuan Sect has already given us orders. We can only make our move, and here in Blood Rock Land, my cultivation is already considerable."

"Yuan Sect said that as long as we can test what it is, or kill that so-called Dao Child..."

"All our past crimes will be pardoned, and we'll also be credited with a great merit."

The figure behind the round table spoke in a hoarse voice. A pale, middle-aged face emerged from beneath his black robe, his eye sockets sunken and his gaze sharp as a knife, scraping painfully against the skin.

Although he was in contact with Yuan Sect, the crimes he had committed were real.

Yuan Sect did not force its deacons or disciples to commit wrongdoing, but once they had, one option was to become the eyes and ears of Xun Division, traveling outside the sect and making amends through meritorious deeds.

He had butchered a princess of the Yuan Tian Empire to cultivate a martial art, then been caught. If she had been just an ordinary princess, that would have been one thing.

But the princess had actually had some connection to the Little Spirit King, which was why he had become a wanted man.

Even his connections could not keep him safe and sound. Naturally, he did not want to sever ties with Yuan Sect altogether, so he had come to Blood Rock Land on Xun Division's orders.

To his surprise, he had been given a task before long.

"And this is also a chance for our Demon Seal Faction to show its might. Others may fear Dao Sect, but we don't."

Someone suddenly said, "But I hear that young Dao Child is a little extraordinary! They say he can fight several levels above his own."

Yao Ling looked at the man who had just spoken and sneered. "I was once a personal disciple of Yuan Sect. The martial arts I've mastered aren't something ordinary Nirvana disciples can compare with."

"Fighting above one's level? That's for dealing with trash. Even the Little Yuan King and the others can't fight disciples from another super sect so many levels above them."

Yao Ling scoffed at the idea that this young Dao Child could fight above his level. He feared it was another ploy by Dao Sect to contend with the Little Three Kings.

Zhou Tong had indeed been formidable, but Wang Jie, the so-called eldest senior sister of the previous generation, had been defeated outright by that generation's Little Three Kings. If she hadn't still had a few tricks left, they would have killed her long ago.

This time was even more ridiculous. Some young Dao Child-they would boast about anything they could, wouldn't they?

"All right, get ready to move! Don't think too much. The Eastern Xuan Region belongs to Yuan Sect. Even if there's a young Dao Child, he belongs in our Yuan Sect. Dao Sect isn't worth shit!"

Yao Ling cut off his subordinates' speculation and began arranging for people to go and test them instead.

Fang Yi stopped Ying Huanhuan from following him, then set off.

Having mastered part of the Two Scriptures of Space and Time's abilities, he used his Mental Energy to communicate with the power of space. A single step carried him hundreds of zhang, making him extremely fast.

"This girl-how is she getting wilder and wilder? Is the Ice Master she's awakening as really the proper kind?"

In the air,

Fang Yi rubbed his nose. He had only teased Ying Huanhuan once, and she had actually laid hands on him, saying she wanted to see whether he was really a man.

In less than two days, he had reached a sinister land tinged with a faint scarlet hue.

He then arrived at a mountain range that glowed crimson. Buildings and indistinct figures could just be made out among the mountains.

The sound of rushing wind came from nearby, and more than a dozen figures flashed toward him. Judging by the badges on their chests, they were clearly all disciples of Dao Sect.

When the dozen or so people rushing over caught sight of Fang Yi,

The wariness vanished from their faces, and they said respectfully, "Young sect master."

"Mm."

Fang Yi nodded and looked toward the woman leading the dozen or so people. She had a somewhat petite figure and was called Yuan Fang.

Although she was still considered a Dao Sect disciple, she was already serving as a deacon, responsible for matters outside the sect.

She was from the same generation as Wang Jie and the others.

Yuan Fang was also very grateful to Fang Yi. Afterward, she had heard from Senior Sister Wang Jie that if Ying Xuanzi had not prepared some life-saving means for them in advance,

They might all have been wiped out, and it was Fang Yi who had alerted Ying Xuanzi.

"Where is the Demon Seal Faction's encampment?" Fang Yi's first question left Yuan Fang somewhat stunned. Although she had sent back intelligence saying that the Demon Seal Faction seemed to be gathering its forces to test them,

Shouldn't they first stop the probe?

Was he planning to go straight to where the Demon Seal Faction was gathering? Yuan Fang couldn't help saying, "Young sect master, shouldn't we be more cautious? Although Yao Ling is at eight yuan nirvana, I've heard the martial arts he has mastered are terrifying. Even ordinary nine yuan nirvana experts would die at his hands."

"And he has so many subordinates..."

"A thief can travel a thousand miles to steal, but who can guard against one for a thousand miles?" Fang Yi stretched. He liked chaotic places like this.

It meant there were fewer restraints on killing.

"This is Blood Rock Land, not some ordinary exchange. Since they dare test us, they should be prepared to leave their lives behind."

Yuan Fang stood behind him, wanting to dissuade him further. In the end, she pursed her lips and said, "Then I'll gather our people immediately."

Fang Yi waved a hand without even turning his head.

"I can go by myself. You just need to guard this place, so no one can feint in the east and strike in the west."

Yuan Fang could only nod.

"Then be careful, young sect master."

She took a map from her Universe Bag. Its leather had yellowed, and the approximate location of the Demon Seal Faction's encampment was marked in cinnabar, along with several hidden sentry posts.

Fang Yi took it and glanced over it, committing all the information on the map to memory. He nodded slightly and tucked it into his sleeve.

The next moment,

A streak of five-element light rose beneath his feet, its five colors interweaving as it tore across the sky and sped toward the location marked on the map.

On the shadowed side of the mountain range,

Behind a massive rock, a dark figure crouched, almost blending into the mountainside. He kept his presence suppressed to the utmost, deliberately slowing even his breathing.

He had been watching the Dao Sect people here for several days, and from the moment Fang Yi appeared, he had not taken his eyes off him.

The five-element light was too conspicuous. Even from several miles away, its five colors shone against the gloomy mountains like the blazing sun in broad daylight. It was hard not to notice.

The dark figure watched the direction the streak of light was heading, then took a piece of blue-green jade from his robes and crushed it between his fingers.

A wisp of invisible fluctuation dissipated between heaven and earth. Immediately afterward, he pulled out a second piece of jade and crushed it as well.

"Is this guy courting death? He's actually going to our encampment!"

The dark figure was full of disbelief. The two pieces of jade he had just crushed signaled that Dao Sect disciples were attacking the encampment.

He had no way to confirm whether this person was his boss's target, but he had seen from afar how respectful the others were toward him.

He was certainly someone of great importance, and he looked extremely young too. Did he really think Blood Rock Land was like Dao Sect, where everyone would give way to him?

"Courting death. Here in Blood Rock Land, Dao Sect's name won't do you much good."

The dark figure sneered. As he saw it now, if this really was that so-called young Dao Child, he was probably the sort who was gold and jade on the outside but rotten cotton within.

And arrogant to boot. He probably thought his record in Dao Sect was the real thing.