Early the next morning, everyone from the Lower Court ate breakfast, mounted the horses sent by the yamen, and set off together.
It was mid-July, and the summer sun blazed like fire. They traveled beneath it for most of the day, reaching Wu Household Village in the early afternoon.
Before they entered the village, they could already see an enormous pit beside its entrance in the distance.
By the time they drew near, the scorching heat had almost baked the breath out of them.
In the sunlight, they could faintly see wisps of smoke rising above the pit. The thick sulfurous smell it gave off stung both their noses and their eyes.
Without needing to be told, everyone from the Lower Court blessed themselves with the Golden Light Incantation.
The Golden Light Incantation cleansed body and mind within and warded off filth and Evil Qi without. It truly was a supremely useful incantation.
Wuleng noticed Zhou Wuji casually sweep his hand. Clear golden light flashed, and he had already completed the blessing of the Golden Light Incantation.
She was a little surprised. Everyone said Zhou Wuji possessed exceptional swordsmanship and excelled at killing, but he had actually practiced the Golden Light Incantation to such proficiency too?!
Wuleng came from the Yuheng Lineage and specialized in the Northern Dipper Seven Star Sword. Hearing that Zhou Wuji possessed exceptional swordsmanship had made her very curious. What sort of swordsmanship could a Heavenly Pivot disciple like Zhou Wuji have mastered?
Zhou Wuji noticed Wuleng's gaze and smiled slightly at the female cultivator.
Wuleng hurriedly looked away. Zhou Wuji was very handsome, but she only wanted to cross swords with him.
The problem was that she was already at the sixth rank. Challenging Zhou Wuji would seem a little like bullying him.
She had