Legend of Swordsman

But no one noticed him.

“Alright everyone, let’s stick to the original plan: first register at the Divine Mountain, then we’ll take action under the cover of night and leave Tiantan City.”

“Got it!”

The group stood up together, leaving one by one through the back door of Fairy Ziyu’s residence.

At the Divine Mountain, Fairy Ziyu had already arranged for a friend to handle their registration, and they intentionally left a message for her friend, claiming they were going into seclusion.

The earlier transaction for the treasures was also done for the purpose of going into seclusion.

This explanation made sense now.

After the registration, they quietly left one by one during the deep hours of the night.

Of course, their departure wasn’t officially recorded.

At the city gates, Fairy Ziyu had already taken care of everything.

They boarded a flying boat and easily passed through the city gates.

Once they left Tiantan City, they advanced at full speed, rushing toward the direction of the Bifaced God’s Palace.

Inside the flying boat, Fairy Ziyu pointed toward a swirling nebula ahead and said, “Look, up ahead is the Swirl God Sect. Once we pass it, we’ll have to abandon the flying boat and proceed slowly on foot!”

“The Swirl God Sect, I’ve been here a few times before. Speaking of which, it’s quite bold of them to establish a sect so close to the Bifaced God’s Palace!” The old man Tian Can sighed.

By now, they had traveled far from Tiantan City, entering the northern region of the Ancient Sea Domain.

Not all forces and powerful figures resided in Tiantan City.

Aside from the Sacred City, the Ancient Domain was home to many powerful individuals and factions.

For instance, the northern region of the Ancient Sea Domain housed many prominent forces.

Even the base of the formidable Bifaced Buddha was located here.

The Bifaced God’s Palace was vast, occupying a third of the northern region, which equated to about a tenth of the entire Ancient Sea Domain.

Only someone as arrogant as the Bifaced Buddha could command such a large territory.

True Lord Xue Yang’s older brother, Yang Dingtian, who was rumored to be the strongest in the Ancient Sea Domain, merely owned a mansion the size of a battlefield a thousand miles wide within Tiantan City. He used it to recruit powerful figures and cultivate his personal retainers.

Yang Dingtian’s forces were considered elite, so having a large territory wasn’t necessary for him. However, he had many ways to amass wealth, and many of the sects outside the city had connections with him.

But Yang Dingtian had never been able to extend his influence into the northern region.

Apart from the Bifaced God’s Palace, there were six major powers in the northern region. Though these powers had no direct connection to the Bifaced God’s Palace, establishing a sect in the northern region required forming some sort of relationship with them. Even though the Bifaced Buddha was known for his erratic personality and disdain for socializing, his subordinates were different.

Take, for instance, the Swirl God Sect they passed by, which was one of the six major forces in the northern region outside of the Bifaced God’s Palace, with a Dao Lord-level expert overseeing the sect.

There were hundreds of Zhen Xian (True Immortals) within its ranks.

Across the entire Ancient Sea Demon Domain, it was considered a notable power.

At this point, Wu Hou True Lord spoke up, “I have a friend in the Swirl God Sect who holds a fairly high position. He once told me that the reason the Swirl God Sect managed to secure a foothold in the northern region is because their Holy Maiden has a relationship with Qifeng, one of the four Guardians of the Bifaced God’s Palace.”

“I didn’t expect you, Brother Wu Hou, to be so well-informed about such matters!” Tian Can Old Man teased.

Everyone else was already used to it.

Fairy Ziyu, upon hearing this, couldn’t help but sigh, “I know that Swirl Holy Maiden. She was once a maidservant in the City Lord’s Mansion, and we both became sworn daughters to Old Lady Yinhua. But she took a more extreme path, and not long after, she was expelled. The next thing I heard, she had become the Holy Maiden of the Swirl Sect and had already advanced to the level of a Seven-Step True Immortal, leaving me far behind.”

“I never thought that the Holy Maiden had such a history!” True Lord Xue Yang remarked in surprise.

The City Lord’s Mansion was a unique existence. Although the City Lord’s strength wasn’t on par with Yang Dingtian’s, he was a person sent by the Sacred Land, someone with considerable backing, and even Yang Dingtian wouldn’t dare offend him easily.

Thus, anyone who came from the City Lord’s Mansion would be treated with respect.

Moreover, this maidservant had, like Fairy Ziyu, become a sworn daughter of Old Lady Yinhua, indicating that she had considerable talent.

Old Lady Yinhua belonged to the top echelon of experts. In Tiantan City, she ranked within the top ten, and in the entire Ancient Sea Domain, she was among the top twenty. She had countless disciples.

Only the most outstanding, or those recommended by others, could become her sworn daughters.

Of course, it was merely an honorary title.

Like Fairy Ziyu, who had already become a Four-Step True Immortal, there was no longer a need to rely on Old Lady Yinhua for survival. However, she would still regularly visit Old Lady Yinhua, bring rare treasures as offerings, and pay her respects.

This was how relationships were maintained.

Although the Ancient Sea Domain was vast, the circles of the powerful were interconnected, unlike the more isolated Red Eye Realm.

After passing the Swirl God Sect, Fairy Ziyu retracted the flying boat and began low-altitude flying.

She took out a small incense burner, from which an indistinct wisp of thought power floated. She said, “I have a treasure that can block off any aura. Everyone, make sure to stay within a hundred feet of me.”

“Ziqi Donglai?” Tian Can Old Man’s expression changed.

He recognized the treasure—it was incredibly valuable, and even Five-Step True Immortals rarely possessed one. Usually, only Seven-Step True Immortals could afford to own such a treasure.

It was a top-grade immortal artifact that could isolate their aura.

Moreover, it had a wide range of isolation, capable of isolating an area within a hundred zhang around the Purple Furnace.

Once isolated, even a Dao Lord would need to be within a hundred li of them to detect anything.

Below the level of a Seven-Step Zhen Xian, unless they used a supreme treasure, it would be impossible for anyone to discover them.

For those above the Seven-Step Zhen Xian level, they would need to be within a thousand li and use Thought power to cover the area in order to sense anything unusual.

Such a treasure was undoubtedly a life-saving tool.

“I never expected that Fairy Ziyu had such a treasure prepared. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find any item that could conceal our aura like Xiang Yang!” True Lord Xueyang remarked, feeling a bit regretful.

Fairy Ziyu responded calmly, “It was something I obtained by chance back in the day. I’ve never had the opportunity to use it over the years, but it’s come in handy now!”

“With the Purple Furnace concealing us, half of our mission is already complete!” Zhen Xian Wuhou said with a rare smile.

The tense atmosphere had eased considerably.

Because they were flying at a low altitude, their speed wasn’t particularly fast.

True Lord Xueyang took out an ancient demonic token, examined the route, and said, “Fairy Ziyu, head southwest. After traveling three hundred million li, we will encounter a red Blood River. We need to follow the Blood River at that point.”

“Blood River?” Fairy Ziyu frowned. She had previously researched the Dual-Faced God’s Mansion and knew about the Blood River.

Originally, that river wasn’t red. It had been turned that way when the Dual-Faced Buddha opened this place, exterminating an entire tribe and dyeing the river red with their blood. Even after ten thousand years, the river still flowed with that same blood-red color.

One could only imagine how many powerful beings had been slaughtered there.

“The river Xueyang mentioned should be within the Blood Demon’s territory inside the Dual-Faced God’s Mansion. He is a Seven-Step Zhen Xian, so we’ll need to be cautious around him. However, along the path ahead, there shouldn’t be any particularly powerful Zhen Xians!” The Elder Tian Can shared the information he knew as well.