Chapter 691
Chapter Title: Dark Heaven Village
"...We've arrived."
Gyeok Ho let out a sigh. After fighting nonstop from the mid-slope, to the point where his breathing was ragged and broken, the summit ridge finally came into view. Gyeok Ho shuddered at the fact that he had climbed hundreds of spans up this absurdly massive Divine Altar Tree, but he also felt a sense of relief that the mission was nearly at hand.
Cheong Wol, standing behind Gyeok Ho, panted heavily.
"Huff... huff... I need to circulate my qi for a bit. I can't go any further."
"...Yeah, we should."
The moment the words ended, Gyeok Ho collapsed into a cross-legged position and began circulating his qi. It wasn't just because they were at a high altitude with thin air. The three of them had fended off waves of Ghost Generals three times, passed through an inexplicable formation, and battled bizarre spirit beasts multiple times on the way here. They hadn't rested or circulated qi once during that time, so now they were utterly exhausted.
'This is my first time in such intense consecutive battles with this density.' If only one or two of them had come, they never would have reached here so quickly. For a while, they focused silently on recovery. Soon, Myeong Ryong Ja, the first to recover, stood up from his spot and spoke.
"What did that guy say to do after reaching the summit?"