Chapter 154: Employing Their Own Methods
Faced with Hermit Baiyun's inquiry, Yu Dayue maintained his composure. "Daoist Baiyun, Senior Sister Qingting and I only took precautions. With your years of experience in the martial world, you should understand. As long as the ancient cultivator's relic is real, it doesn’t matter whether it’s in the Tianduan Mountains or Yuncang Marshlands."
Qingting added, "It wasn’t our intention to deceive anyone. Junior Brother Yu and I had no other choice. You should be able to estimate from the speed of the artifact that we are currently at the junction of the Tianduan Mountains and Yuncang Marshlands. If you’re worried about the demonic sects and their underlings, there’s no need. Since the Blood Nether Sect in the southern part of the Tianduan Mountains was destroyed by the Chunyang Sect, the various demonic sects south of the Blood Nether Sect have either fled north in panic or are hiding deep within the Tianduan Mountains, afraid to show themselves. There really isn’t much danger here."
Hermit Baiyun’s expression softened slightly, and the others nodded in acceptance of their explanation.
Seeing that he had finally calmed the group's dissatisfaction, Yu Dayue secretly sighed in relief. He walked to the edge of the mountaintop and pointed to the southeast. "The ancient cultivator's relic is just a few hundred miles ahead, within the valley between the two mountains. There is a layer of yin wind barrier above it. Crossing the yin wind[1] barrier should pose no problem for you, and it won't make much noise. However, when we break the array, it will definitely create a commotion, which may attract the attention of the great demons deep within the Tianduan Mountains. We will split into two teams, one to the left and one to the right, circling around the perimeter and quietly clearing out the nearby demonic beasts to avoid any chaos."
Everyone agreed without objection, and soon they split into two teams.
Li Zai, Hermit Baiyun, and the Liu brothers followed Qingting on the northern route, while Qin Sang and Wu Yuesheng accompanied Yu Dayue on the southern route.
With three Foundation Building cultivators working together, they encountered no particularly troublesome issues along the way. Qin Sang found that the Five-Elemental Breaking Sword was sufficient to handle any challenges. Upon seeing the Five-Elemental Breaking Sword, Yu Dayue's eyes lit up.
"In case breaking the array doesn’t go well, we might need Junior Brother Qin to step in."
Qin Sang naturally agreed.