“Xuan Dynasty Remnants?!”
Li Hai was full of surprise, “The Xuan Dynasty was destroyed over a thousand years ago, right? How—are there still remnants alive?”
As he spoke, he also inwardly complained:
Seriously, are the Great Jing Dynasty incapable of even doing something as simple as cutting the grass and eradicating the roots?
They actually allowed the remnants of the previous Dynasty to survive for over a thousand years? What are they even doing?!
At this moment, his impression of the Great Jing high-ranking officials plummeted even further.
So incompetent, utterly incompetent!
“To be honest, I’m not entirely clear how these Xuan Dynasty Remnants have survived to this day.”
Gai Fu said, “The Demon Slayer Division Headquarters might have relevant information on this. Lieutenant Li, if you’re interested, you can check the Headquarters’ data archives later.
Also, what I mainly wanted to say is that the sudden appearance of the evil spiritual land in Niujiao Town might be related to the Xuan Dynasty Remnants.”
“Oh, I see.”
Li Hai nodded in understanding, “But this isn’t too surprising. The remnants of a former Dynasty can do anything to restore their nation.”
“Yes.” Gai Fu mused, “So I suspect that the appearance of the Yellow Springs Domain in Zhou Family Fortress might also be inextricably linked to them.”
“Is that so~” Li Hai pondered, “They’re causing all this trouble, could it be to hoard military power?”
“It’s a possibility that we need to investigate further to confirm. Also,”
Gai Fu said in a deep voice, “It’s not just Niujiao Town. Lang Yun-sheng, the First Head of the Black Wolf Bandits, might also be one of the former Dynasty’s remnants.
Since you killed him, given this group’s vindictive style, they’ll likely find you soon. You must be vigilant and take precautions.”
No sooner had he finished speaking than Gai Fu continued:
“However, you are already a Martial Dao Grandmaster, so ordinary people can’t do anything to you. Unless the Xuan Dynasty Remnants send several Grandmasters or several Fourth Realm Sorcerers to besiege you, they’ll just be seeking death.”
“Heh~ If they truly dare to come.”
Regarding his words, Li Hai grinned, “Then at that time——I won’t stand on ceremony.”
Because of the Jian Shou Drum, he had absolutely no goodwill towards the so-called Xuan Dynasty Remnants; in fact, he was filled with killing intent.
It was one thing when he didn’t know, but now that he was aware of their existence, hehe, he had work to do in the future.
Li Hai sneered inwardly, “I must thoroughly eliminate all of you.”
Some time later, Li Hai, having finished his conversation with Gai Fu, prepared to leave and set off for the Great Jing Dynasty.
Since they were all Martial Artists, their Heart-Nature was relatively straightforward and robust.
So, when Li Hai departed, the various lieutenants at the temporary outpost didn’t show much sentimentality. They simply exchanged a few laughing words and clasped hands in farewell.
After officially leaving Zhou Family Fortress, Li Hai stomped the ground, leaping up with pure physical strength to a height of ten feet, then flew straight towards the northern horizon.
Li Hai’s destination for this journey was the main peak of Shilong Mountain, located at the southernmost border of the Great Jing Dynasty.
That place was approximately six thousand three hundred li away from the area where Zhou Family Fortress was located.
This distance, for ordinary people, was as remote as the ends of the earth, requiring several hours even by plane.
But for Li Hai, who could travel a thousand zhang per second, six thousand three hundred li was a mere trifle. He could reach it in just a quarter of an hour and could make dozens of round trips in a single day.
It can only be said that when a strong person’s power expands to a certain level, their concept of distance will also rapidly expand, far surpassing the Mortal level.
Beneath the vast sky, the undulating and continuous main peak of Shilong Mountain resembled a giant Dragon coiling and clinging to the heavens and earth, or like a massive spine rising from deep within the earth, majestic and grand, with a powerful Aura.
At the same time, within this mountain range, although strange peaks and rocks stood in abundance, all with varied shapes—some like heaven-piercing sword-halberds thrusting into the clouds, others appearing as if carved by Dao and axe, exceedingly steep—all these peaks were towering, seemingly piercing the sky and breaking through the void.
Thus, the myriad graceful mountain peaks and summits on the main peak of Shilong Mountain were covered and dyed cold white by perennial snow. Coupled with layers of clouds and mist swirling among them, these peaks, when viewed from afar, resembled immortal illusions, both cold and serene, yet beautiful and magnificent.
And at a certain moment, a figure flew rapidly from the edge of the sky, bringing with him a rumbling wind that broke into these snowy, illusory Realms.
Bang!
With a loud bang, snow flew everywhere as Li Hai descended from the sky, landing abruptly on a certain mountain peak, on the steep, narrow, snow-covered ground shrouded in mist.
He raised his eyes to gaze into the distance, then chose a direction, and with a single stride, accompanied by heavy sonic booms, he instantly traversed a great distance and landed on yet another mountain peak.
After steadying himself, Li Hai took out the Heavenly Muscle Sacred Bone Medicinal Pill from the Guiyou Cave Heaven and directly put it into his mouth.
Not long after, his entire body vibrated with a rumble, emitting ripples visible to the naked eye that blew the surrounding snow into a flurry of snowflakes.
This was the air shockwave produced by the sudden surge and high-frequency vibration of Li Hai’s muscle power due to the Medicinal Pill’s potency.
The reason for such a dramatic reaction was that after Li Hai consumed and completely digested the Medicinal Pill’s potency, that tiny Medicinal Pill had, in a short period, caused his body strength to suddenly increase significantly.
At the same time, his Alertness also doubled, increasing from ten million catties to twenty million catties.
“Hoo~”
After exhaling a long breath of pure white Qi, which shot through a hundred zhang of air like an arrow, Li Hai slowly opened his eyes and grinned, “This Medicinal Pill is truly potent. Just one pill doubled my strength.
Tsk, tsk, tsk, if only I had ten or eight bottles so I could eat my fill at once, how great would that be.”
As he spoke, he took out the red Earth Lifespan Medicinal Pill and put it into his mouth, swallowing it.
This time, his body didn’t have any special reaction, but Li Hai could clearly feel his Lifespan suddenly increasing from two hundred years to a full five hundred years.
“Five hundred years of Lifespan, enough to outlive two Dynasties, but I wonder—”
Li Hai murmured to himself, “How many years can those in the Realm above Grandmaster live?”
Lost in thought, Li Hai leaped up, soaring a thousand zhang into the sky, and flew towards the farther distance.
But just as he had flown two or three thousand zhang, his mental perception ‘saw’ something extremely familiar from the peak of a mountain he had just passed.
In a wide mountain crack, a heavily armored man and another thin man in green clothes were casually chatting while eating hotpot.
And surrounding them were thirty-six shimmering Dao Essences.
“By the way, we’ve been guarding here for over three days.”
The strong man took a sip of wine and grumbled, “Why hasn’t that Li Hai passed by us yet?”