He had already taken a quick glance earlier; Ancient Sparrow of Snow Drinking Star had thoroughly scouted the entire vicinity of their intended route, and did not discover any suspicious traces.

The only thing that Ling Hanfei found somewhat concerning was the mention of the spot where the Spiritual Energy flow was abnormal by Ancient Sparrow of Snow Drinking Star, but even after looking over that doubtful spot several times, Ling Hanfei failed to find anything strange.

In his judgment, it was merely due to the aggregation of ley line nodes that caused the anomaly in the Spiritual Power flow.

After failing to find any other abnormalities, Ling Hanfei could no longer afford to delay and could only order the troops to start heading towards the destination.

Bai Sheng, on the other hand, didn't care whether it was normal or not, having received the report, he revisited the information regarding his target's surroundings in particular.

"I can't see any problem..."

Bai Sheng sighed softly to himself. In the perspective of Ancient Sparrow of Snow Drinking Star, the information regarding the location of Bai Sheng's target took up only a very small part, but from this small part, he also did not notice any issues.

"Indeed, it looks quite normal."

Ling Hanfei thought Bai Sheng was talking about the situation along their path and likewise sighed in agreement.

"However, I don't know why, I still feel a bit restless."

"Previously the Abyss tried many times to break through from this side but failed, which proves that Mystical Mechanism Continent must have some special means to detect our intelligence. Therefore, we absolutely must not take anything lightly."

Bai Sheng offered several words of seemingly earnest advice, which Ling Hanfei wholeheartedly agreed with, nodding his head.

"What Daoist Bai said is very true. However, with both of us here, even if there is a problem, we will surely be safe and sound."

The 'safe and sound' Ling Hanfei referred to naturally was not about the mission being foolproof, but that even if they were discovered by Xuanzhou's Immortal Dynasty, at least the two of them could escape unharmed.

As for the Abyss Cultivators following behind them, they were naturally nothing more than bait to cover for their escape.

Bai Sheng agreed without a change in expression, but internally he sneered:

"It's only myself who will be completely safe; as for you, you're on your own."

Bai Sheng never intended to advance or retreat together with Ling Hanfei from the beginning. Later on, he would find an opportunity to leave an avatar here, while his true body went to explore the Secret Realm harboring the Array crucial to him.

In that Secret Realm, he would use the Array to help himself resolve the backlash and successfully advance to the Ninth Realm before returning to the Abyss. This way, he could avoid the blockade of Xuanzhou's Immortal Dynasty and also solve his own physical issues—a true killing of two birds with one stone!

Although he had prepared himself to cut his losses and flee if he encountered any special circumstances, Ling Hanfei was still thinking about trying to accomplish the mission. After all, if he could complete this task, then the rewards from the Abyss might actually give him a glimpse of hope for the Ninth Realm!

Thinking of this, Ling Hanfei summoned the Array Masters from within the ranks, instructing them to constantly maintain the Array and ensure that absolutely nothing went wrong.

Ling Hanfei then waved his hand grandly, and a multitude of rare bloodline spirit beasts and demon beasts poured out from a strange space, scattering around the Array, hoping to detect any irregularities as early as possible.

While his combat strength was only average, Ling Hanfei possessed numerous fierce combat-ready beasts, demon beasts, and demon warriors, definitely befitting his status as a Great Perfection Cultivator of the Eighth Realm!

These exotic and rare beasts not only possessed astonishing combat capabilities but also helped Ling Hanfei cope with various situations; they were truly versatile.

However, overreliance on external resources was also why Ling Hanfei himself was never able to break through to the Ninth Realm.

Deep in the forest, just after Bu Haosi had led his troops to a concealed location to hide, the two fox tribe Array Masters within the team simultaneously had a shift in expression and anxiously said:

"General, the Array we set up in the forest has been triggered!"

Bu Haosi's eyes lit up; had they actually been ambushed?

The Wind Defining Monk and the Void Devouring Demon King also perked up upon hearing this; it seems they might be up for a fierce battle next!

"Which direction?"

"To the northwest, right where the Ten Thousand Miles Mountain meets Desert North!"

The two Array Masters had casually set up many secret Arrays throughout the forest during their reconnaissance. These were unresponsive to ordinary Cultivators or spirit beasts infused with Spiritual Power, but could keenly detect any Cultivator with Abyss Demon Qi!

Before Bu Haosi could ask any further, one of the Array Masters' face changed, and with hurried words, he said:

"The Array has been destroyed; they've found it."

"It doesn't matter! The enemy is exposed while we remain hidden, perfect for playing a little game with them!"

Bu Haosi grinned, revealing a ghastly white set of teeth, his eyes brimming with excitement.

"Split the army into two teams, let's flank and squeeze the enemy from both sides! The strategy will focus on harassment, surprise attacks, and long-distance assassination!"

"Yes!"

Upon receiving the order, Bu Haosi's neatly arranged army instantly and orderly divided into two separate formations.

And each soldier retrieved a jet-black cloak and wrapped themselves within it. Once everyone had donned the cloak, the presence of the two formations was significantly reduced.

With these specially made stealth cloaks used by the army, whether it was the release of Daoist Skills or the fluctuation of Spiritual Power generated during the march, both were greatly weakened.

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