Heading to the Black Emperor Sect

Shen Wen hovered in mid-air, his gaze sweeping across the boundless Black-Corner Region plains below.

He frowned and said, "The map obtained from the Izumo Empire marks this area too vaguely."

"To find the place smoothly, I am afraid we will need to acquire a detailed map used by the locals."

As soon as he finished speaking, a vast and mighty Soul Power spread silently from him as the center, covering the area below like mercury pouring onto the ground.

It continued to spread toward the distance.

Cai Lin stood quietly by his side, the Void Realm beneath her feet seemingly solidified.

Cao Ying and Dan Chen unfurled their brilliant Dou Qi wings, flapping them gently as they hovered slightly behind.

Beside them, the massive Poison Python circled at a low altitude, with Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin sitting steadily on its thick snake body.

This was a Dou Huang-level snake-type Demonic Beast that Qing Lin had subdued in the Myriad Scorpion Gate using her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils, and it had now become their mount.

Not long after, Shen Wen opened his tightly closed eyes, a flash of understanding passing through them.

He raised his hand and pointed in a direction ahead, saying, "Found it. There is a tribe up ahead; it looks like a gathering place for many Dou Practitioners in this vicinity."

"There should be the detailed map we need there."

At their speed, it took less than ten minutes for the gathering place, composed of simple stone houses and tents, to come into view.

Shen Wen and his group had no intention of hiding their tracks, flying directly over the gathering place.

Cai Lin and Shen Wen stood in the air, the invisible pressure of a Dou Zong naturally emanating from them.

Behind Cao Ying and Dan Chen, their colorful Dou Qi wings flapped slowly.

Coupled with the fierce-aura-emitting Poison Python... this display instantly terrified the people in the tribe below.

"The... the sky!"

"Is that a Dou Wang?! No, they can fly through the air; those are Dou Zong!"

"And such a large snake-type Demonic Beast... Oh my god!"

The crowd below was in an uproar, everyone showing signs of terror. Many subconsciously swallowed their saliva, their feet retreating involuntarily.

Soon, a person dressed relatively luxuriously, looking like a leader, scrambled out of the largest tent.

He looked up at the terrifying figures in the sky, his face turning deathly pale. Without any hesitation, he knelt on the ground with a "thud," his voice clearly trembling:

"I... your humble servant Luo Ma, am the leader of this gathering place. I did not know that you lords were arriving, and I have failed to welcome you properly. Please... please forgive this humble one!"

His forehead was pressed tightly against the ground, and he dared not lift his head at all.

Shen Wen looked down at the kneeling Luo Ma, his face expressionless.

He had always felt that the act of pretend to be a pig to eat the tiger was both boring and a waste of time; strength was the best pass.

This person named Luo Ma was merely a Dou Ling, no different from an ant in front of him.

Luo Ma knelt on the ground, his heart already churning with fear and conjecture.

"Two Dou Zong! Three Dou Huang! When... when did such a group of baleful stars come to this Black-Corner Region?"

"Could it be that the experts from the surrounding great Empires have finally decided to intervene in the Black-Corner Region?"

"No... the only ones capable of such a display are likely the overlord of the Northwest Continent... the Heavenly Serpent Mansion!"

Just as his thoughts were racing, guessing the origins of these experts, Shen Wen's calm voice came from the air, interrupting his train of thought:

"Do you have the most detailed map of the Black-Corner Region here?"

Luo Ma shuddered, as if grasping a life-saving straw. He hurriedly lifted his head, his face filled with a fawning smile, and replied hurriedly:

"Yes! Yes, yes, yes! The map you want, lord, we have the most complete one here!"

As he spoke, he scrambled up from the ground using his hands and feet.

"This humble one will go and retrieve it for you lords right away! Please wait a moment, just a moment!"

After speaking, he turned and sprinted toward his tent, fearing that being a second late would displease those up in the sky.

Shen Wen and the others landed on the ground. Luo Ma did not dare to delay for too long, wishing his parents had given him a few more legs as he ran out.

He respectfully handed over a map and said, "Lord, this is the most detailed map currently circulating in the Black-Corner Region. If you want something more detailed, it would only be available from the major factions."

Shen Wen took it and glanced at it; it roughly recorded the locations of the major factions.

He handed it to Cao Ying at his side. At this moment, Luo Ma caught a glimpse of Shen Wen and the others, and he was astonished by their appearance, each one looking like a celestial being.

The five women were each stunningly beautiful, which shocked Luo Ma. Which faction did this Young Master come from?

"Which faction are you from?"

Shen Wen walked into the tribe as if returning to his own home; no one dared to stop him.

The merchants who were originally haggling on the street, and even some violent acts, were reined in, withdrawing into the shadows.

To avoid offending Shen Wen's eyes.

Luo Ma hesitated for a moment before smiling bitterly and telling the truth: "This humble one is just a merchant caravan under the Black Emperor Sect, usually just doing odd jobs and collecting some intelligence for the Black Emperor Sect..."

Seeming to recall something, he hurriedly added, "Our Black Emperor Sect is the third-largest faction in the Black-Corner Region, aside from the Jia Nan Academy and Demon Flame Valley. Our Sect Master, Sect Master Mo, is a Four-Star Dou Zong..."

"A Four-Star Dou Zong is enough to be the third-largest faction?" Dan Chen asked curiously. These words suppressed the bit of confidence Luo Ma had just regained.

After all, in Dan Chen's view, Shen Wen had already killed two Four-Star Dou Zong.

"It's a small place, try to understand." Cao Ying rolled her eyes at Dan Chen. Listening to their indifferent tone, Luo Ma swallowed his saliva secretly.

A fierce Dragon does not cross the river without cause; the background of these people was likely even greater than he had imagined.

"Is there an auction in Black Seal City recently?" Shen Wen inquired.

Upon hearing Shen Wen's question, Luo Ma wondered how Shen Wen knew there would be an auction in Black Seal City?

He didn't look like a local...

But he dared not ask, only saying, "There is still some time left."

Shen Wen remembered that a part of the map for the Purification Lotus Demon Flame had appeared at the Black Seal City auction.

However, he pondered for a moment.

The map for the Purification Lotus Demon Flame had to be obtained, and Medicine Emperor Han Feng had to be dealt with, but what was more important now was the bodhi transformation saliva, which involved Xiao Yi Xian's poison pill.

It would be safer to go to the Black Emperor Sect first and ask if they had the bodhi transformation saliva.

Luo Ma watched the departing figures of Shen Wen and the others, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead. Even a Four-Star Dou Zong was not taken seriously by them...

It seemed that the Black-Corner Region was about to experience another shift, and the last time it had changed was when the Medicine Emperor Han Feng entered the Black-Corner Region.

And that was only one Dou Huang plus a Sixth-Rank Alchemist; these were two Dou Zong and three Dou Huang entering the Black-Corner Region.

The waves they would stir up would likely be huge.

Suddenly, Luo Ma looked into the distance and discovered that the sky, which had been clear just over ten minutes ago, was now shrouded by eerie black fog across the entire horizon. Looking ahead, his vision was severely obstructed.

"Black Sandstorm?"