Chapter 909: Chapter 909

His figure fluttered, Chen Hai seemed like a ghost.

When he reached the area of the mountains he found suspicious, he became more cautious and slowed down his pace considerably.

Though it was daytime during this two-hour period, the red sun in the sky was still obscured by layers of clouds.

Near the mouth of the valley where the Spirit Boat was docked, towering trees stood and shrubs thrived.

Appearing as a mere faint shadow, Chen Hai moved through the shadows cast by the mountains and towering trees.

When he stealthily approached the area within tens of meters of the Spirit Boat, the dozen cultivators stationed nearby, who were chatting idly, still didn’t notice a thing.

"Senior Brother, how long do you think it will take for Junior Sister to settle this matter?"

"The local forces within the West Barbarian Mountain Territory have some power, but this Territory is so barren; no matter how strong they are, they can’t be too formidable!"

"If these local forces submit obediently to our Demon Palace, that would be fine. But if they fail to realize their place, Junior Sister, combined with Wang Hai and Du Chun, can easily suppress them."

"Since she promised to settle it within a day at most, I believe Junior Sister must have her own confidence."

"Perhaps her former partner had significant influence in this West Barbarian Mountain Territory!"

"Senior Brother, I think you’re mistaken. I admit Junior Sister is strong, but when she made that boastful claim, she didn’t know the specifics of the West Barbarian Mountain Territory."

"In this place, even Eight-Armed Pan Spiders at the Daluo Realm exist; if not for Master overseeing the valley, we wouldn’t be able to guard this place for long with just us."

"The local forces can hold a territory and stand against the Pan Spider Clan for so many years; it proves they have the strength to contend with Daluo Realm Pan Spiders."

"While Junior Sister might barely match the Daluo level, if any accidents occur, the chance of her successfully suppressing the local forces is slim!"

The Spirit Boat was docked in the valley near the entrance, and those dozen cultivators guarding the entrance were clearly not from the West Barbarian Mountain Territory.

While casually killing any Pan Spiders that approached, the group chatted randomly.

The person called Senior Brother was the only early-stage Daluo Golden Immortal among them.

When they first arrived, a Daluo Realm Pan Spider attacked, but unfortunately, it was killed by their Master with ease. Google seaʀᴄh 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡•𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚•𝙣𝙚𝙩

Since then, although Pan Spiders occasionally passed nearby, their strength was usually weak, and with the Senior Brother’s power, killing ordinary Pan Spiders was effortless, without any pressure.

However, his power still fell short in Chen Hai’s eyes.

Under his nose, Chen Hai had already passed through the valley entrance and truly entered the valley.

"I knew these people suddenly appearing in our West Barbarian Mountain Territory was surely with ill-intent, scheming something."

"Demon Palace? Isn’t the vast southern Zhan State enough for them to occupy? They even came overseas to seize territory?"

"Those bastards, if they have the courage, they should deal with super forces like the Heavenly Mansion or Nether Land, instead of coming overseas to covet my territory. Do they think they can bully us because we’re weak?"

"Just having one Senior Brother at the Daluo Golden Immortal level isn’t enough; there’s also a deep and formidable Master in charge. Who did we provoke in our West Barbarian Mountain Territory?"

Dozens of meters behind those cultivators, within the shadows cast by the Spirit Boat in the valley, Chen Hai lay in ambush.

The idle chatter from the Demon Palace fell into his ears, and the more he listened, the more frustrated he felt.

If it weren’t for considering that their so-called Master might be resting near the pond deep within the valley, and that acting rashly could alert them...

Chen Hai, feeling somewhat stifled, would certainly have acted decisively, killing those Demon Palace intruders on the spot.

"Shoot the horse before the man, catch the leader first when catching thieves."

"The ones before me are merely small fry. It’s best not to alert them until dealing with their Master!"

"Once in the West Barbarian Mountain Territory, they’re as good as mine, Chen’s feast."

"Once their Master is dealt with, these early-stage Daluo guys in front, if they try to flee, where can they really escape to?"

With an eerie expression, Chen Hai let out a cold laugh in his heart.

Laying in the shadows, his figure flickered, and in the next instant, he was several meters away, hidden in the shade cast by a bush within the valley.

Considering an apprentice at the early-stage Daluo Golden Immortal, the Master must be close to a Quasi-Saint, if not one.

With this in mind, as Chen Hai approached the pond deep in the valley, he became more vigilant and cautious.

The distance from the valley entrance to the pond was just a few hundred meters.

Traversing such a distance, Chen Hai took over five minutes, calculated by the minute.

"Now here, the area near the pond is still vague, hard to see clearly."

"It seems my guess was right; there’s indeed a barrier set up around this pond."

"The Master they mentioned is likely resting here."

"Such behavior is utterly shameless, like visiting someone’s house and locking their front door; it’s the same thing."

"Bullying our West Barbarian Mountain Territory to this extent, once that person is in my hands, I’ll have her kneel and sing to me in defeat!"

With a gloomy face, Chen Hai snorted coldly.

When he clearly sensed the barrier formed around the pond, his brow furrowed, and he extended his hand, letting a drop of pitch-black water fall onto the invisible barrier.

Desire can corrode even hearts; this pitch-black drop, formed through Six Desires Law, touched the barrier and, within a fraction of a moment, corroded a nearly one-meter diameter hole in it.

His figure turned into a ghostly shadow, and in the next instant, Chen Hai was inside the barrier.

In the pond, a beautiful woman lay naked, resting her head against a rock by the pond’s edge, her entire body soaked in the cool water, seemingly resting with closed eyes.

"It’s her? Why is she here?" Initially, upon entering the barrier and seeing the woman, Chen Hai’s focus was on the endless scenery of the pond.

When he shifted his gaze to her face, at that moment, he was utterly stunned.