Near Gusu City, deep underground.
Hall Master Zou received a message from a spy, knowing that the Taoist had left the city. He vanished into the underground, ready to unveil the fangs of a plan that had been prepared for decades.
Meanwhile, Hall Master Xia reported this news to the Demon Sect's Third Elder in distant Shangjing City, simultaneously activating a device left at Five Dragon Mountain.
...
The forest canopy blocked the sky, and the sound of cicadas filled the air.
Five Dragon Mountain, on the outskirts.
Jin Xu stared at the flying boat beside him, which had begun to emit plumes of black smoke, and he found himself questioning his life choices.
Zhao Dabao had told him that with this flying artifact, it wouldn't take even the time of one incense stick to fly from Gusu City here.
Indeed, he hadn't taken even the time of one cup of tea to fly here.
But he hadn't mentioned that the thing was single-use.
