"Yes, going to the town to train is the same."
Chu Lingwei really wanted to understand what secrets lay behind the Centennial Grand Competition, and what about the Spirit Domain.
An Tao looked at Chu Lingwei with complex eyes. Others would go to places where they could find opportunities when they went for training, but Chu Ling薇 insisted on going to a place no one else wanted to go.
Towns were places people passed through only when they had no other choice.
It seemed that Chu Wei was a pampered young lady who rarely left home, or a direct disciple of a sect. Only such people were well protected.
"How about I go with you." An Tao's eyes lit up. She didn't have anywhere in particular to go anyway. Her master's only instruction was to stay alive.
Chu Lingwei, "..." She hadn't intended for An Tao to go with her. She had only sent her a message to inform her, and hadn't expected her to come to the city gate to intercept her.
"I just want to go out for a walk, I'm not looking for any opportunities."
"It doesn't matter, I'm not looking for any opportunities either. At worst, we can go sightseeing." A spark flashed in An Tao's eyes. The phrase "sightseeing" sounded quite interesting.
Chu Lingwei smiled. It seemed nice to have someone to talk to. "Alright."
An Tao had all her belongings in her storage bag, so she could leave at any time. The two of them directly boarded Chu Lingwei's flying artifact and set off.
"Weiwei, I think this flying artifact is quite interesting." An Tao sat on the artifact, eating spiritual fruits and drinking spiritual tea with Chu Lingwei, enjoying the scenery. It was very comfortable. "When we get to Suling City, I'll buy myself a flying artifact too."
There were many types of flying artifacts. Ordinary flying artifacts only needed to be infused with spiritual energy or have spirit stones placed inside to fly, serving as mere transportation.
Some flying artifacts could also be used as offensive or defensive weapons.
Flying artifacts could be used for travel, and so could sword flight. Generally, sword cultivators disliked using such flying artifacts.
An Tao was a sword cultivator, and she usually traveled by sword flight.
"Of course, there are many styles of flying artifacts, you can have any style you want." Chu Lingwei's flying artifact was a gift from her master. She found it very convenient after getting used to it.
An Tao nodded vigorously. She wanted a flying artifact that didn't require her to control it. It was truly comfortable.
As the two chatted, they slowly headed towards their destination. Suddenly, the sky darkened, and in less than two breaths, the entire sky turned into night.
"Someone is fighting."
Chu Lingwei suddenly stood up and looked towards the swamp. Spiritual energy was flashing there, as fast as lightning.
"Who would cause such an anomaly when fighting?" An Tao stood up and murmured. They were already a hundred or even a thousand miles away from the swamp. Such a huge anomaly was truly unimaginable.
Chu Lingwei stopped the flying artifact and stared in the direction of the swamp. She was also curious. Such a massive anomaly didn't seem like the work of a supreme realm powerhouse.
"Could it be a master realm powerhouse?" Chu Lingwei turned to look at An Tao, uncertain.
She had only seen two master realm powerhouses in the Thin Sea Forest. They appeared and disappeared without a trace, and no one knew where they were.
"No way, my master said that those master realm powerhouses are all cultivating somewhere on the Xuantian Continent and don't have time to fight."
An Tao didn't quite believe it. Master realm powerhouses were focused on breaking through, how could they run out to fight?
"Perhaps they're bored?"
Chu Lingwei was a little nervous, thinking of Yu Qinghong in the spatial artifact. Were they coming for him?
Perhaps those two master realm powerhouses had been watching her all along.
"Should we go back and take a look?" An Tao's eyes were full of curiosity. She had never seen a master realm powerhouse before.
"By the time we get back, they should be long gone." It would take three days to reach the swamp region from here. By then, their fight would have been over long ago.
"That's true." An Tao thought about it and returned to the artifact, staring at the completely dark sky, waiting for the anomaly to disappear. "I wonder when they'll finish fighting."
"An Tao, do you know how many master realm powerhouses there are on the Xuantian Continent?"
Chu Lingwei simply sat down and chatted with An Tao. She should know more than her.
"There should be about five or six," An Tao replied uncertainly. "I heard my master say that the five great sects should have master realm powerhouses, but I can't be sure."
An Tao lowered her voice and quietly said to Chu Lingwei, "Those master realm powerhouses can destroy an entire sect with a single move. I also think the five great sects have master realm powerhouses, otherwise they wouldn't have existed safely for so long."
"Ah..."
Just as Chu Lingwei was about to respond, their flying artifact suddenly lost control, and the two of them fell straight down with the artifact.
"What's happening?"
Chu Lingwei quickly summoned her flying sword, pulled An Tao, and stood on the sword. Only then did they land safely.
"Weiwei, I felt my heart palpitate just now. It was so terrifying." An Tao held Chu Lingwei's arm tightly, watching the sky slowly lighten, her eyes still filled with lingering fear.
"It should be over." Chu Lingwei also felt the fear An Tao described.
"Weiwei, a master realm powerhouse has fallen."
The voice of Huan Mao entered Chu Lingwei's ears.
"What?!"
Chu Lingwei's heart was shocked. She looked again in the direction of the swamp. Nothing had changed; the sky was clear and blue, as if the anomaly earlier was just an illusion.
"A master realm powerhouse has fallen, and it should be in the swamp." Huan Mao's voice was very serious. That was a master realm powerhouse, easily killed. It sounded terrifying.
"Who could so easily kill a master realm powerhouse?" Chu Lingwei calculated the time. The anomaly in the sky lasted for only a quarter of an hour. Killing a master realm powerhouse in such a short period showed how terrifying their strength was.
"I don't know, I can't sense it."
Huan Mao sat in the spatial artifact, her eyes full of confusion. Her senses seemed to have failed her just now. She could only sense that a powerful being had fallen, and she couldn't even sense what elemental energy had killed that powerhouse.
"An Tao, let's hurry. Head to the next town, we should be able to find out what happened in the swamp." Chu Lingwei urged the flying artifact towards the next town.
News traveled exceptionally fast in the cultivation world. By the time they reached the next town, the entire Xuantian Continent should know what had happened in the swamp.
Three days later, they arrived at a town called Jinyang, which was slightly smaller than Wangtian City.
"Let's go, let's hurry and find out," An Tao said, pulling Chu Lingwei's hand as they entered the largest spiritual tea house in the town and found a seat by the window.