Upon leaving Clear Water City, they had only completed less than half the journey to the Western Sea Kingdom. Due to Liu Qingqing’s mention of the mysterious person, plus the improvement in Ling Xi’s health, Long Chen accelerated his travel. After he traveled by foot for two days in a row, Xiaolang showed no signs of waking, and Ling Xi’s condition seemed to worsen due to the lack of rest.0

So Long Chen had no choice but to slow down.0

According to Liu Qingqing, that mysterious person was much stronger than Song Zhongcheng at the Eighth River Stage. Long Chen could guess who it was. Out of the three most powerful members of the imperial family, the Sword Emperor would not be here. That left the Sword Devil and Lin Zichen. Since the Sword Devil was guarding the Counter Essence Realm, Lin Zichen was the most likely candidate.0

If it really was Lin Zichen, Long Chen had no confidence that he could beat him. Lin Zichen was a legend in the Cangyang Kingdom after all, as he had reached the Ninth...0