The pressure of 29 days of practice!

  The little princess only stayed at Zhenyuan Pass for one day, intimidating the generals in the hall, appointing General Wu Rong to take over the defense of Zhenyuan Pass, and didn't spend much time.

  Instead, Ye Chen and Yan Han led the troops to search for homes, spending a lot of time, and in one day, they searched more than ten martial officials' mansions, seized a large number of properties, and used them to reward soldiers and boost morale. If it weren't for Princess Wu's hurry to rush on the road, they might have been able to turn the town upside down.

  Under the stimulation of a large sum of money, the morale of the two thousand soldiers in Zhenyuan Pass was indeed greatly boosted. A large number of civilians were also recruited to transport logs and boulders to assist in the defense. The depressed atmosphere inside Zhenyuan Pass was swept away.

  After sunset.

  Wu Xiaogongzhu and Ye Chen, a group of four people, took advantage of the night to leave the town of Zhongyuan Pass in Wu State.

  "Once you leave the town of Yuan Guan, it's all Blackwater Plains! This is the battlefield between the two countries of Wu and Ning. The terrain is open, having experienced at least hundreds of years of war, with a very heavy atmosphere of killing intent. There are even rumors of vengeful spirits appearing. Furthermore, there are bandits and robbers running amok, mountain strongholds, and remnants of defeated armies lurking about, with not a single patch of cultivated land in sight for hundreds of miles."

  Beyond the town of Zhenyuan, on the endless black waters, the four saw a camp with lights shining brightly, and light cavalry roaming around the plain to prevent sneak attacks.

  "Look, it's the Ningguo army's main camp!"

  "Judging from the number of barracks, there are probably more than 5,000 or 6,000 soldiers stationed here. This is to prepare for an attack on Zhenyuan Pass!"

  "Princess, let's go! These troops can't take down the Town Far Pass for the time being. With General Wu defending it, he is steady and mature, the defense of the Town Far Pass won't have any big mistakes."

  Wei Xunyu said.

  The young princess nodded and urged her horse into a gallop.

  Although the two countries of Wuguo and Ningguo were at war, it was impossible to defend every inch of the vast border. Four martial artists in the middle and late stages of their cultivation rode on a sweat-blood horse, wanting to cross the border under the cover of night, which was still quite easy.

  Four people avoided Ningguo Camp and entered Heishuiyuan after evading the cavalry patrol.

  Just as Wu Xiaogong and others left, inside Zhongyuan Pass.

  More than ten swift cavalrymen rushed over and arrived at the foot of the pass.

  "Who is it?"

  "Zheng Yuan's personally taught disciple, Zheng Zhi Cheng!"

  A young and cold voice shouted.

  The people on the wall hastily creaked open the city gate.

  Zheng Zhicheng hastily entered the town of Zhenyuan, inquired with the gatekeeper and found that Princess Wu had already left Zhenyuan and entered Heishuiyuan. He had previously sent a flying letter to Ma Ruhai, wanting to delay Princess Wu for a day or two, but it did not have much effect.

  "Her destination is not Zhenyuan Pass, what is she doing at Heishui yuan?"

  Zheng Zicheng's expression changed slightly, and he hastily flipped open a map that was with him.

  "After passing through the Blackwater Prairie, it is Ningguo. Wu and Ning have already fallen into a fierce battle, and her mission to Ning will not change the situation, nor will she enter the battlefield at night. Is she on a mission from the Lord of Guo to seek aid from other major powers? ... But in this situation, who would send troops to save Wu?"

  Zheng Zhicheng was shocked and uncertain.

  His fingers ran along the map, through Ningguo, and extended to other countries. Finally, he arrived at a mysterious place, which was not marked on this map.

  But Zheng Zicheng, as a direct disciple of State Preceptor Zhengyuan, had been to this place before and knew of its existence.

  Zheng Zicheng's eyes suddenly stung and contracted as he looked at this place, thinking of a possibility that made his whole body turn cold.

  "No, she's not going to another country, but to THAT place!"

  Zheng Zicheng's eyes were bloodshot and he let out a low, hoarse roar.

  "Master, during this period of time, the subtle manipulation and deception towards the ruler of Wu State has severed the connection between Wu State and the Wu Clan of Jindian Xianmen. This allowed the surrounding four countries to besiege Wu State. If Princess Wu were to directly contact the Wu Clan of her sect, it would mean that the sect is directly intervening. I fear that Master's plan may encounter unexpected changes!"

  Zheng Zicheng was very clear about Zheng Yuan's intentions. This matter was extremely complicated, and apart from seizing power in the Wu State, it also had a direct connection to the internal struggles within the Golden Cauldron Sect.

  "She must be stopped from going to that place!"

  Zheng Zhicheng's face turned gloomy with a faint whip scar on his cheek.

  He didn't linger, and rode his horse out of the town's distant pass. After leaving the border of Wuguo, the danger level increased greatly, and bringing too many people would only be a hindrance. It was actually better for him to travel alone as a 9th-level Body Refining martial artist.

  Blackwater Prairie

  Four swift horses galloped rapidly, nearing dawn, they had already run one hundred and fifty miles, deep into the belly of the Black Water Prairie.

  The four men and horses saw that the sky was already bright, so they stopped and found a secluded place in a small forest to rest.

  In the complex terrain of Heishuiyuan, traveling during the day makes it easy to be discovered by bandits, mountain robbers, and enemy troops. They travel at night under the cover of darkness and find secluded places to rest and recover their strength during the day.

  Traveling at night and resting during the day can help avoid various dangers.

  The little princess Wu had been tired for a day, found a dry bush, set up the simple tent carried with her horse, and fell asleep as soon as she lay down.

  Wei Xuan Yu took a water bag and went nearby to find a stream source, to give the four sweat-blood horses water and grass.

  Yan Han was practicing his swordsmanship in the forest, one move after another, repeatedly honing his skills. The dry and uninteresting moves, day after day of practice, seemed to be nothing to him.

  "Haven't slept for several days! ...Let's finish today's tempering first!"

  Ye Chen's expression was somewhat tired, he glanced at Yan Han not far away and secretly admired him.

  "Yan Han's will is extremely firm, and as long as he has time, he almost always practices the 'Tiger Leaping Knife Technique'. He is not interested in other things. Yan Han's mastery of the first four moves is much higher than mine, and his single-attack power is extremely strong with the Tiger Leaping Triple Slash, with a success rate of over 90%!"

  "When it comes to diligence and perseverance, among the over 200 students in the Upper House of Beifeng Academy, few can compare to Yan Han. The true strength of Beifeng Academy's number one, Yan Han, lies in this gradual accumulation! This accumulation may not show its effects in a day or two, but after a year or two, the results will be evident. Zheng Zicheng became a Town-level warrior at the age of 20, and Yan Han is currently 16 years old; it's likely that he'll achieve it before the age of 20."

  Ye Chen felt a great deal of pressure.

  Ye Chen leaned against a tree, sat cross-legged, and swallowed a piece of 9th-grade Blood Python Grass. He began his body tempering cultivation for the day. Soon, a faint heat appeared on his body, his face turned rosy, and his vital energy was abundant.

  Under the stimulation of the medicinal power of Blood Python Grass, his body's qi and blood had long been full to bursting, with his qi and blood constantly transforming into even more refined and pure essences.

  He is now in the seventh layer of the Refining Body stage and has completed half of it, and he is making an all-out effort to charge towards the eighth layer.

  One time... Two times...

  The little princess Wu was sleeping, in a daze, she suddenly heard the sound of Ling Lie's knife breaking through the air beside her ear, and was shocked awake.

  She lifted the tent and took a look outside, only to see that not far away in the thicket, Yan Han was practicing his knife skills, and a faint knife aura burst out of the knife light, which was a knife aura that could only be released by those who had reached the seventh layer of the Refining Body stage.

  "When will the extreme cold break through the seventh layer of the Refining Body Period?!"

  Wu Xiaogongzhu was startled and turned her head to ask Wei Xunyu, "How long did I sleep?"

  "Ling Xiang Gong Zhu, you've slept for two hours. It's not noon yet, have something to eat and rest some more later. We'll set off after sunset tonight."

  Weiyu was meditating, she opened her eyes and said. She seemed to have guessed Wu Xiaogongzhu's doubts, "Yanhan Shixiong has been in the sixth layer of Lian Ti for some time, stagnating at the sixth layer for several months, breaking through to the seventh layer today is not surprising. Ye Chen's cultivation is even faster than Yanhan Shixiong, already in the seventh layer and more, I'm afraid it won't be long before he reaches the eighth layer, really don't know how he cultivates. Now only I am the weakest, still in the sixth layer of Lian Ti."

  Wei Xunyu smiled faintly, a hint of bitterness in her expression. In fact, she wasn't weak at Beifeng Academy either, but compared to Yan Han and Ye Chen, two stronger warriors, she was far inferior. The gap between the sixth layer of the Refining Body stage and the seventh layer was like a chasm, and crossing it would mean a completely different level of strength.

  "How can they cultivate so quickly?"

  Wu Lingxiang princess showed a look of surprise, her eyes looked complex at a tree in the distance, under which Ye Chen was meditating with his eyes closed, surrounded by a haze of heat. Ye Chen's vital energy was getting stronger and more vibrant every day, she could almost feel it.

  She graduated from Beifeng Academy two years ago and was in the sixth layer of the Refining Body stage, now she is already in the seventh layer of the Refining Body stage. She had always thought that her cultivation speed was very fast, rarely seen within the martial arts world. However, these past few days, she discovered that among the students of Beifeng Academy, there were many strong practitioners who surpassed her. Just after sleeping for two periods, Yan Han was already in the seventh layer of the Refining Body stage. Who knows, maybe after a few more days, when she wakes up again, Ye Chen will have reached the eighth layer of the Refining Body stage.

  "No more rest, I've been cultivating for three or four hours. We'll cross the Blackwater Prairie tonight! This place is chaotic and has many bandits lurking about, we can't stay here for long."

  The little princess pouted and said reluctantly.