Once I enter the pass, great Confucian scholars will surely debate the classics for me.

With the matter settled, Zhou Qingfeng, holding Cai Guozhong's personal letter, set off again with Jin Wei. Ning Cha, Zhan Fu, and Zhan Qi followed behind, with Xiao Hongyun providing support and protection along the way. The bloody battlefield at the border of North and South did not seem so dangerous after all.

However, Zhou Qingfeng remained vigilant, because in the wild, one could die at any moment, and there was no such thing as absolute safety.

The Five Turbid Worlds are boundless and desolate. Generally, every two hundred years or so, at most no more than three hundred years, the Pure World will fall into the Degenerate World. This causes the world map of the Five Turbid Worlds to expand every few hundred years, and this expansion will continue steadily and without limit.

No one can give an accurate number as to how vast this world of five turbidities is.

Humanity is merely a part of the Five Turbid World's ecosystem. Throughout history, countless human ancestors have fought against heaven and earth, poured their hearts and souls into their work, and survived by the skin of their teeth, forging a path of cultivation through the turbid world and carving out a path to rise from despair.

And after countless years of development, they have finally reached the top of the food chain and become one of the top predators.

However, even so, there are still many uncultivated wildernesses in the world, where demons, monsters, mad gods and evil spirits roam freely, without order, without laws, without rules, without civilization, and even... without a single living person.

The unclaimed lands suffered more than a decade of war, plague, and famine. Without the suppression and resistance of the human race, the demons and monsters in the wilderness ran rampant, plundering and feeding without restraint. It was a place where no one lived for miles and not a rooster crowed for miles.

Every so often, you can see decaying white bones and ghouls gnawing on rotting corpses.

"Slay the axe, slay the flag!" Ning Cha shouted as he mounted his warhorse.

With their swords drawn, the swordsmen took out their broadswords and shields, leaped forward, and charged towards the several ghouls blocking their path, clearing away the danger.

Ning Cha turned her head to face Zhou Qingfeng and nodded slightly: "Mr. Jiang, please wait a moment."

Zhou Qingfeng hummed in agreement and asked, "Cui Yu, how long will it take us to reach Lanruo Temple in Burial Immortal Valley?"

Upon hearing this, Jin Wei took out a map and looked down to examine it. The map in his hand was not a civilian map purchased at great expense, but a regional military map. The map recorded very detailed information and coordinates, and even marked where there were wells.

Some roads are not marked on civilian maps, but they are marked on military maps.

These regional military maps are unlikely to fall into the hands of the public.

Because this is already a military secret.

Jin Wei silently estimated the time, saying, "The straight-line distance between us and Lanruo Temple in Burial Immortal Valley is 350 li. The distance isn't far, but there are many demons and monsters attacking along the way, frequently delaying our journey. Moreover, the sky..."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Qingfeng looked up at the sky.

The sky was filled with dense, layered flocks of crows, each crow over a hundred feet tall, and some even over a thousand feet tall. When tens of thousands of crows circled and pounced for food, it was like a roc spreading its wings, blotting out the sky and creating an extremely terrifying sight.

These crows were given a respectful title by the people of this turbid world: the Three-Eyed Bird of Calamity.

The Records of Gods, Demons and Monsters contains relevant information.

The Three-Eyed Bird is extremely vengeful and highly adaptable. It eats almost anything and can survive in the harshest environments. When it goes out to hunt, it always goes out in large flocks, sometimes numbering in the thousands. If you unfortunately become enemies with a Three-Eyed Bird, no matter how many years have passed, if you meet it again, the Three-Eyed Bird will definitely take revenge and fight to the death.

The three-eyed bird of the Turbid Rank is unremarkable and weak. It can only fly a mere ten thousand miles with a single flap of its wings, and its claw has a strength of only 108,000 jin. Its body length is only a hundred zhang. The only thing worth mentioning is that it has an innate sense of danger that can help it avoid disasters.

The three-eyed bird of calamity has begun to show its extraordinary nature. Its bloodline comes with innate supernatural power. When hunting, the prey will be forced to wear a 'brain-depleting' aura, unable to think and only able to fight by instinct.

The Three-Eyed Ominous Bird of the Fiend level is even more terrifying. The longer you fight it, the more you will forget the related memories of your spells and supernatural abilities. Eventually, you will forget all the spells and supernatural abilities you have studied, and you will completely lose the means to defeat your enemy. By the time you realize what is happening, it will be too late.

Once the Poison-level Three-Eyed Omen Bird awakens its bloodline, it will awaken the power of the rules of destiny hidden within its bloodline. From then on, it will be able to control the rules of destiny, with all three eyes open, and it will be able to see through destiny. Reaching this point is merely stepping into the threshold of 'god'.

"The Three-Eyed Bird of Misfortune is circling and hunting in the air. It is not advisable to abandon your horse and fly at this time, lest you attract the hunters by going too fast."

"Once we pass through the Three-Eyed Bird's hunting grounds, we can fly close to the ground. At our speed, we can reach the Burial Immortal Valley by tomorrow night at the latest by following the main roads. However, I have discovered a hidden path leading to Lanruo Temple. If we take this hidden path, we can cross the 350-mile swamp forest mountain range before dark tonight."

As Jin Wei spoke, he unfolded a map in front of Zhou Qingfeng and pointed to a hidden path that was specially marked on the map.

Zhou Qingfeng stared at the map for a long time, then nodded slightly: "Let's take this hidden path and save every day we can."

Having already cleared away the danger posed by several ghouls, Zhuanfu Zhanqi sheathed his weapon and leaped onto his horse.

Seeing this, Ning Cha leaned forward slightly towards Zhou Qingfeng and said respectfully, "Mr. Jiang, the danger has been eliminated, please."

Zhou Qingfeng nodded slightly: "Let's go."

After eliminating the danger, they set off again, but the group did not dare to go too fast, maintaining a low speed and adapting to the situation. After all, the wild has never been the domain of humans. Just when they thought the demons in front of them were terrifying enough, a group of even more terrifying monsters would suddenly appear.

Of course, the world is never short of thrill-seekers and daredevils, high-speed flight

Following the military map, taking the hidden path along the way indeed made the journey much faster. Before dark, they had safely traversed 350 miles of swampy forest. However, this hidden path was only suitable for small groups of people and not for large-scale marches.

Arriving at the Hell Legion's outpost camp signifies that Zhou Qingfeng and his group have officially entered the front lines of the war between the North and South.

"Halt! What are you doing?!" Two soldiers on guard at the entrance of the outpost blocked their way.

Seeing this, Zhou Qingfeng took out a handwritten letter and handed it over: "I come from Raven Castle. This is a letter from Lord Cai. Please let me through."

"Really?" A sentry asked skeptically, looking down at the handwritten letter.

Zhou Qingfeng coughed lightly: "The letter is upside down."

Upon hearing this, the sentry blushed, pretended to be nonchalant, turned the letter around, and whispered to the other sentry beside him. It turned out that they recognized the characters, but the sentry could not recognize all of them. They had no choice but to ask Zhou Qingfeng and the others to wait while they went to find their superior to report.

A moment later, an officer approached, holding a handwritten letter, and asked, "Who is Jiangdong?"

Zhou Qingfeng stepped forward and smiled slightly: "It is indeed me."