Late at night, a team of black shadows rushed out from the south gate of Qingfeng City and soon left the city.

Guihe is the widest and longest river in Qingfeng City. It is roughly east-west and lies across the southern suburbs 70 miles away from the city.

In Qingfeng City, there is a forbidden place that everyone knows, which makes people scared to talk about. That is the ghost camp located on the north bank of the Ghost River.

In fact, the so-called "ghost camp" is just an ancient ruin, extending more than ten miles along the north bank of the Ghost River.

The legend about the "Ghost Camp" has been circulating for tens of thousands of years, but it is no longer possible to confirm its authenticity.

According to legend, the Meng Kingdom was not yet established at that time. The current Guihe River was called the "yuan River" back then, which means the source of life. Since ancient times, people have been accustomed to living along the river bank.

About 10,000 years ago, as Mengxian's remnant power faded, some powerful clans began to fight for land and people again, and Mengxian Continent entered the "era chaotic war".

At that time, there was a single clan, and all the members were powerful dream cultivators. They walked around the mainland with weapons. A peerless man in that clan conquered a mysterious beast under the opportunity and signed a blood inheritance contract with it. The mysterious beast was the Dream-Devouring Beast, and gradually became familiar and feared by later dream cultivators. After that, the Du clan transformed into a mysterious and terrifying "Dream-Devouring Clan". Its power was unstoppable. In the next few decades, clans of all over the country and residents of all over the country turned to the Dream-Devouring Clan, expressing their willingness to surrender.

At that time, there were tens of thousands of people living along the Yuan River. They were unwilling to fall into war and disputes, and they also defected to the Dream-Devouring Clan. However, one night, tens of thousands of residents along the Yuan River, even ordinary people and livestock, were all slaughtered by a certain clan overnight!

The next day, the leader of the Dream-Devouring Clan, who learned about this, went to the murderous clan alone, captured their clan, a late-stage Mengzun, and took them to the bank of the Yuan River for a blood sacrifice of corpses. Only the damaged soul of the late-stage Mengzun was left behind. Finally, he used his own magical powers to seal him into the ruins of the village along the Yuan River. He would never be able to transcend him, and let him repent for what he did every night!

Since then, whenever night falls, there will always be a faint smoke inexplicably in the ruins along the Yuan River, and a faint green light will be emitted. Someone has seen ghosts wandering away. Once a living person breaks into it, he will become a dead body the next day, and his death is extremely miserable and terrifying. Over time, Yuan River has a new name - Ghost River, and that ruined land is called Ghost Camp.

Of course, no one can give an answer to whether this legend that has been passed down for thousands of years is completely true.

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At dawn, the sky was gray and blue.

More than a hundred Qingfeng City Guards in martial arts uniforms lined up north-south on the north bank of the Guihe River, starting from east to west, conducting a carpet-style search.

Soon, several figures flew from a low altitude in the distance, heading straight to the north bank of the middle section of the Gui River, and stood in the void.

"City Lord, there is the ghost camp below." In the air, a man with the word "正" embroidered on his left chest respectfully said to the old man in green uniform beside him.

"Although this place is extremely dangerous, it cannot rule out the possibility that the evil cultivator will still survive unless his body can be found. It is already dawn and there should be no danger. You can spread it and search." The old man in the green uniform kept his eyebrows standing up.

As soon as he finished speaking, the old man waved his hand suddenly and immediately flew around the seven law enforcement officers around him to search at a low altitude.

In the desolate wilderness, the half-covered and half-buried tiles are vaguely visible.

However, so many people started searching from dawn until the sun sets. They even searched for all within dozens of miles near the ghost camp, but they still found nothing.

The day disappeared and the night pounced on it.

Qingfeng City Lord’s Mansion, in a bright and solemn hall.

"If you pass on it, you must report any case related to evil cultivators as soon as possible! In addition, be sure to control the reporter in time and I will interrogate it myself." The old man in green uniform sat upright on the stone chair and said with a serious face.

"I understand!" A short man in brocade clothes responded quickly, and then bowed and left the hall.

After a while, the old man in green clothes turned his eyes to the man in white clothes beside him. After a moment of silence, he suddenly threw a jade talisman to him and said, "Butler Wang, you bring my talisman and four family dead soldiers to rush to the imperial city immediately to assist Mr. Xu in his work. After all, there is a copy of my "Ping Announcement Hall". You can still get the information of a low-level Meng Xiu. After verifying his residence, you can be ambushed nearby and kill immediately once you appear! Be careful not to be too hot, it is best to dress up as a robber, and you can also spend money to hire a killer! In addition, send a Meng Kuang to guard outside the mortal hall. If he appears, he will capture and kill on the spot! As for the reasons, you can make up your own."

The man in white clothes lowered his head and responded, hurriedly leaving the hall.

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At noon, the sky is clear and the sunshine in mid-autumn is slightly spicy.

Along the Gui River, in front of a half-buried stone, a person's figure slowly appeared in the empty place, which was extremely strange.

Bian Yao hummed a few unclear rumours, then turned over and spread his limbs, lying on his back and slowly opened his eyes.

A string of dazzling sunlight shone, and he quickly raised his hand to block his eyes and sat up, turned his head and looked around.

Suddenly, Bian Yao recalled the white-haired old man he met at night, and his body trembled and shuddered. He jumped up suddenly, turned around and took a closer look at the surrounding environment.

The sky was blue and the sun was bright, and there was no smoke or faint light, nor the white-haired old man. He felt relieved.

Soon, he felt something strange in his body and never had enough energy.

"Oh~ I slept for a while, did I break through?" he murmured to himself.

The difference between the early and mid-stage Dream Walker is actually not very big, but his physical skills and sensory abilities will be slightly improved. The main difference is that water will appear in the dream of the middle-stage Dream Walker. However, for Bian Yao, it is completely unworkable to judge the state based on the changes in the dream, and his dream is always pitch black.

Without stopping or thinking, he walked east along the desolate river bank. As he walked, he thought of the young man and the middle-aged man. Although he had not been together for a long time, at least the three of them escorted goods from the Imperial City to Qingfeng City. Even though he later learned that the so-called goods were just three boxes of soil. However, in those days he was walking with them, they ate and stayed together, and dealt with the vicious beasts, and they were also talking and laughing along the way.

"The young man is dead, but I don't know if the middle-aged man has escaped. I hope he escapes smoothly." Thinking of the end, Bian Yao couldn't help feeling sad.

"Damn old guy! I was like this for the first time I took on a mission. Not only did I not receive the reward, I almost lost my life." The figure of an old man driving suddenly appeared in Bian Yao's mind, and he kicked the vine grass beside his feet hard.

Bian Yao couldn't be sure how long he had slept, nor did he know whether the pursuers had stopped their actions against him. The uneasy emotions were entangled in his heart, and the only thing that comforted him was that he had broken through to the middle stage of Dream Walker.

Until the sun descended westward, Bian Yao walked forward cautiously. He didn't dare to go to the Great Dao anymore, and he only chose the uninhabited path. He vaguely felt that the evil cultivator should be quite powerful and would not let him go so easily.

In this way, Bian Yao was like a frightened little rabbit, hiding, stopping and walking. With a complicated mood, he rushed towards the direction of the imperial city.
Chapter completed!