The Imperial Palace of the Sword Spirit Nation was a huge city. The entire city was the Imperial Palace. Many members of the Imperial Family lived here. This place should be called the Imperial City, not the Imperial Palace.
In the center of the Imperial City, there was a huge palace complex. This was the real Imperial Palace of the Sword Spirit Nation. The King of the Sword Spirit Nation, Dugu Tian, lived here.
Dugu Tian was 40 years old, the golden age of a man. He was wearing a navy blue robe and was sitting in his study room. He was reading a book in his hand. In front of him was a table made of gold with nine dragons engraved on it. It was incomparably gorgeous.
In front of Dugu Tian, a person was kneeling. This person was wearing a black robe. His head was on the ground, making it impossible to see his appearance. He was just lying there motionless. However, one could see from this person's temperament that he was a Void Dance Expert.
Dugu Tianzi finished reading a page of the book, then looked at the man and said in a deep voice, "Get up."
The person quickly replied, "Thank you, Your Majesty." After he finished speaking, he stood up, but his body was still bowed and his head was lowered. Looking at his current appearance, it was difficult to connect him with a Sky Dance level expert. One must know that Sky Dance level experts were known as uncrowned kings. In other countries, even the king would be very polite when meeting them. But who would have thought that in the Sword Spirit Country, a Sky Dance level expert could only kneel on the ground like a slave.
Dugu Tianzi looked at that person and said, "I told you to send people to Fiend Island, but they still haven't come back. Five hundred people, not a single one of them came back alive. Is Fiend Island really that terrifying?"
The man lowered his head and said, "Replying to Your Majesty, after this subject found out that they didn't return, I sent a scout eagle to check. Their ship wasn't on Demon Island, so it might have sunk. Moreover, the scout eagle was attacked on Demon Island. If it wasn't for its speed and training, it might not have returned. Later on, I had the eagle trainer communicate with the scout eagle, but there were no traces of people on Demon Island. Therefore, I think that they might have been attacked by the demonic beasts on Demon Island and all of them died there."
Dugu Tianzi said in a deep voice, "Is it possible? I don't want a possibility, I want to make sure that they didn't die on Demon Island. I want to make sure that the Crane Field Grass isn't on Demon Island. I want my Sword Spirit Nation's huge sword, not a possibility, do you understand? Gui Ling, you have to remember, this time you are looking for the enemy of our Sword Spirit Country, our Sword Spirit Country's biggest enemy, so I don't care how many of you die, you have to make sure that the Crane Field Grass is really not on Demon Island. "
Ghost Spirit knelt down and said, "Yes, Your Majesty. I will immediately arrange it." Dugu Tian Tian waved his hand. Ghost Spirit then kowtowed and slowly withdrew from the study.
As soon as he came out of the study, Gui Ling's body immediately straightened up. His eyes flashed coldly as he turned around and left the imperial family. Very quickly, he arrived at a small courtyard next to the imperial palace.
This small courtyard wasn't big, it wasn't eye-catching at all. But as soon as he entered the courtyard, a group of black clothed people immediately ran out. These black clothed people all had ominous expressions on their faces, their skills were very good.
Ghost Spirit looked at them and said, "His Majesty has ordered us to find out whether or not the Crane Field Grass is on Demon Island at all costs."
When these black clothed people heard Ghost Spirit, they immediately responded. Their voices weren't very loud, but their voices were filled with killing intent. It was clear that they couldn't wait to kill Zhao Hai.
At this time, the door behind Ghost Spirit suddenly opened. A black clothed person pushed open the door and walked in. Ghost Spirit turned his head to look at this person and discovered that it was one of his subordinates. However, this person wasn't one of the people who were targeting Zhao Hai. Instead, this person was the leader of the group that was monitoring the Desert of Destruction.
When this person saw Ghost Spirit, he immediately saluted him and said, "Sir, this official has some news. It might be related to the Crane Field Grass."
When Ghost Spirit heard this, he couldn't help but stare and said, "Ghost, you have news about the Crane Field Grass? Tell me about it. "
Ghost replied, "Sir, this official received news that someone found a row of footprints in the Desert of Destruction. This row of footprints definitely isn't something that an ordinary person can have. Sir, please take a look." Then the person took out a piece of paper and handed it over to Ghost Spirit.
Gui Ling took the paper and opened it to take a look. He found that there was a footprint on the paper, but it was a huge footprint. Upon seeing the footprint, Gui Ling was stunned. Then he turned to look at Gui Ling and said, "Is this footprint a copy?"
Ghost nodded and said, "It was copied by our Ghost Guard. At that time, this footprint was still very new. Moreover, from the strength of this footprint, this person didn't wear big shoes with small feet. Instead, he was a very tall person."
Ghost Spirit nodded and said, "Inferring from this footprint, this person's height should be above 2.3 meters. There are very few people in the world who can grow to such a height. As far as I know, besides the Crane Field Grass, there aren't many people who can make such a big footprint. Aside from this, did you find anything else?"
Ghost replied, "Yes. Not far from the footprints, a sand pit was found. The sand pit is very big, but I don't know what it was made of. It looks like a huge object was inserted into the sand, forming a sand pit. Therefore, this subordinate suspects that it might be a sand pit left behind by a greatsword." Ghost nodded, "Yes." Ghost nodded, "Yes.
Ghost Spirit's body shook, then he said, "Immediately go to the Desert of Destruction and carefully check the situation. I'll tell His Majesty this news. If the Crane Field Grass is really in the Desert of Destruction, then there's no point in us going to Devil Island. We'll only be sacrificing ourselves in vain. Take ten people with you and use your fastest speed."
Ghost nodded. Ghost Spirit didn't wait for him to say anything as he turned around and left the courtyard. Then he went straight to Dugu Tian's study. When he arrived outside the study, Ghost Spirit said, "Your Majesty, Ghost Spirit requests an audience."
Dugu Tian's voice was heard, "Come in." Ghost Spirit nodded, then he opened the door and walked in. After entering the room, he immediately bowed to Dugu Tian and said, "Your subject Ghost Spirit greets Your Majesty. May Your Majesty be at peace."
Dugu Tian looked at Ghost Spirit and said, "Ghost Spirit, you're becoming more and more presumptuous. You just left and you immediately came to seek an audience. What do you want?"
Ghost Spirit kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty, this subject has important information to inform Your Majesty. This subject had no choice but to come."
Dugu Tian looked at Ghost Spirit and said, "What's the matter? Speak."
Gui Ling immediately said, "Your Majesty, the Ghost Guards have just received news. The Ghost Guards monitoring the Desert of Destruction have reported that they found a footprint in the Desert of Destruction. This footprint is very large, and after careful analysis, the owner of this footprint is definitely more than 2.3 meters tall. In addition, beside the footprint, they also found a sand pit. This sand pit is very large, as if a giant object was inserted into the sand to form a sand pit. This subject suspects that it might be a giant sword."
Dugu Tian stared, then he frowned and said, "Is the news reliable?"
Ghost Spirit immediately replied, "It's reliable. This is the news that the Ghost Guards sent back. Moreover, this subject has already sent people to the Desert of Destruction to look for new traces in order to confirm this news."
Heavenly Dugu slowly stood up, then he gently stomped his feet and said, "The Desert of Destruction isn't very far from Great Sword City. Moreover, that place is a land of death. Normally, no one would go there, so it's a good place to hide. But Devil Island is different, that place is the fief of Crane Grasses. If anyone can't find him in the continent, then they would definitely think that he went to Devil Island. But he went the opposite way and hid in another land of death. This way, no one would think of him. Gui Ling, do you think this is possible?"
Ghost Spirit replied, "Replying to Your Majesty, it's very likely. Crane Field is a very cunning person. He was captured by us on the way to Devil Island. If he really stole the sword, then he would've thought that we would send people to Devil Island to look for him. Although this subject doesn't know how he stole the sword, the sword's volume is very large. If he really brought the sword to Devil Island, then Fang Yuan and the others would've seen it from afar and would've immediately reported back. It's impossible for him to set foot on Devil Island and cause the demonic beasts to attack him. Therefore, this subject believes that the possibility of Crane Field running to the Desert of Destruction is very high."
Dugu Tian nodded and said, "Good. When you sent a hawk to Devil Island, did the hawk find something similar to a giant sword?"
Ghost Spirit replied, "It didn't find anything. The hawk that this subject sent has been tamed for several generations. It's very smart and carries out the orders of the hawk trainer very well. Moreover, it's also very good at scouting. Therefore, this subject believes that the hawk really didn't find anything. This subject is very confident in the hawk that he trained."
Dugu Tianzi nodded and said, "Alright, then let's not go to Demon Island. Compared to Demon Island, the Desolation Desert has fewer demonic plants and beasts. Although the demonic plants and beasts in the desert are stronger, it's still safer compared to Demon Island. Our Sword Spirit Country has already offended a lot of people because of the Great Sword. We can't afford to suffer any more losses. Let's focus on the Desolation Desert. At the very least, we still have some clues there."
Ghost Spirit kowtowed and said, "This subject receives the decree!" Dugu Tian waved his hand. Then Ghost Spirit stood up and left the study.
After Ghost Spirit came out of the study, he immediately returned to the small courtyard. The black-clothed men were still there. Ghost Spirit looked at them and said, "Get ready and wait for news from Ghost. If he finds any clues in the Desert of Destruction, then we'll immediately go to the Desert of Destruction." The black-clothed men nodded at the same time. Then Ghost Spirit waved his hand and the black-clothed men turned around and left.
At this time, Zhao Hai was sitting in Plant City and working. Now that Plant City has basically taken shape, people can live there at any time. Moreover, Zhao Hai and the others have started to plant mutated plants all over Devil Island. This was in order to make the plants grow better. At the same time, it was also in order to strengthen the defenses of Devil Island.
After being busy for the day, Zhao Hai returned to his room. After eating something, he went upstairs to teach Hu Chen and the others. Naturally, Hu Yuan was also present. When Hu Yuan saw that Zhao Hai had arrived, he turned to Zhao Hai and said, "Crane Grass, I've almost finished learning about magic formations. After that, I'll use these talismans to set up magic formations. I'm afraid that I'll be able to finish it in about ten days. Are you preparing to go to the Desert of Destruction in ten days?"
Zhao Hai nodded and said, "Yes. I went to the Desert of Destruction once and left some footprints and sand pits there. If the people of the Sword Spirit Country discover these footprints and sand pits, they would certainly think that I went to the Desert of Destruction. They wouldn't come to Devil Island in the future. However, if they can't find anything in the Desert of Destruction for a long time, then they would still come to Devil Island. Therefore, I'm preparing to go to the Desert of Destruction in a few days."
Hu Yuan nodded and said, "Be careful. If you really can't do it, you can return to Demon Island. Our family has already made preparations. You can use the next few nights to transport some things from home to the island. Once our family is ready to move to the island, it would be much easier." Zhao Hai nodded and said, "Alright. Zhao Hai nodded and then began to teach. Everyone listened very seriously. They were very clear that once Zhao Hai leaves, then they would become everyone's magic formation teachers. It can be said that this was a great responsibility, they couldn't ignore it.
Over the next few days, Zhao Hai returned to the Hu Clan's Botanical Fort every night to transport things to Demon Island. Naturally, he didn't transport a lot of people, because if he did, then they would be discovered. Because of this, Zhao Hai didn't transport any people, he only transported things. Zhao Hai didn't transport any people, he just transported things.
Ten days passed by in a blink of an eye. Most of the things from the Hu Family had already been transported to Devil Island. Moreover, Zhao Hai also finished teaching about magic formations. He also had everyone personally arrange some magic formations. Naturally, they were all small formations. But what surprised Zhao Hai was that the one who learned the best was Hu Xiang.
Hu Xiang usually looked lazy, but when it came to learning magic formations, he was very serious. Moreover, he was very perceptive. When it came to arranging magic formations, he was the fastest. He even made some changes to the magic formations to make them more powerful. This was what Zhao Hai valued the most.
Arranging Magic Arrays wasn't a difficult matter for people who learned how to arrange Magic Array Runes and Magic Array Layout. However, there were a lot of people who just followed a book when arranging Magic Arrays. There were even some people who directly took the Magic Arrays of their predecessors and arranged them according to the book. Such Magic Array Masters wouldn't have any future in their lifetime. On the other hand, true geniuses could use Magic Array Runes to arrange their own Magic Arrays. Moreover, the Magic Arrays they arranged were often much stronger than other Magic Arrays of their own kind. This was a kind of talent that other people couldn't even envy. Such people would often become Magic Array Masters, Hu Xiang had this kind of potential.
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