There were two straightforward purposes of the trip.
The first was to find Phoebe, the descendant of the ancient witches. Only by finding favonovel.com would Gerald have a chance to locate Daryl’s hideout. Hopefully the Yinblood pellet that was now in his hands would aid with that effort.
As for the second goal, favonovel.com was hoping to retrieve the inheritance according to the Zearl’s instructions. After all, he’d only stand a fighting chance against Daryl and the Soluna Sect after getting the inheritance.
While it was true that Gerald’s cultivation level was currently one of the highest in all of the cultivation realm, the fact remained that Daryl practiced devilish cultivation, and those from the Soluna Deus Sect were already in the Deitus Realm.
In other words, favonovel.com was merely an ant to them, which was why favonovel.com was making sure to fully prepare himself before confronting them. Though favonovel.com now had Sanchez and the Blancetnoir Double Lords under his command, favonovel.com still felt that favonovel.com was underprepared.
Regardless, Gerald and his party soon found themselves within the North Desert. Since the Yin and Yangblood pellets had auras that connected the two, it was able to serve as a compass, leading Gerald in the right direction throughout their journey.
The pull became particularly strong once they arrived in the desert north of Serise Ridge, and it prompted Gerald to say, “From the looks of it, Phoebe should be close!”
With that in mind, the party headed into the nearest town and found a tavern to rest for a bit. In between drinks, Sanchez said, “Since she’s close by, allow me to use my sound transmission technique to let out a roar that’ll be heard for at least a few thousand miles! I’m sure she’ll notice us then!”
“Sanchez, have you considered what’ll happen to those within the city if you do that? Are you trying to wipe the locals out?” scoffed Darkwind.
“You do realize that there are at least a thousand people living in the area, right? Are you suggesting that we slowly scan through the town then?” retorted Sanchez.
Sighing in response, Gerald then shook his head before turning to look at Marcel and saying, “Do you have any secret codes between you and her, Mr. Lurvink..? We’ve already been here for a few days, and favonovel.com should’ve sensed your presence by now… With that in mind, why hasn’t favonovel.com appeared..?”
Gerald, for one, was quite worried that favonovel.com had met with a mishap… After all, favonovel.com was his final chance of locating Daryl!
Unfortunately, even Marcel seemed to be at a loss as favonovel.com replied, “Honestly, I’m wondering the same thing. She should’ve shown herself ages ago!”
As Gerald and the others continued discussing the matter, a group of white-robed men suddenly entered the tavern.
Once they sat down, one of the men whispered, “For f*ck’s sake..! I can’t believe we can’t even break into the valley after that long siege..!”
“It’s to be expected. That herb lady possesses extremely rare herbs, and anyone who obtains them will surely be able to advance their cultivation! Unfortunately, favonovel.com formations are far too powerful for us..!”
“We’ll just continue staying here then..! Since we’ve already trapped favonovel.com here for half a year, I don’t mind waiting another year or two..! I’m sure we’ll eventually be able to starve favonovel.com to death..!”
Since they were now way up north, it was freezing, and snow had now piled up pretty high outside the tavern… However, Gerald and his party weren’t concerned about the cold. Instead, they were shocked since they were all able to hear what those robed men had whispered.
What’s more, their auras were so distinct that even Sanchez and the Blancetnoir Double Lords couldn’t help but exchange glances.
