Shen Liuxing, Xuanyuan Cheng, and Rong Guang did not dare to delay and quickly chased after them.
Shangguan Yulin sullenly opened his Vermilion Bird Feather Fan and followed.
Although Anyang City was very close to the Death Swamp, it actually took them nearly half an hour to reach the outskirts of the Death Swamp after leaving the city and boarding a Crimson Feather Swallowtail Eagle.
The outskirts of the Death Swamp were already crowded with cultivators.
Night Lingyuan and his group were already very conspicuous, and the "pet" lying on Night Lingyuan's back, carrying Zi Lin Ling, attracted a lot of curious glances.
But the group paid them no mind and walked towards the interior of the Death Swamp.
There were significantly fewer cultivators inside than at the periphery, but even so, groups of three or five were not uncommon.
Of course, there were also solitary individuals who were skilled and courageous, but their faces were always filled with vigilance.
After all, this was a notorious place of danger, where robbery and murder were common occurrences.
As expected, Night Lingyuan and his group soon encountered a band of robbers.
There were about twenty of them, all of them Great Divine Realm cultivators, who specialized in targeting lone cultivators or small groups.
Seeing that Night Lingyuan and his group had walked into their encirclement, they jumped out directly, surrounding the five of them.
Because Night Lingyuan and Shangguan Yulin had concealed their auras, the robbers mistakenly assumed that all five were Great Divine Realm cultivators.
Therefore, in their eyes, it would be effortless for over twenty Great Divine Realm cultivators to take down the five of Night Lingyuan.
Little did they know that the moment they prepared to attack Night Lingyuan and his group, their fate was already sealed.
In just a moment, over twenty people lay scattered on the ground, groaning in pain.
Shangguan Yulin stepped on the chest of the leader and cursed, "Are you tired of living? You dare to rob us without even considering your own abilities!"
After scolding, the power of laws surged under his foot, directly forcing the leader to cough up a mouthful of blood.
"Please spare our lives, sirs! We were blind and did not recognize your eminence. We beg you to let us go like a fart!" the leader pleaded in terror.
He regretted it to death.
If he had known how terrifying these five individuals were, they would never have dared to attack them.
But how could he have known that two Divine King Realm experts were hidden among these seemingly ordinary five people?
A group of Great Divine Realm cultivators trying to rob two Divine King Realm and three Great Divine Realm cultivators – wasn't this like looking for death with a lantern in a latrine?
Shangguan Yulin sneered, "Let you go? It's not that easy! If we were not strong enough, would you have let us go?"
"Hand over everything you have, or I will throw you into the deepest part of the Death Swamp!"
The deepest part of the Death Swamp!
Hearing these words, the leader's face turned green with fear, and he quickly said, "Hand them over! Hand them over! We'll hand them over!"
After speaking, he placed all his storage bags, about ten or so, by his side.
Shangguan Yulin sucked with his palm, and the storage bags fell into his hand.
He scanned them with his divine sense, and a look of shock appeared on his face.
Each storage bag was packed tightly with medicinal herbs, weapons, cultivation techniques, and pills – truly a wide variety of items.
"Damn it! Robbery is truly a good profession. How many people have you robbed!"
The leader dared not conceal anything and quickly replied, "Not... not many, only about... about over two hundred! But we... we only robbed things, and... and did not kill... kill anyone!"
Shangguan Yulin kicked the man impatiently upon hearing this and shouted, "Scram!"
The man, as if granted amnesty, scrambled away like a tumbleweed.
However, after a few steps, he cautiously returned and asked timidly, "Sirs, can you... can you let them go as well?"
Shangguan Yulin was taken aback for a moment.
He did not expect this bandit leader to have a side of loyalty.
So, he looked at Night Lingyuan, who had been silent the entire time, as if seeking his opinion.
Night Lingyuan nodded.
Although these people were despicable, they only robbed things and did not kill, so they were not irredeemably evil.
Furthermore, they had important matters to attend to and no time to waste here.
Shangguan Yulin understood and looked at the leader, sneering, "We can let them go, but they must hand over all their storage bags before they can leave!"
"Yes, yes, yes!"
The leader quickly agreed and said to the people lying on the ground, "Didn't you hear the sirs? Hurry up and hand over all your storage bags!"
"Yes, yes, yes!"
The injured men endured the pain, helped each other up, and gathered all their storage bags, placing them on the ground in front of Shangguan Yulin before retreating in fear.
Seeing this, the leader exchanged a look with these men and then bellowed, "Still not scrambling away!"
"Yes, yes... yes, yes..."
The men responded in a disorganized manner, and then, supporting each other, they walked away into the distance.
After the leader watched them walk a certain distance, he bowed and cringed towards Shangguan Yulin, saying, "Sirs, can I leave now?"
Shangguan Yulin nodded and cursed, "Scram!"
The leader bowed and cringed, "Thank you, sirs, thank you! I'm scrambling now!"
These two "thank yous" represented not only himself but also his "brothers."
After speaking, he turned to leave.
"Wait!"
Shen Liuxing suddenly said, "I have a few questions for you. You must answer truthfully!"
The leader looked at Shangguan Yulin and then said fawningly, "Sirs, please ask any questions you have. I will tell you everything I know!"
Shen Liuxing nodded and asked, "I ask you, where is the place where the seven-colored auspicious light appeared earlier?"
The leader was stunned for a moment and asked in surprise, "Don't you sirs know? That place is Death Bay, about a hundred li ahead!"
"Is there truly a treasure emerging from that place?" Shen Liuxing asked again.
The leader shook his head and said, "I'm not sure about that! I only know that both the Duanmu Divine Clan and the Huyan Divine Clan have sent the top geniuses of their younger generation – Duanmu Yu and Huyan Ye – to the Death Swamp."
Shen Liuxing nodded and said, "You may go! In the future, lead your brothers well. Not everyone will spare your lives!"
"Yes, sirs!"
The leader replied and then chased after his "brothers."
"Let's go!"
Night Lingyuan said faintly, "To Death Bay!"