Starting as a Grandmaster, all of my cultivation techniques are at max level.

On the other side, the carriage driven by Qingchai soon stopped outside a secluded courtyard.

The blue jackal nimbly jumped off the carriage, turned around, and respectfully called out, "My lord, we've arrived!"

After Xia Jin got off the carriage, she simply glanced at the small courtyard in front of her without showing any disdain.

After leading Xia Jin inside and sitting down, Qing Chai quickly poured a cup of tea, carefully pushed it to Xia Jin's side, and said with a smile, "My lord, although this residence is a bit simple, it is clean enough. If you don't mind, please feel free to stay here. If you need anything, just let me know."

"No need for lodging. I have other important business in Doucheng!" Xia Jin picked up her teacup, a strange smile suddenly appearing on her face. "By the way, there is something I need to ask you."

"Please ask away, sir!" Upon hearing this, Qingcai immediately patted his chest. "Although I am merely a errand boy making a living in the streets of Doucheng, I consider myself quite knowledgeable. Whatever you wish to know, if I know the answer, I will answer it without hesitation!"

As for Qing Chai, he had to serve this God of Wealth well. He was just asking about something, right? Putting everything else aside, based on his decades of experience in Dou City, he had heard about most things, unless they were particularly secretive.

He was confident that he could answer Xia Jin's question.

Looking at the other person's confident demeanor, Xia Jin nodded in satisfaction. "Do you know how to get to the Boundless Sea? I've heard that you can reach the Boundless Sea by passing through Dou City, but no one knows exactly which direction to go."

"If you know anything about the Boundless Sea, just tell me! As long as the result satisfies me, you'll be rewarded handsomely!"

The smile on Qing Chai's face froze instantly; he hadn't even heard Xia Jin's last words.

"A boundless, limitless sea?!"

"My lord...you mean that Boundless Sea?"

He swallowed hard, a look of fear clearly appearing in his eyes: "My lord, that place is forbidden territory! Every demon in the entire Canglan Continent knows that the Boundless Sea is extremely dangerous. Since I can remember, nine out of ten demons who dared to go there never returned."

"Even if one or two lucky ones manage to return alive, they're almost always missing limbs, or even their cultivation completely destroyed. Just surviving is considered a great blessing from their ancestors. My lord, you wouldn't... really go to a place like that, would you?"

For Qingchai, no matter what, the adult from the Fire Phoenix Clan in front of him was, at least, his benefactor.

I have to try my best to persuade the other person!

"Just tell me how to get there through Dou City. Don't ask anything else. Asking too much won't do you any good." Xia Jin's expression remained unchanged, as if the Boundless Sea, a forbidden place for the demon race, was nothing to him.

"My lord... are you really not going to reconsider?" Qing Chai hesitated, but when he saw Xia Jin's slightly warning look, he felt a chill run down his spine. He quickly lowered his head and dared not utter another word.

After a few moments of silence, Qingchai cautiously spoke, "Since you have made up your mind, sir, I will tell you everything I know."

"Every demon in the entire Canglan Continent who has some knowledge knows that the only way to reach the Boundless Sea is to pass through our Dou City. Enter from the south gate, head north, and once you exit through the north gate, you've embarked on the road to the Boundless Sea."

"But very few demons know that while this sounds simple, very few can actually do it!"

"Because before reaching the Boundless Sea, or rather, before leaving through the North Gate, one must pass through a barrier that we call the 'Boundless Mist'."

Xia Jin's previously calm expression changed slightly. He looked at the other person, seemingly curious: "Boundless Mist? What kind of place is that?"

Qingchai felt his mouth was dry, but he continued to explain: "It is said that five hundred years ago, in order to stop those overly curious demons from going to the Boundless Sea to their deaths, the White Ape King personally took action and used his extraordinary abilities to intercept a portion of the mist from the Boundless Sea and move it to the north gate of the city, turning it into a natural barrier."

"If you can safely pass through that fog, you can naturally cross the North Gate and reach the Boundless Sea; but if you can't even get through the Boundless Fog... then you can only obediently retreat, or even stay in that fog forever."

"By the way, sir. I heard that these days, without the cultivation of a Great Power Realm expert, it's all for naught if you want to pass through that Boundless Mist!"

After saying this, he couldn't help but steal a glance at Xia Jin, hoping to see a hint of hesitation from her.

To his disappointment, although Xia Jin's expression had just changed slightly, she clearly had no intention of giving up.

"The direction of the north city gate? Okay, I've got it."

Xia Jin stood up, raised her hand, and with a gentle wave, a fist-sized piece of black essence fell into Qing Chai's arms.

Green Jackal instinctively caught it with both hands, then suddenly jolted, his breathing becoming heavy: "This, this... Master, I can't accept this anymore. You just gave me a piece of Black Essence not long ago, isn't that enough?!"

Although he really wanted it, he, Qingchai, was a demon with principles.

"This is your reward, accept it!!"

"I never take back what I give away!!" Xia Jin's voice floated down, and her figure disappeared from the courtyard without her noticing.

Holding the piece of black essence, the blue jackal bowed deeply, repeatedly expressing his gratitude: "Thank you so much, sir! Thank you so much, sir!!"

When he looked up, he realized that there was no one else in the courtyard besides himself.

He stood there blankly for a while, then could no longer hide the smile on his face.

"Two pieces, two pieces of black essence! Now I, the Green Jackal, am rich!"

He kissed the cool surface of the black essence hard, exclaiming, "Today truly, our ancestors have shown their divine intervention, and their graves are emitting auspicious smoke! These two fist-sized pieces of black essence—even if I didn't eat or drink and worked myself to the bone for a hundred years, I probably couldn't accumulate such wealth!!"

Just as he was immersed in ecstasy, Xia Jin's figure had already silently appeared on the north side of Dou City.

This place is completely different from the bustling and noisy south gate. Looking around, all you can see is a thick, gray-white fog stretching across your eyes.

The entire area was deserted and quiet, with hardly a single demon in sight.

Although there was no apparent danger, it was clearly not a simple matter.

"It seems that this is the so-called Boundless Mist! As long as we pass through here, we can cross the North Gate and reach the Boundless Sea!" Xia Jin glanced ahead and already had a general idea in mind.

However, just as he was about to step forward, preparing to venture into the boundless fog...

Out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of a figure sitting crookedly on a blue stone not far away.

It was an old demon with a goat's head and a human body, who was leaning weakly against a stone bench with drooping eyelids. He was clutching a tattered little flag in his hand, waving it listlessly.

"Boundless Mist... Do not approach...!!"