Chapter 97

Chen Zi Ya explained, "Senior Brother Gao's full name is Gao Deshuai. He is not a disciple of the Qingyun Sect, but an expert specially invited by my grandmother from outside to protect Zi Ya.

This trip to the secret realm involves disciples of the six major sects, so it is inconvenient to disclose other information about Senior Brother Gao.

After Junior Sister Hu finishes processing those dharma artifacts, you can just hand the spirit stones to me, and I can entrust my grandmother to pass them on to Senior Brother Gao."

Lin Zhangqing also said, "Because those killed this time were all disciples of the six major sects, in order not to bring the trouble inside the secret realm to the outside,

please do not disclose any of my information to outsiders, Junior Sisters."

After hearing this, Hu Yunna felt much better; the situation should not be what she had thought.

She hurriedly promised, "I guarantee that I won't tell anyone. If I leak any information about Senior Brother, let me die on the spot!"

Zhao Mingxia also promised, "I am the same. If I leak any information about Senior Brother, let me also die on the spot!"

Lin Zhangqing felt much more relieved. After all, being cautious had no downsides, especially when the Lin family was still so weak.

Zhao Mingxia continued, "Senior Brother, if you want to refine any pills in the future, you can come to me. I guarantee to make you satisfied."

After hearing this, Lin Zhangqing said happily, "Then many thanks, Junior Sister Zhao. If I have any needs in the future, I will definitely come to you for help!"

Chen Zi Ya asked, "Junior Sisters, didn't we just separate yesterday? Why did you run to the Wanzhu Forest?"

Hu Yunna said embarrassedly, "Senior Sister said to meet others here, and we didn't have any suitable place to go, so we thought of meeting you here. We thought they must also be people from the Qingyun Sect, so we followed, wanting to look out for each other!"

After hearing this, Chen Zi Ya nodded and said, "Then what are your plans for the future?"

Zhao Mingxia asked with a grin, "Senior Sister, can you let us stay with you? I promise to be obedient and follow arrangements!"

Hu Yunna also looked at Chen Zi Ya expectantly and said, "Yes, Senior Sister, take us with you! It's safer with more people!"

Chen Zi Ya said helplessly, "This is not something I can decide!" After speaking, she looked at Lin Zhangqing.

Zhao Mingxia and Hu Yunna also turned to look at Lin Zhangqing.

Lin Zhangqing was also very helpless and decided to make things clear. He said, "I accepted the invitation of Senior Chen Jieyi this time to protect Junior Sister Chen to find the Ziyang Pool and soak in the Purple Spirit Liquid.

We plan to head to the center of the secret realm tomorrow. We will definitely encounter cultivators who are also looking for the Ziyang Pool, and fierce battles will certainly be unavoidable.

Moreover, those who dare to look for the Ziyang Pool and Purple Spirit Liquid must all be elite disciples of various sects, and their combat power will certainly not be weak.

Perhaps we will even encounter core true disciples of various sects. In that situation, I have no way to guarantee your safety.

So it is too dangerous to follow us, much more dangerous than you staying on the periphery of the secret realm yourselves!"

After hearing what Lin Zhangqing said, Hu Yunna said without hesitation, "I am willing to follow Senior Brother Gao. Now, where in the secret realm is not dangerous? Following Senior Brother Gao, at least we can get some protection, which is much safer than us staying on the periphery ourselves."

Zhao Mingxia also said, "Yes, now everyone in the secret realm is in groups. It is safer for us to follow Senior Brother Gao. Senior Brother, Senior Sister, please take us in!"

Hearing them say this, Lin Zhangqing and Chen Zi Ya looked at each other. Chen Zi Ya nodded slightly, and Lin Zhangqing understood her meaning. He said to Hu Yunna and Zhao Mingxia, "Alright, I can agree to let you follow us, and I will try my best to protect you, but if we find the Ziyang Pool..."

Before Lin Zhangqing could finish speaking, Hu Yunna had already rushed to say, "Then let Senior Sister and Senior Brother soak first, and if there is any left, let us soak."

Zhao Mingxia also nodded and said, "That's right, let us soak if there is any left. Following Senior Brother, maybe we can really soak in the Purple Spirit Liquid!"

Alright, since they had all said so, Lin Zhangqing could no longer refuse and could only agree to their request to follow.

The next morning, Lin Zhangqing finished his cultivation and began to summon the Purple Crystal Scorpion swarm back, putting them into the spirit insect bag, and by the way, threw in some demon beast meat and spirit stones for them to gnaw on slowly.

He summoned Chu Yi back and fed it some demon beast meat. The three female cultivators were already prepared and could set off at any time.

Today was already the sixth day, and they were about to set off for the center of the secret realm. They would not go to places that produced main ingredients or other spirit herbs they encountered along the way, but would head straight for their destination.

Chu Yi was still cruising at high altitude to provide early warning, adhering to the principle of not actively provoking trouble and avoiding cultivators and demon beasts as much as possible.

The journey this day was quite smooth, and the few waves of cultivators and demon beasts they encountered were perfectly avoided under Chu Yi's early warning.

By the time they stopped to rest in the evening, they had already covered seventy percent of the road. Calculating according to the marks on the map, it was estimated that they should be able to reach the center position by noon tomorrow.

On the seventh day of the secret realm, they encountered more cultivators today than yesterday. Basically, they would encounter a group of cultivators every hundred or so li, with as few as two and as many as seven or eight.

It seems that quite a few people were interested in the Purple Spirit Liquid, which made Lin Zhangqing feel uneasy. If he hadn't promised his Great-Grandmother, Lin Zhangqing would have wanted to retreat! But having reached this point, he could only bite the bullet and go on. He still had to hurry to the place and find a favorable position for Chen Zi Ya to set up a defensive formation.

He accelerated his pace and finally arrived in front of a huge, incomparable formation near noon.

This formation should be circular, and it occupied an area many times larger than the family's Nine-Curved Cloud River Great Formation. Anyway, after getting close, he felt very small.

He reached out and tested it with a little force. There was an invisible barrier, a bit soft but he could feel it was very tough. This barrier should not disappear until after the Zi hour tonight.

After discussing with the junior sisters, they decided to let Chen Zi Ya choose a relatively hidden place first to set up a First-Grade defensive formation, the Thick Earth Mountain Guarding Formation.

Then the few of them would stay inside to rest and wait until tomorrow morning to enter and look for the Ziyang Pool.

After the discussion, they acted immediately. The four of them turned around for more than two hours and finally found a suitable location.

Lin Zhangqing first released the Purple Crystal Scorpions, still letting them form three layers of defense and early warning circles, and then Chen Zi Ya began to set up the Thick Earth Mountain Guarding Formation. After completion, she filled it with spirit stones, and when needed, a single spell could activate the formation.

Hu Yunna and Zhao Mingxia tidied up the surroundings to create a place for the four of them to rest at night. After Lin Zhangqing finished releasing the Purple Crystal Scorpion swarm, he had nothing else to do.

However, considering that there were still several hours from now until they entered the central area tomorrow morning, he couldn't waste it in vain and should use it for cultivation! The Thunder True Scripture absolutely could not be cultivated here; the movement was too big, and now that he was in the secret realm, he certainly couldn't exhaust all his energy, so he could only cultivate the Five Elements Return to Origin Scripture.

Seeing Lin Zhangqing working so hard and diligently, even utilizing this little bit of time, the three of them felt deeply impressed. After looking at each other in silence, they also followed suit and began to cultivate.

(End of chapter)