Chapter 66: The Return of the Disciples

Those who walked out of the Secret Realm were none other than the Hehuan Sect Disciples.

After these people appeared, they immediately looked around, gnashing their teeth, and then their gazes fixed one after another on Ye Lingyun.

The next moment, sounds of cursing resounded across the mountaintop.

"Ye Lingyun, you shameless scoundrel."

"You kept saying we should join forces with you to break the Barrier, yet after the Barrier was broken, you were the first to betray us and flee the Secret Realm; you deserve to die."

"Elder Yan, Elder Yun Zhongque, this brat has already brought death upon himself."

"This treacherous villain is not fit to be a Hehuan Sect Disciple~"

From the cursing of the crowd, Yan Qingxuan and Yun Zhongque had already obtained the information they wanted to know.

It seemed that what this Ye Lingyun had done in the Secret Realm was even more despicable than they had imagined.

To think he still had the nerve to say those things; it truly lived up to that saying.

If a person has no shame, they are invincible in the world.

"Enough, we will discuss this matter after returning to the sect."

Yan Qingxuan gave Ye Lingyun an icy look, then raised her hand to stop the crowd's cursing.

Her gaze swept over the crowd, "Someone come and tell me what the situation is like in the Secret Realm now."

After Yan Qingxuan's voice fell, the crowd went silent.

A moment later, Su Yutong came from the back of the crowd to the very front.

She first gave Ye Lingyun a cold look, then slowly landed before Yan Qingxuan and bowed.

"Reporting to Elder, before we left the Secret Realm, the Xuanqing Palace Disciples and the Zhengyang Sect Disciples were locked in a great battle."

"Senior Sister Bai Xiruo originally intended to leave the Secret Realm with us, but for some reason, she suddenly changed her mind and insisted on staying in the Secret Realm to find an opportunity for revenge."

"Although both Xuanqing Palace and Zhengyang Sect suffered no small losses, their condition is still much better than ours."

"We felt this move was too risky and wanted to dissuade her, but Senior Sister Bai had already made up her mind, so we had no choice but to leave the Secret Realm first."

Suddenly decided to stay?

Yan Qingxuan pondered for a moment, then asked, "Did you see Wang Jianqiang before you left?"

Su Yutong was startled.

Thinking of that old good-for-nothing, she felt an instinctive disgust.

Why did Elder Yan suddenly ask about that loser?

It was bad enough that the old thing was a loser himself, but he lacked self-awareness and entered the Cold Pool Secret Realm not knowing his own limits.

By now, he had probably already died in the mouths of the Secret Realm creatures, right?

She shook her head, "I didn't see him."

Yan Qingxuan nodded, her gaze sweeping over Su Yutong and the group of Outer Sect Disciples, "You all find a place to meditate and recover."

The crowd responded in unison, then each found a place to sit cross-legged.

Seeing the Hehuan Sect Disciples return, Song Qiuyue could no longer force a smile.

She had heard the words "suffered heavy losses" from Su Yutong's mouth clearly.

At this point, she could only pray that the disciples within the sect could defeat the Zhengyang Sect.

If they could win and obtain the spoils of war, the bet would surely be won.

If they were defeated, then it was hard to say.

Thinking of this, her mood could not help but become heavy.

Even the waiting time seemed exceptionally long.

Time ticked away, and the time for the exit to close drew closer and closer.

But until now, not a single disciple from the Zhengyang Sect or Xuanqing Palace had returned.

Both Song Qiuyue and Jia Wenchang could not help but feel a sense of foreboding in their hearts.

After another while.

The space at the exit fluctuated once more.

The two immediately looked over, their faces filled with anticipation.

The next moment, a figure shot out first.

Ye Qingxue!

Seeing this figure, Song Qiuyue's expression relaxed.

Just as she thought that what would follow would be her own disciples filing out, she did not expect that Ye Qingxue's appearance was both the beginning and the end.

After Ye Qingxue appeared, three more figures flew out from the Space Channel.

But they were not Xuanqing Palace Disciples, nor were they Zhengyang Sect Disciples.

They were Hehuan Sect Disciples.

The three were Mu Lingxi, Wang Yu Yao, and Bai Xiruo.

The three seemed to be pursuing Ye Qingxue; after rushing out of the teleportation channel, they glared fiercely at Ye Qingxue.

Only then did they land beside Yan Qingxuan.

After the four appeared, the exit gradually calmed down.

Song Qiuyue's expression changed again and again, and the sense of foreboding in her heart had fermented to the extreme.

"Ye Qingxue, why are you the only one? Where are the others?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Qingxue's expression immediately turned bleak, and she said sorrowfully, "Reporting to Elder, except for Senior Sister Lin Xian'er, the others... have all fallen!"

Upon hearing this, Song Qiuyue's vision went black.

It took a good while to come back to her senses, but a look of disbelief still lingered on her face, "How could it be like this? Even if you were no match for the Zhengyang Sect, you shouldn't have been wiped out entirely, right?"

Ye Qingxue shook her head bitterly, "Our strength was actually about the same as the Zhengyang Sect's; originally, after fighting for a period of time, neither side could do anything to the other, and we were both about to call a truce."

"I didn't expect that at this very moment, a large number of Secret Realm Creatures would suddenly appear."

"These Secret Realm Creatures were too cunning; they blocked the exit at the first opportunity, and we had no choice but to fight them to the death."

"In the end, although we defeated the Secret Realm Creatures, our manpower was almost completely wiped out, and in the end, it was the Hehuan Sect Disciples who remained in the Secret Realm who benefited."

After hearing Ye Qingxue's words, Song Qiuyue's complexion turned ugly to the extreme.

It had been several hundred years since the Cold Pool Secret Realm was discovered, and Xuanqing Palace had never had such a disastrous record for a team led by an Elder.

Even though she was an Elder, she would likely be punished for this upon returning.

"Little girl, what about my Zhengyang Sect Disciples? How many are still alive?"

After Ye Qingxue's words were spoken, it wasn't just Song Qiuyue whose expression changed, but also Jia Wenchang.

Ye Qingxue was silent for a moment and said, "They are all dead, not a single one left."

Hearing Ye Qingxue's words, Jia Wenchang seemed unable to accept it and was stunned on the spot.

Xuanqing Palace at least had two survivors, yet not a single one of his Zhengyang Sect Disciples remained!

Hearing the situation of the Zhengyang Sect, Song Qiuyue suddenly felt much better.

However, at the thought of her bet with Yan Qingxuan, her expression sank again.

The Hehuan Sect had already brought out twenty-three people, while her Xuanqing Palace had only brought out one.

Even if Lin Xian'er could return safely, how could the harvest of just two people compare to so many others?

The Ancient Pill Formula and Spirit Tool Blueprint were not much, but the Zixiao Jade Palace was the most precious Magic Treasure on her person.

If she lost it, her strength would inevitably drop significantly.

Who knows how long it would take to obtain another such precious Magic Treasure.

Unless...

Thinking of a certain possibility, she seemed to have suddenly grasped a straw, staring fixedly at Ye Qingxue, "Who else is in the Secret Realm besides Xian Er?"

Ye Qingxue thought for a moment and said, "Originally, there were four people from the Hehuan Sect left in the Secret Realm, but through the schemes of Senior Sister Xian Er and myself, I brought Bai Xiruo, Mu Lingxi, and Wang Yu Yao out at the cost of my own departure from the Secret Realm."

"Now, besides Senior Sister Xian Er, there is only Wang Jianqiang in the Secret Realm."

Wang Jianqiang?

Hearing this name, Song Qiuyue was stunned for a moment, then reacted.

Isn't that the old good-for-nothing from the Hehuan Sect?

Thinking of this, her heart suddenly relaxed, and a smile reappeared on her face.

The more intense the fighting in the Secret Realm, the more Storage Bags were left behind there.

If Lin Xian'er could retrieve all the Storage Bags.

Her harvest alone could easily surpass the sum of everyone from both sects; wouldn't winning against the Hehuan Sect be easy?

Now the Secret Realm Creatures at the exit had all been killed.

Lin Xian'er's only remaining competitor was Wang Jianqiang.

What could that old good-for-nothing use to fight against the number one genius of her Xuanqing Palace's Outer Sect?

Unless he and Lin Xian'er were having an affair, the Storage Bags left in the Secret Realm would definitely fall into Lin Xian'er's hands.

Thinking of this, her expression flickered, and she looked at Yan Qingxuan.

"Yan Qingxuan, do you dare to increase the stakes with me?"