Chapter 219: Inner Valley

In a dense forest, five or six people wearing red Daoist robes were standing in opposition to three black-clothed cultivators at this moment.

Although the side wearing red Daoist robes had more people, they had already fought with the other party for a whole day, and they had not taken any advantage. Especially the young man leading the other party, not only was his own cultivation very profound, having reached the ninth layer of Foundation Establishment, but he also cultivated a very rare thunder-attribute technique, which was truly difficult to deal with.

"A few, this Jade Screen Flower was found by us with great difficulty. Taking advantage of us just finishing a great battle with the demon beasts, you secretly slipped in to pick the spirit herbs. You Xiaoyao Sect people are truly bullying others too much and don't follow the rules at all." A big man with the highest cultivation among the red-clothed side looked at the young man from the Xiaoyao Sect leading the opposite side and mocked him softly.

The young man from the Xiaoyao Sect standing opposite had a look of disdain on his face. He raised a golden long spear in his hand, pointed at the few people opposite, and laughed loudly:

"Don't say any more nonsense. Either continue to fight, or get out of here. This is not a place for you Fire Fusion Sect people to talk about rules. If you want spirit herbs, take them with your ability."

Seeing that the other party did not want to retreat at all, these Fire Fusion Sect cultivators dressed in red instantly fell into a dilemma. The other party's strength was not inferior to theirs, and the battle with the two demon beasts on the ground just now had already consumed quite a bit of magic power in their bodies. If they continued to fight, they would certainly be the ones to suffer.

"Fine, you are ruthless. May I ask which Fellow Daoist of the Xiaoyao Sect you are? Do you dare to leave your name?" After thinking for a while, the Fire Fusion Sect side still decided to take a step back first and no longer continue to entangle with them.

"Li Yungong of the Xiaoyao Sect. Remember this, no matter which Fellow Daoist of the Fire Fusion Sect wants to come and ask for advice, I, Li, will accompany you at any time."

After the few Fire Fusion Sect people glared at Li Yungong fiercely, they gritted their teeth and left here directly.

After the other party had gone far, the young man on the Xiaoyao Sect side beckoned, and a tall man beside him hurriedly took out a jade box to step forward and pick the Jade Screen Flower, which he then handed into his hands.

"Hehe! Senior Brother Li, getting a third-tier spirit herb so easily, it is truly more worry-free to act with you. That bunch of people from the Fire Fusion Sect, no matter how arrogant they are in front of those loose cultivators, they still have to stand aside when they meet us."

"Alright, it's just a third-tier spirit herb, and it makes you this happy. The good things are all in the inner valley. There will be times for you to be dazzled." After Li Yungong took the jade box, he did not even open it to see the precious spirit herb inside and threw it directly into his storage bag.

Seeing that Li Yungong was in a good mood, another slightly older woman on the side took the opportunity to say: "Junior Brother Li, we have already delayed quite a bit of time on this journey. Why not go and reunite with Senior Brother Chen and the others first!"

"Sigh! To enter the inner valley, we have to wait until the secret realm barrier weakens. Looking at this situation, it is estimated that it will take some time. I truly don't know what that bunch of people is in such a hurry for." Although Li Yungong's face was still somewhat displeased, he still nodded and agreed to her suggestion.

After the three left here, they flew directly to the north on their flying swords. Half a day later, Li Yungong and the few arrived on a small hillside.

Just after jumping down from the flying sword, a group of Xiaoyao Sect cultivators suddenly emerged from one side of the hillside and surrounded the three of them in the middle.

"Junior Brother Li, you truly made us wait. Did you encounter any danger on this journey?"

The one speaking was an old man whose cultivation had also reached the peak of Foundation Establishment, the same as Li Yungong. They had been waiting here for several days and had not seen Li Yungong and the three. They thought they had encountered an accident, but now that they saw they were safe and sound, they finally felt relieved.

"Met a few groups of hairy thieves on the road, which delayed me for a while." Li Yungong explained nonchalantly.

Seeing such an arrogant appearance, the Xiaoyao Sect crowd at the scene had long since gotten used to it. After all, besides the Chen Mengchong who was leading the team and just spoke, the cultivation of the others present was not as high as Li Yungong's. Whether in the cultivation world or the sect, everyone still had to speak with their own strength.

After Li Yungong arrived, all the Xiaoyao Sect cultivators who had entered the secret realm had gathered here.

After resting for a while, all the Xiaoyao Sect cultivators on the small hillside stepped onto their flying swords. At the order of the leader Chen Mengchong, dozens of sword lights rushed directly into the sky, majestically heading directly to the north.

At the same time, in other directions of the secret realm, cultivators from other sects such as the Xingchen Sect and the Lingyin Sect who had already gathered also began to march rapidly toward the north of the secret realm.

These groups of sword lights soon alarmed other cultivators who were still searching for spirit items in the secret realm. Wherever they passed, seeing such a grand scene in the sky, the other cultivators below were also frightened and hurriedly found places to hide.

On a large tree more than ten feet tall, looking at the sword lights that had already disappeared on the horizon, Song Qingming's expression gradually relaxed, and he asked Huang Shengxin on the side: "Which sect's cultivators were those who just passed by? Did Fellow Daoist Huang see clearly?"

Huang Shengxin stroked his beard and smiled: "The distance was too far, and I didn't see clearly just now. However, looking at the marks on their attire, it seems to be the Xuanyue Sect cultivators. With so many of them going north, they must be going to the inner valley. After these large sect cultivators leave the outer valley, it will be relatively safe here for the time being."

Hearing Huang Shengxin's words, Song Qingming and the others also revealed smiles one after another. Having entered the secret realm for so many days, in order to avoid those powerful cultivators from large sects, they were also trembling with fear every time they traveled, fearing that they would be targeted by these powerful characters. Now that these people had taken the initiative to head to the inner valley, they could finally relax a bit.

"Fellow Daoist Huang, we have been walking north for these two days and have been empty-handed. Now that these large sect people have all come north, there are more people here. Should we change direction and go south to take a look." The speaker was Hu Longhai. Compared to a few days ago, he could no longer see much smile on his face now.

Ever since he had a great battle with the Golden Armor Bees, their group's luck had also been somewhat poor these few days, and they only found some relatively low-tier spirit items along the way, which also made Hu Longhai, who was very happy when he came in, somewhat unable to sit still now.

Huang Shengxin shook his head and said: "Brother Hu, you don't know this. These people are all heading for the inner valley and basically won't search for spirit items in this vicinity. Now that the remaining people see them coming north, most people certainly won't choose this direction again. Walking this way, the competitors will actually be fewer."

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