Chapter 222: Huo Feng's Purpose

Since he had received Huo Feng's signal, Song Qingming naturally did not dare to be sloppy in front of her. He had to hurry over; otherwise, if he truly offended her, his own little life would certainly be hard to preserve in the future.

Having made up his mind, Song Qingming returned to the team. Next, Song Qingming took the initiative to take on the task of luring the enemy. During the operation, he deliberately angered the group of Green Bull beasts and was chased by them for dozens of miles.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Song Qingming distanced himself from Huang Shengxin and the others. Afterward, he used all his strength to shake off the demonic beasts that had been chasing him and headed north alone.

When Huang Shengxin and the others obtained the spirit herbs, they discovered that Song Qingming, who had lured the enemy, had not returned for a long time. Thinking he had encountered some accident, they hurriedly went to search the vicinity, but they never found any trace of him again.

Guided by the five-colored feather on his body, Song Qingming carefully headed north all the way. Whenever he encountered demonic beasts, he had to put on his Spirit-Hiding Shirt to avoid them. Having become Song Qingming acting alone again, he dared not fly on his sword anymore and could only rely on his own two legs to struggle along the journey.

From the opening of the secret realm until now, the entire secret realm had been relatively harmonious. Everyone was busy searching for various spirit items on their own. If a spirit herb was coveted by two parties at the same time, the weaker side would quickly choose to take a step back and go elsewhere to search for spirit items. It was extremely rare for life-and-death struggles to occur.

However, as many cultivators continued to explore, the spirit items in the secret realm would also become fewer and fewer. Everyone gradually began to find it difficult to find spirit items, and those more powerful cultivators inside would gradually set their targets on other cultivators who had also entered the secret realm.

Every person who entered the secret realm, after some exploration, could find more or less some spirit items. Directly eliminating these people could also allow one to obtain everything on them. This was a very cost-effective business, and there were plenty of people who would have this idea. As time passed, the entire secret realm would also become increasingly dangerous and bloody.

Like Huang Shengxin, an older generation cultivator who had entered here once before, he was still very clear in his heart that the time for searching for spirit items could only be about the first twenty days. Once the remaining time until the secret realm closed arrived, it would be safer for everyone to find a place to hide together. Otherwise, if they truly encountered those powerful people, they would certainly take action against them directly.

In here, there was almost no morality or rules to speak of. After all, the Xiaoyao Sect side responsible for bringing them in had long ago stated in advance that they would not care about anything that happened inside the secret realm. Whoever died inside from then on, that was a very normal thing.

If not for Huo Feng's summoning, Song Qingming should also have been looking for a hidden place with Huang Shengxin and the others to hide until the secret realm ended.

After walking north for more than two days, Song Qingming finally saw the young woman in red in an inconspicuous cave.

At this moment, Huo Feng had been waiting for him here alone for several days. Seeing Song Qingming, a trace of surprise still appeared on her face.

"Coming so slowly, I thought you had already died somewhere else!"

Song Qingming gave a bitter smile and said: "You also know how dangerous it is in here. My cultivation is so low, and I'm all alone. Being able to walk here can already be considered a narrow escape from death. To walk any faster, I could only fly on my sword, and I'm afraid I wouldn't have such a big life to see you."

"Alright, I know what you're saying. Don't talk nonsense, come with me!"

"Is the place we are going nearby?" Song Qingming asked with a puzzled face.

Huo Feng gave him a strange look and slowly said: "Of course not here. I am going to take you to the inner valley they speak of. Once we get inside, I will tell you what you should do."

"Inner valley? You still have a way to go there." Hearing this, Song Qingming was suddenly surprised. He didn't expect that Huo Feng not only had a way to sneak into the secret realm but also knew the location of the inner valley.

Huo Feng nodded and said: "You won't find anything here. The truly good things are basically all in the inner valley, and my goal will naturally be there too."

"I heard that the disciples of the several major sects in the surrounding area have already gone to the inner valley. Will we run into them if we go in now? Isn't that a bit too dangerous?"

"If you want to take good things, how can you not take risks? Don't worry, I have my own way to get in, and I won't alert them." After Huo Feng finished speaking, she even turned her head and glanced at Song Qingming.

Following Huo Feng, they flew directly through the air. Soon, the two arrived at the northernmost part of the secret realm. Looking at this huge white mist, Song Qingming felt in his heart that this should be a dangerous place. Just as he was about to open his mouth to give a reminder, he didn't expect that Huo Feng had already walked into the mist without looking back. After Song Qingming was stunned for a moment, he hurriedly followed and walked closely behind Huo Feng.

After passing through the mist, the two arrived at Mutian Gorge safely and soundly. At this time, the Star Sect cultivators had already been inside for two days, and this place had returned to being a place of silence.

Looking at the huge Mutian Gorge, Song Qingming couldn't help but show a trace of shock on his face. He didn't expect that behind the mist they had just passed through, there was actually hidden such a huge gorge. No wonder ordinary people who entered the secret realm couldn't find the entrance to the inner valley; it turned out to be hidden in such a secret place.

Huo Feng stood above the gorge and looked down, then took out a golden sphere and cast a spell to form a golden light shield, enclosing Song Qingming beside her within it as well.

Before Song Qingming could react, the spiritual light on Huo Feng's body flashed rapidly, and she took Song Qingming with her as they fell into the gorge.

"Senior, is this the entrance to the inner valley?" After passing through the white mist and feeling that the bottom seemed bottomless, Song Qingming asked curiously again.

"You guessed right. You can reach the inner valley below by passing through the barrier below. It will be a bit dangerous later, don't be afraid, just stand close to me and stand firm."

"Thank you for the reminder, Senior, I understand."

After meeting in the secret realm this time, for some reason, Song Qingming could feel that Huo Feng's attitude toward him was better than before. She was no longer that cold-looking person, and along the way, as long as he asked a question, Huo Feng would answer him seriously.

Just as Song Qingming was thinking about things in his heart, they had already entered a piece of darkness. With a clap of thunder, two white lightning bolts struck directly toward the two of them.

"Senior, be careful!" Seeing that these two lightning bolts were very powerful, Song Qingming instinctively reminded her hurriedly.

Before his voice had completely faded, the two lightning bolts had already struck the top of their heads. The golden sphere in Huo Feng's hand, under her command, flew directly toward these two lightning bolts. After a loud noise, these two lightning bolts suddenly disappeared near the golden sphere. Looking closely, it turned out that this lightning was actually directly absorbed by the golden sphere.

This time, it really shocked Song Qingming, who was on the side. Having cultivated for so many years, he had never seen such a powerful thing. Following Huo Feng this time was truly an eye-opener.

Huo Feng didn't pay much attention to Song Qingming's kind reminder just now, always maintaining the speed of descent without changing her expression.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 223 =====