Chapter 224: Entering the Inner Valley

At this time, about two hundred miles away from here, four Xiaoyao Sect cultivators were sitting around a formation waiting, and there was a yellow formation outside firmly protecting them inside.

"Senior Sister Cheng, Senior Brother Li and the others have only been inside for three days. It will be at least a few more days before they come out. Should we go around nearby to see if we can find one or two spirit items?"

A younger-looking cultivator with a long face asked the young woman who was the leader of the group.

The woman surnamed Cheng shook her head at this person and said with a serious face: "I advise you to put away your thoughts. Where have you seen any spirit items nearby along the way? If you want to find spirit items, unless you can go to the inner valley.

You must remember that our main task now is to watch this formation entrance leading to the inner valley. Otherwise, if something goes wrong here and affects Senior Brother Li and the others in taking things inside, everyone will have to face the punishment of the Law Enforcement Hall when they return to the sect in the future."

Seeing that the woman remained unmoved, the young cultivator with the long face could only nod helplessly and retreat to the side.

At the same time, in a valley several hundred miles wide on the other side of the formation, the Xiaoyao Sect cultivators who had entered this place were currently besieging a huge Golden-Armored Giant Turtle. All kinds of colorful spells, magic tools, and talismans were flying everywhere in the sky.

This Golden-Armored Giant Turtle was over ten feet tall, and its turtle shell was covered with a layer of golden armor, making it very impervious to swords and spears. The attacks of the Xiaoyao Sect group hitting it were like scratching an itch, not posing much of a threat to it.

Li Yungong used a powerful Fire-Thunder Technique he had prepared for a long time and hit the giant turtle, but found that it only retreated a few steps lightly and stabilized its figure, causing him to frown slightly.

After the Golden-Armored Giant Turtle stood firm, it roared and rushed toward the Xiaoyao Sect group again. Although its speed was not very fast, its body was very hard. Several Xiaoyao Sect cultivators were hit by it lightly and immediately spat out blood, flying more than ten feet away.

"Although this ghost thing's strength is not very strong, its skin is really hard. Junior Brother Li, let's withdraw first. Let's prepare the Demon-Hunting Formation and come back." Seeing Li Yungong still wanting to step forward to attack, the old man surnamed Chen hurriedly advised him.

The grade of this Golden-Armored Giant Turtle before them had already reached the third-tier demonic beast level. Although it was also a demonic beast generated in the secret realm, its intelligence and strength were far inferior to the real Golden Core Demon Kings outside, but it still posed some threat to a group of Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Li Yungong tried several attacks in succession, all to no avail, and had to put away his magic tools, agree to the old man's suggestion, and take all the Xiaoyao Sect members to withdraw from this place temporarily.

Strangely, this Golden-Armored Giant Turtle was different from the demonic beasts in the outer valley and did not choose to keep chasing the retreating Xiaoyao Sect cultivators. It only chased for half a mile before turning around and returning to its original place.

On the other side of the valley, the Star Sect cultivators led by Liu Zongping were also having a headache looking at a black giant python several dozen feet long not far away.

After entering the inner valley, they discovered that there were truly many more demonic beasts here than in the outer valley. Along the way, they had already killed at least a dozen second-grade demonic beasts and one third-tier demonic beast. Now, if they wanted to continue moving forward, they had to kill this very difficult black giant python head-on.

The black giant python was also a third-tier demonic beast. Not only was its strength powerful, but it could also spit out a cloud of poisonous smoke to confuse enemies. Just now, a Star Sect cultivator was careless and died at the hands of this giant python, which also made the other Star Sect cultivators feel a trace of fear toward this demonic beast.

The other Lingyin Sect and other sects were no different. In the inner valley, there were many formations that could be entered, but after entering, what one could obtain basically depended on luck.

Those with good luck would encounter demonic beasts with weaker strength along the way, and the path they took would have more spirit items. Those with bad luck would encounter difficult demonic beasts as soon as they entered, making it difficult to take even a single step forward, and they might even lose their lives here, let alone obtain other spirit items inside.

Although the paths everyone took were different, the final meeting point was in the middle of the inner valley. The biggest goal of everyone who entered the inner valley was, without exception, there.

Seeing Song Qingming break the restriction outside, Huo Feng came directly to the stone platform and carefully confirmed again whether the restriction above had been completely unlocked.

"You did well. When we get inside later, if you see any spirit items you want, you can tell me directly. Consider it a reward for you."

"Ah! Isn't it enough to help you break the restriction and open this formation? Do I still have to go in with you?" A look of confusion appeared on Song Qingming's face.

Huo Feng blinked and smiled lightly: "I just heard from those who were going to enter the inner valley earlier that there are many good things inside, and there are many spirit items that can assist you human race in forming a core, so I just asked you."

"I can only guarantee that if you follow me in, you will definitely get the spirit items inside more easily than them. Of course, you can also stay here and wait for me. This time it is not a task for you, you can choose for yourself. I still keep my word."

"Do you really keep your word?"

Hearing Song Qingming's words, Huo Feng didn't answer him, just smiled and narrowed her eyes, then turned and walked toward the black entrance on the stone platform.

Half an hour later, in a gorge, Song Qingming looked at the several second-grade demonic beasts appearing in front and was just about to ask Huo Feng if they could go around them.

Huo Feng took out a pitted, ugly black pill from her storage bag and said to him:

"This is a special elixir refined by our demon race. After you take it, your aura will be covered by the aura of the demon race. As long as you don't move around randomly, these low-tier demonic beasts shouldn't actively attack you in the short term."

"There is such a good thing, then thank you, Senior!" Song Qingming picked up the pill and looked at it, finding that the appearance of the pill was very strange and it really didn't look like the ordinary elixirs he had seen. Summoning his courage slightly, he swallowed it into his stomach without hesitation.

Having dealt with Huo Feng so many times, Song Qingming could also feel that although she had a somewhat strange temper like some high-tier human cultivators, overall she was still somewhat credible and would not go back on her word.

After all, his own life and the entire Song family were basically firmly held by her. For Huo Feng, there was really no need to do anything extra and play tricks on this.

After taking that black pill, Song Qingming clearly felt that his body gradually emitted a very strong fishy smell like ordinary demonic beasts, making him feel very uncomfortable all of a sudden.

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