Chapter 236: Xiaoyao Sect's Concerns

In Taiyuehu, thousands of miles away from Taiyuehu Market, a piece of fiery red suddenly appeared in the calm lake water, startling the fish and shrimp nearby to flee quickly from this place.

A moment later, two huge red wings flew through the lake surface into the sky. After a flash of spiritual light, they turned into a red-clothed woman.

Huo Feng, whose face was a bit pale, frowned in the air, and then suddenly grabbed into the lake water with one hand.

A huge phoenix claw phantom suddenly descended from the sky, grabbing a giant black shrimp several feet long hiding at the bottom of the water into the sky.

This black shrimp was only a second-grade demonic beast, and its intelligence had not yet been opened. Facing the terrifying pressure emitted from Huo Feng's body, it was so frightened that it shivered and didn't dare to move.

"Fellow Daoist, please don't be angry. It is only acting on the orders of the Iron Wall Demon King to see if you will come out safely here. Otherwise, if something happens to you here, it will be difficult for us to explain to Lord Jin Yu." At the same time, an old voice quickly transmitted from the depths of the lake to Huo Feng's ears.

Huo Feng glared slightly in the direction the voice came from, then squeezed her arm tightly. The giant shrimp in the air didn't even have time to let out a scream before it was squeezed into several sections and fell onto the lake surface. Afterward, she turned directly into a red light and left here.

After Huo Feng left, a sigh came from the depths of the lake again, and then it slowly returned to calm. The corpse of the giant shrimp on the water surface didn't take long to attract demonic beasts nearby to gnaw on it, and soon it turned into a pile of skeletons and slowly sank to the bottom of the lake.

In the main hall of the Xiaoyao Sect on Guyang Mountain, the Elder of the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall, Daoist Guangling, and the Elder of the Law Enforcement Hall, Li Wu, were currently looking nervously at the only Nascent Soul cultivator of the Xiaoyao Sect, the Supreme Elder Li Mufeng, who was standing at the top.

"If they didn't see it wrong, the person who could shatter the void barrier, this woman's cultivation is very likely a Nascent Soul fellow Daoist. There are only a few Nascent Soul female cultivators around Wei State, and I haven't heard of such a fellow Daoist. A dignified Nascent Soul cultivator actually being interested in the things inside the Taiyue secret realm is truly strange!"

Daoist Guangling said: "Senior Brother Li, since this person is likely a Nascent Soul cultivator, look! Should we go to Taiyuehu to take a look."

Li Mufeng waved his hand and said: "Forget it! The Golden Feather Demon Emperor in the north has been active near the border recently. I cannot leave easily at this time."

When mentioning the name Golden Feather Demon Emperor, Li Mufeng's tone clearly carried a trace of concern. This Demon Emperor who lived next to Wei State had frequently appeared near Wei State for a period of time recently. After several big battles, although the other side didn't take any advantage, it also kept him from being able to get away, making him feel a bit of a headache now.

"Senior Brother! The things of the sects in the inner valley were all taken away by this person this time, especially the Lingyin Sect, which suffered heavy losses. Many of the cultivators they sent died at the hands of this person in the end. If we don't investigate this matter, I'm afraid it will be a bit difficult to explain to them." Daoist Guangling reminded him with some anxiety in his heart.

"You are truly muddled. Since this matter has already involved a Nascent Soul cultivator, what is there to explain? It's just losing some unimportant external things. The Lingyin Sect is not stupid enough to seek trouble with a strange Nascent Soul fellow Daoist for the sake of these things and a few Foundation Establishment cultivators." Li Mufeng looked back at him and shook his head lightly.

Seeing that the Supreme Elder scolded him, Daoist Guangling's face changed, and he instantly closed his mouth, nodding repeatedly in embarrassment, not daring to say anything more.

Seeing that Daoist Guangling had suffered a setback, Li Wu on the side secretly laughed in his heart. After thinking about it, he stepped forward and said: "Senior Brother, no matter what, Taiyue secret realm is a place under the jurisdiction of our Xiaoyao Sect. This person sneaked in to kill and take treasures without saying hello. If the cultivators below knew about this matter, we would definitely lose prestige if we didn't investigate. The top priority is to notify those disciples who know about this matter not to spread it around. Also, there are many people in the Lingyin Sect and Star Sect who know about this matter. Should we say hello to them?"

"Pass the order down. No matter who it is, the disciples who entered the secret realm are not allowed to spread this matter, otherwise, they will be dealt with according to the sect rules. As for the Lingyin Sect and Star Sect, let's not worry about it. Situ Yan and the old ghost Zheng are old monsters who have practiced for many years. They should know the severity of this matter better than we do."

Song Qingming, who was still in Taiyuehu Market, finally saw Huang Shengxin and the others after waiting for half a day in the inn. Seeing that the three of them had walked out of the secret realm safe and sound, Song Qingming finally put down a stone in his heart.

After parting in the secret realm that day, Huang Shengxin and the others searched around but didn't see his figure. They thought Song Qingming had encountered some accident, so they soon left that place.

Facing the questioning of the few people, Song Qingming also quickly moved out the rhetoric he had prepared in advance, lying that he encountered a sneak attack by a cultivator while shaking off those demonic beasts. Injured, he could only flee in a panic. Although he finally escaped with his life, he also suffered some injuries and could only find a place to hide and heal until the secret realm reopened before running out.

After hearing Song Qingming's encounter, Huang Shengxin and the others unexpectedly expressed great concern and kept asking who attacked him and what he looked like, wanting to help him analyze who his enemy was.

Song Qingming saw that he couldn't hide from their questioning, so he could only describe Chen Yuan's appearance, but he only described his appearance casually and didn't say anything else.

However, just from this point, Huang Shengxin and the others still roughly guessed Chen Yuan's identity. Next, Song Qingming also learned from their mouths that this person was a loose cultivator from the neighboring Lu State and was also an assassin who liked to take bounty missions in the black market. No wonder Chen Yuan's concealment movement was so superb.

As for Huang Shengxin and the three, after Song Qingming disappeared, they didn't lose heart and continued to search for spirit items in the secret realm. However, the harvest was very average, and they didn't find the longevity spirit item Huang Shengxin wanted most.

In the outer valley of the secret realm, the more it went to the end, the fewer spirit items became. Many people would set their targets on other cultivators. Like Chen Yuan, who was killed by Song Qingming earlier, he was specially hiding near that cliff, waiting to ambush lone cultivators who came to take refuge.

This secret realm was no exception. In the last few days, it also began to become particularly bloody. After a round of mutual slaughter among the more than three hundred cultivators in the outer valley, only a little more than half were able to come out alive.

Fortunately, Huang Shengxin had experienced the secret realm once and knew the dangers inside. A few days before the end, they found a place to hide in advance, so the three of them walked out of the secret realm safe and sound.

After finishing their respective encounters, the few people discussed and decided to return to Qinghe County a few days later. Now there were still many people coming out of the secret realm in the market, and everyone had more or less brought some spirit items. Leaving the market at this time might be targeted by others. It would be safer to wait a few days until everyone was almost gone before setting off.

During these few days staying in Taiyuehu Market, although Song Qingming didn't go out to stroll, he still heard quite a few messages circulating from this secret realm.

Among them, the news that shocked him most was that the Lingyin Sect had unexpectedly lost quite a few disciples in the secret realm this time. It was said that of the disciples they sent into the secret realm, only half were left, and many of them were injured, which could be called extremely miserable.

(End of chapter)