Chapter 219

In a dense forest, five or six people dressed in red Daoist robes were currently standing against three black-clothed cultivators with magic tools.

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

"Several, this Jade Screen Flower was found by us after much hard work. Taking advantage of us fighting the demon beasts just now, you secretly slipped in to pick the spiritual herbs. You Xiaoyao Sect people are truly bullying others too much and are not following the rules." The big man with the highest cultivation on the red-clothed side looked at the young leader of the Xiaoyao Sect on the opposite side and mocked softly.

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

"Don't say any more nonsense. Either continue to come over and fight, or get lost. This place is not a place for you Fire Fusion Sect people to follow the rules. If you want spiritual herbs, rely on your ability to take them."

Seeing that the other party didn't want to retreat in the slightest, these Fire Fusion Sect cultivators dressed in red immediately 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 spiritual power in their bodies. If they continued to fight, the one who would suffer would certainly be their side.

"Consider you ruthless. May I ask which Fellow Daoist of the Xiaoyao Sect you are, and do you dare to leave your name." After thinking for a moment, this side of the Fire Fusion Sect decided to take a step back first and no longer entangle with them.

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

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

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

"Hehe! Senior Brother Li, getting a third-tier spiritual herb so easily, it's still 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 rogue cultivators, still have to stand aside when they meet us."

"Alright, it's just a third-tier spiritual herb, yet 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 didn't even open it to look at the precious spiritual herb inside and threw it directly into his storage bag.

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

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

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

Just after jumping down from the flying swords, 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 for a long time. 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's. They had been waiting here for several days and hadn't seen Li Yungong and the three. They had thought they had encountered an accident, until now they saw that they were safe and sound, and finally put their hearts at ease.

"Encountered a few groups of petty thieves on the road, which delayed me for a while." Li Yungong explained indifferently.

Seeing the arrogant appearance of this person before them, the Xiaoyao Sect crowd at the scene had long since been accustomed to it. After all, among the crowd at the scene, besides Chen Mengchong, who was leading the team and spoke just now, Li Yungong's cultivation was the highest. Whether in the cultivation world or the sect, everyone still had to speak based on their own strength.

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

After resting for a moment, all the Xiaoyao Sect cultivators on the small hillside stepped onto their own flying swords. Under the order of the leader Chen Mengchong, dozens of sword lights rushed directly into the sky and headed north in a mighty manner.

At the same time, in the other directions of the secret realm, cultivators from other sects like the Star Gate and the Lingyin Sect who had already gathered well had also begun to travel rapidly toward the north of the secret realm.

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

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

Huang Shengxin stroked his beard and smiled, "The distance was too far, and this old man didn't see clearly just now. But looking at the marks on their attire, it seems to be Xuanyue Sect cultivators. With so many of them going north, they must be going to the inner valley. Once 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 had also been living in fear all day long when traveling, fearing being 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 one speaking was Hu Longhai. Compared to a few days ago, he could no longer see much of a smile on his face now.

Ever since he had a big battle with the Iron-Armored Bees, the luck of their group had also been a bit poor these past few days. Along the way, they had only found some relatively low-level spiritual items, which also made Hu Longhai, who was very happy when he came in, a bit unable to sit still now.

Huang Shengxin shook his head and said, "Brother Hu, you don't know this. These people are all aiming for the inner valley and basically won't search for spiritual 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."