Chapter 233

Less than half an hour after Fire Phoenix left, more than twenty Spirit Hidden Sect cultivators arrived here one after another, searching for something in the surroundings. Among them were the two who had been injured by her earlier, the woman surnamed Zhao, and the man surnamed Qi who had gone to chase Song Qingming.

Wu Xian, who was leading the team, looked at the battlefield that was somewhat pitted and bumpy, and his face looked unusually heavy.

"Senior Brother Wu, Senior Brother Luo and I fought with that woman here earlier. I didn't expect that I had only left for a moment, and he met with a poisonous hand."

Under the narration of Qi and Zhao, who survived the chase just now, the Spirit Hidden Sect soon learned what had just happened.

"Didn't the other person say that his cultivation base was not high? Why didn't you catch up with him just now?" An elder with very sharp eyes beside Wu Xian asked the man surnamed Qi again.

"I didn't know at first. That person also had a magic treasure on him, and his escape speed was extremely fast. I barely followed him for a while, but I still lost him. If I had known this, I shouldn't have listened to Senior Brother Luo and chased him. If I had stayed to help, maybe Senior Brother Luo wouldn't have died here."

After listening to the man surnamed Qi's explanation, the elder looked at him suspiciously, waved his hand, and let him retreat.

"Junior Brother Wu, this woman is so powerful and seems to not take us seriously at all. I think it is possible that some Golden Core old monster near Weiguo has mixed in. The one who took away the spiritual items of our sects in the Inner Valley should be her, that's right!

As for the other person whom Junior Brother Qi didn't catch up with, he must also be in the same group as her. However, judging from this person's previous words and actions, although the two know each other, the relationship is not close. He should be the woman's subordinate or temporarily hired." This elder's mind was unusually sensitive. After listening to their description just now, he instantly made a more reasonable analysis and expressed his views to Wu Xian, who was leading the team.

After listening, Wu Xian nodded and said, "Senior Brother He, according to what you said, the matter in the Inner Valley is mostly done by that woman. Do you think we should notify the Carefree Sect and the Star Sect people!"

The elder surnamed He shook his head meaningfully and said slowly, "Being able to kill Senior Brother Luo in such a short time shows that this person must be carrying strange treasures and is not easy to deal with. However, even if this woman is a Golden Core old monster, her cultivation base will be forcibly suppressed to the Foundation Establishment stage when she arrives in this secret realm. She is just one person alone. As long as we concentrate more than a dozen people to act together, we still have a ninety percent chance of taking her down. I don't think it's necessary to tell them. Junior Brother Wu, what do you think!"

"Senior Brother He is right. As long as we can catch up with that woman, not only can we retrieve the spiritual items we lost before, but we can also get the shares of the Carefree Sect and the Star Sect. As long as we take them back from others in a fair and square way, even if the other two sects know about it after leaving the secret realm, they won't be able to say anything more."

"Junior Brother Wu, don't forget, that woman is very likely a Golden Core old monster. Her net worth may not be lower than the value of these spiritual items. No matter how many spiritual items are obtained in the secret realm, they will eventually be handed over to the sect. But as long as we can solve this person before the secret realm channel opens, everything on her will be ours. The net worth of a Golden Core cultivator is enough for us to make a fortune." After the elder surnamed He finished speaking, a look of greed appeared in his eyes.

After determining the direction in which Fire Phoenix finally escaped, the Spirit Hidden Sect group only left a few disciples with more serious injuries to continue pretending to search around Mutian Canyon, while the others quietly left here under Wu Xian's leadership.

However, their behavior of confusing others didn't last long and was soon discovered by other sect cultivators.

"Actually being able to kill a seventh-level Foundation Establishment Spirit Hidden Sect cultivator in a short time shows that this person is not simple. It is very likely that it is the person who entered the Inner Valley. The Spirit Hidden Sect doesn't notify us and wants to swallow these things alone. It's really a good plan." Half a day later, on the other side of Mutian Canyon, after discovering that something was wrong with the Spirit Hidden Sect, Liu Zongping directly gathered all the Star Sect disciples and followed the Spirit Hidden Sect secretly.

The Carefree Sect and other sect cultivators also learned of this news one after another and left Mutian Canyon one after another. For a time, the entire north side of the secret realm was in turmoil.

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About eight hundred miles south of Mutian Canyon, Song Qingming, who had a cautious face, put away the flying sword under his feet and landed directly on a deserted small mountain.

After taking off the bamboo hat on his head, Song Qingming was afraid that someone would chase him later and recognize his identity, so he specially changed into another set of clothes before he felt a bit relieved.

Not long after parting with Fire Phoenix, Song Qingming saw that the Spirit Hidden Sect cultivator surnamed Zhao had been chasing him closely, and he thought that he would expose his identity this time.

Unexpectedly, after that person chased him for a while, he suddenly stopped his steps, changed his direction, and voluntarily gave up continuing to chase him.

He didn't know that the reason why the Spirit Hidden Sect cultivator surnamed Zhao let him go like this was actually because of Fire Phoenix.

That day, while he was chasing Song Qingming, he suddenly felt an abnormal sound coming from something on his body. He took out a black jade token and took a look, only to find that the token showed that the big man surnamed Luo, who had parted with him not long ago, had met with disaster.

Although this person came from a large sect, he was naturally a bit timid and cautious. Seeing that Fire Phoenix was so powerful and could kill a late-stage Foundation Establishment powerhouse so quickly, and fearing that this fierce god would rush here to outflank him, he was terrified. In order to preserve his own life, he hurriedly threw away Song Qingming and turned back to flee in another direction.

After returning to the Spirit Hidden Sect fellow sect members, for fear of punishment, he could only lie that Song Qingming's escape speed was too fast, and although he tried his best, he still didn't keep up and lost his trace.

Fortunately, at this time, the Spirit Hidden Sect focused on Fire Phoenix and didn't pay much attention to Song Qingming, whom he was tracking, which allowed him to muddle through.

Song Qingming saw that he had shaken off this person and no one was chasing him later, so he hurriedly landed his flying sword, wanting to see if he could find a place to hide first.

There were more cultivators in the Outer Valley. If it weren't for escaping, he wouldn't dare to fly on a sword in the sky all the time. After walking on the ground, he felt more secure in his heart.

After resting on the small mountain for a while, Song Qingming felt that this place was still too close to Mutian Canyon and not safe enough, so he decided to change direction and continue to walk south for a distance.

Now there were only about three days left before the secret realm closed. As long as he found a hidden hiding place and waited for the exit channel to open again, that would be it.

After walking south for another half a day, Song Qingming finally found a place more suitable for hiding.

This place was a cliff, the spiritual energy was very thin, the terrain was winding, and there was no road leading to the front. To pass through here to the other side, one had to fly over on a flying sword or take a detour from a place more than ten miles away. Ordinary people passing by here wouldn't notice the bottom of the cliff.

Below the cliff, there was also a dense forest, covering an area, which was just right for hiding his figure.

Song Qingming came directly to the bottom of the cliff, took out his flying sword, and was just about to open a cave dwelling here to hide for a few days.

Unexpectedly, just as he took out his flying sword, he suddenly felt a chill coming from behind him and hurriedly dodged to the side to avoid this sneak attack from nowhere.