In front of us is a narrow and straight valley, and in front of it stands a huge stone tablet with a few vigorous and powerful characters engraved on it: Qianlong Valley.

Qianlong Valley was about a mile long and less than ten feet wide, its barren landscape appearing exceedingly desolate. At the far end of the valley lay a hazy, phantom landscape, dotted with towering trees. Surprisingly, none of them bore any trace of green, let alone any sign of life. Instead, they were pitch black, as if cast from cast iron, creating a feeling of oppression and heaviness.

There is no doubt that it is the Blackwood Prison, the spatial barrier between the Continent of Gods and the Continent of Holy Court.

By this time, over a hundred massive cowhide tents had been erected in the valley, making the already small valley seem unusually crowded. Several middle-aged men in cyan ritual robes were guarding the valley's entrance. Upon seeing Mu Hanyan and the others approach, their expressions were initially stern and somewhat arrogant, but once they got a clear look at Gao Weihu, their demeanor softened considerably.

"Weihu, you're here." Several people greeted Gao Weihu.

"Brother Qu, Brother Lin, Brother Zhou, it's been a long time since we last met." Gao Weihu said with a friendly smile on his face.

"How are the preparations going? This hunting trial is different from the previous ones. If you are not sure, just ask Lord Gao to replace you with someone else." The middle-aged man in the lead said to Gao Weihu earnestly.

This man's name was Qu Qianhe, a law enforcement priest of the Temple of Life. The Temple of Life was distinct from the twelve subordinate temples, its main city far larger than the others. Not to mention the civilians, the priests alone numbered in the tens of thousands. With so many people, there was a lot of conflict, and twelve punishment priests alone couldn't handle it all. Therefore, each of the punishment priests had hundreds of law enforcement priests under their command. Qu Qianhe was a subordinate of Gao Weihu's father, and they had been close since childhood.

"Thanks to Brother Laoqu's concern, I have been promoted to the realm of God's Heart Priest. There should be no problem." Gao Weihu said confidently.

Not only did he advance to the realm of Divine Heart Priest, but his combat power was also greatly enhanced with the help of Mu Hanyan to subdue the Wild Fire. If he fought to the death, even a fourth-level Divine Heart Priest might not be able to withstand his heavy hammer. That was a powerful blow that could even knock down a Ground Armored Dragon Rhino.

"That's good, that's good. We knew you were no ordinary person. Now we don't have to worry about you." Qu Qianhe and a few others said with a smile. It was obvious that they were really happy for Gao Weihu.

"By the way, who are these two?" Qu Qianhe asked after looking at Mu Hanyan and Su Baoer.

"Uncle Qu, don't you recognize me? I'm Su Baoer." Su Baoer said.

She had come to the Temple of Life to train and practice a few years ago, and lived in the Gao family. She had also met Qu Qianhe. However, a few years had passed, and the little girl had grown into a young lady, but Qu Qianhe did not recognize her.

"It turns out to be Miss Su. I haven't seen you for a few years and you've grown so big." Qu Qianhe had felt that Su Baoer looked familiar, but he couldn't remember who she was. When he heard her introduce herself, he finally realized it.

It can be seen that although Qu Qianhe spoke in a friendly and easy-going manner, there was a hint of respect in his expression. After all, Su Baoer was the daughter of the chief priest of the Temple of Light, so he did not dare to neglect her.

Su Baoer felt his unfamiliarity and immediately lost interest. However, she didn't blame Qu Qianhe. Even at a young age, she'd understood the strict hierarchy within the temple. Not to mention the lower-ranking priests, even playmates like Yuan Xiangzhi, who grew up with her and came from a respectable family, couldn't completely bridge the gap between them. There always seemed to be a layer between them.

Only when she was with the heartless Gao Weihu could she feel the closeness and openness between them, like that between family members and friends.

But now, in addition to Gao Weihu, there was another Mu Hanyan. In the eyes of others, she was an unattainable and favored daughter of heaven, but in Mu Hanyan's eyes, she was just the daughter of a high priest, on par with the princesses of the various countries in the Holy Court Continent. She didn't need to tremble in fear in her presence.

The more relaxed and at ease Mu Hanyan was when interacting with her, the happier Su Baoer was. After a short time together, they became even closer than she was with Gao Weihu.

"Sister Mu, let's go." Seeing Qu Qianhe's distant and unfamiliar attitude, Su Baoer felt secretly disappointed and pulled Mu Hanyan towards the valley.

"Wait, who is this?" Qu Qianhe hesitated for a moment, then reached out to stop Mu Hanyan.

Logically speaking, with Gao Weihu and Su Baoer accompanying him, it wouldn't matter if he didn't check Mu Hanyan's identity. However, as it was his duty, he was unwilling to bend the law for personal gain.

"The chief priestess of the Huayu Temple, Mu Hanyan." Seeing that Qu Qianhe was not trying to embarrass her but was doing it as part of her duty, Mu Hanyan was not angry at all. Instead, she felt a little appreciative. As she spoke, she handed over her natal soul tablet.

"You are Mu Hanyan!" Qu Qian and the others were shocked when they took Mu Hanyan's natal soul plate.

"What's wrong?" Seeing the surprised expressions of several people, Mu Hanyan asked curiously.

Although he won the first prize in the Tianyang City's sacrificial ceremony by defeating all the other competitors, which was a big surprise, but with the strength of Qu Qianhe and others, they probably didn't take the chief priests of the lower temples seriously, so they shouldn't be so surprised to hear his name.

"Nothing, nothing," the other law enforcement priests shook their heads, as if trying to hide something. Qu Qianhe, however, glanced at Gao Weihu and Su Baoer, hesitated, and said, "Oh, Chief Priest Mu, for this hunting trial, many priests from the other four higher temples are also traveling from Qianlong Valley to the Blackwood Prison. We in the Life Temple are also full of experts. If there are any conflicts after entering Qianlong Valley, you must hold your temper for a while, otherwise it will be difficult for us to help."

After hearing Qu Qianhe's words, Mu Hanyan's heart moved slightly. It was okay for the other several superior temples, after all, they were outsiders, and some contradictions and conflicts were not surprising, but why did he also mention the Temple of Life? Could it be that he was reminding her of something?

Thinking of the two brothers Zhao Xinghu and Zhao Xinghong, it was not difficult for Mu Hanyan to guess what he was worried about.

The two brothers had gone to great lengths to get revenge on him, and would surely seize every opportunity to thwart him. Qu Qian and the others had probably heard about this and were kindly reminding him. Of course, since this was their first meeting, they didn't have much of a relationship, and their actions were likely motivated by Gao Weihu.

"Thank you, Brother Qu, for the reminder. I'll be careful," Mu Hanyan nodded. Whether it was for Gao Weihu or for her, the other party had good intentions, so she couldn't be rude.

"Then we will send you to Qianlong Valley first. The chief priest is setting up the formation. Once the power of the laws of the Black Wood Prison calms down, the formation will automatically operate and open the transmission channel to Qianlong Valley. Don't miss the time." Qu Qianhe said.