While shopping in Peach Blossom Village, she unexpectedly ran into two of her junior sisters.

The two men were astonished as if they had seen a ghost when they encountered her.

"Senior sister, you're still alive!"

Ah Jiang was speechless. So the reason why she had been so quiet lately was because everyone thought she was dead?

She resisted the urge to roll her eyes and simply asked, "Why would my two junior sisters think that way?"

"Isn't Senior Sister aware of the major events that have occurred within the sect?"

A-Jiang frowned and asked, "What major event has occurred?"

Ah Jiang has been staying at home cultivating ever since he returned, so it's really unclear what happened.

The two women exchanged a glance before explaining to A-Jiang, "The opening of the forbidden area this time has caused a major incident."

A-Jiang seemed quite interested in this question, and then led them toward his home, saying, "Let's talk as we walk!"

Ah Jiang's house was still the same; there was no place to entertain guests, so the three of them could only sit on stone benches in the courtyard and drink tea.

But the two of them didn't care at all, and were very friendly, explaining the situation in detail.

Wan Fangfang spoke first, her voice tinged with sadness, "Senior Sister, you don't know, none of the senior brothers who went into the other secret realms came back alive."

A-Jiang was very surprised. She said anxiously, "Please tell me the details."

After all, this senior sister is already a disciple at the seventh level of Qi Refining, and is qualified to become an outer disciple. She may have even greater opportunities in the future, so we must cultivate a good relationship with her.

"The senior brothers didn't dare to be reckless either. They didn't dare to go to the four lesser secret places, but went to three ordinary secret places, thinking that if they could gain something, it would be helpful for their recent cultivation."

"But I heard from other senior students that this secret trip is more dangerous than before, and the situation in many places is different from the information they have collected."

"At first it was fine. Everyone brought enough supplies and managed to handle all sorts of situations. The harvest was also quite good. After all, this secret place had been closed for decades and was rich in all kinds of materials."

"But as time went on, it became difficult to manage, and casualties gradually began to appear in the team. We Qi Refining stage disciples have very little experience in either combat or escape, so..."

Wan Fangfang couldn't continue, but A Jiang already understood, since most of the people hadn't come back alive.

Zhuang Kexin continued, "If we had discovered the anomaly in the secret realm earlier, we could have stopped it in time. However, the disciples guarding the forbidden area did not notice anything unusual until a series of distress fireworks appeared in the forbidden area and the soul lamps of the Foundation Establishment uncles went out one after another. Only then did they realize something was wrong and reported it. After some research and investigation, the Core Formation stage elders forcibly entered the forbidden area to carry out the rescue, but it was too late. Many disciples perished, and I heard that nearly half of the Foundation Establishment uncles also perished."

"Our senior sister returned so quietly that we assumed she hadn't come back at all."

Zhuang Kexin cried out, "What should we do? Senior sister, we only have six senior brothers and sisters left now."

"So, is there any explanation of what exactly happened?" A-Jiang also felt something was wrong, especially since there were too many high-level demonic beasts in the "Black Bamboo Wild Forest."

Zhuang Kexin and Wan Fangfang exchanged a glance and said softly, "I heard that the sect infiltrated the gap and broke the restriction, causing some high-level demonic beasts to run into the ordinary forbidden area."

Wan Fangfang added, "Some say it was a demon clan that infiltrated, seemingly plotting to steal some treasure from the sect."

A Jiang remained silent. The trial of the disciples of the Qinglian Sect, one of the three major sects, had actually caused such a big incident. Moreover, the fact that seven secret realms were opened at once was also very strange.

Ah Jiang recalled the scene of the ten fellow disciples gathering together that day, and her heart was filled with sorrow. Were these young men and women who came here together now separated by life and death? Would she never see their faces again?

I remember it was when Wen Xingyun suddenly fell ill that Zheng Jingyang pulled him into the team. Now, apart from the four who didn't even enter the forbidden area, only two have survived.

Long after the two left, Ah Jiang was still immersed in sadness.

He silently told himself that he still needed to improve his strength, otherwise he might be the one to fall at any time.

A-Jiang is fifteen years old this year and has already reached the seventh level of Qi Refining.

For the sect's most talented disciples, this timeframe isn't the fastest.

However, when she left the Bai family, she was only at the fourth level of Qi Refining. In less than two years, she advanced three levels in succession, which is quite astonishing.

However, her fellow disciples knew about her special spiritual root and understood that although she cultivated quickly in the early stages, she had no hope of reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, so it did not attract much attention.

After reflecting for a while, A-Jiang brought his mind back to cultivation, which was the most important thing.

Senior Brother Feng had not sent any message asking her to go to work, so she felt at ease staying at home to cultivate.

Her backyard is now teeming with over a dozen animals, and Ah Jiang occasionally releases her summoned beasts from her spatial dimension to come outside and play. She lives a very simple life.