The Beast Taming Sect's team headed east, searching for magical beasts along the way. They either captured magical beasts alive to form contracts with their disciples, or directly sent contracted magical beasts to devour other magical beasts to improve their cultivation.

Chu Hongluan and her companion followed closely, recording evidence as needed.

With the Beast Taming Sect leading the way, the two of them traveled quite leisurely, though neither of them were in a particularly cheerful mood.

As the group drew closer to the east, they inevitably encountered other groups of monks.

So the Beast Taming Sect backed down, pretending nothing had happened, and focused on their journey.

Seeing this, Chu Hongluan and Liu Jinghong also chose a suitable time to rejoin the team and continue to observe secretly.

Originally, there were five teams with over a hundred people. Now, less than 80% of them remain.

But no one was surprised.

After all, the wilderness is teeming with savage beasts and rampant with demonic energy; everyone knows how dangerous it is. Those who come here are earning money to save their lives. Once the mission officially begins, it's uncertain how many will survive.

After the Beast Taming Sect leader counted the number of people, he led the team to their destination. Following a certain pattern, they turned east and west, passed through the dense forest, and arrived at the edge of a cliff.

Chu Hongluan secretly raised an eyebrow.

It's strange, she's lived in the wilderness for so many years and didn't even know there was such a place.

Liu Jinghong saw through her doubts and whispered with a smile in her ear: "There were three layers of illusion arrays in that forest just now."

Oh, no wonder.

Chu Hongluan followed his example, leaning close to his ear and whispering, "I just looked at the map. The Phoenix Clan territory that Aunt Yun marked is right below the cliff. This old man is probably here for the Phoenixes too. We'll inevitably have to fight them soon."

Their intimate behavior frequently drew disdainful glances from those around them.

Don't they know where they are? They're still flirting now; they won't even know how they died when the time comes.

A fierce wind was blowing along the cliff edge, so strong that it was impossible to open one's eyes.

The Beast Taming Sect Master stood at the very front of the group, his hands behind his back, his eyes wide open, staring intently at the bottom of the cliff. He was so excited that his whole body trembled.

Chu Hongluan interpreted this as: the madness before the grand plan was about to be completed.

Soon, the Beast Taming Sect Master spoke in a hoarse voice: "Go down the cliff, and you'll reach our treasure hunt today. Let's not waste any more time, everyone, please proceed."

The group looked at each other in bewilderment.

This cliff must be at least tens of thousands of feet deep. Even a cultivator would die if they jumped down recklessly.

"President, it's not that we're unwilling to risk our lives for you. It's just that there's a difference between risking your life and dying in vain. We don't know how deep this cliff is, nor what lies at the bottom..."

The Beast Taming Sect Master glanced at the speaker and sneered, as if mocking his timidity: "There is a barrier at the bottom of this cliff. You only need to jump down to reach another new world. What good will it do me to send you to your deaths in vain?"

Seeing that the Beast Taming Sect Master had responded, the man knew he couldn't say anything more and silently retreated back into the group.

Let's go.

The Beast Taming Sect Master coldly gave the final instructions, then turned around and was the first to leap off the cliff.

No one objected anymore, and they jumped in one after another like dumplings being dropped into a pot.

Liu Jinghong was still afraid of being separated from Chu Hongluan, so he stubbornly put his arm around her waist. The two of them jumped down at the same time, which drew a lot of eye rolls.

As I plummeted downwards, the wind fiercely tore at my skin. Suddenly, a white light appeared before my eyes, and my feet were firmly planted on solid ground. Even the air I inhaled through my nose felt fresh.

"Oh my god!"

Someone gasped in surprise.

"There's such a place in the wilderness!"

Green hills and clear waters, birds singing and flowers blooming.

From afar, the waters stretch endlessly; up close, the spring scenery is bright and clear.

Even Chu Hongluan hadn't expected that such a pristine place still existed in the wilderness.

Is this... the territory of the Phoenix Clan?

"This is the new world I discovered by chance. Spiritual herbs and plants are everywhere here. Your task is to find all the rare and precious materials on my treasure list. However, if there are any rare and exotic plants not on the list, you may take them at will, and our mercenary group will not interfere."

Upon hearing this, the group of people became excited!

The treasure on the treasure hunt list can be exchanged for 3,000 spirit stones at the Mercenary Guild!

Whether you take the treasures outside the treasure hunt list to sell or use them yourself, you're guaranteed to make a profit!

This plant transplant was a huge success!

Among the crowd, only Chu Hongluan and Liu Jinghong also cooperated by feigning joy.

In reality, he cursed inwardly:

You're kidding me!

Damn it, you're buying goods in the Phoenix Clan's territory. Do you think the Phoenix Clan will come after you?

These bastards have ulterior motives!

She glanced at the list of spiritual plants, including a thousand-year-old ginseng. Although rare, it had very low medicinal value and could be obtained for three to five hundred spirit stones outside. Why would he go to such lengths to hire someone to come to the wilderness to find it?

It's just a pity that these people were blinded by the windfall and didn't even realize they were being used as scapegoats!

......

The five teams split up and followed their respective captains to different locations to search for treasure.

Chu Hongluan and Liu Jinghong lagged far behind the rest of the group. Taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention, they quietly concealed themselves and chased after the Beast Taming Sect's group.

"Hey, people can't escape greed."

"Who can argue with that? Look at these petty commoners, so easily blinded by such paltry gains. They can only blame themselves for their own ignorance, thinking a rat could fall into a rice jar..."

"Hahahaha! Once they make a commotion and distract those two adult phoenixes, the phoenix eggs will be ours!"

"Our Beast Taming Sect is destined to create new glories!"

"For tens of thousands of years, how many cold looks have we, the Beast Taming Sect, endured! Ever since our ancestor made a contract with a true dragon and became the first person to ascend to immortality, our limelight has been stolen by those sword cultivators and saber cultivators! People laugh at us for living off our past glory and only deserving to be the bottom of the nine major sects. Even that damned World Association is thinking of squeezing us out to take the top spot!"

"But after today, the power structure of the sects will be reshuffled!"

"Since the war between gods and demons, the Hidden God Continent has entered the Age of Dharma Decline, and the Phoenix Clan has been forced to decline! I'm afraid that in the whole world, only this last phoenix and the dragon are left!"

"We've guarded this desolate land for thousands of years, and finally, the phoenix has given birth! The phoenix is ​​weak after giving birth, so all we need to do is wait for those minions to distract the black phoenix, and together we'll be able to kill the phoenix and seize its eggs!"

"Hmph! Adult phoenixes possess formidable divine senses, which we cannot force into a contract. But phoenix eggs are a different story! If we could directly contract with phoenix eggs, what would be the point of ranking the Nine Great Sects? Our Beast Taming Sect could directly rule the world! We would be the only ones who reign supreme!"