The war had just begun, and while most people were still adapting to the environment, Yun Xian was leading the way, with a group of vicious disciples of the Sword Sect following behind him.
Fortunately, the spiritual energy in the secret realm circulated slowly, which slowed down their pace a little, allowing Yun Xian to take advantage of the opportunity - she was originally known for her speed, and now she ran even faster with her feet.
The person behind him shouted, "Stop! Don't run!"
Yun Xian: “…”
She suddenly felt that Mei Yanliu's previous complaints were quite reasonable. However, these two sentences had already been engraved in everyone's spiritual roots, as if they couldn't officially start the pursuit without shouting them out.
She ran as fast as she could, looking in all directions. She passed many disciples of scattered sects. Passersby were confused and thought some Yuanying-level monster beast was coming from behind. They were frightened and quickly ran away. "What's going on? What's going on? What is it?"
This isn't the time to start a fight!
"It's okay." Yun Xian said calmly, "Someone is just looking for revenge."
The wandering cultivator mustered up the courage to look back and saw Liu Shizheng standing behind him. He was immediately filled with awe and said, "You're awesome."
What hatred or grudge do they have? He didn't even fight the monsters but just chased her to fight. Could it be that he was deceiving her feelings?
Since they were targeting Yun Xian, there was no need for him to run, so he stopped. A moment later, Yun Xian saw him running up to him again, his clothes disheveled. "Did they misunderstand something? Why are they chasing me too?!"
Yun Xian understood, looked back, and said, "No."
She had found it strange from the start. Although Liu Shi's brains weren't very bright, she wasn't that stupid. Now that she had no treasures and no profit to gain, there was plenty of time to deal with her later. There was no need to act on her now.
Well, if he pursues me so relentlessly, he must have some agenda.
There might be something in that rare lake behind them that the Sword Sect wanted to get to first, so they were chasing them away to clear the way. It could be a rare treasure, or a high-level demon beast, or something that would be easier to deal with given the terrain, something that Liu Shi was confident he could kill right here.
Wait, lake...
Yun Xian tried her best to recall, but couldn't recall if the storybook mentioned any monsters near the lake. Well, even if it did, she couldn't remember them. After all, there were so many things mentioned in the later part of the story, such as the Heavenly Jade Wind Cat and the Fiery Snow Badger. Who could remember them?
Oh, right, the storybook!
Liu Shi was chasing after him, and unexpectedly saw Yun Xian in front of him take out a martial arts secret book from his storage ring... No, he took a closer look and found that it was not a secret book, but a storybook called "The Pure Witch Hot"!
What an insult!
Liu Shi's expression finally darkened. This woman provoked him again and again, seemingly unaware of fear. She was ignorant of her own limitations, and he would tell her.
Yun Xian read furiously ahead, his two eyes focused on each other, as if he were keeping watch with his left eye and on guard with his right. Finally, he found a few vague fragments in the storybook. From Jimo Shu's perspective, he could barely discern that a Nascent Soul stage demon beast indeed resided in the rare lake within the desert secret realm. However, it had recently engaged in a fight with another demon beast, resulting in both sides suffering damage. It could only exert 80% of its strength and was currently hiding in the lake to repair its wounds.
In the story, it was indeed killed by the Sword Sect's formation. One demon pill in the Nascent Soul stage was worth ten thousand points, which brought a very strong foundation and advantage to the later stage.
After getting the news, Yun Xian calmly put the storybook back in front of the shocked passersby who looked like they were crazy and what are you doing.
In the Nascent Soul stage, if one can exert 80% of his strength, he would at least be at the peak of the Golden Core stage.
He is indeed a rare tough guy.
In a moment of inattention, Liu Shi behind her stepped forward, and the knife energy brushed past her neck, almost leaving a bloody mark. Yun Xian reacted extremely quickly and turned her head to avoid it, and caught a glimpse of a vast and desolate scene out of the corner of her eye.
The group had unknowingly walked out of the lake and was about to enter the desert.
Liu Shi obviously noticed it as well, and his eyes flashed slightly.
...He couldn't chase any further. He had to go back quickly to meet up with the other Sword Sect disciples and set up a formation. If he was late, something might happen. He had to consider the overall situation.
But he felt a little reluctant to let Yun Xian leave safely.
The knife flew like a flying swan, attacking Yun Xian once again. This time, Yun Xian did not dodge, but reached out with his hands behind his back to catch his knife without looking back. "That's enough, right? It's time to go back."
His tone was firm, as if he could see through what he was thinking.
Liu Shi paused, frowning. Could this person have known Dao Zong's plan? Impossible. This was information secretly passed on by his grandfather, Liu Chang. How could anyone else have such access?
Another disciple in the back also urged anxiously in a low voice: "Senior Brother Liu, we should go back!"
The situation did not allow him to think any further. Compared to Yun Xian, the Nascent Soul monster in the lake was obviously a hundred times more important.
Liu Shi's face was tense, but he finally stopped and turned around. Before leaving, he said lightly, "Next time you see me, you won't be so lucky."
“Really?” Yun Xian smiled and said, “Wait for you.”
He snorted coldly and turned away with many Dao Sect disciples. The desert was empty in an instant, leaving only the cultivators who had been chased all the way. They could finally stop and take a breath, and immediately there was a chorus of complaints:
"This Sword Sect is acting too overbearingly!"
“It’s great to have so many people…”
"What bad luck! Normally, I'd have scored at least 10 points by this time, and now I'm just running."
"Just bear with it, there's nothing I can do."
The casual cultivator who had been following Yun Xian all the way looked at him in amazement: "How could you take Liu Shi's attack so easily?!"
It clearly looks like he is only at the fifth level of the Golden Core Realm. One can only say that he is worthy of being a sword cultivator. The rumors that his martial arts skills are far superior to the average are indeed true.
Yun Xian smiled but said nothing: "It's okay, it's not that exaggerated."
In fact, her hands were numb, but she could not reveal it at all.
"Don't be so modest." The casual cultivator nudged Yun Xian's arm, seemingly wanting to make friends. "Although my cultivation isn't that great, I'm still well-informed. If you want to know something, you can ask me first."
“…”
In the end, Yun Xian successfully found the alert Qiao Lingshan and Feng Ye in a cave in the desert, and the East Boundary trio successfully reunited.
The two were both in relatively stable condition, with no injuries on their bodies. Yun Xian felt Feng Ye's breath and saw that he was breathing out more than in. He asked in surprise, "What happened to him?"
"Don't mention it!" Qiao Lingshan was furious. The two of them had just been teleported together. Feng Ye had been clinging to her, insisting he wouldn't hold her back and was very helpful, but they'd just happened to run into a bloody scene of a monster eating another monster. His eyes rolled back and he collapsed to the ground, unconscious.
She fainted! She hasn’t fainted yet!
She dragged Feng Ye to a temporarily safe cave with great difficulty. Others thought she was so fierce that she killed people and buried the bodies as soon as she came in. However, due to some unexpected circumstances, no one dared to attack her.
Unexpectedly, Feng Ye was so weak. Even Yun Xian was speechless: "..."
Feng Ye seemed to be completely unaware of the commotion in the outside world. He still had his eyes closed and looked peaceful.
"Since he's already like this, why not let him rest here?" Yun Xian stroked his chin and said, "Don't bring him with you from now on. It's too much trouble."
Feng Ye began to calmly stretch out his hand to play the guqin beside him. The war music he played was magnificent and could inspire the army's fighting spirit and make them invincible.
Yun Xian turned around and asked, "Are you ready to fight?"
"He's getting up." Qiao Lingshan said, "I really want to slap him."
Feng Ye sat up in shock from his dying illness: “………!”
The three of them finally walked out of the cave. Yun Xian told Qiao Lingshan about being hunted by the Sword Sect. Qiao Lingshan immediately frowned and asked, "Then why didn't you come to find us earlier?"
"Why are we looking for you?" Yun Xian looked into the distance and said, "How did it go from one person being hunted to three people being hunted?"
Qiao Lingshan couldn't refute it.
The main reason is that there are too many people on the other side!
In the desert, not a blade of grass grew, and not a single breath was visible. Half a day had passed since entering the secret realm, and the Eastern Realm's score was still zero.
The monsters in the foundation-building stage are not stupid. They just stand there and let them attack. They naturally know how to seek benefits and avoid harm, and they hide far away when they see people.
Qiao Lingshan stood in this empty silence, not knowing how to start for a moment, and felt a little bewildered.
To search for traces of demonic beasts? She, Yun Xian, and half a person could at least deal with a Jindan-stage demonic beast, but presumably, all the demonic beasts with names and surnames had already been taken by others.
Or should I go find some spiritual herbs first, just in case?
But no matter what, the result cannot be zero. There are so many people watching outside, and we cannot embarrass Jiange.
"Yun Xian." Qiao Lingshan subconsciously asked for her opinion, "What should we do now?"
Yun Xian said honestly, "I don't know."
Feng Ye said weakly: "Why don't we go find some hemostatic grass first..."
"Although I don't know, I understand one thing." Yun Xian raised his finger mysteriously, "Let's go first."
Outside the secret realm.
Liu Chang's sunken and fierce eyes were staring at Liu Shi's figure in the projection stone. When he found that he had successfully driven everyone out of the encirclement and stationed them beside the lake to start forming a formation, his little finger, which had been taut, suddenly relaxed.
Very good. With this step as a foundation, it will be as easy as taking candy from a sack for the Northern Territory to take the top spot. It is only a matter of time.
"This lake..." Li Pei from the Southern Realm frowned, as if he had figured out something. "It's covered in mist everywhere, except in the center, which is as clear as ice. This is where the water Ganoderma lucidum is parasitic. The water Ganoderma lucidum must be accompanied by the Ice Shadow Monitor Lizard, but it hasn't appeared yet. There are faint signs of fighting around it..."
Su Chi said bluntly: "The monitor lizard is recuperating at the bottom of the lake."
Li Pei's face suddenly turned unhappy.
Oh my god! The Northern Realm already had the advantage with their numbers, and now they've even gotten incredibly lucky, running into a wounded Nascent Soul Stage demon beast right from the start? Using Jindan strength to get Nascent Soul points is truly a massive advantage.
However, this giant lizard was naturally fierce and irritable, and even if it was injured and weakened, it wouldn't give them much of an advantage. One could only hope that the Sword Sect's people would suffer a setback, fail at the last moment, or even be secretly sabotaged...
Her brows furrowed, then she looked at the people from the Southern Realm, and quickly relaxed again.
Xue Lingxiu, along with the young disciple named Zhong Changyao, had been incredibly lucky. First, they found the Bihuang Lotus root, which could cure poison, and then stumbled upon a dying Golden Core Stage demon beast. Adding to that the scattered demon cores obtained by the independent cultivators, their score had now reached over two thousand.
Master Mingguang was still chanting with his eyes closed.
Well, those monks from the Western Realm never cared about scores. Truly capable people, on the other hand, were unwilling to compete. The Buddhist community was known for its benevolence and righteousness, so no one would bother to touch them, even if they could.
Li Pei thought so and looked towards the western border - Hmm??!
Where did 3,000 points come from? How is that even possible?
When Li Pei looked at Su Chi, he was even more shocked.
Where did Zero come from... No, Su Chi, how could you sit there so indifferently while looking at this dazzling Zero? Only three disciples from the major sects came from the Eastern Realm, but there were also independent cultivators. Even if they caught a few rabbits and stewed them, they wouldn't be able to become Zero!
But soon, she understood again.
As expected of a swordsman, he is so indifferent to fame and fortune and is not afraid of other people's rumors.
Her original doubts were also being played out in the outer circles of the cities.
Everyone looked at the Eastern Realm where there was no movement at all. Most people were happy, but naturally some were worried.
"No way, after ten years, the Eastern Realm has become like this?"
"I heard that something seems to have gone wrong in the Eastern Realm in recent decades. Its luck has been severely damaged. It's been several years since a Su Chi appeared."
"I heard someone say before that the guy next to Xue Lingxiu is also a swordsman. He was originally from the Eastern Realm, but the Eastern Realm didn't let him come. Now he's been taken advantage of by the Southern Realm. He must be regretting it now..."
"It's over. I thought maybe this time there would be an upset, so I bet 800 taels on the East Realm!"
"It's a pity. Eight hundred taels is enough to buy the best coffin."
And at this moment.
The sky in the secret realm was gradually getting darker. The setting sun was blood-red, and the wind was blowing fiercely. The wind and sand hit the tough green grass a hundred feet away from the lake, causing the three people who were ambushed in the middle to tremble.
A hundred feet away, the Dao Sect disciples in brown uniforms had stern expressions on their faces as they methodically set up something, presumably forming an array; beneath the lake, there was no sign of life at all.
No one expected that Yun Xian and the other two would turn back!
"Yun Xian." Feng Ye shivered and said, "Although Lingshan asked why I didn't call her before, I really didn't want to experience the feeling of being hunted by three people together..."
"Hide your zither better." Yun Xian whispered softly, "The bottom of the zither is showing."
Feng Ye held his breath and quickly hugged Qin's butt.
Qiao Lingshan didn't quite understand what they were supposed to do, but she thought it was okay to be hunted together. After all, Yun Xian didn't know much about anything else, but he was really good at running away. She struggled to lower her face a little, and solemnly pressed the heads of the other two people down. She asked again in a confused voice, "Yun Xian, what exactly are we coming back for? You said you understood a principle before, but what was it?"
"Both of these questions can be answered in one sentence." Yun Xian calmly emerged from the dirt with a pair of clever eyes and said calmly, "If you really don't know what to do, then you might as well go and cause trouble for your enemy."
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