After entering the Gobi Desert, the three Nascent Soul protectors of the Xuanling Sect dispersed. They could not stay by the Xuanling Sect disciples' side indefinitely. Each of them had a map with a point marked on it, and they could only guard that location.
If they find any cultivators nearby, they will lend a helping hand and rescue them from the Gobi Desert. That is their mission!
The Xuanling Sect's hundred cultivators remained together, advancing directly northward towards the Gobi Desert.
Along the way, the twenty teams took turns leading. They killed demonic beasts when they encountered them, and demonic cultivators when they encountered them. If they could just keep pushing forward like this, they would indeed be safe, but the points they earned were far too few!
“I suggest we split into two teams; that would increase our score,” one of the team leaders suggested.
“Two teams? Haven’t you noticed that only the team in charge can participate in the battle each time, while the other teams just wait? This Gobi Desert isn’t that dangerous. Why don’t we just split up and fight in small groups? Our Xuanling Sect aims to win first place in the sect competition. How can we do this if we’re timid and hesitant?” another group leader retorted.
“It’s still dangerous for a small group to act alone. I propose that we split into ten teams of ten, with two teams each fighting independently.”
"We'll divide into twenty teams and move forward in a fan shape. If we encounter any danger, we can help each other," someone else suggested.
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Finally, the hundred or so people dispersed, some acting alone in small groups, while others acted in groups of several. At this point, Shui Qingchen's group and Elder Qiu's group joined forces to form a large group and continued to walk deeper into the Gobi Desert.
Elder Qiu turned to look at Su Qing and Xuan Qingye. He had been to the far north with Su Qing and Xuan Qingye and knew that the two were incredibly powerful. Now, teaming up with the two of them, he felt a sense of security.
"There's a big rock ahead, let's go take a look."
When the ten people arrived at the large rock, they saw a scene of utter chaos.
"The Cloud Sword Sect? I never expected there to be a sect in the Gobi Desert. With such thin spiritual energy, this sect must not be very large," Elder Qiu said.
“Let’s rest here for the night and leave tomorrow. I feel like a sandstorm is coming,” Su Qing said.
Su Qing is very familiar with the Gobi Desert. Just by feeling the wind in the Gobi Desert, she can tell what the weather will be like tomorrow.
Sandstorms are a common occurrence in the Gobi Desert. If you're lucky, you'll only be temporarily buried by the sand. But if you're unlucky, you might be dragged deep into the sand by some monster hidden there and never be able to climb out again. That's quite normal.
The ten people rested under the big rock for the time being. Su Qing leaned against the big rock and felt as if she had returned to her previous life.
I remember that after she became the leader of the Cloud Sword Sect, she rebuilt the Cloud Sword Sect on this very ruin.
She traveled all over the Gobi Desert, bringing any child with some talent to the area. She genuinely wanted to rebuild a true sect.
But it failed!
Demonic cultivator!
While she was away, the demonic cultivators slaughtered the entire Cloud Sword Sect. None of the disciples she brought back survived; they were all drained of their life force and their souls were absorbed into the Yin-Yang Banner.
After that, Su Qing began to fight against the demonic cultivators.
If you encounter a demonic cultivator, kill them instantly!
In the end, they even stormed into the Demon Realm and perished together with the Demon Lord.
I must have been desperate and insane at that time.
Thinking of this, a tear slid down Su Qing's cheek and landed on the dry sand.
She remembered that one of her disciples had a good aptitude; he had a single fire-attribute spiritual root. She taught him cultivation techniques and sword skills, and watched him grow little by little.
When he died, his body was withered and charred, all his spiritual power drained by the demonic cultivator. Later, she saw him transformed into a vengeful ghost within the evil demonic cultivator's Yin-Yang Banner. He had completely lost his memory, becoming a fighting machine without independent consciousness, only knowing how to fight.
"Su Qing?" Xuan Qingye's voice rang in her ears. Su Qing slowly turned her head and met Xuan Qingye's clean, pure, yet icy face.
Xuan Qingye was surprised to find that Su Qing's face was covered in tears.
"you?"
Su Qing realized she had lost her composure. She lowered her head, and when she raised it again, she had put on an indifferent expression.
Seeing Su Qing's state, Xuan Qingye wanted to ask, but ultimately didn't utter a single question. Instead, she handed over something and said, "I found this here. Do you know what it is?"
Su Qing took it and frowned slightly.
This is a fragment of a sword, a sword that Su Qing recognizes.
It was the sword that Yan Ziying used before. Back in the Xuanyuan Secret Realm, Yan Ziying used this sword to pierce Su Ruoshan's abdomen.
The Xuanyuan Secret Realm has collapsed, so logically this sword should have disappeared along with it.
But how did this sword end up here?
Su Qing's heart skipped a beat.
In her previous life, she was teleported from the Gobi Desert to the Xuanyuan Secret Realm. So, Su Ruoshan might have also been teleported to the Xuanyuan Secret Realm.
Could it be that she didn't die back then, but instead teleported back to the Gobi Desert with this sword?
Besides the sword, what else did she bring with her?
Su Qing's face turned pale at the thought of the demonic cultivators in the Xuanyuan Secret Realm.
Could it be that Su Ruoshan became a demonic cultivator? Is that why the Cloud Sword Sect was destroyed so quickly?
Thinking of this, Su Qing could no longer sit still and began searching through the ruins.
However, the Cloud Sword Sect was reduced to ruins, and no other clues could be found.
Su Ruoshan, reborn, still became a demonic cultivator. Su Qing suddenly felt a heavy weight in her heart; even after living a second life, it seemed she still couldn't escape this cycle.
Ye Qingqing is dead, Su Ruoshan has become a demonic cultivator, so what about her?
Will he still go and perish together with the Demon Lord?
Su Qing closed her eyes and took a deep breath.
No, she has already joined the Xuanling Sect, which should have changed her fate. She will never repeat the same mistakes!
Seeing Su Qing's expression, Xuan Qingye asked, "Is something on your mind?"
Su Qing gave a bitter smile and said, "Have you finished the Snow Soul Pill? I refined some Ice Spirit Pills, which are very helpful for ice-attribute spiritual roots."
As she spoke, Su Qing took out a jar of pills.
Ice Spirit Pill, also a sixth-grade pill, is extremely rare.
"I'll share some talismans with you too." Su Qing said, taking out a large stack of talismans. They were all fifth-grade talismans that Su Qing had drawn stroke by stroke, not ordinary talismans that Su Qing mass-produced.
"This sect competition is likely to be extremely dangerous. Xuan Qingye, you must survive," Su Qing said, emphasizing each word.
"And what about you?" Xuan Qingye asked.
Su Qing smiled and took out a talisman.
"I have my master protecting me."
This is a summoning talisman that can summon Gu Yue Li.
Having it is like having a Nascent Soul stage elder protecting you.
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