Chapter 289 Treasure Hunt Crisis
"Depend on!"
Bai Ruoqian looked somewhat disheveled. She hadn't expected that the fork in the road she had randomly chosen would turn out to be the longest one.
There was a violent earthquake just now that almost buried her alive, and she's feeling incredibly angry right now.
She wiped the dust from her face, looked at the ruins before her, and asked, "Soul Guide, is this the place?"
"That's right, this is it!"
"Despite the passage of time and the collapse of the mountains and rivers, they are still faintly visible."
Bai Ruoqian asked, "So, what we're looking for is right here?"
"Yes, the small hill in front used to be a towering mountain. What we're looking for is inside the mountain. We need to find a way to go in and explore."
"If it's inside the mountain, doesn't that mean it's all sunk underground?"
Bai Ruoqian was somewhat unwilling. She had just climbed out of the underground cave, and now she had to go underground again.
The Soul Guide naturally sensed her impatience and sneered, "Heh, if you don't want to go, I won't force you. I can possess someone else to retrieve it, but then those treasures and profound techniques will have nothing to do with you."
Bai Ruoqian's face stiffened, and she said awkwardly, "I didn't say I was unwilling."
Now that she's in this predicament, she has no way out and has no choice but to walk towards the distant mountains.
...
"So many spiritual plants!"
"Hurry up and pick them!"
After some discussion, the four sects decided that it would be safer to form an alliance and travel together. The sects searched for rare and precious materials in different areas, tacitly avoiding any conflict in the struggle for treasures.
However, the Tianfeng Sect suffered greatly, as it was divided up by four other sects. No matter which region they went to search for treasures, they were robbed, and they could hardly obtain any spiritual plants.
"Senior Brother, they've gone too far!" Lü Xuan said angrily.
Yang Shen sighed, his face grim, "Then what do you want?"
"I--!"
Seeing his displeasure, Lü Xuan wisely shut her mouth and muttered softly, "It's all because of Senior Sister Bai... If we formed an alliance, there wouldn't be so much trouble."
"Can you shut up?!" Su Yuyuan said angrily. "Her life is hanging in the balance right now, what are you doing blaming her?!"
Lu Xuan shrank back in fright, her anger flaring up instantly. "You love-struck fool, she'll ruin you one day!"
"How dare you curse me!"
"Shut up, all of you!" Yang Shen roared angrily, his face dark. "All you ever do is cause trouble. Can't you learn to be a little more tolerant?"
This time, the Tianfeng Sect suffered a setback. Nearly half of their disciples were killed or injured before even entering the secret realm, which was already quite distressing.
Unfortunately, the people around me are all a handful.
Yang Shen looked at the devastation all around, his gaze lingering on the distant mountains and forests. "Let's head further away and avoid any conflict with them. We can also look for our junior sister; it's too dangerous for her to be alone in the secret realm."
Su Yuyuan: "Alright, let's go!"
After Yang Shen left with his sect's disciples, the Huan Yin Sect erupted in laughter. A female disciple, holding a spiritual plant in her hand, sneered, "The Tian Feng Sect has finally met its match! Seeing their humiliated state just now made me feel so happy!"
"Exactly! We've suffered so much over the years!"
Ji Xuan said, "Alright, you've vented your anger, so don't go too far. Let's hurry up and search for the treasure."
Qingyu looked around, frowned as she stared at the plain ahead, and said, "Don't go any further. Head towards the area where the sects are located, so we can help each other if something happens."
"What did you find?" Ji Xuan asked.
"I can't really explain it either." Qingyu pointed to the flat ground in the distance. "That place gives me a bit of an uncomfortable feeling. Just don't go there."
Ji Xuan knew the area perfectly well and couldn't figure out what was going on. "Okay, let's not go over there."
"No way, Senior Sister, I see no one over there. Maybe we can find some good treasures." A male disciple said with a face full of reluctance, "Can't we just draw a boundary line, go a little bit over there, and never go any further in?"
“Yes, I saw the glowing thing, but it would be a shame to take it back.” A female disciple pointed to the glowing spot, and everyone looked at it and saw that it did indeed seem to be emitting divine light, and they couldn’t help but feel a little tempted.
Ji Xuan looked at everyone with a troubled expression, knowing that they had risked entering the secret realm to obtain more cultivation resources. If she restricted them in this way, it would backfire and cause the team to lose heart.
Seeing her dilemma, Qingyu pondered for a moment and then said, "Then let those two stone pillars be the boundary. Neither of you can cross that line. Otherwise, if anything happens, you will have to bear the consequences yourselves!"
"Don't worry, what could possibly happen? Don't try to take it from me!" A male disciple flew off first, and the others followed suit, frantically plundering the spiritual treasures on the ground.
Looking at the backs of the group, Ji Xuan couldn't help but sigh, "Ever since I became the senior sister, I've almost forgotten what it feels like to search for treasure carefree."
Qingyu chuckled and said, "I'm here, Senior Sister. You can take a break from your responsibilities."
Upon hearing this, Ji Xuan was taken aback and reached out to pinch his cheek. "Good, my dear junior brother has grown up and is starting to know how to care for his senior sister."
"Aaaaaah, what is that?!"
"Help!"
The sudden cry for help startled the two, who quickly used their magical artifacts to flee forward. They saw two disciples ignoring their warnings and recklessly crossing the stone pillar.
At this moment, it seemed that something had entangled his lower body, dragging him down into the soil again and again. The other disciples rushed forward to pull him back, but they too sank into the soil in the same way.
"Help! Something is pulling me!"
"elder sister!"
Upon seeing this, a female disciple ran forward frantically, but Ji Xuan stopped her, saying, "Don't go any further!"
"Get away! I need to save my sister!" A female disciple shoved her aside, ignoring all advice, and rushed over with her magic weapon in hand.
"Song Xue, don't go!" Ji Xuan chased after her, trying to pull her back, but suddenly felt her feet tighten and she sank into the mud.
Everyone was shocked and ran back. Seeing this, Qingyu was very anxious. After thinking for a moment, she threw out a rope and shouted, "Senior sister, grab the rope quickly!"
"good!"
Ji Xuan reached out and grabbed the rope, looping it around Song Xue's body. She then shouted to Qing Yu in the distance, "The thing down there is a bit strange. You probably can't pull it up with just the two of you. Try pulling her up first!"
"Okay, hang in there!" Qing Yu pulled hard on the rope, starting a tug-of-war with the evil creature on the ground.
The others followed Qingyu's example, quickly taking out strips of cloth and ropes for the disciples stuck in the mud to grab onto, and pulling them up to the ground with all their might.
The noisy shouts from the Illusionary Sound Sect naturally alerted people from other sects, who all rushed towards them.
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