"The Abyss of Darkness is unfathomable, with several gusts of wind blowing wildly inside, making it extremely dangerous. Is it worth it for a single medicinal herb?" Qian Sanxing muttered.
The high priest's gaze fell lightly on him, though it was indifferent, it was incredibly oppressive.
"It's worth it, of course it's worth it." Qian Sanxing immediately backed down and quickly answered his own question.
The high priest withdrew his gaze and looked at Yun Qingran, who was running towards him, his eyes showing a hint of affection.
Today she wore a light armor set, her hair was styled in a bun, and her skin was clear and snow-white without any makeup. She looked clean, neat, delicate, and cute, and everyone present instantly became her dad fans.
"I'm sorry I'm late." Yun Qingran, dressed in light armor, ran over and apologized breathlessly.
"It's nothing," the high priest said.
"Ranran, what are you doing here? It's so dangerous here, what if you fall in?" Pang Xi saw her and quickly stopped her.
It happened in the valley that someone was standing on the edge of the Abyss of Darkness and was swept away by the wind inside, leaving no trace of their body.
“I’ll go down with you to find the Abyss Bats.” Yun Qingran pointed to the Dark Abyss beside her.
"What? You want to come down with us?" Gao Muqing exclaimed.
"Mm." Yun Qingran nodded.
"Prepare, we will depart in a quarter of an hour," the high priest announced.
"High Priest, we can go down. Let's skip Ranran. She's a girl and doesn't know any martial arts. What would she do down there?" Qian Sanxing said readily.
"Qian Sanxing, when did you start showing compassion for girls?" The high priest looked at him meaningfully.
A group of ruthless killers seemed to suddenly change their ways when facing Yun Qingran.
"It's not pity, it's that I find her a nuisance," Qian Sanxing said, lowering his head against his will.
"Alright, that's enough. Get ready to go down." The high priest was the first to tie the rope around himself.
"Third Elder, Fourth Elder, Sixth Elder, don't worry, I can do it." Yun Qingran clenched her fist and said bravely.
"Don't be reckless. If you're in danger after you go down, just call us. We'll come and rescue you," Gao Muqing whispered to her as she moved closer.
"Okay, thank you, Sixth Elder." Yun Qingran winked and smiled at him.
"Master, you must be careful," Green Immortal warned Yun Qingran with great concern.
"Don't worry, your master is resilient and will definitely come back safe and sound." Yun Qingran nodded.
Everyone present was somewhat surprised to hear Green Immortal call Yun Qingran "Master".
Green Immortal was a man of temper, and because he was a physician and alchemist, he was usually fawned over by countless people, making him extremely arrogant. It was unexpected that he would actually take a young woman in her early twenties as his apprentice, and judging from her demeanor, she was quite attentive.
Eight people went down in total: the High Priest, Yun Qingran, Qian Sanxing, Pang Xi, Gao Muqing, and three cultists with exceptional lightness skills. Each person's rope was tied to a large tree, and five strong and incredibly powerful cultists helped lower each rope and pull it back.
After the eight people tied the ropes together, they arrived at the edge of the Abyss of Darkness. Looking at the abyss, which resembled the gaping maw of a giant beast, Yun Qingran's legs went weak.
"Down!" At the high priest's command, the group immediately jumped into the abyss.
Yun Qingran closed her eyes and jumped down. After falling several meters, the rope tightened. When she opened her eyes, all she saw was a vast, endless darkness.
"Hiss~" Yun Qingran swallowed hard, then quickly raised her head and stopped looking down.
The rope above slowly descended, and the eight people slowly fell downwards.
After descending more than ten feet, the wind grew stronger and more chaotic. The eight people were suspended in mid-air, feeling as if they had fallen into a washing machine, and soon they were extremely dizzy.
"Ugh~" Someone couldn't hold back any longer and vomited.
"With such strong winds, can any living creature survive here?" Pang Xi's voice drifted over faintly.
Yun Qingran was also skeptical. The geographical environment was too harsh. Could there really be abyssal bats?
She swung with all her might, landing on the cliff face, where she grabbed a protruding rock and managed to steady herself.
"Everyone, the wind is a little less strong on the cliff face," Yun Qingran shouted.
Hearing her voice, the others quickly followed her and swung onto the rock face.
"High Priest, should we continue down? The wind is already so strong here; if we keep going down, the wind will definitely get stronger," Gao Muqing asked Jing Hongying loudly.
Jinghongying looked at Yun Qingran, who was climbing down the rock face.
“Continue,” Jinghongying replied to Gao Muqing.
Upon hearing the response, Gao Muqing continued reading with a bitter expression.
They descended another seven or eight zhang, and the wind grew stronger and stronger. Yun Qingran could only cling tightly to the wall to avoid being blown away by the wind, and it was difficult to go any further.
Jinghongying swam to Yun Qingran's side and said to her, "You stay here and don't move. Let's continue."
"Okay." Yun Qingran didn't try to be brave. She didn't have any internal energy, so she shouldn't be too reckless on this precipice.
Jinghongying led the other six people to continue down.
Yun Qingran clung tightly to the wall like a quail, minimizing the area exposed to the wind.
She didn't know how much time had passed when she saw the other seven ropes start to shake violently. Judging from the trajectory of the ropes, they seemed to be frantically flying around in the air.
"Oh no, they're in danger." Yun Qingran looked at the ropes with a grave expression.
After a while, one of the ropes stopped shaking violently and swayed gently in the wind. It was clear that the owner of the rope had lost consciousness and could only swing with the wind.
Yun Qingran looked at the rope with great concern. There must be danger below. Should she go down to rescue them?
After hesitating for a few minutes, she started scrolling down. They had encountered danger while helping her find the Abyssal Bats, and she couldn't abandon them.
They slid down another ten or so feet with difficulty. Suddenly the wind subsided a lot, but the place was so dark that it was as if ink had been poured into it, and they couldn't see their fingers in front of their faces.
Yun Qingran took out a luminous pearl from her small bag. She had taken it from the tomb of King Fulu at Red Dragon Peak.
She wove a small pouch for holding red eggs for the Dragon Boat Festival, placed the luminous pearl inside, and then wore it around her neck. The soft light dispelled the surrounding darkness, bringing her a sense of peace.
"Senior Jinghong, Third Elder, Fourth Elder, Sixth Elder, are you there?" Yun Qingran shouted loudly, holding up the luminous pearl.
"Ranran, don't shout." Qian Sanxing's voice came through, and he reminded her immediately.
"Huh?" Yun Qingran didn't understand what he meant, but the next second she knew why. A huge swarm of bats flew towards her from all directions.
In the candlelight, you could see the sharp teeth protruding from their mouths, gleaming coldly.
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