Fang Yun looked grief-stricken and remorseful, tears welling up in her eyes. "Ten years ago! My father has been here for ten years."
Fang Yun then spoke while shedding tears, “My father was very excited when he received the news. He excitedly told me that once he entered the secret realm, he could find the medicinal materials needed to cure my mother.”
"However, ten years have passed, and we have not waited for his return. So I secretly left the Lingdan Sect and found Qi Cheng to come to the City That Never Sleeps together."
Although Wei Qinghe was also curious about Qi Cheng and Fang Yun's relationship, the matter at hand was the most important.
"Ten years ago! So alchemists have been coming in over the past ten years."
Ten years is not a long time, but the fact that so many people have entered the ranks of alchemists and never come out is probably directly related to the secret realm.
“That’s true. We’ve encountered many alchemists along the way, and even seen some of their physical bodies. Here, we need just like ordinary people—three meals a day and enough rest…” Qi Cheng said.
"Master, you and Junior Sister shouldn't have come."
When Qi Cheng first saw Wei Qinghe and Daoist Hongqi, he was so happy that he burst into tears. But now he felt that the two of them shouldn't have come here at all.
He was willing to stay with Fang Yun, even if it meant never being able to leave.
I can't let my master and junior sister get into trouble.
"Junior Sister, you are proficient in formations. Hurry up and see if you can teleport out."
Looking at his complex and desperate expression, Wei Qinghe sighed softly.
"Fifth Brother, since I promised Master I would come to find you, I must take you back with me. You and your sister-in-law should rest for a while, and leave the rest to Master and me."
Hongqi Daozun, with his fiery temper, almost slapped Qi Cheng on the forehead again.
"Stop talking nonsense. Listen to your junior sister. You and Yun'er rest first. Your master will protect you from the side."
They came here looking for someone, and now that they've found the person, they're going to take them back.
Fang Yun was deeply moved. She had dragged Qi Cheng into this mess, but Qi Cheng's master and junior sister, who had come to find him, not only didn't blame her, but also wanted to take her away with them.
Such unity and friendship are rare in the Lingdan Sect.
Even if someone in the Spirit Pill Sect knows she's been missing for a long time, no one will ever look for her.
Qi Cheng pulled her to lean against a big tree and closed her eyes. Their fingers were intertwined, and she felt very safe and at ease, so she slowly closed her eyes as well.
As Hongqi Daozun spoke, he suddenly remembered the yellow talisman given to him by the city lord. He leaned closer to Wei Qinghe and whispered, "Qinghe, do you think that yellow talisman is useful? Do Qi Cheng and the others have one?"
Wei Qinghe glanced at the two resting people. "Master, that's not important. My sister-in-law came to find her father, and she should also be looking for medicinal herbs to treat her mother. She won't go back empty-handed."
This secret realm is so strange; now that she's here, she definitely needs to figure it out before she can leave.
Otherwise, even if she really leaves, there will still be more alchemists who can't resist the temptation to come in.
If it's really just about gathering herbs and cultivating in sacred places, then it's fine. But if it involves sending people to their deaths, then that's not good.
Alchemists on the Tianyuan Continent cannot withstand such torment.
I'm afraid someone is deliberately trying to harm the alchemist.
Wei Qinghe raised her hand, and the paper cranes flew back one after another. After reading them with her divine sense, Wei Qinghe knew the surrounding terrain.
"There is a tower not far from here. There seems to be very pure spiritual energy fluctuations inside the tower."
Hongqi Daozun blinked in surprise, "Could that tower be the so-called holy land?"
"If there really is a sacred place for cultivation, that would be alright. The surge of magical beasts shouldn't happen all the time. Once the alchemists find that sacred place, the cultivators will definitely be reluctant to leave."
Wei Qinghe gently shook her head, "I'm afraid things aren't that simple."
"Although monster swarms don't happen often, the monsters in the monster swarm we just experienced were very strange. They were either being controlled by humans and going berserk, or something had happened that caused them to go berserk."
Hongqi Daozun had no objection to this, and he was also troubled by this problem.
"Using the excuse that the city lord needs beauty pills, and then using the secret realm and holy land as bait to lure the alchemists in..."
"Qinghe, do you think Yun's father is still alive?"
A husband who loved his wife so much disappeared for ten years. If he were alive, he would be thinking about how to go home every day.
Wei Qinghe hesitated for a moment and said, "I really don't know. Master, you stay here and protect Fifth Senior Brother and Sister-in-law. I'll go over there and take a look."
“No, you can’t go alone.” Daoist Hongqi immediately objected, making a move to go with Wei Qinghe.
Wei Qinghe looked at Daoist Hongqi with a wry smile, "Master, if you come with me, what will happen to Fifth Senior Brother and Sister-in-law?"
Hongqi Daozun then remembered that Qi Cheng and Fang Yun were resting.
Wei Qinghe handed a paper crane to Daoist Hongqi, saying, "Master, I'm only going there now to check things out first. I won't rush in rashly. This paper crane will guide you. Once Fifth Senior Brother and the others have settled in, just come find me."
After saying that, Wei Qinghe, still feeling uneasy, took out some special talismans and handed them to Daoist Hongqi.
Helpless, Daoist Hongqi could only repeatedly instruct Wei Qinghe to go alone.
Both sides are flesh and blood. Wei Qinghe is a sword cultivator and can withstand some of the pressure. I believe that with Wei Qinghe's abilities...
Given Wei Qinghe's personality, he wouldn't act impulsively.
Wei Qinghe passed through the dense forest, and the spiritual energy ahead was noticeably more abundant.
An ancient and solemn five-story pagoda finally came into view, its body emitting a faint glow that made one want to get closer.
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