"Brother, you and your uncle have been in seclusion for many years, leaving the sect to me. I am walking on thin ice, fearing that I will bring the Falling Star Valley into a desperate situation.
It is better to be careful now, whether there are monks from other races who transform themselves into human monks and enter the 'Falling Star Valley', or they bribe human monks to sneak in.
If anything goes wrong, it will bring disaster to Falling Star Valley."
The old man in white nodded. It was understandable why he was called out from his retreat this time.
"Junior brother, I am sorry to trouble you. According to the arrangement of my uncle, I should not show up. This is also a hidden trump card.
By the way, has the Cangyu Clan confirmed to have joined forces with the other three alien races? Is your information reliable?"
“It’s basically true, although I can’t confirm it completely, but these four sects have secretly ambushed and killed our valley disciples several times.
I even heard that the disciples who were killed by them might have been secretly given to the Black Demon Clan in exchange for cultivation resources."
When the middle-aged man in green robe said this, there was anger on his face.
"Oh? They are actually secretly colluding with the Black Demon Clan. If we can get evidence, we don't even have to do anything. We just need to tell the Holy Demon Palace.
The Holy Demon Palace still has to maintain its reputation."
Although the old man in white was also extremely angry, his expression was much calmer than that of the middle-aged man in green robe.
“Of course I understand this, Junior Brother. I have gone out secretly a few times, but the other side also has Jindan masters watching us, so it is difficult to hide my every move from them.
In addition, the four sects secretly joined forces, and the news that they leaked to the outside world was that they coveted our sect's "Broken Star Fire Jade Vein". This is a robbery of immortal cultivation resources, which is a common occurrence in the immortal cultivation world.
It is not easy to interfere with the Holy Demon Palace, so I asked my senior brother to come out and see if there is any good plan. "
The middle-aged man in green robe said with a worried look on his face. The old man in white also fell silent after hearing this. After a long while, he spoke again.
"Junior brother, it is a bit reckless to go out alone. The other side has many Jindan masters. If you fall into the trap, you will be dead. Before doing such things in the future, you must inform Uncle and me.
Moreover, you only explored within a radius of 5,000 miles of the "Falling Star Valley", so there should be a certain degree of safety guarantee.
Even if Uncle-Master doesn't have the ability to teleport, after so many years of deployment, we have spared no expense to secretly arrange for small teleportation arrays in several direct sects and families in the four directions.
You just need to give the warning and we will arrive in two to three breaths. With your cultivation level, it will be difficult to kill you in such a short time unless the other party has a false infant monk to take action.
Moreover, I think it is almost impossible for the other party to have several Jindan cultivators sneak into the 5,000 miles of the "Falling Star Valley" without alerting the three of us.
Therefore, they only dare to use their spiritual sense to spy on you from a distance.
It would be best if my uncle-master and I didn't show up now. Firstly, there are seven Jindan cultivators in those four sects in total.
I have just advanced to the late Jindan stage. Although my uncle is a veteran late Jindan cultivator, he is already on the verge of breaking through the false infant stage and advancing.
But this alien sect you mentioned should have three late Jindan cultivators in total. We are no match for them at all.
Now, the other party still hasn't taken action despite being in a strong position. In fact, it is still related to the 'Holy Demon Palace'. The relationship between our human race and the 'Holy Demon Palace' has always been delicate.
Although it is said that many elders in the Holy Demon Palace have shown hostility towards the human race, generally speaking, they have not made it public.
Now it seems that as long as the 'Holy Demon Palace' does not express its attitude, it still plays a crucial deterrent role.
These alien races still had some concerns and did not dare to take action immediately.
This way, we have time. I need two to three years to consolidate my realm. Once my uncle succeeds in reaching the false infant stage, it doesn’t matter if the other party has three late Jindan cultivators.”
The old man in white said slowly. He was also helpless. He had seldom shown up, which was just a trump card. After years of seclusion, he had only entered the late stage of Jindan not long ago.
The fact that his uncle's cultivation level was not hidden was a direct deterrent to the outside world. Otherwise, if it was concealed, the other party's greed would be unstoppable for a sect like yours with only one mid-stage Jindan cultivator.
Then, the old man in white spoke again.
“But in this case, Junior Brother will need to bear the pressure for a while longer, so as to buy us some more time.
The master's uncle has been in seclusion all the time, and the outside world has been speculating about his true strength, so no one has dared to take action.
After my realm is consolidated, even if my uncle-master has not been promoted, by then, I should have no problem severely injuring one or two late-stage cultivators on the other side by self-destructing my golden elixir. It may even be possible to drag them down with me.
By then, with the strength of Master, he can completely crush the last late Jindan of the other party, and see who dares to covet the 'Falling Star Valley', hehehehe! ! "
When the old man in white finished speaking, he revealed a strange and cold smile, and the coldness on his face was extremely intense.
When the middle-aged man in green robe heard this, he felt a sense of sadness in his heart. Could it be that the "Falling Star Valley" left by the ancestors was going to fall into decline and disappear in their hands
He immediately thought of the previous topic and changed the subject.
“Brother, we haven’t reached that stage yet, there is still great hope for Uncle to advance to the False Infant stage.
By the way, senior brother, do you know what the relationship is between the 'Holy Demon Palace' and our human race? In the past, it was quite protective of our human race.
Back then, I asked Master, but he never told me. As the eldest senior brother, I think Master should have revealed something to you. I wonder if you can tell me a little bit, so that I can know the answer."
The old man in white looked at the middle-aged man in green robe quietly for a long time, and then he spoke when the middle-aged man in green robe looked a little hesitant.
"You asked me about this before, and you still don't believe what I said when I brought it up again today. I really don't know anything about this. However, now that you are in charge of the sect, I will tell you what I know and speculate. You must not tell anyone else what I say.
This is done without the permission of my uncle-master. I don't know if he will be angry, but I will explain it to him. If anyone else knows about it, I won't be able to protect you.
I say it again, now that you are the suzerain, I will tell you what I know."
The old man in white had a rare serious look on his face, which made the middle-aged man in green robe feel ashamed. He really didn't know what his senior brother had said before and had always been skeptical.
As the old man in white was speaking, he flicked his sleeves again, and a soundproof barrier enveloped the two of them. Although there was already a large formation in operation outside this cave, he was still worried.
“When I was by Master’s side, I once heard Master and Uncle Master say something cryptic while listening to their discussion.
"The appearance of the Black Demons is not a bad thing at all. At least the White Demons are taking care of the human race thanks to them!"
I still don't understand what this sentence means. I can only guess that the White Demon Clan treats human cultivators differently, which may have something to do with the Black Demon Clan. "
"Oh? It's related to the Dark Demon Clan. That's strange. The Dark Demon Clan and the human race are not friendly at all."
The middle-aged man in green robe then kept these words in mind, but the old man in white robe did not want to talk more about it, or perhaps he knew very little about it.
If he spoke out the other things he had speculated, it might affect the judgment of the middle-aged man in green robe. As the leader of a sect, a wrong judgment could easily destroy a sect.
“Let’s not talk about this matter. You just need to know that before the Holy Demon Palace makes a statement, other alien races should still be on the verge of testing.
Therefore, we still have some time, so let's wait and see what happens. On the other hand, we order our disciples to go out alone as little as possible."
The old man in white returned to the previous incident and talked about it.
The middle-aged man in green robe could only nod helplessly.
“Brother, we still need to recruit more disciples. Even independent cultivators from the human race can be used as pawns.
I plan to pick out a few of the most core elite disciples in the valley. If the worst happens in Falling Star Valley, we will do our best to send them out.
It is absolutely impossible to cut off the inheritance of 'Falling Star Valley'. Otherwise, even if we all die, we will not be able to face the founder of the sect again."
"Yes, Junior Brother is right. We don't have enough disciples now. And once a war breaks out, we don't know how many disciples will die before the worst result comes. So we should just recruit more pawns.
However, this time a disciple with natural spiritual roots appeared, which shows that those who depended on the sects and families also felt the crisis.
He didn't dare to keep the genius in the sect any longer and wanted to let him grow up as quickly as possible.
Hehe... However, all the disciples we recruit now need to be investigated in secret."
“Haha, please rest assured, Brother, these are the cultivators sent here by the surrounding sects and families.
Regardless of whether they are of direct bloodline or those who are fully guaranteed, I will make it very difficult for them to come into contact with the real core skills of 'Falling Star Valley' within three years.
Only those who fully believe will be given instruction and access to some of the core resources in the valley.
As for the rest of the people, depending on their performance, they can open up some of their skills little by little. After all, a vanguard will only fight for his life if he gives him some benefits.
Even if it is the girl from the Feng family with a natural spiritual root, I will send a message to Zhu Quanjing and the others and ask them to accept her as a disciple first, and not let her directly become a core disciple.
The more talented a person is, or the more ordinary their qualifications are, the more attention they need to pay at this time.
In addition, I will not let go of those who are suspicious. I will secretly place restrictions on them. If a war really breaks out, these people will become groups of puppets.
Even if they come here sincerely, we can only blame them for their bad luck."
The middle-aged man in green robe said with a grim expression.
At this time, Li Yan and the other six people who were heading into the valley were unaware that the decision made by two people in the deep valley behind them had determined their future.
The six of them and many new disciples who had just entered the valley became pawns that could be abandoned at will, or even puppets with empty shells.
Li Yan would not know that some of the confusing information he had discovered actually had its answers in the conversation between the two people in the deep valley behind.
For example: A second-rate sect that mainly relies on alchemy and refining equipment has cultivation resources that are not comparable to those of ordinary second-rate sects, and are often comparable to the wealth of a first-rate immortal cultivation sect. Then why does "Falling Star Valley" seem to be very poor
In addition, in his eyes, the leader of "Falling Star Valley" and the great elder should be cultivators of the same generation, brothers from the same sect...
Li Yan and his group followed Feng Yuanqi and moved quickly towards the depths of the valley.
A stone path that is only wide enough for four people to walk side by side winds through the valley, bypassing a jungle and arriving at another row of dense tree-lined mountain paths.
The tree-lined mountain path follows a stream through the forest and disappears into the valley farther away.
It took them about a quarter of an hour to walk like this. Although they were all young boys and girls, they were all cultivators. They walked briskly, and the road under their feet was quickly moving backwards.
Li Yan and his companions occasionally passed through a jungle, a relatively flat grassland, or a tree-lined path, and the scenery was also very beautiful.
This made the young men feel very happy, as if they were in spring.
After walking for fifteen or sixteen miles, Feng Qiyuan finally stopped on a hillside covered with colorful wild flowers.