Fierce Wind Gorge.
The land was barren for thousands of miles, and the sight was desolate. The rocks were dark red and bare, with only a few dry weeds growing in the cracks of the rocks in the shade.
The scorching sun was burning the earth, and the heat waves distorted the vision. The Qigong practitioners all around were sweating profusely, pulling at their clothes and fanning themselves with their hands, secretly cursing this rotten place.
Jiang Yuebai came out of the teleportation array, recalling the strange feeling he had just had.
She was wearing a seventh-grade water-attribute robe, feeling cool all over, as she walked out of the canyon.
Looking through the heat waves, you can see the earth-brown buildings built against the mountain. Different from the fairy-like pavilions of the Tianyan Sect, the Eclipse Sect gives people a primitive, rough and wild atmosphere.
The monks flying in the sky were either riding swords or beasts, and there were also some strange flying magical instruments, leaving traces of light, making the scene extremely lively.
Various sects and schools have set up camps and raised flags in the open area outside Liefeng Gorge.
The colorful halos of the large formation were connected into a piece, and various kinds of banners fluttered in the wind, with surging momentum, giving Jiang Yuebai a feeling of marching and fighting.
Seeing the spiritual flag of Tianyan Sect from afar, Jiang Yuebai walked down the mountain and entered the camp.
The disciples of various sects who were interacting with each other seemed to be friendly and nodded to each other when they met, but in fact, there were undercurrents.
Jiang Yuebai noticed several malicious gazes staring at her storage bag and the cold jade pendant.
She walked forward calmly, took off the faceless mask in an empty place to restore her original appearance, found the token of Tianyan Sect's direct disciple and held it in her palm.
There were constant quarrels in front of the central camp checkpoint.
Several Qi-training disciples from the Eclipse Sect, dressed in scarlet clothing, surrounded a dozen Qi-training disciples from the Tianyan Sect and the Liuyun Sect and refused to let them leave.
"Everyone, I, the Eclipse Sect, am responsible for the security of the camp. It is only right for us to check the belongings you carry. If the evil cultivators of the Three Origins Sect sneak into the camp, we will not be able to bear the consequences if something goes wrong."
"You are not checking the items, you are clearly taking the opportunity to rob!"
The one who spoke was an outer male disciple of the Tianyan Sect. The disciples of the Eclipse Sect did not give him any face and intentionally or unintentionally glanced at the bearded monk who was resting with his eyes closed in the tent not far away.
"We have the right to detain and inspect any items that are related to evil ways. Once Uncle Liu has verified that they are correct, we will return them to you when you leave."
It sounds high-sounding, but in fact everyone knows that entering the secret realm is very risky. How many people can escape unscathed? If someone dies in the secret realm, the things will fall into their pockets.
"Then check me too."
A slender hand holding a storage bag and a jade token was handed to the leading male disciple of the Eclipse Sect. He was about to take it, but suddenly saw the appearance of the token, trembled all over, and stepped back in panic.
That was the order for Tianyan Sect's direct disciples. When several Tianyan Sect disciples found out that it was Jiang Yuebai, they were delighted and bowed.
"Greetings, Uncle Jiang."
Jiang Yuebai hummed calmly and stood in front of everyone, "Why, you won't check mine?"
"The people below don't know the rules, please don't blame me, Junior Sister."
A rough male voice was heard, and the bearded monk who had been sitting in the tent walked over quickly and kicked over the leading male monk who had been arrogant just now.
"If you can't even handle this, get out of here. My name is Liu Yanming. May I ask which disciple of the Tianyan Sect's True Lord you are?"
"You are blind. This is our Jiuchuan Zhenjun's only disciple, Uncle Jiang Yuebai."
The outer male disciple behind him was showing off his power. Jiang Yuebai glared at him and the other party shut up in disappointment.
Liu Yanming was horrified. Li Jiuchuan had been in the limelight in the past few months and no one could match him. He couldn't afford to offend his direct disciple.
"It's my duty. Please don't blame me, Junior Sister Jiang. The token is correct. I will let them pass right away."
The obstacles at the checkpoint were removed, Jiang Yuebai glanced at everyone, and left alone without saying a word.
Everyone cheered. Several disciples of Liuyun Sect admired Jiang Yuebai's grace and elegance. Seeing that she was already a foundation-building cultivator at a young age, they all asked the disciples of Tianyan Sect about Jiang Yuebai's origins.
Liu Yanming also heard it, and sneered as he watched Jiang Yuebai walk away, "You little girl, who is still wet behind the ears and has no idea of the ways of the world, will die in the secret realm sooner or later."
This group of independent cultivators were not like the sect disciples. They did not quarrel or argue. Instead, each of them stuffed some spirit stones into the hands of the Eclipse Sect disciples and passed the test smoothly.
Jiang Yuebai walked all the way to the Tianyan Sect camp and learned from the passing cultivators that because the Cangyan Land was opened and spiritual energy was overflowing, there were frequent beast waves in the surrounding area.
The purpose of recruiting Qi-cultivating monks is to resist the beast tide. The main task of the foundation-building monks at present is still to clear out the monsters and evil spirits in the secret realm.
After checking the token, Jiang Yuebai was taken directly to the outside of the main tent. The tent was shrouded in a light array, making it impossible to detect and no sound could be heard.
"True Lord Jiuchuan, True Lord Fuyi and other True Lords from other sects are discussing important matters. Uncle Jiang, please wait for a moment."
"Is Master Fuyi here too?"
Jiang Yuebai thought that only his master and True Lord Canghuo were stationed here from the Tianyan Sect.
"Yeah, he just arrived the day before yesterday."
Jiang Yuebai waited for a while. As the sun set, the heat gradually subsided. She saw many Qi training disciples coming back from the camp entrance one after another, walking together. Their bodies were stained with blood and traces of fighting, and they talked tiredly but excitedly.
“… It was really fun to follow Senior Sister Lu to kill monsters today. Her Canglang Sword Technique suppressed the monsters so much that they couldn’t even use their magic. We just went up and killed them. There was no pressure at all.”
"That's great of you. Our team is following Xie Jingshan... Alas..."
"Needless to say, looking at the wounds on all of you, I know you've worked hard."
"That guy is out of his mind. The wind helps the fire. In a place like this, the wind-based sword technique is the worst. Although he managed to turn the tide and kill the monsters in the end, look at what he burned for us."
"Haha, I understand. He has just touched the threshold of Wind Chasing Sword Intent, so naturally he needs to try it more in battle. I will switch with you tomorrow."
After the group of people walked away, Jiang Yuebai saw Lu Nanzhi, Xie Jingshan and Song Zhiang coming back together.
Lu Nanzhi looked tired, while Xie Jingshan's eyes were full of excitement. He put his arm around Song Zhiang's shoulder and kept talking.
"Brother Song, you didn't see how I killed so many people today. I was so majestic and awesome that those junior brothers and sisters were so frightened that they turned pale and couldn't suppress their admiration and respect for me."
Song Zhiang tried to speak several times but was interrupted.
"Anan!" Jiang Yuebai waved his hand.
The three of them looked up at Jiang Yuebai at the same time, and Lu Nanzhi smiled, "Xiaobai!"
Xie Jingshan pressed his chest, "Build...Build the foundation!!"
Song Zhiang was struck by lightning, he stood there in a daze with his eyes wide open, then he gritted his teeth and spat, "Damn it!"
"Congratulations, Xiaobai. Would you like to come to my tent and sit for a while?" Lu Nanzhi invited.
Jiang Yuebai glanced at the main camp, not knowing when to finish the conversation, and nodded: "Okay, tell me about your recent experiences, and Shen..."
Lu Nanzhi's eyes flickered slightly, and he pulled Jiang Yuebai back to the tent while saying, "There's nothing wrong with him. He has been at the medical camp, helping the wounded with other medical practitioners. He's been very busy and doing his best."
"Have you seen Yun Shang, Ge Yuchan and the others?"
"They have entered the secret realm and should be back soon. I heard that they will set up a formation to stabilize the secret realm's laws. Master Fuyi is here for this. You will most likely be sent to the secret realm to help set up the formation points. Unfortunately, I haven't established my foundation yet, so I can't accompany you."
"You are only a little bit away from building your foundation, right?"
"Yeah, it's almost there..."
I would like to thank Soy Sauce 0 Feifei for his hard work in drawing the fanart, it is really awesome!!
That's all for today, see you tomorrow~
In addition: Let me take stock of the accounts. I still owe Alliance Leader Kanzaki 6 chapters. The cumulative reward is 10,000 for 1 chapter, and 200 monthly tickets for 1 chapter, for a total of 8 chapters.
The road to repaying debt is long...
(End of this chapter)