Deep in the Cangyan Valley.
Jiang Yuebai and his group took advantage of the night to pass through the outer maze and arrived at the entrance of the secret realm. The teams from various sects had basically assembled and were queuing up to check their tokens.
There are reddish-brown mountains all around, with sparse vegetation and rugged rocks, except for the open area in front of you.
Eighteen stone pillars, full of traces of time, stand tall, with ancient runes engraved on them, which are very mysterious.
Jiang Yuebai looked up and felt that there seemed to be someone sitting cross-legged on top of the stone pillar. The heat waves in the sky blocked his spiritual consciousness and vision, making it difficult to see clearly.
"Junior Sister Jiang."
Zheng Chong, who looked to be in his twenties and had an ordinary appearance, walked up to Jiang Yuebai.
"Junior sister, this is your first time entering a secret realm and you have undertaken such an important mission. Allow me to remind you a little bit."
Jiang Yuebai said calmly, "Please give me some advice, Senior Brother Zheng."
Zheng Chong said, "Although our Tianyan Sect is as powerful as Guiyuan Sword Sect and Jingangtai, in the secret realm, the disciples of other sects still do not take our disciples seriously, especially the disciples of Baiyang Sect, Chixiao Sect, and Eclipse Sect. There have been many frictions with our disciples in the past few months. Junior Sister Jiang, please be more careful when you see them."
"Go away, stop destroying your own prestige. Junior sister, don't listen to him. Follow us closely after you go in, and we will protect you."
When Gu Liu came over, Zheng Chong felt bored and shook his head and stepped aside.
"Don't be afraid, Junior Sister Jiang. As long as we work together and don't get left alone, there is nothing to be afraid of in the secret realm."
Jiang Yuebai adheres to the principle of talking less, listening more and watching more when he is outside, and patiently listened to what Gu Liu said.
Not long after, Yu Qiuchi came back with the checked token and asked everyone to follow her in.
Zheng Chong and Gu Liu followed behind Yu Qiuchi, while Jiang Yuebai ran to Yun Shang and Ge Yuchan.
"Have you ever dealt with either of them?"
Both of them shook their heads, and Jiang Yuebai said no more.
Yun Shang looked at Yu Qiuchi's back from time to time, feeling a little uncomfortable. "It must be her again. She deliberately arranged for me to work under her. I hate her!"
Jiang Yuebai didn't listen to what Yun Shang said. He looked at the team in front and recalled what Lu Nanzhi said.
The disciples of the Eclipse Sect wear red robes, those of the Scarlet Sky Sect wear purple robes, and those of the Hundred Yang Sect wear dark red clothes. These three sects all prefer fire magic and focus on refining weapons. The disciples of the Spiritual Crane Sect have crane patterns on their clothes, and the Yuling Sect is more casual, but they are all beast tamers with spirit beast bags hanging around their waists.
The Feihua Sect is composed of all beautiful female practitioners, the Liuyun Sect disciples carry spiritual water gourds with them, and the Qianfu Sect members have red talismans painted on the back of their yellow robes, and the outer robes are spiritual talismans.
All the monks on the Vajra Platform carry sticks. I already knew the Guiyuan Sword Sect, and the other sects also have their own characteristics and are easy to identify.
As the teams entered one after another, Jiang Yuebai's eyes lit up.
Stranger!
To the west of Wuzhou, across the Chiyang Mountains, is the Huoyu Kingdom, the closest alien country to the three continents of the Central Plains.
At this time, there were many strange people with bird wings on their backs and thick and wide feet. They were carrying heavy supplies and lined up to follow the foundation-building monks from various sects into the center of the stone pillar. As the formation was activated, they disappeared.
Seeing Jiang Yuebai's curiosity, Ge Yuchan explained in a low voice, "These are the Feather Tribe aliens enslaved by the Eclipse Sect. Ordinary storage bags only have a space of ten feet square, and many large and special materials still need to be transported by manpower. Now an outpost camp is being built outside the secret realm, and these aliens have been doing the hard labor."
"They are so pitiful." Yun Shang whispered.
Jiang Yuebai frowned slightly. Those strange people had rune rings around their necks. There were young men as well as women, children, the elderly and the young. All of them looked tired and miserable. Their shoulders were bruised by the materials and they moved with difficulty.
"Hurry up, hurry up, do you want to be whipped for dawdling?"
There were also disciples of the Eclipse Sect nearby, cracking whips to drive them away.
Jiang Yuebai looked around. Most people seemed indifferent and used to it, but some showed reluctance and sympathy. Perhaps they were young disciples like her who were seeing such a scene for the first time.
Maybe one day, she will become one of those people who are no longer surprised by this. If you think about it carefully, it’s really sad!
But she had no power to change anything, she could only... not let herself be the one who cracked the whip.
"It's our turn."
Yu Qiuchi asked everyone to wait inside the stone pillar while she went to the side to draw lots. Zhuo Qingfeng and his group also came in with them. Both sides nodded to each other without saying much.
The strangers carrying supplies gradually walked behind the crowd.
A strange girl who looked about fourteen or fifteen years old suddenly fell down in front of everyone.
"You are so clumsy and are courting death!"
Bang!
When the whip came, the alien girl trembled all over and resisted tightly.
The whip had not yet fallen and was caught in Jiang Yuebai's hand.
"I'm still standing here. Aren't you afraid of hitting me when you whip me?"
The Eclipse Sect disciple apologized awkwardly, and Jiang Yuebai reached out to pull up the strange girl, "Go to the back."
"Xiaoque, are you okay?"
The strange girl shook her head and secretly looked at Jiang Yuebai's back with envy in her eyes.
Yu Qiuchi and the captains of several other teams came back after drawing lots, and spiritual energy surged in the disc-shaped talisman formation under their feet.
After a moment of distraction, when they looked again, everyone was already in the secret realm.
There is no scorching sun overhead, but the red clouds are like fire, scorching the earth.
They were now on high ground, and all they could see was still thousands of miles of barren land, rugged rocks, and overlapping mountains.
The magnificent canyon, created by nature, twists and turns like an unruly python, crawling in the flames, majestic and vigorous.
Not far away, the clinking sound of cutting rocks echoed in the valley. A large number of aliens were standing on the cliffs, building an outpost camp.
"Everyone, take a fire-proof pill, and then apply the eighth-grade Qingxin Talisman. Remember to change it at any time. The fire here carries evil spirits, so be careful."
Yu Qiuchi reminded her and glanced at Yunshang.
Zheng Chong and Gu Liu took the pills as soon as they came in. Ge Yuchan handed the pills to Jiang Yuebai, who patted his storage bag and said, "I have it."
After taking the Fire-Repelling Pill, the feeling of heat in the body was relieved. Jiang Yuebai then activated an eighth-grade Heart-Clearing Talisman and slapped it on his chest.
The talisman light swept across the body, leaving a faint halo, isolating the heat wave, and the tightness, heat and pain in the skin were greatly reduced.
The teams that had just arrived gathered together, and the aliens formed a long line and walked like ants towards the outpost camp that was being built ahead.
Yu Qiuchi distributed the jade talismans used for leaving to several people, and specifically told Jiang Yuebai: "Each time the secret realm formation is opened, it consumes the power of eighteen Yuanying Zhenjun, so it will only be opened once every seven days. Use the jade talismans to take people out. The area around the camp is safe now. There is no need to worry because the formation is protecting it."
"Once the formation is successfully deployed and the rules are stabilized, we can build a permanent entrance and exit, so our mission is extremely important."
Gu Liu said, "Senior Sister Yu, please see what lot we drew first."
Yu Qiuchi set up a soundproof array and took out the jade bead he had obtained before coming in. After sensing it, his expression changed slightly.
"It's a real sign, the Northern Panshe Valley."
Zheng Chong's expression was stern. "It's so far! Panshe Valley is the territory of the Red Line Dragon. We have to pass the Ten Thousand Beasts Tomb, Broken Heart Slope and the Blood River. It was only discovered seven days ago. It is also the farthest point that Cangyan Land can explore at present."
Gu Liu's face was filled with horror. "We are so unlucky."
Yu Qiuchi glanced at Yun Shang with worry in his eyes.
"Since you have drawn this lot, you must complete the task. If the formation cannot be set up because of us, everyone will be punished."
Jiang Yuebai saw that Ge Yuchan looked normal and Yun Shang was actually a little excited, but he himself didn't feel anything.
The three of them are typical young people who are not afraid of tigers!
"I can't fly in the secret realm for the time being. The journey is long, so we should set off early. I will lead the goose formation, Jiang Yuebai, you will be behind me on the right, Ge Yuchan will be behind me on the left, Gu Liu and Zheng Chong will be at the back, Yun Shang... you will follow behind me, in the middle."
Yun Shang frowned unhappily. Zheng Chong wanted to speak, but Gu Liu pulled him back. He could only glance at Yun Shang with a displeased look.
After checking their equipment, the group immediately went deep into the canyon below.
At that time, at the Tianyan Sect camp.
Li Jiuchuan invited Qingnangzi into his tent for tea and asked about the casualties during the recent exploration of the secret realm.
Xie Jingshan limped into the medical tent and lay down on the straw mat.
"Huai Xi, come and see me. My legs and body aches. I must be seriously ill. I need to stay here to recuperate for a month."
Shen Huaixi's eyes flashed slightly as he removed the last bit of fire poison from his wounded subordinate. He wiped his hands with a rag, walked to Xie Jingshan and glanced at him.
"Your body is stronger than that of the monks at the Vajra Platform. If you want to shirk your responsibilities, just say so."
Xie Jingshan gave a scoundrelly smile and rested his head on his arms.
"They were jealous of my fighting ability and sued me. True Man Qing Huan said she saw that I had a headache, so I had no choice but to come to you. Go ahead and do your work, don't worry about me."
Shen Huaixi shook his head and continued to work.
Xie Jingshan closed his eyes and remained calm.
There are more to come, don't worry
(End of this chapter)