111: Chapter 111: In the Valley of Ten Thousand Spirits

"This is the map, and it is a sensory Magical Artifact left behind by the Seniors of our Tianjian Sect. Back then, they paid a heavy price to set up a sensory Formation in the valley. Relying on this, we can find the correct direction in the thick fog."

Xiao Yuan took the jade plate, looked at it, and returned it to him. "Understood. Let us go in."

Yun Feiyang nodded and walked into the fog first. As for the remaining Qi Condensation Stage Cultivators, they were left outside.

It was not that they were forbidden from entering, but rather that Wanling Valley was fraught with danger, being even slightly more terrifying than the Secret Realm. Yun Feiyang did not want his Disciples to take risks.

Xiao Yuan and the others did not have this scruple, and the group of six quickly followed. Yun Feiyang did not say anything; with Xiao Yuan around, their group of six truly did not need to worry about encountering too much danger!

As soon as they stepped into the fog, the scenery before their eyes changed instantly.

All around was a vast expanse of white, making it impossible to distinguish directions. Clearly, behind them was the direction they had come from, but when they looked back, there was only fog left.

"Follow closely behind me." Yun Feiyang's voice came from ahead.

Holding Su Li's hand, Xiao Yuan closely followed behind Yun Feiyang.

The group moved forward in silence.

They had not walked for long before Xiao Yuan suddenly stopped in his tracks.

"What is wrong?" Su Li asked.

Xiao Yuan pointed to the side, where a skeleton was half-buried in the soil, revealing only half of a skull.

Everyone followed his finger and immediately gasped in cold air.

It was not just one!

Scattered around, there were unexpectedly twenty or thirty skeletons!

Some were sitting cross-legged, some were prone, and some even maintained a struggling posture.

The Spiritual Artifacts beside them had long weathered away, shattering at the slightest touch.

The Storage Pouches had also rotted into fragments, and the items inside were scattered all over the ground, but they had likewise completely weathered away.

"These... were they all trapped to death in the fog?" Ye Qingcen's voice trembled.

Yun Feiyang nodded and sighed, "Every time the Secret Realm opens, I do not know how many people come in to search for treasures, only to stay here forever in the end."

Xiao Yuan looked silently at those skeletons, a wave of emotion welling up in his heart.

The path of cultivation was fraught with danger at every step. One careless mistake would lead to complete damnation.

"Let us go." He said softly.

The group continued moving forward.

Three days later.

When Yun Feiyang said "We have arrived," Xiao Yuan raised his head, and his entire body froze.

Ahead was a huge space. Rather than calling it a valley, it was more like a basin, and furthermore, mountains crisscrossed within it, forming several sub-valleys.

Sunlight spilled down from above, shining into the valley and reflecting a brilliant radiance.

That is...

Spirit Medicine!

Spirit Medicine covered the entire mountains and plains!

Five-hundred-year ginseng grew everywhere like weeds!

Thousand-year ganoderma were densely packed together on a dead tree!

There were also all kinds of unnamed Spirit Medicine covering the entire valley!

"This... this..." Ye Qingcen opened her mouth wide, unable to speak a complete sentence.

Su Ruotong was also stunned, her eyes filled with shock.

Although Yun Feiyang was mentally prepared, seeing it with his own eyes, he still could not help taking a deep breath.

Xiao Yuan's eyes widened completely.

He took a deep breath, suppressed the excitement in his heart, and swept his gaze around.

"Do not celebrate too early," he said in a deep voice, "This place has danger."

Everyone froze and looked in the direction of his gaze.

In the distance, several massive figures were wandering about.

Those were Yao Beasts!

Second-tier Yao Beasts! At least five or six of them!

Deeper inside, a terrifying aura faintly emanated, making one's heart palpitate.

Xiao Yuan narrowed his eyes.

Wanling Valley was indeed not that simple.

The Spirit Medicine here was easy to harvest, but the Yao Beasts were also not easy to deal with. If they only focused on gathering Spirit Medicine, they would probably end up as food on the Yao Beasts' plates!

Just as the twelve people stepped into Wanling Valley and wanted to carefully appreciate the Spirit Medicine covering the ground, a low roar came from the distance.

"Roar——!"

Those five second-tier Yao Beasts raised their heads simultaneously, their crimson eyes staring straight over!

"Damn it, they found us!" a Tianjian Sect Disciple exclaimed.

Yun Feiyang's expression changed, and he quickly drew his long sword. "Prepare for battle!"

Before his voice faded, those five Yao Beasts had already charged over!

One Late Stage second-tier golden-haired giant ape, two Middle Stage second-tier iron-backed Yao wolves, and two Early Stage second-tier colorful giant pythons!

Immediately following, a dozen more Yao Beasts surged out from all directions!

"Why are there so many?!" Ye Qingcen was so scared her face turned pale.

Xiao Yuan glanced over and understood the situation.

Fifteen Yao Beasts, all of them second-tier!

The weakest were Early Stage second-tier, and the strongest were Late Stage second-tier! But there was no Peak second-tier—presumably those of the Golden Scaled Snake King level were all deeper inside.

"Do not panic!" He shouted loudly, waved his hand, and twelve streams of light flew out!

Formation Flags!

The Five Elements Upside-Down Heaven-Confusing Execution Formation was instantly set up!

A five-colored light barrier enveloped a radius of a hundred zhang, trapping all fifteen Yao Beasts within it!

"Attack!" At Xiao Yuan's command, he rushed in first!

His figure was like lightning, instantly appearing in front of an iron-backed Yao wolf, and he threw a punch!

Boom!

That Yao wolf let out a miserable scream, flew backward, slammed into the cliff face, and died on the spot!

"Burning Blood Fierce Flame Burst!"

With another punch, he struck the head of the other Yao wolf, directly blowing it apart!

Yun Feiyang and the others watched with boiling blood, and they also rushed into the Formation one after another, cooperating with the Formation to slaughter the Yao Beasts!

Su Ruotong's long sword was like a rainbow, slicing off a giant python's vital spot with a single sword stroke!

Although Ye Qingcen was shaking with fear, under the cover of the Formation, she also successfully finished off an injured Yao Beast!

Su Li's swordsmanship was ruthless, with every move lethal, and she killed one as well!

Although the two women's cultivation was at the Half-step Foundation Establishment stage, due to the Formation's suppression and attacks, it allowed them to take advantage of the situation!

Those Foundation Establishment Cultivators from the Tianjian Sect were not to be outdone either, each displaying their methods and cooperating with the Formation to besiege the Yao Beasts!

For a time, miserable screams rose and fell one after another, and flesh and blood flew everywhere!

In less than half an hour, all fifteen Yao Beasts were completely wiped out!

Xiao Yuan flicked the blood off his hands and withdrew the Formation Flags.

Yun Feiyang sat heavily on the ground, panting heavily, but his face was filled with excitement. "Fellow Daoist Xiao, your Formation... is too awesome!"

Lin Qingxue was also panting, and the look she directed at Xiao Yuan carried a hint of admiration. "If not for you, even if we could win, we would have paid a heavy price."

Their hearts were filled with relief; if the six of them had come over, they probably would have lost their lives here by now.

Xiao Yuan smiled without speaking and began to pack up the Yao Beast corpses.

Second-tier Yao Beasts were treasures from head to toe and could not be wasted.

After packing up the spoils of war, everyone could finally pick Spirit Medicine with peace of mind.

With this gathering, everyone went crazy!

"Damn it! Five-hundred-year Purple Heart Grass!"

"A seven-hundred-year ginseng!"

"This is... a thousand-year ganoderma?!"

Ye Qingcen hugged a thousand-year ganoderma, grinning from ear to ear.

Although Su Ruotong was reserved, her hand movements were not slow at all, frantically stuffing Spirit Medicine into her Storage Pouch.

Those Disciples of the Tianjian Sect were even more like locusts crossing the border, harvesting every medicine they saw, wishing they could scrape off a layer of the ground itself.

Xiao Yuan was the calmest of all.

While gathering, he used the creation cauldron to sense.

Below a hundred years? He did not want them. In his creation cauldron, even the lowest age was three hundred years; he truly looked down on those of a mere hundred years.