352: arrival

According to Qi Chuan, counting the three of them, the number of people entering the Ruins who are in the Foundation Establishment Realm is likely ten.

The other seven people are divided into three groups. Two are Disciples of the Azure Origin Sect, three are Loose Cultivators, and the remaining two have unknown identities, likely from other major domains.

Among these three groups, their biggest competitors are naturally the two Immortal Sect Disciples, followed by the two from other major domains. As for the three Loose Cultivators, they formed temporarily and came together for profit. Even if they don't make a move, they are likely to fall into internal conflict.

Qi Chuan didn't know much either.

After all, the Ruins had just appeared and were covered by a formation. Only by entering could they learn the specific information.

What he knew was nothing more than some information about the Cultivators.

On the surface, among the four groups, their side clearly held a greater advantage.

Because Zhou Luo was also a Second-Order Alchemist, he definitely had Second Order spiritual pills on him, which could give them a great advantage in combat.

Of course, they also needed to be wary of the Foundation Establishment cultivators who had secretly entered the Ruins.

These people were like poisonous snakes in the dark. Their frontal combat strength might be insufficient, but if they launched a sneak attack, a slight carelessness could result in a fatal blow.

Therefore, they still couldn't be careless.

After a simple exchange, Qi Chuan suggested they stay for a meal together.

Invitations to meals between Cultivators were more about maintaining relationships, using the pretense of a banquet to deepen their mutual feelings.

However, Zhou Luo politely refused, using the excuse that he needed to do Pill Refining.

Because he wasn't sure if the other party had truly not recognized him, maintaining a distance before that was the best course of action.

Moreover, his reason was sufficient.

Hearing that he needed to do Pill Refining, Qi Chuan didn't say much more, only stating that if he needed any Materials, he could tell him. As long as Zhenyuan Pavilion could provide them, he could get a 30% discount.

Since the other party was so polite, Zhou Luo naturally didn't refuse.

Even if he didn't need to do Pill Refining, taking this opportunity to purchase a batch of necessary Materials was also excellent.

So, after the two left, he began searching for the Materials he needed in Zhenyuan Pavilion.

...

Another five days passed. Seeing that the Ruins were about to open, the three of them gathered and flew towards the Dragon Phoenix Mountain Range.

This time, they didn't ride a flying boat, but all stood on their own magic tools.

When Zhou Luo took out the Fuyao Magic Sword, Qi Chuan's eyes flickered slightly, and he chuckled, "I heard long ago that Zhou Fellow Daoist obtained a Foundation Establishment magic tool. It seems it's true."

The matter of someone traveling thousands of miles to gift a Foundation Establishment magic tool as a congratulatory gift during the Foundation Establishment banquet had already spread throughout the entire Qingyuan Domain.

Especially since the other party's background was from the Azure Spring True Sect, it elevated everyone's view of Zhou Luo to another level.

This made those people realize that besides being a lucky person who accidentally obtained an immortal opportunity, his background was also stronger than imagined.

Having the Azure Spring True Sect, which was even more powerful than the Azure Origin Sect, as a backing, this background was enough to make many Cultivators who secretly coveted him choose to give up.

This was also one of the reasons why Long Yunshuang cooperated with him.

After confirming that this matter was true, a slight change also occurred in Qi Chuan's heart.

However, his expression remained calm, and he didn't show it.

"It's just a Foundation Establishment magic tool, nothing worth mentioning," Zhou Luo said indifferently.

Although he had Wang Yuwei as his backing, the backgrounds of the two people opposite him were also not small.

One of them was an Elder of the Crimson Light Sect, and the other even possessed imperial Bloodline. Among ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators, they were both outstanding.

Qi Chuan smiled without speaking.

Unknowingly, the three of them had already arrived deep within the mountain range and saw a towering peak that reached into the clouds.

The peak was like a treasured sword, pointing straight to the sky, surrounded by swirling clouds and mist, majestic and grand. One could even vaguely see formation patterns emerging in the air, displaying a brilliant spiritual radiance.

Before the Foundation Establishment cultivator triggered the mechanism there, this peak could still be entered freely, and there were even demonic beasts living inside.

Now that the mechanism had been triggered, the Ruins had appeared, and the entire peak was enveloped by a formation, making it impossible to enter.

It was said that the tomb of that Golden Core True Person was inside this peak, but its exact location was unknown.

The three people, who had already changed their appearances, arrived at an open space in front of the peak.

A large number of Cultivators had already gathered here, forming groups of two or three.

The vast majority of them were Qi Training cultivators, all wanting to enter this peak to try their luck and find some rare treasures and the like.

Among these Qi Training cultivators, there might also be Foundation Establishment cultivators hidden, just like them.

Don't look at these Foundation Establishment Experts, who are usually high and mighty and have noble statuses.

But in this situation, smart people would choose to hide themselves, otherwise they would inevitably become targets.

The nail that sticks out gets hammered. The longer one lives, the more cautious one becomes.

As expected, Long Yunshuang's appearance once again attracted the attention of others.

Everyone speculated about the origins of their group of three.

Long Yunshuang, in any case, acted as if no one else was there. She held a greenish-gray treasured sword with several gems inlaid on its scabbard, standing there motionless like a wooden stake.

Qi Chuan was the same, but his gaze was fixed on the peak in front of him, his brows sometimes furrowed, sometimes relaxed, as if he was thinking about something.

As for Zhou Luo, his pair of deep eyes openly observed the surroundings, his gaze falling upon the Qi Training cultivators around him.

Among these people, some avoided his gaze because they felt guilty, some met his gaze directly and nodded in greeting, while others even revealed a hint of displeasure, seeming somewhat repulsed...

Zhou Luo didn't care about the expressions and thoughts of these people.

What he was looking for were the Foundation Establishment cultivators hidden among this group of Qi Training cultivators, just like them.

Actually, searching like this wasn't too difficult, because Qi Chuan had already said that these three groups only had two or three people together, while those Qi Training cultivators, lacking confidence, mostly gathered in groups of five or six, and some even numbered up to ten.

Compared to them, the Loose Cultivators who had lived in the Dragon Phoenix Mountain Range for many years clearly understood the benefits of sticking together better.

A few days later, a long rainbow suddenly streaked across the distant horizon, bringing with it a fierce might.

Everyone looked up at the sky in unison, each feeling a powerful Aura like a surging tide.

They saw the long rainbow stop in front of the peak, where a white light flickered, and they could vaguely see a figure holding a Formation Plate.

The figure was blurry, enveloped in spiritual light. Even a Foundation Establishment Expert like Zhou Luo couldn't see through its true form.

The next second, the figure's body erupted with brilliant light, and countless rays of light surged out, falling upon the formation on the peak's surface like a torrential rain of pear blossoms.

Boom—

The formation patterns around the peak were activated, releasing power to resist.

But the figure paid no mind. The released rays of light carried an incomparably sharp Aura, like sharp blades.

The Azure Origin Sect's formation-breaking had begun.