249: Awesome people

It was as if an insurmountable barrier existed between the Outer Region and the Inner Region.

Without sufficient strength or special means, those from the Outer Region could not break into the Inner Region!

And the true ancient ruins, along with all the opportunities they might contain, were hidden within the Inner Region!

Reincarnation Valley, Leiyin Cave, Ninefold Blades, or even Spring Breeze Forest, which engaged in the business of women, all had the ultimate goal of entering the Inner Region!

Perhaps there were people in the Inner Region, or perhaps someone had already entered the Inner Region—a more powerful figure—or perhaps the Inner Region was still uninhabited.

The biggest reason why these forces in the Outer Region hunted was that they could utilize the special areas within the No Return Land's Outer Region to extract the Cultivators' flesh and blood power, converting it into physical strength!

“This…”

Lin Dong’s eyes immediately narrowed. Among the Reincarnation Valley Cultivators before him, one held a very important position within Reincarnation Valley, thus knowing the deepest secrets.

And even the other few might not have been aware of such a matter.

“Using people as sacrifices to activate array power, thereby tempering the Physical Body?” Lin Dong’s expression was grim.

This meant that people here were prey, especially Cultivators who came from the outside. Moreover, the stronger their physical bodies, the better sacrifices they made!

Leiyin Cave, Reincarnation Valley, Ninefold Blades, and even Spring Breeze Forest, all controlled several areas in the Outer Region where sacrificial arrays existed.

It was precisely because of this that they established their forces and gained a foothold.

“If that’s the case, then why haven’t you people become sacrifices? If your Leader of Blood Spring, the Leader of Reincarnation Valley, truly wanted to enter the Inner Region, he shouldn’t spare anyone, after all, you’re just recruited by him.”

Lin Dong questioned in a deep voice.

The Reincarnation Valley Cultivator said in fear, “Ordinary people aren’t qualified to be sacrifices; they can’t be transformed. Moreover, activating the grand array requires a lot of treasures, products of this No Return Land, and the grand array cannot be easily activated.”

“Therefore, even if the grand array is to be activated, enough sacrifices must be found, otherwise, the transformed power won’t be sufficient.”

“To become a sacrifice, one must have a Physical Body with at least 500,000 jin of strength.”

Lin Dong was half-skeptical about this, while the other Yin Yang Holy Land Disciples were filled with fear and astonishment. They were far from having 500,000 jin of strength, so did this mean they wouldn’t be the targets of those few forces?

But why were they still treated as prey?

“This is our Leader of Blood Spring’s rule; he only wants people with physical bodies above 500,000 jin of strength. However, other people can also be captured and traded with other forces, such as Spring Breeze Forest.”

Upon hearing this, everyone was filled with indignation; it turned out they were still prey!

Lin Dong’s eyes flickered; he had understood almost everything. It seemed he still had to avoid these forces. It would be bad if he encountered a strong Cultivator.

According to this person, among those few forces, there were many Cultivators with physical bodies above 500,000 jin of strength, and the Leader of Blood Spring was even stronger, beyond the million-jin extreme, very powerful.

“Hmph, no matter what, you Cultivators from Reincarnation Valley truly deserve to die!” Lin Dong did not intend to keep these Cultivators alive. He immediately struck decisively, ending the lives of these five Cultivators.

“Senior Brother Holy Son!”

The other Yin Yang Holy Land Disciples were dumbfounded, not expecting Lin Dong to directly kill these Cultivators.

“Don’t worry about anything else for now, quickly find our other Yin Yang Holy Land Cultivators!”

Lin Dong’s gaze was solemn, and his expression was not good.

Whether they could escape the No Return Land or enter the Inner Region, that was another matter, something for later.

He had to find Holy Maiden Yu Chuyue.

Otherwise, everything would be meaningless.

“Disperse in all directions, search together, but don’t spread too far, maintain a certain distance from each other.”

The rain was still falling, but having adapted, they also put on the special robes made by the Reincarnation Valley Cultivators, which could resist the heavy rain, making them feel much more at ease.

…

At the same time.

In the eastern direction of the Outer Region, in the area where the Ninefold Blades force was located.

“So much time has passed, and they still haven’t returned with prey. Either they encountered danger, or they are already dead.”

The Leader of Ninefold Blades, a man in a faded purple robe that he still wore, appeared to be around thirty years old.

At this moment, his expression was indifferent, and his gaze had grown somewhat cold.

“Liu Xuan, go out and take a look. It would be best if you could bring back some qualified prey; ordinary prey isn’t worth much.”

He looked at a man wearing a tiger skin, whose face had a distinct, very ferocious scar.

“No problem, Leader of Blood Spring.”

The man called Liu Xuan stood up and left. A heavy sense of oppression emanated from his entire being.

He looked unremarkable, but his Physical Body concealed an explosive, terrifying power.

This was a Cultivator who specialized in cultivating the path of the Physical Body.

His arrival in the No Return Land was not accidental; rather, through continuous searching, he had heard rumors that the No Return Land contained the ultimate Body Refining methods in this world, so he came.

Of course, he also entered through the internal space of the Sea Mirage.

It seemed that the wandering Sea Mirage had some mysterious connection with the No Return Land.

Liu Xuan was a Cultivator who focused on body refinement, originating from a reclusive aristocratic family in the Endless Sea. Before entering the No Return Land, his Physical Body had reached an astonishing 700,000 jin of strength.

After entering the No Return Land, he found some opportunities in the Outer Region. Although not many, they pushed his physical combat power to 900,000 jin.

He was one of the few important strong Cultivators of Ninefold Blades.

However, it was difficult for his Physical Body to advance further now. The million-jin extreme was not so easy to break through, and a systematic Body Refining path had long been lost in this era.

A Physical Body that could Cultivate to the million-jin extreme could stand out among Cultivators of the same level.

If one possessed extremely strong martial arts talent and impressive physical combat power, they would undoubtedly be an incredibly powerful Tianjiao.

But he had basically obtained all the opportunities in the Outer Region that could enhance the Physical Body. Even if he found more, such as Little Mysterious Spirit Fruit, swallowing and refining it would have no effect whatsoever.

Now, the only way to step into the million-jin extreme was to activate the altar.

…

The sky finally began to brighten, and the heavy rain was about to stop.

Yu Chuyue was fleeing quickly. Fortunately, she was full of energy now and would no longer be battered by the heavy rain, so her speed was very fast.

She knew that the Cultivators from Spring Breeze Forest would still discover her tracks, so she could only keep moving while searching for Chu Ying.

In the past, she was the center of attention, always surrounded by others fawning over her.

But now, she had to rely on others…

And the other party seemed quite unwilling to stay with her…

Yu Chuyue felt very depressed just thinking about it.

Just as she emerged from a small grove and was about to enter a valley, several tall figures rushed out from the tall bushes on both sides!

Yu Chuyue’s beautiful face changed slightly. She was about to turn and flee, but then remembered that she was also being pursued from behind.

If she fled in her original direction, she would undoubtedly still be intercepted.

“Tsk tsk, it’s actually a woman!”

The figures before her were entirely crimson, their robes relatively intact, with a strange, blood-stained cloak worn over them.