I'm just telling you something, believe it or not

Originally, Ming Suxin had planned to conserve her energy and slowly wear down the giant ape in their fight.

But Zhong Qing's sudden appearance introduced a variable; seeing Zhong Qing remain motionless under the giant ape's attack, as if frozen in fear, Ming Suxin had no choice but to go all out, unleashing a King-level Mystic Technique to cleave the giant ape in half.

However, this used up a lot of her spiritual energy, and she looked at Zhong Qing with some displeasure.

At this moment, she recognized him as the young man who had been with the Zhan Yue Sect group earlier, rumored to possess two Secret Realm iron fragments.

"Why are you here?" Ming Suxin asked cautiously, her expression unfriendly.

Zhong Qing didn't answer her but instead strode directly into the valley.

Only when he passed by Ming Suxin did he speak.

"I saw your Mirror Heart Lake disciples earlier."

Ming Suxin was startled, a hint of joy appearing in her eyes.

"What? Where? Was it my Revered Master and the others?"

Zhong Qing calmly replied, "Just by an ice lake ten thousand li to the southwest of this location."

"Your Revered Master and the disciples encountered Vicious Beasts, suffered heavy casualties, and have already retreated, preparing to withdraw from the White Wind Plains."

"So your Master asked me to remind any Mirror Heart Lake disciples I encountered not to go to the Secret Realm, but to return home instead."

"What?"

Ming Suxin's expression changed, and she looked at Zhong Qing in disbelief, but in an instant, she sharply questioned him.

"Nonsense."

"Not to mention my Master is a Sanyin Realm expert, all the Elders in the Sect are Earth Profound Realm Masters. With such a lineup, how could they be injured by Vicious Beasts?"

"Even if there were some casualties, having come all this way with such difficulty, how could they turn back?"

Zhong Qing glanced at her, said nothing, and continued past Ming Suxin, walking forward.

He had only promised to deliver a message; now that the message was delivered, whether the other party believed it or not was none of his business.

He had no obligation to manage it either.

Seeing Zhong Qing's demeanor, Ming Suxin's face showed anxiety, and she caught up to him, unwilling to give up, saying, "According to you, you and my Master encountered a Vicious Beast that even my Master couldn't handle, causing Mirror Heart Lake to suffer heavy losses and forcing us to return home."

"But why are you completely unharmed?"

Seeing Zhong Qing still ignoring her and walking further away, Ming Suxin felt a slight annoyance.

She moved swiftly, catching up to Zhong Qing again.

"Besides, you said the place where you saw them is tens of thousands of li from here. How did you, alone, travel here in a single day? There was no Ghost White Wind today."

Zhong Qing looked at her, understanding dawned in his heart.

It seemed Ming Suxin had been blown here by the Ghost White Wind.

Although he had been traveling leisurely all this way and wasn't at his fastest, it was impossible for someone of Ming Suxin's level to be ahead of him traveling alone.

"Miss, I have no obligation to explain these things to you," Zhong Qing said expressionlessly, glancing at her indifferently. "I'm just delivering a message. As for whether you believe it or not, that's your own business."

After speaking, he said nothing more and continued to walk forward.

Ming Suxin stared at Zhong Qing for a long time, then chose not to bother him further.

Instead, she let out a soft snort, leaped up, and flew past Zhong Qing, hurrying ahead.

Clearly, she did not believe Zhong Qing's words and had no intention of turning back, preparing instead to continue towards the Secret Realm.

Zhong Qing also sensed the aura of Secret Realm iron fragments on her; clearly, Ming Suxin held a very high position in Mirror Heart Lake, and Ming Yuexian had entrusted the fragments to her for safekeeping.

However, he paid no attention and simply continued his leisurely journey.

After that Vicious Beast was slain, the valley became unobstructed. Perhaps there were still some Formations, but Zhong Qing, with his halo, wouldn't trigger them at all.

Half a day later, he finally reached the end of the valley.

Then, he suddenly saw a... city wall.

Indeed, although it was already dilapidated, its outline could still be vaguely discerned. It was indeed a city wall, connecting both sides of the valley, blocking the only exit.

Clearly, during the time of that ancient Sect, this was a pass.

In front of the city wall's main gate, Zhong Qing saw a graceful figure.

It was Ming Suxin, who had arrived first.

Ming Suxin also noticed Zhong Qing, who was walking unhurriedly with his hands behind his back.

Her delicate brows slightly raised, a hint of surprise in her heart.

With her speed, flying at low altitude, coupled with her certain mastery of Formations, she had been able to detect Formation auras along the way, thus avoiding several incomplete Formations and reaching this place.

She had only just arrived a short while ago, and Zhong Qing had already caught up.

It seemed this person also had some strength; although young in bone age, he should be an extraordinary Genius.

Thinking of this, she suddenly felt a little worried. What if what Zhong Qing had said earlier was true? Then it would be...

But this thought was quickly cast aside. One must know that even with her strength, she wasn't confident in traveling tens of thousands of li across the White Wind Plains in a single day. Even if Zhong Qing was strong, he shouldn't be able to surpass her.

However, at this moment, she had no mind to converse with Zhong Qing further, her attention mostly focused on the city wall in front of her.

In the center of the city wall, the gate tower and the city gate below were already dilapidated, half collapsed.

But this seemingly easily traversable city gate gave off a sense of threat.

She could feel the aura of a certain power flowing within, proving that an ancient Formation also existed here.

If this weren't the only Path out of the valley, she would definitely choose to take a detour.

Just as Ming Suxin was still hesitating, she saw Zhong Qing approaching. He also said nothing, merely glanced indifferently at Ming Suxin, then continued with his hands behind his back, casually passing Ming Suxin and walking towards the city wall.

Ming Suxin was slightly startled and blurted out, "Don't go near, there's a Formation!"

She flew up, wanting to stop Zhong Qing.

At this moment, Zhong Qing had already walked several tens of zhang in front of the city gate. As Ming Suxin approached him, suddenly, brilliant blue Formation patterns lit up beneath their feet.

Ancient power was activated at this moment.

"There really is a Formation!" Ming Suxin exclaimed in surprise.

Before she could even think, she saw dazzling lights radiating within the Formation's light curtain, which then transformed into countless sharp streaks of light, falling like rain towards their location.

Each streak of light contained a terrifying aura; if struck by even one, an Earth Profound Realm expert would likely be instantly severed.

Ming Suxin let out a low cry, activating her mirror light to momentarily fix the myriad of incoming sharp lights.

Then, her longsword slashed out, its light swirling, shattering and dispersing the streaks of light.

"Thousand Shadow Splitting Light Sword! Slash!"

The next moment, the sword light suddenly divided, one into ten, ten into a hundred, a hundred into a thousand.

Thousands of sword lights instantly erupted, forming a Sword Qi tide, which surged forth at Ming Suxin's command.

The Formation's light curtain withstood the Sword Qi tide for a moment before shaking and shattering.

Seeing the Formation broken, Ming Suxin breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, this Formation seemed to rely on the city wall, and its power was greatly reduced by the wall's damage; otherwise, it wouldn't have been so easy to break.

After dealing with the Formation, she looked at Zhong Qing, frowning slightly.

"You were too reckless just now. I know you might not be weak, but there are dangers everywhere here, it's not an easy Path."