Episode 133

  Ten thousand years in the depths of the valley, at the mouth of the valley.

  "Haha, Haoran Xiang has arrived safely, I'm impressed. The ghosts in this place are quite fierce, but he's managed to come out unscathed, making him the most accomplished among us!"

  "Hmph! With a fellow traveler's life as collateral, even if it doesn't work out, at least I can still save his life!"

  Kong Lao Lao and others, after cultivating, suddenly heard a sound of indignation. The crowd turned around to look at him, seeing that his body was covered in scars, his clothes were torn into pieces, one hand had disappeared, and he looked extremely disheveled. However, despite his appearance, his expression showed no anger, but rather disdain.

  "Oh! Thank you, Elder... Haha... "

  "Why don't you ask him?"

  "Thank you, Elder Xie! I dare not speak nonsense! I've saved you from thunder several times, how can I be insulted like this?! If you continue to talk nonsense, don't blame my treasured artifact for being merciless!"

  "Save my life! I spit on it! How did Wang Yue lose his life, do you dare to speak clearly? One of my hands is gone, what's the reason? Do you dare to speak clearly?"

  "You..."

  Two of you came and went, arguing incessantly. However, the cause and effect in between were also very clear. It turned out that this Xie Chang Lao had given up one hand to save Ben Lei when hundreds of ghosts gathered to attack and kill him. Later, three people escaped, but during their escape, they were attacked by nearly a thousand ghosts again. At the critical moment, Ben Lei suddenly struck Wang Yue Lao into the surrounding ghosts with one palm. Wang Yue died! After escaping, Ben Lei repeatedly tried to harm Xie Chang Lao, but failed. Xie Chang Lao had no choice but to escape alone and barely survived.

  "Oh! So that's how it is!"

  Everyone present fell silent.

  "Hah! You scoundrel, have you ever had a shred of kindness in your heart? Do you still remember the humiliation at Apricot Forest back then?"

  Insufficient to resent the sound. Its upright and dignified, practicing the skill, recognizing the spirit and transforming dust, spreading out drop by drop. Early on, it had already understood the disputes of this kind of cultivation. Inside the valley, there was still a great prohibition that troubled the spirit. However, the insufficient spirit was powerful, as if unobstructed, could see thousands of miles away in an instant, and even condense to attack, could reach thousands of miles away. The power of this prohibition was also not ordinary, but where could it compare to the ease of cultivating the Easy Gate's Heavenly Prison? Therefore, Insufficient saw things as if there were no obstacles!

  Kokū at this time gathered five cultivators here. Ben Lei's group, at this time only Ben Lei and Xie Zhen were left, while Kong Zhen's group also had one cultivator dead and three remaining. They recuperated for several days before gathering to discuss their plans.

  "Lao Lai Na Feng Ming Xiao Ni Zi and her gang won't dare to take risks again. They're targeting a certain family and Chang Er, not good people! But since they didn't come this time, it can be seen that they don't have the intention of plotting against me. Alas, let's just wait until we get out of this disaster before saying anything!"

  He sighed and then inquired again, and the five of them actually decided on a plan to enter the valley and search for treasure.

  "Gentlemen, if we can capture that puppet Feng Cheng this time and hand him over to the Heavenly Lord directly, it will be a great achievement. However, as for the treasures obtained, they may not necessarily fall into our hands!"

  Kong Lao sighed and said.

  "What's this?"

  "There are many people outside the sect who are after the treasure, and it's not a small number! Even among our own sect's big shots, who knows if they're already eyeing this place right now!"

  "So it seems that we have come all this way for nothing. The two of us who entered the valley at the same time are now both dead!"

  "It was Feng Ming and his gang who had yet to arrive. I wonder what they were doing at the mouth of the abyss."

  "The phoenix sings, the wise man speaks! I am not like him!"

  Old Master Kong said.

  "Brother Kong, why do you speak like this? Feng Ming knows that you are not only aware of it, but also know even more! Moreover, your heart is high and distant, Feng Ming is not as good as you! We cultivators, all our actions go against the heavens. If we don't enter this place, then we might as well give up. Even if we have entered this place, if we are afraid of danger and dare not enter, in the end, we will gain nothing. Isn't that going against the way of cultivation? If it's like this, how can we cultivate to achieve success and ascend to immortality?"

  "This saying is indeed true! It's said that wealth and honor are sought in danger. The puppet Feng Cheng only has a strong body, but with our cultivation, what do we have to fear? As for the dangers of this place, with our abilities, it's not too difficult to pass through safely."

  "Old Mo's words are indeed great! This Wan Jie Yuan is the name of Wan Jie, how can it be ordinary? I have heard the words of our sect's ancestor, there are countless formations and endless evil creatures here. If one is slightly careless, they will surely suffer the disaster of being destroyed forever!"

  "However, on the way here, what dangers of being caught in a siege had I ever encountered? On the contrary, there were indeed many ferocious creatures, and their cruelty was beyond astonishing."

  "Gentlemen, my family's Easy Repair Gate has descended for a thousand years, and I have always wanted to dive in and try it out! However, the reason it didn't work was that those who entered the Dao realm couldn't get out, while those below couldn't get out either!"

  "We have five who have achieved the Small Perfection Realm, four of whom are running amok. Although Elder Thunder has reached the Realm of Condensing Mind, his abilities surpass ours. Moreover, Elder Kong's array formation is extremely powerful, and it poses a great threat to this valley. What is there to fear?"

  "This old man's words are truly not to be taken lightly! The strange and unusual energy in this place is clearly the remnants of a powerful law array, yet there is no danger as it has already been solved by someone else. Even outside the valley entrance, there must have been an astonishingly powerful law array set up earlier! You don't see it, but the ghosts that came here before didn't dare to proceed. Why? They feared the remaining power of the law array! In my opinion, the danger inside this valley is a hundred times greater than outside!"

  "Are you not going to enter this valley? Not take these precious things? Flee in disarray?"

  "No! The external interval's law array has already been broken, what is the reason?"

  "Could it be that puppet Feng Cheng?"

  "It's clear from the law of wave motion that it should have just been solved. If not this person, then who else?"

  "It must be this person without a doubt. Rumors from the sect have it that the grand formation of Tai Chu's body was also broken by this child. From this, it can be seen that his ability in formations is unmatched."

  "Indeed! Now we have Feng Cheng to break the enemy's formation, we just need to move forward, what's there to worry about? Moreover, since the Kontsuba Great Formation is not working now, it's already a great danger to come out of the valley. It's better to take a risk and explore, maybe we'll gain something!"

  "The words of the Heavenly Lord, the founder of our sect, are easy to understand. This abyss has been around for millions of years, and inside it, there are ferocious creatures that can devour souls and refine spirits. The formation has the power to crush bones and powder bodies. Although the ancient sages set up an array to suppress it, once every thousand years, no one can enter, so no one knows what's going on inside. Now, Feng Cheng is just a puppet, his magical powers are not as strong as his physical body, but he's unscathed, how can that be explained by just saying 'he's lucky'? It's because the power of his formation is great, but we have personally experienced the ferocity of the creatures inside the abyss. Tell me, who can escape alone? It's clear that Feng Cheng's abilities are even greater than the ferocious creatures and the formation! Capturing him is just empty talk! In my opinion, it's better to return, find the controlling array, place the jade plate, and only then leave the abyss."

  "It's true! During this period, our divine senses have been sealed off and we can't even move ten feet away. The power of our spiritual connections has greatly diminished. Moreover, it seems that the powers of our souls and vital energy are also quietly slipping away, as if..."

  "Hmph! Our cultivation of the Small Round Fulfillment, what fear is this small puppet? Are you not ashamed to say such things?! Even if we emerge from the depths this time, our mental state is not expansive, how can our cultivation progress?"

  "This..."

  "Cough, cough, cough, younger brother's words......cough, cough, cough......"

  Everyone was silent, but in their hearts, they were filled with mixed emotions. How could it be that cultivation should go against the heavens? With a heart full of fear, wouldn't that hinder one's state of mind? Wouldn't progress be halted from now on?

  "Gentlemen, if you wish to retreat, then retreat now. If you wish to advance, then listen to what I have to say."

  Kong Lao slowly said after a moment of contemplation.

  "Please speak, Elder Kong."

  "Are you retreating? Or advancing?"

  The other four looked at each other and said:

  "Come on!"

  "From now on, we must abandon our sectarian views and personal interests, unite as one and move forward together; otherwise, there will be no survival!"

  "We swear to unite as one!"

  "Hum! This rascal Ben Lei often speaks without thinking, I don't believe him!"

  Na Xie, the elder, indignantly said:

  "You..."

  Ben Lei was enraged, his eyes wide with anger as he glared.

  "This matter is of the utmost importance and cannot be taken lightly! If we don't unite with a true heart, not only will Taobao be in danger, but even our lives will be at risk. Therefore, we must take an oath in blood before we can proceed."

  The old man Kong looked up at the crowd of cultivators. The crowd's hearts skipped a beat, and they all fell into deep thought, saying nothing. A blood oath was an extremely vicious oath. It involved dripping the oath-taker's heart's blood into each other's soul treasure, and if one person went back on their oath, the soul treasure would destroy their heart's blood, regardless of the size of their divine sense. The heart's blood was the source of the soul, and without it, the soul would gradually disappear, and the person would die. Therefore, those who took this oath rarely went back on it.

  "I am willing!"

  "I am willing too!"

  "I..."

  After completing the blood oath ceremony, each of them carefully put away their soul artifacts. Suddenly, they all let out a sigh of relief, as if they had finally put down a heavy burden, and felt much lighter.