bookbashuk Chapter 87 Heading to Jade Spirit Valley
Chapter 87 Heading to Jade Spirit Valley
Another year has passed in the blink of an eye.
With less than two months until the opening of the Jade Spirit Valley Secret Realm, Zhang Lingyu has also noticed many anomalies in Tianliu City through the intelligence system. Many cultivators from aristocratic families and sects are already planning to head towards Jade Spirit Valley.
It's not hard to guess what they're thinking.
They simply want to seize the tokens before the secret realm opens so they can enter, or they want to intercept cultivators who come out after the secret realm closes.
As a fourth-tier spiritual object, the Yunmeng Glazed Fruit is very tempting for Qi Refining cultivators. Consuming one can not only increase the probability of Foundation Establishment, but also improve one's aptitude.
"It's time to leave."
Although Zhang Lingyu did not advance to the tenth level of Qi Refining during this year, his strength below the Foundation Establishment stage was still top-notch. With the help of various magical artifacts and techniques, he could easily escape unscathed from the secret realm.
Not to mention the four puppets at the peak of Qi Refining.
He didn't have many items to carry. The Soul-Devouring Bees were already in the Spirit Beast Pouch. All he needed to do was put away the second-tier spirit array that he had set up in the cave.
After preparing everything, just as he stepped out the door and was about to return the cave dwelling, he suddenly saw Gu Dahai sitting in front of his house taming spirit beasts.
"Brother Zhang, are we going to the Ten Thousand Spirits Mountains again?"
Zhang Lingyu's daily routine consisted nothing more than cultivation and hunting demons, something the man had long been accustomed to. He thought it was just a routine outing, but the man shook his head and said, "Fellow Daoist Gu, I must return to my clan."
"what?"
Gu Dahai paused for a moment after hearing this, observed for a while, and said, "That's true. Fellow Daoist Zhang's cultivation has now reached the ninth level of Qi Refining. He will probably be able to achieve Foundation Establishment in a few years."
Zhang Lingyu had been here for several years. Although he knew that all good things must come to an end, he was still somewhat reluctant to leave. The man said:
"I don't know if we'll ever meet again."
"Fellow Daoist, rest assured, I will still come to the beast tide a few years from now."
Zhang Lingyu smiled. Gu Dahai was honest and simple by nature, quite different from other rogue cultivators. She had received a lot of care from him in her daily life, and he was considered a close friend besides Lin Qing and his wife.
Upon hearing this, Gu Dahai's face lit up with joy, and he nodded vigorously: "Brother Zhang, until we meet again."
Until we meet again.
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Jade Spirit Valley.
Located in the southeast of Yanxing County, this place is very peaceful because it is far from the Wanling Mountains.
It was originally a paradise, but the Divine Wood Sect's herb garden was hidden in the spatial turbulence of this place. Since it was opened once every two hundred years, many cultivators would rush to this place at this time.
With less than a day until the secret realm opens, all the major forces are intensifying their efforts to indiscriminately hunt down rogue cultivators within a five-mile radius of the area.
They didn't know who might have the Divine Wood Token, so they had no choice but to eliminate them one by one.
"The third token!"
Somewhere in the valley, a middle-aged man in a blood-stained robe slowly withdrew his longsword, grinned as he looked at a dark token he had scavenged from the corpse on the ground:
"In this way, we, Blood Dragon Stronghold, will be even more confident in our operation this time."
If Zhang Lingyu were here, he would definitely recognize this person as Tu Xuan, who had competed with Qiu Lexuan for the Moon Shadow Fox at the market auction.
As a long-established Golden Core power in Yanxing County, Blood Dragon Stronghold possesses three Divine Wood Tokens, plus three more obtained from recently killing rogue cultivators, making a total of six.
This means they can send six Qi Refining Peak cultivators into the secret realm to obtain spiritual fruits.
However, this time, Blood Dragon Stronghold wasn't just eyeing a few spiritual fruits.
It was that fourth-tier spirit tree!
Rather than waiting two hundred years for the plum trees to slowly mature, it would be better to dig them up and cultivate them slowly.
To carry out this plan, Blood Dragon Stronghold began sending people to ambush near Jade Spirit Valley a year ago.
"Dong Yang, Ma Chenfeng, Qi Tao... This time, the six of you will enter the secret realm. As you know, you must bring the spirit tree back to me."
Tu Xuan tossed the Six Paths Divine Wood Tokens to the crowd, stating without room for argument:
"If anyone else tries to stop us, kill them all. Of course, it would be best to kill the other thirty people who entered the secret realm as well."
In his view, the Jade Spirit Valley Secret Realm was already the private property of their Blood Dragon Stronghold.
"Won't that offend the other factions?" Dong Yang, who was in the lead, didn't dare to look up and could only ask in a low voice.
They are not the only forces that possess the Divine Wood Token. Chenxin Pavilion, Yuehua Valley, and Yanli Li Clan all have one or two tokens, and they are not to be trifled with.
As for the Six Sects, there's no need to worry too much; they don't even consider this fourth-tier spirit tree worthy of their attention.
Even if a disciple enters the secret realm with the Divine Wood Token, Blood Dragon Stronghold isn't stupid, and of course they won't easily provoke the other party.
"Hmph, what's there to be afraid of? The chieftain has already advanced to the late Golden Core stage, what's there to fear from them?"
Tu Xuan sneered and continued, "Even if we can't kill them all, the cultivators of Flower Fragrance Valley must die!"
He hadn't forgotten the scene at the last auction where Qiu Lexuan made him throw it in his face. If he had that Moon Shadow Fox, he would have already reached a higher level.
"Yes, we understand." Dong Yang and the others were delighted and quickly agreed.
Tu Xuan waved his hand and said calmly:
"Now you all need to hurry up and adjust your breathing, as Jade Spirit Valley will open in half a day."
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"The smell of blood is so strong..."
Somewhere in Jade Spirit Valley, Zhang Lingyu frowned slightly as she looked at the corpses of cultivators that appeared on the ground from time to time.
There were members from established families and cultivation sects, but most were a group of independent cultivators, and judging from their injuries, almost all of them had been killed with a single blow.
"Most of the cultivators who dare to come here are at the peak of Qi Refining, so it must be a Foundation Establishment cultivator who made the move."
He had anticipated this situation. Although he had arrived nearby half a month ago, he had not yet stepped into the area within a fifty-mile radius of Jade Spirit Valley, thanks to the clues provided by the intelligence system.
Otherwise, he would have been among the many corpses here.
With less than half a day until the secret realm opens, he used a concealment talisman and a puppet to slowly explore the path ahead. Only after confirming there was no danger did he feel at ease and approach slowly.
Even now, those small puppets are still scattered around the valley, keeping watch on the cultivators for him.
Fortunately, perhaps because the secret realm was about to open, not many cultivators wandered around freely in the remaining half day.
"Um?"
As if sensing something, Zhang Lingyu looked up at the sky and saw a beautiful landscape painting slowly unfolding above Jade Spirit Valley. At first, it was very illusory, but it became more and more solid as time went by.
This was the process of the secret realm gradually emerging from the spatial turbulence, and the inanimate Divine Wood Token at his waist began to react.
"This is the secret realm."
He exclaimed in admiration. Once a cultivator reaches the Nascent Soul stage, they can open up caves and create secret realms. According to the records in ancient books, the Jade Spirit Valley secret realm is at least a quarter the size of Yingchuan County.
About an hour later, the Divine Wood Token became even hotter. Now, he only needed to activate it slightly to enter the secret realm.
At this moment, spiritual light gradually rose from all directions in the valley and disappeared into the landscape painting in the sky.
Without a doubt, it must have been the other cultivators who made the move.
What's most eye-catching is that six beams of light simultaneously flew up opposite Zhang Lingyu's location!
It is clear that the six people belong to the same faction.
"It looks like we're in for a tough battle."
Zhang Lingyu remained vigilant. Only when the rising spiritual light gradually diminished did he activate the Divine Wood Token. The token enveloped his body and transformed into a ray of spiritual light, disappearing into the secret realm.
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