Volume 5 Chapter 111

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Volume 5 Chapter 111: Suspicion in My Heart, the Dark Valley (Part 3)

"Years ago, Xu Qingfan wiped out the place where ‘Ying’ was spreading ‘Beast Madness.’ This time, when someone from the Righteous Alliance found a similar place, they indeed sent the experienced Xu Qingfan. He will not overlook my arrangements."

The person in purple who spoke earlier didn’t seem to care about the silence of the other person in purple. He still smiled and said, turning the ancient and mysterious ring on his left hand with his right hand. On the ring, there was an old character that read "Ri."

These two people in purple were "Ri," the older brother of "Ying," who was killed by Xu Qingfan long ago, and Feng Qingtian, who had now become a new member of the "Ming" organization.

In front of Feng Qingtian, "Ri" remained proud, but facing Feng Qingtian, who had become so proud in his spirit, felt somewhat awkward. The scene of two proud individuals not even looking at each other seemed terrifying.

Finally, after trying to outdo each other in pride, "Ri" was defeated. When facing Feng Qingtian, he was no longer so proud that he was unapproachable, but he still kept a bit of reserve.

However, for some reason, "Ri" seemed very interested in Feng Qingtian and felt a sense of goodwill toward him. Although Feng Qingtian’s skills were not as great as his, "Ri" was not angry at his pride. When Feng Qingtian cooperated with him, "Ri" spoke more often.

After a long time, Feng Qingtian finally turned his gaze away from Xu Qingfan and Jin Qinghan, a fleeting look of complexity and hesitation crossing his face. When he looked at "Ri" again, his expression turned cold once more.

"What should we do? There are sixty of them. Although their skills are not as good as ours, it won’t be easy to kill Xu Qingfan among those people."

"Ri" smiled slightly, showing a hint of pride. He said softly, "For me, facing an opponent below the Mahayana Stage is no different than facing one or a hundred. In fact, it is easier to defeat more opponents."

"But…" After a pause, "Ri" continued, "That person named Xu Qingfan, who can kill my brother and break my cultivation method, is interesting to me. It would be dull to just kill him right away; let those ‘Beast Madness cultivators’ test him first. If he can’t even hold them off, then he is not worth my time."

Years ago, the "Ming" organization sent "Ying" to spread "Beast Madness" because "Ying’s" cultivation method could control a certain number of ‘Beast Madness cultivators,’ while "Ri" can control even more.

If someone else had said these words, Feng Qingtian would think they were bragging and cowardly, but since it was "Ri" standing in front of him, Feng Qingtian had to believe it. Even Tian’s two elders acknowledged that "Ri" is the strongest among all golden core cultivators. Under certain conditions, even ordinary Mahayana cultivators might be killed by him.

"Ri’s" pride is based on his strength. Although he and his brother "Ying" practice the same cultivation method, their power is not comparable.

Throughout history, there have always been many talented individuals. In historical records, geniuses often outnumber the mediocre. However, many geniuses prefer to hide in the shadows of history, planning everything without others knowing. "Ri" stands out among them. Given another thousand years, he could become a figure like Zhang Xusheng.

In fact, both "Ri" and "Ying" practice a cultivation method that "Ri" created. As "Ying" is "Ri’s" brother, it would be more accurate to say "Ying" is like "Ri’s" student.

"Since you say so, let it be done."

Feng Qingtian frowned slightly, but finally said calmly. After all, this action is led by "Ri"; Feng Qingtian is just a supporter.

Looking at Feng Qingtian, who had a cold expression, "Ri" keenly noticed a hint of complexity beneath his indifference and smiled as she asked, "What’s wrong? Are you feeling remorseful about your old friends? My goal is only Xu Qingfan, and if you ask me, I will spare the others."

"No need," Feng Qingtian replied calmly, turning his gaze back to Xu Qingfan, Jin Qinghan, and the others in the air. "Since the moment I left Jiuhua, I have had no connection with them. Furthermore, after so many years, I want to see how much stronger they have become."

"Ri" smiled slightly and said softly, "They are starting to move."

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In the sky, under the white clouds, in front of the blood-red valley, Xu Qingfan’s team and the "Mercy Cloud Temple" team were gathered.

"Let’s send someone in to scout first."

After thinking for a moment, Xu Qingfan made his decision.

Master Bo Guangyan considered for a while and nodded in agreement; at this time, it was the only thing to do.

But after Master Bo Guangyan nodded, the atmosphere suddenly grew tense. The members of the two teams who had been quietly listening to the conversation were all silent, especially the few troublemakers in Xu Qingfan’s team, who slowly moved away from the rest of the group, praying that Xu Qingfan wouldn’t notice them.

Everyone could feel the strangeness of the valley. Perhaps many "Beast Madness cultivators" were hiding somewhere within it. Going in to explore was certainly very dangerous. In times of chaos, everyone valued their lives even more; no one wanted to be the first to take a risk.

Seeing the others’ reactions, a hint of disdain flashed in Jin Qinghan’s eyes as he said to Xu Qingfan, "I’ll go."

Xu Qingfan glanced at Jin Qinghan, shook his head slightly, and replied calmly, "No need to go. I’ll send Little Black, and I’ll use the ‘Soul Transmission Technique’ to observe through Little Black. I think it will be fine; you all just need to protect me."

Speaking of which, Little Black, as a high-level Earth demon beast, was equivalent to a human cultivator at the Golden Core Stage, making this decision the most correct one.

Upon hearing Xu Qingfan’s words, everyone let out a small sigh of relief and quickly nodded in agreement.

However, no one noticed the complex emotions that flashed in Xu Qingfan’s calm eyes. Ever since arriving at this valley, there had always been a look of uncertainty in Xu Qingfan’s eyes, but everyone thought he was just surprised by the valley’s oddness, so they didn’t pay much attention.

Looking at the valley before him, Xu Qingfan seemed to recall the events surrounding the Newcomer Comparison in the cultivation world years ago, when he and Feng Qingtian experienced a rebirth together, which created a mysterious bond between them. Those two strange occurrences gave Xu Qingfan a physique similar to the Feng family’s and connected him with Feng Qingtian in a unique way.

However, on one hand, Xu Qingfan had more powerful and mysterious techniques to practice, like the "Formula of Life and Death" and the "Indefinite Sutra," and on the other hand, he always felt that the Feng family’s cultivation method was stolen. Because of this, over the years, his progress with the Feng family’s method had lagged far behind that of the "Formula of Life and Death."

Over the years, Xu Qingfan’s body had first undergone transformation by Zhang Xusheng’s secret method and then been modified several times using the "Formula of Life and Death," during which he also integrated the "Wutong branch," causing the mysterious connection with Feng Qingtian to fade considerably.

But this time, after coming to the valley, Xu Qingfan felt a very familiar presence that he could not hide, no matter how hard he tried.

However, since their connection had faded a lot, Xu Qingfan wondered if it was just his illusion. And for some reason, compared to years ago, this presence felt very different, having an oddly unsettling feeling, so Xu Qingfan was not sure.

This was also the reason why Xu Qingfan wanted to investigate personally.

"If my instinct is correct, could Feng Qingtian also be in this valley? If Feng Qingtian is in this valley, what does that mean? A conspiracy? Revenge? Or just coincidence?"

"Feng Qingtian, you should know that as long as we are within a certain range, neither of us can hide anything from the other; fate has already tied us together."

Xu Qingfan’s eyes were complicated as he looked toward the valley again, and in a daze, it seemed he met a similarly complicated gaze.

"Yes, none of us can hide from the other. If you sensed my presence like I sensed yours, how would you respond?"

At the same time, Feng Qingtian looked at Xu Qingfan’s gaze and thought quietly. He hadn’t told "Ri" about the matters between him and Xu Qingfan, but he didn’t know if that was right or wrong.

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Everyone landed on the ground below and formed a circle. Xu Qingfan sat down with his eyes closed. After a moment, Little Black flew towards the valley while everyone watched.

Through the "Soul Sending Technique," Xu Qingfan could see what Little Black was seeing.

In the valley, as far as the eye could see, it was still a deep red, but he did not know what kind of stone made up this valley.

In the air, a faint evil energy seemed to ripple, but the valley was empty. Little Black flew around in the air, yet still did not find any living creatures.

But suddenly, Little Black sensed something and flew towards the most hidden corner of the valley.

In the corner, there was a cave, deep and unknown in its length. The stone inside the cave was also red, making it very hard to see.

The faint evil energy in the valley was coming from this cave.

After a slight hesitation, under Xu Qingfan’s command, Little Black flew into the cave.

"The fish is hooked."

"Ri" watched Little Black fly into the cave, a slight smile on his lips, and calmly said.

He and Feng Qingtian stood beside the mountain, but for some reason, the usually sharp-eyed Little Black failed to notice anything!