Volume 5 Chapter 125

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Volume 5 Chapter 125: Changes From All Sides (Part 1)

"Dear friends, we should go back."

Meanwhile, outside the blood-red valley, after searching for over half an hour, Li Yuhan, Lv Ziqing, and the others still could not find Dongfang Qingling and Xu Xiurong. During this time, Jin Qinghan, who had returned to the valley nearly an hour ago, and Xu Qingfan and Bo Guangyan, who had entered the mountain, had not appeared.

When they gathered again after searching without success, a hint of sadness crossed Li Yuhan’s face as he spoke to the others.

The tone was plain, but it carried an undeniable flavor.

When Li Yuhan spoke, apart from Lv Qingshang, Lv Ziqing and the others’ faces changed dramatically.

"Am I, Martial Sister Xu, really going to ignore this?"

"Li, my Taoist friend, what will your decision mean for me, Bo Guangyan, and Martial Brother Bo Hui?"

Although Li Yuhan’s abilities had been recognized and respected by everyone after escaping from the Blood Valley, there were still doubts about his decision at that moment.

Li Yuhan frowned and said coldly, "Are my Martial Uncles Xu and Jin not in that valley? Did my Eastern Martial Uncle not disappear along with Martial Uncle Xu? Do I not care about these three in my heart? Or are these three less important than Master Bo Guangyan and others? Leaving now, my losses in Jiuhua will be much greater than yours."

Hearing Li Yuhan’s words, everyone was taken aback.

Li Yuhan continued, "But this mission has already failed. Our two teams of sixty people are now left with only us. We can say our two teams have been wiped out. I’ve told you all what happened to Martial Uncle Xu and the others inside the mountain. This mission is not as simple as we imagined. If we stay here, we will only be wiped out by the conspirators. I am not afraid of death; if anything happens to my Martial Uncles, I will be the first to seek revenge as long as I have the strength. But we have no power to change anything now. Staying here only adds to the danger. So our urgent task is not to remain here doing nothing but to rush back to ‘Ronghua Mountain’ and report what has happened to the sect leaders for their decision."

After hearing Li Yuhan’s words, everyone fell silent. Although they wanted to argue, they realized they did not have enough reasons.

Convincing others was much easier than Jin Qinghan imagined. He used to worry that people would not leave with Li Yuhan and Lv Qingshang, but in reality, after the time it took to persuade them, just one hour after Jin Qinghan entered the valley, everyone left with Li Yuhan and Lv Qingshang leading the way.

However, life is full of coincidences. Soon after Li Yuhan and the others left, Dongfang Qingling and Xu Xiurong arrived outside the blood-red valley under Zhang Yi’s escort, just missing them.

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After being captured by Zhang Yi, Dongfang Qingling and Xu Xiurong thought that their teammates had probably already engaged in battle with the "Beast Madness cultivator." At this moment, taking this woman, who called herself "Zhang Yi," along with the six male cultivators behind her seemed like a major risk, especially since it looked like this woman had bad intentions towards Xu Qingfan.

So, facing Zhang Yi’s request to take her to the blood-red valley, both Dongfang Qingling and Xu Xiurong, despite being restrained, firmly refused.

However, this woman named Zhang Yi seemed not to care that the two in front of her were also women. Her threats were much scarier than the two imagined. In the end, the two women compromised and took Zhang Yi and the six silent male cultivators toward the blood-red valley.

Even though they ultimately compromised, the two women reassured themselves that Xu Qingfan’s team and Mercy Cloud Temple’s team, totaling sixty people, included many experts. Even if they had to deal with the "Beast Madness cultivator" at the same time, they should have some ability to protect themselves against Zhang Yi and her six puppet-like cultivators.

Moreover, from what Zhang Yi said, it seemed she already knew that Xu Qingfan and the others were in the blood-red valley; she just didn’t know its exact location. The valley had such obvious features that it was only a matter of time before Zhang Yi found it.

Comforting themselves, Dongfang Qingling and Xu Xiurong slowly led Zhang Yi and the others toward the blood-red valley. During the journey, Dongfang Qingling tried several times to escape, but Zhang Yi was very clever and did not give her any chance, making Dongfang Qingling feel somewhat helpless even though she was quite intelligent.

Even though they were still dragging their feet, the two women continued flying towards the Blood-Red Valley with Zhang Yi and the others. Finally, after about a quarter of an hour, the Blood-Red Valley appeared before everyone’s eyes.

But when they saw the Blood-Red Valley, both Zhang Yi and Dongfang Qingling, along with Xu Xiurong, changed their expressions greatly.

The once calm Blood-Red Valley was now filled with flames. The vast Blood-Red Valley was entirely covered in blazing fire, and under the high temperature, the blood stones and blood soil turned into flowing lava. Although everyone stood dozens of meters away from the Blood-Red Valley, the waves of heat still made them take a few steps back. Sweat streamed down their faces.

Most importantly, there were no signs of anyone in or around the Blood-Red Valley.

Dongfang Qingling and Xu Xiurong were confident about their place among the group. If their teammates had finished fighting the "Beast Madness cultivator," they would never leave without waiting for them. Even if the two took a long time to return, someone from the team should still be waiting here.

Furthermore, as far as Xu Xiurong and Dongfang Qingling knew, this fire in the Blood-Red Valley could not have been caused by those two small teams, because none of the cultivators in either team had such powerful fire abilities.

They had only been gone for an hour; could something unexpected have happened?

Little Gold, unwillingly following everyone back to the edge of the Blood-Red Valley, glanced around but soon returned to his lazy young beast form, continuing to lie in Dongfang Qingling’s arms, seemingly unaffected by the heat.

Seeing the changes on Dongfang Qingling and Xu Xiurong’s faces, Zhang Yi understood that the strange occurrence in the Blood-Red Valley was unexpected even for them. So he didn’t ask any more questions. After studying the fiery valley for a moment, he frowned and said firmly, "Let’s go in."

This sentence is about Dongfang Qingling and Xu Xiurong, while the other six male cultivators seemed to understand Zhang Yi perfectly, as they flew ahead into the blood-red valley just as Zhang Yi started to speak.

Dongfang Qingling and Xu Xiurong were eager to know their teammates’ whereabouts. Although flames roared in the valley, this time they showed no hesitation and quickly followed Zhang Yi into the valley.

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Even though he had fought Feng Qingtian several times before and had been with Xu Qingfan on many tasks over the past seven years, facing fierce battles, Jin Qinghan knew clearly that this was the most dangerous fight he had faced since becoming a cultivator.

Feng Qingtian remained as proud as ever. To ensure a fair fight with Jin Qinghan, he had killed all the remaining "Beast Madness cultivators" in the blood-red valley using fire magic before facing Jin Qinghan, reducing his own Spirit Qi to a level equal to Jin Qinghan’s.

However, Feng Qingtian still had some advantages. Over the past decades, both Jin Qinghan and Feng Qingtian had changed greatly and learned many powerful techniques, creating numerous remarkable spells with surprising effects, especially Jin Qinghan, whose techniques were often effective against Feng Qingtian.

But earlier, in order to save Li Yuhan and the others, Jin Qinghan had exhausted his abilities, so now, in front of Feng Qingtian, the spells he had created over the years had no secrets left. On the other hand, Jin Qinghan’s understanding of Feng Qingtian still remained at the level from their battle with Xu Qingfan years ago.

Compared to that battle from years ago, how much stronger had Feng Qingtian become?

At that moment, Jin Qinghan stood in the blood-red valley, surrounded by blazing flames, looking disheveled, his face pale, with blood constantly dripping from the corner of his mouth. It was clear that in the earlier encounter, Jin Qinghan had been at a disadvantage and was in serious trouble, even sustaining significant internal injuries.

In contrast, Feng Qingtian was nowhere to be seen, completely vanished. Or perhaps, the flames surrounding Jin Qinghan were like countless sparks, each one could be a reflection of Feng Qingtian, and at any moment, any spark could turn into a fire dragon, delivering a deadly blow to Jin Qinghan.

However, Jin Qinghan also had his advantage. In their earlier conversations, he had gathered all his Spirit Qi into one point, ready to unleash a terrifying strike that even Feng Qingtian could not resist. Because of this, Feng Qingtian had not shown himself; otherwise, Jin Qinghan would have surely perished under Feng Qingtian’s attack long ago.

But if this situation continued, Jin Qinghan would eventually be worn down by Feng Qingtian’s unpredictable attacks. Even if he survived, he wouldn’t be able to achieve his goal of returning to the valley to support Xu Qingfan.

"I’ll give it my all!"

Finally, after being hit by a sudden burst of flame once again, Jin Qinghan gritted his teeth and spoke to himself in his heart.