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"It turns out to be two seniors from the Dragon Tiger Sect!" Cheng Xiaofeng felt a chill in his heart. From Ning Ruoxue's respectful demeanor, he could roughly guess that the strength of these two individuals was definitely beyond what they could provoke. Although there were many flaws in Ning Ruoxue's words, he cleverly pretended to be confused and said, "I, as a junior, have eyes but fail to recognize Mount Tai. If I have offended the two seniors in any way, please forgive me!"
The Blood Howler, although unaware of what exactly had happened, was content to keep his identity a secret and didn't bother to teach these human juniors a lesson. He simply shot a fierce glare at Cheng Xiaofeng and grunted before falling silent.
"Ning Shizi, my Blood Uncle and I have urgent matters to attend to, so we must take our leave!" After giving everyone a slight smile, Xiao Bing exchanged a glance with the Blood Howler beside her.
The Blood Howler scanned the crowd and noticed their strange expressions directed at him. Annoyed, he said, "There's no need to be surprised. We merely suppressed our cultivation to enter the secret realm. I believe that some experts from your sects will also secretly enter the secret realm; you just don't know about it!"
After leaving this remark, the two figures vanished into the forest, one after the other.
Ning Ruoxue watched as the two gradually disappeared from sight, a flicker of unusual light flashing in her eyes, but in the end, she chose not to say anything further.
The crowd exchanged glances; they had initially thought that only they, as juniors, had entered the secret realm. They were surprised to learn that seniors from their sects were also willing to suppress their cultivation to enter.
"Alright, these are secrets of each sect. Although they suppressed their cultivation, they are still not something we can deal with. If you encounter similar mysterious figures in the future, please do not offend them; otherwise, you won't even know how you died!" Ning Ruoxue warned coldly with her lips slightly parted.
The group had already seen the extraordinary speed of Xiao Bing and the Blood Howler when they left and naturally did not question further. They quickly nodded in agreement.
Cheng Xiaofeng still harbored suspicions about Ning Ruoxue's words but realized that if it weren't for her timely appearance, they might have truly offended those two seniors today. He hurriedly led his more than ten disciples who were already sweating profusely to Ning Ruoxue and clasped his fists in gratitude. "We must thank Ning Shimei this time. If it weren't for your timely arrival, we might have really offended those two seniors."
"Cheng Shixiong needs not be overly polite!" Ning Ruoxue smiled coldly and waved her hand dismissively. "Cheng Shixiong is here presumably for a nearby mysterious treasure?"
Cheng Xiaofeng was slightly taken aback. Seeing how Ning Ruoxue asked this question made him realize that the secret treasure point marked on their map had already been discovered by several other sects and had become an open secret; otherwise, Ning Ruoxue and her group wouldn't have specifically come here.
"That's right, we came here on an adventure because of the guidance from the elders of Sect!" Cheng Xiaofeng said with a bitter smile, turning his gaze to the other Sect Disciples behind Ning Ruoxue.
He noticed that the expressions of those Trial Disciples seemed somewhat unusual, and almost all of them were injured, their bodies stained with blood, looking rather dazed.
"They are..."
Upon hearing this, Ning Ruoxue's expression darkened. She glanced back at the dozens of disciples from various sects and sighed, "Among the disciples who entered the Nine Sect Trial in the secret realm, aside from a few from Fengyu Holy Institute and Flowing Cloud Villa, it seems we are the only ones left!"
"What!" Cheng Xiaofeng was shocked, his eyelids twitching. There had been over a hundred disciples from the Nine Sects who entered the Qiu Yang Secret Realm. How could it be that only a few dozen remained after just a few days? This was simply absurd.
"Did you encounter a High-Level Beast, which caused such heavy casualties? But wait, if it was a High-Level Beast, why are the disciples from Fengyu Holy Institute and Flowing Cloud Villa unharmed?"
"Cheng Shixiong, you may not know this, but all of this is thanks to Fengyu Holy Institute and Flowing Cloud Villa!" one of the Trial Disciples, dressed in the attire of Ling God Sword Sect, trembled as he revealed the truth.
Cheng Xiaofeng was unaware that since the Nine Sects entered the Qiu Yang Secret Realm, the disciples from Fengyu Holy Institute and Flowing Cloud Villa had allied with those sent by Dragon Tiger Sect, Li Xingqi, Jiang Shiji, and others to launch a massacre against the other sects' Trial Disciples. In just a few days, disciples from six major sects suffered heavy losses. Those who immediately rushed to the treasure point in the western part of the secret realm, the Golden Cloud Palace, managed to escape unscathed during this massacre.
"How... how could this happen!" Cheng Xiaofeng's face turned ashen. He never expected that Fengyu Holy Institute and Flowing Cloud Villa could be so despicable!
In previous years during the Nine Sect Trial in the Qiu Yang Secret Realm, although there would be conflicts among disciples from different sects, they mostly fought over various treasures collected within the secret realm. The casualties among Trial Disciples primarily came from beasts lurking throughout the realm. The disciples of the Nine Sects maintained a delicate cooperative relationship and rarely engaged in serious fights against each other.
This time, it was clear that Fengyu Holy Institute and Flowing Cloud Villa had come prepared; otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to systematically eliminate all six major sects' Trial Disciples.
"If it weren't for Sister Ning finding us in advance, we might have ended up like those disciples within our sect, dying at the hands of Fengyu Holy Institute and Flowing Cloud Villa!" another disciple from the Primordial Court said quietly, his tone sorrowful.
Cheng Xiaofeng felt a chill as he realized that only the people before him remained of the six major sects' Trial Disciples.
Aside from the Golden Cloud Palace, the other six sects' Trial Disciples did not gather together after entering the Qiu Yang Secret Realm; instead, they scattered to search for the heavenly materials and earthly treasures needed for their trials.
As a result, it was not difficult for the combined forces of Fengyu Holy Institute and Flowing Cloud Villa to hunt them down. Even if the six major sects discovered this in time, they would be too weakened by casualties to turn the tide.
If Ning Ruoxue had not found them in advance and gathered the remaining forces of the six major sects to jointly resist Fengyu Holy Institute, perhaps only the Golden Cloud Palace would remain in the entire Qiu Yang Secret Realm.
"Does this mean that Ning Shimei already knew about their scheme?" Cheng Xiaofeng asked solemnly, suppressing his fear.
"Not at all," Ning Ruoxue's expression suddenly became a bit dazed. Changing from her previous indifference, her cheeks flushed slightly as she shyly replied, "I almost fell into their trap myself. If it weren't for our Dragon Tiger Sect's Ye Feng saving me in time, I might have met the same fate. The reason I searched for the remaining disciples of the Six Sects was also because of Ye Shidi's instructions."
"Ye Feng?" Although Cheng Xiaofeng had heard this name before, he did not have a deep impression of him. He quickly noticed Ning Ruoxue's change in demeanor and felt a slight pang of jealousy in his heart.
Ning Ruoxue's beauty was renowned far and wide, unmatched in the Northern Frontier. Almost every disciple of the Northern Border Nine Sects was awestruck upon first seeing her, regarding her as a celestial being.
Cheng Xiaofeng was handsome and skilled, well-known among the Northern Border Nine Sects, and admired by many female disciples. However, ever since he saw Ning Ruoxue, he lost interest in other female disciples and developed feelings for her.
The plan of Golden Cloud Palace this time was similar to previous ones: first sending Trial Disciples from the sect to various locations to gather a certain amount of heavenly materials and earthly treasures before regrouping to explore hidden treasure spots. In order to shine brightly during this trial and gain Ning Ruoxue's attention, Cheng Xiaofeng insisted on gathering all disciples together to head to the treasure spot first.
Ning Ruoxue usually appeared cold and distant, making it hard for others to approach her. Yet when mentioning Ye Feng's name, she displayed a shy demeanor typical of a young woman. Cheng Xiaofeng could easily see through this hidden meaning.
Other Sect Disciples were also witnessing Ning Ruoxue show such shyness for the first time; they were momentarily ecstatic and found it hard to contain themselves.
Everyone was deeply interested in the disciple of the Dragon Tiger Sect named Ye Feng, as mentioned by Ning Ruoxue. However, their feelings were mixed; they held some respect for Ye Feng, but more than that, they felt an uncontrollable jealousy.
"Yes, he is a newly risen Outer Sect Disciple of our Dragon Tiger Sect. In just a few years, he has elevated his cultivation from the Martial Realm to the Ninth Level of the Yuanwu Realm. If it weren't for his reminder, I wouldn't have searched for your whereabouts and informed the Fengyu Holy Institute and Flowing Cloud Villa about their conspiracy!" Ning Ruoxue noticed that she had slightly lost her composure and quickly collected herself.
Cheng Xiaofeng saw Ning Ruoxue once again displaying a frosty demeanor and couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart. Perhaps only that young man named Ye Feng could make this seemingly ethereal beauty reveal such a stunning smile.
"In just a few years, going from the Martial Realm to the Peak of the Ninth Level of Yuan Martial Realm, there truly exists such a genius in this world. Since you say so, Ning Shimei, I really want to meet this Ye Shidi. It's strange that Ye Shidi knows how dangerous it is outside yet doesn't stay by your side. Doesn't he worry about you falling into the hands of those disciples from Fengyu Holy Institute?"
Cheng Xiaofeng, burning with jealousy, gradually lost his rationality and began to criticize Ye Feng in front of Ning Ruoxue.
Upon hearing this, Ning Ruoxue's previously indifferent expression suddenly turned frosty. She shot a cold glance at Cheng Xiaofeng and snorted lightly, "Cheng Shixiong, you underestimate me too much. A few disciples from Fengyu Holy Institute are nothing we can't handle. Ye Shidi must have more important matters to attend to, which is why he didn't come along!"
"What could be more important than Ning Shimei's safety? That kid named Ye is just timid and afraid of confronting Fengyu Holy Institute!" In a fit of rage, Cheng Xiaofeng did not believe that Ye Feng had reached the Ninth Level of Yuanwu Realm. His words came out almost as a roar, drawing the attention of those around them.
Ning Ruoxue frowned slightly, her killing intent fleetingly visible in her eyes.
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