Chen Dong felt a deep sense of shame. As a man, he had to let the women take the lead to create an opportunity for him to escape. However, he also knew that his strength was far inferior to Liu Xu's, and he likely wouldn't survive a single move under Zhou Jun's blade.
"Senior Sister, be careful! I will quickly have Master send someone to rescue you!"
"You’re not even qualified to challenge me one-on-one, and I have no need to waste time with you!" Zhou Jun scoffed. "Don't leave any survivors; kill them all!"
"This is bad; Zhou Jun isn't being provoked at all!" Chen Dong exclaimed in shock.
"Then I have no choice but to throw out the smoke bombs. The effect of the smoke bombs only lasts for a few breaths. Let's split up and run as far as we can!"
Just as Zhou Jun and the others were about to make their move, Liu Xu flipped her wrist, and three deep green metallic spheres shot from her hand.
"Be careful! It's the Dragon Tiger Sect's smoke bombs!" a disciple from Fengyu Holy Institute shouted in alarm.
The spheres flew toward Zhou Jun and the others, and before they could react, there was a flash of fire, and they exploded in mid-air. At the same time, three streams of thick green smoke erupted from the spheres, completely enveloping the surroundings.
"Hold your breath! Don't inhale the smoke!" Zhou Jun shouted coldly. Just as he was about to leap over the smoke, he suddenly felt a violent tremor beneath his feet, nearly losing his balance.
"Could they have more tricks up their sleeves?" Zhou Jun thought in shock. He changed direction and shot backward out of the smoke. As his vision cleared upon exiting, he quickly noticed an extremely eye-catching Seven-Colored Light Pillar rising from the northern valley.
"What is this... Could it be that some Exotic Treasure is emerging?"
As the Seven-Colored Light Pillar shattered, the heavens and earth underwent a dramatic change; thick dark clouds seemed to be pressed down by an enormous hand from above.
Zhou Jun immediately thought of an Exotic Treasure emerging. After all, he had heard that countless ancient treasures were hidden deep within the Qiu Yang Secret Realm. Whenever there was a celestial phenomenon, powerful Exotic Treasures would surely appear.
"If I don't go, these Exotic Treasures will eventually fall into the hands of those from Flowing Cloud Villa and Dragon Tiger Sect!"
Chen Dong and Liu Xu had not escaped far. With Zhou Jun's speed, catching up would not be difficult. However, watching an Exotic Treasure fall into the hands of outsiders was something Zhou Jun could not accept. He sheathed his treasured blade and said to several disciples behind him, "You go chase after them; I’ll go take a look!"
Before anyone could respond, Zhou Jun had already activated his movement technique and dashed toward the direction where the Seven-Colored Light Pillar appeared.
"There’s a celestial phenomenon; there must be some Exotic Treasure emerging! Otherwise, Senior Brother Zhou would never let those two Dragon Tiger Sect disciples off so easily!" a slightly plump Round-Faced Boy said indignantly. "Why should we chase after them while he runs off to collect treasures?"
“Third Senior Brother is right; we can't let Zhou Jun take all the benefits. We've already killed enough people, losing those two won't matter. Let's head north and see if we can find some Elixir or other treasures. That way, we won't always be used as cannon fodder!”
“Damn it! Ever since entering this damn secret realm, all I've done is kill without gaining anything. Now that we've finally come across this great opportunity, who would let it slip? Third Senior Brother, I'm with you!”
“Third Senior Brother, I’m with you too!”
The four quickly reached a consensus. Once Zhou Jun's figure completely disappeared into the forest, they all took off running towards the location of the Seven-Colored Light Pillar.
A similar scene was unfolding throughout the Qiu Yang Secret Realm.
Yun Letian, the chief disciple of Flowing Cloud Villa, almost immediately abandoned the three isolated disciples he was pursuing upon discovering the Seven-Colored Light Pillar. He led his fellow disciples northward.
Li Chengce from Dragon Tiger Sect and Azure Dragon Hall hesitated only briefly before leading several Trial Disciples to rush north as well.
In a hidden cave, Ginger Chen from White Tiger Hall was about to assault a tattered Primordial Court female disciple when Yuan Yun suddenly appeared beside him and pulled him away.
“It’s just a minor earthquake; is it really necessary to be so tense? Whatever happens can wait until I’m done having fun.”
Ginger Chen was quite displeased with Yuan Yun for interrupting his activities.
“By the time you’re done having fun, the Exotic Treasure in this secret realm will likely have been snatched up by others!”
Yuan Yun coldly snorted and casually tossed out a remark that made Ginger Chen lose all interest in the Primordial Court female disciple.
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In the western part of Qiu Yang Secret Realm, a group of disciples dressed in Golden Cloud Palace attire emerged from the jungle, led by Cheng Xiaofeng, the eldest disciple of Golden Cloud Palace.
Since being rescued by Ye Feng from the Nine-Headed Blood Python's Spirit Qi Cave, they had no idea what had happened due to their memories being erased by the Nine-Headed Blood Python. They only remembered following the Winged Serpent Leader into a cave before suddenly losing consciousness.
Cheng Xiaofeng soon realized that while he and his fellow disciples from Golden Cloud Palace were safe, Ye Feng, who had helped them, was nowhere to be found. A few Golden Cloud Palace disciples suggested searching for him, but he refused.
"Right now, the outside is chaotic. I believe with Brother Ye's skills, there shouldn't be any problems. We probably stumbled into some kind of Restriction, which is why we were teleported out of the cave. Brother Ye must have entered the cave first and triggered the Restriction, getting sent to another location."
Cheng Xiaofeng had no good feelings towards Ye Feng, who consistently overshadowed him in various aspects. Coupled with Ning Ruoxue's influence, it was even less likely that he would return to the previous cave to look for Ye Feng.
"Brothers, rest assured. Once I have news of Brother Ye, I will go look for him immediately. As for the treasures in that cave, it's better if we don't touch them; otherwise, we might lose our lives without knowing how it happened!"
The scene that unfolded in the cave was too bizarre. Even though many disciples of Golden Cloud Palace were grateful and admired Ye Feng, they still chose to compromise in the face of unknown dangers.
Due to previous encounters, Cheng Xiaofeng became increasingly cautious. Under his leadership, this group of Golden Cloud Palace disciples carefully navigated through the western jungle, not daring to step outside even a single step. They not only avoided many dangers but also collected a number of precious herbs.
At this moment, they were also attracted by the Seven-Colored Light Pillar. However, the earlier life-and-death escape still left them feeling apprehensive, and they hesitated to make a decision.
"People die for wealth and birds die for food. With such a celestial phenomenon, there must be extraordinary treasures emerging. If I can't stand out, I'll always be trampled by young geniuses from other Sects. How can I win Ning Ruoxue's heart?"
After much contemplation, Cheng Xiaofeng ultimately decided to take a risk.
"Brothers, the Qiu Yang Secret Realm has opened so many times but has never shown such an astonishing celestial phenomenon. I am certain that unprecedented Exotic Treasures are about to appear. Disciples from all Sects will not miss this opportunity. Although there are dangers ahead, if we miss this chance, Golden Cloud Palace will never rise again!"
His motivating words quickly made these young disciples forget their previous fears and unanimously agreed to compete for the Exotic Treasure.
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Ye Feng and his companions had no idea that the celestial phenomenon caused by the breaking of the outer seal had attracted nearly everyone in Qiu Yang Secret Realm.
The final explosion of the stone tablet instantly killed a large number of Demon Spirit Beasts, significantly relieving the pressure on Ye Feng and his group. However, even so, facing the overwhelming tide of Demon Spirit Beasts, they gradually began to feel overwhelmed.
Among them, Ye Feng's strength was second only to Little Ice of Fifth Stage divine beast rank. However, when it came to combat experience, he was far superior to Little Ice. Moreover, due to practicing the Seven Transformations of Chaos Technique—a highly profound Fellow Beauty technique—his total Vital Energy far exceeded that of ordinary people and was continuously replenished at a rapid pace. This allowed him to grow more courageous under the siege of the Beast Tide!
The only regret was that Ye Feng's martial skills were somewhat lacking in rank. Under the assault of numerous Demon Spirit Beasts, the effectiveness of Thunder Three Styles paled in comparison to Azure Dragon Sword. Unfortunately, Ye Feng only mastered a Tide Sound Palm Technique-derived Tide Sound Sword Technique, which limited its power significantly.
After all, Tide Sound Palm Technique was merely a Yellow Rank low-grade martial skill. Even with Ye Feng's improvements using the profound-grade weapon Azure Dragon Sword to execute Tide Sound Sword Technique—whose power could reach Yellow Rank high-grade—it still failed to satisfy Ye Feng completely.
"Although Leaf Young Friend's cultivation is strong, Martial Technique seems quite ordinary. Has Leaf Young Friend not practiced any high-level sword techniques in Sect?" Lin Yue Zhen Ren, who had lost all spiritual power, possessed only the Seventh Level of Yuan Martial Realm. However, due to his exceptional combat experience and cooperation with other Disciples of the Celestial Gate, he became the most relaxed member among them.
Ning Ruoxue moved gracefully among the beasts like a butterfly. As her palms flipped, fire clouds swept through the air. The inheritance of True Blood of the Fire Phoenix allowed her killing power to be no less than Ye Feng's.
"To be honest," Ning Ruoxue replied during a brief moment, "Ye Shidi's cultivation has improved rapidly. In just a year, he has risen from the fourth level of Martial Realm to the current Ninth Level of Yuanwu Realm. Perhaps it is because he focused on Vital Energy cultivation that he did not have time to practice high-level Martial Techniques!"
"What? Such achievements in just a year?" Lin Yue Zhen Ren was astonished and looked at Ye Feng with newfound respect.
"This child is not merely cultivating Vital Energy; his spiritual power has also reached the fourth level of Qi Refinement. While this may not seem significant in the past, in today's Divine Martial Continent, where Spirit Energy is extremely scarce, it is unimaginable!"
"Lin Yue Zhen Ren, is the so-called cultivation spiritual power really as impressive as you say?" Little Ice asked curiously from the side.
"After all, it is one of the Heavenly Source Powers that are on par with Mystical Demon Power. Only in the Central Heaven World can there be an abundance of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy for cultivation, which is naturally much more powerful than your Vital Energy. However, cultivating spiritual power has extremely strict requirements; one must possess a spiritual root. Generally speaking, those with spiritual roots are one in ten thousand. Moreover, only with an excellent spiritual root can one progress further on the path of immortality!" Lin Yue Zhen Ren sighed.
In his day, his spiritual root was also rare and could have allowed him to cultivate to at least the Nascent Soul Realm in the Spirit Energy-rich Central Heaven World. Unfortunately, fate played a cruel joke; the Divine Martial Continent was inexplicably demoted from Central Heaven World to Lower Heaven World. Spirit Energy dissipated rapidly, making cultivation exceedingly difficult. Lin Yue Zhen Ren could only reach the Golden Core stage through years of accumulated medicinal resources from Sect.
"Not good! Those Demon Spirit Beasts are heading towards another monolith!" Ning Ruoxue exclaimed in alarm.
Lin Yue Zhen Ren's heart sank as he quickly regained his focus and shouted loudly to the surrounding Disciples of the Celestial Gate, "Hurry to the Core Monolith! We must not let them succeed!"
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