Demon Person Valley opened. Jun Changxiao led his disciples, walking inside under everyone’s gaze.
And once they all disappeared, the vortex gradually sealed up. Everything returned to normal as if nothing had happened.
The martial artists from various sects began discussing.
“This youngster is truly arrogant!”
“If not for the sake of winning the Dragon-Tiger Contest championship, I’d really want to teach him a good lesson.”
“Can’t underestimate this fellow. Extreme Cold Palace’s Grand Elder with half-step Wusheng cultivation—didn’t he still suffer defeat at his hands?”
“He’s just relying on some divine ability to raise his cultivation. It’s not like he can use it casually.”
The matter of Jun Changxiao thrashing Gongsun Haohai had long spread throughout the martial world. Though confirmed, the major sects firmly believed that fellow just relied on some divine ability.
They weren’t wrong.
The Qiankun Talisman’s effect was indeed similar to using certain divine abilities.
And as the major sects thought, it couldn’t be used casually. In fact it couldn’t be used anymore, because the two-use purchase limit had been completely used up by Jun Changxiao.
Speaking of which, without that trump card to instantly raise to Wusheng, why was he still so cocky?
Because he had the modified Hard-to-Retract Blade, had the new Seal-Opening Talisman. Sect Master Jun had reason to believe that once unleashed, he could definitely show off big time!
“The last time a sect brought several hundred disciples into Demon Person Valley was several hundred years ago, a fourth-tier sect. In the end only the Sect Master came out—all disciples died inside.”
“Letting that youngster watch his disciples die one by one will make him realize how ignorant he is.”
“What a waste of this year’s quota.”
Everyone discussed while waiting, even estimating that lasting half a double-hour inside would be Eternal Sect’s limit.
…
In a void and ethereal region, Jun Changxiao and all disciples appeared out of thin air.
Directly in front of them in the sky, the words “Demon Person Valley” floated unsteadily due to the environment.
“Whoosh—”
Gusts of wind that penetrated the soul blew from some unknown direction, making Li Fei and others involuntarily shiver.
“Sect Master.”
Jiang Xie said gravely: “The demonic energy here is very heavy. If corroded for a long time, it may cause disciples to hallucinate or even lose rationality.”
“Not a big problem.”
Jun Changxiao said: “Just operate the Clear Heart Formula.”
“Yes!”
Following orders, all disciples operated the Clear Heart Formula through major and minor circulation cycles. Demonic energy that had inadvertently penetrated their bodies was quickly purified.
Demonic energy penetrated the sea of consciousness.
If the brain always remained clear, naturally it wouldn’t be disturbed.
“The demonic energy in Demon Person Valley can penetrate martial artists’ minds. Without sufficient willpower, it’s easy to go into cultivation deviation. In my view, right now those Eternal Sect disciples should already be killing each other.” An outside powerhouse said.
Many sect members’ faces showed bitterness.
The terrifying thing about Demon Person Valley was precisely how the pervasive demonic energy harassed everywhere.
The longer one stayed inside, disciples without strong realm or willpower would fall into madness, even evolving into mutual slaughter.
“Ai.”
An elder sighed helplessly.
Years ago when he followed his Sect Master into Demon Person Valley, seeing disciples with bloodshot eyes killing each other, they could only forcibly strike them down. That taste of personally killing one’s own people was most painful.
However.
Just as the various sects collectively looked down on Eternal Sect.
Jun Changxiao and disciples had already begun exploring inside. With the Clear Heart Formula, they supported each other along the way, showing concern for one another, completely ignoring the demonic energy harassment.
Most excited was Yao Mengying.
Because that demonic energy which was extremely sinister to others was like a great tonic to her.
“Sect Master.”
Yao Mengying asked weakly: “May I absorb the demonic energy here?”
“If it has no effect on you, absorb freely,” Jun Changxiao said.
“Mm!”
Yao Mengying sat down cross-legged and operated the Blood Cloud Heaven Remnant Scripture.
“Whoosh—”
The demonic energy gathered in the void and ethereal space immediately surged over like waves. The little girl unhurriedly absorbed and refined it, then fused it into her internal demon core.
“Amazing!”
Li Fei, Tian Qi and others’ eyes widened.
This attribute that was poisonous to themselves—little junior sister not only had no problems absorbing it, but smiled at the corners of her mouth. Truly enviable!
For Yao Mengying, Demon Person Valley was absolutely the best cultivation holy land, because such pure demonic energy couldn’t be found outside.
“Hum!”
“Hum!”
Just then, the surrounding space suddenly trembled. Enormous fierce beasts appeared out of thin air one after another.
Their eyes were bloodshot, emanating violent energy all around, as if they’d lost rationality.
“Same as the crazed beasts in Magic Ridge Valley,” Jun Changxiao said.
Hum! Hum! Hum!
The space’s vibration frequency accelerated. More and more berserk fierce beasts appeared. Though from their auras they were only at Wutu level, their numbers grew and grew until reaching tens of thousands.
Facing this situation, disciples from major sects entering for the first time would definitely be frightened pale. But Eternal Sect disciples’ eyes burned with fervor.
“Prepare for battle,” Jun Changxiao said.
“Whoosh—” Li Qingyang and others released their cultivation, assuming various battle-ready stances, smiles floating at the corners of their mouths.
Large-scale fierce beast groups that other sects feared were nothing but warm-up exercises in their eyes!
“Charge!”
“Boom! Boom! Boom!”
…
“Demon Person Valley’s first trial is facing tens of thousands of fierce beasts. With Eternal Sect only sending two hundred disciples, they’ll definitely be exhausted to death.”
“Undeniably some Eternal Sect disciples have decent strength, but surrounded by densely packed berserk fierce beasts, they can support at most… one double-hour.”
“In my view, half a double-hour at most.”
Though various martial artists couldn’t spectate Eternal Sect challenging Demon Person Valley, this didn’t prevent them from desperately fantasizing in the worst direction.
Unfortunately.
It didn’t go as they wished.
Because in merely ten minutes, the tens of thousands of berserk fierce beasts appearing inside Demon Person Valley were all eliminated. Not only did pungent fishy stench fill the air, black crystal cores were scattered all over the ground.
“Swish!”
Jun Changxiao waved his hand, collecting all the cores into his spatial ring, then ordered: “Continue forward.”
“Hm?”
Having walked just a few steps, a square four-sided box appeared out of thin air at the front, somewhat like an airdrop crate in a battle royale game!
“Could this be a reward for killing all the fierce beasts?” Jun Changxiao walked over.
“Creak—”
The box suddenly opened. Inside were stacks of yellowed books.
“Sect Master!”
Jiang Xie exclaimed: “They’re all martial art secret manuals!”
Jun Changxiao’s eyes immediately brightened, because inside the box were at least a hundred manuals. And from the cover titles, there were fist techniques, palm techniques, sword techniques, plus martial arts cultivated by evil cultivators and Buddhist cultivators!
This was absolutely all-encompassing!
Old Ge said: “It’s said the already-fallen Demon Emperor loved collecting various martial arts during his lifetime. He even once claimed that from low-grade to divine-grade, he’d collected at least a hundred thousand types.”
“A hundred thousand types?”
Jun Changxiao clutched his chest, breathing rapidly.
So many martial art secret manuals—even if just the lowest grade, as long as he obtained them, he could freely exchange for manuals in the Technique Pavilion!
Of course.
If the powerhouses from major sects outside saw a whole box of secret manuals, they’d also be dumbfounded, because when they cleared the first trial, the reward was at most a few manuals!
Everyone played by the rules.
Why did Eternal Sect get so many manual rewards all at once!
Or was it that a group of disciples with protagonist destiny had the strongest protagonist halo bestowed upon them?
Not at all.
Jun Changxiao getting so many manuals as reward was entirely because eliminating tens of thousands of spirit beasts took only ten minutes.
In contrast, when other sects entered, though ultimately they all passed, either they took a very long time or disciples sacrificed. They absolutely couldn’t compare to Eternal Sect’s no-injury, fast clear.
“Swish!”
Jun Changxiao happily collected all the manuals into his spatial ring, then opened the Technique Pavilion. He saw many manuals below already matched with quantities. Though still far from exchange requirements, they’d undoubtedly taken a small step forward.
“Whoosh—”
Just then, the surrounding space trembled again. More powerful fierce beasts appeared out of thin air one after another.
“Eliminate them all.”
“Yes!”
“Boom boom boom boom!”
Eternal Sect disciples all burst forth with cultivation, like lawn mowers crazily harvesting fierce beasts. Shortly after, the ground was covered entirely with exploded cores!
“This is fucking amazing!” Jun Changxiao grinned.
This Demon Person Valley was simply a place to pick up money anytime anywhere. As for danger? From the current two waves, it didn’t even count as warm-up.
“Sect Master!”
Li Qingyang pointed ahead: “Another box!”
The second box that appeared was larger than before. Jun Changxiao estimated it contained quite a lot.
Sure enough.
Walking over, the box opened on its own. Inside were not only dazzling secret manuals but also various ores—many materials used to forge Black Iron Shields and True Yang Swords!
“Quick quick quick!”
Jun Changxiao said: “Trigger the next wave for this seat!”
Secret manuals plus ores, plus so many cores made him immediately boil over. He wished he could immediately open all remaining trials!
“Hum!”
The third beast wave appeared again. From quantity it was clearly fewer, but strength had reached Wushi level, so difficulty relatively increased.
…
Outside.
Powerhouses from major sects still mentally visualized Eternal Sect being wildly abused, killing each other.
Some even helpfully counted down.
“Boom!”
Inside Demon Person Valley, Xiao Zuiji directly blasted a spirit beast comparable to Wuwang level. Ahead in the void and ethereal land, a large square four-sided box appeared again.
“My heavens!”
Jun Changxiao walked over. Seeing the opened box contained over a thousand secret manuals, his eyes immediately widened!
“Sect Master!”
Li Fei reached into the box and pulled out a sharp-edged sword: “This weapon seems pretty good!”
Jiang Xie and Old Ge saw “Wentian” carved on the sword hilt and a wandering dragon carved on the blade. They exclaimed in unison: “Jade Dragon Asking Heaven Sword!”
“Very strong?” Jun Changxiao asked.
The System said: “This sword inherited from ancient times. It’s said to be forged from Dragon Origin Stone, revered as one of Star Meteorite Continent’s ten great ancient famous swords.”
“Ten great ancient famous swords?”
Jun Changxiao asked in surprise: “Compared to swords forged by Master Fan, how does it rank?”
“Master Fan’s swords probably aren’t even worthy of carrying its shoes,” the System said.
“Really?”
Jun Changxiao’s eyes brightened. He took the imposing Jade Dragon Asking Heaven Sword from Li Fei’s hands. The moment his five fingers contacted the hilt, he felt a special aura and blurted out: “Good sword!”
…
Outside.
Someone said out of boredom: “I heard that during his lifetime, the Demon Emperor not only collected many martial art secret manuals but also collected quite a few high-grade weapons, including the Jade Dragon Asking Heaven Sword, one of the ten great ancient famous swords.”
“Every year people are sent in to search. The best found was only supreme-grade sword implements. In my view, the Jade Dragon Asking Heaven Sword might not be placed in Demon Person Valley at all.”
“There’s also the Nine-Scale Body Protection Armor. Who knows where the Demon Emperor hid it—to this day it hasn’t appeared in the world.”
“Sect Master, this battle armor is… Nine-Scale Body Protection Armor! Its quality has reached high-tier sacred grade!”
“There’s also Spirit Wheel Tower. It’s said to be a defensive treasure able to withstand Wusheng bombardment that was also found by the Demon Emperor.”
“Sect Master, this small tower is very likely Spirit Wheel Tower! When activated it can form a Spirit Wheel Barrier, enough to resist attacks from Wusheng powerhouses!”
Outside, powerhouses from various sects listed the Demon Emperor’s collection items one by one. Inside Demon Person Valley, Jun Changxiao leading disciples clearing through obtained them all from boxes!
“Hmph.”
Lin Yuan said coolly: “The Demon Emperor was also a remarkable figure, but his ambition was too great. He couldn’t be tolerated by martial world people and finally met the end of military defeat and death.”
“Ai.”
A sect elder shook his head: “What a pity about so many treasures—disappeared forever on Star Meteorite Continent with that demon’s fall.”
“Already two double-hours have passed. Eternal Sect disciples are probably dead and wounded. Complete annihilation isn’t far off.” Someone steered the topic to Eternal Sect, making everyone sneer coldly.
Isn’t living well good enough?
Insisting on courting death going to challenge Demon Person Valley.
Boom! Boom!
Just as everyone discussed, Eternal Sect disciples successively annihilated several spirit beasts comparable to Wuhuang level.
Li Fei shook his head: “Finally found the feeling of clearing Life and Death Secret Realm Normal Mode.”
“Sect Master.”
Long Ziyang said: “Demon Person Valley doesn’t have much difficulty.”
“…”
The corner of Li Qingyang’s mouth twitched.
Entering Demon Person Valley, he’d been cautious and vigilant all along, bringing the word “stable” to the extreme. Only when truly challenging did he realize it was so easy!
“Overestimated it.” Jun Changxiao shook his head.
According to gathered intelligence, he thought Demon Person Valley was a dragon’s den and tiger’s lair.
To ensure safety, he brought the team that could clear Difficult Mode with no injuries. Result: the difficulty coefficient didn’t even compare to Life and Death Secret Realm’s Normal Mode.
Had he known this, he’d have sent just a few dozen people rather than mobilizing such a large force with two hundred disciples.
If Dingyuan Sacred Sect’s Sect Master knew Jun Changxiao’s thoughts, he’d definitely feel hurt. After all, his own sect’s majority elite forces mobilizing were panicking like crazy, yet he brought two hundred disciples and thought it was too many!
“Sect Master.”
Li Qingyang said: “The box contains many more secret manuals and weapon equipment!”
“It’s practically free equipment and resource delivery!” Jun Changxiao grinned, then loaded everything from the large box into his spatial ring.
In less than thirty minutes, the obtained secret manuals, weapons, treasures, and cores were already countless.
Looking at the seemingly endless void and ethereal land ahead, Jun Changxiao’s eyes burned with fervor: “Continue deeper. Take away all the good things inside. Don’t leave the major sects even a little bit!”
“Yes!”
All disciples shouted in unison.
“Whoosh!”
However, just as they were preparing to depart, rich demonic energy suddenly surged from behind.
Everyone turned to look, seeing Yao Mengying who’d been sitting cross-legged suddenly open her eyes. Her eyes turned bloodshot, her black hair rose without wind, as if entering some berserk state!
Li Fei said in surprise: “What happened to little junior sister?”
Jiang Xie frowned: “However you look at it, it looks like cultivation deviation!”
“The situation isn’t right!” Jun Changxiao frowned.
“Swish!”
Suddenly, Yao Mengying stood up, saying coldly: “The things this emperor left in this place—how can they be taken by petty thieves!”
Swish—
As soon as the words fell, the little girl suddenly charged over. Demonic energy crisscrossed between her hands. The momentum was truly imposing!
“Junior sister, what’s wrong!” Xiao Zuiji shouted.
“Boom!”
Yao Mengying charged to his front. The demonic energy condensed in her palm suddenly burst forth, directly blasting Xiao Zuiji flying. He flew backwards awkwardly, landing over ten zhang away and sitting down hard on his bottom.
“Sect Master!”
Jiang Xie said: “This girl has gone into cultivation deviation!”
“What are you waiting for!” Jun Changxiao roared: “Quickly restrain her!”
“Swish! Swish!”
Jiang Xie and the Ning brothers all condensed spiritual energy and charged over. But just as they approached, Yao Mengying suddenly spread both hands. Streams of demonic energy transformed into fists, fiercely bombarding over.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
After wild bombardment, three elders immediately flew backwards explosively, then fell to the ground one after another, clutching their chests and spitting blood with a “wah.”
Li Fei, Tian Qi and others were immediately dumbfounded!
Easily beating three Wuhuang-level elders bloody—little junior sister was too terrifying!
“Boom!”
“Boom!”
Yao Mengying charged over again. Wherever she passed, Eternal Sect disciples all flew out in various fancy ways.
“Swish!”
Jun Changxiao charged to her front. His ninth-rank Sword-Martial Dual Wuhuang aura burst forth. He directly gripped her wrist, saying in a deep voice: “Girl, have you gone mad?”
Originally cold-faced Yao Mengying’s body suddenly stiffened. Then struggling to look over, she said with difficulty: “Sect… Sect Master…”
Bang!
A fist blasted out!
Thud thud thud!
Jun Changxiao clutched his chest and retreated several steps, roaring: “Who controls my precious disciple’s body! If you have guts, come out and fight this old man one-on-one!”
“Whoosh—”
Overwhelming demonic energy surged behind Yao Mengying, gradually condensing an enormous body, transmitting a cold voice: “Little fellow, are you qualified to fight one-on-one with this emperor?”