As a special effects weapon, the Green Dragon Crescent Blade could also have attributes embedded in it at the Spirit Infusion Pavilion, and it could be infused 5 times.

Jun Changxiao had already infused it with a Fire Spirit earlier, and today he finally had the chance to test it out.

Not bad at all.

Combined with his own fire-element attribute and activating the Wusheng Soul, his combat power surged.

How much?

Jun Changxiao estimated that if he faced a peak Wuwang, he should be able to directly kill them!

Against a Wuhuang, even if he couldn’t win, at least… he wouldn’t be too scared.

The system said: “Host can infuse all the other four types, and this way, the Green Dragon Crescent Blade will have all Five Elements complete. Its power might increase even more!”

“That’s exactly what I was thinking.”

Jun Changxiao put away the Green Dragon Crescent Blade and selected all four remaining Five Element Spirits he could choose, beginning one-click refinement.

Mm.

It needed some time.

“Sect Master.”

Su Xiaomo rubbed his hands as he approached, smiling: “When will we be able to have such awesome weapons?”

“What?”

Jun Changxiao said: “Looking down on the Cold Radiance Sword now?”

“No, no, I appreciate it.”

Su Xiaomo grinned: “If we had even stronger weapons to replace them with, we’d only be more filled with hope for the future.”

“Stop the nonsense.”

Jun Changxiao said: “Hurry up and go kick your ball.”

Su Xiaomo quickly left.

However, what he said did catch Sect Master Jun’s attention. Cupping his chin, he said: “The newly initiated disciples still don’t have weapons. It’s time to equip them all with Cold Edge Swords.”

“No.”

“At minimum, they should start with Cold Radiance Swords.”

With the Forging Pavilion available, crafting large quantities of weapons in a short time was easy, but the key issue was lacking materials.

“I need to go outside and look around.” Jun Changxiao murmured.

The Procurement Hall had been purchasing ores all along but had never been able to supply in large batches. If disciples wanted to get their hands on various equipment, he still had to go to dangerous places full of materials to find them.

“Elder Jiang.”

Jun Changxiao said: “Are there any dangerous forbidden lands in Southwest Yangzhou?”

“Yes.”

Jiang Xie said: “In Dingyang Commandery, there’s a forbidden land called Demon Ridge Valley. It’s said to be very dangerous. Even Wuwang dying inside is quite normal.”

“Really?”

Jun Changxiao became interested.

Even Wuwang faced danger—this Demon Ridge Valley must be extremely terrifying. The more so, the less people dared to enter. Accumulated over time, it was definitely a natural great treasury!

“I’ll go play there.” Jun Changxiao made his decision.

Jiang Xie was dumbfounded.

Go there to play?

My Sect Master, are you going there for a spring outing?

After Jun Changxiao had this idea, he arranged matters properly, then left Tiegu Mountain.

This time, he left quite peacefully, because Li Luoqiu had the shared bracelet. If any special situation occurred, he could activate the Sect Protection Grand Formation in time.

……

According to what Jiang Xie said, Demon Ridge Valley was one of the famous forbidden lands in Southwest Yangzhou, with many demonic beasts entrenched inside.

These so-called demonic beasts were actually just fierce beasts.

They were called demonic beasts because, according to legend, ten thousand years ago, there had been a demonic sect in the valley.

Demonic cultivators practiced very sinister mental cultivation methods and also released demonic qi. Over time, this infected the fierce beasts, making them become more violent and cruel.

In Jun Changxiao’s view, it must have been genetic changes that caused their offspring to mutate.

“I wonder if I can find any rare spirit beasts?”

Going to Demon Ridge Valley to find resources was only one reason. The second was to use up the two Sect Master Balls and capture two contract beasts to bring back.

Little Dragon also came along.

Because its body had grown larger, it wasn’t perched on its master’s shoulder but sat on the Hurricane Wolf King’s head, its four limbs tightly clutching the fur, making the galloping Wolf King grit its teeth in pain.

“Big Wolf!”

Jun Changxiao said: “Full speed!”

“Roar—”

The Hurricane Wolf King raised its head with a howl. The Wind Control Art skill activated, and the blue wind vortex beneath its feet suddenly expanded. It instantly transformed into a blue radiance and shot forward.

Little Dragon was in trouble.

Blade-like fierce winds howled in, blowing so hard it couldn’t open its eyes, and its entire body of red fire fur flew backward in disarray.

Sect Master Jun was very calm, facing the wind, singing a little tune in his heart, his hairstyle completely undisturbed by the wind.

……

Dingyang Commandery was a sixth-rank major commandery that could rival Zhenyang Commandery—its area was very vast, its population numerous, and experts at the Wushi and Wuzong levels could be seen everywhere.

Several days later.

Sect Master Jun rode the Hurricane Wolf King into Dingyang Commandery’s territory, then specifically chose small paths until afternoon, when he arrived at Demon Ridge Valley.

The valley entrance was overgrown with weeds, showing that few people frequented it.

Three blood-red characters “Demon Ridge Valley” were carved on the cliff wall, with a line of smaller characters below—Demonic Sect Forbidden Land, Trespassers Die.

Perhaps due to the passage of too much time, the characters were covered in moss, but they still emanated a sinister aura.

“Could this have been left behind by the demonic sect back then?”

Jun Changxiao speculated.

Swish! Swish!

Just then, from inside the somewhat dark valley, a flock of crows seemed to be startled and all flapped their wings, flying up into the sky.

“Roar—”

The Hurricane Wolf King growled lowly, its eyes showing wariness.

Fierce beasts’ perception of danger was definitely much stronger than humans.

“Tch.”

Little Dragon rolled its eyes: “What a small courage.”

Rustle, rustle, rustle!

A small insect crawled out from the grass. It jumped onto its master’s shoulder with a “whoosh” and said in alarm: “Oh my mama, scared the baby to death.”

“……”

Jun Changxiao wanted nothing more than to throw it down and stomp on it hard a couple of times.

“Big Wolf.”

“You wait outside. I’ll go explore inside with Little Dragon.”

“Roar!”

The Hurricane Wolf King responded.

Jun Changxiao led Little Dragon and stepped into Demon Ridge Valley, where no one had set foot for years.

However.

When he stepped in with one foot, ripples suddenly appeared at the valley entrance, as if some kind of restriction had been triggered.

The Hurricane Wolf King outside sensed it. It wanted to roar to warn him, but saw its master and Little Dragon vanish into thin air at the entrance.

“Buzz!”

At the same time, the eight characters carved on the wall—”Demonic Sect Forbidden Land, Trespassers Die”—suddenly flashed with light. The moss on them fell away one after another, and the sinister aura they emanated became even more intense!

……

Demon Ridge Valley, interior.

Just after Jun Changxiao walked in, he heard bursts of angry roaring, giving the feeling that they had lost all reason.

“Damn.”

He said somewhat nervously: “There aren’t zombies in here, are there?”

The system said: “Host has read too many apocalypse novels.”

Swish!

Swish!

Just then, a huge black shadow jumped down from a tree. From its form, it was clearly some kind of leopard beast.

But!

Its face and body were covered in wounds, completely rotted, and emanated a nauseating stench!

If Jun Changxiao didn’t hold his breath in time, he might have vomited up the food he’d eaten several days ago.

“Blech!”

Little Dragon vomited.

“Damn it!”

Jun Changxiao pinched his nose, pointing at the leopard beast with a fierce face, flashing red eyes, and completely lacking any life aura: “Still saying it’s not a zombie!”

System: “……”

How the hell do I keep getting slapped in the face!

Not allowed.

Absolutely not allowed!

The system argued strongly: “This isn’t a zombie, this is a zombie beast!”

“Come on!”

Jun Changxiao said: “Is there a difference!”

“Roar—”

The extremely disgusting leopard beast raised its head and roared, then charged over carrying that stench!

“Little Dragon, it’s yours!” Jun Changxiao said.

“Okay!”

Little Dragon jumped down.

But when it smelled that nauseating stench rushing toward it, it went “blech” and vomited again.