After being jilted by the saintess at the beginning, why is she crying?

"Think about it, everyone! How can we let him monopolize such an opportunity? Let's all attack together, kill him, and divide the spiritual medicine equally! Wouldn't that be wonderful?"

As soon as he said this, a buzz of discussion immediately arose from all around.

The cultivators' gazes toward Lin Fengmian became even more fervent.

Hundreds of medicinal herbs?

Are there still second-tier spiritual herbs?

If I could snatch it...

Several cultivators, confident in their own abilities, were already getting restless, and a faint spiritual light flickered in their hands.

Lin Fengmian watched this scene with an unchanged expression, but inwardly he sneered repeatedly.

Indeed, the least valuable thing in this world is the human heart.

Xiao Xiyue, standing to the side, had her beautiful eyes tightly furrowed at that moment.

She didn't look at the menacing cultivators, but stared intently at Chen Xuanqing, her eyes filled with disbelief and disappointment.

Is this the senior brother she respects?

That usually gentle, humble, and polite senior brother?

At this moment, however, he was like a stranger, a repulsive person in her eyes.

In their quest for the elixir, they went so far as to incite others to attack their fellow disciples!

How could I have ever had feelings for someone like this?

Xiao Xiyue felt nauseous.

She subconsciously moved closer to Lin Fengmian, standing shoulder to shoulder with him.

"Senior sister, are you scared?" Lin Fengmian glanced at her sideways, a faint smile playing on his lips.

Xiao Xiyue bit her lip and shook her head.

She didn't speak, but her resolute gaze said it all.

Lin Fengmian smiled, withdrew his gaze, and looked at the approaching cultivators.

Then--

He reached into the storage bag.

This time, he did not take out any talismans.

Instead, it was a talisman with a pale golden glow and flowing runes.

As soon as the talisman appeared, it emitted a mysterious fluctuation, as if it resonated with some kind of law between heaven and earth.

Second-tier superior talisman - Thousand-mile escape talisman!

This talisman was found by Lin Fengmian in the storage bag of a disciple of the Xuan Tian Holy Land.

He felt at the time that this thing might be a lifesaver in a critical moment, but he didn't expect it to come in handy so quickly.

Once activated, this talisman can instantly teleport the user to any location thousands of miles away.

The only drawback is that the landing point is random.

In other words, you never know where you'll be teleported to.

It could be a safe place, or it could be the lair of monsters.

But at this moment, Lin Fengmian couldn't care less about anything else.

"Senior sister, hold on tight to me."

He whispered, reaching out to put his arm around Xiao Xiyue's waist.

Xiao Xiyue stiffened, but did not resist, simply letting him hold her.

Lin Fengmian suddenly crushed the talisman with his other hand!

"Buzz—"

A blinding golden light suddenly exploded!

Runes swirled wildly, spiritual energy fluctuated violently, and a mysterious teleportation array appeared beneath their feet!

"Stop him!"

Chen Xuanqing's expression changed drastically. He roared and charged forward first!

Other cultivators also joined in, unleashing a barrage of spells and magical artifacts upon the two!

It's too late.

A flash of golden light—

"call out!"

The two figures vanished from the spot like bubbles!

The spells and magical artifacts all missed their mark, striking the open ground and creating a scene of utter devastation.

Chen Xuanqing rushed forward, only managing to grab a few remaining strands of golden light.

His face was ashen, his chest heaved violently, and his eyes were filled with anger and resentment.

"Chase!"

He smashed a nearby boulder with his palm and roared through gritted teeth:

"Chase them! They must still be in the secret realm! Whoever finds them will be richly rewarded!"

The surrounding cultivators looked at each other in bewilderment, and then scattered in all directions.

……

at the same time.

Somewhere deep within a secret realm.

A golden ripple suddenly appeared in the void.

Two figures fell out of the ripples, staggering a few steps before barely managing to stand.

Lin Fengmian steadied himself and immediately looked around.

Before me lay a magnificent and awe-inspiring scene.

This place is unlike the ordinary valley medicinal fields we've seen before; it's a huge underground palace.

Ancient runes and murals are carved on the surrounding walls, as if telling ancient stories.

Above, countless luminous pearls were embedded, emitting a soft glow that illuminated the entire space as bright as day.

The most striking feature is the central part of the palace—where there is a massive stone gate.

The stone gate was about ten zhang high and five zhang wide, and its entire body radiated a faint spiritual light. It was covered with densely packed restrictive runes.

On either side of the stone gate stands a stone statue.

One of them was humanoid, clad in armor, holding a long sword, and exuding an imposing aura.

The other statue is in the shape of a beast, resembling a Qilin, with faint flame patterns all over its body, making it very lifelike.

Lin Fengmian looked at the stone door, then at his surroundings, and a smile appeared on his lips.

"Senior sister, it looks like we're in luck."

He turned to look at Xiao Xiyue beside him and said:

"This place should be the largest in this secret realm. Judging from its size, there should be quite a few opportunities inside."

Xiao Xiyue nodded, feeling relieved.

They were really lucky.

They were neither teleported to the monster's lair nor to the forbidden zone.

She took out a veil and put it back on.

When she was teleported, her veil was blown off slightly by the wind. Now she carefully adjusted it to make sure only her eyes were visible.

Seeing this, Lin Fengmian didn't say anything more.

"Let's go in and take a look."

He took the first step and walked towards the stone door.

Xiao Xiyue hesitated for a moment, bit her lip, and followed.

The two of them activated their Qi Concealing Techniques, suppressing their auras to the lowest possible level, and moved towards the stone gate like two ghosts.

The stone statues on both sides of the stone gate appear to be ordinary sculptures, showing no reaction whatsoever.

Lin Fengmian arrived at the stone gate, carefully examined the restrictive runes, and shook his head.

He can't untangle this thing.

but……

"Senior sister, look here." He pointed to a spot in the lower right corner of the stone gate.

There, a crack was clearly visible.

It's not too big or too small; just big enough for one person to squeeze through sideways.

Xiao Xiyue leaned closer to take a look and nodded.

The two exchanged a glance, then turned sideways and squeezed into the gap.

Beyond the stone gate lies a long passageway.

On the walls on both sides of the passageway, a luminous pearl is inlaid every ten steps, its soft light illuminating the passageway clearly.

The two walked along the passageway for about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, and suddenly the view opened up before them.

At the end of the passageway was a huge circular hall.

The dome of the hall was tens of feet high and was inlaid with countless spiritual pearls, as dazzling as the starry sky.

The surrounding walls are carved with various ancient mythical beast patterns, so lifelike that they seem to be about to step out of the walls at any moment.

And at this moment—

The hall was already filled with cultivators!

There are at least a hundred people!

They were in groups of three or five, divided into more than a dozen small groups, each occupying a corner of the hall, and the atmosphere was extremely tense and hostile towards each other.