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

"What?! A magical flying sword?!"

The disciple from the Xuan Tian Holy Land's pupils shrank sharply, and the arrogance on his face was instantly replaced by terror!

How could a Qi Refining stage cultivator possibly activate a spiritual artifact?!

"Die!"

Lin Fengmian pointed his sword!

The Little Heavenly Gang Sword transformed into a streak of crimson-gold light, like a thunderclap piercing the sky, and stabbed straight at the disciple's face!

Wherever the sword passed, the air was torn apart, producing a sharp whistling sound!

"Oh shit!"

The disciple was terrified and had no will to fight left.

His mind raced, and he swung the firebird out of his hand while simultaneously retreating rapidly.

Behind them, the firebird collided with the Little Heavenly Gang Sword—

"Bang!"

Flames exploded, sparks flying everywhere!

The Little Heavenly Gang Sword paused only slightly before piercing through the flames and continuing its pursuit!

"Damn it! Who is this guy?! How could the Joyful Union Sect have someone like this?!"

The disciple's face turned deathly pale. While fleeing for his life, he frantically channeled his spiritual power, and two talismans instantly appeared in his hand. He slapped them onto his leg!

"Swiftness Talisman!"

The talisman exploded, and two beams of azure light entered his legs. His speed suddenly increased dramatically, and he transformed into a blur as he fled into the distance!

His scalp tingled, and he gritted his teeth and roared:

"You just wait! Once I find my senior brothers, I'll make sure you pay—"

Before he could finish speaking—

"Pfft!"

A muffled thud.

He froze, looking down at his chest in disbelief.

A jet-black flying sword had somehow pierced through his chest from behind.

The sword tip pierced through his chest, and blood dripped down the blade.

He recognized the sword.

This is the Shadow Sword of an inner sect senior brother. It is a low-grade spiritual weapon, known for its unpredictability and difficulty in defense.

How did it end up in this person's hands?

Before he could figure it out...

But consciousness had already rapidly dissipated.

"Bang."

The body fell to the ground, and there was no more sound.

Lin Fengmian made a hand seal, and the Shadow Sword was pulled from the disciple's chest, turning into a black light and disappearing into his sleeve.

He walked to the corpse and used his Little Heavenly Gang Sword to pick up the corpse's storage bag.

He also casually took the other party's ordinary low-grade magic weapon flying sword.

They committed murder and robbery, leaving no trace of their crimes.

This person is courting death, so naturally he won't be soft-hearted.

After doing all this, Lin Fengmian finally had time to look around.

Upon seeing this, he was overjoyed!

Just because—

All around here, there are miraculous herbs everywhere!

Although the quality is not high, mostly ordinary first and second tier items, and the medicinal age is not long, only thirty to fifty years.

But he has a jade pendant storage space!

If you plant it and raise it for a few years, wouldn't it become a rare medicinal herb with a history of over a hundred years?

As for joining up with the disciples of the Hehuan Sect?

There's absolutely no need for that.

Working alone is the most comfortable way to be.

Lin Fengmian smiled and immediately began picking the fruit.

One, two, three...

He moved swiftly and skillfully, without damaging the root system in the slightest.

He dug up each medicinal herb, roots and all, and carefully put them into his storage bag.

This trip was definitely worth it!

……

at the same time.

Outside, at the entrance to the secret realm.

Master Yunhe, Master Xuanhu, and that old man from the Xuantian Holy Land

The three, including Xuanming Zhenren, sat cross-legged in the void, closing their eyes to meditate.

On the surface, all three appeared to be meditating peacefully.

But secretly, the three of them had been closely monitoring the other two's every move with their divine senses.

Suddenly, Master Xuanming raised an eyebrow, but quickly regained his composure.

But his divine sense quietly probed into the storage bag.

There, several life tablets were placed, each linked to the lives of a key disciple who had entered the secret realm.

He swept his divine sense across—

His expression changed drastically!

One of the life tablets shattered!

How is that possible?!

Xuanming Zhenren was inwardly turbulent, but he desperately tried to maintain his composure.

The deceased disciple was a promising junior whom a Golden Core elder in the sect had specifically asked him to take care of!

With a cultivation level of 12 Qi Refining, he would definitely be a top-tier combatant in this secret realm exploration!

How could he have died the moment he went in?!

Could it be that they were teleported to the core area and encountered a second-tier monster?

No! If it were a demonic beast attacking, there would definitely be a fluctuation of spiritual energy before the life tablet shattered, but he didn't sense anything just now!

It was murdered by a human!

Xuanming Zhenren's face was ashen.

"Ha ha ha ha--"

A burst of hearty laughter suddenly rang out.

Xuanming Zhenren looked up and met Yunhe Zhenren's smiling face.

"Old ghost Yunhe, what are you laughing at?"

Master Xuanming said coldly.

"Can't I just smile?" Master Yunhe asked innocently.

"Your reaction is so strong, could it be that your sect's disciples suffered casualties as soon as they entered?"

"you--!"

Xuanming Zhenren stood up abruptly, glaring angrily.

But thinking of the sect's plan, he took a deep breath and felt more confident.

This is their only mission to conquer the secret realm; they are determined to obtain the sacred land this time!

He snorted coldly, sat down cross-legged again, and said in a mocking tone:

"Hmph, old ghost Yunhe, do you dare to make a bet with me?"

Upon hearing this, Master Yunhe's smile faded slightly, and he raised an eyebrow:

"Oh? What do you want to bet on? How do you want to bet?"

"Just like every year, let's bet on who brings out the most stuff this time. Are you in?"

Master Xuanming stared intently at him.

Upon hearing this, Master Yunhe was first taken aback, then burst into laughter:

"Hahaha! What, was losing to you last time not enough? You want to gamble again this time?"

Upon hearing this, Xuanming Zhenren's face immediately showed anger!

Last time...

Because of this bet, I was tricked by this old ghost into giving away a nearly third-tier spiritual herb and the embryo of a magic weapon!

That was the culmination of his many years of hard work!

"Hmph! I'm just asking you, do you dare?"

Master Xuanming, unable to save face, coldly provoked him.

"I'll do it!"

A bold voice suddenly broke through.

The two turned to look and saw that Master Xuanhu had stood up at some point, his body, draped in a tiger-skin cloak, was as imposing as a mountain.

"I'll bet you."

Xuanhu Zhenren looked at Xuanming Zhenren, grinned, and revealed his gleaming white teeth.

Master Xuanming was somewhat surprised.

This kid is usually very shrewd and never does anything he's not sure of. Why is he taking the initiative to approach me today?

Do you have some hidden trump card?

But then he thought of the sect's plan and suddenly felt confident!

No matter what trump cards the other side has, he doesn't believe that with the Holy Land's thorough preparations this time, they could still lose to these two old devils.

"Fine!" Xuanming Zhenren looked at Yunhe Zhenren and sneered.

"Old ghost Yunhe, if you're not brave enough, then don't stand here at all, get out of here!"

Upon hearing this, Master Yunhe's eyes flashed with a strange light, and then he snorted coldly:

"Okay, I accept the bet."

He paused, then looked at True Man Xuanhu:

"Xuanhu, since you insist on getting involved, let's gamble together as a trio. As for the stakes..."

He pondered for a moment, then took something out of his pocket.

It was a Ganoderma lucidum that glowed with a pale golden light, and as soon as it appeared, it emitted a rich medicinal fragrance.

"A high-grade, third-tier golden-veined Ganoderma lucidum. It can be used to refine Breakthrough Pills to help Golden Core cultivators break through bottlenecks."

Master Yunhe said calmly.

A fiery glint flashed in the eyes of both Xuanming Zhenren and Xuanhu Zhenren.