Extracting all things: My attributes grow infinitely.

Stepping onto the teleportation array, a strong sense of spatial tearing immediately struck.

In just a few breaths.

Ma Yuankui opened his eyes again.

Then I found myself standing at the foot of a majestic fairy mountain.

Looking into the distance, the mountains were shrouded in rosy light and auspicious clouds swirled around them, creating a scene of a blessed land of immortals, completely different from what everyone had imagined beforehand.

"Senior sister, where is this...?"

Cui Chenghua looked around, initially looking somewhat confused, but then, as if he had thought of something, he suddenly became suspicious and uncertain.

The flower snake's carefree smile vanished, replaced by a solemn expression. She slowly said, "That's right, this is the cave dwelling of an inner disciple."

Inner disciple.

The moment those four words were uttered, the expressions on the faces of everyone present changed drastically.

This identity carried immense weight for the people present.

The number of outer disciples of the Immortal Alliance is in the tens of thousands.

However, those who can enter the inner sect are more than one in a thousand.

Every inner disciple is someone who has the potential to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage in the future, or is already a Foundation Establishment True Person. They are far more powerful than the outer disciples can imagine.

Cui Chenghua's face darkened, and he said in a frightened voice, "Senior Sister, this... isn't this inappropriate? Trespassing into an inner disciple's cave is a capital offense if discovered!"

The others also showed signs of wanting to back out.

The Flower Snake, however, remained unconcerned and said casually, "Don't worry, according to the information I have, the owner of this cave has been in seclusion for ten years. If he could have broken through in ten years, he would have already emerged. Since there has been no news for so long, he has most likely failed to break through and is now dead."

Despite this, the expressions on the faces of everyone present remained extremely grim.

Exploring the cave dwelling of an inner disciple at the ninth level of Qi Refining was completely different from their anticipated "treasure hunt in a secret realm".

The secret realm may contain restrictions or ferocious beasts, but more likely it will be empty ruins.

With a bit of luck, it's entirely possible to stumble upon an opportunity unscathed.

But this is a place of seclusion and death.

Any cultivator determined to break through a bottleneck in their secluded cultivation will set up multiple killing formations in their secluded cultivation location to prevent interference from the outside world. When a cultivator is breaking through a bottleneck, even the slightest external interference can lead to the collapse of their Dao foundation and the destruction of their soul. Therefore, the formations set up are often the most vicious and deadly.

What's more, this person is at the ninth level of Qi Refining, just one step away from entering the Foundation Establishment Realm!

A killing formation personally set up by such a person would be so formidable that even an inner disciple might not be able to escape unscathed, let alone the outer disciples.

"Senior Sister Flower Snake..." a disciple at the Qi Condensation Realm said with a grim expression, "You didn't tell us about this before."

"It's not too late to say it now."

The snake-like woman still wore that ambiguous smile, her tone light and airy, "What, are you scared?"

The man's lips twitched, but he didn't reply.

Is he afraid?

Bullshit, who the hell isn't afraid!

A killing formation at the ninth level of Qi Refining could crush a mere Qi Consolidation Realm cultivator like him, much easier than crushing an ant. But at this point, would he still dare to utter a single word of dissent?

The others were also pale-faced. The man who had been looking around earlier was even shaking, his lips trembling as if he wanted to say something, but when the snake's cold gaze swept over him, he swallowed his words back.

Flower Snake withdrew her gaze with satisfaction, her tone carrying a hint of reassurance: "Don't worry, since I dared to bring you here, I naturally made thorough preparations."

As she spoke, she took out a jade talisman with a faint golden glow from her storage bag and waved it in front of everyone.

"This is a barrier-breaking talisman, specifically designed to counter all kinds of array formations and restrictions. I spent a lot of money to get it from an inner sect senior brother. With it, we can break most of the array formations here."

Upon seeing the barrier-breaking talisman, everyone's expressions softened slightly.

But it's only a little bit.

The barrier-breaking talisman is indeed useful.

But how could one so easily fool a killing formation at the ninth level of Qi Refining?

Hua She didn't care what they thought. She put away the barrier-breaking talisman and scanned everyone with her gaze, finally settling on Ma Yuankui.

She spoke calmly, "Junior Brother Ma, I heard from Junior Brother Cui that you have a technique for concealing your aura, and are very good at avoiding the detection of formations?"

Ma Yuankui's heart sank, and he said respectfully, "Reporting to Senior Sister, I have indeed cultivated a technique called Concealing Breath and Transforming Shadows, but it can only circumvent some rudimentary sensing restrictions. Against a killing formation at the ninth level of Qi Refining... I'm afraid it's beyond my capabilities."

"It's alright."

Flower Snake waved his hand: "It's always good to avoid some things. You go ahead and scout the way first. If you trigger any restrictions, I'll be there to protect you and keep you safe."

That sounds nice.

But none of the people present were fools.

Pathfinder?

To put it bluntly, they were just cannon fodder.

If there's any danger, let Ma Yuankui go through it first. If he survives, then she'll take action. If he fails... then he'll just be an insignificant little minion who dies.

Cui Chenghua's eyes flickered, but he did not speak up for Ma Yuankui.

Others avoided it like the plague.

They all lowered their heads, fearing that they would become the snake's next target.

Ma Yuankui gritted his teeth, clasped his hands in a fist and said, "Since Senior Sister trusts me, I am willing to serve you like a dog or a horse."

The Flower Snake nodded in satisfaction, handed him the barrier-breaking talisman, and chuckled, "Go ahead, be careful. If you can find a safe path, I won't treat you badly."

"Yes."

Ma Yuankui took the barrier-breaking talisman, took a deep breath, and turned to face the majestic immortal mountain.

The sacred mountain soars into the clouds, with mist slowly swirling around its waist. A stone path leading to the summit can be vaguely seen, covered in moss, clearly untouched for many years.

Ma Yuankui no longer hesitated. He activated the Concealing Breath and Transforming Shadow Technique, and a layer of light gray halo appeared around his body. His aura became faint and almost imperceptible in an instant, as if he had merged into the surrounding mist.

He took a step and cautiously moved towards the foot of the mountain.

Standing behind Hua She, Cui Chenghua watched Ma Yuankui's figure gradually disappear into the swirling mountain mist before lowering his voice and saying, "Senior Sister, isn't it too dangerous to let Junior Brother Ma go alone? After all, he only has the cultivation level of the Qi Realm..."

"What's wrong? Feeling sorry for him?"

The flower snake glanced at him sideways.

Cui Chenghua quickly shook his head: "That's not what I meant, it's just... what if he triggers some kind of restriction, alarming the formation? Won't that drag us all into it?"

Don't worry.

The Flower Snake smiled faintly, "What do you think I used the barrier-breaking talisman I paid such a high price for?"

Cui Chenghua still felt uneasy, but seeing what Hua She said, he could only suppress his unease.

Just then.

A sudden change has occurred!

Suddenly, a thick white fog rose from the surrounding mountains and forests.

The white mist arrived in an extremely strange manner, as if it were seeping out from the mountain. In just a few breaths, it enveloped an area of ​​several hundred feet in radius.

The fog was so thick that one could not see their own hand in front of their face; even divine sense would be distorted and bounced back if it entered. A faint scent permeated the air, and smelling it made one feel dizzy.

"not good!"

Flower Snake was startled, his face instantly turning extremely grim: "Someone actually set up a formation here beforehand?... No, this is a trap from the start!"