Some Medicinal Pills for healing injuries.
Talismans for assistance.
Plus the Hundred Soul Banner.
These were all the items in the Storage Pouch.
There were no items related to Cultivation Techniques or identity tokens.
This made both Xu Changge and Su Bai frown.
The opponent's preparation like this was certainly not due to poverty; it was more like a self-destructive act after abandoning everything.
"It seems... those Demonic Path Evil Cultivators have been pushed to their limit."
"They came with the intention of dragging everyone who wants to obtain Foundation Establishment Spirit Medicine down with them."
Xu Changge guessed.
If these Evil Cultivators unleashed a massacre without any qualms, many Cultivators who entered the Secret Realm would indeed be killed.
Their goal might be to prevent these Foundation Establishment Spirit Medicines from being taken out, thus preventing the Six Upper Sects from gaining more Foundation Establishment Cultivators.
After all, the war between Zhang Country and Li Country was mainly fought by Cultivators at the Foundation Establishment Stage.
Those Core Formation True Persons had too many methods; unless someone held a secret treasure that could utterly destroy them with one strike, otherwise, if a Core Formation Cultivator escaped, they would still have a way to undergo Possession and Rebirth.
It's just that after Possession and Rebirth, their strength would not recover to its Peak.
Although Li Country had been defeated, there were still remnants of Evil Cultivators.
The days ahead would not be peaceful.
It was estimated that decades of cleansing would be necessary.
The Evil Cultivators also knew that if Zhang Country's Foundation Establishment Cultivators increased further, their days would become even harder.
So they directly infiltrated the Secret Realm's team, with the idea of not allowing the enemy country to increase its combat power, and wanting to take a few scapegoats with them.
It was also possible that they wanted to directly destroy the Foundation Establishment Spirit Medicine.
However, this would only delay the speed at which Foundation Establishment Cultivators are born in the Six Major Sects; they have more than just one Secret Realm.
Who doesn't have a backup plan?
Even though there were Evil Cultivators in the Secret Realm, Xu Changge's purpose for entering had not changed.
First, she had to get the last Spirit Medicine, the Tianling Fruit, before anything else.
"Let's go. The Secret Realm is open for half a year, which is enough time for us."
It would only take ten days from Yangxin Mountain to Juyuan Valley, where the Tianling Fruit was located.
Su Bai naturally had no objections; she casually threw away the Evil Cultivator's Storage Pouch.
The two of them concealed their Qi and headed towards Juyuan Valley.
They did not fly.
Since they knew of the Evil Cultivators' presence here, to avoid unnecessary trouble, they naturally couldn't be too conspicuous.
Xu Changge looked at Su Bai, who was walking beside her, and a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes.
Just now, Su Bai had swiftly and cleanly killed the Evil Cultivator within the Formation.
It seemed her Body Refining cultivation was also at the Late Stage.
Now that Su Bai was using the Breath Concealment Art, if Xu Changge wasn't so close to her, she wouldn't even detect her presence.
It was one thing for Su Bai to have achievements in both Spell and Body Refining Cultivation.
Her execution of Spells also seemed quite exquisite.
This was the first time Xu Changge truly re-evaluated Su Bai.
Previously, she had always seen Su Bai as cute and well-behaved, with a mindset of an older sister caring for her younger sister.
Now it seemed Su Bai was also deeply hidden.
"Hehe, Younger Sister Su, you have good prospects for Foundation Establishment in the future."
Xu Changge suddenly said this, which made Su Bai a little confused.
However, it was clearly a blessing.
"Thank you, Sister Xu, for your kind words. After leaving this Secret Realm, it will save me the trouble of finding Foundation Establishment Spirit Medicine, and I can Cultivate steadily from now on."
Yangxin Mountain was close to Xu Changge, allowing her to get a head start. Aside from encountering Evil Cultivators, everything went smoothly.
But Juyuan Valley was different.
The two were still some distance away, and they didn't have the Secret Realm map.
Cultivators who had already made plans might have arrived by now.
The journey to Juyuan Valley was smooth.
Xu Changge and Su Bai traveled without stopping, concealing their Qi the entire way.
When they had just arrived, sounds of fighting constantly came from within Juyuan Valley.
Hearing the sounds, the two exchanged glances.
Xu Changge spoke first.
"I'll set up a Formation here in advance, then go in to see the situation. Regardless, we'll have room to advance or retreat."
Su Bai naturally agreed to Xu Changge setting up a Formation in advance.
However, Su Bai did not think it was a good time to enter Juyuan Valley.
"The fighting inside is so intense; even with a Formation prepared in advance, it's not advisable to take risks. Let's wait a few days until the commotion inside subsides."
Hearing Su Bai's conservative approach, Xu Changge found her caution a bit strange.
Given Su Bai's displayed strength, an ordinary Qi Refining Peak Cultivator was not her match, let alone with the Formation she had prepared.
Even if they couldn't win, they could retreat into the Formation.
However, Xu Changge considered what she was after, so being cautious was normal.
Outside, a Spirit Medicine like the Tianling Fruit was enough to cause several Foundation Establishment Families to fight.
While Xu Changge was setting up the Formation, Su Bai assisted her.
Although her Formation skills weren't advanced, she understood a bit and could help Xu Changge quite a lot.
As for Su Bai not wanting to take risks, it was purely because she didn't want to be surrounded.
In Su Bai's opinion, no matter who the Cultivators fighting in Juyuan Valley were, her and Xu Changge's appearance would easily break the balance.
They might very well stop fighting.
If the Disciples of the Six Major Sects were fighting among themselves for the Tianling Fruit, they would also divide some of their attention between herself and Xu Changge.
In that case, their fighting would naturally be restrained.
But if the Disciples of the Six Major Sects were fighting against Evil Cultivators, the two of them were very likely to be surrounded by the Evil Cultivators.
Because when Su Bai and Xu Changge entered the valley, their position would naturally be at the valley's exit.
To avoid being 'dumplings' (surrounded), they would naturally have to eliminate the two who were blocking the entrance first.
If it was just one Qi Refining Peak Evil Cultivator, even if the opponent forcibly raised their Realm through a secret Spell, Su Bai wasn't afraid.
What she feared was being surrounded.
No one knew how many Evil Cultivators there were.
Perhaps the Evil Cultivators who had revealed themselves were not all of them.
What if there were also insidious individuals hidden among the Sect Disciples?
After considering all these factors, Su Bai felt that it was safest to wait until the people inside finished fighting, and then she and Xu Changge would go in to check.
At this time, the two were setting up a High Grade Level 1 Formation.
Although Xu Changge was a Level 2 Formation Master, setting up Formations also required Materials.
For Cultivators at the Qi Refining Stage - Late Phase or Qi Refining Peak, a High Grade Level 1 Formation was sufficient.
It was also much faster.
After Xu Changge's step-by-step calculations, the two spent a day completely setting up the Formation outside Juyuan Valley.
By this time, there were no more sounds of fighting inside the valley.
But neither of them intended to go in.
Because no one had come out, which was clearly a trap.
If the Disciples of the Six Major Sects had won, they would naturally come out with the Tianling Fruit.
But clearly, they had failed, and the people alive inside were Evil Cultivators.
They wanted to wait for the next batch of victims.
Su Bai and Xu Changge calmed down, preparing for a long-term battle.
As the main Material for the Foundation Establishment Pill, the Tianling Fruit was a Spirit Medicine that Cultivators entering the Secret Realm had to obtain.
Any Cultivator who entered the Secret Realm would definitely come here.
Su Bai wanted to see how long the Evil Cultivators inside could last under the continuous encirclement of the Six Sects' Disciples who would keep coming later.
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