News spread quickly within the Zhenyi Secret Realm.
Many people already knew about the rogue Cultivators sneaking in.
The previously dispersed Sect Disciples immediately united to fight the common enemy.
At this point, they no longer cared if they were a match for Foundation Establishment Spirit Medicine; if they killed a rogue Cultivator and reported it to the Sect Elder, it would be a great merit.
Perhaps they could even directly obtain a Foundation Establishment Pill.
Su Bai crouched in the bushes, her Hidden Luo Umbrella continuously activated.
She quietly observed the idiots who were controlling Flying Swords to rush into Juyuan Valley.
"Bold rogue Cultivators, how dare you sneak into our Sect's Secret Realm? You probably don't know how to write the word 'death'!
Perhaps still possessing some awareness as Disciples of a Major Sect, those people charged into Juyuan Valley with shouts.
Immediately after, the sound of Spell combat erupted.
"This batch has thirty people; there shouldn't be that many rogue Cultivators mixed in.
Otherwise, wouldn't these Six Upper Sects have been infiltrated like a sieve?"
While Su Bai was guessing how many rogue Cultivators there were, the battle situation inside Juyuan Valley had already changed.
Just as Su Bai wondered if the fight was over so quickly, she sensed a violent spiritual energy rising within Juyuan Valley.
"!
This is… self-detonation!"
With a bang, even from outside Juyuan Valley, the residual power of the explosion swept towards Su Bai.
The surrounding leaves and bushes rustled loudly.
After the explosion, everything returned to silence.
But the caution in Su Bai's eyes grew even stronger.
These people were completely insane.
"Tianling Fruit, it's not easy to get."
And she didn't know if the Tianling Fruit inside had been destroyed by the rogue Cultivators.
"It shouldn't be; they still need the Tianling Fruit to lure people, so they wouldn't destroy it now."
However, the rogue Cultivators in this battle should already be struggling.
Otherwise, they wouldn't use self-detonation.
Su Bai quietly retreated backward.
She entered the Formation, preparing to discuss the next course of action with Xu Changge.
"Sister Xu, you saw what just happened, right?"
As soon as Su Bai entered the Formation, she saw Xu Changge's face full of solemnity.
Clearly, she was also startled by the Aura of the rogue Cultivator's self-detonation.
After Su Bai asked, Xu Changge nodded silently; the current situation had already exceeded expectations.
After a long time, Xu Changge finally sighed.
"I didn't expect this. I originally thought that my opponents in this Secret Realm would only be other Sect Disciples, and with my methods, I could completely contend with them. But the intrusion of these rogue Cultivators has disrupted all my plans."
Xu Changge had a headache.
Those rogue Cultivators had nothing to lose.
Their country had already been destroyed.
Even those who were still alive would face the pursuit of the Six Major Sects in the future.
Unless they traveled far away, but in the southeast corner of this Fengzhou Continent, besides Zhang Country and Li Country, there were only Cang Country and Ying Country, four countries in total.
This time, Li Country was jointly besieged and killed by the three countries.
They couldn't survive here.
Unless they crossed the Demon Beast Mountain Range and entered the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains to another land.
But the Demon Beast Mountain Range has Third-Order Yao Beasts comparable to Core Formation Cultivators, and there are countless dangers in the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains.
How could these stray dogs escape?
At this moment, their mindset was to kill one and profit, or drag two down with them for a huge profit.
Su Bai also frowned.
Then she suggested, "How about we dig a tunnel from below and sneak in?"
Then she was looked at by Xu Changge with the gaze of a little fool.
The other party shook her head slightly.
"You know how sensitive a Cultivator's Divine Sense is. Unless you have an Earthly Spiritual Root or higher and can cast Spells without causing any spiritual energy fluctuations, you will definitely be detected."
Xu Changge's words made Su Bai laugh awkwardly twice.
At the same time, it made Su Bai realize that her previous actions of digging holes to plant medicine were not entirely safe.
The Divine Sense of an ordinary Foundation Establishment Early Stage Cultivator can extend thirty zhang; the higher the cultivation, the stronger the Divine Sense.
Unless the tunnel was dug deeper, she could only look for secret treasures that shielded Divine Sense.
Realizing this, Su Bai decided to enhance the Divine Sense shielding function of her small herb garden when she returned.
While the two were at a loss, another group of Cultivators arrived from a distance.
Looking at their Sect attire, they were clearly from Chiyun Sect.
"Rogue Cultivators! How dare you harm our Sect's Disciples? Die!
Without another word, they conjured their Magical Artifacts and charged towards Juyuan Valley.
Although reckless, this made Su Bai think of another method.
"While they are fighting, I can rely on the Hidden Luo Umbrella and Breath Concealment Art to sneak in, then grab the Tianling Fruit and withdraw!"
Su Bai quickly told Xu Changge about this.
Xu Changge thought it was feasible.
After all, Su Bai was not an ordinary Qi Refining Stage - Late Phase Cultivator; if she wanted to run, no Qi Refining Realm Cultivator could catch her.
After deciding this, Xu Changge waited outside.
As soon as Su Bai ran out from inside, she would immediately activate the Formation for cover.
This time, the fierce battle within Juyuan Valley seemed even more intense.
Su Bai was worried that the rogue Cultivators would not abide by martial ethics and would continue to self-detonate.
After entering Juyuan Valley, she was extremely cautious.
Holding the Hidden Luo Umbrella in her hand, fully operating the Breath Concealment Art, she crept along the rock walls and tree roots like a ghost.
After entering Juyuan Valley, Su Bai looked at the people fighting in the sky; there were a total of sixteen rogue Cultivators.
Their entire bodies were filled with rampant Devilish Qi, and their fighting style was wild.
Their Auras were extremely unstable.
Each of them was wounded.
Although few in number, they were still suppressing the Sect Disciples.
This was clearly an overwhelming advantage in Aura and combat experience.
These rogue Cultivators had all crawled out of piles of dead bodies.
Su Bai only took one glance and knew that the rogue Cultivators had always had the upper hand in the battle.
However, although the combat power of the Sect Disciples was not as good as that of the rogue Cultivators, they carried many treasures in their Storage Pouches.
When it seemed their side was about to lose, they no longer concealed their trump cards.
Those who had Second-Order Talismans used them, and those who had High-Grade Magical Artifacts or even Low Grade Spiritual Artifacts did not hesitate.
For a time, the battle was evened out, and they even began to subtly suppress the rogue Cultivators.
But just then, a familiar spiritual energy disturbance occurred.
Su Bai quickly looked up at the sky.
Just as the Sect Disciples' trump cards were striking directly at the rogue Cultivators, a rogue Cultivator directly blocked in front of his companions.
His companions all retreated at this moment, and then the opponent's Aura continuously climbed.
He seemed to be on the verge of touching Foundation Establishment.
Immediately after, a large amount of spiritual energy was absorbed by the opponent and then released.
"Blood Demon Disintegration!"
Accompanied by the rogue Cultivator's wild laughter, he flew madly towards the Sect Disciples.
He alone blocked all the Sect Disciples' attacks, and the explosion that occurred after his disintegration instantly caused many people to lose their combat ability.
By sacrificing only one person, such an effect was achieved.
Su Bai stood steadily amidst the aftershocks of the explosion.
She silently assessed the power of the explosion.
What would happen if she took this blow head-on?
The conclusion was… she would at most have her internal organs shaken, with minor injuries.
After all, her Physique was not for nothing.
Since the battle over there was about to end, Su Bai had to take advantage of the rogue Cultivators chasing the Sect Disciples to quickly go and pick the Tianling Fruit.
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