Cloud Ridge Sect

"No need for now, the view from here is very open."

Ning Qi shook his head and continued, "The danger we just faced won't happen again."

"Yes, the Flying Vessel is too fast; we can easily miss something!"

Tu Hu agreed wholeheartedly.

"Good!"

After Medicine Spirit agreed, she immediately put away their Flying Vessel.

He had initially thought his Flying Vessel was going to be destroyed.

Surprisingly, I ended up staying.

This made him feel a sense of relief.

"Let's go, everyone be careful!"

Ning Qi looked around at the surroundings, then continued.

"Young Master Ning, do you think my master and the others are alright?" Xu Qingqiu walked side by side with Ning Qi on the grass.

His eyes still held a look of worry.

Clearly, she didn't trust her master.

After all, the other party is the Windfrost Sect, one of the three major sects present here.

Dealing with them is very difficult.

Moreover, they've now set their sights on us.

If someone discovers their whereabouts, then it will be a real problem.

"Not necessarily. Hasn't he already come up with a solution?"

Ning Qi thought for a moment, then said, "Don't worry, your master is quite strong too."

Even if they cause him trouble, they are still no match for him.

"But he is the Holy Son of the Windfrost Sect; his strength is far from ordinary!"

Xu Qingqiu shook her head, still looking worried: "I still feel uneasy." "Then we can't go back to find them."

"You saw how powerful those cygnets were just now."

Medicine Spirit shrugged and continued, "If we take a detour, who knows where we'll end up!"

"What dangers might we encounter then? We have no idea either!"

Don't worry about it.

Ning Qi then added reassuringly, "If there's any real trouble, he'll contact us."

"There's no point in worrying like this."

"There's nothing we can do to help them!"

"Yes, Miss Xu!"

The Medicine Spirit leaped into the air, encouraging them, "Why don't we continue exploring?"

"We can intervene when things get really complicated!"

"Yes, you should just come with us and stay put!" Tu Hu chimed in.

He knew why she was worried, but there was no point in getting anxious right now.

Instead, let's keep moving forward and make ourselves stronger.

That way, they can help if we encounter any trouble later.

As for now, it's all unnecessary worry.

There's nothing I can do to help.

"I understand, thank you everyone!"

Xu Qingqiu nodded and then said, "I'm sorry to have worried everyone!"

Don't be so polite, we're all on the same side!

Medicine Spirit waved his hand dismissively and said.

"Master, there's a valley ahead. Shall we rest here tonight?"

Tu Hu led the way and returned after a while to speak. Ning Qi didn't say anything, but turned to look in the direction Tu Hu had pointed.

There is indeed a valley here.

On this side of the valley, there was no sense of danger.

"Alright, let's rest here then."

"There are two mountain peaks here too; we can send people up there."

"We'll take turns observing the situation here tonight!"

He looked at it for a while before making a decision.

"Good!"

After Medicine Spirit responded, she continued walking forward with Ning Qi and the others.

Soon, the group arrived at the entrance to the valley.

"Call!"

You can even feel a faint breeze blowing inside. "This valley has two entrances!"

Ning Qi made his assessment.

If there weren't another Exit, no wind would blow out of here.

"Hmm, do we still need to stay here?"

Tu Hu asked again.

He had initially thought this place was safe.

But if there's another Exit, then it might not be safe.

"Since we're already here, there's no need to leave."

"All we need to do is be careful."

Ning Qi shook his head and continued, "How about this, Medicine Spirit and your Black Shadow together."

"Go to the entrance ahead; you two can take turns guarding it."

"Report immediately if you discover anything!" "Yes, Master!"

Medicine Spirit immediately agreed, "Then I'll take him there first!"

"Okay, go ahead!"

Ning Qi nodded, then said, "Tu Hu, let's guard this entrance together!"

"Alright, Master, I'll take care of this."

Tu Hu readily agreed.

What about me?

Xu Qingqiu asked curiously.

"You and Shi Xiaokun are stationed in the valley!"

"They can just take turns on duty!"

Ning Qi smiled, then waved his hand. "Come out!"

"Master!" Shi Xiaokun responded, displaying a respectful expression.

This time, he appeared in his true form.

"Then let's go in too."

Xu Qingqiu did not offer any rebuttal.

She believed that Ning Qi's arrangement must have a reason.

Perfect, they also have six people available.

In that case, their people would be stationed both inside and outside the valley.

No matter which direction the problem is, they can detect it immediately.

This allows them to promptly notify their companions.

After she and Shi Xiaokun went inside, only Ning Qi and Tu Hu remained.

"Master, I'll observe the area here first and set up some defensive Formation!"

After everyone had left, Tu Hu respectfully said, "Okay, go and make the arrangements."

Ning Qi nodded and gave the instructions.

"Yes!"

Tu Hu agreed and left immediately.

I'm going to make arrangements up front.

Ning Qi looked around and then went directly to the highest peak in the valley.

After he came up, he began to gaze into the distance.

Then I saw some people walking towards us from the grassy area ahead.

Some of them headed towards the valley, while others continued on their way forward.

"Master, something's wrong! Someone's coming!"

Ning Qi hadn't even glanced at it a few times when Tu Hu's voice came from not far away.

"It's alright, we'll just leave each other alone." Ning Qi waved his hand, then said, "Go inside and tell the others to come back for now."

"Since so many people have come, they're bound to come in."

"When there are more people here, we won't need to be on guard every step of the way."

"After all, these people are all on the same side; there's no deep-seated hatred between them."

"Besides, there aren't any Ruins to loot here."

"Okay, I'll go and call everyone back right away!"

Tu Hu agreed and then abruptly left.

Ning Qi continued to look at the people in front of him.

These people are getting closer and closer to him.

However, judging from these people, they are not all part of the same group.

After a quick glance, I realized there were at least three or four groups of people.

However, they showed no hostility, clearly indicating they were all newcomers and hadn't encountered any Ruins yet.

Otherwise, they would have already fought over it.

"Owner!"

Before anyone else could arrive, Medicine Spirit and the others returned.

What's going on?

Xu Qingqiu approached and asked the person coming from the front, "You're not from the Windfrost Sect, are you?"

"It doesn't seem like it; these people are divided into several groups."

Do you know anyone?

Ning Qi first shook his head, then offered a reminder.

"Once they get here, we'll know who they are."

Even from a distance, Xu Qingqiu couldn't clearly see who these people were.

Then we can only wait for them to arrive and then see how things go. "Master, we should be on the right track this time."

"Otherwise, so many people wouldn't have walked this way together."

Medicine Spirit looked at the people approaching and said, "Some of these people must know what's going on up ahead."

"When they arrive, we'll try to get on their good side!"

"We'll give it a try then, and see if we can get anything out of them."

"Yes, that's what I meant too!"

Ning Qi nodded and continued, "Later, if they don't cause trouble, then we should ask them what happened."

"If anyone doesn't know what's good for them, don't blame us for being impolite."

"Understood, Master!"

Medicine Spirit nodded, then turned her attention to the matter.

The focus shifted back to the people in front of them.

By this time, these people had gotten even closer. Some could even make out their attire clearly.

"Well, Miss Xu, do you know anyone?"

Ning Qi also noticed this, so he turned his head and asked curiously.

"Know."

"When we set off, Master was with them."

Xu Qingqiu nodded and began to introduce them, "The one in the blue robe behind is from the Cloud Ridge Sect."

"It belongs to one of the three major sects, and the leader is Xu Shirong, who is the Second Elder."

"Following him is Zhang Baile, a steward and also his prized disciple!"

"Those two over there are from Purple Cloud Valley. The one leading them is Hua Qiansui, the Left Protector."

"The one behind her is Zhang Shuyao, their saintess."

"Those people in the middle are from the Alchemy Pavilion. The one leading them is Alchemist Xu, Heaven Grade Alchemist from the Pavilion of Alchemy!"

"Next to me is Zhao Changfu, a low-level alchemist." She introduced the identities of everyone in this group in one breath.

She made no introduction to the disciples behind her.

After all, she didn't know them all.

It's already quite an achievement to know such distinguished people.

These things are clearly not secrets within major sects.

Clearly, they had dealings with each other before.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to know all these people.

"Oh, it seems they are all people of some status."

After listening to her explanation, Ning Qi nodded and said, "Since they are all reputable sects, then we don't need to worry!"

"Hmm, these people don't seem like bad guys."

"I wonder who those people who just went over there were!"

Medicine Spirit nodded in agreement and pointed to the other side of the valley. A group of people had gone over there as well, but they hadn't chosen to come here.

That leaves only one possibility.

These two groups are not working together.

Or rather, they have some kind of grudge against each other.

After all, it was getting dark, but they chose to continue their journey.

Something unusual must be going on.

"Let them be, what does it have to do with us?"

Ning Qi didn't care about this, and looked at the people coming from the front, saying, "They're here."

After he finished speaking, everyone turned their attention to what was ahead.

By this time, dozens of people had already arrived.

They had actually discovered Ning Qi and his group long ago.

After arriving, she first looked them over. However, she didn't stop, but walked straight in.

"Friends, where are you from?"

Zhang Baile glanced at Ning Qi and then asked first.

"We are from the Myriad Sword Sect."

Before Ning Qi could respond, Xu Qingqiu replied again.

She only remembered it after she said that.

Did I talk too much again?

Damn it, why can't I remember anything?

"The Myriad Sword Sect, they're one of our own."

Zhang Shuyao was relieved to hear her response.

However, a pair of eyes sized her up, revealing a hint of cunning.

"Master, something's wrong with her eyes!" Medicine Spirit noticed something and said to Ning Qi.

"Yeah, but ignore her."

Ning Qi nodded and communicated with the Medicine Spirit through his thoughts.

Is anyone else here?

Zhao Changfu didn't say anything polite, but asked directly.

"No."

Xu Qingqiu responded again.

"That's good, you can rest here tonight!"

Zhao Changfu turned to Alchemist Xu and said.

"Okay, let's go."

After agreeing, Alchemist Xu went inside.

"With so many of us, this valley should be very safe to defend," Xu Shirong said with a smile. "However, since there are so many of us..."

"Then we need to figure out how to defend this valley."

"Alright then, I'll take my men to the front to hold the line!"

"It's windy here, there must be another Exit on the other side!"

Hua Qiansui pointed forward and said, "As for this entrance and the easiest one in the middle, you can assign those to yourselves."

"People of Purple Cloud Valley, follow me."

"Yes!"

"..."

After she said that, all the disciples agreed.

He left with her.

"Master, this woman is really cunning. Shouldn't the other side be the safest?"

"This entrance is the dangerous one!" "She seemed to say she was going to guard the entrance, but actually she chose the safest spot!"

Medicine Spirit immediately showed dissatisfaction and communicated with Ning Qi through her mind.

Let her be.

Ning Qi didn't care about this.

"In that case, let's set up camp in the valley."

Xu Shirong said with a smile.

"Let's go to the valley too."

"We can continue refining pills tonight."

Alchemist Xu didn't want to waste any more words, and saw that everyone had found their seats.

They followed them inside.

"What kind of logic is this? So the most dangerous place is left for us?"

Tu Hu immediately became displeased and couldn't help but complain, "Yeah, we got here first, shouldn't we be the ones to choose the place first?"

Medicine Spirit echoed.

His face was still full of displeasure.

"The strength of the Myriad Sword Sect is limited to only being able to hold out here."

Zhao Changfu said disdainfully, "Wait until you've built up your own strength before you start ordering others around!"

"You!"

Xu Qingqiu hesitated, as if she wanted to speak.

This clearly shows that they don't take the Myriad Sword Sect seriously.

However, what he said was not wrong, given the current state of the Myriad Sword Sect.

They were clearly inferior to them.

"Ignore them, we're right here!"

Ning Qi waved his hand gently and continued, "Being stationed here might not be a bad thing!"