The location the Heaven-Swallowing Python pointed out to Qin Huaian was one of the two connected peaks he had seen when he first entered the Lesser Spirit Realm.
The voices he had just heard came from a hollow between the peaks. The hollow was blocked by a massive boulder.
Qin Huaian was now behind that boulder, and the conversation he heard came from its other side. After hearing their words, Qin Huaian stopped and hid behind the boulder. He would first see the situation clearly.
Qin Huaian swept out with his divine sense. These people happened to be within its range.
He discovered that the two sides facing off included an Origin Return Sect disciple at the great completion of the Qi Refining Stage, whose speech was exceedingly arrogant. Beside him stood three cultivators dressed differently: two at the eighth level of the Qi Refining Stage and one at the ninth level.
Judging by their attire, the three were not Origin Return Sect disciples. Yet they treated that Origin Return Sect disciple as their leader, so they were likely disciples from minor sects or small clans under the Origin Return Sect's command.
The other side consisted of two cultivators at the ninth level of the Qi Refining Stage and two at the eighth level. Judging by their attire, they were not disciples of the Seven Great Sects. Two of them were in rather poor condition and had likely been injured.
One of the ninth-level Qi Refining cultivators said, "We have no intention of becoming enemies with the Origin Return Sect. We killed the demonic beast guarding the Heavenly Sweetflag Flowers, and we paid a tremendous price for it."
"There are six Heavenly Sweetflag Flowers here. We can give three to you. Otherwise, if we fight with our lives on the