Escorting Qingxu

Zhang Yang stayed by the river for three days, refining all the low-level pills he could, obtaining more than twenty Qi-Nourishing Pill, seven Origin-Restoring Pills, five Body-Tempering Pills, and some wound medicine for treating injuries.

All the materials were refined. The swords and blades from before were melted down and, together with the materials found, three Nine-Rank Magic Artifacts were forged.

They were all magical Law Artifact like swords and knives; they were somewhat useful, but not particularly effective.

As for the most important defensive magic Law Treasure, there wasn't a single one.

"Alright, we've plundered all the heavenly materials and earthly treasures in this place. Now we'll escort you towards Thousand Mechanism Lake." Zhang Yang looked at Qingxu seriously. "However, we don't know where Thousand Mechanism Lake is; we'll need you to lead the way."

"No problem, just come with me." Qingxu nodded.

They returned to the entrance to the Prodigy Battlefield and then proceeded from there towards the center-right.

"We'll pass by the edge of the Cloud Firmament Palace, trying our best to hide our tracks and avoid being discovered." Qingxu glanced at Zhang Yang meaningfully, "If they find out about us, Cloud Firmament Palace will hunt us down like madmen."

Zhang Yang coughed twice, thinking of the fate of Jiang Wu and the others who had been Soul-Entangling Powder.

This matter must not be known to the Cloud Firmament Palace for the time being, otherwise they will have to start their escape.

At this moment, at the Cloud Firmament Palace stronghold, Jiang Wu and the others had distorted faces, drooling...

They were poisoned by the Soul-Entangling Powder, but thanks to the efforts of many Alchemists, their lives were saved when they were rescued and brought back to the stronghold.

However, the Alchemist entered the Prodigy Battlefield had limited abilities and were unable to remove the deadly poison of the Soul-Entangling Powder, nor could they help Jiang Wu and the others recover their physical condition. As a result, these people ended up in this state.

Jiang Wu and the others felt no will to live; they thought it would be better if they just died.

The men who were originally handsome have now all become ugly monsters.

If they hadn't still hoped to return to their sect and await rescue from their elders, they might have simply taken their own lives.

Jiang Wu and the others were naturally filled with boundless hatred.

And weren't the others in the Cloud Firmament Palace equally enraged?

As one of the top sects, no one has ever dared to offend them easily.

And now, several of the Cloud Firmament Palace's most talented disciples have been poisoned to this extent?

What's even more infuriating is that we still don't know who did it.

Gong Beihai, one of the absolute prodigies of the Cloud Firmament Palace and one of the three core members who entered the Prodigy Battlefield this time, stared at Jiang Wu and the others for a long time before coldly saying, "Send people to that small mountain to investigate carefully and find out who did it. Don't let any clues slip by."

Once I've figured out his identity, I'll go and meet him in person.

"I'd like to see what kind of villain is behind this, resorting to such despicable means as poisoning."

After a pause, Gong Beihai said calmly, "Send more people!"

He wasn't worried at all about anyone attacking Cloud Firmament Palace's stronghold. Cloud Firmament Palace had entered this place three times before, and after so many years of preparation, it wasn't exactly impregnable, but it wasn't easily attacked either.

Unless it's another major sect coming out in full force, there might be a slight possibility.

The people from the Cloud Firmament Palace have been mobilized in large numbers.

Meanwhile, Zhang Yang and his group were on their way to Thousand Mechanism Lake, passing by the edge of the Cloud Firmament Palace.

From a great distance, one could see a large number of the Nascent Soul Realm from the Cloud Firmament Palace flying around.

"They've been mobilized!" Zhang Yang frowned.

He looked at the live targets flying around and thought to himself what a pity.

If he were to take down one of them at this moment, the other Nascent Soul Realm would likely swarm over, so he couldn't make a move.

Qingxu hurriedly said, "I'm afraid they've discovered something. We'd better leave quickly; it's safer to stay away from them."

That's the power of a top-tier sect on the Prodigy Battlefield; they would never be a match for them.

Zhang Yang nodded slightly, deliberately deviating from the boundaries of the Cloud Firmament Palace, even if it meant taking a longer route.

At this moment, the numerous Nascent Soul Realm from the Cloud Firmament Palace who had conducted a thorough search of the hill suddenly cried out, "We've found a clue!"

All the Nascent Soul Realm rushed together, and then they saw several huge tiger claw prints.

"No Demon Beast have ever appeared in the Prodigy Battlefield before, but this time, only one tiger has entered the Prodigy Battlefield!"

"Azure Cloud Sect!"

All the Nascent Soul Nascent Soul Realm in the Cloud Firmament Palace began to grit their teeth.

The Azure Cloud Sect is on the verge of extinction.

They didn't go looking for trouble with the Azure Cloud Sect, so why did they dare to provoke them?

"We're going to destroy the Azure Cloud Sect's Fortune anyway, so since they dare to provoke us, let's kill them beforehand!" Dozens of the Nascent Soul Realm shouted.

One of the Nascent Soul Realm stage cultivators frowned deeply. "The key question is, where are they hiding?"

"There were only two of them, a tiger, and one of them was Golden Core Realm cultivator. They could barely move an inch in this Prodigy Battlefield. Jiang Wu and his group weren't careful, which is why they were ambushed. With their strength, what could they possibly do?"

Therefore, they definitely won't have gone far. Expand the search area!

Notify us immediately once found.

"I was wondering if they were hiding at the entrance, waiting to escape as soon as the Prodigy Battlefield opened?"

"Send a few people to check the entrance to the Prodigy Battlefield!"

Several Nascent Soul Realm cultivators immediately rushed towards the entrance of the Prodigy Battlefield, while the others began to carefully search in all directions.

One of the Nascent Soul Realm was searching in the same direction as Zhang Yang and his group, and they were getting closer and closer.

As Zhang Yang and his group cautiously advanced towards Thousand Mechanism Lake, they noticed someone approaching. Zhang Yang immediately picked up his scope and recognized the people from the Cloud Firmament Palace based on their clothing.

Zhang Yang immediately took aim. "Since they've come to my doorstep, I won't be polite."

He didn't attack immediately, but instead used the scope to search around. Once he confirmed that there was only one Nascent Soul Realm, he activated the rune.

The Nascent Soul Realm cultivator, who was using his Spiritual Sense to search for Zhang Yang's whereabouts, sensed something flying rapidly towards him and felt that something was wrong.

However, his first reaction was to activate his defensive shield at full power... instead of lying down!

Before the defensive shield could fully activate, half of his body was gone. His body flew a long way before collapsing and remaining motionless.

"Walk!"

Zhang Yang immediately Qingxu to leave.

Qingxu knew from Zhang Yang's actions that another Nascent Soul Realm had fallen.

He secretly shook his head; everyone in this Prodigy Battlefield was a prodigy!

When did a genius die so mysteriously?

This Prodigy Battlefield is likely to produce the most dead geniuses ever!

He led everyone around the direction of the Cloud Firmament Palace and into the territory of One-Guard Monastery, where he felt much more relaxed.

"This is our territory, you don't need to be so nervous," Qingxu said with a smile.

Zhang Yang smiled and nodded, but became even more wary.

"Now that we're in the Thousand Mechanism Lake area, your safety is no longer an issue." Zhang Yang pointed to a nearby mountain and said, "After you go back and get your things, come find us on that mountain. We'll be waiting for you there!"

"Give me five to seven days, and I will definitely return!" Qingxu nodded emphatically, then swaggered off toward Thousand Mechanism Lake.

After watching Qingxu leave, Zhang Yang went back into the territory of the Cloud Firmament Palace, found a place to hide, and watched the mountain in the territory of One-Guard Monastery Temple from afar.

He also felt some uncertainty; would Qingxu return?