One day later.
The Demon-Slaying Platform.
"Will we still be able to see what's happening inside today?"
"That depends on whether any cultivators attending the assembly are willing to enter Darkstone Valley and investigate."
"I'd say that's unlikely!"
A group of cultivators who had returned to the Demon-Slaying Platform to rest and recuperate stood below it, discussing among themselves.
Naturally, they were still discussing the trapped Qu Ningshuang and her companions.
Xu Taiping, who had already stepped onto the Demon-Slaying Platform, exchanged a glance with Lin Buyu upon hearing the discussions around them, then said quietly:
"It seems Darkstone Valley's dangers have already made quite a few cultivators shrink back at the sight."
Lin Buyu said thoughtfully:
"Something else may have happened in the forbidden grounds of Darkstone Valley."
She had barely said this when another cultivator nearby spoke loudly:
"I heard the Evil Demon Incarnations in Darkstone Valley have been going berserk one after another, as though they've caught some kind of plague."
"Killing those berserk Evil Demon Incarnations takes time and effort, yet earns no extra points. It's a thankless task, so it's understandable that no one wants to go in."
Hearing this, Lin Buyu said expressionlessly:
"It looks like the Nine Abysses has made another move to lure you inside."
Xu Taiping's gaze turned piercing as he said:
"These old friends of mine really seem intent on burying me at this Chaotic Stars Assembly."
As they spoke, the two had reached their respective Teleportation Arrays.
Xiaohei also stood beside Xu Taiping's feet.
This time, however, Lin Buyu soon stepped onto Xu Taiping's Teleportation Array.
According to the Chaotic Stars Assembly's rules, two parties could share a Teleportation Platform as long as both agreed.
"Xu Taiping and Lin Buyu?"
"It really is them!"
"Xu Taiping has finally deigned