This was how the top powers treated the weak. They had promised three thousand places to the other factions, but at least two thousand of those people had been treated as fat meat on a chopping board.
"Senior, there are formation patterns ahead. I can sense danger. We can't go any farther."
A woman spoke pitifully.
"It's fine. If you really encounter danger, I'll save you immediately."
The old man who spoke had silver divine flame shrouding his head. He had only recently broken through, and his aura was unstable, yet he shamelessly boasted that he could save others from these Heavenly God-level formation patterns.
The pretty woman's face was pale, her eyes full of despair. Seeing purple qi swirling through this valley, she had come seeking opportunities. Instead, she had been a fool delivering herself to their doorstep. The Taotie experts had captured people one after another to test the formations in the valley.
After all, some formation patterns were well hidden and difficult to detect. Only this method could directly verify their presence.
"Senior, we're willing to capture some savage beasts to help you enter the valley."
A young man beside her spoke earnestly.
"That would waste too much time. The seven of us are personally protecting you, following right behind. What are you afraid of?"
An old woman who had ignited her divine flame spoke impatiently.
The eight independent cultivators' hearts burned with fury, but they dared not resist. Though the Taotie experts who had ignited their divine flames made their words sound pleasant, anyone who tried to leave or resist would be killed on the spot.
Purple qi hazed the valley, and the spiritual energy was so dense that it condensed into wisps of mist. It was like entering an immortal paradise. Even the ordinary plants