" Junior Brother Chen!"
Liu Wenyan emerged from behind a bookshelf, and upon seeing Chen Shuangbai, a smile appeared on his face as he hurried forward.
Upon reaching her, he looked her up and down, and seeing that Chen Shuangbai had no injuries whatsoever, he asked uncertainly, "What about Fang Xu and Fang Yan?"
"Don't worry, senior brother, he has already fallen to my sword."
Liu Wenyan was somewhat taken aback, but the three Foundation Establishment from the Setting Sun Sect and Painstaking Heart Sect were even more surprised than him.
Then Fang Xu is out of the question.
They might not know who Fang Yan was, but they clearly saw who Chen Shuangbai fought just now.
Doesn't that match the name?
So, Qing Yizi's personal disciple is named Fang Yan?!
Such formidable strength... all perished at this man's hands?!
In an instant.
The group involuntarily retreated slightly, looking extremely wary.
This caught Chen Shuangbai's attention, and his gaze fell on the three of them, startling them so much that they hurriedly searched for something to cover themselves in order to avoid his gaze.
Chen Shuangbai chuckled lightly and asked Liu Wenyan telepathically, "Senior Brother Liu, what's the situation here?"
Liu Wenyan immediately understood and replied telepathically:
"I came in first and have already looked around this huge alchemy room quite a bit. This is clearly the alchemy room where the Lord of this blessed land refines pills. Besides this room, there are two other secret rooms next to it where pills are stored, one secret room where various medicinal herbs are stored, and another one... I guess it's a quiet room for storing Pill Formula, but there are restrictions outside that I can't open, and neither can the others."
Actually, it's not that we can't force it open, but before we came in, Gongye Chun said that this blessed land is now on the verge of collapse. If we force our way in... it might collapse, and everyone would be exiled into the Great Void, which would be a certain death.
Chen Shuangbai nodded, indicating that she understood, then glanced around at the hidden figures and asked, "Did they give you any trouble?"
Liu Wenyan said, "It does resemble it, but my master gave me his trump card, which they are wary of, so they haven't pressured me too much."
Understood.
Chen Shuangbai stepped forward, walked to the foot of the enormous Pill Furnace, glanced around, and said loudly, "Everyone, please come out and greet me."
But no one came out; only a voice came from behind a bookshelf on the second floor, asking, "Fellow Daoist, what is it? Please speak! We can hear you."
Chen Shuangbai raised an eyebrow slightly, and [ Foot-Long Silk ] jumped out from the plain white scabbard at her waist. A layer of frost-blue Sword Essence appeared on the clean and new sword body, which transformed into a frost-white color, flowing up and down, bright and clear. It made the Divine Sense of the group retreat involuntarily, feeling a chilling and stinging sensation.
What is the meaning of this, fellow Daoist?
Another voice rang out from behind the stone pillar on the second floor.
Chen Shuangbai spoke calmly and coldly:
"I have already killed that disciple of the Golden Core Path. If any of you think you are comparable to him, why don't you come down and exchange a few blows with me, Chen, and see whether your Daoist Divine Ability or my Divine Ability is more powerful!"
The three were both shocked and furious.
Chen Shuangbai's words were anything but polite; they were almost a blatant threat.
The Painstaking Heart Sect now only has one Foundation Establishment cultivator left, a middle-aged man with a refined appearance. At this moment, his expression was uncertain. He knew that his strength was inferior to Fang Yan's, let alone Chen Shuangbai, who could kill Fang Yan.
Now that I'm all alone, I feel even more isolated and vulnerable.
The two cultivators from the Setting Sun Sect, one old and one young, had ashen faces.
The old Daoist priest seemed to have a rather fiery temper. He snorted softly behind the stone pillar, but ultimately did not dare to directly contradict him. Instead, he quickly communicated with his fellow disciples through telepathy, clearly feeling fear and hesitation.
A few breaths later.
Three Foundation Establishment cultivators stepped forward. Among them, the old Painstaking Heart Sect cupped his hands and said, "The one who fought you just now was actually a disciple of Qing Yizi. No wonder he was so powerful. Your ability to slay this fiend has truly removed a great threat from us."
"But... what do you mean by that, fellow Daoist? Do you intend to monopolize the fortuitous opportunity here?"
"This is quite different from what we elders have said..."
He brought up the existence of several Golden Core cultivators outside again, making Chen Shuangbai wary.
Chen Shuangbai smiled faintly.
"Exclusive ownership... not exactly."
Why is that?
The Foot-Long Silk Sword Essence, shimmering with a frosty, snowy hue, circled around Chen Shuangbai, making the others quite uncomfortable. Then Chen Shuangbai said, "This blessed land is unclaimed; fortuitous opportunity naturally depend on one's own abilities."
"However, those who have achieved mastery in cultivation come first. I, Chen, am confident that my strength surpasses yours. If you do not wish to be my enemies, then I shall be the one to be respected here... What do you say?"
The sword [ Foot-Long Silk ] trembled slightly, its Frost-Blue Sword Essence flowing endlessly, radiating a chilling aura.
The three of them felt a chill run through their bodies, as if they would be slashed by a sword if they did not agree.
Before he came in, Gongye Chun had a talk with him, implying that if he had the ability, he should kill them all in the blessed land, but he just listened to those words.
Apart from Qing Yizi's personal disciple Fang Yan and Zhang Jing's disciple Fang Xu, one was a disciple of the demonic path and the other was a junior disciple who had broken ties with him, killing them would be understandable.
But what if the members of the Painstaking Heart Sect and the Setting Sun Sect were all executed?
That would be difficult to explain to the two Golden Core True Person at the entrance.
after all...
Although Gongye Chun had a close relationship with his grandmaster, there was still a distance between them... He wasn't a blood grandmaster. If Qing Yizi and the other two Golden Core cultivators were to launch their attacks simultaneously, would he really spare no effort to protect Chen Shuangbai and her master?
The answer is highly questionable!
Circumstances are beyond one's control.
Although the three were reluctant to admit it, they were indeed not confident of defeating Chen Shuangbai, so they had no choice but to accept it, cupping their hands in a gesture of submission to Chen Shuangbai.
"Very good!"
Chen Shuangbai nodded, the light of the [ Foot-Long Silk ] in his hand receded, but it was not sheathed; it was simply suspended at his side as a show of force.
"In that case, let us work together to explore this place."
All five people present were Foundation Establishment cultivators, capable of doing many things that Qi Refining cultivators could not.
The entire blessed land had been floating in the void for countless years. Time is merciless, and under the erosion of time, most of the pills and medicinal herbs preserved in the secret chamber had lost their spiritual essence, leaving only clumps of black ash.
Despite this, there were still many gains.
Of these gains, Chen Shuangbai and Liu Wenyan received the vast majority, while the remaining items, which were of little value or already existing in the outside world, were divided equally among the three members of the Painstaking Heart Sect and Setting Sun Sect.
After ransacking the secret chambers where pills and medicinal herbs were stored, Chen Shuangbai then turned her attention to the ancient books on the bookshelves on the second floor.
Compared to elixirs and medicinal herbs, these ancient books are often of higher value.