Entering the Valley (Part Two)

"Senior Brother, you and Martial Uncle spend years in seclusion and leave the sect in my hands. I've been walking on thin ice, terrified I might lead Falling Star Valley into a dead end.

"We'd best be cautious. Whether foreign cultivators disguise themselves as Human Race cultivators to enter Falling Star Valley or bribe human cultivators to slip inside,

"one misstep could bring utter ruin upon Falling Star Valley."

The white-robed elder nodded. He had been summoned out of seclusion this time; how could he fail to understand why?

"Junior Brother, you've had a hard time of it. Under Martial Uncle's arrangements, I truly shouldn't show myself. I'm a hidden card we can still play.

"By the way, are you certain the Cangyu Sect has joined forces with those three other foreign sects? Is your information reliable?"

"It's mostly confirmed. Though I can't be entirely certain, those four sects have already ambushed and killed our disciples several times.

"I've even heard they may have secretly handed the disciples they killed over to the Black Devil Race in exchange for cultivation resources."

Anger showed on the blue-robed middle-aged man's face as he spoke.

"Oh? They've even colluded with the Black Devil Race in secret? If we can obtain proof, we won't need to lift a finger. We need only inform the Holy Devil Palace.

"The Holy Devil Palace still has its reputation to consider."

The white-robed elder was furious too, but he remained much calmer than the blue-robed man.

"Of course I understand that, Senior Brother. I've gone out secretly several times, but they have Golden Core Realm experts watching us. It's difficult to keep any move I make from them.

"Besides, the information those four sects have let slip about their secret alliance says they covet our sect's Shattered Star