Ancient Devouring Technique

Chapter 882 Poison Ivy Valley

"The Trial at Wanhuang Mountain?" Ye Xuan raised his eyebrows slightly, but did not show any great surprise.

The Trial of Ten Thousand Wastes is an event held once every ten years by the forces in this area.

The Wilderness Mountains is a giant mountain range that stretches almost across the entire Southern Qizhou. All the mountains Ye Xuan had visited before are nothing compared to the Wilderness Mountains. There are countless rare treasures in the Wilderness Mountains. 70% of the spiritual materials used by the Southern Qizhou martial arts forces come from there. It can be said to be the "lifeline" on which the Southern Qizhou martial artists rely for their survival.

There are countless strange and dangerous places in the Wanhuang Mountains. Some special areas are often used by local major sects to test their disciples. For example, the "Poison Ivy Valley" in the Wanhuang Mountains is the trial site for seven sects in the state, including the Xuanyun Sect and the Yinsha Sect.

Poison Ivy Valley is a valley surrounded by some poisonous vines. The terrain there is peculiar. Two curved peaks form a valley shaped like a gourd. The mountain walls on both sides are covered with poison vines. This poisonous vine is between a monster and a plant. It will attack all living creatures that enter its attack range. It is extremely ferocious and once it launches an attack, it will not stop until the creature is dead.

There are countless precious elixirs in the Poison Ivy Valley, as well as many tools for refining weapons, and countless relics of the powerful men who once died there. Because the poison vines that protect the valley are extremely powerful, no one dares to approach them under normal circumstances. But every ten years, these poison vines will enter a period of dormancy, and their alertness and activity will be greatly reduced. Thousands of years ago, the major sects in this state made an agreement to use this place as a common trial site for their disciples. Whenever the poison vines are dormant, the new generation of outstanding disciples will be sent in for trial.

The Poison Ivy Valley is divided into the "Front Valley" and the "Back Valley" in the shape of a gourd. The poison vines in the front valley are roughly equivalent to level 6 monsters. When they are dormant, their strength is weakened and they are equivalent to level 5 monsters. Most of the new disciples from each sect who participate in the trial are at the Martial Emperor level, so it is just right for them to enter the trial. The poison vines in the back valley are much more powerful than those in the front valley. Even when they are dormant, they are mostly equivalent to level 6 monsters, and there are even stronger ones. That place is not a "trial" place for new disciples, but a place for exploration by the Saint Realm masters of each sect. Every time a new disciple from each sect enters the front valley for trial, each sect will send some old masters to the back valley to search for treasures, to find more natural treasures for the sect. Of course, for the martial artists who enter, it can also be regarded as a "trial".

Over the past hundred years, Xuanyun Sect's performance in the Poison Ivy Valley Trial has been getting worse and worse. In the trial ten years ago, the contemporary disciples who took the trial in the front valley suffered heavy losses, and the two saint-level elders who were searching for treasure in the back valley both died, which dealt a great blow to the sect. It was also from that time that the Yinsha Sect's suppression became increasingly arrogant, even to the point of openly seizing Xuanyun Sect's territory not long ago.

When Ye Xuan first learned about the situation of this trial, he had guessed about the situation of this session. According to his analysis, there are few saint-level ancestors in Xuanyun Sect nowadays, Yun Huang and Fang Yuan are unlikely to leave the sect, and the remaining four ancestors are slightly insufficient. So the possibility that he will need to take action is very high. Now it seems to be true, so he is not too surprised.

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Ye Xuan pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "As the sixth ancestor, I will naturally do my best to help the sect if it needs me. I am willing to go to the Wanhuang Mountain Trial this time. I just don't know if the sect master wants me to take care of the disciples participating in the trial in the front valley, or go to the back valley to search for treasures?"

Fang Yuan showed an awkward expression, hesitated for a moment and then said: "If possible, I hope that Sixth Brother can go to Hougu with your Second Brother and Third Brother."

This answer was also within Ye Xuan's expectations. He nodded without much thought and said, "No problem. Then I'll go to the Back Valley."

Ye Xuan agreed so readily that Fang Yuan was silent for a few breaths before saying, "Sixth brother, this trip to the Back Valley will probably be extremely dangerous. You will not only face dangers from the valley, but also dangers from other martial artists traveling with you, especially the Yin Sha Sect. They will definitely not let go of this opportunity. The same goes for the disciples participating in the Front Valley Trial. So if only the third brother is left in the Front Valley to take care of things, it is really not safe. Therefore, one of you or the second brother must stay in the Front Valley. Although the second brother is not weak, he is certainly not as strong as you. So it is safer for you to go to the Back Valley than for him to go... Of course, if the sixth brother does not want to take risks, there is no need to force him..."

Actually, Fang Yuan and other ancestors were quite helpless to make this decision. This trip to Hougu was destined to be extremely dangerous, so the stronger the people sent, the better. However, Ye Xuan had just been admitted as an ancestor, and he should not take such a risk. Therefore, they all felt quite guilty for letting Ye Xuan go.

However, Ye Xuan didn't mind at all. When he first learned about the situation in Poison Ivy Valley, he even wanted to go to the back valley to see it. He had just entered the holy realm of martial arts and his martial arts skills could be advanced. He needed an opportunity to break through. It would be easier to find such an opportunity by going deep into dangerous places to experience hardships than staying in the sect to practice boringly. A trip to the back valley of Poison Ivy Valley was a good choice.

Of course, it can also be said that Ye Xuan is a man of great skill and courage. He does not take seriously the conspiracy from the Yinsha Sect that Fang Yuan mentioned, because the cultivators from other sects who went to the Hou Valley together are basically only at the first, second or third level of the Saint Realm. Even if they all unite, they will not pose much threat to him.

Moreover, in Ye Xuan's opinion, it was the Xuanyun Sect that gave him an opportunity to gain great benefits, because there were countless natural treasures in the Poison Ivy Valley, and it was up to him to hand over as much of the treasures he obtained after entering to the sect afterwards. Even if he kept the majority and only handed over a small portion, Fang Yuan and the others should not have any objection.

So when he saw that Fang Yuan seemed to feel a little guilty, Ye Xuan comforted him: "Don't worry, big brother. I am confident that if the Yinsha Sect or other sects dare to have bad intentions during this trip to Hougu, I will make them pay the price! I will use this trial in Wanhuang Mountain to tell them that my Xuanyun Sect is not to be trifled with!!"

Although Ye Xuan's tone was normal, Fang Yuan could hear a murderous intent in it. Thinking of how Ye Xuan easily defeated him when he was at the semi-saint realm, how strong would Ye Xuan be now that he had reached the saint realm? He was afraid that no matter how many enemies below the fourth level of the saint realm came, he would not take them seriously...

Thinking of this, Fang Yuan felt much more at ease, and at the same time he was also excited by Ye Xuan's last words - indeed, this time as long as Ye Xuan crushed the enemy's conspiracy in the Poison Ivy Valley, it would be the best evidence to tell everyone: Xuanyun Sect will rise from now on!

(Today is only three chapters. I promised to update on the 11th. I will never break my promise!!)

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