After the mind-reading cripple junior sister, the entire sect rose to prominence.

Chapter 280 Night Road
Jiang Rong asked in surprise, "Is that so? Is the news true or false?"

He had also heard about the little girl that the Immortal Sect doted on.

This news spread after the Immortal Sect accepted disciples. Almost all the disciples witnessed it firsthand. All the elders of the Immortal Sect were extremely fond of that little girl and cherished her like the apple of their eyes.

Many new disciples were amazed by this and inquired everywhere about the little girl's identity.

"It's probably true, otherwise why would the entire sect dote on such a little girl? You know, she was crippled before she was one year old. Back then, the people of the Immortal Sect couldn't even afford to eat, yet they still scrimped and saved to raise her!"

Jin Feng spoke with an air of seriousness.

"Didn't they say the Immortal Sect was overly kind and picked her up on the road?" Jiang Rong was very surprised. "If she is their biological daughter, why would they lie and say she was picked up?"

"Ha, it's just a smokescreen. People don't have that much kindness when they can't afford to eat! As for why they lied... I bet it's because they found out the child was disabled after birth, and they felt ashamed, so they didn't want to acknowledge him."

Jin Feng snorted, unimpressed.

Jiang Rong clicked his tongue, "I really didn't expect this... But the Immortal Sect is quite cunning. It's one thing for the sect leader and his disciples to secretly have a child, but to raise their own daughter as an orphan and use this to promote the Immortal Sect's reputation for benevolence and gain a wave of praise."

I never imagined that the Immortal Sect was like this!

Ha, outsiders say that the Wuya Sect is full of tricks and has a vicious mind, but now it seems that the praised Xianlai Sect is not so great after all!

Jiang Rong glanced at Jin Feng.

This vice-captain, Jin Feng, is quite talented. He may be mediocre in other areas, but when it comes to gossip and anecdotes between sects, no one knows more than him.

If you want to hear some gossip, you can't go wrong with him. With Jin Feng by your side these days, even the tedious journey has become much more interesting.

Yes, it would be perfect to take him on a long trip.

While the two were chatting, Chen Lan's team had already completed their mission.

The Queen Milk Crystal Ant has been killed, and the ant soldiers have been surrounded and dealt with by the other disciples.

The number of ants was astonishing; it seemed they had been reproducing here for thousands or even tens of thousands of years. It was only because there were so many people that they could complete the task; otherwise, if there were fewer people, they wouldn't have been able to finish it.

The disciples all gained something and were overjoyed.

Jin Feng felt a little envious. "They're so lucky... It would have been so much better if we had gotten it."

"We still have to chase after them, so even if we see them, we can't deal with them right away." Jiang Rong didn't seem to care.

His family is well-off, and he has never experienced the hardship of lacking money since childhood, so he doesn't care about this little bit of benefit.

Jin Feng was still muttering, "Anyway, we won't lose them. We can deal with this and then catch up with them later..."

"Stop muttering, let's go."

Chen Lan has already led her team off again.

Just as Chen Lan said, this journey was one of continuous travel, with no breaks taken, and they continued walking until late at night.

Many disciples were already feeling exhausted. Those who had the money would take out pills to eat, while others, reluctant to spend the pills, could only grit their teeth and endure the fatigue, pushing themselves to the limit. It's important to understand that everyone had already been traveling at a very fast pace; it was only because they were cultivators that they were able to keep up. If they were ordinary people, they wouldn't even last half an hour before falling behind.

Not only did they have to travel, but they also had to use their spiritual energy to fight monsters and climb high and low to pick spiritual herbs and fruits.

Although everyone was tired, they were not at their breaking point, and no one asked to take a break.

Chen Lan saw this and silently nodded in approval.

It must be said that the first batch of disciples recruited by the Immortal Sect are very outstanding. Everyone has some flaws, but as long as they don't go astray in the general direction, those minor flaws are not worth mentioning.

These newly initiated disciples are hardworking and have good character. As long as they are willing to follow the sect leader's orders and not be lazy, shirking responsibility, or indecisive, the benefits they receive will be the envy of all other sects.

Just look at them now, you can tell. They've only been practicing for a short time, but they changed their cultivation method first and entered the secret realm later. Other sects are already green with envy!
Take this trip into the secret realm as an example. If it weren't for the Immortal Sect leading the way, they definitely wouldn't have chosen to enter this secret realm, and they certainly wouldn't have had their elders from the sect accompany and protect them. In that case, how many treasures would they have missed?
Even among the disciples of the ten major sects, not everyone has such an opportunity to gain experience!
As for those disciples who had food brought to their mouths but chose not to eat—those who failed to board the flying boat or regretted it after boarding—it cannot be said that they did anything wrong.

Caution is not a bad thing, especially since there may be many sweet temptations in the cultivation world. Their self-control may be an advantage at times, but in the Immortal Sect... it may be a disadvantage.

However, it doesn't matter. Chen Lan is certain that these people's caution will only last for one or two times. Once they know what benefits those who enter the secret realm have gained, they will definitely stop being so cautious.

"Be careful ahead, watch out for the thorns on both sides," Chen Lan warned.

Night roads are difficult to walk, and this road is especially so.

The ground was muddy, and there were many dead branches and thorns on both sides of the road. If you were not careful, you could tear your clothes and hurt your skin.

Among the group, a disciple in brocade robes walked with a sword in hand. He wore brocade boots with gold trim. While the other disciples were slippery on the mud and had difficulty walking, he was not affected at all and walked as if on flat ground.

Moreover, the robes he wore were not ordinary; even if they were scratched by some sharp thorns, the robes would remain undamaged and would not harm his skin.

In addition, he had a Qiankun belt around his waist, which had ten times the space of a Qiankun bag, a black hairpin in his hair that was also a defensive magic artifact, and a gemstone necklace around his neck that was clearly not an ordinary item.

These are just the accessories that are visible on the outside.

The disciple's expression seemed somewhat unusual; it wasn't fatigue, but something else entirely.

Just like right now.

As he was walking, he suddenly turned around with a look of surprise and uncertainty, as if he were looking for something.

"Junior Brother Lei, what are you looking at?"

The disciple behind him almost bumped into him and couldn't help but ask curiously.

As night deepened, even those nearby were barely visible, and in the distance, only layers of tree shadows and dense forests of distant mountains could be seen, so naturally, nothing could be discerned.

Lei Dahai looked away. "It's nothing, I just had a feeling like someone was behind me..."

"Haha, look at what you're saying, of course there are people behind us, there are quite a few!"

They are in the middle position, relatively weak, either in cultivation or in actual combat.

Behind them were about a third of the disciples in the group, which naturally amounted to "a lot of people".