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

Chapter 9 Inkhoof Beast

"What's that noise?" a disciple asked, puzzled.

But at the same time, some people were overjoyed, exclaiming, "Such a commotion must mean that a spirit is about to emerge!"

"What kind of spirit creature appears like this?" Du Wangquan instinctively felt something was wrong. His cultivator's sixth sense warned him that something amiss ahead. He subconsciously spoke up, "Something's not right, let's—"

"Ouch——!"

An angry roar came from inside the cave, first one, then another.

"That sounds like a beast's roar... not a spirit!" a disciple realized in a panic.

"Not good, hurry—" Du Wangquan had barely finished saying "run" when two demonic beasts charged out of the cave.

They shook their heads, their manes gleaming darkly, and their eyes filled with fury!

Upon seeing the people disturbing their peaceful dreams, the two black-hoofed beasts could no longer control their temper. They roared and raised their giant hooves to bring them down!

"what!"

Some disciples were too slow to react and died tragically under the hooves, their blood splattering everywhere.

The other disciples shuddered in fright, then screamed and ran away.

But how could they outrun the Inkhoof Beast, which was in a terrible mood and extremely irritable when it woke up?

The black-hoofed beast trampled the disciples one by one, turning them into bloody, mangled patties. Some disciples were still trembling and trying to escape on their swords, but they died before they could even summon their swords!

While the two black-hoofed beasts were rampaging and killing each other, Old Liu and his companions had already run away.

"Uncle-Master, will they all die under the hooves of the Ink-hoofed Beast?" Chen Lan asked excitedly.

If she weren't afraid of being targeted by the Inkhoof Beast, she would really want to stay and see what was going on!
"It's hard to say about other people, but Du Wangquan will definitely be able to escape." Old Liu shook his head, somewhat regretfully. "Even if he has something to protect himself, as long as he's cold-blooded enough, he can escape unscathed."

Unlike me, Du Wangquan isn't penniless. He must have some hidden treasures, whether it's talismans or something else. As long as I react quickly, I can definitely leave safely.

Du Wangquan was not one of those naive, inexperienced disciples; this kind of scene didn't scare him, and he had plenty of time to react.

"Cold-blooded?" Chen Lan was taken aback, then realized something. "You mean, he would abandon his disciple and run away?"

Old Liu simply snorted coldly without saying a word, but he clearly acquiesced.

Chen Lan's expression turned very ugly.

Although I had long known Du Wangquan's character, the thought that he, as an elder of the sect, would stand by and watch his disciples face danger without helping them, and instead run away on his own, made me feel extremely disgusted.

"It was definitely the right decision not to go to Liuxian Sect with them back then," she said after a moment.

The people of Liuxian Sect are ruthless, and Du Wangquan is a kindred spirit of theirs, which is why he was recruited.

Because of disagreements with them, and because he was unwilling to abandon those disciples with average talent, Liu Feng parted ways with Du Wangquan.

[I sensed it! The spirit is over there, where the white smoke is!]

Mo Jiuwei quickly discovered the location of the spiritual object.

Spiritual objects are those that gather spiritual energy and are born from it. Their spiritual energy is extremely concentrated, and once a cultivator consumes them, their cultivation level will increase.

The specific effects depend on the type of spirit creature that is born. Some spirit creatures can enhance one's spiritual root when consumed, while others can completely heal injuries.

Regardless of the type, spiritual objects are extremely precious and are treasures that will be fought over by thousands of people as soon as they appear!
Guided by Mo Jiuwei, the group from the Immortal Sect quickly made their way toward the spiritual object.

But the further they walked, the colder their hearts grew.

Beams of light rapidly approached the direction of the white smoke; those were clearly the traces of a flying magical artifact!
This indicates that many cultivators had already arrived ahead of them. Moreover, some of the lights were exceptionally bright and powerful, suggesting that the other party possessed formidable cultivation, at least at the Golden Core stage.

"So many people...it seems we have no hope." Du Yue sighed in disappointment.

These people are not highly skilled, do not possess any outstanding magical treasures, and have lost the initiative. What can they use to compete with others?

"Alright, no need to force it. We've already gained a lot from this trip," Yi Xingyun said with a frank smile.

Spiritual objects are something we can only dream of; it doesn't matter if we don't get them.

Finding so many spiritual herbs this time, and being able to sell them for a considerable amount of crystals, is already an unexpected bonus.

As they spoke, they arrived at the spot where the white smoke had been rising earlier, which turned out to be a very spacious stone cave.

At least twelve or thirteen people were already standing at the entrance of the cave. Some came alone, while others came in groups of two or three. At a glance, there were as many as six or seven different forces!

Among these people, the weakest is at the late Golden Core stage!
Meanwhile, the six or seven groups of people were facing off, each holding a weapon and looking at the other side warily, completely blocking the entrance to the cave.

No one dared to go first, yet everyone was wary of each other, fearing that someone else might go first.

Upon seeing the people from the Immortal Sect, they said "Get out of the way" without any hesitation, and then they confronted each other again.

Compared to their Golden Core realm, the Foundation Establishment and Qi Refining cultivators of the Immortal Sect are indeed insignificant.

Upon seeing this situation, Old Liu didn't even utter a word of rebuttal, and decisively turned and left.

What a joke! Even if he were incredibly stubborn, he would never dare to face more than a dozen Golden Core cultivators. That would be like having a death wish.

"There is no room for us to fight for it; if we insist on going, we will only face certain death."

He walked away, looking back as he spoke.

It's definitely a pity, because if they could have obtained a spiritual object, the sect might have had a chance to survive.

However, they have already done their best, and if they can't succeed, they can only accept their fate.

These people are so stupid! This cave doesn't just have one entrance; there's another exit besides this one! Just turn to the south entrance and go in!

[Hurry up! We can grab the treasure before these people go in!]

The water element in this cave is extremely concentrated; any spiritual creature there must be related to liquids.

[Sigh, why do I have to be a baby? I can't even remind them of things.]

Mo Jiuwei was secretly anxious.

“Hey, do you think there might be another entrance to this cave?” Du Yue suddenly asked.

Mo Jiuwei's eyes lit up—

[Senior Sister Du is amazing!]

“Very likely, shall we look for it?” Yi Xingyun pretended to look around. “Judging from the direction of this mountain, there should only be cave entrances on the south and east sides. Let’s look on the south side first, and if we don’t find it there, we can go to the east side.”

"Good idea, let's hurry." Ji said softly, quickening her pace.

Seeing how efficient the people from the Immortal Sect were, and how they guessed the location of the cave entrance so accurately, Mo Jiuwei felt very gratified.

I really do have a connection with the Immortal Sect!

Although I can't say it directly to them, it feels like we're on the same wavelength, and that feels really nice!

(End of this chapter)