Refining Ruins Cauldron

Gu Qingyun proceeded cautiously through the jungle.

Upon arriving, he did not choose to fly.

After all, there are so many high-level spirit beasts in the forest; those that fly would only become sitting ducks.

Moreover, there's no guarantee that disciples from other sects won't secretly plot against them if they see this.

His spiritual sense spread out, and from the moment he stepped into the Taiyi Secret Realm, Gu Qingyun never let his guard down, keeping the range within a radius of fifty feet to take in everything.

After walking for a long time, perhaps due to good luck, we did not encounter any accidents.

Along the way, Gu Qingyun encountered many spirit beasts at the Foundation Establishment stage, whose auras were quite powerful.

He preferred to avoid trouble and avoided unnecessary action.

"Our top priority right now is to obtain the Daoist Spirit Fruit; we can deal with everything else later."

A whole year is enough time for me to complete all my tasks.

An hour passed in the blink of an eye. Gu Qingyun steadied himself and hid behind a dead tree.

The aura ahead... is definitely that of a cultivator.

He silently probed forward for about ten meters, finally managing to cover the area with his spiritual sense without making a sound.

There were three people in total. Judging from their clothing, they should be two disciples of the Glazed Tile School and one disciple of the Blood Blade School.

Their cultivation levels were both at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, and they watched each other warily.

If there's even the slightest disturbance, a fight would probably break out on the spot.

The Glazed Tile Sect consisted of a man and a woman. The former was burly and strong, like an ox, and held a chain hammer. His aura was extremely powerful.

In comparison, the female disciple appeared much smaller and more delicate. Judging from the hand seals she was forming, she must specialize in formations.

In contrast, the Blood Blade Sect disciples were much simpler, each wielding a long blade, its sharpness fully revealed.

The three didn't exchange many words, but the air around them almost froze, thick with tension.

Gu Qingyun did not rush to show himself, and deliberately kept his distance to minimize the fluctuations of his spiritual senses so as not to be discovered by them.

"Go around it?"

After a moment's thought, Gu Qingyun hesitated and decided not to meddle.

But could it be that they discovered some kind of opportunity that made three Foundation Establishment cultivators fight each other?

The opportunities within the Taiyi Secret Realm are limited; some people take more, while others miss out.

Therefore, life-or-death struggles and the survival of the fittest are common occurrences.

"Gentlemen, do you really think I'm afraid of you?"

The first to speak was a disciple of the Blood Blade Sect, whose face was expressionless and whose eyes were cold.

Across from him, a male disciple from the Glazed Tile School looked disdainful and snorted coldly.

"Enough with the nonsense. You're unlucky to have run into us. Hand over everything you have, and maybe you'll at least have a decent corpse."

In this secret realm, besides the opportunities, the other cultivators traveling with us also possessed many treasures.

Gu Qingyun looked at this scene and suddenly realized what was happening.

These two guys are probably planning to kill and rob!

"dream!"

The Blood Blade Sect disciple gritted his teeth. Even though he was unwilling to admit it, the chances of winning against two opponents of the same cultivation level were slim.

Not to mention the perfect teamwork between the two of them; it's definitely not the first time they've done something like this.

"Heh, you don't even realize you're about to die. After we kill you, everything on your body will still be ours."

The woman from the Glazed Tile School laughed, speaking in a melodious voice, yet her words were chillingly cold.

Without further hesitation, the woman activated the formation she had set up during the brief moment by performing a hand seal.

Countless ice spikes shot towards the Blood Blade Sect disciples like bullets, the sound of wind being cut echoing continuously, making people's scalps tingle.

Meanwhile, the man from the Glazed Tile School was not idle either; he swung his chain hammer and charged forward.

Once the opponent dodges the ice cone magic array, they will immediately have to take the chain hammer head-on, with no way to avoid it.

The hammer made a whooshing sound when it was swung, as loud as a strong wind.

The men from the Glazed Tile School attacked from the flank, completely blocking all the escape routes of the Blood Blade Sect disciples.

Despite the perilous situation, the Blood Blade Sect disciples remained calm and faced their enemies with their blades.

Swish!

The blades and chain hammers collided, sparks flying everywhere.

Unfortunately, the chain hammer was too powerful and heavy for him to withstand.

The longsword was deflected and slammed solidly into the Blood Blade Sect disciple.

puff!

He vomited blood violently and flew backward like a kite with a broken string.

This flight happened to be heading in the direction of Gu Qingyun.

Gu Qingyun frowned slightly. He thought he was far enough away, but he didn't expect to be discovered.

This guy clearly came here on purpose, trying to drag me down with him!

Gu Qingyun's eyes turned slightly cold. They had never even met before, yet they were already plotting against him.

Since that's the case, I'll see if you can succeed!

Gu Qingyun did not leave, nor did he hide himself as before; he stood openly in the same spot.

The sounds of fighting grew closer, and the three of them emerged from the bushes. When the Blood Blade Sect disciple saw Gu Qingyun, a slight smile imperceptibly appeared on his lips.

Sure enough, my gut feeling was right!

If someone joins, there's a chance to escape!

Perhaps there's still an opportunity to take advantage of the situation; like the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind!

Having made up their minds, the Blood Blade Sect disciples felt confident of victory.

only……

Swish!

A fiery red sword light shot out, its speed exceeding the expectations of the three!

The sword light instantly tore through the void and slashed towards the woman from the Glazed Sect, giving her no chance to react at all!

The three of them narrowed their eyes and quickly realized something was wrong.

Although the sword strike was fast, it lacked power and was easily blocked by the female disciple.

"Hmph! This bastard has accomplices! Foundation Establishment Stage 1?! Kill him first!"

The two from the Glazed Tile School changed their minds almost instantly and charged towards Gu Qingyun!

Picking on the weakest link is the best policy. Gu Qingyun had just broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage, so he was naturally much weaker than the Blood Blade Sect disciples who were in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.

However, seeing this situation, Gu Qingyun had no intention of running away. Instead, he held the Green Serpent Spirit Sword and faced the challenge head-on!

The Seven Star Sword Technique: One against two!

However, all talk and no action, after exchanging a few blows with the female disciple, he was immediately defeated and forced to flee.

The Seven Star Sword Technique is the same; it has the form, but its power has not been fully unleashed.

Seeing that Gu Qingyun was so weak, yet held a low-grade spiritual weapon that was far superior to her own ordinary weapon, the female disciples of the Glazed Tile Sect were immediately envious and questioned him.

"Hand over the spirit sword, and I'll spare your life!"

However, Gu Qingyun had no intention of paying attention to them. He fought and retreated, and in the blink of an eye, he was already more than a hundred meters away from the male disciple of the Glazed Tile Sect and the disciple of the Blood Blade Sect, and the distance was still increasing.

Seeing his junior sister getting further and further away, it would be a lie to say he wasn't worried. He wanted to rush over to help her, so he became increasingly ruthless, almost fighting to the death with the Blood Blade Sect disciples.

"Die!"

With each strike of the hammer, the force increased dramatically.

The Blood Sabre Sect disciples, wielding long sabers, could only dodge and dared not take the blows head-on anymore.

But if you keep dodging, you'll eventually be defeated!

"Blood Blade Slash!"

With a series of clangs, three slashes landed heavily on the chain hammer, barely managing to deflect the opponent's attack.

However, the results were minimal, and it only angered the opponent.

"snort!"

"Mountain-Shaking Hammer!"

This hammer blow was infused with all of the strong man's spiritual power, causing his muscles to bulge high, as if he had been injected with drugs.

The chain hammer flew overhead and cleaved straight down, as if splitting Mount Hua in two!

not good!

The Blood Blade Sect disciples realized something was wrong, but it was too late.

boom!