Sixty years of blacksmithing, a single hammer blow forging a celestial being.

However, he was surrounded by people, and they were all disciples of the Tongtian Sword Sect.

It seems the teleportation locations were pretty good this time; most of them were teleported together.

Tang Jiannan, Tian Buwei, Hu Yijian, and other prodigies were also nearby.

However, the disciples had not yet recovered from the dizziness caused by the teleportation array.

They stood scattered in various places, somewhat disoriented.

"Everyone, look this way!"

A voice suddenly rang out; it was Tang Jiannan speaking.

"Everyone, gather here!"

Instantly, all the disciples of the Tongtian Sword Sect felt as if they had found their pillar of support.

They all huddled around Tang Jiannan's position.

After counting, there were a total of fifty-two disciples of the Tongtian Sword Sect who had been teleported here.

Almost half of the people were teleported together.

"Very good!" Tang Jiannan nodded.

"We, the fifty-two of us, should try not to spread out too much to avoid being harassed by disciples from other sects. Only by staying together can we contend with the Crimson Fire Sect. From now on, all actions will be under my command, understand?"

After speaking, Tang Jiannan's eyes swept across the crowd, displaying a strong sense of leadership.

"clear!"

The disciples were well aware of Tang Jiannan's formidable strength.

Following such a powerful figure would greatly reduce the pressure, and they all nodded in agreement.

Li Ping'an naturally stood at the very back of the crowd.

In his mind, he was pondering whether to follow the main group or to quietly hide away on his own.

You should know that the dangers Li Ping'an will face during this trial are not just from people and spirit beasts from other sects.

He also had to be wary of people from his own sect.

Because Senior Brother Zhang will definitely use this trial to his advantage.

They might have already bribed many disciples to secretly plot against and kill him.

So Li Ping'an planned to stay with the main group for a while, and then quietly slip away.

"Alright, everyone, let's prepare to move on. All the spiritual herbs you gather along the way are yours to keep, and the inner cores of the demon beasts will be distributed according to need. However, as for the Snow Lotus of the Cold Pool, I, Tang Jiannan, hereby declare that I will definitely obtain it, so there's no need for you to compete with me."

The Snow Lotus of the Cold Pool seems to be the rarest medicinal herb in the Misty Valley, and it also earns the most points.

None of the Tongtian Sword Sect disciples had any objections.

After all, Tang Jiannan is the strongest among them.

It doesn't seem wrong for him to take the snow lotus from the cold pool.

Furthermore, obtaining that snow lotus from the icy pool is no easy task.

After all, other sects are also eyeing it.

Moreover, the Snow Lotus in the Cold Pool is extremely difficult to obtain, and whether or not one can get it is still unknown.

"Okay, without further ado, let's get going."

Tang Jiannan announced loudly that the main force was ready to set off.

Suddenly he paused, glanced around the crowd, and said.

"Do you have a disciple here named Li Ping'an? The one who was the steward or servant from the abandoned hall?"

Upon hearing this, the disciples of the Tongtian Sword Sect looked at each other in bewilderment, glancing left and right.

When Li Pingan heard this from behind, his heart skipped a beat.

No, what does Tang Jiannan want with me?

"Could you please come out for a moment, Junior Brother Li? I need to speak with you."

Tang Jiannan spoke loudly again, his eyes constantly searching through the crowd.

Li Ping'an remained silent behind him, and even quietly took two steps back.

At this moment, many people had already noticed Li Ping'an.

After all, Li Ping'an was too conspicuous inside.

With his white beard, it was hard for him to go unnoticed.

"You're Li Ping'an? Why didn't you answer when Senior Brother Tang called you?"

A disciple came over and questioned him.

Li Ping'an hesitated to answer because he didn't know why Tang Jiannan wanted to see him.

It's probably not a good thing.

More and more people are taking notice of Li Ping'an.

This also led Tang Jiannan to discover Li Ping'an's location.

He curled his lips slightly and winked at the disciples around him.

The disciples understood immediately and surrounded Li Ping'an.

"You must be Junior Brother Li Ping'an? Please come with us here. We have some private matters to discuss with you, and it's not convenient to talk here."

Without saying a word, the disciples surrounded Li Ping'an, even encircling him.

Li Ping'an was already on high alert.

When he saw those people exchanging glances, and the way they looked at him was extremely malicious.

He immediately understood.

These people were most likely acting under the orders of that Zhang.

However, what he never expected was that these guys were far too blatant.

They actually called on me in front of so many people.

Are they acting so recklessly?

What shocked him even more was that it was actually instigated and launched by Tang Jiannan, the leader of the Tongtian Sword Sect.

Even Tang Jiannan was bribed by that Zhang guy to frame and kill him.

It seems this trial won't be easy.

Meanwhile, the disciples of the Tongtian Sword Sect mainly watched this scene from the sidelines.

Some people were puzzled and confused, wondering why these people wanted to talk to Li Ping'an in private.

I don't know what happened.

Just as those disciples were about to surround Li Ping'an.

Li Ping'an suddenly stumbled and pretended to fall backward.

This was something no one expected.

The disciples were also surprised that Li Ping'an would suddenly fall backward.

They thought he had really fallen, and stood there stunned, not knowing what had happened.

The next second, they saw Li Ping'an fall backward.

Driven by inertia, it rolled straight down the mountain.

"Oops!"

The disciple closest to Li Ping'an immediately realized what was happening.

The old man actually took the opportunity to escape!

Wait a minute? How did he know we were going to kill him? If that's the case, why did he just run away so decisively?

The disciples immediately exchanged glances, signaling, "Quickly, chase after them!"

Ignoring the strange looks from those around them, they strode down the mountain to catch up.

It should be noted that this time, it was Zhang Lu, the chief disciple of the inner sect, who personally requested that they eliminate Li Ping'an during the trial.

This matter cannot be botched.

Things that were planned perfectly suddenly went wrong.

Tang Jiannan was also stunned.

Unexpectedly, that old guy Li Ping'an is quite cunning; he sensed the danger so quickly.

"It's alright," Tang Jiannan said with a slight smile.

How could a great cultivator at the peak of Qi Refining not be able to do anything to this old man?

This trial will last for three days, giving him plenty of time to play with Li Ping'an.

Let's settle the matter of the leader first.

Now, let's talk about the other side.

After Li Ping'an rolled down the mountain, he...

He immediately pulled a talisman from his pocket and crushed it.

It felt as if feathers were stuck under their feet, and they ran swiftly through the valley.

He could faintly hear that someone was catching up from behind.

He really was trying to harm himself.

Li Ping'an frowned, thankfully he had the foresight to hide at the back.

Otherwise, if these disciples really captured him, it would be difficult for him to escape.