Chapter 123: Did the Demon Sect Remnants Strike So Soon?
Ghost Mist Gorge, also known as the Hundred-Mile Ghost Mist Gorge.
Because this gorge stretches a full hundred miles.
Originally, if the Transmission Elder and the others flew with their swords, they wouldn’t need to trek through Ghost Mist Gorge to reach Nine Heavens City.
However, this time, they weren’t descending the mountain for leisure.
They wanted to train a bit before participating in the Jiazi Grand Tournament.
With countless ferocious beasts and poisonous creatures lurking within, Ghost Mist Gorge was the perfect training ground!
Thus, traversing Ghost Mist Gorge was a must for them.
If they couldn’t even make it through Ghost Mist Gorge, what qualifications would they have to participate in the Jiazi Grand Tournament?
Let’s not forget, the Jiazi Grand Tournament is far more perilous than traversing Ghost Mist Gorge!
However, Xiao Yang didn’t await his junior brothers and sisters; instead, he encountered the remnants of the Demon Sect.
Xiao Yang couldn’t help but admire Qin Fei.
This guy, who had been beaten down so badly by him, managed to connect with the Demon Sect remnants and mobilize their strong practitioners to set an ambush in Ghost Mist Gorge before the Qingyang Sword Sect arrived.
A dozen mysterious figures slipped into the fog-laden gorge.
There were brief sounds echoing from within.
Xiao Yang stood on a ridge beside Ghost Mist Gorge, witnessing everything unfold.
Why was this great gorge called Ghost Mist Gorge?
Because it is shrouded in mist all year round.
And it isn’t just any mist; it’s poisonous miasma.
Some say it’s the toxic fog expelled by countless poisonous creatures hidden in the gorge.
Others claim that due to the vast number of poisonous creatures, when they die, their decaying bodies release toxins, forming the miasma over time.
Xiao Yang leaned towards the second theory.
After all, how many poisonous creatures would it take to engulf the entire gorge in miasma?
Looking ahead at the mist-shrouded gorge, it was evident that ordinary people would surely perish inside.
Even cultivators entering this place faced great danger.
As the figures of the dozen Demon Sect remnants disappeared into the gorge, silence returned.
Xiao Yang settled down on a large rock on the ridge.
Time passed.
The sun dipped low, painting the evening sky blood-red.
By dusk, the Qingyang Sword Sect’s team finally appeared on the road leading to the gorge.
They hadn’t flown; they were walking on foot.
Of course, as martial artists, their speed wasn’t slow.
“Elder, ahead is Ghost Mist Gorge.”
Lei Renjie soared into the sky for a look, then flew back down.
“Everyone take your detoxification pills. Be extremely cautious when entering the gorge, and no one is to act on their own. All must follow my orders. Anyone who disobeys will be punished according to sect rules, no exceptions!”
The Transmission Elder declared sternly.
Ahead lay Ghost Mist Gorge, perilous beyond measure.
“Master, is Ghost Mist Gorge really that terrifying?” Fang Ritu asked cautiously.
Everyone turned to look at the Transmission Elder.
“There’s miasma everywhere within Ghost Mist Gorge, and countless formidable ferocious beasts lurk here. This is a test for you, because the dangers of the Jiazi Grand Tournament far exceed those of this gorge,” the Transmission Elder said, his expression serious.
“What?” Everyone gasped in surprise.
Qin Fei, on the other hand, smirked coldly in his heart.
Once you enter this Ghost Mist Gorge, I want to see you all wiped out.
I also plan to use my little junior sister to lure that Xiao Yang over.
I want Xiao Yang to find it impossible to live or die.
Qin Fei clenched his fists in secret.
Thinking of how he had to personally kill his uncle Li Kuang under Xiao Yang’s coercion, he wished he could tear Xiao Yang apart.
But he simply couldn’t go after Xiao Yang directly.
How frustrating!
Having personally killed You Ying before, and now his uncle, Qin Fei felt like he was losing his mind.
At this moment, everyone took out their detoxification pills and swallowed them.
“小师弟, what are you thinking about?” Jiang Ting nudged the dazed Qin Fei.
“Uh, nothing much.”
Qin Fei hurriedly took out his detoxification pill and swallowed it.
They had prepared all necessary supplies before descending the mountain.
Of course, their detoxification pills were concocted by the sect’s alchemists.
As one of the top ten powers in the Northern Territory, the Qingyang Sword Sect did have alchemists.
However, being a sword sect, they couldn’t train alchemists like the Heavenly Medical Sect or the Dan Ding Sect.
Additionally, the Qingyang Sword Sect had no inheritance of alchemy.
Even the elder in charge of the Spirit Herb Valley, Qing Lian, only knew a bit about alchemy.
That said, she could still concoct basic healing and detoxification pills.
For pills that could boost their cultivation, they needed to source them from the Heavenly Medical Sect and the Dan Ding Sect.
Just like this time, the Revitalization Dan they needed would surely be exorbitantly priced even if the Dan Ding Pavilion had it for sale.
“Great, let’s head in!” said the Transmission Elder, striding toward Ghost Mist Gorge.
A powerful wave of Sword Qi radiated from him, enveloping everyone in its aura.
“Huh?”
Xiao Yang, standing on the ridge, sensed the Sword Qi emanating from the Transmission Elder and was momentarily surprised.
The Transmission Elder had reached the Divine Martial Realm?
What on Earth happened?
He hadn’t noticed before; now he realized the Transmission Elder had broken through to the Divine Martial Realm.
Xiao Yang couldn’t wrap his head around it.
Both the Law Enforcement Elder and the Transmission Elder had broken through to the Divine Martial Realm before the Jiazi Grand Tournament.
Was that a coincidence?
Or had they long been at the brink of breaking through but had suppressed their cultivation?
It seemed that neither the Law Enforcement Elder nor the Transmission Elder was as simple as they appeared.
They were both as cunning as the Sect Leader, Jiang Qitian.
The massive gorge was shrouded in mist, visibility was low.
Outside the gorge, the sky was clear, but inside it felt like a dark abyss.
Xiao Yang watched them step into Ghost Mist Gorge.
He stood up from the rock.
The show was about to begin!
Xiao Yang clearly understood Qin Fei’s character.
They had been adversaries for a thousand years in their past life.
Only he knew how despicable, sinister, and shameless Qin Fei truly was.
Only he was aware of Qin Fei’s true identity.
However, in the past life, no one believed him.
Not his master Jiang Qitian, nor his childhood friend Jiang Ting, and not even his family or younger sister.
None of them believed him.
They would rather trust Qin Fei, the so-called chosen one with the Innate Dao Body.
In this new life, it didn’t matter if they believed him or not.
All he wanted was to play with Qin Fei until he regretted it to his core.
With that thought, Xiao Yang quietly descended the ridge, stealthily entering Ghost Mist Gorge.
Inside Ghost Mist Gorge felt like an entirely different world.
The moment Xiao Yang stepped in, a chilling aura enveloped him.
Just then, he heard Jiang Ting’s startled cry and the panicked shouts of the others.
“Huh?”
Xiao Yang was taken aback. Did the Demon Sect remnants act so quickly?
