Chapter 248 The Copper Gate in the Central Area
Following the surrender of the three-eyed fire wolf, Ulmo ran straight to the rock wall at the fastest speed and reached out to pick the fire dragon grass.

The Mo Ju people's eyes turned cold again when they saw this. They didn't expect that this guy not only stepped back and pushed his teammates forward when fighting the enemy, but also took the lead in reaping the fruits of victory without any hesitation.

Zhuang Renhe was not willing to be outdone and was the second one to arrive, dragging his giant sword.

The two of them successively collected the four most mature fire dragon plants, and the remaining three were young plants of average age.

At this time Xiang Zhili just came back. I don't know where he had been just now. I only heard him clapping his hands and saying,

“Haha, you fellow Taoists are quite powerful. You killed the top-level three-eyed fire wolf so quickly without even needing me to take action.”

Upon hearing this, Ulmo remained calm and said directly to Xiang Zhili,

"Fellow Daoist Xiang, there are just a few Fire Dragon Grasses left. You and Fellow Daoist Zhang should split them equally!"

Mo Juren was secretly angry. This person was actually taking advantage of him so blatantly. It was really despicable.

Fortunately, Xiang Zhili said to Mo Juren,

"Friend Zhang, why don't you choose first and leave one for me."

Mo Juren nodded, walked over, took out the two smallest seedlings with their roots, put them in a wooden box and carefully preserved them.

Xiang Zhili looked at Mo Juren's operation with some confusion, but then nodded and put away the last fire dragon grass.

Then he pointed at the corpse of the three-eyed fire wolf on the ground and said,
"This monster's corpse is also worth some spirit stones. Why don't I keep it first? When we have enough, we can divide it among the four of us. How do you think?"

Naturally, the three of them had no objection to this.

So in the next two days, Xiang Zhili took them on a big tour, almost walking through the outer area, and found three or four places similar to the Rock Fire Cave where spiritual herbs grew.

Everyone collected a lot of precious spiritual herbs. Although they were not as good as the main ingredients for the Foundation Establishment Pill in the central area, as long as they could take them out alive, they would definitely be worth a lot of spirit stones.

This had already been agreed upon before entering the Blood Forbidden Land, because the seven major sects valued only the main ingredient of the Foundation Establishment Pill, and not a single one of it could be leaked out to the outside world.

But relatively speaking, other spiritual herbs will not be confiscated, but left to the monks as trophies, which is equivalent to a kind of compensation for those who venture into the forbidden area.

As long as you can get them out alive, these spiritual herbs can be handed over to the sect in exchange for contribution points, or you can keep them for yourself and sell them for spirit stones.

Among the four, the ones who reaped the most were the cunning Wuermo and the one who worked the hardest, Zhuang Renhe. The two were very ruthless when fighting for the spiritual herbs, neither of them giving in, and always grabbed the spiritual herbs with the best quality and the oldest medicinal age.

Mo Juren and Xiang Zhili could only get the remaining young plants or very young medicinal herbs, but they were happy to do so and were not angry at all. No one knew what plans they had in mind.

Since no one complained, the four-member team lived in peace. However, every time a monster was hunted, Xiang Zhili would take it away on the pretext of dividing it equally in the end. This made Mo Juren a little confused.

In addition to dealing with monsters, the four also encountered several independent cultivators hiding in the dark and wanting to kill people and steal treasures, as well as some lone disciples of the sect. However, when they saw Mo Juren and his three companions traveling together, many of them wisely ran away... After two days, the four had almost traveled through the entire outer area and finally arrived in front of the stone wall in the central area.

After Xiang Zhili's explanation, Mo Juren and others realized that it was this tall stone wall that completely separated the forbidden area's central area from the outer area, and the entire central area was shrouded in formations, with air completely forbidden inside, making it impossible to fly over.

If you want to enter the center of the forbidden area, you have to go through the four bronze doors on the stone wall.

At this moment, the four of them were hiding behind a huge rock. Opposite them was one of the big doors. The huge copper door panels were pushed to both sides, making it completely open, and there was no one in sight.

Through the open door frame, one can see more lush vegetation in the central area of ​​the forbidden area. There is also a gust of wind with spiritual power blowing out from the doorway, as if indicating that there will be more opportunities and more spiritual medicines waiting for them inside.

However, on the ground near the big bronze door, there were traces of a large amount of blood splattered, and on the stone wall, there were marks left by spell bombardment, all of which showed that a violent conflict had just taken place here.

Xiang Zhili was very cautious. He had been observing and waiting here with four people for a long time, saying that he was afraid that there was an ambush inside.

However, after waiting here for a long time, they didn't see a single person, and they couldn't help but start to feel suspicious.

Ulmo was the first to lose his temper. He said to Xiang Zhili,
"Fellow Daoist Xiang, are we being too cautious? We've even scared ourselves. We've been waiting for such a long time, but there's not even a single person around?!"

Xiang Zhili was not angry. He stroked his gray hair and said slowly,
"The most dangerous time is often when you think everything is fine and you let down your guard. In previous years, there were some 'smart' monks who, after the gate was opened, did not go to the central area to grab the spiritual herbs, but instead ambushed here and specifically robbed lone monks..."

Wuermo looked doubtful and asked Zhuang Renhe,
"Friend Zhuang, you are also a disciple of the Giant Sword Sect of the Seven Great Sects. Didn't the sect tell you how to safely pass through the bronze door and enter the central area?"

Zhuang Renhe retreated a little and said,

"The ancestor of our Giant Sword Sect only told us to follow the instructions of the senior brother who led the team after we came in. All the details are only known by a few elite disciples..."

Ulmo rolled his eyes at him and said with disdain,
"Tsk! It seems that your sect has planned to let you become a stepping stone for others."

Just when Zhuang Renhe was feeling extremely embarrassed and remained silent, two figures suddenly appeared in the distance and rushed towards the bronze door entrance.

One was an ordinary casual cultivator dressed in green, and the other was a dwarf wearing the uniform of a disciple of the Yellow Maple Valley. He was as short as a child but had a face full of black beard. He was none other than the Master Jin Guang!

The two men seemed to be completely unprepared and came to the gate excitedly. When they saw the scene inside the gate, their eyes lit up. Without thinking much, they walked straight in and quickly disappeared into the central area.

When Mo Juren saw Jin Guang's appearance, he knew that this might be a trick. With Master Jin Guang's cultivation level of only the ninth level, how could he survive until now with such a swagger and flaunting manner?
However, Ulmo could no longer hold back and shouted,

"Brother Xiang, look! Even those two weaklings can get in. What are we waiting for?"

Zhuang Renhe also agreed and said,

"Or we should hurry in. If we are late, the spiritual herbs may have been picked up by others..."

(End of this chapter)