These two practitioners appeared extremely calm and composed on the surface, but they occasionally looked up and their eyes revealed a hint of fear and uneasiness.

Their true emotions are revealed inadvertently.

After about a moment, a light flashed in the distance, followed by a dazzling silver light approaching rapidly from afar and heading straight for where the hill was.

When they saw this escaping light, the expressions of the two male and female practitioners, who had a relationship like a couple, suddenly changed and they all showed joy.

After the silver light reached the sky above the hill, it turned slightly, revealing a Confucian scholar in his forties dressed in silk and satin.

"Brother, you finally arrived as scheduled. Did everything go smoothly? Did you get a permit to enter the valley?"

When the woman saw the tall and burly man, she immediately asked happily like a young girl.

"Hey, luckily we're not too late. We've got the permit."

The scholar said with a confident smile, then stretched out his right hand and shot out two green rays at the male and female practitioners respectively.

The male and female practitioners quickly stretched out their hands to greet them, and they turned out to be two bronze metal tokens.

On the front are engraved two fiery red characters - "Fu Mo", and on the back is a golden square emblem, emitting bursts of strong spiritual energy.

After seeing the token, the female practitioner's face was instantly filled with excitement.

The male practitioner frowned and fell into deep thought.

"That's great. With this Demon Subduing Order, we can smoothly enter the valley to look for treasures. If we can obtain some magical elixirs handed down from ancient times, perhaps the three of us will be able to condense into Nascent Souls!"

The female practitioner said expectantly.

"For just such a small token, they are asking for 30,000 spirit stones. They are really bold and presumptuous."

The male practitioner in blue clothes standing next to the woman couldn't help but sigh softly.

The total value of these three tokens was as high as 100,000 spirit stones, which almost exhausted the wealth that the three of them had accumulated over hundreds of years, making the man in blue feel a little distressed.

"Second brother, you don't have to worry too much. If it weren't for the deep friendship between me and that person, and the lack of human resources in his sect, I would have to give up this opportunity to enter the valley. Even though each token is now priced at 100,000 spirit stones, there are still countless people outside vying to buy it."

"Moreover, the Ghost Spirit Sect originally intended to occupy the treasures in the Fallen Demon Valley alone. Now, under pressure from other sects, they reluctantly agreed to allow outsiders to participate in the treasure hunt. Otherwise, even if you are willing to pay 100,000 spirit stones in exchange for a chance to enter the valley, the Ghost Spirit Sect will definitely not agree so easily."

The scholar explained helplessly.

After hearing these words, the blue-robed practitioner was unable to raise any rebuttal, but he still looked at the token in his hand and asked with concern.

"However, is the method provided by the Ghost Spirit Sect to enter the valley really credible? I have heard that there are a lot of space cracks at the entrance of the valley. If you are not careful, you may be crushed to pieces. In addition, there are rumors that the elders of the Ghost Spirit Sect have successfully escaped from the valley. Isn't this false information?"

"Unless the Ghost Spirit Sect intends to be an enemy of the entire Tiannan cultivation world, this situation will never happen. Moreover, we all know that the elder of the Ghost Spirit Sect only escaped by relying on his Nascent Soul, but his body remained in the Fallen Demon Valley forever. This is in line with common sense."

The scholar answered without hesitation.

"Nevertheless, even if we can successfully enter the valley, the environment there is still extremely harsh. We cannot be sure whether purchasing the token to enter the valley is a blessing or a curse."

After listening to the Confucian scholar's explanation, the man in blue still spoke hesitantly.

"Humph! With the talents of the three of us, our current cultivation has reached its limit. If there is no unexpected opportunity, in another two hundred years, we will all turn into dust."

"Since we have this opportunity, of course we should give it a try. Besides, I heard that the danger level of space cracks and other things outside the Demon Valley is relatively low. As long as we stay vigilant when exploring the periphery, there shouldn't be too many problems." The woman said nonchalantly.

"It is said that this time the Ghost Spirit Sect broke its usual pattern and took large-scale action, releasing hundreds of Demon Falling Orders to the major sects in the world of immortal cultivation. Surprisingly, most of the Demon Falling Orders eventually fell into the hands of the major sects. What's more, it is said that Mulan Fashi also intends to send his disciples to participate in the operation."

"This undoubtedly means that hundreds of practitioners will join the Ghost Spirit Sect in the treasure hunt in the Fallen Demon Valley. Facing so many practitioners exploring together, what do we have to fear?"

"If we encounter danger, we can still retreat in time. However, if we lose this rare opportunity, we will regret it for the rest of our lives!"

This elegant man saw things very clearly and expressed his thoughts in a calm tone. The female cultivator beside him also nodded repeatedly to show her agreement.

"Since my brother has said so, I will naturally obey your orders." The man in blue smiled helplessly and said no more.

……

Similar conversations frequently occur in Changzhou and its surrounding areas. As people often say: There is no smoke without fire!

A rumor that has been circulating since half a year ago has shocked everyone.

The Ghost Spirit Sect has unexpectedly successfully mastered the secret to the Demon Valley, and plans to carry it out in secret, attempting to possess the treasures in the valley alone.

Once this news spread, it immediately caused a shock in the entire world of immortal cultivation.

The major sects, which had just finished a war with the Mulan people and needed to rest and recuperate, could no longer remain silent. They sent envoys to the Ghost Spirit Sect to question the matter.

Even the other six sects of the Demonic Path sent envoys to verify the authenticity of the matter.

Faced with such enormous pressure, the Ghost Spirit Sect's top leaders were naturally furious. However, under such strong pressure, they could only bite the bullet and admit the fact.

After all, as long as someone is interested and conducts an in-depth investigation, they will always find some clues to reveal the truth of the incident.

Therefore, other sects naturally asked to share the secret of entering the Fallen Demon Valley without hesitation. This time, the Ghost Spirit Sect resolutely refused.

Finally, they came up with a compromise.

We are willing to provide a certain number of valley entry tokens to each sect. As long as they hold this token, when the space rift in the Demon Valley stabilizes, each sect can select some personnel to follow the monks of the Ghost Spirit Sect into the valley.

However, this naturally requires a certain amount of spiritual stones as a price. At the same time, in order to appease the dissatisfaction of the independent cultivators, they also specially took out more than a hundred tokens and gave them to the independent cultivators and those smaller sects.

Now that the action period is approaching, Changzhou has naturally become very lively.

Especially near Wanling Mountain, there was an endless stream of monks from various countries, causing the local monks who originally wanted to go into the mountain to search for treasure to act cautiously and become humble and low-key.

Yehua City, the city closest to Changzhou, has been gathered by many cultivators.

Although this city is still thousands of miles away from the Wanling Mountains, there are still many monks who do not want to sleep in the wilderness and choose to live here.

A small sect of immortal cultivators that originally lived here had already scared all its disciples into retreating back to the mountain gate, and chose to turn a blind eye and a deaf ear to all affairs in the city.

Although there are a large number of immortal cultivators in Yehua City, it is still possible to provide accommodation for these rare cultivators thanks to the many inns in the city.

Among them, there is an inn called "Hongfu Inn", which is just one of many inns.

Two different teams of immortal cultivators stayed in this inn, each occupying two independent rooms with a courtyard at the back of the inn.

In one of the rooms, three monks were sitting around a wooden table, discussing something with frowns on their faces.

Everyone present this time was young, beautiful and graceful female cultivators. Among them was the one with rich experience and respected status, the Fairy Zi Ling who had parted ways with Tianyi City and Chen Yun, as well as the two fairies Mei Ning and Song. All three of them were Chen Yun's close friends.

Fairy Zi Ling now looked solemn and elegant, but after casting a mysterious spell, her originally stunningly beautiful face was hidden. Judging from her appearance, she looked more like an ordinary female cultivator with good qualifications.

The three female cultivators present had serious expressions on their faces and were talking in low voices.

White lights could be seen flickering faintly on the walls around the house, and it was obvious that strict prohibitions had been set up to prevent other bystanders from eavesdropping on their private conversations.

"Sister Song, have you received any news from Brother Chen? There is not much time left for the miasma to dissipate. If Brother Chen fails to show up in time, I am afraid we will miss the best opportunity to enter the Demon Valley."

Fairy Zi Ling frowned and asked worriedly.

Her question was obviously directed only at the woman named Song who was sitting opposite her and was wearing a white long dress.

"Sister Zi Ling, you should know this clearly. More than two years ago, our sect's Uncle Cheng announced to the public that Uncle Chen was in seclusion to recover from his injuries. However, as far as I know, Uncle Chen actually went to the far west."

“Although we don’t know why Master Chen went to that faraway place, judging from the time required for the round trip, it would take at least a year. We cannot rush this matter.”

"Besides, we still have a few months to prepare. I have left detailed contact information in the sect. As long as Uncle Master recovers and returns, he will be able to find us immediately. As long as Uncle Master is willing to return to the team on time, how can the Far West Land trap Uncle Master Chen, who is now extremely powerful?"

The woman surnamed Song smiled calmly and expressed her thoughts calmly.

"The situation is still unclear. Even though Fellow Daoist Chen is extremely powerful, some things cannot be solved by just relying on powerful cultivation."

Fairy Zi Ling sighed and couldn't help but recall her experience in the underworld. However, she immediately turned her eyes to the woman surnamed Song and continued:

"Sister Song, you have changed your way of addressing Brother Chen from 'Uncle Chen' to 'Brother Chen'. It seems that your attitude towards him has changed greatly. In the past, you never showed such respect when you mentioned Uncle Chen."

There was a hint of mischievous smile in Fairy Zi Ling's words.

The Song woman's cheeks flushed slightly, but she quickly regained her composure and responded calmly:

"If Sister Zi Ling could easily defeat a top cultivator in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul like Uncle Chen, I would definitely show the same respect to Sister Zi Ling. Uncle Chen is now a super strong man in the Tiannan region second only to the three great cultivators. As a junior, is there anything wrong with me showing him respect?"

"Haha! Of course there is no doubt about it. But after I heard about Brother Chen's brilliant achievements, I was also shocked. Brother Chen and I were both cultivators in the Jindan stage ten years ago, but now he has such amazing magical powers that we can only look up to him silently. It is really amazing."

"If I had known this earlier, I might have forced Sister Mei to marry Brother Chen as a concubine. Then Sister Mei Ning's future path of cultivation would surely be smooth sailing." Fairy Zi Ling said happily with a smile on her face.

When Mei Ning, who was standing by, heard this, her snow-white cheeks instantly turned bright red.

Although she bit her lips lightly, she didn't say anything to refute him. Only a trace of unconcealed sorrow appeared in her eyes.

Chen Yun had proposed marriage to her, but unfortunately, due to her hesitation at the critical moment, she finally missed this rare opportunity.

Brother Chen has achieved so many achievements now, which also fills her heart with deep regret.

Now that he had such a high reputation, it was naturally not something she could easily bring up the matter of an engagement.

Sister Mei Ning almost became Uncle Chen’s concubine?
I have never heard of such a thing. I thought there might be some subtle connection between my uncle and sister Zi Ling.

After all, with my sister's stunning beauty, I firmly believe that no man in this world can resist this temptation.

"Humph! If I had known that Fellow Daoist Chen had such great magical powers, I would have thrown myself into his arms long ago. Becoming Fellow Daoist Chen's dual cultivation partner will undoubtedly help me cultivate faster than if I practice alone."

Zi Ling pursed her lips slightly and spoke with a half-smile on her face, making it difficult to tell whether what she said was true or false.

Having said that, the usually reserved and steady lady surnamed Song couldn't help but be stunned on the spot, looking a little bit amused and helpless.

"However, Brother Chen's cultivation has improved so quickly. If he is willing to lend a hand, then our chances of obtaining the Spirit Candle Fruit will greatly increase."

"Sister Song, have you really decided not to enter the Fallen Demon Valley? As far as I know, the reason why Sister Mei Ning is unwilling to go is because the number of cultivators in the valley has suddenly increased. It is too dangerous for her to enter with her current cultivation level."

After hesitating for a moment, Zi Ling spoke slowly.

"After repeated consideration, I found that my situation is different from yours. Although I am currently only in the early stage of Jindan, I am actually close to the peak of the early stage. It only takes another 20 to 30 years to break through to this realm."

"Therefore, I don't think it's worth taking this risk. As for the other treasures in the valley, they need to be exchanged with lives. I am still aware of this."

Mei Ning hesitated for a moment and answered seriously. (End of this chapter)