"Since Sister Song has made her decision, I will not try to persuade her to stay. In fact, if I really cannot wait for Fellow Daoist Chen, I will not be able to set foot in the valley alone."

"After all, under the current circumstances, there are many high-level cultivators entering the valley, and the potential danger also increases."

"It is foreseeable that there will be endless incidents of seizing magic weapons and murdering lives. As an immortal cultivator in the early stage of Jindan, if I break into it alone, it will be like walking into a trap. Therefore, I do not intend to act so rashly."

Zi Ling smiled bitterly and shook her head, stating in frustration.

Her words startled Mei Ning and the woman named Song sitting opposite them.

"The secret of the Ghost Spirit Sect was unexpectedly leaked out. This was something no one had expected. At first, I even suspected that Sister Zi Ling deliberately spread the news in order to take advantage of the chaos and profit from it."

The Song woman's expression changed slightly, and she whispered to herself.

"Taking advantage of the chaos? Why is such a thing worth doing? Of course, the fewer immortal cultivators enter the valley, the better. Only in this way can we have a chance to pick the Spirit Candle Fruit by surprise before the Ghost Spirit Gate."

Zi Ling retorted coquettishly, her tone full of dissatisfaction.

"So the news didn't come from Daoist Fellow Zi Ling? Then it must have been done by other immortal cultivators."

A familiar male voice suddenly came from outside the house.

"Uncle Chen"

"Senior Brother Chen"

The woman surnamed Song and Zi Ling were stunned at first, but then they immediately reacted and called out Chen Yun's name in unison, with delighted looks on their faces.

Zi Ling stretched out her hand and cast a spell, which landed on the door.

In an instant, the wooden door emitted a dazzling light and the door slowly opened inward.

A young man in his twenties, wearing a half-worn green robe, stood there quietly with his hands behind his back.

He looked at the three beauties in the room, a faint smile appearing on his lips.

This man is Chen Yun, who returned from the far West in the past two years.

Behind him, there was a yellow bamboo tube about a foot long. No one knew what was inside it. It was slung across his body and not put into the storage bag.

A careful observation would reveal that Chen Yun himself was different from before. Both his mental outlook and temperament had undergone significant changes. He seemed more calm and composed, giving people a feeling of being unfathomable.

"Greetings, Uncle Chen!"

The woman surnamed Song didn't have time to think about it. She hurried forward, saluted, and spoke respectfully.

"Brother Chen, you finally arrived as scheduled. I was worried that you would be busy with some matters and would not be able to arrive here on time!"

Zi Ling's cheeks blushed slightly and she stood up nervously to greet him.

She didn't know when Chen Yun would arrive. Could it be that the other party had heard everything that had just been said?

Thinking back to her previous statement that she was willing to "give herself to him", even Zi Ling, who was usually open-minded, witty and intelligent, couldn't help feeling shy and a little embarrassed at this moment.

"Since I have already agreed to meet you, I will naturally keep my promise and rush to the agreed location."

Chen Yun smiled slightly, looked at the woman meaningfully, and then walked into the house calmly and calmly.

Mei Ning also gently bit her red lips and saluted Chen Yun gracefully.

Chen Yun waved his hand to indicate that she didn't need to be polite, then walked to an empty wooden chair and invited everyone to sit down.

Zi Ling's face immediately returned to normal, and she sat on the chair calmly. The woman named Song hesitated a little, and finally sat down cautiously.

"Mr. Chen, when did you return to this southern land? Your journey to the far west must have been quite smooth!"

Zi Ling did not immediately mention the matter of the Demon Valley. Instead, she asked about Chen Yun's situation in a relaxed manner, and at the same time looked at him again with a special look.

"We did encounter some troubles in the Antarctic West that day. Fortunately, these problems were eventually resolved one by one. However, because it took a lot of time to deal with these trivial matters, it delayed a lot of our trip. We should have returned home half a year ago."

Chen Yun replied with a smile.

After hearing Chen Yun's description, Zi Ling and the woman surnamed Song looked at each other, their hearts filled with curiosity.

Something that Chen Yun now called a minor trouble must be extraordinary. However, seeing that Chen Yun had no intention of continuing to talk about the matter, the two women were both smart people, so they naturally stopped asking.

"I just heard you mention that it seems that only Miss Zi Ling is willing to go on the trip to the Fallen Demon Valley. But Junior Brother Song and Miss Mei Ning have changed their minds. Is this true?"

After looking at the other two women, Chen Yun asked with a normal expression.

After listening to the cautious and detailed words of the Song girl, Chen Yun nodded slightly and did not ask for more details.

He slowly told Junior-Junior Brother Song and Miss Mei that they didn't need to go to Wanling Mountain together, as the place was now in chaos and full of people of all kinds.

Even if he decided to step into the legendary Demon Valley, he could not guarantee that he would be able to walk out of there safely.

Zi Ling didn't seem to change her mind and still insisted on her determination to explore the mysterious treasure lying deep in the Demon Valley.

Chen Yun turned to Zi Ling and asked in a calm tone: "Fellow Daoist Zi Ling, are you still determined to enter the Fallen Demon Valley?"

Zi Ling smiled and answered confidently, "As long as Brother Chen is willing to explore the valley with me, I will have no fear. I can assure you that I have full confidence in Brother Chen."

After hearing this, Chen Yun did not say anything to dissuade him.

However, before entering the Demon Valley, he felt that some issues needed to be clarified. He looked at Zi Ling and said quietly:
"Fellow Daoist Zi Ling, actually, before entering this valley, there are several key matters that we need to discuss and confirm in detail."

Zi Ling agreed without any surprise:

"Of course, if you have any concerns or questions, please feel free to ask."

The first thing Chen Yun paid attention to was the information about the Lingzhu Fruit.

He looked at Zi Ling with sharp eyes and asked calmly:

"I hope to confirm the existence of the Spirit Candle Fruit once again to prevent us from stepping into the Demon Valley with high hopes, only to end up with nothing. Daoist Zi Ling, can you be sure of this?"

Zi Ling had already made full preparations for Chen Yun's possible questions. Without hesitation, she took out an emerald green jade slip from her storage bag, handed it to Chen Yun, and then answered:

"The Spirit Candle Fruit does exist. I learned this from an elder of the Ghost Spirit Sect who had managed to escape from the Fallen Demon Valley."

“Otherwise, those Nascent Soul monsters of the Ghost Spirit Sect would not have worked so hard to find the Lingzhu Fruit. This jade slip contains the elder’s detailed description of the specific location of the Lingzhu Fruit. I believe this is enough to prove the authenticity of the Lingzhu Fruit.” Chen Yun took the jade slip, put his mind into it, and read it carefully for a while.

After a while, he withdrew his spiritual consciousness and calmly returned the jade slip to Zi Ling.

He frowned and said hesitantly:

"According to the jade slip, the Spirit Candle Fruit does exist in the Fallen Demon Valley."

"However, its location is extremely remote and the description is quite vague. With only these clues, we may not be able to successfully find the Spirit Candle Fruit."

Zi Ling explained patiently:

"The Ghost Spirit Sect elder accidentally found the location of the Spirit Candle Fruit after his Nascent Soul left his body."

"So it's understandable that his memory of the location is a little vague. However, the jade slip also mentions some obvious landmark features."

"As long as we can find these characteristics, it shouldn't be difficult to find the Spirit Candle Fruit."

Chen Yun lowered his head and pondered the contents of the jade slip, and fell into deep thought. Obviously, he was weighing the risks and benefits.

After a moment, he raised his head and asked calmly:

"Even if we successfully find the Spirit Candle Fruit, we still need to refine the Creation Pill immediately in the valley and take it, otherwise the effect of the Spirit Fruit will be greatly reduced."

"Excuse me, Daoist Zi Ling, have you prepared all the auxiliary materials needed to refine the elixir?"

Zi Ling was overjoyed when she heard this question. She suppressed her inner excitement and answered with a smile on her face:

“Although the auxiliary materials needed to refine the chemical pills are not easy to obtain, I have collected more than ten of them in the past few years.”

"As long as we can get the Lingzhu Fruit and our luck isn't too bad, I firmly believe that we can successfully refine the Fortune Pill."

Chen Yun understood, and he continued:

"Now that most of the problems have been solved, I will step into the Demon Valley without hesitation. However, Fellow Daoist Zi Ling, I must remind you that the level of danger in the Demon Valley does not need me to elaborate further."

"After we enter the valley, I will do my best to protect you, but if you encounter dangers that I cannot handle myself, you also need to be prepared to protect yourself."

"It should be so. If this really happens, it may be related to my poor fortune. I will definitely accept the reality without complaint and believe in myself in the way of survival."

Zi Ling responded in a decisive tone, and all her coquettishness and weakness disappeared in an instant, leaving behind a heroic and decisive temperament.

Chen Yun was stunned when he heard this, but then he was quite satisfied with Zi Ling's answer, and his expression softened:

"Have the three Taoists investigated how the Ghost Spirit Sect entered the valley? As far as I know, the Ghost Spirit Sect actually issued a demon-falling order to limit the number of people entering the valley. This is really puzzling."

"Based on the current situation, there is not much difference between the hundreds of cultivators and the thousands of cultivators entering the valley each time. This shows that there may be some restrictions on the way to enter the valley. Otherwise, a token would cost tens of thousands of spirit stones. With such a huge profit, how could the Ghost Spirit Sect let it go easily?"

"Brother Chen is indeed a man of insight. His speculation is almost accurate." Zi Ling showed a look of surprise and smiled brightly.

"Although due to the leak of information, my sister Mei Ning and I no longer bother to find out the specific method of entering the valley."

"However, I vaguely learned from that disciple that entering the valley this time seems to require the help of many Ghost Spirit Sect disciples, and also requires the consumption of a large amount of spirit stones, in order to enter the valley within a specific time. As for the number of people entering the valley, it is indeed limited because of this."

“No matter what method the Ghost Spirit Sect used to enter the valley, my Luoyun Sect obtained three Demon Falling Orders in this operation.”

"I also got one of them when I returned to the sect. Entering the outer valley should not be a problem. However, the inner valley is full of unknowns and risks. No one can guarantee that they can pass safely."

"However, I firmly believe that most cultivators will only stay in the outer valley to search for treasures. Only those who dare to venture into the inner valley should be cultivators above the Nascent Soul stage."

“Of course, there are some Jindan-stage cultivators who want to try their luck, but their number should not be large. While in the Outer Valley, Daoist Fellow Zi Ling will face relatively little danger, so you can deal with it first. When we enter the Inner Valley…”

Chen Yun's eyes flickered, and suddenly he opened his lips slightly and silently performed the sound transmission technique.

Seeing this, the Song woman and Mei Ning did not show any anger or dissatisfaction. After all, this trip was full of dangers, so it was reasonable to act cautiously.

"Everything will be done according to Brother Chen's instructions." After listening to the instructions, Zi Ling pondered for a moment and immediately nodded in agreement.

"In this case, Chen is looking forward to meeting Daoist Fellow Zi Ling again in the Falling Demon Valley. By the way, Junior Brother Song, according to the disciples in the sect, Senior Brother Cheng has also arrived here. Do you know his whereabouts?"

Chen Yun turned his gaze to the woman surnamed Song and asked about the whereabouts of the silver-haired old man.

"My nephew really didn't know about this. Uncle Cheng came with a few friends and didn't get in touch with me after arriving here."

The woman surnamed Song looked confused and responded quickly.

"I see! It seems that Senior Brother Cheng intends to take the risk and enter the valley to give it a try before his death."

Chen Yun muttered to himself, seemingly thinking about something.

"It is said that Mulan Fashi may also be involved in this trip to the devil. How credible is this news? Is there any further intelligence to corroborate it?"

After a moment's silence, Chen Yun frowned and raised a new question.

There were only three female practitioners left in the room, looking at each other in confusion.

"Brother Chen, why did you leave in such a hurry?" Zi Ling asked puzzledly.

"I don't know. Maybe Senior Chen has other important matters to attend to." Mei Ning replied disappointedly.

The woman surnamed Song stared at the door, deep in thought.

……

"Old ghost, what are you doing? Do you want to be killed?"

Chen Yun walked on a remote street with steady steps. He seemed calm and composed, but in fact he was extremely angry.

"Haha! I am just attracted to Miss Zi Ling. This is normal."

The old man's voice sounded in Chen Yun's mind, but he didn't care.

"Humph! Have you forgotten that the 'Seven Emotions Technique' you used earlier has already closely linked our emotions together? It's okay for you to be in heat, but don't involve me."

"Miss Zi Ling's current appearance is not outstanding. How did you know her true appearance? You claimed that you once had many wives and concubines and had seen all the beauties in the world, but you lost your composure because of a female cultivator. Is what you said before true?" (End of this chapter)