"Even if there are no spiritual birds to lead the way, we must persist in searching."

"This opportunity is a precious opportunity that we have gained by reaching a deal with the top leaders of the four major forces in Tiannan. We must not give it up easily."

The scholar's sword-like eyes burst out with an unquestionable determination, and he spoke in a firm tone.

While the Confucian scholar named Zhong and the woman named Le were carefully discussing the strange phenomena in the Demon Valley, Chen Yun had already gone deep into the place hundreds of miles away.

Although nothing spectacular happened along the way, after several hours, he successfully flew to the cave in the inner valley.

Taking out the mysterious Yin-Yang Ring again, Chen Yun, under the protection of this magic weapon, walked into the winding and deep cave passage.

It didn't take too long to travel through the cave that was several miles away. Before long, Chen Yun crossed the passage of the Northern Lights and saw the faint light coming from the cave exit.

He walked forward quickly with joy in his heart.

It didn't take long for Chen Yun's eyes to suddenly light up.

He finally arrived in front of the cliff in the outer valley again.

Chen Yun looked up at the dim sky. Although he still felt a little uncomfortable, at least compared to the suffocating blood-red glow in the inner valley, the environment here was already quite good.

His spiritual sense lightly swept across the surrounding area, and nothing unusual occurred, and it seemed that no other practitioners had accidentally excavated this place.

Only at this moment did Chen Yun feel somewhat relieved and turned his gaze to the mountain wall at the entrance of the cave.

He raised his arm skillfully, and a green spell flew out quickly. With a flash of spiritual light, it silently sank into the stone wall.

Then, Chen Yun formed complex seals with his hands without hesitation and chanted a mysterious spell in a low voice.

An amazing scene happened at this moment!

A layer of hazy green light suddenly emerged on the seemingly ordinary surface of the mountain, covering the entire mountain.

Then, groups of golden gold-eating insects emerged from the light curtain, and silver crystals of various sizes fell from the swarm like raindrops.

The big ones are as big as a fist, while the small ones are only as big as mung beans.

In the blink of an eye, a small pile of such crystals had accumulated on the ground in front of Chen Yun.

Each piece shone with a silver-like luster, but was translucent. These were the crystals formed from the refined Gangyinsha ore.

When the first few crystals fell to the ground, Chen Yun's expression was still calm.

However, as the number of crystals on the ground gradually increased to more than ten, he could no longer remain calm, and an expression of disbelief appeared on his face.

"Fellow Daoist Chen! The scale of the Gangyinsha ore vein here is beyond imagination. I am afraid that the mechanical puppets I made before can be smelted and fused with this rare material."

The surprised words of Lord Dayan echoed in Chen Yun's mind, and his heart was filled with excitement.

"Indeed, I never foresaw that the Gangyinsha ore veins here would be so rich and vast. This harvest is truly amazing!"

When the last group of gold-eating insects put down their stored silver sand crystals.

Chen Yun examined the small pile of silver substance on the ground and responded with the same joy.

With a wave of his sleeves, a green light swept across in an instant, and the crystals that were originally piled on the ground disappeared without a trace.

Chen Yun used magical spells to put all the Gangyinsha crystals into his pocket.

Then there was a sharp sound of flapping wings, and the golden cloud of insects circling in the sky poured down like a waterfall, all drilling into the spiritual magic pocket.

Now that all the trivial matters have been settled, Chen Yun's right palm lightly touched his pocket, and a transparent round bead with a diameter about the size of a thumb suddenly appeared in the palm of his hand.

He opened his mouth and a ball of green spiritual energy swiftly sprayed towards the round bead. The round bead, which was initially clear and transparent, immediately burst into dazzling spiritual light.

Then a green light spot the size of a soybean emerged from it.

Chen Yun stared closely at the round object in his hand, his eyes flickering and a hint of doubt between his brows.

After looking around, he determined his location.

Then, his whole body glowed with a faint light, and he instantly turned into a blue lightning, rising straight up and rushing towards the predetermined direction.

Although during his flight, Chen Yun always kept holding the mysterious round object in one hand, and after flying forward for a distance.

He would definitely look down at this thing, and then adjust his flight direction in time according to what he observed.

This made his overall speed relatively slow, but he was not in a hurry to achieve success and soared calmly and leisurely in the sky along the way.

After flying for nearly dozens of miles, when passing through a barren plain area, Chen Yun could not help but call out softly, and his high-speed flying Qinghong stopped.

Then, Chen Yun's body suddenly sank, and the body wrapped in green light fell rapidly. When it was about thirty feet above the barren land below.

Chen Yun's body stopped falling again and he looked towards the ground with sharp eyes.

What caught his eyes was the body of a male cultivator that had been cut in two, lying on the wasteland below.

The blood that had already solidified and turned black had stained a large area nearby red.

And on this corpse, the storage bag and magical tools that were supposed to be there had all disappeared without a trace.

"Obviously, someone can't hold back and has already taken action."

Chen Yun carefully examined the body for a moment, sighed helplessly, and muttered to himself in a low voice.

He had previously confirmed that there were no space cracks around.

There is no doubt that this cultivator was killed by other cultivators.

Chen Yun did not stay here for too long, but quickly left the scene and continued towards an unknown destination.

Although he firmly believed that at this moment in the valley, except for the two powerful late Nascent Soul masters, no one else posed much of a threat to him.

But if many cultivators unite and carefully plan traps to deal with him, he will still face considerable risks.

Although this possibility was extremely small, thanks to Chen Yun's keen insight, he had to be more cautious on the rest of his journey.

In the next half day, Chen Yun did not encounter any form of ambush. Instead, he found the bodies of two unfortunate cultivators who died in the invisible space cracks.

When Chen Yun saw these broken bodies, he could only shake his head helplessly. Guided by the spiritual light in the mysterious round object, Chen Yun finally arrived above a dense green forest.

Looking down at the seemingly endless green scenery and tall, straight trees below, Chen Yun fell into deep thought.

Suddenly, he clenched the palm of his hand that was holding the ball into a fist and increased the strength slightly. A green light flashed above his five fingers, and a crisp cracking sound echoed throughout the space.

The seemingly transparent round object was crushed into nothingness by Chen Yun's amazing force.

However, the green light contained in the sphere did not disappear. Instead, after losing its restraints, it floated gently in front of Chen Yun.

"Go!"

Chen Yun uttered a low command and pointed a finger at the spiritual light.

In an instant, this bright blue spot, as thin as sand, began to move rapidly in the designated direction.

Chen Yun maintained a calm attitude and followed the spiritual light closely, never letting it out of his sight.

Just a quarter of an hour later, somewhere in the sky deep in the dense forest, the direction of the spiritual light changed and flew diagonally downward.

Chen Yun's eyes flashed, and he followed without hesitation and landed on the ground.

When he reached the ground, the ray of spiritual light revolved around a towering ancient tree for several circles, and then disappeared into the trunk of the giant tree in a flash like a meteor.

Witnessing this scene, Chen Yun also flew to the front of the big tree. The light gradually faded and his feet landed steadily on the ground.

After briefly glancing at the tree for a moment, Chen Yun raised his right hand, aimed at the center of the tree, and swung a heavy punch.

Along with a dull thud, a flash of green light suddenly appeared from the ground, and an ancient piece of paper with green smoke and mist runes attached to it emerged from the inside of the tree.

Chen Yun reacted quickly, stretched out two fingers swiftly and grabbed the talisman accurately, successfully holding it firmly in his hand.

After carefully examining the talisman in his hand, Chen Yun showed a faint smile on his face. Then, he gently waved his arm, and a breeze blew past.

Immediately afterwards, a slight crackling sound was heard, and the talisman began to burn automatically, turning into a blazing red light, which quickly crossed the space and flew away into the distance.

This time, Chen Yun did not take any action. He just stood there quietly, crossed his legs, and sat cross-legged on the ground. At the same time, he slowly closed his eyes in order to recover the magic power consumed by the long journey.

Not long after, the red light quietly landed in an inconspicuous corner deep in the forest.

However, just a moment later, a dazzling rainbow of light suddenly shot up into the sky from that place and flew rapidly towards the direction where Chen Yun was.

When the rainbow of light had not yet approached Chen Yun's position, Chen Yun had already sensed the movement. He slowly opened his eyes and looked casually in the direction of the rainbow of light.

After just a short while, Guanghong arrived at its destination. After circling in the sky to confirm Chen Yun's identity, it dived down and floated towards Chen Yun's location.

The moment the rainbow of light touched the ground, it immediately disappeared.

In front of Chen Yun, a beautiful female practitioner in a white long dress appeared in front of him gracefully, like a fairy from heaven.

Chen Yun's gaze stayed on her for a moment, then naturally turned to the woman.

"Miss Zi Ling, you came quite quickly!"

Chen Yun said in a calm tone.

"Quickly? I have actually been waiting for you here for many days. During this period, six to seven groups of practitioners have searched this forest."

"The frequency they throw seems to be increasing. If Brother Chen still fails to arrive, I may not be able to stay in the forest for too long."

Zi Ling's voice was gentle and pleasant, but it revealed a hint of regret. Her figure walked lightly towards the other person.

Hearing these words, Chen Yun smiled slightly, glanced at Zi Ling's jade-like face, his eyes flickering, and then continued:

"It was beyond my expectation that Miss Zi Ling could reveal her true appearance. I originally thought that Daoist Fellow Zi Ling would choose to use a fake face to show up."

Zi Ling pursed her lips and smiled, and replied in a gentle voice:

“When I first stepped into the valley, I certainly didn’t show my true appearance.”

"However, the magic weapon used to conceal the true appearance seems to have been restricted in some way in the Fallen Demon Valley and has gradually lost its intended effect."

"Therefore, I can only helplessly show my true appearance to others. May I ask, Brother Chen, do you think my appearance is really so unbearable?"

"Miss Zi Ling really loves to joke. Okay, please stop teasing me."

"So, is this the first place where the mark was left that you were looking for?"

Chen Yun first smiled bitterly and shook his head, then his expression became more serious.

"Indeed. It is speculated that there shouldn't be any big mistakes. After all, the early signs seem to have been destroyed by the Ghost Spirit Sect."

"However, the fact that someone could find this place and carry out such an act is further proof that there is nothing wrong here."

Zi Ling also restrained her smile and responded seriously.

"In this case, we can follow the traces of the Ghost Spirit Sect and gradually investigate further. Perhaps doing so will save us a lot of energy and time."

After Chen Yun heard the three words "Ghost Spirit Gate", his brows frowned slightly, then he sneered and said.

"It's all up to Brother Chen to arrange! As early as a month ago, I put our Miaoyin Sect's unique mark on the body of that Ghost Spirit Sect disciple."

"This mark is not formed by the condensation of mana, but is marked by a colorless and odorless peculiar fragrance."

"This incense doesn't have a wide coverage area, and it will lose its effectiveness within two months. However, it is now extremely effective in tracking the whereabouts of the Ghost Spirit Sect."

Zi Ling answered respectfully, but there was a sly gleam in her eyes.

"Thank you for your hard work, Daoist Fellow Zi Ling. Now we are ready, let's go!"

"First, we must surpass the progress of our colleagues from the Ghost Spirit Sect. After they have finished searching for the remaining marks, we can seize the initiative and obtain the Spirit Candle Fruit."

Chen Yun didn't beat around the bush. He slowly stood up and spoke to the front.

A silver-haired flying squirrel suddenly appeared from the depths of the dense forest. It flexibly explored around in the air, and then turned into a silver light and rushed in a certain direction. (End of this chapter)