My Cultivation Starting from Archery

A third-party force outside Sky Wall City, excluding sect disciples?!

"The situation has changed."

Chen Sansi transmitted to his subordinates: "Hold on."

On the battlefield, the most fearsome thing is the unknown.

"What happened?"

Deng Wuchang clicked his tongue: "Backing out?"

"Brother Deng."

Chen Sansi continued to transmit: "In the southeast direction, did you see a person?"

"Person? No, I say Mr. Xiao, don't spook me."

Deng Wuchang instinctively tightened his grip on the sword hilt.

"..."

Chen Sansi kept silent, vigilantly watching the mysterious figure, while slowly trying to get closer, wanting to discern the person's strength and realm.

The laws of the Nine Nether Forbidden Domain will suppress cultivators above the Golden Core.

Theoretically, the mysterious person is at most in the late Foundation Establishment stage.

But he has seen late Foundation Establishment cultivators before, usually with an oppressive mana feeling superior to his own, yet never this sense of danger.

Just a few steps closer, Chen Sansi felt the figure abruptly turn, a chill seeping into his bones.

Yet, precisely because of this extreme danger, it ignited an unknown fire in him, Dragon Abyss unsheathed, Fire Element True Power ready to burst.

However...

The mysterious person seemed to have no hostility towards them, just glanced and ignored them, body flickering, directly heading to the fork leading to Spirit Silence Cave, disappearing in an instant.

"This person has their own purpose."

Chen Sansi thought to himself.

If that's the case, everyone shall not interfere with each other.

Upon confirming that the mysterious person showed no sign of returning, he sheathed the Dragon Abyss Sword and led the Sky Wall City colonels to follow the direction where the Guiyuan Sect had left.

"Quick fight, quick decision!"

...

Deep in the forked road.

Xu Baoren led the Guiyuan Sect disciples, traveling in haste, barely pausing until they reached a riverbank.

Lush spirit plants grew by the river, broken spears and shattered swords stood like a forest, the scene identical to what they had seen before.

Yet, curiously, the bones here had not decayed, and on the surface of the flesh grew clusters of colorful purple flowers, exuding a serene, eerie beauty.

"What spirit plant is this?"

Even Qian Qiren, who had been steeped in the Book Collection Pavilion from a young age, could not identify these purple flowers: "Seems they have a preservative effect on these corpses, lasting tens of thousands of years, if this falls into the hands of the Corpse Refining Sect, it would be another disaster!"

"Xuantian Sect."

Cui Zhichen picked up a broken flying sword and looked at the ancient text carved near the base of the hilt: "If I remember correctly, Xuantian Sect was also one of the major sects in ancient times."

"And here, Divine Martial Sect!"

A Guiyuan Sect disciple found a large number of armored bodies near the murky river, identifying them through the jade tokens they carried.

Divine Martial Sect.

It was, in ancient times, one of the few orthodox sects specializing in Martial Arts.

The corpses in front of them, seventy percent were above True Power, numerous at the Glazed Golden Body Realm, maintained in Vajra Unbreakable condition by the purple flowers.

"Hiss, there's a third-tier Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure!"

Qian Qiren pointed to the rock's edge nearby, where a dark red flame flickered: "It's a Fire Ganoderma, at least over two thousand years old!"

A Fire Ganoderma over two thousand years old is already a qualified core formation spiritual object!

Foundation Establishment requires Foundation Establishment Pills, and Golden Core cultivators need three or more spiritual objects to increase the chances of successful Core Formation.

Harvesting such a plant could be exchanged for enough merits to obtain vast resources, maybe even kept for personal use if one's qualification is sufficient.

As he spoke, he already reached the Fire Ganoderma's side, forming a spell with his hands, pulling the Fire Ganoderma out whole.

A Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure growing for over two thousand years, when suddenly uprooted, caused a noticeable surge of spiritual power, spreading out like waves centered on them.

After just a few breaths, a mass of wandering souls and fierce ghosts surged from all sides.

"Be careful!"

Xu Baoren immediately invoked several magical artifacts to guard in front of him.

"Blame me."

Qian Qiren admitted with guilt: "Surely the disturbance caused by the Fire Ganoderma attracted these souls, and these souls... proven to be from the Xuantian Sect!"

Groups of wandering souls flew through the air, with some faces extremely familiar, apparently the same as those lying bodies on the ground!

"Demon purged!"

"Return my Daoist Inheritance!"

"..."

The wandering souls attacked ferociously, like fierce beasts descending the mountain.

Xu Baoren stood at the forefront, chanting various spells, bombarding the souls wildly.

The other Guiyuan Sect disciples also demonstrated their skills, engaging in fierce combat with the masses of wandering souls.

These souls were much stronger than the ones encountered before, but fortunately, they were well-prepared and coordinated, preventing severe losses.

Among the ten Guiyuan Sect disciples present, they solved the batch of spirits at the cost of three being injured and one killed.

"The greater the disturbance, the more likely it is to attract more residual souls."

Xu Baoren held his flying sword with a stern expression: "Quickly take away any useful items from nearby, then move forward, and if there's nothing else, meet the other two sect's disciples on the main road ahead, leaving this Secret Realm!

"Also, Junior Brother Cui, has there been any news from Junior Brother Song, who stayed back to investigate, and Junior Brother Liu Feng?"

"No, like Liu Feng, there's been no news."

Cui Zhichen lightly shook his head, saying gravely: "I suspect someone has infiltrated the Forbidden Domain, and may have been trailing us all along, we should not stay here for long."

"Stop searching and leave quickly."