Four Seas Cloud Moon

Lu Xiaotian had just returned to Fengshen Sect, and the people from the Alchemy Association had also arrived. There were ten people in their group, three women and seven men. The strongest one was a woman at the fourth level of Martial Honor, five were at the third level of Martial Honor, and the remaining two men and two women had just entered the Martial Honor realm, and their realm was not yet stable.

The Wind God Sect also had ten members: three Xiantian, four Peak Martial Honor, two Eighth-level Martial Honor, and one Ji Zeming, the Sixth-level Martial Honor. After getting to know each other, they explained their mission: the Wind God Sect's members would protect the Alchemy Association. The Alchemy Association's main focus was collecting herbs. The two Xiantian and four Peak Martial Honor members, a total of six, from the Wind God Sect were responsible for protecting the two men and two women at the Alchemy Association. The rest of the group was free to roam freely. The Alchemy Association had brought a large amount of elixirs, which they distributed among the group. After that, the journey began!

The Wind God Sect was led by its chief elder, and the Alchemy Society was also led by two elders. Along the way, the Alchemy Society members treated the Wind God Sect members like servants. Fortunately, the elders kept things under control, preventing any major chaos. There wasn't much danger along the way; it was just a matter of eating and sleeping, and the rest of the time was spent on the journey.

Finally arriving, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. The six-month journey had exhausted them all. The ancient ruins were located deep in the mountains, so no one had settled in the city; they had all set up camp high up in the mountains! The once sparsely populated mountains were now bustling with activity! Looking around, there were at least a thousand people. So many people? How big could this ruin be?

The Great Elder said that there was another space inside, no smaller than this mountain, and opportunities could be found everywhere. Now, by the time the huge crowds of people came out, I’m afraid not even half of them would be left!

Hiss, Lu Xiaotian took a breath of cold air. According to this probability, only ten out of our group of twenty people can escape. This will be a big loss for the major sects!

That's not the case. Not all of those going this time are elites, and most of them are protected. Originally, there were nine of us protecting you, but with Dan joining, it becomes three protecting one. This time it all depends on you!

Great Elder, have you also been in there?

Well, that was when I was young, at the second level of Martial Honor. We were extremely cautious once we entered, but after a day and a night of walking without encountering any danger, we gradually relaxed, feeling like we were no different inside or outside. We did encounter people from other sects, though. They seemed to have encountered some kind of danger. Half of them were dead, and the rest were frantic, muttering, "Don't come over, don't come over!" We immediately decided to rescue them, leaving only the three of us, including myself, behind. Our strength was low, and going would only cause trouble. Two of our brothers led the others in the direction they had escaped. By noon the next day, no one had returned, so the three of us decided to investigate. Around dusk, we heard shouts and screams from the front. We approached and saw that our group was under siege. But there were only four of us, and each of us was injured. The scars didn't look like knife wounds, but more like animal scratches. Surrounded by over twenty people, they weren't in a hurry to attack, as if they were waiting for something. Although the three of us were weak, if we attacked one with all our strength, we could still succeed. After discussion, we decided to attack a peak Martial Honor person, opening a gap for our brothers to escape—a dead-for-wounds tactic.

We just listened quietly as the Great Elder, with a pale face and hoarse voice, talked about the past that he didn't want to mention.

With the other party completely unprepared, the three of us used all our strength and attacked one person directly. At this time, the senior brother looked at us and shouted "No!" We shouted at the senior brothers to run away!

The person attacked was thrown defenselessly, severely injured. A terrifying face appeared behind the senior brother. It wasn't a person, but a shadow, ferociously moving towards the gap. We were all stunned. The senior brother drew his sword and stabbed himself in the chest. The shadow seemed to be stabbed as well, and let out a scream, its face becoming even more ferocious. After falling to the ground, the senior brother said to us, "Go! Go!"

The other three brothers threw a box over to us, shouted, "Hurry up and run!", and then they all committed suicide. Everyone else seemed relieved, but the three of us were stunned by this sudden change!

Just when I didn't know what to do, screams rang out one after another. The other two brothers knocked me away with a palm, threw the box over and shouted to run away. The rest of the people stayed where they were. I didn't know whether they were killed or committed suicide. Screams were heard one after another!

I carried the box and headed back the way I'd come. I didn't know how long I'd run until I ran into someone. I immediately shouted, "Hurry up! He's coming! He's coming!" Perhaps I was too nervous and fainted!

When I woke up, I was already near the exit. The man handed me a fruit and said, "Eat it and you can get out." I looked around and saw that everything was there, including the box thrown to me by my senior brother. I took the fruit and ate it in big mouthfuls!

After eating, I felt that my inner energy was full and my consciousness was much stronger than before. I thanked this person and left with the box!

"Great Elder, what's in the box?" everyone asked. "It's a technique, not suitable for us to practice, so it was burned!" Remember, don't be greedy after entering. Get out as soon as you have the opportunity. And one more thing, be sure to protect Junior Brother Lu!

The people who go in aren't like they used to be, looking after each other! Most of those who go in now are settling personal grudges. If you encounter people from the Second Sect or Faction, be extra careful and stay away from them!

You two stay here and go back to rest! Be extra careful tomorrow! After everyone left, the Great Elder said, "Now that no one knows Lu Xiaotian is still alive, the people from the two sects and two factions will definitely kill you. Of course, the size of the place is beyond your imagination, so you may not necessarily encounter them!"

Just ask whatever you want to ask, Lu Xiaotian asked, who was that person you met?

I don't know who he was, but I remember very clearly one thing he had on him, a strangely shaped knife!

A knife with a strange shape? Lu Xiaotian and Ji Zeming exchanged a glance.

The Great Elder said, "Don't doubt it, it's the knife on you!" Lu Xiaotian was extremely shocked. How could this be possible? Could it be that the person the Great Elder met was him? Then should I tell the truth? Don't have the intention to harm others, but be on guard against others!

I was able to achieve my current level of cultivation because of the fruit that person gave me! After eating the fruit and coming out, I waited until the ruins were closed but didn't see any other brothers come out!

Ji Zeming asked cautiously, "Is the martial arts you brought back called the Dark Dao Sutra?"

The Great Elder nodded and said, including you, there are a total of six people practicing this technique!

What happened to the first five? They're all dead! One of them went crazy!

Are they all dark attributes?

Ji Zeming asked anxiously,

There are four people who are not. The one who went crazy is of dark attribute. They all went astray when they were trying to break through the innate bottleneck!