System: After the fortune telling, my cultivation level skyrocketed.

Senior Sister Qinglian was surrounded by a divine weapon of Earth Rank, its eerie light illuminating her gloomy face. She slowly retreated step by step, her voice as cold as frost as she said, "Don't go too far! I have already given you half of the divine fruits. You did not exert any effort at all, and you are still not satisfied with half?"

Senior Sister Qinglian is by no means ignorant. On the contrary, she comes from a tribe and has been carefully trained as the next leader of the tribe since childhood. Her insight and analytical ability in the situation far exceed that of ordinary people.

Because of the eerie and dangerous aura permeating this place, the many cultivators who entered the core area first all kept their eyes fixed on the supreme treasure within.

For this reason, many people deliberately avoid this valley when passing through it.

Qinglian was merely a Qi Refining cultivator at the Myriad Manifestations Realm. She knew that the great opportunities in the core area were of paramount importance to Body Refining cultivators.

With her strength, she was powerless to compete for such a treasure that only gods and demons could control. She came along purely out of curiosity, wanting to step into this valley to find out what was going on, but she did not expect that as soon as she entered, she would be trapped by the magic array.

Once the magic circle was activated, many strange creatures resembling zombies emerged from the forest soil that had been heavily shrouded in mist.

When Senior Sister Qinglian first saw this scene, she was filled with despair, thinking that she was going to die here.

However, after a series of exchanges, she was pleasantly surprised to find that although the crisis here was thorny, as long as she spent some effort and paid some price, there might still be a chance to escape.

Therefore, relying on her own advantages and employing exquisite methods, she defeated them one by one. After countless bitter battles, she finally eliminated nearly a hundred zombies that were transformed from the corpses of human cultivators.

But just as the last zombie was absorbed by the strange soil of this place, she was shocked to discover the secret hidden in this forest—fruit, the whole tree was full of strange and rare spiritual fruits that she had never seen before.

Qinglian dared not be careless in the slightest. She first used a ranged spell to carefully pluck a fruit. Seeing that there was nothing unusual, she casually found some small animals in the area and fed them the unfamiliar fruit.

After a short while, the small animals not only survived the poisoning, but their auras underwent an astonishing transformation.

Upon seeing this, Qinglian knew that the fruit was extraordinary, and immediately took decisive action, picking all eighteen ripe fruits from the entire orchard.

But the moment the last fruit was in hand, the magic array vanished instantly, followed by a sudden and earth-shattering phenomenon.

Qinglian's actions had already delayed her journey, and she originally thought she wouldn't encounter any too powerful opponents vying for her attention.

Unexpectedly, this strange phenomenon was witnessed by a group of sect cultivators, who were instantly overcome by greed and launched a siege against Qinglian.

As one of the best disciples of Xuanqing Palace, Qinglian has always been confident in her own strength.

But as soon as the two sides clashed, she immediately felt immense pressure. In terms of individual strength, none of these sect cultivators could match her, but they were skilled in a combined formation technique. The sixteen of them worked together to form a powerful array, which forced Qinglian to retreat steadily.

Left with no other choice, Qinglian had to compromise, reluctantly handing over half of the fruit and even making the other party swear an oath to Heaven.

Although Qinglian is at a disadvantage, if she were to launch a desperate counterattack, its power would not be underestimated.

The other party was quite rational and did not press the matter further, instead making a vow in front of Senior Sister Qinglian.

Strangely, just after the other party obtained half of the fruit, the Heavenly Oath fluctuations that had already descended vanished into thin air without warning.

Both sides were astonished and filled with doubt upon seeing this.

Senior Sister Qinglian reacted extremely quickly. Upon seeing this, she immediately turned around and fled.

But how could those sect disciples who had already tasted the sweetness of success easily let go of such a tremendous opportunity?

Without hesitation, they launched a pursuit of Qinglian. Even before entering the valley, these people harbored ill intentions, intending to kill and plunder. They had deliberately set up a large array at the valley's exit to isolate the area from the killing intent.