My best friend asked me if I was still doing system tasks.

"My two fellow Daoists are merciful."

The group of people approached and greeted them first.

Ruan Chayan and Luo Hanying followed suit and returned the gift.

A woman who appeared to be in charge said, "My name is Gao Yuru. May I ask how you two fellow Daoists are addressed?"

After exchanging pleasantries, the group introduced themselves as Han Xue, and Ruan Chayan introduced herself as Yan Ming.

Gao Yuru's divine sense swept over the dried bloodstains and traces of spiritual energy on the broken walls and asked, "Did Fellow Daoist Yan and Fellow Daoist Han also come to investigate after hearing about the Opening of the Heavenly Gate?"

Ruan Chayan and Luo Hanying exchanged glances. She hesitated before speaking, "What is this matter of opening the Heavenly Gate? We sisters don't know anything about it."

The two pretended to be clueless and confused.

Shen Siya exclaimed "Huh?" and said, "You don't know? Then why did you come here?"

"What's going on? Why are you being so secretive?"

Luo Hanying was completely confused, thinking to herself, "Can't these people just speak plainly? What's the point of saying things in half-truths and hiding the truth?"

Ruan Chayan then spoke up: "Xiaoxue and I traveled to this area and smelled the blood, so we came up to see what's going on with this sect."

"I see." Gao Yuru hesitated for a moment, then generously revealed what she knew: "The news that the elders of the Heavenly Gate had the Spirit Rhinoceros Dew came to the attention of a female demon."

The female demon came to inquire about the exact location of the Spirit Rhinoceros Dew, but the elder refused to reveal it. As a result, the Opening Heaven Gate was wiped out.

This isn't exactly a secret. Even if she doesn't tell them now, the two of them will find out sooner or later. It's better to just tell them openly and do them a favor.

Ruan Chayan & Luo Hanying: ? Wait, are we talking about the same Opening Heaven Gate?

Luo Hanying's expression was complicated: "Where did this news come from? Is it reliable?"

Ruan Chayan added, "The Spirit Rhinoceros Dew is no ordinary rare treasure. If the Heavenly Gate truly knew where the Spirit Rhinoceros Dew was, why would they spread such important information?"

The astonishment on Ruan Chayan and Luo Hanying's faces seemed genuine, and Gao Yuru and her group's expressions improved somewhat.

In that case, it's likely that although these two arrived first, they didn't find any trace of the Spirit Dew here.

"Of course, this information was bought at Taibai Pavilion," Han Hongyu said mysteriously.

Taibai Pavilion is an organization that sells information, and its disciples can be seen in various dimensions.

Their disciples would even sell their lives for a single, extremely rare piece of information; they said this was their way.

To provide cultivators worldwide with authentic and objective information.

Even if Taibaixie wouldn't do something to ruin its reputation, Ruan Chayan and Luo Hanying still seriously suspected that Taibaixie was talking nonsense. Others might not know, but the two people involved certainly did.

However, they cannot reveal anything now, otherwise things will get complicated.

Luo Hanying: ["Why would Taibai Pavilion release such news?"]

This is so strange! Isn't this just making an already off-the-beaten-path even more off-the-beaten-path?

Ruan Chayan made up baseless claims: "Could Taibai Pavilion be in cahoots with Zhou Lihong?"

Luo Hanying: [“No way? Such a huge organization, existing in both realms, how arrogant must that female demon be?”]

That being said, Luo Hanying did indeed consider whether the two could be connected because of Ruan Chayan's mention.

Ruan Chayan asked, "When did this happen? Judging from how dry the bloodstains on the ground are, it seems that the destruction of the Kaitianmen sect didn't happen just a day or two ago. Aren't you a step too late by coming here now?"

Tang Jieqiu said casually, "Although I don't know the exact date of the destruction of the Kaitianmen, this news is fresh. Even if we weren't the first to explore here, we're not much later than others."

Her expression was somewhat urgent, suggesting she was eager to search the Heavenly Gate for anything of value.

Gao Yuru looked at the cultivators who arrived on their magical artifacts: "Look, here comes another one."

"Han Hongyu, Tang Jieqiu, Chen Shengzhe, you guys go search inside the main hall first. Shen Siya and I will look for clues outside."

The three people left in response, and Ruan Chayan and Luo Hanying exchanged a glance.

"Should I go in and take a look?" Luo Hanying was somewhat eager to try.

Ruan Chayan grabbed her hand: "Don't go. All they can think about right now is the Spirit Dew. If you go with them, what if they think you're trying to steal it from them and want to harm you?"

The cultivator retrieved his floating brush: "Wow, it's quite lively here."

"Fellow Daoist, you are merciful." The crowd bowed politely.

Gao Yuru was somewhat solicitous: "May I ask how you are addressed, friend? Judging from your attire, you seem to be a disciple of Taibai Pavilion."

"My name is Qiao Hezhi." Qiao Hezhi humbly cupped his hands. "I am indeed a disciple of Taibai Pavilion, but I have only been in the business for three years. I am still not as good as the resident disciples."

Luo Hanying peeked out from behind Ruan Chayan and asked, "Taibai Pavilion has already figured out what happened at the Heavenly Gate, so why are you here again?"

Qiao Hezhi's expression was ambiguous, with a hint of implication: "Although we know what happened at the Opening Heaven Gate, we still don't know who will get the Spirit Rhinoceros Dew."

To get firsthand intelligence, I naturally need to come and keep watch as early as possible.

Luo Hanying: Tsk, what kind of spiritual dew is this? Isn't this a joke?

"You guys are quick. We only found out about what happened at the Heavenly Gate the night before last."

So many people have arrived in such a short time.

Qiao Hezhi walked towards the small square in front of the main hall, casually taking out a communication jade slip: "Ahem..."

Gao Yuru said, "When it comes to cultivation, one must seize the opportunity."

Everyone followed behind him.

Shen Siya smiled gently: "I wonder why Fellow Daoist Qiao came alone? If you come with your companions, you might be overwhelmed if something happens."

Gao Yuru glared at Shen Siya, then smiled apologetically, "Siya is just such a kind girl. She cares a lot about cultivators who don't have companions."

Qiao and Zhi chuckled, nonchalantly: "I know."

"Our organization, Taibai Pavilion, is so large; why would we need so many people to handle such a trivial matter?"

He made no mention of the message he had just sent.

Gao Yuru and Shen Siya echoed each other's sentiments.

Luo Hanying avoided the indistinguishable human body fragments on the ground: [“Cha Cha, is this woman implying something?”]

Ruan Chayan stepped over the bloodstains without looking to the side: [“It seems so. She seemed to be asking Qiao Hezhi if he had any companions. If not, Qiao Hezhi was in danger.”]

Luo Hanying clicked her tongue in amazement: "Asking so directly? She's so brave."

Ruan Chayan sighed, "Gao Yuru is only making things worse by trying to explain herself. Isn't she just trying to get him? What's the point of explaining?"

Luo Hanying's mind raced, and she exclaimed in horror, "They wouldn't really be after Qiao Hezhi, would they? And what about us?"

Ruan Chayan sighed: "Qiao and Zhi have Taibai Pavilion backing them, so they probably won't dare to do anything. But it's a different story for us."

The group arrived at the center of the plaza, where they saw scattered traces of a battle. Besides congealed blood and severed limbs, there were also monster footprints. The most prominent feature was a rift that divided the plaza into two parts.

Although it wasn't the first time Ruan Chayan and Luo Hanying had witnessed such a terrifying scene, they still felt physically uncomfortable, and their gazes kept shifting, unable to settle on anything.

Meanwhile, those people had already picked up the Qiankun bags on the ground that had lost their divine consciousness imprint.

Ruan Chayan looked at everything before her with a grave expression: ["The fragments of the alchemy cauldron that Huai Wei cleaved are gone."]