She entered the valley at 7 am yesterday, so it was now a quarter after 1 am.
Mo Tiange calculated that she still needed six hours to leave the valley.
A lot of things could happen in six hours, and a lot of people could die. She needed to be more cautious.
The exit formation would be opened in the center, and the more central the area was, the more dangerous it would be.
Mo Tiange thought for a long time before she decided to wander around the periphery. Once the formation opened, she would go to the center.
Moreover, she had to use her divine sense at all times. Not only did she have to avoid people, but she also had to avoid demonic beasts.
This was somewhat difficult, but it was still safer than staying in the poisonous spring. Who knew whether that old man from Zixia Sect would call his fellow disciples or not? After all, the corpse of a second rank demonic beast was very attractive to Aura Refining cultivators like them.
In the east of this forest, there was a 300-feet-tall waterfall; in the southwest, there was a high mountain; in the north, there was the cliff they came down from; and in the northwest, near the cliff, was the poisonous spring. The only way to leave this forest was to the northwest of the poisonous spring.
However, the poisonous spring was an extremely dangerous existence. Not only were there demonic beasts that lived in groups, but there was also a poisonous fog that filled the air. There were also unknown dangers in the deep water, so no one would think of leaving from there.
Therefore, nearly a thousand Aura Refining cultivators were in this forest. Even though this forest was very large and it wasn't easy to meet friends, it wasn't difficult to meet people.
An hour after leaving the poisonous spring, Mo Tiange had already met several groups of people.
What Murong Zi said was true. The three groups had already formed teams to guard against danger and to kill enemies.
In order to avoid these people, she spent a lot of effort.
Her Breath-Concealing Technique was only passed down from Ye Clan's records, so it couldn't be considered brilliant. However, because the Spirit-Concealing Jade Pendant not only concealed her physique but also had spiritual aura-gathering and purifying effects, the effects of her spells were somewhat enhanced.
Because she knew her limits, she was even more cautious. Whenever she sensed someone from afar, she would immediately avoid them.
Along the way, she could clearly see the fierceness of the battle. More than once, Mo Tiange saw traces of fights of magical powers: charred trees, cracked ground, and congealed bloodstains.
Every dark red puddle on the ground perhaps represented the end of a life.
Sometimes, they would come across corpses that had not been disposed of. Some of them were dressed in purple, some in yellow, and some in green. The frozen expressions on their faces were all hatred and fear.
Occasionally, she would see familiar faces. They were fellow disciples or sisters she had met in the sect. Fortunately, there weren't any fellow disciples that she could call friends with.
Later, she gradually became numb to it. No matter what kind of marks she encountered, she could turn a blind eye to them.
Nevertheless, despite being so careful, she was still discovered by the two Zixia Sect disciples.
With the Green-Wood Sword guarding her side and several talismans in her other hand, Mo Tiange discreetly observed her surroundings.
Among the two people besieging her, one was a robust man whose physique wasn't inferior to Liu Yidao's, and the other was a beautiful young married woman.
The young woman was in the tenth layer of the Aura Refining realm, and the burly man was in the ninth layer of the Aura Refining realm. Moreover, both of them seemed to be very experienced in fights of magical powers. One in front of the other in the back, they blocked her way.
The surrounding trees were very dense, and the two directions that the two of them were blocking were the easiest points to break through.
Mo Tiange couldn't help but frown. It seemed escaping was impossible, so she could only kill them.
However, these two people had silently surrounded her, so they might not be easy to deal with. She had to think of a way to deal with them.
After sizing her up, the robust man uttered an "Eh?" and said, "Wife, this brat seems to be the one Old Man Chen mentioned!"
Old Man Chen?
Mo Tiange pondered for a moment. Could he be the old man from Zixia Sect who ran away from the poisonous spring?
However, she didn't expect the two people in front of her to be husband and wife.
This young married woman's cultivation level was high and she was beautiful, but she actually chose such a crude man whose cultivation level wasn't obvious as her Dao companion?
Mo Tiange couldn't help but glance at the young married woman.
The young married woman saw her face and said with a smile, "Husband, it's not like you don't know that Old Man Chen has always been timid.
However, this little brother is quite handsome. What a pity. "
Upon hearing the young married woman praising another man's handsomeness, the robust man grunted with dissatisfaction. "Wife!"
The young married woman seemed to be very proud of her husband's jealousy. She covered her mouth and laughed for a while before saying, "Husband, what are you afraid of? No matter how handsome he is, won't he still die in our hands?"
The robust man felt her words were reasonable. He chuckled and said, "Wife, you're right." He then turned towards Mo Tiange and glared at her. "Brat, hand over your life!"
Right after he finished speaking, Mo Tiange had already made her move. Her Green-Wood Sword swiftly shot forward, but it was a feint. The Raging Flame Talisman in her hand, which was hidden under the light of Green-Wood Sword, flew out of her hand.
The robust man was about to attack, but his initiative was seized. He immediately became furious and brandished the spirit tool in his hand, aiming to hit Green-Wood Sword.
His spirit tool was a huge iron wheel, which seemed to fit his body shape perfectly. He was quite confident in using his spirit tool to fight against Mo Tiange.
Unfortunately, Mo Tiange's real killing move wasn't on her spirit tool.
Green-Wood Sword retreated after being hit. After the iron wheel repelled Green-Wood Sword, it still fiercely rushed towards Mo Tiange. At the same time, the young married woman behind her also opened an umbrella and threw it at her.
Mo Tiange didn't panic. The Raging Flame Talisman had already arrived. With a loud bang, the robust man let out a blood-curdling scream.
Just as the iron wheel and the umbrella were about to reach her, Mo Tiange's figure suddenly disappeared into thin air.
In the next moment, Mo Tiange appeared in front of the robust man. She thrust the Green-Wood Sword in her hand, ruthlessly stabbing the robust man's chest.
The robust man let out a shrill scream before he suddenly fell to the ground, no longer breathing.
"Husband —" The young married woman screamed and rushed over.
Mo Tiange used Light Body Technique to jump and avoid the umbrella.
She was able to successfully launch a sneak attack this time because her cultivation level was one layer higher than the robust man's, but the robust man still underestimated her.
Pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger was indeed the most useful trick in the cultivation world.
This young married woman seemed to have deep feelings for her husband. When she realized her husband was no longer breathing, she angrily rushed towards Mo Tiange, wishing she could tear Mo Tiange's body into ten thousand pieces.
Nevertheless, Mo Tiange didn't plan to fight her head-on. Her enemy had obviously lost her mind, so she didn't want to die together with her.
Talismans and spirit tools were continuously thrown at her. Mo Tiange only dodged them by relying on Light Body Technique.
It wasn't until the other party was obviously so angry that she couldn't control herself that Mo Tiange threw the Green-Wood Sword, talismans, and a handful of seeds at her.
Seeing that Mo Tiange was using the same method to deal with her, the young married woman was furious. She patted a defensive talisman on her body and used the umbrella to block Mo Tiange's attack. Her other hand grasped a handful of talismans and was about to throw them at Mo Tiange.
But she didn't have the chance. Before she could throw the talismans, she felt pain in her body. The hand holding the umbrella powerlessly slipped and she fell to the ground.
After confirming that the two people were dead, Mo Tiange collected their things and dealt with their corpses. She didn't stay for even a moment and ran away.
This fight of magical power seemed to go very smoothly. In just a moment, she finished dealing with the two people, but in fact, her losses weren't small.
In order to deal damage to that burly man, she had used up five or six Flame Talismans, which was equivalent to dozens of spirit stones. Moreover, she had also used a priceless Invisibility Talisman, which Second Uncle had spent a lot of money to buy.
She killed the young married woman while she was panicking. It seemed like she used the same method she used to attack the burly man, but in fact, she mixed the talismans with the sparkling and translucent flying needles left by Murong Zi. That was why she was able to silently break through the young married woman's umbrella and defensive barrier.
Although she had a lot of experience in fights of magical power, this was the best time she had ever achieved her predetermined goal. She made a decision in a split second and immediately attacked without making any mistakes. In the blink of an eye, she gained the upper hand.
Mo Tiange carefully reviewed this fight in her mind. She was in a calm and focused state, grasping all the details in her hands, making the most correct decision in a split second and hitting the target with one strike.
She wanted to remember this feeling. This was the best state for fights of magical power.
Someone else was in front of her.
Mo Tiange turned around, but she didn't run far before she sensed several people's breaths not too far from her.
She had no choice but to restrain her breath, find a tree, jump on it, and hide herself.
The first group to pass by was a mixed group of people from Jindao School and Yunwu Sect.
Mo Tiange didn't plan to go out and greet them. With so many people together, it would be very easy for them to be discovered, and it would also be easy for them to fight. Although it would be safer with more people, more disputes meant more chances of death.
These people passed by very quickly. Mo Tiange pondered for a moment and decided not to come down. Instead, she continued to sit on the top of the tree with her breath restrained and took out the Qiankun Bags she obtained just now.
The seeds in her hands were already used up, but there were still a lot of talismans and medicinal pills in the Qiankun Bags of these Zixia Sect disciples. There were also several good spirit tools.
However, for Aura Refining disciples, spirit tools that hadn't been refined by themselves weren't easy to use and could only be used as backups.
In addition, the flying needles left by Murong Zi were quite useful. Controlling these flying needles required divine sense rather than spiritual aura, so Aura Refining cultivators couldn't use two spirit tools at the same time. If these flying needles were used well, very few Aura Refining disciples would be able to defend against them.
After putting away the things that were useful for fighting, Mo Tiange jumped down from the tree and continued to move forward.
She hadn't gone far when she was startled.
There were a lot of corpses on the ground. There were disciples from all three cultivation groups. When she saw the faces of those dead Yunwu Sect disciples, she realized that they were the ones who just passed by. As it turned out, they actually ran into another group of Zixia Sect disciples and perished together.
Mo Tiange shook her head and collected these people's Qiankun Bags. She then set a fire and burned all the corpses.
On her way here, at least fifty to sixty people had died, and there were still many places she hadn't been to … She was afraid that after four hours, less than half of the people would be able to leave this place alive.
Thinking up to this point, she couldn't help but sneer. Zixia Sect probably didn't expect this, right?
Merging Yunwu Sect and Jindao School resulted in the loss of countless high-level Aura Refining disciples. Among these people, they were the group of Aura Refining disciples with the highest hopes of building their foundation. As a result, the number of Foundation Building cultivators in the next hundred years would be greatly reduced.
They wouldn't be able to become the eighth cultivation group. On the contrary, their strength would be much weaker.
Therefore, she wasn't the least bit afraid of being punished for killing people. Because at that time, they would discover that they couldn't afford to lose Aura Refining disciples.