"Zhengyang Sect!" everyone present couldn't help but exclaim.
Zhengyang Sect, a sect that rapidly rose in the Eastern Barrens three thousand years ago.
Although the entire sect only had twenty to thirty thousand members, and the Sect Master was only a cultivator at the Void Glimpse stage.
Yet, Zhengyang Sect was unanimously considered the most promising sect at the time!
For no other reason than the anomaly that was True Man Zhengyang!
In a mere ten years, True Man Zhengyang's cultivation soared from the Qi Refining stage to the Void Glimpse stage!
This speed was even more monstrous than some recorded cultivation speeds of those with Innate Dao Bodies!
There were cultivators who, out of envy, tried to eliminate this anomaly, True Man Zhengyang, but all failed!
For some inexplicable stroke of luck, Zhengyang Sect had acquired an incredibly formidable mountain protection formation: one that even experts at the Soul Splitting stage could only stare at helplessly!
If True Man Zhengyang hadn't perished while attempting to cross the tribulation for the Void Returning stage, the top spot in the Eastern Barrens might have long been claimed by him!
Everyone's mood immediately became incredibly buoyant.
The good news was that if the ruins within were indeed Zhengyang Sect, then this opportunity was extraordinary.
It was said that the reason True Man Zhengyang cultivated so quickly was thanks to a magical artifact called the Heaven and Earth Boundless.
A rare treasure that could control the flow of time!!!
The bad news was that Zhengyang Sect's mountain protection formation was too formidable.
Even after True Man Zhengyang's demise, it protected Zhengyang Sect for over three hundred years.
If Zhengyang Sect hadn't suddenly vanished overnight, the cultivators of that era would likely not have given up their attacks.
That's right, Zhengyang Sect had vanished overnight!
A vast sect's location disappeared out of thin air in a single night!
Gone!
This event was later listed as one of the top ten most incredible incidents in cultivation history.
No one could have imagined that Zhengyang Sect, which had vanished overnight, would appear here, tens of thousands of miles away, on Fengming Mountain!
But none of that mattered now!
Whether they could successfully enter and obtain True Man Zhengyang's Heaven and Earth Boundless was their true concern!
With a mixture of apprehension, they stepped through the gates of Zhengyang Sect.
They were fortunate; the legendary, supremely formidable mountain protection formation had not been activated.
At the same time, they were unfortunate: within a mere fifteen minutes of entering, they encountered a poisonous gas formation!
While it had no immediate effect, within another fifteen minutes, all of them would be incapacitated.
Even the Nascent Soul stage elder from the String Music Sect was no exception!
Li Erbi and the Tenth Elder felt utterly dejected.
If they had a Clarity Pill at this moment, this poisonous gas would pose no problem.
The issue was that during a previous task, they had encountered a Nascent Soul stage demonic beast, and had used up all their Clarity Pills...
Li Erbi regretted his decision.
If he had known, he should have waited for the sect members to arrive and entered together...
Then, he wouldn't have been limited to one Clarity Pill; he could have eaten them like meals...
Actually, Li Erbi wasn't usually this careless. The main reason was recent troubles within his sect, which had put him in a precarious position.
He was eager to achieve something that would benefit the sect and turn his disadvantage around.
And being the first to help the sect obtain the Heaven and Earth Boundless would be his most potent bargaining chip.
Then, not only would his predicament be resolved, but he could also crush his rivals!
However, it was too late to dwell on that now. If they didn't find a way to break through soon, he and the Tenth Elder were doomed!
Just as he was anxiously pondering, he suddenly saw the Second Elder of the Purple Cloud Sect take out a pill.
Li Erbi quickly rubbed his eyes.
He wasn't mistaken!
It was indeed a Clarity Pill!!!
"Sect Master, this is the Clarity Pill I painstakingly refined a few days ago."
The Second Elder solemnly handed the Clarity Pill to True Man Ziyun.
"The development of our Purple Cloud Sect is inseparable from you. Live on well for us!"
"Second Elder..." True Man Ziyun hesitated.
To be honest, True Man Ziyun was deeply touched that the Second Elder would entrust this sole chance of survival to her.
But touched as she was...
She truly dared not take it...
If she didn't take it, she could live for another fifteen minutes.
But if she ate it...
Who knew if she would just kick the bucket right then and there...
After all, the pills refined by the Second Elder were far too sinister...
Just as True Man Ziyun was hesitating, a stream of true qi 'whooshed' and snatched the Clarity Pill from her hand!
"Since you are so polite, I shall not refuse!" Li Erbi respectfully handed the pill to the Tenth Elder.
With this Clarity Pill, the Tenth Elder's life was no longer in danger.
Then, the Tenth Elder would surely protect his own safety.
He hadn't considered taking it himself.
But he believed that if he dared to express such a desire, the Tenth Elder beside him would surely eliminate him!
"You!" The Second Elder was furious.
He clenched his fist tightly, but in the end, he could only give up.
Despite his intense anger, the opponent's strength was too great!
Compared to the Second Elder's fury, True Man Ziyun and the other elders had peculiar expressions.
Especially when they saw the Tenth Elder of the String Music Sect actually consume the Clarity Pill, a genuine sense of admiration surged within them!
This was a warrior!
Holy crap!
He dared to eat a pill refined by the Second Elder!
We declare you the number one brave soul in the cultivation world!!!
As expected.
Just a minute later, the Tenth Elder of the String Music Sect began to falter...
Half his face contorted in terror.
The other half twitched wildly!
His neck stretched forward with all its might, resembling a fighting cock!
His arms and legs were twisted into incredibly bizarre shapes, looking no different from someone with polio...
"You scum! How dare you poison the pill!" the Tenth Elder of the String Music Sect roared at the Purple Cloud Sect side, his face contorted.
Well...
Judging from his emotions and reactions, it was likely anger...
True Man Ziyun and the others blinked in confusion for a long time before finally understanding what he was saying.
Damn it! You poisoned the pill...
True Man Ziyun felt a surge of relief!
Thankfully, she hadn't taken that Clarity Pill.
If she had truly turned into this ghastly state, she would have preferred to die...
"Gulp!"
As soon as the Tenth Elder of the String Music Sect finished speaking, his eyes rolled back, and he collapsed to the ground...
Along with his twitching limbs, his life force began to rapidly fade...
In mere breaths, he was completely dead...
A generation's powerhouse.
Thus perished...
A strange thought occurred to True Man Ziyun and the others.
Perhaps they could consider sending the Second Elder as a spy to rival sects in the future.
Holy crap!
They wouldn't even need to send him as a spy deliberately; as long as the Second Elder performed normally, their enemies would eventually be doomed!
To refine an antidote pill into a poison capable of killing a cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage was something that ordinary geniuses could not achieve.