Under Palace Lord Su Qingluo's lead, the members of the Reincarnation Palace continued forward. Looking around this valley, most things were dark red, as if a rain of blood had fallen, and a thick, putrid stench filled the air.
In the distance, many mysterious crimson mists drifted, and behind the red haze, faint figures moved about, occasionally emitting sinister, icy laughter.
"This place is full of dark, sinister creatures adept at hiding in the shadows before launching ambushes. Everyone, stay alert all around," Su Qingluo said, glancing at the distant environment.
The Reincarnation Palace members followed closely behind Su Qingluo, not daring to stray far at all.
"Hahaha! To think there are so many Ghostly Remnant Thoughts here! If we take them back to our Netherworld and cultivate them, they will surely become a fine host of elite warriors!"
Suddenly, a sinister, chilling laugh rang out in the distance, and then a group of beings shrouded in frigid air also entered this valley.
"Palace Lord, it seems like people from the Netherworld have arrived!" a Reincarnation Palace elder reported to Su Qingluo.
"Ignore them," Su Qingluo said, glancing at the Netherworld forces in the distance.
"So it is Palace Lord Su from the Main World. Palace Lord Su, please rest assured, there will be no conflict whatsoever between our Netherworld and the Reincarnation Palace," a pale-faced, middle-aged man wearing a tall crown far away looked at Su Qingluo and said across the distance.
"That's good," Su Qingluo nodded, leading the Reincarnation Palace members forward again.
Right at that moment, Su Qingluo's expression flickered, and she turned to look in another direction.
There, a massive gray face drifted and swayed, ghost-like, moving with astonishing speed.
Suddenly, this gray face opened its large mouth, a tongue shot out, snatching several Ghostly Remnant Thoughts in front, dragging them back and swallowing them in one gulp.
"Palace Lord Su, I never thought you would come too!"
Before Su Qingluo could carefully study that gray face, a hearty voice rang out from behind. An old man in blue robes arrived, leading a large group of people in a grand procession.
"Palace Lord, the Azure Profound Sect has arrived!" an elder beside her whispered to Su Qingluo.
"Palace Lord Su, Sect Leader Li! To think you both also found your way here! Could it be that the legendary item is truly here?"
At that moment, another group appeared, arriving in the valley. Leading them was an old man dressed in luxurious official robes.
"The people from the Qiantang Empire are also here!" the elder beside Su Qingluo said softly.
"What a lively gathering! We've all gathered here at the same time! It seems I did not come to the wrong place; that item must definitely be here! Esteemed friends, don't even think about taking it all for yourselves. Let's each rely on our own ability, whoever obtains it first keeps it!"
A fat monk with bare legs and an exposed chest and belly strode through the air towards them. This monk was incredibly obese, looking like a moving mountain of flesh from afar. Behind him followed a large group of monks dressed similarly, all with fat heads and big ears, their eyes gleaming with ferocity.
"Even the Western Sect has come," Su Qingluo couldn't help but frown.
If the item she sought truly was in this valley, then with so many experts now arriving, the competition would be extremely fierce.
"Palace Lord! Elder Tang and the others seem to be just ahead!"
At that moment, Elder Kang suddenly exclaimed to Su Qingluo in pleasant surprise.
Su Qingluo strode forward, instantly arriving amidst a hilly region.
"So, there are quite a few Formations laid here," she thought to herself, her exceptionally powerful Soul Power perception immediately detecting numerous Formations scattered throughout this hilly area.
Moreover, the grade of these Formations was extremely high! Even Su Qingluo felt a stirring of caution.
"Palace Lord, look! Elder Tang and the others seem to be over there!" Elder Kang pointed to a distant area and said to Su Qingluo.
"Indeed. Elder Tang and the others are definitely over there, trapped within a large Formation. Let's go," Su Qingluo's gaze followed, and she nodded.
Then, Su Qingluo led the Reincarnation Palace forces, charging towards that direction.
Soon, Su Qingluo arrived before a massive formation.
Inside this formation was a group of Reincarnation Palace members. They had been trapped here for some time, completely unable to break free.
Among them was an old man—Elder Tang.
"The Palace Lord has come! The Palace Lord has come to save us!" Seeing Su Qingluo suddenly arrive, Elder Tang was both shocked and overjoyed, immediately shouting.
The other trapped Reincarnation Palace members were also extremely excited.
"Everyone, stay calm. I'll have you out once I break this Formation," Su Qingluo nodded and said.
"Palace Lord, be careful. This great Formation is very strange. If forcibly broken, it might trigger the other surrounding Formations to attack together," Elder Tang hurriedly warned.
"Don't worry. Mere Formations won't trouble me," Su Qingluo didn't even spare these Formations a second glance.
"All of you, move back. I'll break the Formation," Su Qingluo said to the Reincarnation Palace followers behind her.
"Everyone fall back!" Elder Kang shouted loudly, then led the Reincarnation Palace forces in retreat.
Su Qingluo extended a finger. Six longswords materialized simultaneously, slashing out with a thunderous force, attacking the great Formation ahead.
Behind these six swords, six differently-colored spatial vortices simultaneously manifested, spewing forth torrents of energy that poured into the six longswords.
Boom! Boom...
The six swords simultaneously struck the great Formation, causing it to shake violently.
Boom! Boom...
To Su Qingluo's surprise, when that formation was attacked, over a dozen other great formations appeared alongside it, unleashing towering waves of formation energy and spewing out thick pillars of radiant formation light, all aimed at Su Qingluo.
"To think this valley contains Formations so profound," Su Qingluo thought inwardly.
One must remember that Su Qingluo was now an Earth Immortal. Formations capable of resisting an Earth Immortal's attack were exceedingly rare in this world.
"Palace Lord, let me assist you!"
Seeing this, two elders from the Reincarnation Palace behind her simultaneously charged forward. One was Elder Kang, the other, surnamed Liu, possessed similar strength to Elder Kang.
"Palace Lord! Not long ago, I obtained a rather powerful Formation-breaking method! It can be put to good use now!" Elder Kang shouted loudly. He then took out a large handful of ancient-looking Formation Flags, continuously tossing them out around him. The flags grew in the wind, transforming into large banners that inserted themselves into the surrounding space.
"Elder Kang, what are you doing?"
Suddenly, Su Qingluo sensed something was amiss. Her face darkened, a frosty chill spreading across her features as her gaze fixed on Elder Kang and she questioned him.