Chapter 176: Working Together (II)

Instead, his true goal was a large number of willow trees at the second stage of the warrior realm.

At this level, the willow branches could turn into countless spears that shot out. Without a team leader at the third stage of the warrior realm, it would be very difficult for humans of the same level to successfully harvest them.

After all, the willow trees were a clan, and the human experts were split into many factions.

In terms of cooperation, the willow trees could help each other deal with external enemies, while humans not only had to deal with the enemy, but also had to be on guard against their own.

Chen Yiming didn’t explain further and the two of them continued on their way.

Not long after, the two of them arrived near the valley that Hao Yuying had mentioned.

Chen Yiming soared into the sky and arrived at the top of a tree with a wide view of the entire valley.

There was a thick fog outside, so those who did not know the exact location would only stumble on it by luck. The scene in the valley was like a paradise. Not only were there willow trees, but there were also all kinds of strange flowers and plants.

In the center of the valley, surrounded by many mutant plants, was a clear spring that covered dozens of square meters.

Wisps of smoke rose from the surface of the spring. These wisps of smoke remained near the surface of the spring, as if they had a mind of their own.

“It’s said that the clear spring is connected to the roots of the mutant plants in the entire valley. The essence of water and earth has been accumulated here over the years. It’s even more precious than the willow tree cores.

If humans can cultivate in it, they can cleanse the impurities in their bodies and improve their warrior-level martial arts talent.”

Hao Yuying leaped to the top of the tree and followed the masked man’s gaze.

This was the first time Chen Yiming had encountered something that could improve one’s martial arts talent. It was a pity that he didn’t know about this beforehand. Otherwise, he would have secretly brought Chen Yingying along.

This thought was extinguished by Chen Yiming in the blink of an eye. He wasn’t strong enough yet, so even if he wasn’t afraid of those at the third stage of the warrior realm, it wasn’t realistic for him to bring Chen Yingying along.

Just as Chen Yiming was sizing up the interior of the valley,

“Swish, swish, swish…”

The sound of rushing wind rang out continuously as figures landed on the mountain wall at the edge of the valley.

The crowd near the valley, who had stopped there just like Chen Yiming and Hao Yuying, was in an uproar.

Most of these people were the subordinates of the big shots at the second stage of the warrior realm, and they were in charge of keeping an eye on the valley.

Seeing that the fight in the valley was about to begin, and that their faction’s big shot had yet to appear, some people hurriedly took out their special communication devices to contact their faction.

“This is too exciting!”

Hao Yuying clutched her thumping chest. Even if she could only watch from the side, she could still learn a lot from it.

She knew very well that if not for the fact that the masked man was beside her, she would not have approached this place at all. Once these big shots started to invade the valley, she might be severely injured if her internal force was affected by even a casual attack.

As a heavily injured warrior, on the way back to East Sea province, not only did she have to deal with the hunters in the sea, but she also had to deal with the humans who might take advantage of her weakness to launch a sneak attack on her. If she added her feminine body to the mix, it could be said that she would have a slim chance of survival.

Chen Yiming hid under the leaves on the treetops and didn’t join in immediately.

The figures at the edge of the valley were in no hurry to make a move. Everyone tacitly waited for more humans to appear.

Soon after,

“Boom!” A sound like a thunderclap rang out.

Another three factions had rushed over. Because time was tight, these last three factions had naturally rushed over with all their might, causing them to be unable to hide their presence.

“They’re from the Fragrance City’s Stargate Tower. It’s the three tower masters, Wang Hongxing, Shen Baiyao, and Lin Fuchang,” Hao Yuying suddenly exclaimed in a low voice.

Although Fragrance City was not big, the population density was extremely high. It was as prosperous as the neighboring provincial city.

The Stargate Tower had three masters at the second stage of the warrior realm guarding it. Although it could not compare to the large sects at the provincial level, it was already considered a top faction at the lower level.

Chen Yiming glanced at the three inner court heads of the Myriad Phenomena Sect. Other than Zhou Xuesheng, he didn’t know who the other two were.

Other than that, he did not see any other inner court heads from the Kunshan Sect near the valley. Perhaps they were afraid that the death of another inner court head would seriously affect the future of the Kunshan Sect, so they decided to hide behind the mountain gate.

Chen Yiming smiled and asked, “Are the three tower masters very strong?”

Hao Yuying did not dare to hide anything and told him the truth, “The three tower masters are already top-notch experts among those in the same realm on their own. It’s said that when the three of them join forces, they can fight against those at the third stage of the warrior realm without exhausting their internal force.

This level of strength is something that everyone in Fragrance City knows about. Therefore, even the city guardian cannot overpower the Stargate Tower.

The Stargate Tower occupies half of the sky in Fragrance City. Any business that occurs has to go through their approval. Otherwise, it will cause a countless amount of trouble.”

Hearing this, Chen Yiming didn’t think much of it.

The Blue Cloud Sword Sect was a large provincial sect with a leader at the third stage of the warrior realm. Back then, the three peak masters were also said to be able to make a qualitative increase in their strength if they worked together, but they were still beaten half to death by his huge sword.

Having already gained some experience from exploring the fusion of internal force, he could tell at a glance that the three peak masters, and the three tower masters in front of him, had at most grasped the framework for the fusion of internal force.

The three different internal forces were connected together in a rough framework, creating an effect of mutual enhancement. It was on the same level as his black fog internal force covering the surface of the huge sword to achieve the effect of concealment.

However, it was definitely far from a qualitative increase in strength. There was a high chance that those people who were at the same level as them who were easily crushed by them would talk them up to save their own face.

Immediately after, Hao Yuying then introduced the factions she recognized to Chen Yiming.

The four commanders of the Thunder God Mercenary Group: Wang Shelong, Zheng Chenghai, Li Yangang, and Zhang Yuanhu.

The three humanoid mutant beasts of the Beast Sect: Yu Changliang, Zhang Dingkai, and Xu Changxiong.

The four great guardians of the Snake God Sect, the large sect in the Crimson Ghost Kingdom that bordered the Daxia Kingdom.

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The factions participating in the fight in the valley spread out and kept a certain distance from each other.

Only a small portion of the factions were recognized by Hao Yuying. Together with the unidentified factions, there were nearly 50 second stage warriors gathered in the valley.

“The Snake God Sect, which isn’t a martial arts faction from the Daxia Kingdom, actually dares to get involved with this matter. Aren’t they afraid of being surrounded by the forces from the Daxia Kingdom?” Chen Yiming asked Hao Yuying.

The East Sea Mist Island was within the territory of the East Sea province. Even though the sea was so vast that it was almost endless, and it was difficult to stop them, they should not have dared to participate openly.

After all, the willow tree cores produced by the trees on Mist Island every three years were already insufficient for the few coastal provinces near the East Sea province in the Daxia Kingdom.

This was especially true for factions like the Hao clan and the Yinfeng Gate. If they were unlucky, they might return empty-handed.

Hao Yuying lowered her voice and replied, “The Crimson Ghost Kingdom and the Daxia Kingdom share a border. Due to the difference in strength between the two sides, Daxia Kingdom can almost be considered its vassal state.

In addition, the Snake God Sect has a good relationship with the factions in Daxia Kingdom. They sell their unique snake incense to a large number of martial arts factions in the coastal provinces in the south of Daxia Kingdom.

Their snake incense is considered a commonly used item in the otherworld. Therefore, the few coastal provinces in the south tacitly agree that the Snake God Sect is partly considered a faction of Daxia Kingdom.”

The Snake God Sect had contributed their unique snake incense, an action which was equivalent to using money to buy a ticket to enter the Daxia Kingdom.

This ticket allowed the Snake God Sect to operate in Daxia Kingdom to a certain extent.