Chapter 2035: 1043: Concerns (2)

Capítulo 2035: Chapter 1043: Concerns (2)

In some aspects, Yan Long’s influence is even greater than Wang Jinshan’s.

Moreover, Yan Long is younger, and his potential for growth seems to surpass Wang Jinshan’s.

As for the others, each one is a true disciple of the Yulan Sect, playing different roles and creating varied influences within this powerful faction.

It is precisely such a formidable team that is now resting in this valley, seemingly waiting for something.

In fact, they are indeed here to await the arrival of a specific time.

For this, they arrived here nearly two days early to prevent missing the time.

Now, as time slowly passes, tomorrow is the day the Tianshan Snow Fox will appear again.

By then, Wang Jinshan will lead this group and once again engage in a transaction with the Tianshan Snow Fox.

This kind of transaction has been ongoing for several times since the Secret Realm began by the Yulan Sect.

However, the outside world is not aware of this transaction; only the party involved, namely the Yulan Sect members, knows of it.

In addition, the Tianshan Snow Fox, as the other party, is aware of the specific details of the transaction.

In previous transactions, both the Yulan Sect and the Tianshan Snow Fox have obtained what they wanted.

Therefore, every time the Secret Realm opens, the higher-ups of the Yulan Sect would inform the disciples entering the Secret Realm in advance, instructing them to meet the fourth-order Tianshan Snow Fox at the agreed time, bringing meticulously prepared items to complete another round of transactions that occur every few centuries.

It is precisely for this purpose that the group from the Yulan Sect appears here again.

And this waiting will not last too long.

Because to these Golden Core Stage cultivators, more than half a day’s time passes as quickly as a blink.

Thus, at dawn the next day, a ray of sunlight penetrated the clouds, shining into the valley.

At that moment, among a few cultivators meditating on the mountain peak, Wang Jinshan at the center seemed to notice the sunlight and immediately opened his tightly shut eyes.

His opening of eyes immediately attracted everyone present.

Soon, everyone opened their eyes, focusing their gaze uniformly on Wang Jinshan.

Feeling everyone’s gaze, Wang Jinshan smiled calmly before speaking: “Fellow disciples, it seems the time has come, we should head into the mountain!”

As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Jinshan stood up first, his gaze fixed on a distant direction.

At this time, hearing these words and seeing Wang Jinshan’s actions, others quickly stood up to follow.

Immediately, Yan Long on the other side clasped his hands towards Wang Jinshan and slowly said: “Senior Wang, over the years, the Tianshan Snow Fox has continuously traded with us, getting stronger with the resources and treasures provided by the sect.”

“Just last time the Secret Realm opened, according to the sect’s senior who entered the Ancient Demon Secret Realm, the Tianshan Snow Fox seems to have broken through to the fourth-order middle stage.”

“Therefore, I can’t help but wonder if the Tianshan Snow Fox might breach the previous agreements and rules due to its enhanced strength, thus stabbing us in the back?”

“So, in my opinion, we ought to be more cautious to avoid being played by the Tianshan Snow Fox.”

After saying this, Yan Long looked towards Wang Jinshan with a serious expression, seemingly wanting to see what reaction the team leader chosen by the sect elders would have.

At this moment, before Wang Jinshan could respond, someone else spoke up.

“Indeed!”

“Senior Wang, senior Yan’s words make some sense!”

“We must understand, the Tianshan Snow Fox’s power is already extremely formidable.”

“If it weren’t the case, our predecessors wouldn’t have made a trade with it the first time they encountered the Tianshan Snow Fox.”

“And now, the Tianshan Snow Fox has traded with the sect several times, obtaining a large amount of resources and treasures from our predecessors over the millennia.”

“By leveraging these treasures and resources, the Tianshan Snow Fox’s strength has likely improved significantly.”

“Just during the last Secret Realm journey, a senior predicted that the Tianshan Snow Fox’s true strength seems to have entered the fourth-order middle stage.”

“If this is true, even if all eight of us unite, our overall strength might not be sufficient to rival this Tianshan Snow Fox in a single match…”

As soon as the words were finished, more and more cultivators started speaking up.

“Junior Li’s words are reasonable!”

“If this is indeed the case, we’ll have to guard against it…”

“Even though the strength of our eight members is not weak, particularly the individual strength of senior Wang and senior Yan, which has reached the limit of Golden Core cultivators.”

“With senior Wang and senior Yan leading, if an ordinary fourth-order initial stage demonic beast encounters us, we could easily repel or even kill it.”

“But even so, if the Tianshan Snow Fox has truly reached the fourth-order middle stage, with its innate talent and bloodline, as well as its bizarre and unparalleled divine skills, we might really not be a match for it.”

“Chances are, we might not even find an opportunity to escape…”

“…”

Thus, with several cultivators speaking up, the scene instantly became much noisier.

Clearly, these speakers were very cautious and also apprehensive about the fourth-order Tianshan Snow Fox.

At the same time, regarding the true rank of the Tianshan Snow Fox, they are more inclined to believe it has broken through to the fourth-order middle stage.

Due to realizing this point, even with previous agreements between the Tianshan Snow Fox and the Yulan Sect, and several years of cooperation.

Yet their hearts are always clear that in the cultivation world, any cooperation, whether between members of the Human Race or between the Human Race and demonic beasts, is based on balanced strengths for long-term stable cooperation.

Conversely, when any party’s strength creates a certain disparity, this delicate balance is easily disrupted.

This point is well known by any human cultivator after cultivating for several decades; upon witnessing the harshness of the cultivation world.

Therefore, when cooperating with any party, keeping a clear head and being more cautious ensures survival at certain times.

Not to mention now, their collaborators are the unfeeling demonic beast race.

Moreover, this is within the Ancient Demon Secret Realm, which inherently exists as an independent space.

For the demonic beasts living in such a place, regardless of the overall strength of the Yulan Sect.

Under the Secret Realm’s operational rules, unless the mythical Divinity Transformation Stage elder personally intervenes, no matter how many top Nascent Soul Great Perfection Realm experts unite, they cannot penetrate the Ancient Demon Secret Realm’s spatial barriers, let alone threaten any demonic beast within the Secret Realm.

For demonic beasts, even a first-order level beast feels unthreatened by Human Race cultivators in the Secret Realm outside unless they are under the Divinity Transformation Stage.

Actually, even if a Divinity Transformation Stage elder intervenes, the threat they could pose would be easily countered by a second-order level demonic beast.

In front of those third or fourth-order demonic beasts, no matter how strong the human cultivators are, trying to break through the Secret Realm’s barriers and rules from the outside to create any form of threat is as difficult as reaching the sky.

Thus, any demonic beast within the Secret Realm, aside from the extremely brief period the Secret Realm opens, is free from threats posed by Human Race cultivators during other times.

From this perspective, the Ancient Demon Secret Realm is both a cage and shackle for the demon beast race, naturally limiting their activity range.

Yet, from another angle, the Secret Realm also serves as an innate protection shield for the demon beast race.

With the Secret Realm’s spatial barriers, human threat significantly diminishes, so except for the period the Secret Realm is opened, human threat is largely negligible otherwise.

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