When it came to handing over the road to the city gate to the other side, some disciples of the Grand Sky Sect might not understand, but everyone was 100% supportive of Senior Brother Xinghe's decision.

After all, along the way, Senior Brother Xinghe had never been wrong, even if it was an unreliable intuition, everyone still believed in him.

Ma Liang took the lead as the pathfinder, leading a team to explore ahead.

However, as they moved forward, there was nothing strange, not even eerie statues. Apart from those green bugs occasionally causing petrifying poison, there was no real threat.

The path was so smooth that everyone felt like they were on a dungeon tour rather than a treasure hunt.

On the other side, the three sects had already charged into the statue group, and the stone shells of these statues suddenly shattered, with creatures resembling ghouls emerging from within.

The disciples of the three sects immediately engaged in a bloody battle with the statues.

Chu Xinghe and his group strolled leisurely on the other side, faintly hearing the sounds of battle, knowing that a fight had definitely broken out over there.

But what did that have to do with him? His goal was to gain nothing!

Finding treasure was hard, but getting nothing was easy, right?

Can't I just treat this as a day trip to the dungeon?

After all, whose intuition hasn't been wrong before?

Just as Chu Xinghe was wandering around leisurely, Ma Liang, who was responsible for scouting ahead, came running towards him like a wild dog off its leash.

"Senior Brother Xinghe! Senior Brother Xinghe!" Ma Liang was so excited his hands were trembling, and the eyes of the other junior brothers behind him were all red!

Damn! Did something go wrong?

Chu Xinghe was internally panicking!

"Senior Brother Xinghe's intuition is truly divine, there's spiritual liquid ahead!"

Upon hearing this news, the surrounding Grand Sky Sect disciples erupted.

Everyone looked at Senior Brother Xinghe with eyes full of awe!

Chu Xinghe: "???"

"No... Ma Liang, say that again..."

"Senior Brother Xinghe's intuition is truly divine, there's spiritual liquid ahead!" Ma Liang repeated earnestly.

Chu Xinghe felt dizzy, almost letting Ma Liang send him off on the spot!

Ma Liang, oh Ma Liang, you're really a troublemaker... I just wanted everyone to gain nothing, what's wrong with that... I just wanted the sect to suffer a loss and punish me a bit, why is it so hard?

At this point, there was no need for Chu Xinghe to say anything; everyone rushed forward in a frenzy, and sure enough... in a vast open area, a pool of spiritual liquid sat quietly like a blue mirror.

But the spiritual energy it emitted confirmed it was indeed spiritual liquid.

On the other side... the three sects were in a bloody battle with the statues, but these statues were as hard as stone, and they could release a strange petrifying wave. Every time someone was hit by the wave, they had to consume a large amount of Stone Breaking Pills to recover, but the three sects didn't have that many pills, and now disciples were in danger as their supply dwindled!

"Everyone hold on, we'll win if we charge through!" Fan Sheng raised his battle blade and shouted, but as his words fell, a strange sound came from afar, and the city gate opened. Behind the gate, the stone shells of countless statues began to peel off, and they awoke from their slumber, roaring as they charged towards the three sects...

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On the Grand Sky Sect's side...

"Senior Brother Xinghe, what should we do now..." Ma Liang, self-proclaimed as the lucky charm, looked at Chu Xinghe with a grin.

"What else can we do... we're already here... let's bathe..."

Chu Xinghe was helpless; what else could he do at this point?

"Please let Senior Brother Xinghe go first, it's said that the spiritual energy is most concentrated for the first one to enter!"

"Yes, yes, this opportunity must be given to Senior Brother Xinghe!"

"If Senior Brother Xinghe doesn't go first, I won't accept it!"

Soon, Chu Xinghe was chosen to be the first to enter the spiritual liquid. Under the watchful eyes of countless people, Chu Xinghe entered the spiritual liquid. There was no need to actually bathe; just being near the spiritual liquid would automatically consume part of its energy to cleanse and refine Chu Xinghe's body.

The gentle spiritual energy entered Chu Xinghe's body, and in an instant, he felt a scorching heat throughout his body, with his bones and flesh being elevated.

At the same time, his cultivation level advanced from the peak of Second Grade Martial Master directly into the ranks of Third Grade Grand Martial Master!

Previously, the Compass of Misfortune had helped him reach the peak of Second Grade, and now the spiritual liquid had allowed him to break through!

"Congratulations to Senior Brother Xinghe on breaking through to Grand Martial Master!"

"As expected of Senior Brother Xinghe, we joined the sect together, but Senior Brother Xinghe has already reached Third Grade."

"Stop talking, let's take turns entering the spiritual liquid!"

Everyone lined up, and Ma Liang, being the first to find the spiritual liquid, got the second chance to enter, as the earlier one entered, the stronger the spiritual power.

Ma Liang was so excited that he gave an acceptance speech on the spot.

He thanked Senior Brother Xinghe for trusting him all the way, even when he was being a troublemaker, never giving up on him, and giving him opportunities, which led to his current achievements.

In short, following Senior Brother Xinghe would lead to any achievement!

Ma Liang completed the cleansing and refining, and his cultivation level advanced from early Second Grade directly to the peak of Second Grade, just a step away from Third Grade.

Next, Wan Lin, the earliest fan of Senior Brother Xinghe, went in third. Wan Lin didn't have a long acceptance speech, just a simple statement: "Wherever Senior Brother Xinghe points, I'll strike!"

Afterwards, other disciples entered in turn, but there was some disappointment among the senior brothers that they didn't need to undress to bathe in the spiritual liquid... of course, Senior Sister Wan Lin was also a bit disappointed...

The entire group completed the cleansing and refining with the spiritual liquid. As expected of the elite disciples of the Grand Sky Sect, everyone reached the peak of Second Grade, although still a tiny step away from Third Grade, their strength had significantly increased.

"Senior Brother Xinghe, let's take all the remaining spiritual liquid with us, that should be the exit over there! The three sects are probably doomed!"

As Ma Liang finished speaking, many nodded in agreement. From the city, they could hear the constant screams and sounds of battle, imagining how fierce the battlefield was, and the three sects might even face total annihilation.

And now, they could have everything without doing anything.

But just as everyone was nodding, Chu Xinghe spoke up: "No! We must go save them!"

"Huh?" Ma Liang was puzzled, after all, choosing which path to take was each sect's own decision, what did it have to do with the Grand Sky Sect, why save them?

"The Grand Sky Sect ranks first among the Top Ten Sects. Back in the day, when the demonic path was rampant, the Top Ten Sects joined forces to fight against it, truly sharing the same breath and branch. But today, the demonic path is not yet eradicated. I don't care about other sects, but can we, the Grand Sky Sect, watch them perish here?"

With these words, Ma Liang lowered his head, and so did the others.

"A person without faith cannot stand, and when we agreed to enter the spirit cave, we only chose a hundred people. The spiritual liquid here is enough for three hundred. The rest is for the three sects. Since the Grand Sky Sect agreed, we will not monopolize it!"

Chu Xinghe finished in one breath, and seeing everyone nod, he finally breathed a sigh of relief... It was one thing not to let the Grand Sky Sect suffer a loss, but if they took all the remaining spiritual liquid back, that would be too much!

So, with a wave of his hand, Chu Xinghe led the charge to aid the three sects!

At the city gate, the two hundred disciples of the three sects had already seen a third either injured or petrified, and the remaining disciples' Stone Breaking Pills were dwindling.

Yet the monsters within the gate seemed endless, appearing as if they were infinite.

"Senior Brother Guo, take the others and leave, we can't hold on..." Fan Sheng's eyes glistened with tears. Their East Moon Pavilion was at the forefront, suffering the heaviest losses, and now there was no chance to retreat.

"Junior Brother Fan! Come with us!" Sun Xueheng also rushed up, trying to pull Fan Sheng away.

But Fan Sheng broke free from them.

"Both of you, I led the disciples of East Moon Pavilion out, only to let them perish here. How can I face returning to the sect? Please tell the sect that Fan Sheng is the disgrace of East Moon Pavilion..." With that, Fan Sheng charged into the monster horde without looking back.

Guo Qizhen and Sun Xueheng glanced around, realizing they were truly powerless to turn the tide, and could only try to retreat, watching helplessly as Fan Sheng was surrounded by more and more monsters.

"Go!" Guo Qizhen shouted, and they began to retreat. As they did, the monsters surged towards the remaining members of East Moon Pavilion, who were already unable to resist and began to be petrified.

Fan Sheng kept swinging his battle blade, fighting desperately, but he still couldn't stop so many monsters!

"Junior Sister Tong Ling! Junior Brother Zhao Heng! So many junior brothers!" Watching as one by one, his junior brothers and sisters were petrified by the monsters, Fan Sheng fell into complete despair. He was gradually exhausted, but at this moment, he felt that death might be a relief for him!

But just as Fan Sheng closed his eyes, ready to accept death!

In the sky, a yellow light pierced through the heavens, and in a flash, it arrived beneath the city gate. In an instant, the sword light split into two, then four, and then more!

Over a hundred yellow lights descended from the sky, directly bombarding the monster horde!

Grand Sky Sword Box!

The Flying Locust appears!

Among the nine Divine Swords, the Flying Locust Sword was the first one usable, and even though it wasn't in sword form, its power was not lacking. The Flying Locust Sword's light could instantly transform into thousands, although Chu Xinghe's current strength couldn't reach that level, he could still split it into over a hundred sword lights!

A formation of over a hundred sword lights descended from the sky, shredding all the monsters charging at Fan Sheng!

"Grand Sky is immortal, Grand Qi eternal!"

The Grand Sky Sect group shouted their battle cry as they charged from one direction!

"Everyone, follow me, we must save everyone!" Chu Xinghe led the charge into the monster horde.

All the Grand Sky Sect disciples followed like gods of war, entering the fray!

For a moment, the Star Moon Sect and North Mystic City, who were about to leave, were stunned...

Grand Sky Sect! It was the Grand Sky Sect!

They actually came to the rescue at this moment, and Guo Qizhen and Sun Xueheng were dumbfounded, unable to believe it. The Grand Sky Sect had actually come...

And leading the charge was Chu Xinghe, whom they called the disgrace of the Grand Sky Sect...