Ji Yuan and everyone naturally opted to continue; it was because none of them were quitters or else they would not be appearing in the upper section of the final trial.
Moreover, the possible enticing rewards of a S plus Trial was too tempting for anyone to actually resist.
So they continued into the Valley of the Darkness.
They continued for a while before they were startled to see a group of cultivators in front of them; they seemed to be waiting for their group of 8s but they had only 7.
Ji Yuan was astonished and startled for he had recognized all 7 of them.
They were actually Mo Bei, Qin Shuang and Xiao Muhan; when they saw that it was Ji Yuan and his group, they were grasping, "It is Ji Yuan…"
Xiao Muhan was looking very pale but he managed to mutter, "It is that rascal Ji Yuan…"
Mo Bei was roaring with laughter, "Haha junior Ji Yuan is here."
