On the way to the Thousand Blade Valley, a group of disciples whispered to each other and began to chat with the people around them. They got to know each other and understood each other's realm and strength in order to avoid being at a loss in dealing with special situations when they arrived at the Thousand Blade Valley later on.
After a few casual conversations, Fang Yuan also learned about the strength of his teammate.
His luck wasn't too good. He met a Foundation Establishment layer three partner called Li Tongzhou, who had been in the sect for fourteen years.
Judging from his strength, his talent was also very mediocre. He probably spent a lot of resources to reach this level.
Li Tongzhou was a natural friend. After a few words, he started to put his arm around Fang Yuan's shoulder and began to chat...
They were topics that Fang Yuan didn't expect.
"Brother Fang, what kind of man would be able to subdue the cold and a beautiful woman like Senior Wan?"
Fang Yuan glanced at him. "I don't know."
"To be honest, I don't know either."
Li Tongzhou crossed his arms in front of his chest and pretended to be deep in thought. However, his gaze was fixed on Wan Qian's graceful back, and he said slowly, "Previously, there was a guy who was one of the three most talented experts along with her in the younger generation of the inner sect. That guy Zhang Wenbin chased her for eight months, but he did not even get a response. It's too tragic."
Fang Yuan raised his eyebrows. "Senior Wan is one of the three most talented people in the younger generation of the inner sect?"
"Is this something that you should pay attention to?"
"Then what should I pay attention to instead?"
"Wow, are you for real?"
Li Tongzhou seemed to be a little surprised. "Her figure! Her face!"
"I'm not interested."
"..."
Li Tongzhou's face was already full of admiration. He gave Fang Yuan a thumbs up. "Senior is indeed an expert in cultivation. I'm impressed."
"I heard that you only care if you like someone. Maybe I don't like her, so I don't pay attention to her."
Fang Yuan's face was a little embarrassed as he defended himself. "Don't tell me you like Senior Wan?"
"Of course!"
Li Tongzhou said disapprovingly, "With Senior Wan's looks and figure, she has long been rated as one of the top ten beauties in the sect. Many male cultivators have given their souls to her, so of course I like her."
As he spoke, he looked at Wan Qian with lecherous eyes. "I also heard that Senior Wan's Gu worm was born with too much Yin Qi, so she needs to find someone to dual cultivate with. I don't know who that someone will be in the future."
"If only it were me!"
"Ah!"
"From now on, just lie on the bed and don't come down!"
"However, with my conditions, the possibility is not high."
"It seems that I have to use some special methods..."
Li Tongzhou fell into deep thought again, as if he was seriously thinking about how he could become Wan Qian's dual cultivation partner.
Fang Yuan glanced at him. "You're not thinking of drugging her, are you?"
"How is that possible!"
Li Tongzhou shouted loudly. Seeing that the people around him had turned their heads because of this, he hurriedly lowered his head and then lowered his voice. "I'm a very principled person, okay!"
Fang Yuan only looked at him with a questioning gaze. "What principles do you have?"
"I, Li Tongzhou, have sworn since I was eight years old that in this life, gambling and drugs are irreconcilable!"
When Li Tongzhou said this, his eyes lit up, as if he had seen his childhood dream.
"Pfft."
Fang Yuan immediately found the main point and laughed out loud. "You didn't even mention anything about not being a pervert."
"Hehe."
Li Tongzhou immediately revealed a lewd smile. "This is the source of evil. No man can resist such temptation. I'm a kinder person, so I can only bear more pain for you guys. That way, your pain will be reduced."
Fang Yuan turned his head away from him, afraid that he could not help but beat him up.
It was the first time he had met such a lecherous person.
They chatted for a while and soon arrived at their destination, Thousand Blade Valley.
"You guys explore on your own. Remember, don't abandon your teammates. The sect allows moderate competition and fighting, but don't kill your fellow disciples. Otherwise, you will be severely punished!"
"Return before nightfall. Otherwise, you will be treated as missing."
"If you are injured, you can come to my place to collect the pills."
"If you encounter a powerful mutated beast, warn the others loudly. I will be there soon."
"Do you have any other questions?"
Wan Qian only gave these instructions. Her clear and cold gaze swept over everyone. Seeing that no one was asking questions, she walked to a shady place to rest. The mission had officially begun.
Several hundred people dispersed one after another and went to collect the herbs they needed.
Among them, there were more than a dozen groups of people who displayed their abilities and climbed to the peak.
If they wanted to reach the peak, the first thing they needed to break through was the defense line of the thousands of blades on the valley wall.
Those blades had been polished by wind and sand all year round and had lost their original appearance. It was difficult to see if they could still bear the weight of a person.
If they stepped on the crispy sword and fell, it would be impossible for them to survive a thousand meters in the air.
However, facing this kind of danger, they still did not give up.
Some people moved their spiritual essence to their feet, kicking out small holes in the valley wall as they continued to climb upwards.
Some people were more straightforward, directly using the Gu worm's ability to increase their height by relying on the sword's blade.
Some people started, and the number of challengers also increased.
But very quickly, someone had an accident.
Fortunately, the height of the fall was only about ten meters. With the strength of a Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator, that fall was not a big deal.
It was just a bit embarrassing.
"I don't know what these people are thinking, to actually use such a method to climb the mountain."
Seeing this, Li Tongzhou shook his head. He was not optimistic. "The Thousand Blade Valley is at least a thousand feet high. To climb to the top, the consumption of spiritual essence is not something that our realm can afford. Those people can only climb halfway before they can't hold on."
Fang Yuan retracted his gaze and turned to look at him. "How is it? Is there a way to climb up?"
"To be honest, there isn't." Li Tongzhou shook his head. "Unless we are like the other group and try our luck, betting that we will not step on a crispy sword."
"I have never believed in luck."
Fang Yuan could not put his life on such an illusory thing. His gaze swept back and forth as he began to search for something useful.
But the Thousand Blade Valley was empty. Other than a few wild animals, there were no other materials.
Right at this moment, a sharp whistle sounded from the sky.
Fang Yuan looked up. It was a sturdy goshawk, circling above the Thousand Blade Valley, passing by the valley walls from time to time, as if considering if it could use these Gu masters as food.
His eyes brightened, and he thought of a solution.
This kind of goshawk that absorbed World spirit essence every day grew especially strong. It could definitely bring him and Li Tongzhou to the peak.
The only difficulty was how to get the help of this goshawk.
But this was not a problem for Fang Yuan.
The Hunter Swallowtail Butterfly Gu that could even control a demon beast could easily deal with this goshawk that was not even a mutated beast.
However, it had to be within a certain range in order for it to work.
Since the goshawk was hunting, Fang Yuan changed his target to the small animals hiding in the valley.