Chapter 62: The First Ancient Ruin!

  Everyone from the Tianyin Sect had a gloomy expression, but they didn't argue with him and turned to leave. Although they were unwilling, there was nothing they could do. If you're bitten by a dog, you can't bite back. The other side not only had more people, but also had powerful weapons like Lebao. If they fought, it would likely end in disadvantage. They had just entered the Sacred Ruins and there were still many places ahead that they hadn't explored yet. Losing fighting power for some spiritual herbs wasn't worth it.

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  This vast wetland was being carefully explored by a group of people, but apart from some low-grade spiritual grasses, nothing else was found.

  Because the Liuyun Sect was also exploring in the wetlands, the Tianyin Sect people lingered in the wetlands for a while, but didn't see Lu Jianfeng and Qin Yu following up, so as to avoid another conflict with the Liuyun Sect, they left the wetlands and continued to explore deeper into the Sacred Ruins.

  The sky is gloomy, the vegetation ahead is no longer so lush, mostly hills and plains, and even some ruins of buildings, apparently explored by predecessors.

  The sky gradually darkened, and on a mountain top, the exhausted crowd stopped their footsteps and prepared to rest for the night. The trees on this mountain top were not very lush, with an open view, making it easy to spot any danger.

  After eating some dry rations, everyone found a place to rest. Xiao Yun alone came to the edge of a cliff with his zither and started playing a tune.

  Muti En said that Zu Yin Guo likes to listen to beautiful music, so use music to summon it. Is there a presence of Zu Yin Guo nearby? Try it out and you'll know.

  Fingers on the strings slide, one by one pleasant notes, drifting far into the quiet night sky.

  One melody "Youthful Journey", another "Majestic Air", and yet another "Colorful Clouds Chasing the Moon". Each tune is heavenly music, pleasing to the ear and captivating.

  Only three notes fell, but still no unusual fragrance came, instead, a few unknown beast roars came from the distant mountain valley.

  The terrain here is relatively high, and when playing the zither, it also uses heroic energy to drive it, so the sound of the zither is exceptionally loud and clear, spreading for miles around. There shouldn't be any problems, that is to say, there should be no ancestral fruit in this area. Xiao Yun couldn't help but sigh, looking a bit disappointed. This sacred place is so vast, trying to find a fruit is like searching for a needle in the ocean, it's really difficult.

  "Xiao Shixiong, you're in high spirits."

  Lin Chuyin walked over and stood beside Xiao Yun.

  Xiao Yun shook his head, "Did we disturb your rest?"

  Lin Chunyin smiled sweetly, "Such a beautiful melody, how can it be considered noise? However, several senior brothers are afraid that your piano sound will attract monsters."

  "Sorry!"

  Xiao Yun was taken aback, then smiled wryly and stood up, patting his butt. He put away the Jiuxiao, as the Holy Land was filled with demonic beasts. The commotion he had caused while refining the tune might indeed attract them, no wonder they were worried.

  "It seems that I need to find an opportunity to leave the team. Xiangyun was thinking in her heart, following them like this all the way, it's inevitable to be restricted in doing things, and it would be more convenient for herself to travel alone. Otherwise, if she continued to follow them like this, she didn't know when she could find Zuoyin fruit."

  "Rumble!"

  Lin Chu Yin was about to say something when a low, muffled sound suddenly came from the horizon. Both of them were startled by this sudden noise. Xiao Yun subconsciously thought that his piano music had really attracted some kind of monster. Following the sound, in the distance, a mountain valley burst forth with faint, flickering lights, as if someone was excavating the mountain and splitting rocks. Even from such a great distance, they could vaguely feel the ground trembling slightly.

  "What's that?" The remaining few people walked over, Gu Changfeng furrowed his brow and asked with some doubt.

  "It sounds like someone is fighting!" said Xu Wanjun.

  Xiao Yun turned around and looked at Xu Wanjun, "Shall we go over and take a look? Maybe someone has discovered some ruins."

  Xu Wanjun thought for a moment, "Our strength is weak, even if there really are relics, we might not be able to get them, it's better not to go, lest we get burned."

  It can be seen that Xu Wanjun is a very cautious person.

  "Sister, let's go take a look." Meng Xiaobao was somewhat excited, "Just going to take a look, maybe we can still fish in troubled waters."

  Xu Wanjun heard this and looked at the crowd, everyone had an eager expression, it was clear that they were still resentful about being robbed of the spiritual grass by the Flowing Cloud Sect, and now they also wanted to take a look, if there really were any ancient ruins, they might even try to grab some for themselves.

  Took out the map and took a look, but there was no record of that place on the map. Closing the map, Xu Wanjun said, "Okay, let's go take a look, but everyone has to be careful!"

  "Yes!"

  Everyone responded in unison and immediately rushed down the mountain, galloping towards the exit of the mountain pass.

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  "Boom! Boom!"

  Although it was already nighttime, the sacred aura was not so dark that one couldn't see their fingers in front of them. The remaining light was enough to make out objects, and soon everyone arrived at the mountain pass, looking down into the valley below. In the valley, a group of elegant men and women were gathered beside a cliff face, holding various musical instruments and launching a fierce attack on the cliff.

  On the mountain wall, a cave about two meters high can be seen. The entrance of the cave is blocked by a stone gate, and a semi-transparent light screen covers the stone gate. It should be a defensive formation. Everyone's attack only made the formation keep shaking, and it seemed to have caused little damage to the formation.

  "Which sect is it?" Xiao Yun was unfamiliar with these sects and was also far away, so he asked someone nearby.

  "It must be someone from Yudu's Seven Heroes Music House!"

  Qī Xiá Yuè Fāng, rumored to have been co-founded by seven music sect boundary heroes, has a history of 1,700 years, belongs to a private music school, and differs greatly from the Music Repair Gate School. The music school recruits disciples and charges tuition fees. What they learn is also diverse, with almost all types of musical instruments available, making it more like an earthly school. Only two top musicians from the early days of the Qī Xiá Yuè Fāng remain, with overall strength slightly inferior to that of the Tiān Yīn School.

  Those who can enter the music workshop for training are almost all rich family children, otherwise they cannot afford the huge expenses. Looking at the luxurious clothes on these people's bodies is a good proof of Meng Xiaobao's guess.

  "That cave has an array of methods guarding it, it should be the remains of a former sage. Master sister, let's go down and take a look." That disciple named Lu Qi said to Xu Wanjun.

  So far, Xu Wanjun is still the leader of everyone. With Xu Wanjun's strength and prestige, every decision must be asked to her.

  Everyone was eager to try, this is the first relic they have found since entering the Holy Land. The defensive formation at the entrance of the cave is still intact and should not have been entered by anyone before. It's unknown what kind of treasure, ancient books, music scores, spiritual elixirs or powerful musical instruments are hidden inside.

  Everyone's heart is filled with anticipation.

  Xu Wanjun waved her hand and interrupted everyone's imagination. "Don't be impatient, someone is coming."

  The crowd came to their senses and looked towards the valley entrance. They saw a group of men in green clothes quickly rushing into the mountain valley.

  "It's them!"

  Xiao Yun's eyebrows furrowed, and that group of people were none other than the people from Liu Yun Sect.

  Others' faces also turned somewhat unsightly after seeing the Flowing Cloud Sect group, these guys are here again, indeed no treasure is unattainable. Because they feared Gao Tian Hen's Le Bao Du Jin Sword, the Tian Yin Sect crowd temporarily suppressed their urge to rush into the mountain valley.

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  The people of Liuyun Sect entered the valley, and the attacks from the disciples of Qixia Studio suddenly stopped. They formed a formation to welcome these uninvited guests.

  "It's a relic!"

  Seeing the cave hidden by the formation, a disciple of Liuyun Sect exclaimed with joy. The eyes of Gao Tianhen, who was walking in front, also showed a hint of excitement. Wasn't his luck too good?

  "This is where we found it first, a few of you should go somewhere else!" A long-haired man from the Seven Heroes Band stood up and said to Gao Tianhen and others.

  "Sigh, this phrase again, I truly feel sorry for you people. Don't you know that in this sacred place, the one who sleeps with a fist as big as a mountain is the owner? Recognize your situation and leave quickly, this place belongs to our Liúyún Sect now."