The three foundation-building cultivators of Tai Xuan Men had different expressions after hearing this.

  Mr. Chen remained as expressionless as ever, without any change whatsoever, and even the appearance of Zhao Di, a disciple of their own sect, at the exit did not cause this senior to bat an eyelid.

  Shen Mo's eyes widened in anger as he glared at the other person, his face twisted in a scowl that seemed to say he was ready to fight at any moment.

  The middle-aged woman, however, first frowned slightly and then said lightly: "These juniors can come out of the Dragon-Subduing Gorge alive, it's already their good fortune. Why must this senior brother care about their high or low means?"

  After hearing this, the white-faced cultivator of the Hundred Spirits Sect also stopped talking.

  Not long after, another cultivator of the Hundred Tricks Sect at the peak of the 13th layer of Qi Refining walked out slowly from the exit with an extremely carefree expression. His face looked very relaxed, as if he had just returned from a scenic spot where birds sang and flowers bloomed, but not like someone who had spent a month in the bloody Dragon Subduing Valley. Compared to Zhao Di's disheveled appearance when they left the valley, it was simply worlds apart!

  After this person came out, no cultivators appeared at the exit for about half a time, and by then, there was less than an hour left before the exit closed.

  If within this time frame, no cultivator has appeared at the exit, then they have perished in the Dragon Descending Valley.

  Zhao Di looked around at the cultivators. Before entering the valley, each of the seven major sects had about 40 or so Qi Refining stage disciples, but now there were only eight or nine people left. The Pure Bright Sect, which had the most people, had no more than ten people. As for the Tian You Sect, which had the least number of people, not a single Qi Refining stage disciple had appeared!

  At this time, the three foundation-building cultivators of the Tianyou Sect, although they did not speak, were all silently watching the exit's movements, their eyes revealing a hint of anxiety and tension.

  Half an hour later, a swordsman with a stern expression and majestic aura slowly walked out of the exit. His gray robes were stained with large and small dark red bloodstains at this time, his cold eyes made people take a deep breath!

  He was a 13th-level cultivator of the Taixu Sect's Qi Refining stage, Zhao Di's former defeated subordinate - Sun Ming.

  "Another Chen surname cultivator!" Zhao Di saw the gaze of this person, and felt that it was somewhat similar to that of the Chen surname cultivator who led the team in the later stages of foundation building. It's likely that after going through the trials of blood and death in Dragon Subduing Valley, Sun Ming Shixiong will probably undergo a drastic change in personality from now on.

  With the grey robe stained with blood on his body, it only takes a small fireball technique to instantly make the flame beast's fur-made clothes clean again. However, Sun Ming deliberately left the bloody aura, giving people a cruel and bloodthirsty feeling.

  Sun Mo quietly joined the ranks of Tai Xu Men, and in this way, the surviving Qi Refining cultivators of Tai Xu Men also reached a total of ten people.

  Time passed again, and the exit of the Dragon Descending Valley was about to close. The Tianyou Sect still had no Qi Refining stage cultivators emerging from the valley!

  Suddenly, when the exit had shrunk to a small circle and was about to disappear, a disheveled white-clad youth burst out of the exit, as if he had gone mad. In a sharp, piercing voice, he shouted non-stop: "Jiaolong, so many jiaolongs, all are jiaolongs! On the ground, in the sky, all are jiaolongs! So many jiaolongs! All are jiaolongs!..." He didn't run far before falling to the ground.

  A cultivator from the Tianyou Sect who was in the middle of building his foundation hurried forward and picked up the youth, saying to the other cultivators who were looking at him with questioning eyes: "It's nothing serious, he just fainted, probably due to being too frightened!"

  At this time, the exit also shrunk into a black dot and finally disappeared completely. In front of me was only a vast expanse of desert stretching out endlessly.

  "Gentlemen, the matter at Dragon Descending Valley has been settled. We, the Tianyou Sect, will take our leave first!" As soon as the words fell, three Foundation Building cultivators of the Tianyou Sect brought the still unconscious young man and mounted a snow-white swan that was three to four zhang long, flying towards the horizon.

  The rest of the sects also left the desert, and half an hour later, the desert returned to its usual tranquility.

  The ten Qi-refining disciples who were returning to their sect on the Taixu Boat had different expressions and emotions at this time.

  Some people remained silent and bowed their heads, expressionless, like Zhao Di.

  There were also a few people who quietly talked about the thrilling scenes in the valley, grateful to be alive, and occasionally sighed with regret, such as Golden Leaf Fairy and that twelfth-level junior brother.

  There are also people with a cold expression, unwilling to talk more and rejecting others from afar, such as Sun Ming Shixiong.

  More people are disappointed and helpless, with a gloomy expression, apparently, these people did not get any treasure in the valley, but just took a risk in vain.

  ……

  Everything went smoothly, and after several days, the group returned to Wenshidang on top of Hanyang Peak in the Kuanglu Mountains.

  Bai Hu Zi old man Xiong Yue, was sitting on a Taishi chair, smiling at the returning disciples. On the purple sandalwood tea table to his left, several four-inch-long red wooden boxes were placed. Each box had a talisman paper sealed on it with some printed seal characters and three small words "Zhu Ji Dan".

  These are indeed the medicinal boxes of Zhiti Kaidan. Seeing these boxes, the eyes of these refining Qi period disciples widened. Haven't they been risking their lives and fighting to the death all this time for the Dan pills in these wooden boxes?!

  Although the heavenly materials and earthly treasures found in the Dragon Descending Valley can also be used to exchange for spirit stones and other things with the sect, the sect will issue a corresponding amount of spirit stones based on their market value. However, no disciple has ever done so. In the Golden Flame Country, the Foundation Establishment Pills are completely monopolized by the seven major sects. Any other force that wants to obtain the Foundation Establishment Pills must exchange them with the seven major sects and is subject to various harsh conditions, with limited quantities and values exceeding 10,000 spirit stones.

  So, once the disciples of Tiancai Dibao obtained it, they all chose to exchange for Jigendan without exception. Only when the found treasure was slightly different and did not meet the conditions for exchanging Jigendan would they reluctantly exchange some Ling stones or simply leave them to sell in the market later.

  Then, one by one, the disciples came forward and exchanged their treasures for a wooden box from the Bear Palm Gate. Those who had no treasures stood aside, watching with envy and jealousy as others took away the boxes.

  When it was Zhao Di's turn, Zhao Di first took out three stones full of white frost. Bear Old Man looked at them and nodded: "Hmm, indeed they are mid-grade spirit stones with ice properties unique to Bihuan Pool. Only the ice spirit stones produced there have frost on their surface that won't melt all year round, which is very different from ordinary transparent ice property spirit stones." After finishing speaking, he waved his sleeve and put away the three spirit stones, then handed a wooden box to Zhao Di.

  "Huh! It's you, you're that outer disciple with the Five Spirits Root from a few years ago! In less than three years, your cultivation has advanced again and you've already reached the 12th layer of the Refining Qi stage. Strange, strange!" Old Bear handed the wooden box to Zhao Di, only then did he raise his head to take a look at him, and instantly recognized him.

  Zhao Dimu remained silent, and with his spiritual sense, he felt that the danwan in the wooden box was indeed identical to the foundation-building dan recorded in the classics. He quickly put the wooden box into his storage bag, then took out a transparent crystal stone the size of a fist, which was filled with spiral blood threads inside, and handed it to the old man.

  "Blood Essence Stone! Not bad, indeed a high-quality crystal - Blood Essence Stone. I didn't expect that with your 12th layer cultivation, you could complete two tasks, it's really rare! " Old Bear nodded his head in approval. Compared to completing two tasks, the talent of Five Spirits Root cultivating to the 12th layer of Qi Refining period doesn't seem so strange after all. The cultivation of Qi Refining period is relatively easy to improve with a certain amount of elixir assistance. However, in the extremely perilous Dragon Subduing Valley, completing two treasure hunting tasks and bringing the treasures out alive with just 12th layer cultivation is truly remarkable, it's not an exaggeration to call it a miracle!

  "What's your name?" asked Old Bear as he handed Zhao Di another wooden box.

  "Disciple Zhao Di, thank you for Master Shibo's gift of elixir." Zhao Di replied with his head lowered.

  "Not bad! With your qualifications, it's originally difficult to stand out in the cultivation world. However, you've worked hard and diligently practiced, and your cultivation has already reached the 12th layer of the Refining Qi stage, which is quite impressive. Moreover, you have such a great opportunity, obtaining two Foundation Establishment Pills at once. Even if you still can't successfully establish your foundation, it's not like you'll be out of luck in the future. Who knows if there won't be an even better opportunity? We cultivators value coincidence and opportunity above all else; innate talent is secondary!

  Xiong Zhangmen had a good impression of Zhao, and gave him a big boost of encouragement, but the underlying meaning in his words wasn't optimistic about Zhao's chances of successfully establishing his foundation. After all, having five spiritual roots with such poor qualifications was just too disadvantageous. Even with two Foundation Establishment Pills, the probability of success wouldn't exceed one in ten."

  "Next one, come on!" Bear Palm Gate encouraged Zhao Di and then said to his disciples behind him.

  "Hold on! I still have one more treasure to exchange." Zhao Di's voice was not loud, but it shocked the old master so much that his mouth was wide open and he was speechless for a moment.

  (Second update today, third update tonight, around 9 pm there will be another one, thank you for your continued support of this book!)