342: Leaving the ancient alchemy sect ruins

They quickly noticed the unusual behavior of these Cultivators.

Although these Cultivators were crying hysterically, looking utterly miserable, they were acting too pitifully. This was fundamentally unlike how Saint Realm and Quasi-Emperor Experts should behave.

One must understand that Experts of this caliber have faced mountains of blades and seas of fire, having already traversed the brink of life and death countless times.

Even if their possessions were stolen, they would only be sad for a moment; they wouldn't kneel on the ground weeping continuously like Mortals, begging for sympathy.

Therefore, it was highly likely that these people were, just as Gu Chen said, feigning misery for treasures, trying to gain their sympathy so that they would return some of the items.

"Hmph, a bunch of shameless Old Things!" Realizing their intentions, Mu Xueqing angrily whispered a curse at the miserably weeping Cultivators below.

"Alright, Junior Sister Mu, since the matter here is settled, let's go and continue our travels." Seeing that Mu Xueqing no longer pitied the people in the Huge Pit, Night Owl spoke up.

"Mhm." Mu Xueqing nodded, preparing to fly west with Night Owl and his companions.

Seeing Night Owl and his companions about to leave, The Sha Diao siblings quickly flew over, cupped their fists, and politely said,

"Fellow Daoist Ye, Fellow Daoist Gu, Fellow Daoist Mu..., may I ask if you have a destination? If not, why don't you visit our Sect first? This way, we siblings can fulfill our duties as hosts and properly thank you for your kindness."

"That's right, Fellow Daoists. Our siblings' ability to obtain the detoxification pill this time is entirely thanks to all of you. If you don't have urgent business, please give us a chance to show our gratitude."

The two cupped their fists, their faces showing genuine invitation.

Their ability to obtain an Emperor Realm detoxification pill this time was entirely dependent on Night Owl and his companions, so thanking them was only proper.

Of course, their ultimate goal was still to establish a relationship with Night Owl and his companions.

After all, not only were Night Owl and his companions ridiculously powerful, but they also had a ridiculously powerful faction backing them. They absolutely had to cling tightly to this powerful connection.

"Oh? Visit your Sect as guests?" Hearing this, Night Owl glanced at Gu Chen and his companions and asked, "Junior Brother Gu, Junior Sister Mu, what do you think?"

They were originally out for experience. Since it was an experience trip, meeting various factions and people was unavoidable.

As long as Gu Chen and his companions wanted to go, he didn't mind.

In any case, his primary goal for coming out was to find nourishment.

Since The Sha Diao siblings had a Sect, they might encounter some hostile forces, which would be the perfect opportunity for him to slaughter them and absorb some nourishment.

"Senior Brother Ye, we have no objection. Anywhere is fine."

"Mhm, Senior Brother Ye, you decide."

Gu Chen and Mu Xueqing thought for a moment, then kicked the decision back to Night Owl.

Seeing that all of Gu Chen's group wanted him to make the decision, Night Owl paused, looked at The Sha Diao siblings, and said, "Since Fellow Daoist Sand Sable has extended such a gracious invitation, then we shall impose."

The main reason he agreed to visit Sand Sable's Sect was that recently, there were no Secret Realms or dangerous lands left for experience on the Seven Star Continent.

If they wanted to adventure and gain experience in dangerous, crowded places, they either had to wait on the Seven Star Continent or travel along the way to check out other Continental Plates.

Since The Sand Sable siblings had invited them, he would treat it as a temporary stop. If they could inquire about a good destination, they could leave at any time.

Hearing that Night Owl accepted the invitation, Sand Sable beamed, quickly cupping his fists and saying, "Fellow Daoist Ye, you are too polite. Your visit is truly our Sect's honor; we couldn't even invite you if we tried, so how could it be an imposition?"

"Mhm, Fellow Daoists, let's set off then. We just need to take the Teleportation Array at the Ten Thousand Treasures Merchant Guild in Yaoguang City, and we'll reach our Sect quickly," Sha Xiaomeng chimed in.

"Good." Night Owl nodded and called out to Gu Chen and his companions, "Junior Brother Gu, Junior Sister Mu, let's go with Fellow Daoist Sand Sable and them."

"Understood, Senior Brother Ye." Gu Chen and his companions agreed, and together with Night Owl, they followed The Sha Diao siblings and flew toward Yaoguang City, where they had arrived from.

Watching the ten people led by Night Owl depart.

The miserable Cultivators who had been kneeling and weeping in the Huge Pit all wiped the tears from their faces, stood up, and watched the ten figures disappear.

"This makes no sense! We cried so miserably and pitifully; there's no reason they shouldn't show us some sympathy."

"Exactly! I didn't cry this sadly even when my Revered Master died. They actually weren't moved in the slightest—they're too cold-hearted."

"Wuwu, now I really want to cry. This whole trip was for nothing."

After watching the direction where the ten people led by Night Owl left for a while, the group actually began to sob softly again, heartbroken that they hadn't managed to obtain even one piece of the treasure they risked their lives for.

However, before they could shed two tears, hundreds of Treasure-seeking Cultivators emerged from the Ancient Pill Sect Ruins.

"Huh? What's wrong with them? They don't seem to be in high spirits."

"Their spirits are definitely low. A lot of them are crying."

"What exactly happened? Did the Old Ancestors of the Three Great Emperor-level Factions make some excessive demands?"

These hundreds of Treasure-seeking Cultivators looked at the tens of thousands of Cultivators in the Huge Pit below and voiced their confusion.

They didn't understand what these people had experienced to make them so depressed, even sobbing softly.

However, before they could figure out what was going on,

the Cultivators in the Huge Pit below all showed excited expressions and stared intensely at them.

"Haha, there are still Treasure-seeking Cultivators coming out! Let's hurry up and make them hand over their items so we can split them."

"That's right. Now that the Great Emperor Old Ancestors of the three factions are dead, the items in this ruin are ownerless. We must recover our losses from these latecomers."

"Right, right! Charge! Go up and surround them."

Over ten thousand Cultivators, as if injected with stimulants, swarmed the Crack of the Ancient Pill Sect Ruins, surrounding the Treasure-seeking Cultivators who came out later and robbing them of their Storage Rings.

Seeing that these Cultivators had gone mad,

the remaining personnel from the three major factions all reacted and quickly fled the area.

After all, since the Great Emperor Old Ancestors of their three families had perished and these Cultivators were so crazed, the focus might turn to them at any moment. Not running away now meant having a screw loose.

As the people from the Three Great Emperor-level Factions left, the Treasure-seeking Cultivators who emerged later from the Crack of the Ancient Pill Sect Ruins were completely cleaned out by the Cultivators who hadn't obtained any treasures.

Only when no one else emerged from the Ancient Pill Sect Ruins and it completely vanished into the void did they reluctantly leave the Huge Pit.