After transmigrating, I cultivated immortality by smelling the scent.

Chapter 61 The Secret Realm Ends, Return to the Sect

The three-month-long secret realm finally came to an end, and most of the White Tiger Sect cultivators were beaming with happiness, especially those who were with Tang Chao, Ye Xiaobai, and others.

"Junior Brother Ye, Junior Brother Liu, let's see who among us reaches Foundation Establishment first after we go out. Those who reach Foundation Establishment late, remember to treat everyone to drinks!" Tang Chao said with a smile to Ye Xiaobai and the others.

"It's a deal!" Ye Xiaobai and Liu Cheng said.

As the time in the secret realm ended, everyone successfully exited the secret realm using the teleportation talismans previously issued by the sect.

Seeing Tang Chao lead many White Tiger Sect cultivators out of the secret realm safely, Liu Changqing was overjoyed, guessing that the White Tiger Sect had already gained quite a bit this time.

"Tang Chao, how was your harvest in the secret realm?" Liu Changqing asked eagerly.

"Uncle Liu, we've gained a lot, but we've had several battles with the Qingyun Sect. Uncle Liu, please take us back as soon as possible. I'll explain the details on the way," Tang Chao said happily.

"What? They fought several battles with the Qingyun Sect! What were the results?" Liu Changqing asked impatiently, his heart filled with worry for the White Tiger Sect cultivators.

"I don't know about other teams, but the team I led has won many victories!" Tang Chao said proudly.

"Multiple victories? Tell me the details later." Liu Changqing said in surprise, also worried that the White Tiger Sect cultivators might have angered the Azure Cloud Sect in the secret realm.

After some time, the secret realm was completely closed, and most of the White Tiger Sect cultivators returned, totaling about 200 people. There were about 1000 people when they went in, and now only one-fifth of them had returned alive. Ye Xiaobai couldn't help but sigh at the cruelty of the cultivation path.

Seeing that the White Tiger Sect members had almost all arrived, Liu Changqing immediately operated the flying boat to lead the White Tiger Sect cultivators back to the sect.

On the Qingyun Sect's side, Guo Xinghe emerged from the secret realm and, upon seeing Song Yu, immediately reported: "Senior Uncle Song, the disciples of the White Tiger Sect have brutally murdered many of our disciples within the secret realm. Please, Senior Uncle, avenge our disciples!"

"What? You can't even beat the disciples of the White Tiger Sect? Are there many of them?" Song Yu asked in great shock.

"No, they don't outnumber us, but I've fallen into the White Tiger Sect's trap!" Guo Xinghe said angrily.

"A treacherous plot?" Song Yu said in disbelief.

Afterwards, Yu Hualiang explained the entire incident to Song Yu in detail.

Upon hearing this, Song Yu was once again greatly shocked. "100 people defeated 300! That's something! And they even have the Blazing Flame Pill!" Song Yu muttered to himself.

Upon hearing that many people had died at the hands of the White Tiger Sect, Song Yu could no longer contain himself and wanted to go and cause trouble for the White Tiger Sect right now. However, when he looked up, he saw that the White Tiger Sect's flying boat had already left. He could only go back and report to the sect leader before making a decision. So, he led more than 300 disciples of the Azure Cloud Sect back to the Azure Cloud Sect.

On the way, Liu Changqing was greatly surprised to hear Tang Chao's introduction of some events in the secret realm.

This will definitely escalate the conflict between the White Tiger Sect and the Azure Cloud Sect, and may even lead to a sect war.

Thinking of this, Liu Changqing immediately increased the amount of magic power input into the flying boat to accelerate it, so as to bring his disciples back to the White Tiger Sect as quickly as possible.

Four hours later, Liu Changqing successfully led the White Tiger Sect cultivators back to the sect.

The sect leader and the peak masters are already waiting for everyone's return at Lingyun Peak.

After Ye Xiaobai, Tang Chao, and the others arrived at Lingyun Peak, they recounted in detail what had happened in the secret realm. Everyone was greatly shocked upon hearing this, as the Qingyun Sect had suffered a significant loss in that secret realm.

Subsequently, Ye Xiaobai, Tang Chao, and other disciples handed over most of the acquired spiritual herbs.

"250 Arisaema plants, 300 years old!"

"100 Buddleja officinalis plants, 400 years old!"

"80 plants of aconite root aged 500 years!"

……

When Han Chuanming from the sect saw how many spiritual herbs they had harvested, he couldn't stop smiling, forgetting that the Qingyun Sect might take even bigger revenge next.

Now, the shortage of Foundation Establishment Pill materials that we faced before has been temporarily relieved. Looking at the spiritual herbs here, Han Chuanming seemed to see another batch of Foundation Establishment disciples about to be born.

Han Chuanming then immediately confirmed that Tang Chao, Ye Xiaobai, Liu Cheng, and other disciples who had handed over large quantities of spiritual herbs would receive a reward of 3 Foundation Establishment Pills. Those who handed over fewer spiritual herbs would also receive a Foundation Establishment Pill or other rewards.

Everyone was overjoyed to hear that they could obtain Foundation Establishment Pills, as they could finally successfully establish their foundations!

Seeing that Tang Chao had also brought out many spiritual herbs, and considering his performance in the secret realm, Liu Changqing immediately decided to take him on as a disciple. Tang Chao was also extremely excited upon hearing this.

Zhou Wenlei also said that once Liu Cheng has achieved Foundation Establishment, he will formally accept him as a disciple.

Ye Xiaobai also kept some spiritual herbs to refine Foundation Establishment Pills himself. After all, given Ye Xiaobai's average talent, two Foundation Establishment Pills wouldn't guarantee he would definitely achieve Foundation Establishment.

After Han Chuanming announced the rewards for his disciples, he told everyone to go back and wait for news, leaving only the peak masters, elders and other high-ranking members to discuss other matters.

After everyone left, Han Chuanming looked worried and said to them, "The Qingyun Sect suffered such a great loss in the secret realm, and they might take the opportunity to attack our Baihu Sect. What should we do?"

The elders immediately began to discuss the matter, but they were unsure how to respond.

"If the Qingyun Sect wants to fight us, then we'll fight them. We can't back down anymore. Many of our Baihu Sect disciples have already died at the border between the two sects. We really can't tolerate this any longer!" said Liu Changqing, the peak master of Lingjian Peak, indignantly.

“But the strength of our White Tiger Sect is far less than it used to be. We are no longer a match for the Azure Cloud Sect,” said Zhao Shuqin, the peak master of Misty Rain Peak, with a melancholy expression.

“Yes! Yes!” many elders echoed.

"Are we supposed to keep tolerating this? The eastern section of the White Mist Mountains has already been taken by the Qingyun Sect. Are we going to give up the western section too? Are we going to have to give up all the sect's land to the Qingyun Sect?" Liu Changqing said angrily.

"Junior Brother Liu, don't get agitated. We're just discussing what to do," Han Chuanming quickly stepped in to smooth things over.

"Senior Brother Han, I have a method that might be worth trying," said Song Lingqing, the peak master of Lingdan Peak, calmly.

"Hey, Junior Brother Song, tell me quickly if you have any ideas, don't worry your senior brother to death!" Han Chuanming said anxiously.

"We obtained an 800-year-old Pinellia ternata seed from this secret realm. If we can refine it into a sixth-grade pill called Pinellia Longevity Pill, it might significantly increase the Grand Elder's lifespan," Song Lingqing continued.

"Really? Junior Brother Song?" Han Chuanming asked excitedly.

“Really, I’ve already collected some other materials, and I’m just missing this Pinellia ternata as the main ingredient,” Song Lingqing said slowly.

"Alright, alright! I'll leave this 800-year-old Pinellia ternata to Junior Brother Song. Thank you for your hard work, Junior Brother Song!" Han Chuanming said as he handed the spiritual herb to Song Lingqing.

"If the Grand Elder can extend his lifespan by a hundred years, it will give us more time to develop!" Han Chuanming said excitedly.

“Yes, yes!” the crowd echoed.

Afterwards, everyone chatted about some other things and then left.