Having disposed of the obstacles, Liang Yi and the others, though injured, reached the heart of the Secret Realm, the valley, in a very short amount of time.

The valley was desolate and silent; despite its dilapidation from the erosion of time, one could still glimpse its ancient splendor in certain places.

"How strange, the scent of blood here is so faint..." The moment Su Youyi arrived, she sensed that something was amiss.

When she had borrowed a thread of Sword Intent from the realm, it was clear that this place had the most abundant Sword Intent, indicating a considerable number of Sword Cultivators were buried here.

But now that Su Youyi was here in person, she discovered that the blood scent was not as dense as expected.

It was not a case of the scent dissipating over time; it felt more like it had been swept clean.

"It looks like the Blood Demon was indeed here without a doubt," Zhou Yuqing observed the valley, mostly concealed by moss and greenery, and decidedly said.

In her perception, it seemed that a great battle had once occurred here, and it was a particularly fierce one. Some traces of battle laws could still be discovered even now, indicating that a fight among Eighth Realm Cultivators had taken place here.

The essence blood of Cultivators contains formidable power; a drop from an Eighth Realm Cultivator could crush a huge mountain, and it wasn't just an empty statement. But now, the blood energy that should have gathered here hadn't changed this place into a land of misfortune, which certainly meant it had been completely drained by the Blood Demon.

However, what Zhou Yuqing found puzzling was that despite the intensity of the battlefield here, the valley was not completely destroyed; it still retained its basic appearance.

Yue Bai looked around the valley with a somewhat dazed expression, as if sensing the presence of her own kind from this area.

"You guys have finally arrived, meow!" A familiar voice suddenly rose and attracted everyone's attention.

The orange cat, swaying its tail and appearing relaxed and leisurely, was followed by a demure and intellectual silhouette.

"Is that..." As soon as they saw the figure, Yue Bai and Su Youyi were moved, both sensing a familiar feeling from her.

Yue Bai thought of the power that had filled her when she was exhausted, and the vague sense of bloodline kinship she had felt, which was all emanating from the woman before her.

Su Youyi, on the other hand, thought of the Sword Dao Emperor's Crown she had previously condensed, adorned with a green gemstone that was transformed from an immensely powerful Sword Intent. And once again, Su Youyi felt that same Sword Intent emanating from the woman before her.

Zhou Yuqing, with her arms crossed, scrutinized the woman, realizing that she was just a residual soul of a powerful entity that seemed unable to persist for much longer.

"Unexpectedly, our Qingqiu Clan lineage still has blood descendants..." The woman's lips parted slightly, uttering a voice as crisp as pearls falling onto a jade plate, with a tone of melancholy mixed with a hint of surprise.

"The younger generation, Qingqiu Yuebai, pays respects to the elder!" Feeling the throbbing in her bloodline, Yue Bai was already mostly certain of the woman's identity.

Liang Yi guessed the identity of the intellectual woman as soon as he saw the eight tails behind her. However, hearing Yue Bai's confirmation, he was still somewhat surprised, especially after noticing the robes worn by the woman.

To be frank, Liang Yi didn't find it surprising to meet the Valley Master of Lonely Moon Valley here; after all, Elder Zi from the Purple Cloud Phoenix Extreme Secret Realm was around, and it wasn't easy for these old timers from the previous epoch to die.

But this lady who was brilliant in the Second Epoch, creating one of the top three powers in the world on her own strength, turning out to be of the Qingqiu fox lineage, is something that even now somewhat preoccupies Elder Zi, greatly astonished Liang Yi.

Previously, when Yue Bai mentioned that this Secret Realm might contain something relevant to the Qingqiu lineage, Liang Yi had thought of countless possibilities, but he had never considered that the Clan Leader of Lonely Moon Valley could actually be from the Demon Clan.

"There's no need for such formality; I am but a residual soul now. My name is Qingqiu Mingli; you may call me Mingli Auntie," said Qingqiu Mingli, who appeared still in the bloom of youth, as she moved to stand in front of Yue Bai with a smile.

"The ancestor of Qingqiu was indeed wise to hide our bloodline in the Time River. Otherwise, I would have truly become the eternal sinner of Qingqiu." Qingqiu Mingli gently stroked Yue Bai's head, her voice filled with relief.

After making that decision back then, she had braced herself for the worst-case scenario: the extinction of the Qingqiu bloodline. She had never expected to see a descendant of Qingqiu again in this revived epoch.

Yue Bai squinted her eyes slightly; the sense of kinship from their connected blood made her feel very comfortable. Having lost her parents at a young age, she grew up day by day and only felt love from her brother and Youyi for the first time.

And only now had she experienced the feeling of kinship for the first time. Only Liu Rouxin, who was present, might be able to somewhat empathize with such emotion.

Envy flickered in the eyes of Liu Rouxin, who was born without parents. Had she not also longed for a close relative?

But fortunately, she had her blood sister.

"How is the Qingqiu Clan doing now?" Unexpectedly, Qingqiu Mingli did not ask about how the Lonely Moon Valley, which she founded, was faring but was more concerned about the state of the Qingqiu bloodline.

However, upon hearing this question, Yue Bai's eyes dimmed silently, as she briefly informed Qingqiu Mingli about the situation of the Qingqiu bloodline being reduced to just herself.

"Ah, I see…" Qingqiu Mingli fell silent for a moment, showing no surprise at this news.

After all, her generation was the last offshoot of the Qingqiu bloodline, and it was only to be expected that the bloodline would cease after that incident; but she had not anticipated that it would take a whole epoch for the bloodline to be reborn from the Time River.

"It must be hard on you…" Qingqiu Mingli herself was once the Clan Leader of Qingqiu, who painstakingly brought the then-dwindling branch of Qingqiu to unimaginable heights, and she knew the difficulty of this feat better than anyone.

Yue Bai was facing an even tougher situation than hers; therefore, the hardships she would have to endure were naturally greater.

Old Man Orange made a quick leap, agilely and lightly jumping from the rock to land on Liang Yi's shoulder, showing off as he flicked his bushy tail.

"You guys took too long to get here, meow."

"We are all injured, you know." Liang Yi spread his hands; it was already quite quick for a bunch of injured people to rest up and get here.

"And what's the situation over here? How did that senior come out? What about the Abyss Will projection? And what's up with the Blood Demon, why did he help us willingly?"

Liang Yi was full of questions, eager to know the answers.

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