Li Yuanhe said, "In the past two days, Elder Song and Zhang Xinglie came by, though they were in a hurry. Both left you some things; Zhang Xinglie even gave me a Magic Spirit Bag to store Medicinal Fruits."

While speaking, Li Yuanhe took out four Medicinal Fruits from the Magic Spirit Bag.

"The White Pattern Flower, Cyan Jade Melon, and Black Gold Silkworm Fruit were left by Zhang Xinglie, and Elder Song left the Blood-colored Longberry. According to the data, the Black Gold Silkworm Fruit belongs to Insect Beast Fruit and is extremely rare, second only to the Dragon Scale Vermilion Fruit."

"Black Gold Silkworm Fruit?" Zhou Leng took it over for a closer look.

It is ten centimeters long, as thick as a thumb, resembling a black-gold-colored silkworm, but is actually a dual form of insect and fruit.

Insect Fruit and Beast Fruit are always rare and extremely valuable.

Aside from the Dragon Blood Flower, Zhou Leng held no other Medicinal Fruit that could match the value of this Black Gold Silkworm Fruit.

If the Black Gold Silkworm Fruit were to be auctioned, it would probably reach around five billion.

"He's quite generous," Zhou Leng remarked.

Li Yuanhe sighed, "Zhang Xinglie is really lucky; when he arrived, he carried a large number of Magic Spirit Bags in his backpack. His strength has notably increased; I estimate his Martial Arts Index has already exceeded 13 and is advancing towards 14."

Zhou Leng also took out several duplicate or consumed Medicinal Fruits and handed them to Li Yuanhe to pass on to Zhang Xinglie and Elder Song, including three Blue Purple Fruits and distributed them among the three.

Zhou Leng took out a small piece of Strange Snake Leader's meat and handed it to Li Yuanhe, saying, "Try this first. If you can't handle it, then the Monster Snake Blood and Dragon Blood Flower are also off the table. These items are potent enough to poison a Giant Dragon."

"Is it really that terrifying?"

"A small amount is fine; I have Antitoxic Pills here."

Li Yuanhe tried to eat a piece of Strange Snake Leader meat no bigger than his fingernail. Initially, his expression stayed unchanged, but soon his stomach began rumbling.

"No good..."

Zhou Leng gave him an Antitoxic Pill, which he swallowed in one gulp and hurried into the forest.

After a while, Li Yuanhe reappeared, pale-faced and trembling, waving his hands, saying, "It's too poisonous, I can't handle it."

"It's pretty much what I anticipated."

"Using me as a guinea pig, huh?" Li Yuanhe gave Zhou Leng a sideways glance.

"Next, I'll tell you some crucial intel and send it to the group. Figure out a way to organize people and prepare; this time, the Demon Alliance wants to wipe us all out."

"What?"

"Fortunately, the Deep Dark Fury is more interested in assaulting the mountain, delaying their action. But the Demon Alliance has gained strength and may go out collectively at some point to annihilate the Humanoid Alliance..."

Zhou Leng shared the information he obtained from the Demon Alliance camp with Li Yuanhe and posted it in the Ancient River Group and Ancient River Subgroup.

The subgroup consisted of the initial team plus Zhou Leng's friends, totaling fifteen people.

The main group included fifty people who entered here.

Once Zhou Leng finished speaking, Li Yuanhe sighed and said, "Have you been keeping an eye on the leaderboard these days?"

"Mostly glanced at it, aside from the top hundred names, didn't look closely," Zhou Leng replied.

"Two fellow members of the Ancient River Sect have sacrificed themselves."

Zhou Leng felt a shock; although he wasn't familiar with everyone, having trained at the Ancient River Sect for many days, they had come to regard each other as true fellow disciples.

He paused, sighed, and said, "This is a trial, this is the path of Martial Arts; when accepting the Seed of True Qi, we should have anticipated this."

Li Yuanhe went on to share the information he had gathered.

Finally, Li Yuanhe remarked, "An unknown source claims this year's youth battle is unusual; it's likely to produce treasures more valuable than the Dragon Scale Vermilion Fruit, such as the Golden Crystal."

"Really?" Zhou Leng's expression turned serious.

Golden Crystal is far more valuable than the Dragon Scale Vermilion Fruit or Headless God.

All Clan Divine Powers and National Divine Techniques from the Ten Realms originate from the Golden Crystal.

The sole complete Martial Saint Technique of humanity also stems from the Golden Crystal.

"Unclear truth, just heard about it yesterday."

Zhou Leng stated, "The Dragon Scale Vermilion Fruit pales in comparison with the Golden Crystal."

Li Yuanhe said, "We believe the Golden Crystal is important, but not necessarily for ordinary martial artists. Dragon Scale Vermilion Fruit can significantly enhance individual strength, surely reaching Grandmaster level, possibly Martial Saint. But Golden Crystal generally affects nations and the entire Human Race; its impact is significant for individuals too, yet less than the Dragon Scale Vermilion Fruit. The key is, once the Golden Crystal is opened, there's uncertainty about what can be obtained."

"I still think the Golden Crystal is more crucial," Zhou Leng maintained that the power affecting an entire nation or even the Human Race would surely be stronger than the individual-focused Dragon Scale Vermilion Fruit.

Li Yuanhe did not argue, "What's going on with your ranking? Initially, Zhang Xinglie and Elder Song thought perhaps you hadn't entered or had perished, and were quite saddened for a while."

Zhou Leng smiled slightly, saying, "I can't say."

After chatting for a while longer, Zhou Leng departed, heading towards the Demon Spirit Master camp.

Half an hour later, a squad from the Eagle Alliance returned.

Li Yuanhe recognized the Eagle Alliance Martial Arts Academy's top expert, Miller.

Compared to last time, Miller's aura was stronger, seemingly having surpassed an index of 12, formally possessing strength akin to the True Liquid Innate.

Li Yuanhe thought, not only Ancient River Sect Disciples experience fortuitous encounters, but in the Ten Realms, there are countless beings with blessings.

This time, Miller did not rush to depart; after resting, he invited martial artists at the camp to spar.

Li Yuanhe, eager to challenge, volunteered to duel with Miller.

After twenty moves, Li Yuanhe was defeated.

Li Yuanhe had a grim expression, remained silent.

He had thought that after training for so long at the Ancient River Sect, being an upper-class disciple, ranked among the top twenty out of fifty disciples, he was already quite strong.

Unexpectedly, he couldn't withstand even twenty moves at Miller's hands.

If it were a life-and-death struggle, Miller might kill him within ten moves.

Li Yuanhe briefly estimated that now, Miller was roughly equivalent to the Three Heroes of Ancient River just entering Hundred Peaks Valley.

No wonder he ranks among the top hundred on the youth list.

Li Yuanhe found other Eagle Alliance trial takers to spar with, fought three matches, and won all three.

Now, it was the Eagle Alliance Martial Artists whose faces turned sullen.

They originally thought that someone like Li Yuanhe, who joined later, wouldn't qualify to be compared with the first-tier Vitality Stage of the Eagle Alliance.

Who would have thought that even a second-rate Vitality Stage from Dragon Country could defeat the Eagle Alliance's first-rate Martial Artists, and within thirty moves no less.

Li Yuanhe felt better.

It's not that he is too weak, it's that Miller is too monstrous. Someone on the same level as the Three Heroes of Ancient River defeating him is perfectly normal.

Li Yuanhe chuckled as he walked toward his tent, preparing to study the basic Martial Arts of Ancient River Sect, when he heard someone shouting behind him.

"Third Brother."

Li Yuanhe turned to look, it was Zhou Leng's friend Rao Mingxian, who had been calling him Third Brother along with Zhou Leng days ago.

Behind Rao Mingxian were six others.

One of them... Li Yuanhe recalled someone from the youth list, Rao Mingjun, the top Vitality Stage in Rucheng.

He also remembered Rao Mingxing from the Ancient River Trial; they all belonged to the Rao Family, and the two were even biological brothers.

Li Yuanhe nodded to the others and then gestured for Rao Mingxian to move to a place with no one around.

Rao Mingxian was playing with a jade token like a pen, which was a credential to a cultivation land, one of his chance encounters.

"How's everything going?" Li Yuanhe asked.

Getting used to mingling within the Ancient River Sect, Rao Mingxian did not hide and briefly recounted his experiences over the past few days.

"At first, I was chased by demons like a rabbit, it was miserable..."

"Later, hehe, I ambushed and killed a demon, from his Magic Spirit Bag I obtained a fine Medicinal Fruit that could enhance True Qi from the Star Gazing Technique..."

"Afterwards, I gradually acquired treasures... then I met my cousin Rao Mingjun, his power is now equivalent to mine."

"However, within at most half a year, I'll surpass him with the Ancient River Technique."

Speaking to the end, Rao Mingxian puffed out his chest and lifted his head.

In the Rao Family, Rao Mingjun had always been considered the child from another's household.

Unlike Rao Mingxing, who socialized with fellow clansmen everywhere, Rao Mingjun was reticent, focused solely on cultivation, somewhat aloof, and Rao Mingxian had barely spoken a few words to him.

From childhood to adulthood, Rao Fuxing often mentioned Rao Mingjun to belittle Rao Mingxian, as though Rao Mingjun were his actual grandson.

Rao Mingjun was nearly Rao Mingxian's inner demon.

Now, he has the chance to defeat his inner demon with dignity, surpassing Rao Mingjun.

Li Yuanhe smiled and said, "Good, you have determination. Believing in yourself is more important than anything. Remember to check the group messages, it's shared by Zhou Leng, share your information as well, but don't let others know."

Rao Mingxian replied, "Don't worry. I won't talk about our Ancient River Sect matters to anyone, not even to the curious Rao Mingjun. I'll only mention irrelevant things."

"We're all part of the Human Race, besides matters concerning our Ancient River Sect, most intelligence can be shared, there's no need to hide. Next, I plan to unite other humanoids to guard against the Demon Alliance, we'll need you all then."

"No problem."

After their exchange, Rao Mingxian returned to Rao Mingjun's side, discussing some intelligence, including the Demon Alliance's plan to attack the human race.

"Did Zhou Leng find out these things?" Rao Mingjun asked.

"Yes," Rao Mingxian replied.

Rao Mingjun was silent for a while, then said, "Is this Zhou Leng the one who took Xiaoxing's New Qing Fund spot?"

Rao Mingxian was startled, hesitated for a moment, and said, "I don't really understand that matter."

Rao Mingjun's expression changed subtly, his eyes slightly narrowed.

The atmosphere solidified for several seconds before he spoke, "Before you entered the Ancient River Trial, Xiaoxing told me everything."

Rao Mingxian's heart skipped a beat; he was exposed.

Rao Mingxing had asked him to gather information on Zhou Leng, which he pretended to agree to, but had already secretly informed Zhou Leng, conveying some unimportant details.

He hadn't expected Rao Mingxing to have mentioned it to Rao Mingjun.

By stating "I don't really understand," Rao Mingjun understood he was merely placating Rao Mingxing and might even be betraying him.

Moreover, despite mentioning Zhou Leng multiple times on the road, Rao Mingjun had been concealing and pretending not to know, only to erupt now.

"Let's chat privately." Rao Mingjun took Rao Mingxian aside.

Rao Mingxian was uneasy.

Rao Mingjun, not only the eldest son and grandson of the main family, had a renowned reputation since childhood.

Both surnamed Rao, Rao Mingjun could sit at the same table with Third Young Master Zhao, Zhao Tong for a meal, while he wasn't even qualified to meet him.

They walked to a secluded place.

"Speak. I've watched you grow up, and I believe you wouldn't betray the Rao Family." Rao Mingjun spoke with the authority of the family Patriarch.

Rao Mingxian cursed himself for being foolish but racked his brains to say, "Big Brother, you know Second Brother's temper, he's a bit capricious. Zhou Leng once saved my life, if I were to completely betray him, could I still be considered human?"

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