It seemed like the girl had not come with Jalen and his men, but had followed them there.Darryl could not help but frown to himself at the sight. The lady did not look familiar in the slightest, and she was clearly not from the Moonlight Sect.How strange. Why were there so many people showing up at the secret realm?What Darryl did not know then was that the lady's name was Joanne, and she was one of Granny Rafflesia's newest pupils.Just two months ago, Joanne entered the wandering world with the mission of helping the weak and being a good cultivator. She had passed by the Moonlight Sect the day before when she had seen Rhinestone and his men robbing innocent citizens and wreaking havoc.It greatly angered her to no end, and she wanted nothing more than to avenge those who were hurt. However, at the thought of how many men she would have to go up against, Joanne held back at the last second, deciding to follow them instead.Half an hour ago, she saw that Rhinestone had snuck

At the thought, Darryl rushed forward while no one was looking. He reached out and twisted a stone on the wall.Indeed, the stone was the key to controlling the walkway.Back when he explored the maze, Darryl had memorized its structure completely.Upon secretly changing the layout of the formation, Darryl hid behind the exit and watched silently.Jalen did not notice that the walkway's formation had changed, giving Rhinestone and his men a few instructions before sending them on their way.All at once, Rhinestone and his men did not hesitate before stepping into the walkway calmly. They were of the opinion that Jalen could do no wrong, and they trusted him completely.Despite the situation being dangerous, Jalen would be able to turn things around. Thus, Rhinestone and his men were not anxious in the slightest.Barely a few steps later, someone stepped on one of the triggers below one of the stones. All at once, a tongue of flames shot out from one of the holes around the pilla

Rhinestone stopped at once, turning to look at Jalen in indignation. "This man's talking out of his ass, Boss! And he's from the Moonlight Sect! If we don't get rid of him, he'll snitch on us for being here."As he spoke, Rhinestone glowered at Darryl. F*ck, how dare he not know who he was. How would his reputation survive if he did not teach him a lesson?"Oh?"Darryl could not help but cry out, "You dare break into Moonlight Sect forbidden grounds, and now you attack me? I'm not scared of you, you know!"Despite saying so, Darryl acted like he was about to run away.F*cking hell.Rhinestone was positively livid at Darryl's words.Just then, Jalen let out a soft sigh. "Seeing as he's from the Moonlight Sect, he probably knows his way around here. Keep him alive for now, and have him bring us around here."To him, killing a Moonlight Sect pupil was easier than squashing an ant.The most important thing to do right now was to scope out the place and find that teleportation vort

Whew!At last, ten minutes had passed, and Joanne's acupoint had finally been unblocked as she let out a long sigh of relief.To tell the truth, Darryl learned his acupoint blocking method from the Ghost Valley Sage, a rather special method that would usually be nearly impossible to solve.Yet coincidentally, Granny Rafflesia's cultivation method was similar enough to that of the Ghost Valley Sage's as well. A thousand years ago, a cultivator from the Nine Continents had accidentally entered the Keygate Continent through a teleportation vortex.This cultivator had just so happened to come across a scroll containing chants from the Ghost Valley Sage himself, and this acupoint blocking and unblocking method was right in there.Following that, the cultivator arrived at the Keygate Continent. He had hidden himself to cultivate, but Granny Rafflesia happened to stumble across him, and that was how the chant had been passed on.Despite only having been Granny Rafflesia's pupil for half

"You bastards."Jalen frowned at the dazed look on Rhinestone's face. He was about to respond when Darryl called out loudly out of nowhere, "I'm done here! What a bunch of *ssholes you are, attacking women!"As the words rang through the air, Darryl rushed into the garden.His plan was simple. He was going to lure Rhinestone and his men into the garden, or Joanne would be done for if they were to get their hands on here.Jalen's expression hardened at the sight. "Get him."Rhinestone only had eyes for the beauty in front of him and did not wish to go after Darryl. Yet he had to listen to his Boss and could only call out in acknowledgement before rushing into the garden with his men.Just then, Jalen took a deep breath as he walked toward Joanne slowly."Who are you?"Jalen stared down at Joanne once he reached her, speaking in a tone devoid of any emotion. "Why were you following us?"His tone was calm, but he radiated a terrifying aura.Whew…Joanne's chest thudded with ner