Upon encountering these few people, Mr. Golden Leaf was momentarily taken aback. The group exchanged nces; the situation clearly caught them off guard. The others instinctively ced their hands on their waists, ready to draw their weapons.


    Mr. Golden Leaf reacted swiftly, subtly shaking his head to signal everyone to stay calm. He stepped forward, loudly asking, "What are you guys doing? Why should we let you pass?"


    The leading man shouted, "We''re adventurers from abroad and got lost here. Can you guide us?"


    Two Winged Cultivators beside him nced at the man, who looked pleased and secretly sent a sound transmission, "Let''s deceive them first, they''re only at the Fusion Realm, easy to handle!"


    The two Winged Cultivators exchanged nces, immediately understanding the man''s intentions and broke into smiles. After all, there were ten people opposite them; attacking directly might result in them fleeing. Deceive them first and then take action, that was the best strategy.


    Mr. Golden Leaf also gave a signal to hispanions, who feigned ignorance and actually began walking towards those three Winged Cultivators.


    Both sides were clearly attempting to prevent the other from escaping, so as they approached each other, they kept smiling.


    But in truth, during the approach, both groups began to act stealthily.


    The three on the other side slightly dispersed, aiming at Mr. Golden Leaf''s group to prevent them from escaping.


    Meanwhile, Mr. Golden Leaf''s ten people went further, directly spreading out in a fan shape to surround these three once they reached them.


    The three Winged Cultivators realized something was amiss when they were already encircled.


    The leading man''s brows furrowed; he naturally noticed something off about the ten people before him. However, considering the others were merely at the Fusion Realm, while they were at the Land Immortal Realm, there was no fear.


    As they got close, the leading man immediately signaled to the other two. They understood, nodding towards him.


    The man smiled, walked directly towards Mr. Golden Leaf, and said, "Hello, are you familiar with the area?"


    "Fairly familiar," Mr. Golden Leaf feigned ignorance, while his hand behind his back stealthily raised, ready to signal hispanions to attack at any moment.


    "Oh?" The man quickly asked, "Then do you know how to get down to the valley?"


    "I do!" Mr. Golden Leaf replied calmly.


    "Really?" The man''s eyes lit up, and he immediately moved closer to Mr. Golden Leaf, asking, "How do you get down?"


    Mr. Golden Leaf said something with a smile, but his voice was too quiet for the man to hear clearly.


    "What did you say?" The man leaned closer again, trying to hear Mr. Golden Leaf''s words.


    At this moment, Mr. Golden Leaf made his move, sending out over a dozen golden leaves from his body that instantly shed several bloody cuts on the man.


    The man was quite strong, caught off guard by Mr. Golden Leaf''s sneak attack, but reacted quickly, spreading his wings to retreat.


    "How dare you attack me, do you know who I am..." the man shouted.


    "I don''t care who you are!" Mr. Golden Leaf shouted in anger: "Attack!"


    At that moment, those apanying Mr. Golden Leaf also sprang into action. All ten drew their weapons, coordinated precisely, and charged at the three.


    Su Yang observed from a distance; the battle in the forest erupted quickly. The ten''s fighting prowess was stronger than Su Yang had imagined. Faced with the three Winged Cultivators at the Land Immortal Realm, theypletely dominated, leaving the three Winged Cultivators in a dire state, repeatedly attempting to escape but getting stopped by the ten. They were indeed besieged.


    The battlested for over an hour, ending with one Winged Cultivator dead and the other two forced to leap into the valley.


    Su Yang watched this unfold from afar; he was curious why these people inquired about how to enter the valley. Although the valley was deep, it meant little to those cultivators capable of flight; they could easily descend!


    However, when the two Winged Cultivators fell into the valley, Su Yang understood the reason.


    The spot where the two Winged Cultivators fell was a scene of floating snowkes and pervasive ice. Once they jumped in, their bodies froze at an observable rate. Before they reached the mist below, they had already be ice blocks, devoid of any life force.


    This sight shocked Su Yang; to think that two who were Land Immortals froze into ice blocks so quickly, how cold could this area be?


    With this, Su Yang finally understood why they asked about how to enter the valley. This valley was far from simple in Su Yang''s imagination. The anomalous phenomena above symbolized danger—the snowy area would freeze anyone falling into it. Other areas had different threats; the thunderous spot, for example, could strike anyone who falls there, likely worse than the snowy area.


    Seeing this, Su Yang gleaned some insight into the Divine Master group''s objective. They were now preventing the Winged Cultivators from entering the valley.


    Though Su Yang was unclear why the Divine Master would block them, their actions in killing the Winged Cultivators indicated they were foes. This information slightly eased Su Yang''s worries.


    Clearly, the Winged Cultivators had malicious intentions. With the Divine Master opposing them, at least in this matter, they were aligned with Su Yang.


    Despite this, Su Yang dared not reveal himself. He was more curious about the valley''s mysteries. Whaty within the valley that attracted the Winged Cultivators, and why did the Divine Master prevent them from entering?


    Su Yang continued to follow Mr. Golden Leaf and his group, noticing they were actively seeking out Winged Cultivators to kill them.


    Undoubtedly, the Winged Cultivators couldn''t find the valley entrance, spreading out and searching around the valley for it. Meanwhile, the Divine Master chose this moment to snipe the dispersed Winged Cultivators.