Chapter 427 Secret Realm

Yun Qingqing's yang spirit returned to his body, opened his eyes and stood up. Without taking off the invisibility talisman, he flew away on his sword and rushed towards the direction where he had just received the message.

The news came from the newly refined black jade amulet she had made, which still contained a trace of her dormant consciousness.

That direction was where the protective amulet responded to her call. The spiritual consciousness had not been awakened yet, which meant that Xiao Changheng was not in danger of life, which made her feel a little relieved.

However, the target's direction did make Yun Qingqing's heart move. She had just read about the current Xuanmen power structure and direction in the Tianxuan Sect's classics.

The location where the signal came from was hundreds of miles northeast of the capital.

Medical Valley.

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Strictly speaking, the Medical Immortal Valley is not just a valley, but a mountain range covering an area of one hundred miles.

Unlike other Xuanmen sects, Yixian Valley is the only sect that accepts ordinary people as disciples because this sect practices medicine.

When the founder of the school first founded the school, he said that doctors have a kind heart, and that practicing medicine is ultimately about cultivating a heart that can save the world. As long as one is committed to this path, no matter what one's aptitude is, one can get started.

Even if ordinary people can only learn some basic medical skills in the outer sect, as long as there is one more good doctor in the world, it can reduce the pain of many people, and the training will not be in vain.

Yun Qingqing rode her sword all the way to the Medical Immortal Valley, her fingers subconsciously stroking the magic jade ring.

This ring came from the Medical Valley and was given to her by Doctor Tang.

All of the above gave Yun Qingqing a very good initial impression of the Medical Valley, and it also alleviated some of her worries.

When she was still dozens of miles away from the Medical Immortal Valley, she again made hand gestures to summon the Xuanyu Protective Pendant, but this time there was no response until she arrived at the entrance of the Medical Immortal Valley.

Yun Qingqing frowned, knowing that this meant that the Xuan Jade Pendant had entered a place similar to a barrier, and she would have to use some means to find it.

The most urgent thing is to enter the valley first.

"Miss, are you here to seek a master and learn skills?" A doctor in a plain robe and carrying a medicine bag on his back saw her in front, came up to her from a distance and asked.

Yun Qingqing pinched the jade ring and walked towards him.

…

At the same time.

Xiao Changheng traveled through mountains and rivers, searching among the mountains for a day and a night, and finally ran into a fog.

After passing through the fog, the scenery in front of me suddenly changed.

He should have been among lush green mountains, but what he saw before him was a sudden stone forest.

He was in a stone forest, surrounded by mist. There was no sun in the sky, only a dim light shining through the gaps between the stone pillars, casting mottled shadows.

A strange sound could be faintly heard from the depths of the stone forest, which seemed to be a natural sound caused by the wind passing through the stone pillars, melodious and ethereal.

Strange patterns can be seen on the surface of the stone pillars here, occasionally emitting a faint blue light, as if containing endless secrets.

The surroundings were vast and desolate, and the mountains were no longer visible. Outside the stone forest, there seemed to be endless yellow sand, and upon closer inspection, nothing could be clearly seen.

This stone forest suddenly appeared after passing through the fog, looking weird and mysterious.

Xiao Changheng felt a little happy in his heart.

He recalled the legend in his mind, stood up lightly, and leaped several times between the stone pillars. Finally, he stood on the top of a stone pillar, looked around, and searched carefully.

He gradually approached the direction where the stone pillars were more densely packed, while continuing to search. Finally, in the central area of the entire stone forest, on the top of the tallest stone pillar, he found a Ganoderma lucidum with a strange color.

Xiao Changheng immediately jumped up, picked up the Ganoderma lucidum carefully in his hand, put it into a jade box, and then put the jade box into the black jade pendant.

He had discovered before that the black jade pendant was empty except for the set of light armor and the long sword. After trying it, he found that other items could be placed in it. Now there are many commonly used items in it.

Just as he turned around to leave, his expression suddenly changed and he quickly dodged, just avoiding a dart that was coming at him.

"Who!" Xiao Changheng looked fiercely in the direction where the hidden dart came from, but suddenly heard two sounds of breaking through the air coming from two other directions at the same time.

He dodged two hidden darts again, murderous intent flashed in his eyes, he raised his hand and a black long sword appeared in his hand. After knocking down another hidden dart, he slashed in one direction.

The sharp blade energy did not make much of a sound when it hit the stone pillar. However, a moment later, a slanted crack appeared in the center of the stone pillar, and the upper half slowly slid down, falling to the ground with a loud bang.

The fracture is as neat as a mirror.

Xiao Changheng was stunned for a moment, lowered his eyes to glance at the Xuanyu Blade, slowly tightened his grip on the hilt, and frowned slightly.

Suddenly, a light laugh was heard in the stone forest, and a person walked out slowly from the darkness.

The man was wearing a dark purple brocade robe with crane pattern, his black hair was half tied up, and he tapped his palm lightly with a folding fan in his hand. His pair of bright phoenix eyes looked at Xiao Changheng with a smile, but there was a gleam of brilliance in his eyes.

"The Princess Regent is quite generous. A magical weapon of this caliber would surely draw the attention of countless Xuanmen masters. Yet, she actually used it to wield a weapon like you, an ordinary person with no cultivation. I'm truly envious!"

While he was speaking, four people came out from the darkness in other directions, with unfriendly expressions and surrounded him.

"Yuwen Ye!" Xiao Changheng gripped the Black Jade Blade tightly, looking at him coldly, "What do you mean?"

The person who came was the King of Bei Cangli, Yuwen Ye.

Yuwen Ye's eyes curved and he tapped the folding fan in his hand:

"Leave the Nine-Colored Illusionary Ganoderma behind. For the sake of the Regent Princess, I will not make things difficult for you."

Xiao Changheng's eyes were cold and fierce, and he said in a calm voice:

"Just give it a try!"

"In that case, don't blame me for being rude!" Yu Wen Ye curled his lips in a sneer, raised his hand and made an attacking gesture, and the other four immediately attacked Xiao Changheng together.

The four of them were equipped with Beicang's mechanical weapons and protective gear, but they were different from those used in the previous competition in Liang State.

Xiao Changheng quickly realized that these four people were not ordinary people, and their mechanical equipment was also magical weapons.

The four of them cooperated with each other tacitly, changing their positions, and the hidden darts in their equipment seemed to be endlessly attacking him.

Xiao Changheng danced with his black jade sword so fast that it turned into a sword shadow and knocked all the hidden darts away. However, the hidden darts were like a continuous storm, drawing deadly cold lights in front, behind, left and right of him.

Xiao Changheng's swordsmanship became more and more fierce, and the hidden darts never had a chance to break through the defense, but he knew very well that passive defense was not a long-term solution. Although the black jade blade in his hand could fight against the opponent's magic weapon, there was a most essential gap between him and these practitioners, that is spiritual power.

When he used the Black Jade Blade to fight against Chu Jingyan for the first time, he didn't yet understand what was so special about the two sword auras he finally slashed out.

Just as he cut through the stone pillar, he suddenly had an inexplicable feeling when he drew his sword. Later, the neatly cut ends made him understand one thing: this cut was definitely not just the result of his own strength.

Xiao Changheng, who had never been able to sense spiritual power, suddenly felt the flow of energy at the moment of that slash.

At the same time, he also realized that the spiritual power contained in his sword was limited.

If he were to use the sword energy to attack as he did just now, although the power would be great, the spiritual power in the sword would be reduced each time it was used, and it would be exhausted at any time, which would be fatal in actual combat.