No one knew why, but Yun Xian went to look for Qi Xingye. When he didn't find Qi Xingye, he became even more eager to win.
"We must win this battle!" Yun Xian solemnly gathered everyone together and said, "Look, this is a mechanical array. Although we are no longer afraid of Liu Shi with our skills, we still need to be cautious. We must first cut off his bottom lane and weaken his strength."
No, she must reach the Half-Step Nascent Soul stage, otherwise, in the battle for the top spot, everyone will use all kinds of strange tactics, and she will be plowing the ground in the corner. This scene will be too terrifying.
"...Qi Zhiye clearly hasn't agreed yet," Xue Lingxiu said worriedly, "Liu Shi is naturally not afraid, but what if Jimo Shu comes? This formation may not be able to stop him."
Yun Xian looked around: "Is Zhong Changyao here?"
"He's not here." Feng Ye said honestly, "He seems to be reading a book or writing something."
"Okay." Yun Xian said resolutely, "If Jimo Shu comes, we can throw Zhong Changyao in hand. Maybe we can resist a few."
Everyone: “…………”
Are you using it as a shield? What handheld? Can you be more serious? I'm still taking it!
But thinking about it this way, it made sense. Zhong Changyao seemed to be born with an amazing ability to escape, and he would definitely have an advantage over everyone else against Jimo Shu.
So when Zhong Changyao came back from reading the storybook, he always felt that people looked at him in a strange way.
How could he not know about such a significant event? In the storybook, the Great Desolate Spring ultimately successfully allowed Liu Shi to enter the Nascent Soul stage. However, in reality, he only absorbed the spiritual energy hidden in the lake water. The true Origin Pearl hidden at the bottom of the lake was missed and instead was picked up by Zhong Changyao who arrived later.
The Great Wilderness Pearl can continuously produce spiritual energy, and can be embedded in weapons and magic treasures to enhance combat power. It can also add "wild power" to some martial arts, just like demonic energy. As long as the wound has not healed, it can continue to erode the human skin and internal organs, and even invade the spiritual palace and attach to the golden elixir.
Simply put, it is extremely difficult.
He knew, and how could Yun Xian not know it? There was no event related to the jade seal in the storybook, but there was the Great Wilderness Spring. She knew it long before Xue Lingxiu, so she started to read the ancient book on formations.
As expected, Zhong Changyao "felt that this was too bad" and "would make too many enemies," so he decided not to take action. He was truly a man of principle.
Qi Zhiye came back. Yun Xian was lying on the ground reading a book. He looked up and asked, "Do you want to go to Dahuangquan?"
She was completely unaware that her tone sounded like that of an illegal taxi driver.
Qi Zhiye raised his staff and said meaninglessly, "Go."
"Wow." This was something Yun Xian hadn't expected. She said, "Why didn't you ask what we were going to do?"
"Why ask? It's not a good thing anyway." Qi Zhiye saw her lying on the ground with her head covered in black fuzz. He felt his hands itching and wanted to knock her down with his cane to see if the sound was muffled. "Just follow you."
Yun Xian felt that his moral values were in jeopardy. It was fine if he met someone with a kind heart like himself, but if he met someone with evil intentions, he might become an accomplice to the evil. Young man, this cannot go on.
Seeing that it had been a long time and there was no movement from the jade seals of the Buddhist Township and the Body-Building Sect, everyone felt much more at ease. They actually packed up their belongings and headed west.
The sun and moon in the secret realm changed very quickly. It was still daytime when everyone went there, but it was almost dusk when they arrived. The night was about to fall, the wind blew the yellow sand, and the whole place was desolate.
The ancient castle of Dahuang had long stood quietly beneath the sand, only gradually emerging from the dust after more than a decade of wind and wear. Its totem must have been a two-headed snake. The eaves, pillars, corners, and window sills were all decorated with various forms of two-headed snakes. Their tongues were extremely long, and their eyes were dotted with cinnabar. From afar, in the dim light, it looked as if countless blood-red eyes were staring down at everyone.
Two stone lions sat outside the gate. Strangely, the lions also had two heads, one glaring fiercely while the other was gentle, looking quite incongruous.
But no matter which side it was, it looked like it could bite her head off in one bite.
Yun Xian tried to move his body.
No matter where you look from, those blood-red eyes seem to be staring at you.
"How terrifying," Qiao Lingshan whispered, "Is everything here symmetrical?"
Yun Xian also whispered to comfort him: "If the person is asymmetrical, it might be even more terrifying."
Qiao Lingshan: “…”Okay, stop talking!
Yun Xian had just arrived, and because of a momentary slackness, he failed to stop Zhong Changyao from taking advantage of the opportunity to show off. "Don't panic, everyone. I know from ancient books that this is an illusion, not a living monster. There's no need to confront it head-on. Just follow my instructions and circumvent it."
He is right.
The Great Desolate Castle had endured so many years, buried in sand for so many years, that naturally it was filled with dead creatures. However, dead creatures were no easier to bully than living things. They were adept at creating illusions, felt no pain, and, because they lacked social needs, had rather terrifying appearances. Take, for example, the spirits of the statues within...
I can only say that Yun Xian was not joking when he told Qiao Lingshan about the asymmetry just now.
Following Zhong Changyao's method, everyone wrapped themselves in mud and sand, leaving no trace of life. They held their breath and quietly bypassed the two-headed lion and the statue spirit like thieves, entering the inner hall quietly.
The method was good and effective, but Xue Lingxiu looked like she had died.
Seeing her pale face, Yun Xian couldn't help but feel pity for her. He silently sent a message: "Don't die yet. We'll do it again when we go back."
Xue Lingxiu: “?”
This unfilial daughter!!
According to this time, the Great Desolate Castle had already appeared, but the Great Desolate Spring had not yet appeared. It was obvious that if it was so easy to sneak in, how could it live up to its fame? Yun Xian unloaded the mud and sand and took a closer look.
Several disciples wearing the Xingyan Sect's uniforms were busy setting up the formation, and it looked like it was about to take shape.
The Xingyan Sect's expertise lies in formations, but preparation takes too long, making them unsuitable for immediate combat, and they can only serve as auxiliary weapons. How could such a thing, used for a living, be compared to ancient formation texts? For example, right now, the formation beneath their feet was already faintly emitting a golden and silver glow, and its aura was powerful, making it clear at a glance that it was not to be trifled with.
"How could it be—how could someone arrive earlier than me!" Yun Xian felt a pang of pain in his heart, clenched his fists and gritted his teeth: "My ingenious plan has failed here—"
Everyone: “…” It’s not that ingenious! Isn’t this what Liu Shi used back when he was fighting the Ice Shadow Giant Lizard?!
Qiao Lingshan asked urgently, "What should we do now? Wait a little longer, Liu Shimao will probably be here soon. Should we just watch from the sidelines and wait until the battle gets intense?"
"Even if Liu Shi arrives, it won't cause any damage to this formation." Qi Zhiye said solemnly, "The Northern Realm must have reached some agreement. Xingyan Sect and Dao Sect are in a cooperative relationship."
Yun Xian snorted, "Cooperation? Aren't you afraid of having your IQ lowered?"
"That's wrong." Xue Lingxiu said with a smile, "I've been working with you for a long time, and I haven't become that poor."
Yun Xian: “…” Can you please stop holding a grudge? It’s such a critical moment!
"Miss Yun, I've already told you not to get involved in this dispute. It's more trouble than good." Zhong Changyao was once again invisible and excluded from the crowd. He forced a smile and said, "Now we have to force our way through the formation before the Sword Sect arrives."
Everyone agreed that he was talking nonsense.
Of course, everyone knows that once they break the Xingyan Sect’s formation, they will be nothing, so they have to break it first!
Yun Xian: "Well said, why don't you come."
Zhong Changyao: “?”
Feng Ye said weakly: "In fact, the Qinfang sometimes also teaches some formation classes."
"Feng Ye, I admire your courage." Yun Xian said, "But we want to break through the formation by force, not be broken through by the formation by force."
Everyone: “…”
The sense of picture is back.
No matter what, we can only hold back for the time being.
But as everyone pressed on, Dao Zong didn't come, and instead there was a rustling sound around him. Yun Xian turned around and met Ji Rongxue's face covered in mud and sand.
Yun Xian: "Huh?"
The storybook didn't mention the Body Strengthening Sect coming? Where did this come from?
Ji Rongxue: "Ah. It's you."
There were not many places to hide in the hall, and Ji Rongxue only brought two or three people with him. The two looked at each other, and the eldest lady slowly moved over with a cold face.
"...that formation." Yun Xian nodded at her, "How does it feel?"
"It can be broken." Ji Rongxue looked at Xue Lingxiu with a mysterious look, and said meaningfully, "If there is a medical practitioner."
Before Xue Lingxiu could say anything, Yun Xian said, "Don't look for him. His treatment is very expensive. If you don't believe me, ask Qi Zhiye."
Xue Lingxiu: "Could you please stop being so disloyal?"
For some reason, Yun Xian felt that Ji Rongxue had no hostility towards him, and the other party also planned to wait and see how the situation developed. Since he was free anyway, he might as well exchange experiences about the jade seal.
"How are your two imperial seals? Can they be opened?"
"Tried. No."
"You can't do it either? Why are the questions so difficult?"
"It's not difficult. They just dangled a ball of yarn in front of me, preventing me from catching it for an incense stick. I thought it was simple, but I just can't do it. Weird. It was completely unexpected."
“…Miss, you…”
Help! Yun Xian was almost amused by this lame joke. It’s such a shame.
The two groups of people waited and waited, and the flowers were all withered, but they still didn't wait for Dao Zong. Then, there was a rustling sound around them, and another group came.
This time it is the Hehuan Sect.
Yun Xian: "Huh?"
Liang Xiao: "What a coincidence..."
So now there was an extremely serious problem. Xingyan Sect was not blind. Who couldn't see that there were so many small rockeries made of stone and sand in the main hall? He could still pretend to be dead now, but if two or three more people came, he would be completely finished.
Just when the fourth wave of people were about to make a move, finally, with the whistling of sword winds, a group of people rushed in from outside. They had a little blood on their bodies and had suffered considerable injuries, but they were still aggressive and heroic.
The difference in IQ was evident here. Or, to put it another way, with a high level of emotional intelligence, Liu Shi disdained such petty theft and insisted on going through the main gate. A statue spirit roared in pursuit, and he glared back angrily, slashing at the spirit with his sword. Instantly, the spirit disintegrated, turning into scattered points of light that scatter to the ground, wriggling and trying to piece itself together again.
Although they are not extremely fast, they are immortal and will always stand up again. This is the difficult part.
"Hmph." Liu Shi put away the knife and said, "As expected, Yao Xing, I knew you were here."
The Xingyan Sect disciple named Yao Xing's expression changed. He said, "Fellow Daoist Liu, are you here for this desolate spring as well?"
"There's no one here, so stop talking nonsense." Liu Shi didn't take his words seriously and said, "Get out of the way. Things might change later. I need this desolate spring to help me advance to the Nascent Soul stage."
Looking at Yao Xing's expression, one could tell he wasn't particularly willing to do so. Everyone could see it, and how could Liu Shi not see it? He simply didn't care. He frowned and asked, "What's wrong?"
"...Nothing." Yao Xing clenched his fingers and said, "I understand."
At this moment, there were suddenly several loud noises outside the hall. The two-headed stone beast was hit by the force and rushed straight forward, about to hit Liu Shi. Liu Shi reacted extremely quickly, dodged, and his expression suddenly darkened.
Jimo Shu casually dispersed the spirit of the statue again and looked at Liu Shi.
Before Liu Shi finished speaking, her beautiful eyes moved and she shouted, "What are you? Come out!"
With one palm strike, the originally empty hall was suddenly filled with mud and dirt, and round creatures popped out one after another. Yun Xian rolled the farthest and just happened to meet Liu Shi's eyes.
"Hi." She said friendly, "What a coincidence."
Liu Shizhen was struck by lightning: "Fuck, where did these people come from?!"
Yun Xian: "I got here before you."
Ji Rongxue: "Me too."
Feng Ye was next to Zhong Changyao and noticed that this man had been trembling unconsciously since Jimo Shu appeared. He suddenly sighed in his heart.
"You guys again?" Jimo Shu, the only two Yuanying-stage cultivators present, immediately cleared the area. "Get out! I'm too lazy to do anything."
Qi Zhiye stood up: "You want to fight me?"
Facing a powerful enemy, he became more and more excited, his golden eyes sparkled and he was full of fighting spirit. His fingertips brushed across the staff, and a dazzling light suddenly shone.
Jimo Shu hated the aura on him the most, but even though she hated it, she wasn't afraid. She said ruthlessly, "Just you?"
A half-step Nascent Soul dares to challenge her here.
"Within ten moves, I can't hurt you." She was arrogant, and he would never yield to anyone. Qi Zhiye sneered, holding the cane in his backhand, and said sternly: "I, Qi Zhiye, will commit suicide on the spot... Ugh!"
"Why are you making such a fuss? You can't say that!" Yun Xian quickly covered his mouth and said with a smile, "Children are just ignorant and talking nonsense. Don't take it seriously."
Jimo Shu: "..."
Qi Zhiye: “…”
As expected, she is the one who deserves a beating the most.
Yun Xian soon lost focus on this side. There were too many people and the scene was too chaotic. Liu Shi, filled with resentment, immediately rushed towards her and sneered, "Yun Xian, you're lucky to have forced me to use this move. This is the eighth style of the Killing Blade, which contains 90% of my strength. As long as I hit it, it will continuously flow—ugh!"
Before he could finish his words, Yun Xian thrust his sword handle two inches away: "You're sick, who wants to hear your explanation?"
Liu Shi: “?”
The swords flashed and every move took people's lives. There was blood and gore in the wind and rain, and the sky was dark. Everyone started fighting again.
The sects now were no longer as naive as they had been when they first entered the secret realm. It was rare for them to attack their teammates, and injuries were soon reported. No one cared about the formation set up by the Xingyan Sect. The Xingyan Sect disciples were already stunned, especially when they saw a zither cultivator still playing the zither while unconscious. They were even more awed.
When the disciples of their Xingyan Sect can set up formations while being unconscious, their strength may be different from before.
Just when the fight was getting fierce, suddenly, the whole hall shook violently, dust filled the air, countless two-headed snakes hissed and spewed out, and red light shot out.
The earth suddenly trembled, and everyone was shocked and looked towards the hall!
Within the hall, a stone statue of a woman slowly rose. Beneath its skirt, a deep brown spiritual lake lay frozen in stillness. Though still, the spiritual energy was so dense it formed a mist that instantly spread out, nearly obscuring everyone's vision.
The stone lady statue flicked her fingers, the center of the formation was destroyed, and the Xingyan sect's formation collapsed in an instant.
The Great Wilderness Spring appeared!
Liu Shi did not forget his purpose. He stepped on the tiptoe and was about to rush towards Linghu Lake. Unexpectedly, the statue frowned and sent him flying in an instant.
It flew so far that Liu Hui didn't even know where to pick it up.
“…”
In the silence, the stone woman statue slowly opened its eyes.
She actually had double pupils, one upper and one lower, which looked quite strange. Holding her breath, the statue's gaze scanned the crowd bit by bit. Everyone who was looked at felt their hair stand on end, and they had a chilling feeling as if they were seen through.
What do you want?
Do we have to wait until she closes her eyes before we can move forward?
Who tries first?
At this moment, the stone lady statue finally locked onto her target, and with a flick of her wrist, the two lucky ones flew backwards and were placed in her palm.
One is the angry Jimo Shu.
Another person who was dizzy was Yun Xian.
Qiao Lingshan was horrified: "Don't put them together, don't-"
It was too late. The space fluctuated and the statue, the spirit lake, and the two people disappeared from everyone's sight in an instant. No one knew where they were taken.
In silence, Qi Zhiye wiped the blood, stuck his staff into the ground, and said, "Wait."
When Yun Xian opened his eyes again, he saw a dense ancient forest in front of him.
The lush green leaves covered the sky, even blocking out the sunlight, and there was the faint sound of birds and animals singing. The scene was very beautiful, but there was also a lingering sense of strangeness.
She still felt a little dizzy. When she turned around, she saw Jimo Shu with her eyes closed next to her, and she felt even more dizzy.
Yun Xian tried to poke her: "Hey, Saint..."
I put my fingers through, and all I touched was air. I was right there, but I couldn't touch anything.
Yun Xian: “…”
Great! I saved my life!
She decided to give this place the honorary title of the greatest secret place.
Birds and beasts chirped in unison. While Jimo Shu was still asleep, Yun Xian observed the scene once more. As expected, the subtlety lay in the fact that everything here was mirror-symmetrical. Whether it was branches, exotic beasts, rivers, or rocks, everything appeared in pairs, one on each side.
Jimo Shu finally woke up. She woke up normally, just opening her eyes without a single moan.
The moment she woke up, her eyes immediately became alert, and she struck out at the person next to her with a palm.
Someone next to me brought out a pair of scissors.
Huh? Jimo Shu switched to her fists.
The people around me changed into cloth.
Jimo Shu raised her eyes, and Yun Xian said solemnly: "I won."
Jimo Shu: “…………”
"Huh?" Yun Xian said, "The corners of your mouth moved just now. Are you about to laugh? Don't worry, just laugh if you want to."
Jimo Shu stood up angrily: "So self-righteous!"
She also saw the situation of this alien world clearly and suddenly froze.
"It seems we were led in by that statue." Yun Xian sighed, "As expected, it's not that easy to soak in a hot spring."
The forest seemed full of life, but in reality, she had already spotted two demonic beasts lurking not far away. Before her was a dense forest, with no exit in sight, and she had no idea where to leave.
At this moment, a strange monkey found the right opportunity and was about to pounce on Jimo Shu. Jimo Shu snorted coldly and stretched out her palm to fight back, but she did not touch the monster. The strange monkey's claws grabbed her shoulder fiercely, revealing a deep scar that could be seen to the bone.
Both of them were shocked!
“How could this be!” Unable to touch it, Jimo Shu could only dodge the attack and said angrily, “I can’t touch it!”
Yun Xian drew his sword and attacked, but the sword flowed through like water without any change.
In a moment of emergency, she glanced to the left where she was, and saw an identical strange monkey climbing on a tree with drooling, looking at her quietly.
Yun Xian felt something, and with a sweep of sword energy, the strange monkey fell to the ground silently, and the one in front of Jimo Shu also died instantly.
A wooden door suddenly appeared in the forest. Yun Xian walked over to it, but couldn't push it open. He also couldn't go around it either.
Jimo Shu stopped, covered the wound, and her face flickered.
"Saintess, you're so smart, you should have guessed it." Yun Xian turned around helplessly and said, "Next we might have to hold hands to pass the level. Otherwise, we won't be able to get out."
Jimo Shu: "Who wants to be with you..."
"Don't be angry."
Yun Xian tried to take the herbs out of his storage ring, but found that he couldn't do it either. He could only squat down and appeal to Jimo Shu's emotions and reason with her: "Look, think about it carefully, I have no grudge against you. Back then, when I was with the succubus, I was paid to do it, and I had no choice. I have no objection to you. Besides, think about it carefully, I saved you, shared the Infant Miraculous Fruit with you, and stayed in the stone chamber with you for a day. When you left, you didn't kill me."
Jimo Shu was stunned. She had obviously realized Yun Xian was right. But how could she easily admit it? "Then..."
"So what if you're not allowed to say it." Yun Xian stood up, clapped his hands, and said, "Hurry up, otherwise Zhong Changyao might secretly get promoted outside and surprise us all."
Jimo Shu asked strangely, "You don't like Zhong Changyao?"
Yun Xian: "Do you like it?"
Jimo Shu: "...Humph. Whatever."
The two stood side by side, looking at the closed door. Yun Xian looked around and found that a huge rock on his side was by the river, while the one on Jimo Shu's side was in the grass. He said, "Saintess, can you try to move that rock over there?"
Jimo Shu floated over like a ghost, picked up the boulder, and threw it to the same location by the river.
At this moment, the door suddenly opened.
Yun Xian touched his chin and said, "How about trying to move it away again?"
Jimo Shu moved away and the door closed immediately.
"Hmm..." Yun Xian murmured, "Where on earth does this familiar feeling come from..."
I remember it!
Isn’t this the Forest Fire and Ice Man, Great Wilderness Castle Edition?
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