In a pitch-black world, Xiao Feng lay alone on a hard stone slab.
Two full hours passed before Xiao Feng slowly woke up, looking around in surprise: "Where...where am I?"
His memory was still stuck two hours earlier, when he thought he was crossing the Qingquan River.
At that moment, the place where he was was completely peaceful, without even the slightest sound.
Xiao Feng slowly got up from the ground, looked around, and found that the Clear Spring River was right above his head.
As for how he got down, he couldn't figure it out at all.
Since he was already there, Xiao Feng decided to make the best of it and slowly made his way forward along the wall, trying to find a way to leave.
He believed that the people in the sect, having seen him disappear, were very likely searching for him everywhere.
He thought he would find one or two exits by following the mountain wall, but who knew that the place he was in was completely blocked.
The mountain walls were completely closed, with no trace of an exit.
Instantly, Xiao Feng was dumbfounded, standing in the middle: "I...I'm not going to be stuck here from now on, am I?"
After finally making a name for themselves in the sect, they've ended up in a place like this—it's simply outrageous.
Xiao Feng caught his breath and stood up again, touching the protruding stones on the wall, intending to look for any mechanisms.
There wasn't a single footprint in the entire space, and he was convinced that no one had ever been there.
Since that's the case, he wants to be the first person to leave from here.
The Azure Sect Qi Cultivation Technique circulated within his body, and wisps of pale blue spiritual energy covered the entire space, attempting to find a breakthrough within it.
However, after searching the entire space with spiritual power, there wasn't even a decent dog hole, let alone any path people could take.
Xiao Feng, his face full of resentment, walked to one of the mountain walls and slammed his palm down on it.
Within the sect, while his palm strike might not be able to destroy the heavens and the earth, it should be able to split mountains and cleave rocks.
Since there was no way out in front of him, Xiao Feng decided to create a way out for himself.
However, the idea was nice, but the reality was terrifying.
When his palm landed on the mountain wall, he was horrified to find that there wasn't even a handprint left on the wall, let alone a hole that could be punched through.
Seeing this scene before him, Xiao Feng, his face filled with despair, slowly slid down the mountainside and leaned against it.
There happened to be a protruding rock next to him, which he angrily slammed down on.
He originally thought that the rock should be about the same hardness as the mountain wall, but to his surprise, when he struck it, the rock shattered out of thin air.
Stone chips flew everywhere, hitting the surrounding mountain walls.
At the same time, a secret passage appeared where the stone originally stood.
Xiao Feng stared in shock at the hidden passage before him: "This... I've found the exit?"
He squatted down and found that his body was just the right size to walk inside.
He had been in this space for quite some time, and now that he had finally spotted a secret passage, he was determined to go inside and take a look.
Xiao Feng took a deep breath, slipped into the secret passage, and cautiously moved forward, looking at the surrounding mountain walls.
In the short time it takes for an incense stick to burn, he arrived in another space.
This space was filled with dazzling seven-colored light, so bright that it was impossible for people to open their eyes.
Xiao Feng endured the burning sensation in his eyes and stared intently at the vines in the center of the space.
Although the surrounding vines are winding, they all eventually converge in the middle.
In the middle of the vines is a sharp sword, as if it were locked by the vines.
Seeing this, Xiao Feng couldn't help but swallow hard: "Could it be... the Mountain and River Sword that the sect has been searching for?"
Today, he is located at Qingquan River.
Almost everyone in the sect knew that the Mountain and River Sword was hidden on the other side of the Clear Spring River.
Although Xiao Feng had never crossed the Qingquan River, he felt that the sword in front of him could only be the Shanhe Sword.
He stomped hard on a nearby rock, and like a wild goose, landed in front of the sword.
He originally intended to use the recoil from the mountain wall to pull the sword down, but the vines binding the sword seemed to come alive and slammed down hard on Xiao Feng's face.
Upon seeing this scene, he immediately activated the Azure Sect Qi Refining Technique, forming a massive shield in front of him.
As the vines slammed into the spiritual energy, Xiao Feng's body was struck hard, slamming to the ground like a cannonball.
In just ten breaths, the smoke gradually dissipated, revealing Xiao Feng sitting in the middle.
Xiao Feng stared blankly at the menacing vines in the air, took a deep breath, and said, "It seems that this sword is very likely the Mountain and River Sword, as it is actually protected by vines."
He originally thought that crossing the Qingquan River was the most difficult part, but who knew that he would encounter the Mountain and River Sword and be unable to take it down.
There wasn't a single foothold around the vines, so he could only defend in the air and had no chance to attack.
Although the attack hadn't caused him much trouble, Xiao Feng still felt extremely uncomfortable, as if his body was falling apart.
In order to reach the peak of his strength, Xiao Feng sat cross-legged under the vines and circulated the Qingzong Qi Refining Technique to slowly recover the spiritual power he had just consumed.
Crossing the Clear Spring River had already consumed a lot of his spiritual energy, and now his strength was only two or three tenths of what it was at its peak.
With such strength, he was simply no match for the vines; he needed to recover as quickly as possible.
Meanwhile, by the Clear Spring River, the sect leader dismissed all the disciples, sending them back to the sect to continue their cultivation.
Seeing the sect leader's ashen face, the elders all stepped forward and said, "We believe that Xiao Feng has exceptional talent and will not die in the Clear Spring River."
The other elders chimed in, "Yes, that kid's strength has reached the fourth level in just a few days. There must be many miracles in his life."
The sect leader listened to their comments one by one, then gave them a cold look: "If it weren't for your words, would he have come to Clear Spring River?"
The elders all lowered their heads, unable to utter a single word.
They understood that the whole incident was caused by them; if Xiao Feng hadn't come to Qingquan River, he would have had no reason to be in trouble.
Seeing the elders' guilty expressions, the sect leader knew he would need their time in the future, so he waved his hand and said, "Arrange for someone to stay here and keep watch. Everyone else, go and rest."
As soon as the sect leader gave the order, most of the elders present shook their heads and left the Clear Spring River.
Unbeknownst to them, Xiao Feng was sitting at the bottom of the Clear Spring River, recovering his spiritual energy.
In the short time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Xiao Feng's spiritual power recovered to its peak. He stood up again, looked at the vines in the air, and said with a face full of defiance: "I refuse to believe that I can't take down a small Mountain and River Sword."
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