Chapter 93: Xuelang is so happy to see you coming.
What? !
"Dual cultivation?!" Gu Congxing and Yuan Chi said in unison.
Lan Jue's expression did not change, but his eyes suddenly lit up.
"Indeed. Practicing dual cultivation can improve one's cultivation. Such hidden injuries in the meridians can also be healed with the other's spiritual power. Wood or water spiritual power would be even better." Yuan Che said this and looked at Gu Congxing. "What is Daoist Gan's spiritual root?"
"...Gold system." Gu Congxing hesitated for a moment and responded truthfully.
"That's not entirely suitable. The spiritual power of cultivators with gold and fire spiritual roots isn't very suitable for healing." Yuan Che thought.
Gu Congxing felt relieved upon hearing this.
Yuan Chi also secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
He had long known that Lan Jue had deep feelings for Gu Congxing. Even if it was for healing, he should not be allowed to practice dual cultivation with Gan Mu!
He glanced at Lan Jue and continued, "Also, if both parties are normally in good condition, it's fine. But if they practice dual cultivation just for healing, then only one party is spending spiritual energy, and the recipient only needs to absorb it..."
Lan Jue's expression suddenly changed, especially when he heard the words "the recipient", the smile on his face completely froze.
"No, this method is not appropriate."
He said decisively, "I'm just going to take a medicinal bath. It won't take more than a few days, so it's not a big deal."
Gu Congxing also nodded repeatedly.
"Oh? That's fine." Although he said this, the word "what a pity" was clearly written on Yuan Che's face.
Seeing her like this, Yuan Chi's eyes twitched. He turned to Lan Jue and Gu Congxing and said, "You two should stay at Kefeng for now. The medicinal bath will begin tomorrow."
Lan Jue and Gu Congxing both thanked him and left.
The sun was setting in the west, and the waterfall cascaded down from the cliffs, reflecting a dazzling golden light.
The two stayed in a guest mountain. Yuan Chi and Yuan Che would come every day with various spiritual herbs to treat Lan Jue with medicinal baths.
And so it was, the fifth day.
"Well, not bad, not bad. After all this effort, you have recovered as before!" Yuan Chi looked at Lan Jue's body, raised his eyebrows and showed a satisfied smile.
"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Yuan." Lan Jue's voice was still gentle.
Although there was no obvious difference in appearance from before, Gu Congxing could also notice that his complexion was a little more rosy than before, and he looked healthier indeed.
"Don't be polite, as long as the sword manual is in place."
Yuan Chi stretched lazily and said, "Now that you're cured, it's time for you to go back, right? Yuan Che and I just received the news and need to go out for a while."
Yuan Che stood silently by the side, his expression still indifferent, but he sighed very lightly.
Lan Jue asked, "But what's the problem?"
"Some disciples reported that there was a strange movement of spiritual energy in the Crazy Mountain Snowfield. The already cold place turned into a sleet of ice. Even the spiritual herbs planted at the foot of the mountain were frozen to death."
Yuan Che frowned and said, his tone flat but full of disgust: "Ah, I really don't want to go to such a ghost place to investigate."
The change in spiritual power is related to ice and snow...?!
The silver-white figure suddenly appeared in Gu Congxing's mind. He turned his head and looked at Lan Jue, and sure enough, he saw that his eyes also moved slightly.
"In that case, we can do it for you." Gu Congxing made a prompt decision.
Yuan Che tilted his head and said "Oh" in a light voice, while Yuan Chi opened his eyes wide in surprise, and the scar at the end of his eyebrow raised.
"Are you sure? The Crazy Mountain Snowfield is not an ordinary training ground. The higher you climb, the more dangerous it becomes." Yuan Chi said with a worried tone.
"No problem. We'll be more careful."
Lan Jue nodded calmly.
"In that case, I'll leave it to you two. Just find the source of the abnormal spiritual power." Yuan Che spoke immediately, as if he was afraid that they would go back on their word.
However, Lan Jue and Gu Congxing both looked resolute and even full of vigor.
It would be great if I could find my Master!
Until the two men said goodbye, Yuan Chi glanced at Yuan Che, crossed his arms and said, "You did it on purpose."
Yuan Che said "hmm" without turning his head.
Yuan Chi: "Although I know you don't want to go, but you actually let the disciples from other sects do it..."
"So what? As long as we can get the investigation done, that's fine. Besides, their cultivation is higher than yours and mine, so the investigation will only be more effective. It can save a lot of effort, so why not do it?"
Yuan Che looked casual. She waved her hand and walked out.
"Oh, right." She stopped at the door, leaving Yuan Chi with a back view. "I used twenty-three of my spiritual herbs to treat you this time, so I picked the newly grown Resurrection Grass in your herb field first—"
"Ah?! Hey, wait! Yuan Che, stop it—"
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Gu Congxing and Lan Jue prepared in Yuanshi for a day, and the next day they flew north on their swords.
According to Yuan Che, the Kuangshan Snowfield is located in the northeast of Qian'e Ridge, which is almost the most remote point in Youbeizhou.
Before leaving, she prepared some herbs and elixirs for the two of them in case of emergency.
"Fellow Daoist Lan, that snowy mountain ahead should be it."
The two people's vision reflected the white mountain peaks under the vast sky.
The sky is covered with snow and the ice peaks reach the sky.
Gu Congxing and Lan Jue landed in the snowy field. As soon as they touched the ground, a strong wind blew in, bringing with it a biting chill.
Gu Congxing's breath turned into frost: "This place reminds me of the snowy plains in the Shuangji Demon Realm."
As he said this, he strengthened his protective spiritual power.
"I was thinking the same thing. We are so in sync." Lan Jue smiled faintly, "But at least there are no monsters here. Instead, there are—"
He turned his gaze to the back and silently summoned the Sword of Forgetfulness.
There, a dozen snow wolves were approaching with green eyes, each half a man's height, their sharp fangs still stained with the flesh of their previous prey.
"There are quite a few ferocious beasts." Lan Jue held his sword in front of him, and Gu Congxing also summoned the Whale-Slaying Sword, but before he could make a move, he saw the Sword of Forgetfulness rushing towards the wolf pack with its sharp sword light!
“Ouch—”
The snow wolf opened its bloody mouth and pounced forward like lightning!
“Ka!!”
The sword of Forgetfulness swung without pause, beheading the drooling snow wolf in an instant!
The charging snow wolf gushed out blood, but the sword did not stop, and it stabbed at the other ferocious beasts in an instant!
For a moment, the roar of the snow wolf resounded continuously, and the pure white earth turned blood red in an instant.
“Ooooooooooo!!”
The other snow wolves that still wanted to attack stopped when they saw this. There was still a fierce look in their eyes, but their whole bodies were shaking uncontrollably.
Lan Jue's spiritual power moved slightly, and he condensed another water blade and attacked again!
“Crack!”
In a flash of cold light, the leader of the wolf pack was instantly torn to pieces!
The snow wolves' hair stood on end and they turned around and ran away!
Silence returned to the snowfield, the wind was still howling, and only the corpse of the ferocious beast in front showed that this battle ended quickly.
Gu Congxing stared at the bloodstains in front of him, and after a moment he seemed to react and sheathed his sword.
Lan Jue recalled the Sword of Forgetfulness. He had a blank expression on his face, but suddenly he noticed the silence of the people around him, and an almost undetectable panic appeared in his eyes.
"...I'm afraid if I can't deter them, they'll come back in droves."
In the past seven years, he has killed too many enemies and is no longer the gentle and compassionate gentleman swordsman he used to be.
If Cong Xing felt disgusted with his change, or even feared him...
Lan Jue clenched the hilt of his sword. He was about to speak again when he saw the man raise his head with a normal expression.
"Of course I know that." Gu Congxing blinked, his eyes still bright. "But I only now feel that Fellow Daoist Lan has reached the Out-of-Body Realm. Not only that, but your sword moves are so smooth, it's really impressive."
His tone was full of pure admiration.
Lan Jue's expression relaxed, and he raised his lips and said, "Your sword moves are truly captivating... Alright, we shouldn't stay here for long. Let's head up first and search for clues along the way."
He said this and took the lead to walk away.
Gu Congxing stood there staring at his back for a moment, and then followed closely behind.
The higher they climbed in the snowy mountains, the colder it became. When they reached halfway up the mountain, they felt water turning to ice and the wind was as sharp as a blade, even the spiritual power that protected their bodies was being destroyed.
"Ganmu, there is a cave here. Why don't we rest here for a while?" Lan Jue said.
Gu Congxing looked at the darkening sky and nodded in agreement.
No matter what kind of place it is, the danger doubles at night.
The two entered the cave. Although they could block some of the strong wind, it was still very cold inside the cave. Even the black stone ground that was not covered with ice and snow exuded a chilling air.
Lan Jue came to the entrance of the cave, and with a slight movement of his spiritual power, he formed a defensive isolation formation, keeping the cold air out of the cave.
It was indeed a little warmer. Gu Congxing summoned a spiritual fire talisman and lit a bonfire in the cave.
If Si Junjian were here, there would be no need to use this talisman...
"Ganmu, how is your protective spiritual power?" Lan Jue was already sitting next to him, the two of them were very close, their shoulders touching.
The tip of his nose could smell the faint fragrance of winter plums, and Gu Congxing said, "It's a little damaged, but it's nothing serious."
It was just a very minor damage, a gap the size of a fingernail, and it was amazing that he could notice it.
Lan Jue frowned immediately: "If we climb any higher, the gap will probably widen."
Before Gu Congxing could respond, he had already sat across from him, his tone brooking no room for argument: "I will pass on my spiritual power to you."
The dancing flames were reflected in Gu Cong's starry eyes. He looked at Lan Jue for a moment and did not refuse.
"good."
The two sat opposite each other, clasped their hands together, and pure water spiritual power flowed into Gu Congxing's body like a clear spring.
When the spiritual energy in his body was restrained, Gu Congxing slowly opened his eyes.
"Then I can feel at ease." Although Lan Jue had lost some spiritual power, his expression remained the same. He raised his hand to lift the hair of the person in front of him and tucked it behind his ear.
The firelight was reflected in the bright amber pupils, which stared at him without blinking, making him think of the words "gentle as water" for no reason.
Gu Congxing coughed lightly and looked away.
"Hopefully, we can get some clues about Zhuoguang Jianzun during this trip."
"That's right." Lan Jue continued to gaze at him with a smile, as if the corners of his lips would not fall as long as he saw this person. "I think there will be something to gain at the top of the mountain. After all, the spiritual energy fluctuations I sensed before were close to this place... Hmm?"
Lan Jue suddenly stood up and looked outside the cave with a frown.
"Ganmu, did you hear any sound?"
So, there is indeed some unusual movement, like—
"boom--"
Gu Congxing sensed a slight vibration in the ground and suddenly opened his eyes wide!
He immediately ran towards the cave entrance. On the top of the mountain, raging snow waves were pouring down, roaring and swallowing everything!
The entrance to the cave is low-lying and will be completely filled in just a moment!
"Hurry! Let's go--!!"
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The author has something to say: Lan Jue and Gu Congxing: It’s great to have clues about the Master!
Yuan Che: It’s great that someone is doing the task for me!
Both parties felt they had won and happily reached a cooperation! √
I will continue to update tomorrow! (Dual cultivation still needs to be practiced [milk tea])
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