The man stared at the pile of fruit the other man had pulled out, and it took him a while to come to his senses. With so much fruit, surely it could all be grown, right?
"What did you just say you wanted to ask?" His attitude changed instantly, becoming friendly immediately.
“I’ve been separated from my companion. His name is Yu Hao. I wonder if the Divine Lord knows him?” You You asked. Yu Hao’s clone had returned to his main body. No matter what, she had to reunite with him first.
"Yu Hao?" The man exclaimed in surprise, "Yu Hao from the Zhige Hall? That violent maniac! You know him?!"
"Is...right?" If there isn't another Yuhao in the God Realm, what's with the "violent maniac" part? Is that Yuhao's reputation in the God Realm? "Does the God Lord know where he is?"
"I know," the other person nodded, "but I advise you to give up, since you can't get out anyway!"
"Can't get out?" What does that mean? Youyou was taken aback.
The man sighed, took two steps closer, pointed to the sky, and said, "See that sword formation up there? That sword formation was set up by the Flower Goddess herself. It's completely impossible to break it."
"A sword formation?!" You You was taken aback, raised her head, and released her divine sense to probe upwards.
They then realized that this place seemed to be a valley, surrounded by extremely high stone walls, with celestial mist swirling above. However, at the very top of the valley, a thin layer of sword energy was indeed shrouded, sealing the entire valley completely. It was just that the exit of the Netherworld Path was halfway up the valley, not at the top, which was why they hadn't encountered that layer of sword energy.
“This sword formation has been in place for hundreds of years. Unless one is a master of the sword, no one can enter…” He stopped midway through his sentence, suddenly remembering something, and turned to look at her, saying, “By the way! How did you get in?”
"I was teleported to the middle of the valley by a teleportation spell and fell from there, so I didn't encounter the sword energy above," Youyou explained. Moreover, the sword energy at the top of the valley didn't seem very strong, so it shouldn't be difficult to break through.
"Halfway up the valley?" The man was taken aback, then suddenly realized something and looked at her with a shocked expression, saying, "Could it be... that you are a newly ascended god? Then you must know swordsmanship, right?"
"Uh, maybe... just a little bit!" What's going on?
"That's wonderful!" The man was immediately overjoyed, his eyes lighting up instantly. His attitude changed completely, becoming exceptionally enthusiastic. "You should have said you knew swordsmanship earlier! My name is Xiu Yuan, specializing in medicine. The gods in the divine realm call me the God of Medicine. May I ask your name, new fellow Daoist?"
"Youyou".
"So it's Fellow Daoist You. Come, come, would you like some tea? Or some snacks? I have some freshly brewed wine here, would you like a pot?"
"..." No, she's flustered by your sudden enthusiasm!
"Hehehe, fellow Daoist, don't misunderstand. I was wrong just now! They were just some divine plants; I shouldn't have made such a fuss." He laughed even more brightly. "It's just that I've been trapped here for hundreds of years, so my temper has become a bit eccentric. I'm usually a very nice person! Really!"
"..." I don't believe you for a second!
"Fellow Daoist is proficient in swordsmanship, you must know how to break the sword formation above, right?" He looked at her expectantly.
"You mean those sword energies up there?" You You looked up at the sky. Those sword energies weren't strong and couldn't even be called a sword formation. How could a Divine Lord like him not be able to break through for hundreds of years?
"Yes, yes, yes." He nodded vigorously. "How about this, if you can help me break this sword formation above, I'll take you to find Lord Yuhao after we get out, how about that?"
"Really?" She was unfamiliar with the area, so having someone to guide her was a good thing.
"Of course, if you don't believe me, we can make a contract!" Xiu Yuan nodded vigorously.
"No need for that." You You shook her head, glancing upwards again. "Are those sword energies very powerful?"
“That’s right!” he said with a serious expression. “Fellow Daoist, you may not know this, but that sword formation was set up by the Flower Goddess Luan Si, and it is extremely powerful. I am not skilled in swordsmanship, so I have never been able to see the flaws in the sword formation.”
"...Is that so?" Perhaps her investigation wasn't thorough enough, and the sword energy was actually concealing its true power? A sense of unease arose in You You's heart, and she subconsciously summoned her spirit sword. "Should I give it a try?"
"Fellow Daoist, please be extremely careful! The sword formation is ever-changing and has merged with the cliff face, making it impossible to defend against!" Xiu Yuan was still describing the power of the sword energy, his face showing lingering fear as he said, "I've been knocked down several times; breaking through is almost impossible..."
—With no man in my heart, I draw my sword with divine power!
Before Xiu Yuan could finish speaking, he heard someone next to him suddenly shout. The next moment, a huge sword aura shot into the sky, sweeping straight towards the top of the valley like autumn leaves in the wind. It not only dispersed the sword aura above in an instant, but also sliced off several feet of the stone walls around the valley as if cutting tofu, widening the entire valley by several meters.
Xiu Yuan froze: "..."
Youyou put away her spirit sword with a puzzled look on her face. Strange, there was no hidden sword formation, just ordinary sword energy!
After a while...
"Fellow Daoist You..."
"ah?"
"Your divine title is actually Sword God, isn't it?"
"..." No, I am the Demon God!
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The sword energy had been broken, and Youyou planned to have Xiuyuan take her to find Yuhao as soon as possible. But unexpectedly, although Feng Gu's sword energy was gone, Xiuyuan was struck by a sword talisman.
In other words, whenever he wanted to leave the valley, the sword talisman within his body would activate the surrounding sword energy to attack him indiscriminately. You You finally understood why the weak sword energy at the valley top had been able to trap him for so long—it was because of the sword talisman, and the talisman's grade was probably quite high, possibly even divine.
"Who exactly trapped you here?" Youyou couldn't help but ask.
Xiu Yuan suddenly blushed, as if he had thought of something, and said somewhat awkwardly, "It was...it was the Flower Goddess Luan Si...who did it herself."
"The Flower Goddess?" You You was taken aback. "How did you offend her?"
"Well... it's nothing..." His face turned even redder, and he lowered his head to pick at his fingers. "I've admired Luan Sihua for a long time, so... I gave her some gifts, but she probably didn't like them, so... in a fit of anger, she knocked me down to this valley, and I got trapped here."
Well, it was originally something I got by chasing girls, but...
What did you give her? Why is she angry?
"I didn't give anything!" A hint of innocence flashed in his eyes. "Just some flowers and plants, as well as ornaments, jewelry, and pills."
Is that all? Wait a minute!
"Some? How many gifts did you actually give?"
"Not many," Xiu Yuan said seriously. "I like her, so I want to give her all the good things. I only go a few dozen times a day, five or six items each time, about once every half hour."
"...without distinction between day and night?"
"Of course, otherwise how could I show my sincerity?"
"..." Youyou patted his shoulder speechlessly, "You deserve to be banned!"
Xiu Yuan: "..."
If such an annoying suitor were replaced by a hookah girl, you would have been beaten to death long ago, okay?
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