"Miss Liyue, what... what's wrong?"
Seeing her head bowed and silent, Qin Luo took a step closer and asked with a hint of concern.
Murong Liyue slightly raised her head, but her gaze met Qin Luo's for a fleeting moment before quickly shifting away. A faint blush unconsciously crept onto her cheeks, and then she parted her lips, her voice trembling slightly:
"I...I'm fine, Young Master Qin, there's no need to worry. Now that the monsters here have been mostly dealt with, we should continue on our way."
At this moment, she was unable to calm down for a long time.
Murong Liyue didn't understand why she was reacting this way. She just felt a strange feeling surging under Qin Luo's gaze, making her feel very flustered and helpless.
After saying this, Murong Liyue flashed forward and quickly dashed ahead.
However, her steps were slightly unsteady, her hair was slightly disheveled in the wind, and her movements looked extremely flustered. Even her usual elegance and composure had disappeared.
Watching Murong Liyue's fleeing figure, Qin Luo paused slightly, then a faint smile appeared on his lips. He then moved, transforming into a streak of light and chasing after her.
......
Various monsters could be seen moving about in the winding and rugged mountains.
In a secluded spot within the mountains, the surrounding trees grew even more lush, their branches intertwining to form a natural barrier. Yet, in this seemingly ordinary place, a strange bronze gate was revealed.
This door is ancient and heavy, with mysterious patterns carved on it, exuding an aura of vicissitudes.
The gate's color is slightly mottled, but its rustic texture gives people a sense of heaviness.
Shoot Shoot
Qin Luo and his companion stopped a short distance away, their gazes fixed on the bronze gate hidden among the mountains.
Murong Liyue's eyes revealed a strong interest, while Qin Luo watched calmly, making it impossible to tell what he was thinking.
Just as the two discovered the bronze gate, at the very top of the towering pillar of Lingxiao Plain, an elderly man with white hair narrowed his eyes slightly, a hint of doubt in them.
He stroked his snow-white beard and muttered to himself:
"Strange, someone actually found this place before its location was released. Among these younger generations, there are such perceptive individuals who were able to detect this hidden location. Is it just a coincidence, or is there something else going on?"
The old man's voice echoed at the empty summit, his sharp gaze piercing through layers of clouds and mist, looking towards the distant bronze gate in the mountains.
"However, even if this place was discovered by chance, it's not a big deal. How could one or two Soul Contract Realm cultivators open the bronze gate I meticulously set up with their meager spiritual energy..."
Before the bronze gate, after surveying the area and finding no danger, Murong Liyue gently reached out her hand, attempting to touch the patterns on the gate and explore its mysteries.
However, the moment her fingers touched the door, a strange force emanated from it. Immediately afterward, the spiritual energy within her body seemed to be drawn towards the door.
This unexpected turn of events made her quickly withdraw her hand, and her expression changed slightly.
As Murong Liyue's spiritual energy was absorbed, a faint light was ignited on the bronze patterns, but this light was extremely small compared to the overall pattern of the gate, and could almost be ignored.
"It seems we need to light up all the patterns on this bronze gate before we can open it."
Seeing this, Qin Luo spoke up 'appropriately'.
Murong Liyue nodded slightly in response: "Young Master Qin is right. Then let's try channeling spiritual energy to see if we can light up the patterns. If not, we'll have to think of other ways."
"That's exactly what I've been waiting to hear."
Qin Luo nodded slightly, relieved. Then, the spiritual energy within his Qi Sea circulated wildly, flowing continuously from his hands to the bronze gate.
As spiritual energy was injected, the patterns on the bronze gate began to light up and then slowly spread outwards.
Seeing this, Murong Liyue was not to be outdone. She bit her lip and, with a surge of energy in her hands, continuously channeled spiritual energy towards the gate.
As the two continued to channel their spiritual energy, the light on the bronze gate grew brighter and brighter, and the spread of the patterns gradually accelerated.
When the patterns had spread to about a third of the way through, Murong Liyue's face gradually turned pale, clearly indicating that her spiritual energy was almost depleted. However, when she saw Qin Luo still continuously channeling spiritual energy into her, she gritted her teeth, endured her weakness, and continued to inject spiritual energy into the bronze gate.
After a cup of tea, most of the patterns had been illuminated.
At this moment, Murong Liyue's face was extremely pale, sweat slid down her cheeks, and her breathing became rapid.
Qin Luo, who had been secretly observing Murong Liyue's situation, turned his head slightly upon seeing this and asked with concern:
"Miss Murong, if you can't hold on, then stop. Don't hurt yourself."
Murong Liyue glanced at Qin Luo, whose face was equally pale. She then shook her head, and looked weakly at the patterns that were about to light up completely, saying:
“Young Master Qin, there’s no need to worry, I can still hold on. The patterns are almost fully lit up, it would be a pity to give up now.”
Seeing her stubborn words, Qin Luo shook his head helplessly, but only he knew what he was really thinking.
"This broken door really has a suction effect!"
Qin Luo cursed inwardly. He knew that about 30% of the spiritual energy in his Qi Sea had already dimmed. This vast amount of spiritual energy had only barely illuminated a little over half of it. No wonder it required the combined spiritual energy of everyone in the simulation to open it up.
The amount of spiritual energy required to open this bronze gate is definitely not something that a few Soul Contract Realm cultivators can easily achieve.
Murong Liyue's efficiency in transmitting spiritual energy had already begun to falter and weaken when one-third of the patterns were lit up. The originally relatively stable output of spiritual energy gradually became weak and intermittent.
However, to give her hope, he had been channeling spiritual energy to the maximum extent possible. Spiritual energy was frantically pouring into the bronze gate from his dantian. This was precisely why the process of illuminating the patterns had accelerated considerably.
Qin Luo did this for two reasons. First, he didn't want Murong Liyue to discover his true strength too early.
Secondly, he discovered that Murong Liyue was still very clueless about matters of the heart, as could be seen from her constantly dodging and flustered expression. This opportunity might be the key step to unlock Murong Liyue's heart.
This is an opportunity he must seize; if he fails to increase his admiration level, he will suffer a huge loss.
After all, the ethereal butterfly inside is the ninety-sixth ranked beast on the list of all beasts.
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