"Oh." Bai Hao's lips curled down, and he muttered a few more words under his breath before silently following behind Su Yuewan and the others.
As they ventured deeper, the surrounding white fog grew thicker, and there were virtually no spiritual plants left on the ground. Even if there were, they were nowhere to be seen. They could only keep moving forward, searching for a way out.
To be honest, Bai Hao was skeptical about whether he could actually get out of there, mainly because he felt that these two women were unreliable.
Who would act so relaxed knowing they're inside someone else's protective barrier?
Is it really true that high skill breeds daring?
Muttering to himself, Bai Hao's feet kept moving forward. He didn't know how long he walked, but he estimated it was about half an hour. Suddenly, the fog in front of him began to thin out.
As his vision cleared, Bai Hao saw what appeared to be a peach orchard slowly emerging ahead. The peach blossoms were in full bloom, with pink and white petals mixed together, dancing in the wind and falling everywhere, shrouded in mist, like entering a fairyland.
"So beautiful..." Bai Hao couldn't help but exclaim, murmuring softly.
This scene was completely different from the ruins he had seen before. If the previous one was a ruin, then this was a fairyland, a fairyland that made people want to immerse themselves in it.
Such a paradise is what motivates people to continue living in this world.
"It seems we've come to the right place." Su Yuewan glanced around the peach grove.
Upon entering the peach grove, the surrounding mist noticeably dissipated, and the remaining white mist was somewhat different, resembling ethereal energy that slowly brought a sense of peace and tranquility to one's heart.
My whole body and mind relaxed involuntarily, and I didn't want to think about anything.
This mysterious influence is naturally due to the peach grove itself, but it doesn't have much of an impact on Bai Hao and his companions. Apart from being less prone to irritability, they remain largely unchanged.
"Let's quickly check around here for any treasures. Once we've grabbed them, we can move on to the next place." Looking at the pleasant scenery around them, Ning Wan immediately gave the order.
Her black-clad knights obeyed the order and searched the peach grove thoroughly, taking anything of value, whether it was spiritual plants or anything else.
That was their original purpose in coming here: to take everything they could from the ruins, otherwise their trip would have been in vain.
However, this peach grove seemed to be just a simple peach grove. Apart from the peach trees, there was nothing on the ground, not even a blade of grass, let alone any spiritual plants.
They examined even the peach trees closely, but they found that these were just ordinary peach trees with nothing special about them. At most, they could be used as firewood and were not of much use.
"Your Majesty, no spiritual plants or magical artifacts were found here." After searching the area without success, a black-clad rider returned and reported to Ning Wan.
“If not, then let’s not linger here any longer. Let’s move on. Yuewan, what’s your opinion?” Ning Wan waved for the black-clad rider to retreat, then turned her gaze to Su Yuewan, her eyes questioning.
"Well, since there's nothing here, let's go. I wonder if there's an exit ahead." For the first time ever, Su Yuewan doubted whether there was even a way out.
The environment here is nice; it would actually be quite suitable for quiet meditation if it were outside. But placing it here obviously loses a lot of its meaning. Normal people enter ruins to retrieve the valuable items inside; who would have the time to come here for quiet meditation?
Wouldn't it be better to stay home instead of wasting time like this?
To be honest, Bai Hao didn't think much of this place. If we're talking about peach blossom forests, their Luohai Sect also has one in the back mountain, and there's even a pond there. You can go fishing when you have time, although he hasn't caught a fish in the pond in the back mountain yet.
Moreover, he has a blessed land there, a fairyland even better than this place. Bai Hao really doesn't think much of this place.
"Let's go, let's go. There should be other things to look for up ahead." Su Yuewan also didn't plan to linger here.
The group continued walking forward.
The peach grove wasn't large, and soon the light at its edge came into view, along with the complete dissipation of the fog outside. Stepping out of the peach grove felt like walking from one space to another, giving one a disorienting, surreal feeling.
But the biggest change is in the environment!
Emerging from the peach grove, one is immediately struck by the sight of a vast, snow-covered landscape. The earth is a desolate expanse, and all traces on the snow have been concealed.
This is the kind of scene that Beihan Mountain should have!
But now that the environment has returned to normal, does that mean they've already come out?
"Could it be that we've... already left the ruins?" Bai Hao asked tentatively.
They haven't even found anything yet, and they've already picked some spiritual plants. If that's all there is to this ruin, then it's just too... pathetic, isn't it?
Their Fallen Sea Sect had allied with the Great Cang Kingdom, and all they got was this little bit of stuff?
How much could such a tiny bit of spiritual plant be worth?
It has no divine-level cultivation techniques, no divine weapons, and no ancient inheritances. How dare it call itself a relic?
Bai Hao was filled with great doubt.
But his doubts were quickly dispelled—
In the snowy landscape, the group had only walked a short distance when they suddenly saw a huge rock in front of them. A long, jet-black spear was stuck in the rock, standing tall in the wind and snow, yet no snow fell on it.
It seemed that all the wind and snow consciously avoided that long spear, not daring to get too close.
"Is that... a long spear?" Bai Hao murmured.
As he drew closer, he sensed an extremely dense aura of malevolence emanating from the spear, as if it carried too much resentment and could easily devour a person's will.
Clearly, this is no ordinary spear; it is an ancient divine weapon!
It's like what you say comes true. Just now, Bai Hao was complaining that they didn't even give him a divine weapon, but in the blink of an eye, they gave him a long spear.
This is obviously not a simple thing.
"Bai Hao, go up and take a look," Su Yuewan said, raising an eyebrow.
"Okay!" Bai Hao replied cheerfully and ran over as fast as he could.
Just then, a figure suddenly descended from the sky, landing heavily in front of the boulder. The impact of the landing kicked up countless snowflakes, directly blowing Bai Hao, who was walking past, back.
"Damn it, who is it?!" Bai Hao cursed, his mouth full of snow.
The falling figure was a man...
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