Chapter 42
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After coming out of the illusion, everyone successfully reached the third level.
Ning Chen took Huan Yao's demon pill and did not trouble Huan Yao anymore. He was content and urged Xie Tingyun to leave.
God knows how much Xie Tingyun wanted to destroy the Huan Yaoyao Pill in Ning Chen's hand, but because he couldn't beat Ning Chen, and didn't want to see Ning Chen proudly waving his tail and rubbing against him, he had to swallow his anger and give up.
He also had to lead these righteous monks back safely. After the illusion was closed, he didn't know how the outside world would react. Either he had to quickly break through the secret realm and get out, or wait for the cultivation world to send people to force open the secret realm. There were only these two ways out.
The first layer was a tentacle passage, the second layer was an illusion, and the third layer that appeared before them was an unexpected river.
This river was something Ning Chen saw from afar when he first entered the Nuwa Secret Realm, but he didn't think much of it at the time. Now, it has become an obstacle.
The river in front of me is more than a hundred feet wide, with gurgling water flowing. I can't see the end of the upstream and downstream at a glance. The water surface is clear blue, but when I lean over to take a closer look, I can't see what is at the bottom of the river.
The other side was covered in fog, Ning Chen looked over and said, "Does this mean we should go to the other side?"
Xie Tingyun looked at it intently, his expression not looking very good. He hesitated for a while and said, "Yes. We must cross the river."
Ning Chen looked at his expression and said, "Is it difficult?"
I can only say that it is indeed difficult.
The first two levels of the Nuwa Secret Realm are almost nothing to the two powerful beings.
Only when you reach the last level will the level reach the corresponding difficulty.
In the past, Xie Tingyun entered the heavenly secret realm alone. Although it was not easy, he was able to escape unscathed most of the time.
However, the difficulty of the heavenly secret realm is not very friendly to some monks of lower levels.
Cultivators below the level of Kongming can fail even in the illusion of the second level, let alone crossing the river of the third level.
Xie Tingyun sighed secretly.
As they approached the river, the cold air emanating from it hit them in the face. The Liuyun Sect disciples shivered in unison and went to the eldest senior brother and whispered, "Eldest senior brother, how do we get across? Swim? Or fly?"
Now that they are here, they certainly cannot fly over easily with the sword. The final danger in the secret realm probably exists under the river in front of them. It all depends on how they cross the river.
Xie Tingyun lowered his eyes and looked at the river in front of him, silent for some reason.
After a while, Xie Tingyun slowly raised his hand, pinched the back of the neck of his junior brother who came over, and said slowly: "Be prepared."
The eldest senior brother seldom spoke to them in such a serious tone. All the Liuyun Sect disciples straightened their backs almost instantly, knowing that the next battle would be a difficult one.
Ning Chen originally had an indifferent attitude, but when he saw the river, he couldn't help but perk up.
Ning Chen knew the plot and therefore knew the solution, but he didn't know whether Xie Tingyun and the others knew it.
While he was still thinking about how to start, he saw Li Min behind him walk up and stand in front of Xie Tingyun and Ning Chen. He glanced at the two people standing together, bowed deeply to them, and said: "The Samsara River is not a joke. Once you enter the river, life and death are unpredictable. Thank you for your care along the way. All Taoist friends here should keep it in mind. Whether we can cross the Samsara River depends on luck. We don’t know whether we will live or die in the future, so I thank you for your care in advance."
The other righteous monks were reasonable people after all, and they knew that if Ning Chen and Xie Tingyun hadn't been there, they would have been wiped out long ago.
"You're too polite," Xie Tingyun said slowly. He glanced at Tianxiao, who was staring at the Samsara River, wondering what he was thinking. When everyone came over to thank him, he even took a few steps back without leaving a trace. He suddenly reached out and pulled him over, saying, "Tianxiao, don't run."
Ning Chen was pulled back to his senses and signaled Xie Tingyun with his eyes: "?"
Li Min was indeed a leader for many years and was obviously a man who knew how to handle things. He was the first to understand what Xie Tingyun meant and said with sudden enlightenment: "Master Demon, thank you very much."
To be honest, Xie Tingyun had no obligation to save other righteous disciples, let alone Demon Lord Tianxiao.
But unexpectedly, Ning Chen actually gave them face and picked them up, allowing them to get here smoothly.
No matter what Tian Xiao thinks, this alone is enough to make him worthy of their sincere thanks.
The other monks also suddenly realized something and said, "Master Demon, thank you very much!"
"Thank you. Without your help, we wouldn't be here."
"I am so grateful for your kindness! If you don't mind, please let me know if I can be of any use to you in the future."
"Well, as long as they don't incite rebellion against our sect, everything else is fine!"
"Yes, yes, yes, yes."
Ning Chen: “…”
Ning Chen said impatiently: "Who wants to instigate rebellion against your broken sects? There are not many good things in them. I might as well catch you, Saint Xie, and grab him."
Xie Tingyun: "..."
However, Xie Tingyun seemed to take it seriously. He looked at Ning Chen and said, "I don't have any valuables or rare items with me. They are all in the sect. If you really want them, I will go back and get them for you."
Ning Chen: “…”
How come Xie Tingyun actually agreed!
Do you understand what excuses are? Do you understand?
A bunch of righteous people stared at him. Ning Chen didn't think there was anything wrong with these looks at first, but after being disturbed by Xie Tingyun, he failed to become invisible and was even deliberately pushed in front of everyone's gaze. Ning Chen didn't know why he started to feel uncomfortable.
Ning Chen wanted to run, but Xie Tingyun raised his hand and grabbed his arm. Ning Chen really had no choice but to pinch Xie Tingyun secretly and said to him, "What are you doing?"
Although it didn't hurt, Xie Tingyun was also pinched for no apparent reason. He just saw Ning Chen retreating, so he reached out and pulled Ning Chen over.
It was Ning Chen's credit, so Xie Tingyun would not take it for granted. He said, "Why are you running? You deserve it."
Ning Chen snorted coldly: "It's just some verbal thanks, what do you think of it?"
Xie Tingyun patiently said, "Not wanting something is not the same as not giving it."
Ning Chen: “…”
Ning Chen couldn't do anything about him: "Let go."
Xie Tingyun was released.
Then Ning Chen and a bunch of righteous monks who seemed to be watching the show stared at each other, and no one spoke, so the scene became even more awkward.
The righteous monks saw the two of them exchanging glances face to face, with interesting expressions on their faces but without moving their mouths, and they knew that the two were probably discussing something behind their backs.
I don't know what they discussed, but it looked like they parted on bad terms.
After a long pause, Ning Chen couldn't help but burst out: "What are you doing? Are you looking at the monkey so happily? Didn't you leave a will just now that you were very happy? Stay here, why are you looking at me? Don't expect me to collect your bodies when you die later."
The righteous monks looked at Ning Chen's abnormal behavior, which was like he was angry out of shame, and not only did they not feel offended, but they felt extremely subtle, as if they were looking at a cat whose tail had been stepped on.
Since the Demon Lord didn't look very happy, they only dared to wow in their hearts.
\"It seems that the Demon Lord is not as scary as the rumors say.\"
"This is what a big evil person looks like when he is embarrassed."
"Very cute."
Ning Chen said incredulously: "What did you say?"
How can this adjective be related to him? ?
The whispering disappeared instantly, and the righteous monks smiled politely: "No, nothing was said."
Ning Chen: “…”
He finally understood. This world of cultivation would end sooner or later.
I actually think that the devil who poses the greatest threat to the world of cultivation is lovable.
When Ning Chen gets out, he will show these bastards how to attack the world of cultivation!
The cold water vapor on the river surface gradually spread to everyone's side, and the way people came was blocked by the gray fog. The temperature around them dropped a lot unconsciously. Ning Chen glanced inadvertently and saw that a thin layer of frost had begun to form on his exposed body surface.
This was the silent urging of the secret realm. They could not turn back, nor could they stay where they were for long. The only way to survive was to move forward.
Li Min's face sank, and he said, "I wonder if you understand that this Samsara River has no source and no end. It flows endlessly. If you want to cross the river to the other side, you need to follow the current three times. During this time, the person crossing the river must not turn back or stay where he is. Otherwise, he will most likely stay in the Samsara River forever, and experience countless reincarnations with this cold river water until he completely disappears."
Ning Chen felt slightly surprised.
I didn't expect that this old guy also knew that. That's great, it saves him the energy of speaking.
Li Min said: "Thank you, fellow Daoist. I will lead the way for the other Daoists to return. You can just take the fellow disciples and sisters from your sect with you."
It was not until this time that the entire Nuwa Secret Realm revealed the true difficulty of a heavenly-level secret realm.
If one is not careful, even a powerful being in the Kongming period may be buried in the Samsara River.
Fellow Daoist Xie is a cultivator in the Mahayana stage. If he takes away the five little brats of their sect by himself, the danger will be greatly reduced and the difficulty will be relatively not that high. What's more, with Tian Xiao here, the people of Liuyun Sect can at least leave the secret realm safely.
The leaders and monks from other sects had owed Xie Tingyun a favor for so long that they really felt embarrassed to ask him to help again. If they were safe but something happened to the young talents from Liuyun Sect, they would probably have nightmares in the middle of the night.
"Set up the formation first, and then use your spiritual power to maintain it." Xie Tingyun glanced at him and said, "I'll lead the way."
The purpose of forming a formation and using spiritual power to maintain the connection was to bind together this group of righteous monks who lacked spiritual power. This would not only prevent them from being dispersed by the unknown underwater river water, but also maintain the spiritual power of everyone on the person who was leading the way in front, so that Xie Tingyun would have enough spiritual power to continue sailing and respond to emergencies.
Correspondingly, since he has become the leader, it means that Xie Tingyun will be the first to bear the brunt of any danger.
No one present was more suitable to be the leader than Xie Tingyun. In other words, if Xie Tingyun, the leader who led the way, could not cross the river safely, then almost no one could do it.
However, with great ability comes great responsibility, and Xie Tingyun was already accustomed to standing in front of everyone, so he didn't think there was anything wrong.
The disciples of Liuyun Sect remained silent. The other righteous monks said, "Xie Daoyou, take the people from your sect and go. If you have the energy to spare, you can come back and pick us up."
This was just said to deceive themselves. It was impossible for them to wait there. Since they had entered the river of reincarnation, every minute and every second could determine their life or death.
Li Min was still trying to insist on his opinion, but the next moment he heard Xie Tingyun say in a more serious tone: "Daoyou Li, now is not the time to be so stubborn."
Xie Tingyun stared at them and said, "Now, who has the final say?"
The righteous monks hesitated and said nothing: "..."
Ning Chen was almost annoyed to death when he saw them dithering in crossing the river. He kicked all the disciples standing in front of him to the side without any hesitation and snorted coldly, "I have the final say. All of you get out of here and listen to my orders. If you have any more objections, don't cross the river. I will throw you all in to feed the fish."
Everyone: “…”
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Xiao Xie: Then I leave? (inquiry.jpg
Ning Miao: (reaching out his claws to catch it) No