As the Universe Turns - Chapter 1024
Chapter 1024 Inner Valley
“Brother Wu Chen, the fire in the cave has been extinguished.”
After a while, Leng Baihu ran back from the cave. Xiao Chen turned around and looked into the cave. Seeing that the spark was gone, he nodded slightly and said, “Yes, let’s go.”
The two of them had just rested for a short while, and their internal strength had yet to fully recover. At this moment, they were about to use their qinggong to climb over mountains and mountains. The wind was getting colder and colder, and the entire valley was filled with rustling sounds.
The two of them landed next to a stream, but when they saw the silver ripples in the stream, a few small carps were shocked by their footsteps, causing ripples in the water.
Leng Baihu stopped and took a deep breath. He whispered, “Brother Wu Chen, what’s the matter? Why are you in such a hurry …”
“Shh …”
Xiao Chen gestured for silence. At this moment, the surroundings were extremely quiet. Only the cold wind blowing from the pine forest opposite the stream rang out.
Seeing his solemn expression, Leng Baihu also became vigilant. He concentrated on sensing the changes in the aura nearby. After a while, he turned around and looked at Xiao Chen and whispered, “There is no one nearby …”
“Yes.”
Xiao Chen nodded slightly, but at this moment, his vigilance still hadn’t eased. Leng Baihu saw him staring at him motionlessly, and he seemed to immediately understand something. He shook his head and said, “It’s fine. Since everyone has entered, there’s nothing to be afraid of. Isn’t there just too many of them?”
Actually, the problem that Xiao Chen was worried about right now was that if Xiao Meng’er really drew the attention of the people outside, especially those from Yun Sect, to her, or if she also wanted to find the Worry-free Flower, then the most dangerous person would not be herself, but Leng Baihu.
“We need to be careful on the next journey. We can’t stay anywhere for too long, nor can we leave any traces of aura behind.”
At this moment, Xiao Chen’s tone was calm, but Leng Baihu could sense from his eyes that he was speaking very seriously.
“If we have a good rest, we will continue to walk. Within a day, we will enter the inner valley.”
“Yes!”
Leng Baihu nodded forcefully. Then, he slowly raised his hands and took a deep breath. Then, he heaved a sigh of relief into his dantian and quickly adjusted his internal strength. After a while, he opened his eyes and said, “Brother Wu Chen, let’s go!”
“Yes.”
Xiao Chen nodded slightly. Without saying anything else, he immediately went to the other side of the stream with him.
After an unknown amount of time, Leng Baihu was almost exhausted by dawn. Xiao Chen had to stop to recover his internal strength. Otherwise, he would probably have fallen before he reached the inner valley.
“Are you still able to hold on?” Seeing that he was out of breath but still forcefully supporting himself, Xiao Chen asked.
“No, it’s fine …”
Leng Baihu slowed down his breathing. Although he was young, his temper was very stubborn. Xiao Chen handed him a pill and said, “This pill can help you recover your internal strength quickly, but the medicinal properties are too strong. Divide it into eight portions.”
“So powerful …”
Leng Baihu took the pill from his hand and carefully divided the dagger into eight pieces. After consuming one, his dantian immediately burned like fire. Perhaps the effects of the pill were too strong for a mortal’s body to endure. At first, it made him feel a little uncomfortable, but not long after, he felt his internal energy filling up, as if all the internal energy he had consumed in one day and night had returned.
“Brother Wu Chen, this pill of yours is very useful. My internal strength has returned so quickly!”
Looking at the condensation of internal strength in his palm, Leng Baihu couldn’t help but feel a little excited. In the mortal world, there were naturally pills that could quickly recover one’s internal strength. However, those pills could only recover 20-30% of one’s internal strength at most, and the pills Brother Wu Chen had given him could actually recover all of his internal strength.
“Yes.”
Xiao Chen nodded slightly. Without saying anything else, he also took half a pill. After circulating his cultivation to regulate his breathing, he gradually recovered his internal strength.
If it wasn’t for the fact that he had no other choice, he wouldn’t have used pills to recover his internal strength. Although pills could cure a temporary emergency, it was still a third of the poison, especially since he didn’t have a body full of cultivation.
After half an incense stick of time, both of their internal strength had recovered. Xiao Chen stood up and looked into the depths of the valley. He saw clouds and mist circling there, and along the way, Spiritual Qi was becoming more and more abundant. Presumably, this place was not far from the inner valley.
“Let’s go.”
Without further hesitation, Xiao Chen unleashed his qinggong and immediately moved forward. He didn’t have any cultivation right now, so he didn’t want to meet Xiao Meng’er and the people outside at this time.
“Brother Wu Chen … Wait for me!” Leng Baihu immediately activated his qinggong and chased after him.
And somewhere else.
“Sister, what are you looking for?”
When twilight fell, two figures flew down from the cliff in a secluded valley. They were none other than Xiao Meng’er and Xiao Ling’er.
Indeed, as Xiao Chen had guessed, Xiao Meng’er had already entered with Xiao Ling’er using the people outside. As for whether anyone else had also entered, it was unknown. However, it wasn’t long before everyone would come in when the restriction formation outside was completely broken.
“Nobody seems to have been here before. Sister … what exactly are you looking for?”
Xiao Ling’er looked at the elder sister in front of her puzzled. From last night until now, elder sister had been traveling in a hurry. What exactly was she looking for?
It can’t be Xiao Yichen and Leng Baihu. Speaking of which, where did the two of them go? Why can’t they sense any aura at all …
“It doesn’t matter. I see that Spiritual Energy is a little abnormal here, so let’s take a look.” Xiao Meng’er turned around and said to her.
“Oh … then, that …”
As Xiao Ling’er spoke, she looked into the valley and whispered, “Are we still going inside?”
“No, this way.”
Xiao Meng’er looked towards the other side of the valley, and that direction was the direction Xiao Chen and Leng Baihu were heading towards last night, that is, the direction of the inner valley.
“Let’s go.”
Without further ado, Xiao Meng’er moved her body and immediately used her Wind Riding Technique to go outside. Xiao Ling’er came back to her senses and shouted, “Sister, wait for me.” She also tried her best to follow.
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The night fell, and the valley below looked even quieter. Only the wind blew slowly, and the leaves rustled softly.
Occasionally, one or two squirrels would come out of the woods, but it was only a short while before they disappeared into the darkness of the night.
The Spiritual Energy in front of him became more and more abundant and pure. Xiao Chen knew that this place was not far from the inner valley. As long as he entered the inner valley, it would be difficult for others to find him. Because the Spiritual Energy in the earth vein was too strong, it would hinder the cultivator’s consciousness.
“Then … what a powerful aura ahead.”
Obviously, Leng Baihu could also feel the dense spiritual energy around him when he entered SorrowlessValley earlier. He thought that he had entered the legendary Outer World Immortal Realm, but now, he felt the more abundant spiritual energy in front of him. It was hard for him to imagine that the spiritual energy in the inner valley was actually so much stronger than the outer valley.
Two hours later, the two finally entered the inner valley. At that time, Moon was in the sky, illuminating the entire valley to the point of being exceptionally flawless. Everything nearby, flowers, plants, and trees could be clearly seen.
For a moment, Leng Baihu was shocked by the natural luck of the valley. He had not recovered his senses for a long time, while Xiao Chen was calmly sensing the changes in the surrounding spiritual energy.
Since the spiritual energy here was so abundant, it must have its source. Could it be that the source was the flower that bloomed once every thousand years?
The next morning, the two of them had already arrived at an unknown location in the valley. They could only see countless strange flowers and trees. The forest was filled with orange-red, bright-purple fruits. In the distance, there were colorful lakes. A layer of smoke floated on the surface of the water, like a paradise.
“Here …”
Leng Baihu didn’t expect that when he arrived last night, only the moonlight shone. Everything suddenly became clear this morning. It was actually so beautiful, like the Heaven Realm Immortal Realm.
…
In the next few days, After three days of searching, Xiao Chen and Leng Baihu were unable to find the legendary Worry-free Flower in the inner valley. They had not even seen what the flower looked like. If they continued searching like this, it was no different from searching for needles in the sea. As for the source of the spiritual energy, they had searched for three days and three nights, but were still unable to find it.
Over the past three days, many people had also entered the valley. It seemed that the restriction array outside SorrowlessValley had been broken two days ago. Otherwise, there wouldn’t be so many cultivators in the valley today.
Xiao Chen had already expected this. Before these people entered the inner valley, they had consumed the pills with Leng Baihu and temporarily concealed all the aura on their bodies.
At noon on this day, an extremely strong Spiritual Energy fluctuation suddenly came from the depths of the inner valley. When the two of them rushed over, they discovered that there were already many people gathered in an empty valley. Obviously, they were all people with extremely high cultivation levels. Otherwise, they would not have caused such intense Spiritual Energy fluctuations here.
“Brother Wu Chen, look, it’s Ling’er and her sister …”
At this moment, Leng Baihu and Xiao Chen were hiding in a bush outside the valley. In the valley, Xiao Meng’er was standing on an immortal lotus, holding a whisk sword in her hand, her clothes fluttering. She looked like a god, but she was surrounded by quite a few people. It was obvious that she had encountered an enemy.
“People from Beigong Clan?” Xiao Chen’s eyes narrowed, and Leng Baihu was slightly stunned. He asked him, “What kind of people from Beigong Clan?”
Leng Baihu was a mortal from West Shu, so he naturally didn’t know much about the clan’s influence in the cultivation world.
At this moment, there were seven or eight people surrounding Xiao Meng’er in the Void Valley, and they all looked like old men with extremely high cultivation levels. There were many disciples outside, and even farther away, there were cultivators who were watching from the sidelines.
Although Xiao Meng’er’s fame had increased over the years, many people only heard how powerful she was. There weren’t many people who had truly seen her attack. At this moment, the onlookers in the distance were a little excited, wanting to see if the current number one person in the Xiao Clan was truly worthy of his name.
“Since when did West Sichuan become the Xiao Clan’s place? Why don’t I know?”
The atmosphere gradually became tense, and even a trace of invisible killing intent appeared in the wind. The person who spoke was a white-haired old man dressed in an ink-colored daoist robe.
However, seeing his hands behind his back, his body remained motionless in midair. His eyes were cold, and his cultivation didn’t seem to be low.
This person was not from Beigong Clan, but the sect leader of a faction under Beigong Clan, and his cultivation was considered to be extremely high.
As for the people from Beigong Clan, it was Xiao Meng’er who was standing opposite Old man Qingyi. He had a rich quasi-sage aura that intimidated many cultivators around him, but he did not know why he had clashed with Xiao Meng’er here.