Nine Stars Killer Novel - Chapter 857
Chapter 857 A Pleasant Surprise
Hearing Ye Feng’s explanation, Zi Xinlan’s heart finally relaxed.
The night quickly passed. After a night of recovery, the two of them recovered all their essence, energy, and spirit. During this period of time, Ye Feng’s cultivation had not progressed. The only thing he could cultivate was his spiritual energy.
The realm couldn’t be broken through for a long time. Only by lifting the forbidden spell could one break through. Therefore, it was extremely difficult to cultivate.
Ye Feng’s primordial spirit had also reached a bottleneck. It was very difficult to take a step forward. Cultivating spiritual energy was the only thing Ye Feng could do at present.
The rest of the time was spent comprehending swordsmanship. Every day, he would enter the Swordsmanship Drawing Technique and absorb the sword intent within it.
After spending some time, he entered the Heavenly Evil Sword Scripture and comprehended the second half of the first stance of the Heavenly Evil Sword Technique. He tried to comprehend all of this stance before returning. This way, he would have a greater chance of joining Nei Clan.
The Five Elements Heaven Sealing Seal was a martial skill that could kill people, so he couldn’t stop once he attacked. When he joined Nei Clan, he would definitely not be able to avoid a duel. If he was eliminated, Ye Feng would not be able to kill people.
Because they were relying on their feet to travel, their speed wasn’t very fast. In addition, they wanted to avoid the demonic beasts, so they were almost frightened when they walked all the way.
“Big Brother Ye, let’s take a rest and cross this mountain. There should be a river ahead. We can go straight down the river!”
Zi Xinlan was also covered in sweat. Continuously traveling, coupled with her high level of nervousness, was also a test for her body.
For Ye Feng’s sake, Zi Xinlan could risk her own life. On this journey, she would take care of everything Ye Feng did.
“Alright, I’ll leave it to you. Let’s have a rest!”
Ye Feng did shake off the shopkeeper. His daily task was to cultivate. Anyway, after entering the inner cultivation, he could cultivate at any time. There was no need to deliberately meditate to absorb Yuan Qi.
Without being stingy, Ye Feng took out 10 million Essence Pill and gave it to Zi Xinlan for her to absorb Yuan Qi.
Ye Feng did not lack resources. Zi Xinlan was no longer surprised. She picked up these Origin Essence Pills and began to absorb them. However, she was different from Ye Feng. She only had one dantian and did not consume much.
After a short rest, the two continued on their journey. It had been ten days since they arrived at the mountain range.
Over the past ten days, he had experienced several dangers. If it wasn’t for Zi Xinlan, Ye Feng would definitely go all out. He was afraid that his realm would have fallen long ago, turning into a pile of bones.
During this period of time, they had encountered three attacks from Divine Martial Fifth Stage demonic beasts. If Zi Xinlan hadn’t attacked with all her might, with Ye Feng’s current cultivation realm, even if he could retreat completely, Ye Feng would have consumed most of his True Essence.
This was also the will of the heavens. Ye Feng had helped Zi Xinlan, but now, he was receiving help from the other party. This was also the cycle of karma that Buddhists often spoke of.
If it wasn’t for Zi Xinlan, even if Ye Feng had successfully crossed the Fire Mountain Range and crossed the 10,000-mile Glacier, this last mountain range wouldn’t have been able to pass safely.
After climbing over this mountain peak, a river indeed appeared in front of him. It seemed to run through the entire mountain range, extending downwards without knowing where it was flowing to.
“I’m going to build a raft. You stay here!”
Now that Zi Xinlan had covered all the heavy work, Ye Feng could only bitterly smile and continue to comprehend his sword technique.
As his spiritual energy nourished his primordial spirit, Ye Feng stayed in the Sword Scripture for more and more time. He had already seen some of the latter half of the stance, and now he had comprehended more than half of the moves.
As for sword intent, Ye Feng was still lacking that final step. He estimated that if he broke through to the fourth level of the Divine realm, everything would be dissolved by drawing a blade.
Not only could he comprehend the first stance of the Heavenly Evil Sword Technique, his primordial spirit could also break through the shackles, and he could even comprehend the Minute Sword Intent. This was a cycle, and Ye Feng was stuck here.
Half an hour later, Zi Xinlan brought fifty to sixty giant round trees and used her long swords to split them one by one to make a raft.
If it was Ye Feng, he would definitely be able to simply make one. As long as one could stand still, it would be fine.
However, Zi Xinlan was a woman. The raft was carefully made. Not only did it have a shed to shield it from the blazing sun, there were chairs to rest under it, and there was also a simple table.
He was looking for some vines to firmly fix them. He was also looking for some animal hides to lay on so that the water wouldn’t seep up.
It took a full two hours for the sky to gradually darken before Zi Xinlan could be considered finished.
Ye Feng shook his head. Along the way, Zi Xinlan had done everything for him. If Ye Feng was not touched, it would definitely be fake. For a woman to do these things for him, Ye Feng was very satisfied.
“Big Brother Ye, we’re ready. Let’s go!”
Zi Xinlan didn’t even have time to rest, so she greeted Ye Feng and told him to get on the boat and float down together.
Ye Feng walked in front of Zi Xinlan and reached out to touch her face.
Looking at the scattered shredded hair floating on both sides of Zi Xinlan’s temples, and focusing on making rafts, even his hair was in a mess, completely unaware of it.
“Thank goodness!”
Ye Feng gathered up Zi Xinlan’s beautiful hair and said very gently.
“Unfortunately, bitter!”
Zi Xinlan pulled Ye Feng onto the boat. She did not mind what was happening now, because she realized that she was living a very real life, something that had never happened before.
Because it was flowing down the river, there was no need to deliberately glide. Just follow the current, and the two of them could enjoy the beautiful scenery on both sides.
This was because there were no humans here. On both sides of the river bank, there were the most primitive scenery. There were also some cliffs that were covered with spirit medicines.
Unfortunately, this place could not fly. Even if he looked at the thousand-year-old ingredients, Ye Feng could only look at the ocean and sigh.
Along the way, Ye Feng had collected quite a bit, but there was no Medicine King. If Medicine King appeared, he would definitely accompany a powerful demonic beast to protect him.
In the end, Ye Feng basically didn’t get anything along the way. He entered the Treasure Mountain, but returned empty-handed. At first, Ye Feng felt very uncomfortable. As time passed, Ye Feng was already used to it.
“What a beautiful place. If you can, you can live here for a lifetime!”
Zi Xinlan was attracted by the beautiful scenery around her.
“We’ll survive for the rest of our lives. It’s good to have a bunch of babies!”
Ye Feng said in a teasing tone.
“Big Brother Ye, are you good or bad?”
Zi Xinlan blushed from embarrassment and threw her eyes at Ye Feng.
“When did she say she was going to have a baby with you!”
Ye Feng suddenly asked this question. Zi Xinlan was completely unprepared, so she blushed with embarrassment.
“Oh, since you don’t want to give birth, then I’ll find someone else to give birth to!”
Ye Feng made a sudden enlightenment.
“You dare!”
Zi Xinlan suddenly stood up and pointed at Ye Feng with a shrewd look.
Ye Feng rubbed his nose. This was a woman. No one could understand what they were thinking.
Along the way, the two of them flirted with each other, but they weren’t alone. After these past few days, their relationship was as close as a glue, and there was no longer the estrangement they had in the past.
Most of the time, Zi Xinlan was nestled in Ye Feng’s arms and looked at the surrounding scenery. However, her beautiful brows were knitted together. If Ye Feng did not remove the forbidden spells on her body, the knot in her heart would not be undone.
“Big Brother Ye, where is the Life and Death Valley?”
It had been drifting on the water for half a month, and it was unknown how many journeys it had traveled. The demonic beasts had encountered quite a few. As for the Valley of Life and Death, there was not even a trace of it.
“I don’t know either. I can only rely on luck. If your big brother Ye really deserves this fate, then it’s also fate. Don’t be sad.”
It had already been several months. Ye Feng was completely relieved. If fate dictated it, even if Ye Feng was working hard, it would still be useless. It was better to let go of his state of mind.
“You won’t die, and I won’t allow you to die either!”
Zi Xinlan pressed down on Ye Feng’s mouth and stopped him from continuing.
“Who hasn’t died since ancient times? It’s just a matter of time!”
Ye Feng smiled bitterly. There was no such thing as immortality in this world. It was just a belief preached by humans.
“I don’t care. I won’t let you die. If you die, I won’t live anymore!”
Zi Xinlan refused to let Ye Feng die.
“Big Brother Ye, I promise you that I will never die!”
Ye Feng made a promise that if he could meet Zi Xinlan at the last moment of his life, Ye Feng could be considered as asking for nothing more.
“Pa!”
Just as Ye Feng finished speaking, an object suddenly smashed into Ye Feng’s head, making a crisp sound.
An egg-sized fruit fell under Ye Feng’s feet. It was precisely the thing that had just smashed into Ye Feng’s head.
“Who ambushed us!”
The two of them immediately became vigilant. Although they had encountered demonic beasts several times along the way, they had fought openly and righteously. There had never been a single sneak attack.
Speaking of sneak attacks, Ye Feng seemed to have forgotten one thing. If it was really a sneak attack, it was impossible for him to just lightly smash it, his head would have already blossomed.
“Squeakk …”
When Ye Feng picked up the fruit, he saw that there were many Civet Monkeys climbing on a cliff. This was a demonic beast that liked to live in groups, and it also liked to play tricks on people.
“So it’s a group of monkeys!”
Ye Feng also smiled bitterly and was actually teased by a group of monkeys.
Seeing that Ye Feng and the other two ignored them and threw a large pile of fruits at them, this time they were on guard and sent the fruits flying.
“Big Brother Ye, no matter what kind of demonic beast comes into contact with us, it will show hostility or doubt. Why do these monkeys seem to be accustomed to seeing us? What’s going on?”
The woman in Zi Xinlan was meticulous and seemed to have discovered something. These monkeys weren’t afraid of people not talking, and they didn’t have a trace of surprise when they saw humans.
“Are you saying that they should see humans often and tease us frequently? That’s why they don’t reveal any surprise when they see us!”
Ye Feng seemed to understand as well, and a trace of surprise appeared on his face.
“Very likely!”
Zi Xinlan was also guessing. As for whether it was true or not, she didn’t know for the time being, so she could only ask the monkeys.
“Alright, let’s row the boat over. I’ll go talk to them!”
Anyway, there was no other way right now. Perhaps they could really get some useful information. These demonic beasts lived in this mountain range all year round. Perhaps they knew where the Valley of Life and Death was.
“Alright, then be careful. These monkeys are huge. If we really fight, we won’t be able to escape unscathed!”
Zi Xinlan was secretly on guard and did not dare to be careless. She told Ye Feng to be careful.
Ye Feng nodded. When the boat approached, a few monkeys actually jumped onto the boat and chirped. They were not afraid of the two of them at all.