Chapter 128: The Secluded Valley and Emerald Lake

  The first update!

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  Whoosh!

  A flash of light burst through the air, like a streak of flowing light that flashed across the sky and was gone in an instant.

  Chen Quan exerted his utmost effort to employ the Divine Wind Feather Escape Technique, barely managing to follow behind Wen Xuan. This already left him quite exhausted, yet when he saw Wen Xuan flying effortlessly in the distance, taking strides that spanned thousands of feet, a wave of shock once again surged within his heart.

  "I originally thought that my cultivation was not inferior to Xun Xuan, but relying on the complete wind path intention I had comprehended, combined with the Divine Wind Transformation Feather Escape Technique, at least I could compete with him. Now it seems that whether it's cultivation or speed, I have no chance of winning!"

  Chen Xiao sighed silently.

  "Chen Tai, be careful. If I'm right, he should be a true immortal." Ling Bai transmitted his voice through the storage ring.

  "What? A true immortal? Isn't that a being who surpasses even the great masters of Nirvana by an entire realm?" Chen Xi's heart shook, and he didn't dare to believe it.

  One path of cultivation is divided into eight major realms: Houtian, Xiantian, Zifu, Huangting, Liangyi Jindan, Niepan, Minghua Zhenren, and Pojie Dixian. Above the realm of Pojie Dixian lies the Tianxian, who has entered the heavenly path.

  However, although there are only a few major boundaries, how many people in this world can reach them?

  Songyancheng's hundred million cultivators, the highest cultivation is only at the Zi Fu realm.

  Longyuan City has tens of millions of cultivators, and only those who have reached the Two Instruments Golden Elixir realm can be considered top-notch.

  In the entire southern Xinjiang area of one million li, Neidan masters have reached the top level, awe-inspiring and revered by countless people as 'Laozu'.

  This is just the realm of Nirvana, from which we can know that cultivating one path, every time you advance to a higher realm, it's incredibly difficult.

  At this moment, an existence that is likely to be even more terrifying than a Nirvana Realm Great Master is right in front of him. Chen Xiao was shocked, despite knowing that the Liu Yun Sword Sect had a profound and ancient foundation.

  He is now refining his energy in the Purple Mansion of Six Stars, and his body is refined to the second level of the Purple Mansion. Even if he can kill a Huangting cultivator who has transcended the boundary, he will only have a dead end if he crosses three major boundaries and becomes an enemy of Ming Hua Zhenren.

  "Ling Bai, who do you think he will take me to see?" Chen Xiao asked, his curiosity piqued. Apart from his younger brother Chen Huan, he hardly knew anyone else in the Liuyun Sword Sect, so who would Xun Xuan be taking him to meet?

  "Who knows, this guy is mysterious and doesn't need to go to such great lengths to kill you. Hmm, you'd better be careful." Ling Bai shook his head repeatedly.

  After a while, Xuan stopped in front of a mountain peak that was serene, bright and beautiful. Looking around, all he saw were lush green trees in the mountains, waterfalls flying down from valleys, streams flowing through gorges, and misty clouds spreading everywhere, as if it were an earthly paradise, full of spiritual energy.

  "This mountain is the rear of my Flowing Cloud Sword Sect, a place where no one can enter without permission." Xuan heard the explanation with a smile, but with a wave of his hand and the feather fan, thousands of misty green clouds rose into the air and arrived at the top of Shang Qing Peak, transforming into tiny green lights that poured down like rain.

  Splash!

  A thousand-foot-long red ladder, flying out from the Upper Clear Peak, and in the blink of an eye, it appears under the foot of Wenyuan, as if a rainbow bridge had been built in mid-air, magnificent beyond measure.

  "Come on up." Wen Xuan raised his foot and walked up the Dan stairs, smiling and waving at Chen Tai.

  Chen Xiao was also very curious about who wanted to see him, and without any hesitation, he walked up the Dan stairs. Whoosh! The ten-thousand-zhang Dan stairs suddenly retracted backwards, taking Wen Xuan and Chen Xiao with it, disappearing into the Upper Clear Peak.

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  In a secluded valley of Shangqing Mountain, a lake sparkles with crystal clear water, where lotus leaves float on the surface and rotate gently in the breeze. The blooming lotus flowers emit a sweet fragrance that wafts through the cool mountain peaks, refreshing the heart.

  By the lake, snow-white seagulls flutter and dance, water beasts lie lazily on the silver-like sandy beach, a group of sleek three-tailed otters happily dive into the lake, and when they come ashore, their mouths are already holding a big fat fish.

  Everything before one's eyes is picturesque and full of life, just like a fairyland.

  "A rich and dense spiritual energy, this mountain valley lotus lake should have a top-grade spiritual vein." Chen Xiao followed Wen Xuan's body, as soon as he arrived at the mountain valley, he felt a thick spiritual energy rushing towards him, taking a breath, he only felt a gentle stream flowing through his whole body, refreshing and invigorating, his spirit involuntarily lifted.

  "Huh?"

  Chen Xiao inadvertently glanced, and suddenly saw that by the vast emerald lake in the distance, a tall figure stood quietly, dressed in gray with gray hair, his waist straight as a spear, the whole person seemed to blend with the emerald lake and blue sky, giving people an ethereal, elusive, and strange feeling, as if it was not a real person but a phantom.

  "My divine soul can't even sense the existence of this person, and with just my mortal eyes, he's sometimes clear and sometimes blurry. Is this person's cultivation even more terrifying than Wen Xuan's?" Chen Tai was secretly shocked.

  "You've arrived." The gray-clad figure with gray hair by the lake seemed to have sensed something and suddenly turned its head.

  Then, Chen Xiao saw the person's appearance clearly. The gray-clad and gray-haired figure was an elderly man with a ordinary face, calm eyes, extremely long eyebrows that drooped down and fluttered in the wind, giving people a sense of simplicity and elegance.

  "Master." Wen Xuan had already put away the white feather fan in his hand, and with a respectful bow, he looked into the old man's eyes, revealing a sincere and reverent expression.

  This scene made Chen Tai almost drop his jaw, Master? A master of a true immortal? Then isn't this old man's cultivation above the broken calamity fairy? Could it be that this old man is the legendary, world-renowned, peerless sword immortal who has been hiding in the Flowing Cloud Sword Sect?

  But what does such an extraordinary strong person want from me for no reason?

  At this moment, Chen Xiao was completely unsettled. Wen Xuan's cultivation had already made him feel irresistible, and now another powerful being even stronger than Wen Xuan appeared, anyone would probably be unable to remain calm.

  "Hmm." The old man nodded at Wen Xuan's words, then shifted his gaze to Chen Tai. In those calm and serene eyes, a strange color flashed for an instant. "I am Bei Heng, the Supreme Elder of Liuyun Sword Sect. You can just call me Bei Heng, young friend."

  He heard the profound and mysterious words, and he didn't dare to believe it, so he glanced at his master. Until now, he still couldn't understand why his master had asked him to personally bring this person back to the mountain. At this moment, he suddenly heard that his master wanted to discuss with Chen Tai Ping, and the shock in his heart can be imagined.

  "Could it be that this little guy has some unknown terrifying background? It should be so, otherwise, with his cultivation at the Zi Fu realm, how could he be treated like this by his master... Fortunately, when I saw him, I didn't use force, and my attitude was also okay." Wen Xuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and his gaze towards Chen Xiao had already taken on an inexplicable complex color.

  Chen Xiao's current emotional shock was not much different from that of the mysterious and unfathomable, a true immortal who was one generation higher than Lingdu's ancestor, and also the master of his own younger brother. Now, another powerful being claiming to be the Supreme Elder of Liuyun Sword Sect has appeared, seemingly wanting to interact with him as equals... He suddenly felt that this time entering Liuyun Sword Sect, everything he saw was too strange and unbelievable.

  "Come on, follow me to the center of the lake."

  Bei Heng smiled slightly, and said no more. With a wave of his large sleeve, an invisible force swept Chen Tai and Wen Xuan away, and in the blink of an eye, they vanished from the lakeside, only to reappear on a pavilion in the middle of the lake.

  This pavilion in the middle of the lake is built with gray-green rocks, and its shape is simple and unadorned, no different from a ordinary long pavilion in a secular post station.

  But at this moment, because of the person on the pavilion, the entire pavilion suddenly radiated a faint and ethereal aura, just like a blank sheet of paper being splashed with ink by a master painter, instantly becoming a magnificent landscape painting. Similarly, this ordinary pavilion, precisely because of this person's existence, suddenly became no longer ordinary.

  This is a beautiful young man, with red lips and white teeth, wearing brocade clothes, obviously dressed as a woman disguised as a man, but with a natural charm, handsome and elegant, free and easy, unparalleled in the world.

  The beautiful young man is sitting by the pavilion, taking off his boots, and his two white feet, like condensed fat white jade, are stepping on the emerald lake. His toes are shaking and slapping, and a group of colorful fish are happily surrounding him, kissing his white and tender feet.

  As they watched this scene, whether it was Chen Tai or Bei Heng and Wen Xuan, they all involuntarily revealed a smile on their faces, and all the thoughts in their minds disappeared without a trace, their mood immersed in a wonderful and natural atmosphere.

  This is not a captivating magic, but the natural aura emanating from the beautiful young man's body, leading their spirits to freely roam into nature, merging with heaven and earth, wonderful beyond words.

  Chen Xiao didn't know what he was thinking, his spirit was murky and confused, as if the primordial chaos had just opened up, his entire mind wandering freely in the boundless expanse of heaven and earth, as if transformed into a wisp of wind, carefree and joyful, lively and vibrant, without any private thoughts, miscellaneous thoughts, delusional thoughts, foolish thoughts, resentful thoughts...

  He didn't even notice that in his sea of consciousness, the power of his divine soul was becoming more vibrant, pure, condensed and crystal clear, growing at an incredibly fast speed.

  Nor did I know how long it had been.

  The beautiful young man withdrew his feet from the lake water, put on his boots, and stood up. Bei Heng suddenly came to his senses, with a hint of unfulfilled desire lingering in his eyes. He was about to speak when the beautiful young man pointed at Wen Xuan and Chen Xi on one side, smiling and stopping him.

  Time flew by, and another incense stick of time passed. Wen Xuan also woke up from that strange atmosphere, his expression dazed, his eyes vacant, as if he was in a trance. Suddenly, his eyes lit up, and he immediately sat down cross-legged on the ground, closed his eyes, and began to meditate.

  Bei Heng, who was standing aside, couldn't help but feel a twinge of envy despite his current state of mind. He thought to himself, "This time, bringing Xuan Er here really did bring him a great opportunity."

  "Ah!"

  In a daze, Chen Tai suddenly felt his whole body tremble, and in the sea of consciousness, it was as if the morning bell and evening drum had sounded, making his senses, six senses, and soul seem to have undergone a baptism, becoming pure and transparent. He could feel everything around him with unparalleled clarity: the mountain wind, the lake water, the fish swimming in the lake... Everything came alive, so clear, so intoxicating.

  This feeling is as if I had an extra eye, this eye can clearly see through everything around me, and can overlook all things in the sky, with every detail visible, as if right before my eyes.

  Divine Consciousness!

  At this moment, a kind of enlightenment quietly emerged in Chen Yao's heart.

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  This chapter was very hard to write, I deleted and rewrote it multiple times until now when it's finally settled, so the release is a bit late, sorry about that.