Not long after leaving the waters of the Daojiang River, two roads appeared in front of them. One was to cross the mountain range in the west and head towards the main road near the ancient path in the clouds. The other was a canyon in front of them. After passing through the canyon, they could take a shortcut to the border of the Cloud Province.
Qin Yin flipped through the map several times and asked, "Big Brother Yu, which road do you support?"
"The official road is too ostentatious, so it's not suitable. If we take the canyon path …"
Lin Muyu squinted her eyes and looked into the distance, saying, "This canyon path seems to have not been used for at least a hundred years. It's completely a primeval forest. I'm worried that if we take this path, it will be even more dangerous. However … the danger from wild beasts is much less than from humans. I think we should take the canyon path."
"Alright, it's a small path. Let's go!"
"Mn."
… …
After entering the canyon, there were cliffs on both sides. The trees in the canyon were all so tall that they reached the sky. The ground was covered with a thick layer of leaves that were slowly withering. It was clear that no one had stepped into this place for a very long time.
"Be careful!"
Lin Muyu suddenly felt a wave of alarm in her heart. She pulled Qin Yin and hid under a cliff. They could only hear the sound of an eagle's cry in the sky. A giant eagle with a wingspan of at least ten meters flew over their heads.
Qin Yin widened her beautiful eyes in shock. She watched the giant eagle fly far away before sticking out her tongue and saying with a smile, "This giant eagle has at least ten thousand years of cultivation, right?"
"Mn, it can only be higher and not lower."
Lin Muyu nodded with lingering fear in her heart. "We have to be careful. A ten thousand year old spirit beast actually appeared in the vicinity. It's not simple … I feel a bit uneasy."
"Mn, just be careful."
They continued on their way and encountered two foraging spirit beasts along the way. One was a 7000 + year old Scarlet Flame Tiger and the other was an 8400 year old Frost Lizard. Speaking of which, it was really strange. Didn't creatures like lizards hibernate during the winter? However, this lizard moved with heavy steps and walked around the mountains. Lin Muyu and Qin Yin even saw this lizard swallow a 120 year old wild boar with their own eyes.
That wild boar was really pitiful. It intruded into this area that it shouldn't have. It was simply courting death.
…
It was almost noon, and it was time to find a place to rest. At this moment, Qin Yin pointed to the mountainside in front of them and said with a smile, "Yu, look. There's a temple there. Should we go and take a look?"
Lin Muyu narrowed her eyes. "It's an abandoned temple. What's the point of going there …"
"I'm just curious …"
"Alright then …" Lin Muyu couldn't dissuade the little princess. She smiled and said, "I'll take a look and leave."
"Yes."
It was already afternoon when the two of them were halfway up the mountain. This temple had been abandoned for many years. The front hall was almost completely weathered into ruins. It was full of fallen leaves. The main hall still had some broken bricks and tiles. There was even a bronze statue that looked very old standing in the ruins. It was a Buddha statue with its palms together. However, it was covered in green copper, and the head of the Buddha statue had been weathered away.
Lin Muyu gently reached out and touched it. Immediately, one of the hands of the Buddha statue crumbled and fell to the ground like a pile of mud.
"Damn, how many years has it been for it to be abandoned to this extent?"
Lin Muyu was secretly shocked. She said, "At least two thousand years …"
"No …"
Qin Yin wiped the green copper off the base of the Buddha statue and said, "At least thirty thousand years of history …"
"How can Xiao Yin be so sure?"
"Because of this …" Qin Yin pointed to a row of words that Lin Muyu couldn't understand at the base of the Buddha statue. She said, "This ancient Buddha statue is called 'Xuanji Buddha', but the carvings on the base are 'Xuannan Buddha'. Father had asked Xiao Yin to study the Buddhist scriptures, so Xiao Yin naturally knew that the Shattered Cauldron Realm Continent worshipped nine great Buddha. Xuannan Buddha was one of them. However, the name was changed to 'Xuanji Buddha' during the war thirty thousand years ago. Therefore, most people only know of Xuanji Buddha but not Xuannan Buddha …"
"So that's how it is …" Lin Muyu secretly sighed. The Buddhism of this world was completely different from her world. They actually didn't worship Vairocana!
Qin Yin sincerely knelt in front of the Buddha statue. After praying for a while, she smiled and said, "Although the empires and dynasties of the continent have changed many times, the beliefs have never changed. They have always believed in the nine great Buddha. Brother Yu, let's go. We can't stay here for long. This place has been abandoned for at least ten thousand years. Who knows what might be there …"
"Okay."
Lin Muyu nodded. However, just as she was about to leave, her heart suddenly moved. The Spirit Pulse Technique rippled, as if there was spiritual energy fluctuating somewhere.
Carefully sensing it, it was actually under her feet!
"What's wrong?" Qin Yin looked at him in surprise.
Lin Muyu immediately pulled out the Dragon Spirit Sword and said, "Xiao Yin, it seems like we might have found a treasure. I can feel energy fluctuations underground. It's not deep. Let me dig …"
Qin Yin couldn't help but laugh, "This place has been abandoned for ten thousand years. What good things could there be?"
"Who knows! We'll know once we dig. "
With a spin of the Dragon Spirit Sword, Lin Muyu acted as an excavator and quickly dug a hole in the ground. Qin Yin stood to the side and smiled as she watched him search for treasures.
Not long after, they dug nearly five meters deep. Suddenly, with a "clang", the Dragon Spirit Sword hit a hard object. It was actually able to block the sharpness of the Dragon Spirit Sword, which was enough to show that it was definitely a treasure!
Lin Muyu hurriedly bent down and gently pushed away the soil with her palm. However, she saw a bare, blood-stained lump of iron. She raised her hand and grabbed it, pulling it out with force. The more she pulled, the longer it grew. It was actually an iron rod that was nearly a meter long. To be more specific, it was a long piece of iron. It didn't look like a sword because there was no edge at all. The two sides were the same width. Perhaps it was a bit like a clumsy ancient measuring ruler.
He jumped out of the deep pit and held the ruler in his hand. The energy fluctuations came from the ruler.
"What is this?" Qin Yin tilted her head and asked with a smile.
"I don't know either …"
Lin Muyu took out a water bag and carefully washed it. Immediately, the true appearance of the thing was revealed. It was indeed a ruler, but it was filled with words that Lin Muyu couldn't understand. He handed the ruler to Qin Yin. "Xiao Yin, do you recognize these words?"
Qin Yin frowned slightly and looked at it for a long time. She shook her head. "These are obscure ancient words. Xiao Yin can only understand one or two words. The rest are things I've never seen before …"
"My head hurts …"
Lin Muyu speechlessly wrapped the metal ruler with a black cloth and carried it on her back together with the Dragon Spirit Sword. She smiled and said, "Forget it, let's hurry on. When we get back, we'll refine this ruler and see what the metal is like."
"En en, let's go!"
…
After leaving the ancient temple, they climbed over a mountain and exited the canyon. When night fell, they set up camp in the forest.
After setting up a campfire, Lin Muyu continued to patrol the surroundings. After confirming that there was no danger, he entered the tent and slept side by side with Qin Yin.
In his sleep, his body suddenly trembled and he slowly woke up.
It felt like a dream, but the dream was very real. He dreamt that a man dressed in black had pierced his heart with a sword. This was like a warning.
The Spiritual Pulse Technique naturally spread out. Lin Muyu suddenly felt a chill in his heart. He shouted that something was wrong. A powerful force was already in front of him, but he was completely unaware!
He reached out and carried Qin Yin, who was still sleeping, out of the room!
"Shua!"
In the cold night, a streak of sword light pierced through the tent, splitting the bedding they had just been covering in half. But Lin Muyu's sword was also very fast, quickly shredding the tent. She stood in an open space with Qin Yin and stabbed her longsword at her opponent.
It was a man dressed in black. Under the moonlight, his face was very handsome, so beautiful that he didn't seem like a real man!
Lin Muyu's sword was fast and ruthless, and it was imbued with the power of her martial soul.
The man sneered without the slightest fear. His smile seemed to be mocking her. With a "ding", the Dragon Spirit Sword was forcibly knocked away. Lin Muyu didn't even see this person attack. How fast is this sword technique?
"Whoosh!"
His sword whistled through the air as fast as lightning.
"Heavens …"
Lin Muyu had never seen such a fast sword before. The wall of the gourd only rose halfway before it was pierced. Her shoulder went numb, and her battle armor was already pierced through. Blood flowed out.
At the same time, the wall of the gourd enveloped her body. He raised his sword and pounced forward. Wind Sword Art — Wind Symbol Art!
"Ding ding ding …"
Three sparks blossomed in the night, and Lin Muyu's three swift attacks were all blocked. Her opponent still had a mocking smile on his face, and he thrust his longsword forward like a shooting star in the night.
Lin Muyu hurriedly raised her sword to block, but just as the Dragon Spirit Sword came into contact with her opponent's longsword, an invisible suction force seemed to be emitting from her opponent's sword, pulling the Dragon Spirit Sword downwards. However, her opponent's sword still pierced the wall of the gourd.
"Pu!"
The blade of the sword pierced through the wall of the gourd, leaving another wound on Lin Muyu's left arm.
At this time, Qin Yin also took out her Purple Ying Sword and swung it from the right, a sword ray imbued with the light of the God Binding Chains.
Finally, the cold-faced assassin's expression flickered. "God Binding Chains?"
With a clever twist of his body, he quickly dodged Qin Yin's attack and swung his sword back. The blade of the sword was like a venomous snake as it struck Qin Yin's wrist. In the next moment, blood flowed down her snow-white wrist, and Qin Yin's right arm drooped at her side. She had already lost the ability to fight.
To be able to defeat Qin Yin in one move, just how strong was this person?!
… …
"Buzz buzz …"
Flames lingered around the longsword as Lin Muyu used fire to control the sword. The Dragon Spirit Sword carried an unstoppable force as it flew out.
But at this time, her opponent took a few steps back. Gritting his teeth, a black aura encircled the assassin's arm, and with a shout, he swung his sword through the air!
"Bang!"
Flames soared into the sky, and the Dragon Spirit Sword spiraled in the air and landed on the ground, stabbing into the rock with a "clang".
Lin Muyu secretly complained in his heart. Ever since he became a member of the Royal Guard, he had never suffered such a loss when he split open the Dragon Flame Spiral Break with one sword!
He raised his right arm lightly, and the Seven Planets Profound Energy madly surged into his body. His body was surrounded by a golden light, and the power of the gourd had been raised to its peak. Lin Muyu was very clear that no matter who this assassin was, if he didn't die today, then it would be her and Qin Yin.
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