"I noticed that Fei Ting and the others didn't use their cultivation to resist the whirlwind. Could it be that … the more they resisted, the stronger the whirlwind's backlash would be, and if they didn't resist, they would be fine?"
After a long period of silence, another wandering cultivator voiced his opinion.
"That's possible …" The crowd nodded in agreement.
Such a situation was quite common in Illusory Formations. The more one resisted, the stronger the backlash. On the other hand, if one acted as if nothing happened, one would be fine.
"Let me give it a try!"
Another wandering cultivator stepped forward, took out a basin, and placed it on top of his head.
Boom!
As soon as his head poked out of the formation, it was crushed into dust by the whirlwind.
Everyone was frenzied.
Of the seven, the strongest, Fei Ting, was only at Eternal 2-dan. His strength could only be considered slightly above average among them …
Why did he casually walk in and come out unscathed, while none of them survived?
"Don't test it out rashly. The other party must have his own way of dealing with it. If we want to know what's going on, we'll have to enter to take a look …"
Elder Yuan Qin said with a solemn expression.
"Enter?" The faces of the crowd warped in shock.
They wanted to enter as well, but the whirlwind in the past few months had been particularly strong. Even Pseudo Immortal realm cultivators were unable to withstand it, needless to say, them.
"I know that it's dangerous, but it's impossible for us to obtain more treasures and fortuitous encounters by staying in the outer perimeter …"
Elder Yuan Qin said.
The crowd fell silent.
There were many treasures in the Spirit Treasure Valley, but those that could be blown out were the weakest ones. Most of the good treasures were kept in the depths of the valley. If they wanted to reach higher realms, they would have to continue advancing … If they didn't even dare to take risks, how could they possibly advance further in their cultivation?
Seeing that the crowd had fallen silent, Elder Yuan Qin continued, "Those young men, children, and even birds can enter while we can only wait outside. Are you really willing to accept this?"
"Of course not!" The crowd nodded.
"Since that's the case, let's give it a try. Let's see how deep we can go. If we can't, we'll just have to come out again!" Elder Yuan Qin said.
"Since Elder Yuan Qin has said so, I agree!"
"Me too!"
Soon, the crowd reached a consensus.
Previously, they had only been guarding the outer perimeter to collect treasures. Now that they had witnessed some mediocre fellows entering the valley, they couldn't hold themselves back anymore.
If the other party could do it, why couldn't they?
It wasn't too much!
"Begin!"
After coming to an agreement on the structure of the formation, Elder Yuan Qin took a deep breath and slowly walked forward. The others followed closely behind him, trying their best to maintain the defensive barrier. However, they had only taken a dozen steps when a violent explosion sounded once more. Following which, an even stronger gale swept across the area, smashing heavily into the defensive barrier. Elder Yuan Qin, Tan Jin, and the others' faces reddened as blood spurted from their mouths.
Clenching their fists tightly, the crowd began sweating profusely.
He had only taken a few steps and the pressure had increased by so much … The dangers of Spirit Treasure Valley were just like the legends, making it hard for people to get close!
But … how did Fei Ting and the others do it so easily?
"It's possible that … the hurricane has become stronger. If that's the case, they shouldn't be able to go in too deep. They will be blown out very soon!"
Tan Jin said as he felt the extreme pressure around him.
"Stop!"
Elder Yuan Qin nodded. He stopped moving forward and looked into the valley with widened eyes. A moment later, he saw a person being blown out by the hurricane. His body was covered in blood, and he was severely injured.
Zhen Yuan went berserk. He grabbed the person and brought him behind the defensive barrier. It was an old man in his sixties. His cultivation was even higher than Zhen Yuan's. He was no weaker than a 5th Pseudo Immortal!
"You are … Pure Gang Sect's Wei Zhen?"
Elder Yuan Qin's eyebrows shot up as he recognized him. His eyes were filled with disbelief. "You have been … in the valley all these years?"
The Pure Gang Sect was the same as the Heavenly Yuan Sect. They were both first-rate sects in the Great Qian State. Wei Zhen was only an ordinary elder in the Pure Gang Sect. It was said that he had entered the Blue Sky Sea eighty years ago and had never appeared again.
Could it be that he had been here all this time?
The gale in Spirit Treasure Valley wasn't this strong all the time. Some cultivators would take advantage of the time when the gale was weak to enter the valley and hide behind some caves or rocks to collect more treasures.
This person … should be the same.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to go from an unknown elder of Pure Gang Sect to a 5th Pseudo Immortal in just eighty years!
"So it's Yuan Qin. I have indeed been here for eighty years …"
Struggling to open his eyes, Wei Zhen looked into the valley and said anxiously, "Now isn't the time to talk. Let's leave this place quickly!"
"Why?" Yuan Qin frowned.
"It's … The Great Demon of Bliss. He's back!" Wei Zhen said with a trembling voice, filled with fear.
"Bliss? He, didn't he leave Jadefall Sea and flee? "Everyone was stupefied.
Most of them had come here a few months ago. They had heard that The Great Demon of Bliss had escaped.
"He did run away, but for some reason, he returned. Furthermore, he drove his flying boat into the valley, and right in front of me, he rammed into a giant demon whose cultivation was on par with mine, killing it on the spot. The shockwave from the collision shattered the place where I was hiding, and that's why I was swept into the hurricane and severely injured …"
Wei Zhen's teeth were chattering.
Just the shockwave was so powerful. If it had hit him, he would have died on the spot!
"He drove a flying boat?"
Elder Yuan Qin, Tan Jin, and the others glanced at one another before asking, "Is the flying boat that you speak of … thirty meters long? It's made out of wood, and it's inscribed with the images of wolf demons, goat demons, and so on?"
"That's right …"
Wei Zhen nodded. "You know about it?"
Instead of answering Wei Zhen's question, Elder Yuan Qin continued asking with a bitter look on his face, "Then … What does The Great Demon of Bliss look like?"
"He looks like this …"
Wei Zhen flicked his finger, and a screen of light surfaced, revealing the appearance of a child.
"So that's The Great Demon of Bliss, a Pseudo Immortal realm expert … If he's Bliss, who is that Little Senior Uncle of yours?"
Seeing that their conjecture was right, Elder Yuan Qin, Tan Jin, and the others glanced at one another, speechless.
The Great Demon of Bliss was obedient before their Little Senior Uncle, as if he was a grandson …
It was just a moment ago that Fei Ting had said that their Little Senior Uncle was extremely powerful … But in the end, it turned out that his words were true!
It seemed like it wasn't due to luck that he was able to enter the Spirit Treasure Valley so easily. It wasn't because he had brought along a ladle or a basin, but because he was powerful!
In an instant, everyone was dumbfounded.
Tan Jin felt like digging a hole to bury himself in. After a hundred years of hard work, he had finally reached the Pseudo Immortal realm. He thought that he would be able to put on an act and earn the respect of those from the Great Yan Prefecture, but in the end, he was just a clown!
…
Su Yin did not know what they were thinking. At this moment, Su Yin was driving the flying boat forward at high speed.
Just a moment ago, a giant demon suddenly leaped out, intending to assault them. However, he was unable to stop the boat in time and died on the spot …
"You still have to be careful. If you kill anyone else, I'll throw you down …"
Su Yin reprimanded The Great Demon with a displeased look on his face.
After traveling for a while in the hurricane, he felt that it was too slow. Thus, he took out the flying boat and drove it. As expected, it was much easier and faster.
Not too long after driving the flying boat forward, he saw more and more ores and treasures falling from the sky. Thus, he had the Great Demon drive the boat so that he could collect them himself … Who knew that this fellow would be so reckless as to kill the giant demon!
"Little Senior Uncle, that isn't a human. It's a giant demon …" Fei Ting said.
"Giant demon?" Su Yin was taken aback.
As long as a giant demon didn't revert to its original form, it would be impossible to tell it apart from a human.
"It's unknown where these fellows come from. They usually hide in the caverns of the valley to ambush cultivators who come here on an adventure. Many human experts have been killed by these fellows … "Fei Ting explained.
"That's good …" Su Yin heaved a sigh of relief.
It was fortunate that it was a giant demon. If it were a human, he would definitely feel guilty.
Killing the giant demon was just a small interlude in their journey. The group continued to search for treasures as they advanced. As they ventured deeper and deeper, the pressure in the surroundings gradually increased.
Looking into the depths of the valley, Su Yin was perplexed.
These winds were indeed similar to the Spirit Abyss, but they didn't have as much spiritual energy. Even if there was pure spiritual energy, it was only in small segments that weren't complete and couldn't form spirit veins.
In other words, cultivators could cultivate quickly here, but they wouldn't be able to bring the spiritual energy back to their sects!
"Those experts back then must have paid a heavy price to seal you here …"
After flying for close to half an hour, Su Yin still hadn't arrived at the place where the Great Demon was sealed.
He could still withstand the pressure here, but Fei Ting and the others, who hadn't assimilated the pots and pans, were clearly unable to withstand it. This was enough to show how great the pressure was.
"More than ten 9-dan Pseudo Immortal experts have died …" The Great Demon of Bliss said awkwardly.
Even though he was severely injured back then, the Great Qian Continent and Great Source Continent had paid a heavy price to seal him.
Putting everything else aside, just the astral winds here were difficult for Pseudo Immortals to withstand without the support of Immortal artifacts.
"Do you know where the Lingyuan River and the hurricanes come from?" Su Yin asked.
"Even though no one can say for sure, I'm guessing that they come from the Celestial Realm. Otherwise, it's impossible for them to have Immortal artifacts …" The Great Demon of Bliss replied.
"Celestial Realm?"
"Indeed. Just like True Immortals, Immortal artifacts can only be forged in places with Immortal Spiritual Energy. However, it appeared in a dangerous place and in the Lingyuan River. Does this mean that there's a special Spiritual Energy at the end of the Lingyuan River and the valley?" Bliss asked.
Su Yin nodded.
He didn't think too much about it, but what Bliss said made sense.
Could it be that … this valley and the end of the Lingyuan River were actually the same place — the Celestial Realm?
"Many experts of Great Qian Province have come to the same conclusion. Many experts have ventured deep into the valley to search for the Lingyuan River, but it's a pity that they are unable to reach the end due to some kind of spatial law!"
Fei Ting interjected upon hearing the conversation between the duo. "Putting everything aside, let's take Daoist Ku Ye as an example. He was a famous figure five hundred years ago, and he was the vice hall master of the Great Origin Province Alliance's Elder Hall. His cultivation had reached pinnacle Pseudo Immortal, and he knew that he didn't have much time left, so he took the risk to search for the Lingyuan River. In the end, he spent more than ten years searching for the Lingyuan River, but to no avail. Eventually, he died in despair. He also entered the Lingyuan River, but even with his cultivation at pinnacle Pseudo Immortal, he still couldn't reach the end! "
"Un!" Su Yin nodded.
Based on everyone's expressions and words, it could be seen that the hurricanes were extremely powerful. Even Pseudo Immortals would find it difficult to withstand them. However, for some reason, Zhang Xuan couldn't feel anything at all.
It was as if the pressure before him didn't affect him at all.
Could it be that he, an Eternal, was stronger than a Pseudo Immortal?
"I should find a Pseudo Immortal to test it out …" Previously, when he had The Great Demon make a move, the latter had been putting on an act, not daring to use his full strength. As such, Zhang Xuan was unable to detect anything. If that didn't work, he would just have to find another person to test it out on!
"Grandfather, we're here!"
Just as Zhang Xuan's thoughts were running wild, the sound of Bliss echoed in the air. Raising his head, he saw that the flying ship had stopped in a depression in the valley.
The depression wasn't too big or too deep. There were seals inscribed all around it, sealing the space within like a fishing net.
"These seals … are truly ingenious!"
Su Yin remarked as he scanned the surroundings.
The seals weren't too powerful, but they were able to tap into the force of the hurricanes to increase their might. In other words, as time passed, not only would the power of the seals not weaken, it would even grow stronger!
More importantly, the seals were extremely effective, such that not even the slightest bit of spiritual energy could seep in. Once one was trapped within, one would be unable to absorb spiritual energy, and one would only grow weaker and weaker until one's death.
As expected of an expert from the Great Qian Prefecture and Dayuan Prefecture. They had indeed put in a lot of effort to seal Bliss.
"It is indeed ingenious. I spent a lot of time thinking of all kinds of solutions, but in the end, I was only able to escape due to some unforeseen circumstances … Otherwise, who knows how long I would have been trapped here!" Bliss nodded.
"Unforeseen circumstances?"
"Un. Eight thousand years have passed, and I managed to break a portion of the seal. I discreetly released the aura of the Soul Searing Mirror in order to attract experts over. With so many people around, the hurricanes would be greatly reduced, and the pressure on me would lessen. Yet … while there were quite a few cultivators who came over upon sensing the aura of the Immortal artifact, it was a pity that only a handful of them were able to reach this place. Just as I thought that I would be unable to escape, the valley suddenly trembled, and the seals on me suddenly stopped functioning. It was only then that I was able to escape successfully … "
Bliss explained. "Of course, it also had to do with the absorption of a portion of the demonic energy. Without the demonic energy, I wouldn't have been able to escape from the seal due to my severe injuries …"
"Pilgrimage?" Su Yin suddenly recalled something, and he asked doubtfully, "When was it?"
"Seven days ago!" Bliss pondered for a moment before nodding.
"Seven days?" Su Yin fell silent.
Seven days ago was when he left the forbidden land. At that time, a giant 'Saint' character had appeared in the sky and there had been a torrential downpour. Could it be that this had caused a disturbance in the seal and allowed the Great Demon King to escape?
"No, that's not right!"
Recalling the abnormal weather that day and the various changes that had happened to him, Su Yin's heart jolted, and a frightening thought surfaced in his mind.
"I never dared to think about it, but could the 'Sage' character have something to do with me leaving the forbidden grounds?"
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