Three days later, Chu Li stood in front of a vast lake and looked at it.
The mirror-like surface of the lake met the blue sky and white clouds. It was like two mirrors folded together, flat and empty. There was nothing else.
He knew that Tai Hua Valley was on this lake.
However, there was nothing on the lake. Could it be that Tai Hua Valley was located under the lake?
He immediately denied this idea.
Mei Ao Shuang's intuition was better than others. She could feel it as soon as he got close. That was why he did not go near anymore. He could come here directly because he saw this lake in He Bing Hua's mind and knew where Tai Hua Valley was.
The Tai Hua Valley he saw in He Bing Hua's mind was a waterside pavilion. It was on the lake, not at the bottom.
This was strange. It could be hidden on the lake and could not be seen. Could it be a formation?
He thought of the Heaven's Outskirts that he had been studying recently.
He could only study it for two hours a day. After two hours, Xue Ling would come out and disturb him. She would talk about all sorts of things. First, she would talk about things in the Public House, then talk about things in the martial arts world, then talk about things in the city.
She had been learning how to dance from Liu. Liu came to the Public House every day.
Liu heard a lot of news in the New Moon Brothel. She told her when she had nothing to do. She told Chu Li about it. This was exactly what Chu Li wanted.
He asked Liu to teach her how to dance. He wanted Liu to be his eyes and ears.
The Startling Cloud Association was powerful and well-informed. However, it was only one or two cities. Most of the people they dealt with were people from the martial arts world.
The New Moon Brothel was different. The people who came to the New Moon Brothel were either rich or noble. They were talking about the court or the battles between the city guards and the governor.
He stared at the lakeside for a while, but he could not sense Chen Ying's presence. So, he decided to settle down in the woods by the lakeside. The aura from all directions flowed into his body, nourishing his body. It was the perfect time for him to calm down and study the formation of Tian Yan Gou Chen.
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Tai Hua Valley
On the tranquil surface of the lake, numerous pavilions and waterside pavilions dotted the landscape. The middle was connected by a bridge. A gust of wind blew and the lake rippled.
Sun Li Hua brought Chen Ying to a waterside pavilion. She pointed to the plaque on the forehead, "This Starry Night Waterside Pavilion is yours."
Chen Ying looked at the waterside pavilion. The windows were open on all sides and the white gauze curtains hung low. When a gust of wind blew, the curtains fluttered. It was truly poetic and picturesque. It was too beautiful to behold.
"Thank you Senior Sister Sun."
"You don't have to be so polite. We'll be a family from now on." Sun Lihua pulled her into the waterside pavilion and said with a smile, "If you want anything, just tell me. You won't be able to leave the valley for the next three years. You're quite pitiful."
Chen Ying smiled. "Not bad."
"Young Master Chu sure is cautious." Sun Lihua smiled and said, "Alright, you should rest now. I'll come and find you for dinner tonight. … After dinner, we'll watch the martial arts competition. He Shijie and Zhu Shijie are going to compete."
"Why must we compete?"
"To fight for a Taihua Golden Pill," Sun Lihua said. "This time, Senior Apprentice Sister He will be going out of the valley together. Sorry for the delay, Senior Sister Zhu has been waiting anxiously. "
"Taihua Golden Pill?"
"This is a miraculous medicine from our valley. No matter how serious your injuries are, you'll recover immediately after taking one. If you're not injured, it will strengthen your physique. It's equivalent to several years of cultivation!"
"Why would they compete?"
"Every month, the valley leader will take out a Golden Pill and then draw lots to choose twenty people to compete for this Golden Pill." Sun Lihua shook her head. "I'm unlucky. Last month, I was chosen and lost to Senior Huang! "
Chen Ying's eyes turned and quickly thought of this method. She smiled and said, "What if you don't get chosen?"
"If you get chosen twice, you can't do it again this year. If you don't get chosen, you can still compete in the last month. " Sun Lihua said, "Anyway, everyone has a chance. It all depends on your luck and martial arts. For example, Senior Apprentice Sister He was unlucky this time. Senior Apprentice Sister Zhu is very powerful."
"I see …"
"Junior Apprentice Chen, you can participate next month."
"My martial arts is weak. It's useless even if I get chosen."
"That's not necessarily true. Sometimes, if you're lucky, you'll get chosen with low martial arts. "
Chen Ying shook her head and laughed.
Sun Lihua chatted with her for a while and then left.
Chen Ying went in and out of the waterside pavilion. She looked at it carefully and was very satisfied.
She was not used to living here alone. She was used to living with everyone in the Chu Clan. Although there were some small conflicts from time to time, someone would quickly mediate.
Now that she was living alone in a house, it was a little lonely and quiet. She needed some time to get used to it.
There were three rooms in the waterside pavilion. The living room in the middle, the bedroom in the east, and the study in the west.
She went to the bedroom and opened the bundle on the couch. A purple box was revealed.
She carefully opened the box. Inside were two jade bottles and a stack of paper. The paper was painted with strange blood red symbols.
She was startled. She quickly picked up the letter, closed the purple box and read it carefully.
In the letter, Chu Li explained the usage of these talismans. The two bottles contained two Taihua Gold Pills and two Spirit Blessing Pills.
The purple box had a special ability. It could isolate the spiritual energy from heaven and earth. The blood talismans were suppressed and would not dissipate. She could take one out when she needed it.
One talisman could last for two days and help her speed up her cultivation. After using these, he would find a way to send more.
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The moment Chen Ying opened the purple box, Chu Li, who was sitting in the woods by the lake, suddenly knew the location of Tai Hua Valley.
He had already made a boat and was waiting for this moment.
He jumped onto the boat and the boat shot out like an arrow. In a short while, it had traveled more than twenty miles and slowly stopped.
Chu Li stood at the bow of the boat. He looked surprised and stared at the empty lake.
According to his senses, Tai Hua Valley was not far ahead. However, once the boat got close, it would inexplicably go past that place and could not get closer.
It was a formation!
He did not expect Tai Hua Valley to be shrouded in a formation. If he wanted to enter Tai Hua Valley, he had to first break the formation. If he could understand the formation, he could enter Tai Hua Valley quietly and not be discovered by Mei Ao Shuang.
It seemed that Tai Hua Valley also had a foundation. Formations were not something that any faction could come into contact with.
He drove the boat back to the shore and rushed all the way back to the House of High Duke.
As soon as he returned to the Glory's Will Courtyard, he heard from Xue Ling that Master Xiao Tieying had returned. At the same time, the messenger from the Imperial Residence of King An had also arrived. It was very lively.
Chu Li did not care about these. He only used up eight bottles of beast blood in one go and drew more than two hundred blood talismans. During this period, he used more than ten blood talismans. He was so tired that he was dizzy. The replenishment of the blood talismans was not as fast as his consumption.
The next day, Su Ru brought the Sky Overflowing Godly Star. He sat in the pagoda and looked at it. After a while, it suddenly disappeared.
Su Ru's eyes widened. She blinked and turned to look at Xue Ling.
Xue Ling also widened her eyes in shock.
"He is …" Su Ru stuttered and said, "What is he doing?"
Xue Ling blinked her eyes and smiled, "Master might be joking."
"He is cheating!" Su Ru completely reacted and angrily said, "This is too much!"
"Chief, Master knows what he is doing. Don't worry, don't worry," Xue Ling quickly pulled her hand, "Wait and see, Master will come back!"
"Alright, then let's wait for him!" Su Ru hesitated and scoffed, "Let's see what he is going to do!"
Chu Li brought the Sky Overflowing Godly Star to the forest outside the Heaven's Will Formation. He took out more than fifty blood talismans and began to study the formation.
Studying the Sky Overflowing Godly Star was no different from the academic research of the future. It was extremely taxing on the brain. The blood talismans played a huge role at this time and replenished his huge consumption.
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