Chapter 447: Small Stone Mountain

"After flying rapidly along this small path for several hundred miles, you will see a canyon where restrictions have been set by someone. This canyon is not wide but is incomparably long. Inside and outside the canyon are two completely different worlds."

"There are two channels to pass through this place, which are the 'Mysterious Crystal Path' and the 'Molten Rock Road.' One is bone-chillingly cold, and if you are not careful, you will be sealed by ice. The other is unbearably hot, and you are very likely to be turned into ashes. Only by walking to the end of the canyon can you find the teleportation array to teleport out, which is considered passing the second level, the Ice-Fire Road. And before stepping into the canyon, just like what those two Star Palace fellows said, everyone has a whole day to search for various heaven and earth spiritual medicine here. As for what you can find, it depends on each person's fortune." Xuan Bone Elder said flatly.

Hearing this, Han Li moved his mouth a few times, just wanting to ask something else. Xuan Bone Elder's expression moved, and he stopped talking.

Because white light flashed on the teleportation array behind him, and people walked out one after another.

These later cultivators didn't even look at Han Li and Xuan Bone, and turned into several long rainbows, flying toward the distant mountains, looking just as eager to search for treasures as the people in front.

Looking at the figures of these people flying away, Xuan Bone furrowed his brows, hesitated for a moment, and then said:

"Let's go too! Otherwise, if Extreme Yin and the others also teleport out, who knows what kind of trouble will be caused." After saying these words, he didn't wait for Han Li to react, his body flickered and turned into a cloud of yin energy, flying away into the sky.

Han Li's expression didn't change, and he followed without saying anything, turning into a green rainbow.

Not long after Han Li and Xuan Bone flew away from this place, Extreme Yin, Wan Wan Tianming, and other Nascent Soul stage cultivators also teleported out one after another.

However, as righteous and demonic paths, they naturally stood on each side, led by Man Man Huzi and Wan Wan Tianming respectively.

And that Extreme Yin, as soon as he appeared, hurriedly scanned the surroundings, not finding Han Li's trace, feeling slightly disappointed in his heart, but his face didn't show it at all. He even talked and laughed as usual with the Confucian-robed old man, whispering a word or two from time to time.

However, the beautiful woman Wen Fu looked at the crowd and said coldly.

"I am going to pick spiritual medicine, and I will return to the pavilion when I am done. You can fight however you want, just don't involve me." After saying these words, she turned into a large cloud of silver light and broke through the air, leaving behind the righteous and demonic sides looking at each other.

(End of chapter)

After Wan Wan Tianming glanced at the people of the Demonic Path a few times, he whispered a few words to Tian Tian Wu Zi and the others with a solemn expression. Then, the three of them actually soared into the air simultaneously, and without another word, they merged into a three-colored glow and sped away in one direction.

Upon seeing this, Ge Li was stunned for a moment, then had no choice but to follow, his face flushing red.

But before they could react, the few righteous path members had already vanished without a trace.

When Ancestor Ji Yin saw this, a look of eerie color flashed in his eyes. After a dry cough, he said with a face full of smiles:

"Brother Qing, Brother Man! I need to go pick a few spirit herbs to take back for pill refining, so I will take my leave first. We shall meet again before the canyon later."

After saying this, Ancestor Ji Yin flicked his robe sleeves, and a large mass of black mist emerged, rolling Wu Chou, who was beside him, into it. A fierce yin wind blew, and the people disappeared without a trace.

Ge Li raised a hand, releasing a small, pale red umbrella that rotated slowly a zhang above his head.

A pillar of reddish light shrouded the old man. As the ghost mist touched this red light, it immediately emitted "hissing" sounds, followed by wisps of eerie green smoke, and faint sounds of ghosts wailing and wolves howling.

Seeing this, the rest of the ghost mist only dared to bare its fangs and brandish its claws outside the red light, no longer lunging forward, as if it possessed intelligence.

The old man in the Confucian shirt, Qing Yi Qingyi Jushi, was startled at first upon hearing this. But after his eyeballs rolled slightly, he replied with a hint of embarrassment on his face:

"Brother Man, I am truly sorry! I also have urgent matters to attend to and have no time to accompany you, Brother Man. Let us meet again at the canyon entrance!"

After speaking, the old man cupped his hands with some apology and flew away as well.

Man Man Huzi's complexion was a terrifying shade of green!

"Hmph! Do you really think this Island Master needs your help to obtain the Longevity Fruit? Once we reach the inner hall, I will show you two what's coming!" Man Man Huzi muttered to himself in a low voice, then stomped his foot, and his figure appeared in the sky. Following a few flashes of yellow light, he disappeared.

At this moment, Han Li had been flying for more than two hours following the yin cloud transformed by the person Xuan Gu. Beneath his feet, it was no longer the vast, flat grassland, but instead, it had been replaced by vast mountain ranges winding for ten thousand miles.

Mountains of all sizes rose and fell, appearing exceptionally magnificent.

"How much further is the place you mentioned? I suspect that if we keep flying like this, we won't end up flying to the end of this space, will we?" Han Li, who was wrapped in a large mass of green sword light, asked, unable to restrain himself.

From the yin cloud ahead came a cold laugh, and then Xuan Gu spoke unceremoniously:

"Do you think a spirit object like the Nine-Curved Spirit Ginseng would be in a place easily obtained? If that were the case, it wouldn't be your or my turn. Kid, if you want to obtain such a great benefit, you should at least have some patience!"

Hearing the other party's tone, which was half-instructional, a cold glint flashed in Han Li's eyes, but he said nothing!

After all, this old monster's true age and experience indeed gave him the qualifications to speak to him in such a tone.

Although he was somewhat displeased in his heart, he would not say any useless words out loud.

But having flown straight for such a long time without any sign of reaching the destination, although Han Li didn't say anything, he still felt uneasy in his heart.

He couldn't help but be a few points more careful toward the old demon, to avoid being unexpectedly backstabbed by the other party.

However, the tracks left by the black-robed person were very easy to find in this thick mist, because a channel about a zhang wide, much clearer than the surrounding mist, could be clearly distinguished with the naked eye.

Han Li did not believe that if the other party had come to this space before, they would have flown this far for no reason.

Because if one wanted to find spirit herbs, the many mountains they flew over were all brimming with spiritual energy, and one should have been able to find some. Especially among a few of them, even while flying at a high altitude, Han Li could clearly sense the incomparably thick fluctuations of spiritual energy.

The spirit herbs nurtured by such spirit mountains must certainly be extremely rare items.

Would the other party have turned a blind eye and flown straight past them back then? Han Li was very suspicious.

Whether it was because he saw Han Li's suspicion, or because his silence made Xuan Gu sense something amiss.

Because the ground he stepped on was full of potholes and felt somewhat damp, the moisture seemed quite heavy.

"I have been to this space twice. I luckily discovered the Nine-Curved Spirit Ginseng the first time I came. However, at that time, I was chasing a spirit bird, the 'Chi Hu', and flew this far in one breath. Otherwise, I wouldn't have had the fortune to encounter this Nine-Curved Spirit Ginseng. After all, in terms of precious value, this thing is almost equivalent to an immortal object, so it would never have appeared here. According to my estimation, this spirit ginseng was likely born due to a coincidence of heaven and earth, nurtured by the vast spiritual energy in this semi-enclosed space for so many years. It was not at all within the expectations of the ancient cultivators back then. Hehe, it's really cheap for you kid now!" When Xuan Gu spoke to the end, his words rarely revealed a hint of envy and regret.

"Is that so!"

Han Li heard this, and although he was still half-believing and half-doubting, he did not relax his vigilance. But he was finally slightly more at ease.

After the two flew one after the other for another long period, the yin cloud paused, then suddenly stopped, floating in the air motionless.

"We've arrived, it's here. However, don't rush down. That Nine-Curved Spirit Ginseng has extremely strong sensing power; if there is the slightest mistake, it will burrow into the mountain rocks and not appear again. We must carefully consider it before taking action; that is the best strategy. Don't end up returning empty-handed." Xuan Gu looked below, his gaze flickering incessantly, while he spoke unhurriedly.

"Senior hasn't mistaken the place, have you? Is this the place where that spirit object resides?" Han Li scanned the situation below and couldn't help but reveal a strange expression.

Below the two was an unremarkable small stone mountain, which not only had no grass growing on it but also had pitifully thin spiritual energy. Compared to the several large mountains nearby, it was truly a world of difference!

Han Li found it hard to believe that this kind of small, barren mountain was the habitat of the "Nine-Curved Spirit Ginseng."

"Hehe, kid! You're quite surprised, aren't you! Before I saw that Nine-Curved Spirit Ginseng, I was also quite surprised. But it is indeed lurking somewhere in this mountain." Xuan Gu's yin cloud gradually dissipated, revealing his figure, looking at Han Li with a smile that wasn't quite a smile.

Since the other party had said so, Han Li naturally wouldn't say anything more and simply watched the other party's movements below with cold eyes.

Xuan Gu also stopped paying attention to Han Li and instead stared fixedly below, his eyes suddenly shooting out blood-red light an inch long. This made Han Li feel a shock in his heart!

Seeing that this person had been dead for so many years and the magic treasure fragments still retained their spirituality, they must have been a cultivator with not-low cultivation while alive.