Chapter 812: The Inner Valley

"This is the inner valley?" Looking at everything in front of him, Han Li couldn't help but mutter to himself, his face full of strange expressions.

Over ten zhang behind him was a mountain cliff over a thousand zhang high. At the bottom of the cliff was a small cave entrance.

Han Li had just walked out of this cave entrance, not even a moment ago.

Nan Long Hou and Lu-surnamed old man stood side by side on one side, looking at the scene in front of them, their faces also full of surprised expressions.

In front was a giant mountain range filled with countless mountain peaks of various sizes, looking boundless. But at the same time, it was a colorful world.

Whether in the sky or on the ground, patches of faint rosy light were floating everywhere.

These rosy lights were of different colors and sizes. The large ones were several li wide, like the evening glow in the sky, while the small ones were only a few zhang long, like thin light gauze, all of them brilliant. What surprised Han Li and the others was not these clouds and rosy lights, but that the heaven and earth spiritual energy here was extremely chaotic. All kinds of attribute spiritual energy were mixed and intertwined, and it gave people a feeling of being irritable and uneasy. As if a slight touch could anger them.

"This place is worthy of being the place where ancient cultivators fought; it actually destroyed the very foundation of the heaven and earth spiritual energy here. As a result, no matter who among us casts spells here, I am afraid we will all be affected to some extent." Nan Long Hou looked at it for a long time before letting out a long breath and saying.

"These are secondary; the most important are those things. They are the real big trouble." Han Li suddenly raised a hand, pointed to a certain place in the sky, and said with a bitter smile.

In the sky several hundred zhang away, there were vaguely over a dozen things like white light rosy lights, floating slowly.

Nan Long Hou and Lu-surnamed old man saw these things clearly and were greatly shocked.

"Spatial rifts, how can there be so many? And they can move on their own!" Lu Lu Weiying couldn't help but call out in shock.

At this moment, Nan Long Hou's face also looked extremely ugly. "This is very normal. Since this place is an ancient battlefield, it is expected that spatial rifts appear ten times more than outside. Otherwise, why would so many stunningly talented Nascent Soul cultivators never return after entering this place? To prevent accidents, from now on we can only advance according to Cang Kun Shangren's route map. Otherwise, hehe..." Han Li glanced at Nan Long Hou and said with a light sneer.

"Brother Han is right. We must not take risks and do anything out of line. Who knows where the invisible spatial rifts will appear. However, although these moving rifts sound terrifying, as long as you notice them, they pose no threat at all with their speed." Nan Long Hou pondered for a moment and also calmed down.

"But the density of spatial rifts here is at least ten times higher than outside. And the method Brother Nan Long mentioned only counts as reliable if the invisible spatial rifts also don't move. If they are like those visible rifts, moving everywhere, Cang Kun Shangren's route map is not necessarily safe now." Lu Lu Weiying frowned, staring at a place where spatial rifts were dense, and raised the question thoughtfully.

Han Li was stunned when he heard this. He tilted his head slightly, blue light shone in his eyes, and he discovered a blurry light arc in a place over a hundred zhang away, suspended in the air motionless.

After Han Li stared at this invisible spatial rift for a moment, he felt at ease.

But just as he pondered for a

"The two fellow daoists need not worry. That kind of invisible crack will not move. Senior Master Cangkun confirmed this matter in his posthumous letter."

"Brother Lord Nanlong can be certain of this? How did Senior Master Cangkun know?" Lu Lu Weiying's spirit lifted, but he asked with some suspicion.

"Brother Lu, how do you think Senior Master Cangkun was able to retreat safely from the Fallen Devil Valley after being severely injured back then? It all relied on a divine ability he cultivated, which could sense the existence of spatial cracks. Only then could he walk out of this valley. Otherwise, let alone the injured Senior Master Cangkun, even in his prime, he would not have been able to retreat safely." Marquis Lord Nanlong faced the two and said calmly.

After hearing this explanation, the old man's expression relaxed, and he felt much more at ease.

"There is actually such a secret technique in the world! If that's the case, Senior Master Cangkun being able to walk out of the Fallen Devil Valley back then was not just a matter of luck."

Han Li's expression also shifted, and he seemed to have let out a sigh of relief as well.

Seeing this, Marquis Lord Nanlong also felt relieved in his heart. He was afraid that Han Li and the other would develop thoughts of retreating at this time.

Especially since he could not see through Han Li at all now, he was definitely the main force in dealing with the Fire Toad Beast, and he had to pull him along to move forward.

"Alright! We should go. According to the posthumous letter, in the situation where one cannot fly quickly, the Fire Toad Beast's nest is a full day's journey from here. On this journey, the two of you must be careful." Marquis Lord Nanlong said with a serious expression again.

"Fellow Daoist Lord Nanlong can rest assured about this. Brother Lu and I will cherish our own lives very much." Han Li curled the corners of his mouth slightly and said with a smile.

The old man surnamed Lu nodded upon hearing this.

"That's good. We have already wasted quite a bit of time. Let's set off." Marquis Lord Nanlong said with satisfaction.

Then, after identifying the direction, a flash of golden light appeared on his body, and he floated into the air, wrapped in a ball of golden light, slowly flying toward a certain direction.

Han Li and the old man looked at each other, their protective spiritual light also flickering as they rose into mid-air. They followed Marquis Lord Nanlong's flight path closely, not leaving a single step behind.

At this time, even if they had only flown a few zhang in the wrong direction, they might have triggered some spatial crack or some ancient restriction. Han Li and the old man were naturally extremely careful.

On this journey, Marquis Lord Nanlong's flight path was very strange; sometimes it went straight, and sometimes it had to make a large circle. But regardless of the trajectory, after flying for an hour, he would definitely stop to re-identify the direction and position before setting off again.

On the way, he did not take out any jade slips to look at. Clearly, he had already memorized the route map by heart.

Han Li's expression remained as usual, but he secretly forced every step of the route into his mind. In case of any sudden changes, this was a life-saving retreat route. And he estimated that Lu Lu Weiying was likely doing the same thing.

After all, because cultivators had all practiced the most basic Five Elements cultivation techniques, they almost all possessed the divine ability of photographic memory. Memorizing these routes naturally took no effort at all.

Just like this, they flew for a full half-day, and just as Marquis Lord Nanlong had said, they indeed did not encounter any danger.

Han Li gradually truly felt at ease. It seemed that Marquis Lord Nanlong had indeed obtained Senior Master Cangkun's route map from back then.

At this time, following behind Marquis Lord Nanlong, while memorizing the flight route, he was also multitasking, using his spiritual sense to sense everything around him.

He estimated that along the way, there were at least three or four places with strong restriction fluctuations, and several others that were faint, as if they were there and yet not. This made Han Li unable to judge whether they were magic formation restrictions or anomalies caused by the chaotic spiritual energy here.

Han Li was naturally very interested in these places, and he also knew that there were likely treasures left behind by ancient cultivators there; if he were to take a trip, he might have a great harvest.

However, Han Li only felt a slight temptation before completely extinguishing his eager thoughts.

Because the more he studied some ancient strange formations, the more wary he became of ancient restrictions.

Through his understanding of certain ancient strange formations, he knew deeply that the power of some ancient restrictions was only above that of spatial cracks, and not below it.

Even if he possessed the Spirit Eye divine ability and could avoid all spatial cracks, triggering those ancient restrictions of unknown depth was the same as risking his life. And with his current vision, ordinary ancient treasures could no longer catch his eye.

Besides, if he could obtain the Fire Toad demon core, the ancient cultivator's remains and treasures, the Spirit Candle Fruit, and the numerous Gang Silver Sand at the cave entrance on this trip into the valley, it would already be considered a great harvest.

Therefore, after weighing the pros and cons, Han Li gave up his adventurous heart without hesitation.

Instead, as his gaze swept across, he discovered that the old man surnamed Lu on one side had a somewhat gloomy expression, frequently looking into the distance from time to time.

Han Li sighed in his heart.

It seemed that if this person could not obtain what he wanted from the ancient cultivator's remains, he would likely explore some places in the inner valley.

This could not be said to be too greedy on the other party's part. Han Li asked himself, if he were also running out of lifespan and his limit was approaching, he would also seize this opportunity to take a risk.

After all, if he succeeded, his lifespan could be greatly extended or his cultivation technique could advance by leaps and bounds.

Han Li pondered to this point, but he couldn't help but feel a trace of sadness in his heart.

But just at this moment, Marquis Nangong, who was leading the way in front, suddenly stopped his escape light, staring straight ahead, his expression becoming somewhat uncertain.

Seeing this, Han Li frowned, and a faint, not-so-good premonition arose.

His gaze followed and turned toward the vicinity, then immediately fixed on Marquis Lord Nanlong's back, remaining silent.

Below them was a small hill over a hundred zhang high. It was ordinary and had nothing special about it. And far ahead, on the left and right, there were two unusually tall mountain ridges, which were very eye-catching.

And although it was clearly said that it was a day's journey to the Fire Toad Beast's nest, only half a day had passed, so this place was naturally not the destination.

Lu Lu Weiying, who had been somewhat absent-minded, saw this and couldn't help but show a look of astonishment on his face.

"Brother Lord Nanlong, what happened? Why stop?" The old man surnamed Lu asked with a cautious look in his eyes, feeling puzzled.

Upon hearing this, Marquis Lord Nanlong slowly turned around, looked at Han Li and the old man, and suddenly showed a bitter smile.

"Two, I think we may have encountered some trouble. Perhaps, we will have to take some risks."

"What? Brother Lord Nanlong, what does this mean?" The old man's white eyebrows twitched, and he became somewhat alarmed.

Han Li touched his nose and still did not say anything. But a trace of inquiry appeared on his face as well.

"Two fellow daoists, can you see the two mountain ridges in the distance?" Marquis Lord Nanlong pointed to the two similar high mountains in the distance and said slowly.

"Naturally, I see them. Could the trouble be related to them?" Lu Lu Weiying asked in surprise.

"Not bad, it is because of them." Marquis Lord Nanlong admitted very affirmatively.

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