Chapter 141

A calm wind blew over the calm sea surface. At this moment, by the Dong Hai, everything was very calm, the surging waves were suppressed.

Everyone's attentive gaze lingered on Dongfang Xing.

Finally, Ye Wuming slowly finished his exercise, his palms lowering from his chest, he exhaled deeply, and beads of sweat the size of beans could be seen on his forehead.

"Old Ye, how is it?" Chen Yi He asked anxiously.

Ye Wuming's exhaustion was truly too great, so he could not speak for a moment; after a long while he nodded and said, "His life is preserved."

Chen Yi He excitedly clenched his fists, continuously striking in the air. After finishing, he excitedly knelt before Dongfang Xing, gripping her small arms with both hands, "Dongfang, Dongfang!"

Dongfang Xing still resembled a porcelain doll, with small lips, a small nose, a delicate face, and shallow dimples on both cheeks. Sitting there, still as a maiden, though she had no breath or movement, under the sunlight her body emitted a holy light, completely opposite to the previous pitch-black demonic aura.

Indeed, she was too beautiful.

However, Ye Wuming then said, "Because I expended too much in my previous battle, my true qi is insufficient; I can only seal Dongfang Xing's life for three months. If within these three months you cannot obtain a thousand-year ginseng for her to take, she will die in this slumber."

Chen Yi He released his hands, lowered his head to look at his palms, and murmured, "For Dongfang, I will give everything."

"A thousand-year ginseng? Isn't that the Palace Master's treasure?" Shang Rong Shitai asked.

Ye Wuming nodded.

"The Five Absolutes Palace's treasure of each generation's Palace Master is unique; generations are reluctant to use it, showing its preciousness."

Hu Bao also said, "It is rumored to have miraculous effects of bringing the dead back to life."

"In any case, there is still hope!" Luo Qingkui said, perhaps not wanting Chen Yi He to be too disappointed.

The Ximo Sword Demon, however, said, "What kind of place is the Five Absolutes Palace? I wouldn't dare go there."

"Furthermore, judging from the current situation, the Dual Heroes Convention will likely not be held as scheduled; rashly going to the Five Absolutes Palace will surely lead to no good outcome." Duan Sheng also said.

When the two top swordsmen under heaven spoke of the Five Absolutes Palace, their faces turned even paler than when they saw Dongfang Wuji.

"I will not give up any hope, even if I must face the Palace Master!" Chen Yi He said firmly.

"Hahaha! Little brother, I'm optimistic about you!" Linghu Cold laughed loudly, he liked such a youth who would recklessly sacrifice himself for love, "But speaking of the Five Absolutes Palace, perhaps the person here most familiar with it is our alliance leader!" Hahaha! Hahaha!

Obviously, Linghu Cold knows some undisclosed secrets.

Yanshan Hai furrowed his brow; others merely talk about how difficult it is to go to the Five Absolutes Palace to seize the thousand-year ginseng, but he has truly experienced that difficulty firsthand—it is no less than climbing to heaven and descending to earth!

Of course, Yanshan Hai is the kind of person who could single-handedly charge into the Five Absolutes Palace; he had almost grasped the thousand-year ginseng in his hand, but unfortunately, just an inch away, he missed it, was pursued by the counterattacking Palace Master, who shattered his ribs with a palm, turning him into a prisoner. If not for his father offering conditions in exchange, he might have died twenty years ago.

As for what those conditions were, no one knows, but their weight can be imagined. Since the Five Absolutes Palace never spares outsiders' lives, yet that time they spared Yanshan Hai.

"Back then, to save my critically ill mother, I disregarded my father's obstruction and secretly sneaked into the Five Absolutes Palace alone." Yanshan Hai recalled, his eyes filled with tears, "I easily evaded the palace's heavy guards, reached the deepest Five Absolutes Hall, where the thousand-year ginseng lay in a wooden box on the hall's high platform…… At that time, the Palace Master was merely a young Palace Master……"

……

The Spring Festival twenty years ago.

In the north, the weather was freezing and the snow piled up to waist height. If one lacked martial arts or lightness skill, they would surely sink into a snow pit with each step.

A black silhouette darted across the snow, his feet not sinking even a bit; wherever he passed, the snow remained untouched.

On such days, even the usually desolate Five Absolutes Palace inevitably became lively, as its disciples gathered in the outer hall to celebrate the arrival of the Spring Festival.

"Heh, is that all the Five Absolutes Palace is capable of?" Yanshan Hai muttered with a cold smile, brushing off the snow on his body, and lightly approached the deepest Five Absolutes Hall of the palace.

He had already arrived at the gate of the Five Absolutes Hall. Along the way, he encountered few disciples of the Five Absolutes Palace, because they were all gathered outside.

"Creak..." Yanshan Hai cautiously pushed open the heavy wooden door of the Five Absolutes Hall, ever vigilant for traps or mechanisms.

However, there was nothing. The vast Five Absolutes Hall was empty, yet the rich fragrance of the thousand-year ginseng assailed his senses, nearly causing the young Yanshan Hai to faint.

The potent medicinal effect of the thousand-year ginseng was immediately perceptible.

Yanshan Hai steadied himself and walked in like this, directly telling himself it wouldn't be that simple.

The wooden box containing the thousand-year ginseng was right before him; Yanshan Hai didn't hesitate, leaping three steps toward the high platform.

"Hahaha! Mother, you are saved!" Yanshan Hai laughed loudly, lightly touching the box, thinking of his mother lying on her sickbed, he couldn't help but shed hot tears.

The thousand-year ginseng seemed destined to be his; he seemed to already see his mother standing again, awaiting his embrace ahead.

However, in this world, things most often go against one's wishes; this time was no exception.

When Yanshan Hai opened the wooden box full of anticipation, he found it empty, containing nothing.

"How could this be?" Yanshan Hai felt as if struck by a thunderbolt, "Yet this medicinal scent cannot deceive!"

At that moment, the doors of the Five Absolutes Hall shut on their own, all the candles extinguished, plunging it into total darkness, trapping Yanshan Hai inside.

At that time, Yanshan Hai had already achieved great accomplishment in the third heavenly layer; he naturally knew things weren't that simple.

"Come out!" Yanshan Hai shouted.

There was no response.

"Do you really think this empty Five Absolutes Hall can trap me?" Yanshan Hai's tone held no fear, but his right hand was already slowly drawing the Song Mountain sword from its sheath.

"Whoosh," the candles were relit, and light returned to the Five Absolutes Hall.

A fiery red figure descended from the sky, landing slowly and gracefully.

Yanshan Hai had never seen such a beautiful woman, her face veiled by red gauze, a red mark on her brow…… even before seeing her true face, she was already breathtakingly beautiful.