Chapter 23: Beyond the Flower Sea

Bai Wen followed the direction Li Xuan pointed, and indeed discovered a very hidden crack on the mountain wall, but the crack's color was close to the surrounding stone wall, so without Li Xuan's hint Bai Wen could not have noticed its existence at all.

However, in Bai Wen's eyes this crack was far too narrow to accommodate a normal person's body.

But perhaps precisely because of this, the overseer placed by the Chrysanthemum Overseer in the Flower Sea did not mind this crack; otherwise a crack that could let people out would have been sealed long ago.

"Xuan Ge'er'er, you want to escape through this crack?" Bai Wen turned his head, looked at Li Xuan with a serious face and asked.

"Xuan Ge'er'er, the Flower Sea is not only blocked by the stone wall; outside there are still patrolling guards and powerful soul masters watching, this path is impassable." Bai Wen was also worried that Li Xuan might act rashly, wanting to escape through the crack.

"Bai Wen, I'm not stupid; I just want to go into this fissure to have a look, not to leave it." Li Xuan heard Bai Wen's words and could only explain helplessly.

After hearing Li Xuan's words, he did not fully believe him and still looked at Li Xuan with worry.

"Bai Wen, wait here first; I want to try, and I'm small, so I have a chance to get into this crack; rest assured, I won't be that reckless." Li Xuan, seeing Bai Wen's expression, shook his head helplessly, then led Bai Wen to the mountain wall and began assessing the wall to find a climbable route.

The mountain wall surrounding the Flower Sea was over a hundred meters high, with some parts even exceeding a hundred meters.

Li Xuan looked up and quickly calculated that the crack was about thirty meters above the ground.

The wall was steep and had few footholds; climbing it was extremely difficult.

Li Xuan looked down at his own body; being light and strong gave him an advantage over adults, so although climbing was risky, the chance of success was still high.

"Can't waste this chance." Li Xuan thought for a moment, then decided to go into the crack to see what was inside.

Seeing Li Xuan resolve, Bai Wen stopped urging him and silently found a spot nearby to wait for Li Xuan.

Li Xuan rubbed his hands and swiftly began climbing up the wall.

After more than ten minutes, Li Xuan managed to climb up safely, reached the bottom of the crack, grabbed the fissure with both hands, and with a sudden force entered the crack.

Watching Li Xuan enter the crack smoothly, Bai Wen finally let out a sigh of relief.

After entering, Li Xuan surveyed the crack; it was much narrower than outside, and the interior path twisted and turned, easily causing one to lose direction.

Li Xuan sat at the crack entrance and began to rest; after all, the situation inside was uncertain, so maintaining ample energy was important.

After a short rest, Li Xuan started crawling into the interior of the fissure.

The fissure was naturally formed; its space alternated between spacious and narrow. Li Xuan, being small, avoided getting stuck; otherwise he would have been trapped.

Li Xuan spent a full two hours before reaching the end of this crack, where the end was an even narrower fissure.

Li Xuan lay in front of the crack, carefully staring at the world outside the mountain wall.

The outside wall was equally steep, meaning the wall's thickness was not as great as Li Xuan had imagined.

Originally Li Xuan thought it was a valley like a volcanic crater, with very thick surrounding walls; without a proper direction, crossing would be nearly impossible.

At that moment Li Xuan suddenly noticed a squad of golden‑armored guards passing by, and among them a highly cultivated soul master serving as the patrol captain.

Li Xuan quickly hid in the fissure, cautiously observing the environment beyond the Flower Sea.

Beyond the Flower Sea lay a vast endless plain; at this time the plain was already covered with green grass. He guessed the ground beneath was soft soil.

In that case, digging a tunnel still had a high chance of success.

Next Li Xuan briefly recorded the patrol squad's movement path and frequency, then prepared to leave.

Leaving the place took Li Xuan another half hour.

Watching Li Xuan jump out of the fissure like a monkey, Bai Wen finally let out a sigh of relief.

"Xuan Ge'er'er, you finally made it back; it's getting late, let's hurry back." Bai Wen said to Li Xuan with some urgency.

"No rush, wait for me a moment." Li Xuan smiled and said to Bai Wen.

Then Li Xuan took out a dagger and walked toward the nearby Purple Thunder Walnut tree; with a light swing of the dagger he cut off a finger‑length branch from the tree.

Li Xuan slipped the branch into his chest, waved his hand, then left here with Bai Wen.

The Purple Thunder Walnut has great potential; although Li Xuan does not know hidden weapons, this thing, once thrown, has huge killing power, so Li Xuan does not need any hidden‑weapon technique to cause a large lethal area.

Moreover, Li Xuan's current cultivation is a bit low and he lacks any lethal soul skill, so the Purple Thunder Walnut can become one of his killing tools.

After leaving the Flower Sea, Li Xuan and Bai Wen returned to Han Yun's Courtyard.

"You two brats, you didn't do anything to my Flower Sea, did you?" Han Yun tilted his eyes, looked at Li Xuan and asked.

"Don't worry, Elder Han, I only took this branch." Li Xuan smiled, handed the Purple Thunder Walnut branch in his chest to Han Yun for a look.

"That little walnut tree, take it." Han Yun frowned and muttered, then waved his hand.

"Thanks, Elder Han, the two of us will head back now." Li Xuan said, and together with Bai Wen, each carrying a wrist‑thick Iron Anvil Wood, left the East District, heading toward the North District.

Not until late night did Li Xuan and Bai Wen return to Li Xuan's Courtyard.

Bai Wen placed the Iron Anvil Wood in Li Xuan's Courtyard, then left the Courtyard.

Li Xuan placed two Iron Anvil Woods in the Courtyard.

Then Li Xuan went to the basement, took out an empty Flower Pot, planted the Purple Thunder Walnut branch into the pot, then summoned a small green vial and dripped green spirit liquid onto the branch.

The next second the tiny branch sprouted rapidly.

In just a few minutes a half‑meter‑tall walnut tree appeared in Li Xuan's Flower Pot.

At the same time a cyan walnut fruit grew on the tree.

"This thing should be mature now." Li Xuan looked at the fruit on the walnut tree and muttered in doubt.

Sorry, overslept, I continue sleeping, sorry everyone.

(End of chapter)