Chapter 91: You Are Not at the Innate Realm

"This must be the place!"

Riding his horse in a dash all the way to Qiancui Mountain, it was nearly dawn by the time he arrived, and the light was already faintly visible. Shen Yu did not hesitate and plunged straight into the dense forest.

Qiancui Mountain is located east of the Dachuan River, where the roads are rugged and rarely trodden by men. Although it is adjacent to the Dachuan River, there is no wharf here due to the terrain and the roads. Therefore, throughout the year, few people ever come here.

But as Shen Yu stealthily moved toward the direction of Luoxi Valley, he discovered traces of human activity. Moreover, there were traps along the way; they appeared to be set by hunters, but in reality, they were likely used for warning purposes.

Fang Ziyi was right; this must be the place where those people cultivate the Bliss Flower. These people are not only ruthless and vicious but also meticulous. One can see their cautious style of conduct just from the dense traps along the way.

The further inside he went, the more traces of multiple people's activities there were, and later on, they were not even hidden at all. It seems the other party really is retreating rapidly, so there is no need for further concealment.

Could it be that he really arrived too late, and the other party has already completely withdrawn?

After searching in the valley for a while, he avoided layers of mechanisms. If he hadn't previously obtained the Mechanism Secret Art, he might have truly suffered under these mechanisms. One has to say, they are indeed worthy of being called wealthy and imposing; how much must all these mechanisms have cost?

"This must be the place where the Bliss Flower is cultivated!" At a spot with fertile soil, Shen Yu suddenly stopped his footsteps. The soil here had obvious traces of having been turned over; the flowers above had already been moved away, and beneath the mud, a significant number of vaguely visible white bones remained.

After the Bliss Flower Seed sprouts, the corpse carrying the seed is buried in the soil. Only by relying on the nutrients in the soil and the corpse, as well as regular watering with human blood, can the Bliss Flower Seed grow sturdily.

The piles of white bones vaguely visible here are the best soil for the Bliss Flower!

"Ding-dong!" A zither appeared in his hand at some unknown moment. Shen Yu's fingers plucked the strings rapidly, and an invisible force spread outward accordingly.

In an instant, as the zither music fell, the ground shook and the mountains swayed. The patch of soil before his eyes seemed to be instantly overturned by a special force, as if the scene had just experienced a small earthquake.

The outer layer of soil was completely gone, revealing the piles of white bones underneath. A single glance at the layers upon layers was simply shocking. The quantity was so great that it was impossible to judge!

"Such great audacity, such a ruthless heart!" Clenching his fists tightly, at this moment Shen Yu suddenly felt his heart grow heavy. Coming from a quiet and peaceful era, how had he ever seen such a shocking scene?

Those layers of white bones pierced straight into the heart, leaving even him too horrified to speak for a moment.

In this world of high martial arts, for a Martial Artist, ordinary commoners are like ants. Most people probably wouldn't care about the life and death of average people; these commoners struggle to survive just like wild grass in the wilderness.

With so many white bones, I truly don't know how many people have been harmed over these years, how many have met a tragic end!

For the sake of sufficient profit, those commoners who are like ants are naturally discarded at will in their eyes. Human nature, the human heart, seems to be so fragile.

Sanshui County is surrounded by three waters with developed water transport; merchant ships and passenger ships flow endlessly on the great rivers, and accidents happen every day. It is common for people to go missing after falling into the water and never be found.

No one had ever discovered this problem before, or perhaps they had but didn't care. After all, the initial County Magistrate even dared to shield people like the Fen Shui Gang who trafficked in human beings; he was purely a person who held a post without doing any work, so what else could one expect him to do?

The previous County Magistrate must have discovered this problem, but unfortunately, he discovered them, and they also discovered him. Before he could even begin his investigation, he was finished off by them, and in the end, it was dragged out until now.

However, since it has dragged on to his hands, he will absolutely not let such things continue. If others won't manage it, he will! No matter who it is, he will catch them and tear them to shreds!

Just as Shen Yu was lost in thought, a thin layer of mist rose from the soil on the ground at some unknown moment. Under the illumination of the early morning sun, it turned into five colors, as if a rainbow had been hung before his eyes.

"Not good, it's Bliss Flower pollen!"

At this moment, Shen Yu held his breath in time, but unfortunately, it was already a bit too late; his brain felt dizzy, as if he were about to fall into a dream. What terrifying pollen; it could actually affect even a Grandmaster Expert like him.

Fortunately, the Jade Bead he carried for avoiding poison took effect in time. Only after a brief dizziness did Shen Yu gradually recover. But at this moment, countless hidden weapons had already broken through the air, sealing off all paths of retreat and leaving him with no way to advance or retreat.

"Clang, clang, clang!" All the hidden weapons struck Shen Yu's body as if hitting refined steel, and a sound of gold and iron clashing instantly rang out on the spot.

"It's a Hardened Body Technique; the other party actually knows a Hardened Body Technique!" This scene even surprised the people ambushing here, but he still calmed down quickly and coldly shouted, "Kill!"

Following this cold shout, in an instant, the soil on the ground surged, and dozens of men in black leaped up from beneath; they actually made almost no sound at all.

Without a doubt, these were all the elite of the elite. Even Shen Yu had not expected this; he had just carefully searched the surroundings and found no sign of human presence, thinking the other party had all retreated. Who would have thought these people were hiding right here waiting for someone to come to their door.

"Ding-dong!" The familiar zither music appeared once again, and a terrifying force seemed to sweep across everything. These men in black who rushed up were all shattered under these waves of zither music. A mist of blood filled the sky, appearing particularly dazzling in the morning light.

"Peerless in both zither and sword, it is the Baian County County Magistrate Shen Yu, very good!" The leader seemed to have heard of Shen Yu's name, but the expression on his face did not change; his trump card had not yet been used.

Suddenly, Shen Yu felt several auras appear in front of him; several people were actually approaching him silently. And at this moment, their auras were exposed, so they immediately attacked, and several ropes appeared to bind Shen Yu firmly.

These few men in black exerted their strength fiercely, pulling him up in one go. The auras of these few people were all Xiantian Experts; they exerted force together, thinking it was foolproof. But they did not know that the current Shen Yu was no longer the Shen Yu of before.

In mid-air, Shen Yu exerted force fiercely, and the few men in black were actually pulled over by this immense force.

"Heaven Frost Fist!" A cold aura erupted along with his fists. The few people who were pulled over couldn't even struggle before their entire bodies were sealed by frost. The cold air permeated, and everything within dozens of meters around was frozen into ice and frost.

They had thought that Shen Yu couldn't borrow force in the air and would be at their mercy; who would have thought he was so fierce. Five or six Xiantian Experts couldn't even last a single round!

"Hmph, a bunch of useless trash!" With a cold snort, the trump card that had always been successful in the past failed against Shen Yu, and he had to take action himself.

"Shen Yu, is it? Young man, you shouldn't have come!" Slowly walking toward Shen Yu, with every step he took, the aura on his body grew heavier by a fraction.

In the end, the other party's aura condensed to its peak, and the momentum belonging to Xiantian Perfection almost swept away everything. Without a doubt, this was the one who had severely wounded Fang Ziyi.

"Peerless in both zither and sword, I'm afraid it will become a swan song in the pugilistic world from now on!"

"Is that so? But I don't think so!" Slowly raising his head, Shen Yu released his own aura without any reservation. That terrifying momentum, like a towering mountain, appeared suddenly, causing the man in black opposite him to change color drastically, his face full of terror.

"This, this momentum is... you are not at the Innate Realm at all, you, you are at the Grandmaster Realm!"

"Only realizing it now, it's too late!"