Chapter 257: The Three-No-Man's-Land

Lu Ling smiled and said, "I haven't been in long either. I saw you were lost in thought and was wondering when you'd notice me, but then I heard you muttering the name of Sister 'Li Yu' in your sleep."

"Ah!" Lu Fang exclaimed. Seeing the mischievous look on Lu Ling's face, he immediately realized she was teasing him. He gave her a look of doting exasperation and said, "You love talking nonsense."

Lu Ling pouted adorably and said, "Brother, I don't mind. On the contrary, I hope you go and bring Sister Li Yu back..."

Lu Fang interrupted her, saying, "Sigh, thank you for your understanding, but let's not talk about this anymore. Let everything be left to fate."

He really disliked this lingering attachment to Li Yu, so he intended to forcibly suppress this feeling of agitation.

Even if he found Li Yu, what could he do?

He couldn't make any decisions for her.

Regardless, everything still depended on her own thoughts. If it were forced, both sides might regret it later, and it wouldn't last.

If that were the case, a short pain is better than a long one.

Seeing that Lu Fang didn't want to discuss this topic, Lu Ling sighed in her heart. A big smile appeared on her face as she said, "By the way, the first volume of 'Journey to the West' in Elegant Script has already been serialized in the Great Zhou Nineteen Provinces' literary gazette."

"I heard it has attracted a lot of love. Now that this Elegant Script has come out, many scholars are analyzing it word by word."

"Various articles about 'Journey to the West' in Elegant Script have already been written; some are writing about the subsequent development of the story, while others are analyzing the content of 'Journey to the West'."

"I also read the Elegant Script you wrote, Brother. It's written very well. Xiao Tao and I were both captivated by it, so I specifically came to see if there are any drafts I can read."

"No," Lu Fang said truthfully. "The Heavenly Dao's restrictions on me are becoming more and more severe. Externally, I say that writing Elegant Script requires a bit of conception and is slow, but that's not the case; the specific content is already in my mind."

"But to write it out completely, I'm afraid it will still take a lot of time."

"Unlike the Elegant Script I wrote before, this time with 'Journey to the West', every word I write is extremely difficult and consumes a great deal of mental energy."

"And recently I discovered something: the more I write this Elegant Script to the end, the harder it feels to write. It is clear that the Heavenly Dao's restrictions on me have strengthened."

"So that's how it is; the Heavenly Dao's restrictions on you are too great." Lu Ling muttered to herself. As if she suddenly remembered something, she hurriedly said, "This is no small matter."

"I heard people say before that you were being severely restricted by the Heavenly Dao, so not long ago I specifically asked someone about this aspect."

"The Heavenly Dao's restrictions don't just slow down your cultivation speed; they might also cause you to encounter all kinds of dangers. I heard it can even lead to sudden death."

"Didn't you say yesterday that a Lower Upper Realm was discovered in the Scorched Earth region? Why not go there to obtain some ownerless Qi luck? Perhaps it can alleviate your situation."

Lu Fang shook his head and said, "I have been to the Lower Upper Realm. Before it was upgraded, the realm and strength of the demonic beasts were already beyond what I could deal with. Now that it has upgraded again, I'm afraid I am powerless on my own."

"Even if my strength were sufficient, it wouldn't be ideal."

"Killing a demonic beast of the same realm to obtain a tiny bit of ownerless Qi luck is simply not enough to counter the Heavenly Dao's restrictions on me."

He had a feeling that this time, the Heavenly Dao's restrictions were primarily limiting the Elegant Script he wrote, and secondarily affecting his cultivation speed.

Indeed, this was a very dangerous matter.

Even if Lu Ling hadn't come to say it today, he had intended to bring it up himself, preparing to use the method of the Tianji Dao Ren to deceive the Heavenly Dao.

Of course, ownerless Qi luck was also very important, so before going to train, he did indeed intend to make a trip to the Lower Upper Realm in the Scorched Earth region.

However, it might be a bit dangerous there, at least in Lu Ling's heart, which is why Lu Fang wouldn't go to the Lower Upper Realm, but only intended to go for some training while sealing a portion of his memories and strength.

After stating this method, Lu Fang looked at the worried Lu Ling and said, "Rest assured, this secret technique is very safe. As soon as I encounter life-threatening danger, the seal will be directly lifted."

"Even taking a step back, even if I don't encounter any danger, the seal will be completely lifted in about three months."

Lu Ling pondered for a moment and nodded, saying, "That's the only way."

She was afraid of something happening to Lu Fang, but if she just let the Heavenly Dao's restrictions go unchecked, that kind of danger terrified her even more.

She didn't know when it started, but she discovered that Lu Fang had become her whole world; she couldn't imagine a life without him.

Even if she felt some reluctance in her heart and wanted to stay with him more.

In the face of such matters, she could only step back.

"I'll wait for you at home. If you don't take the initiative to send me a sound transmission talisman within three months, then I will go find you." Lu Ling said with a serious face.

Lu Fang dotingly touched her head and smiled, "Alright, alright, three months at most. I won't contact you for three months at most. Once I have time, I will definitely send you a sound transmission talisman every day. Can you put your heart at ease now?"

Half a month later.

Lu Fang, having emerged from the Lower Upper Realm in the Scorched Earth region, set his direction and headed toward the entrance and exit of the Scorched Earth region.

After determining that he needed to hurry to counter the Heavenly Dao's restrictions, he returned to the Wenguanhou Mansion in Shangjing, spent a few days playing with Lu Ling, and immediately came to the Scorched Earth region from the Wenyuan Academy.

Just like the previous plan, if he could obtain a large amount of ownerless Qi luck, he would definitely not miss it.

So he went to the Lower Upper Realm at the first opportunity. It had indeed upgraded, but the demonic beasts there were few, yet their strength was stronger than the last.

If Lu Fang were to explore and kill these powerful exotic beasts together with the soldiers of the Luo Sha Kingdom or the Great Zhou Dynasty, it would be a huge waste of time, and the ownerless Qi luck obtained would still have to be handed over.

Therefore, he could only go to explore and kill the exotic beasts alone.

This was even more time-consuming and difficult than he had imagined. The upgraded Lower Upper Realm was simply too large; he had no idea where exactly there would be exotic beasts.

Just groping his way and exploring took a lot of time.

Not to mention that even if he encountered exotic beasts, it was somewhat difficult for Lu Fang to kill them alone. His strength was indeed very strong now, at least within the Fourth Rank realm, but the exotic beasts in the upgraded Lower Upper Realm were ridiculously powerful.

They were simply not something a normal Fourth-Rank cultivator could contend with.

Overall, this speed of obtaining ownerless Qi luck was simply too slow, so after staying for a few days and finding the situation unfavorable, Lu Fang immediately withdrew, preparing to seal his memories and strength to go and train in the mortal world.

The entrance and exit of the Scorched Earth region were in a large mountain range in the northern frontier of the Great Zhou Dynasty. This place was very remote and belonged to a three-no-man's-land area. ===== CHAPTER 258 =====