There were no plants in the valley, only brown and yellow fine sand covering the ground, with some brown-yellow rocky mountains scattered around.Lu Li hopped down from Mingyue, placed one hand behind his back, and gazed at a rock wall in the distance ahead.Mingyue slowly circled around Lu Li, its silver-gray light flickering, looking every bit like a spiritual weapon of great power. It laughed and said, "Master, you look so strange right now." Lu Li rolled his eyes at Mingyue: "What's so strange about it? Also, you need to be careful once we're inside. Don't talk too much. If you let something slip, both of us could die in there. Understand?" "I know, don't worry." "Good. Follow me." Lu Li said, and began walking toward the rock wall step by step. In the past, half a mile would have taken him only a thought to cross, but now, he walked over a hundred breaths' worth of distance, his shoes filling up with sand along the way — quite the exasperating experience. The rock wall looked com

Lu Li frowned, twitched his nose, and sniffed carefully, but his nostrils were filled only with the fragrance of the courtyard flowers. He found nothing at all and shook his head: "No.""Impossible. It must be there somewhere."Mingyue said, then lifted off lightly, circling the room, before finally settling in front of a crack in the northern wall: "Here — it's here!"Lu Li stood up at once and walked over to Mingyue. On closer inspection, he saw what looked like a hidden seam in the wall, like the edge of a hidden door.He reached out and pushed against it, and found the wall to be quite thick.It seemed this was likely a mechanism-operated stone door.Not wanting to expend true essence, Lu Li searched the room instead. After a while, he found a suspicious-looking stone brick embedded in the wall to his left.He clenched his fist and tapped it lightly.Instantly, the brick sank inward, and a click sounded from behind it, as though some mechanism had been triggered.Then, the stone d

As for Ye You, she kept one hand behind her back, her face cold and expressionless, appearing even more detached than the two Fusion-stage cultivators combined.Yun Qing frowned slightly but said nothing further.Yun Shu, seeming to see nothing amiss, turned to Yun Qing and said, "Fifteenth Elder, let's go in and take a look."With that, she glanced toward Ye You as well, as if seeking her input.Ye You said flatly, "My cultivation is modest. I'll simply follow behind."Yun Shu nodded and led the way in first.Elder Yun Qing seemed a touch displeased by Ye You's aloofness, glancing at her before following after Yun Shu.Ye You's expression remained unchanged. Seeing this, she followed at an unhurried pace, always maintaining a careful distance from the two ahead of her.After walking for roughly fifteen minutes, Yun Shu suddenly shrank back, waving a hand behind her to signal Yun Qing to stay put, pressing herself against the rock wall. At the same time, she carefully peered around th

Over the next few days, Lu Li stayed in the courtyard and didn't go out. The guard disciple didn't come to him. Instead, the "cheap disciple" came to massage his shoulders and back from time to time, which left him speechless.Jingxiu's disciple was of the Ning generation, with the Taoist name Ning Yu. Given her cultivation level, she was only able to hold such a generational rank because of Jingxiu.Ning Yu was a little smart and sweet-mouthed. While massaging shoulders and backs, she'd ask him for advice on some difficult martial arts problems from time to time. Although Lu Li was depressed, he wasn't stingy and would offer some advice now and then.So, Ning Yu became more and more enthusiastic."Where are you massaging!" Suddenly, Lu Li felt something was wrong and raised his head to glare at Ning Yu.Ning Yu was startled and immediately withdrew her hand from Lu Li's chest, saying timidly: "But, Master, you let me massage it there before, but... it seems to be a little smaller tha

This time, everyone had been called here because they needed cultivators skilled in various escape techniques, especially earth escape, to search for the spiritual heart underground, while the rest would be responsible for searching aboveground.Judging by this scale of mobilization, they intended to turn the entire Suxin Secret Realm upside down if necessary, to pull the spiritual heart out."May I ask, Junior Sister Jingyou, you just said that whoever captures the Spirit Heart will receive a 50-million contribution reward. Is this... your own idea, or is it a promise from the Palace Master?""Also, based on what you've said, the Palace Master doesn't seem to be at Suxin Peak right now, so this summons..."As soon as Ye You finished speaking, Jinglan, standing in front of Lu Li, voiced her doubts. Her question was reasonable enough, but her tone carried a strange edge, making people feel a little uncomfortable.Most of the others had been surprised by the news of the Spirit Heart. Af