Chapter 71 - Universal Paired Cultivation (1/2)

Chapter 71: Universal Paired Cultivation

Kong Hou put her hand in Huan Zhong’s hand. This hand was large, and when the warm fingers closed, they would cover her hand completely. “Did you not just say that there will not be any problems temporarily?”

“Just temporarily,” Huan Zhong said. “The secret realm can change instantly, and one wrong step could cause any injury.” Gripping Kong Hou’s hand, Huan Zhong took a step forward. “How is your skill at formations?”

“Just learned the beginning; I am still memorizing the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams map. I have never made a formation on my own.” Kong Hou coordinated Huan Zhong’s steps. Huan Zhong’s legs were long, but he did not walk quickly. She could perfectly match his steps.

“Formations are not like other skills; it is better to learn slowly. “Just as he finished, Huan Zhong brandished the Dragon Roar Sword in his hand. A strange black bird fell from the sky, the body and head separated by the sword energy. Kong Hou peeked at this bird and found that the bird had two pairs of wings.

Stepping on the ground covered in dried leaves and tree branches which crackled, Kong Hou glanced at the small stream where flowers floated. Her index finger scratched in Huan Zhong’s palm. “Huan Zhong, this stream is strange.”

There were no flower trees nearby, which meant the flower petals had fallen into the water from upstream. However, as the water flowed, some flowers would land on the shore or turn color in the water. Yet there were no flower petals lingering by the shores of the stream. The petals were all vibrantly colored and had not been soaked in water as they floated on the surface.

Huan Zhong stopped and looked at Kong Hou with appreciation. “Sometimes, beautiful scenery is a dangerous trap.” The Dragon Roar Sword gave off a bright light in his hand. He swung, and a gale carried up dried leaves. The stream did not flow at all.

Kong Hou blinked. When she looked at the stream again, she found this was not a small stream, but a seemingly bottomless valley. If one was accidentally attracted by the beautiful scenery and stepped into the stream, even if they did not trip and become crippled, they would be bruised. That would destroy their beauty.

When the master of the secret realm left behind this secret realm, they must have spent some effort.

Feeling a chill run down her spine, Kong Hou grabbed Huan Zhong’s sleeve. “Huan Zhong, what is actually real in here?”

“Sometimes, your eyes will fool you, but your heart will not.” Huan Zhong pulled Kong Hou to fly over the canyon. “What is false can never become true; if one observes closely, they will find the hints. Also, the master of this secret realm does not want people to die; they wanted to exercise the cultivators who came here, so every illusion will have a weakness.”

“It seems that the original master of the secret realm was a good person.” After Huan Zhong’s reminder, Kong Hou started to seriously observe the surroundings. She quickly found that at the fork in the path up ahead, the path to the north was true, and the one to the west was false.

“The cultivators who are able to leave behind a secret realm in Lingyou World are all great powers who can ascend. The moment they ascend, they hope that more of their juniors can ascend.” Huan Zhong looked around. “The worldly treasures in the secret realm are the gift of elders to their juniors.”

The cultivation manuals passed down in the major sects were cultivation experiences accumulated over generations of great powers. They had been added to and edited hundreds of times. This was the valuable wealth that elders left behind.

“I understand.” Kong Hou nodded. “Just like after someone gets rich, they will help their fellow villagers.”

Huan Zhong: “…”

This analogy did not seem to be incorrect.

“I wonder where Elder Lin has been sent to.” Kong Hou and Huan Zhong chose the correct path. She continued to look around, wanting to find traces of the Cloud Seeking Tree. Pavilion Master Sun found the Cloud Seeking Tree in the perimeter of the secret realm. Would the Cloud Seeking Tree still be in the perimeter?

“Lin Hu has the bloodline of ancient yao. The secret realm will not allow him to be together with us.” The master of this secret realm must have been a great power from several thousand years ago. The yao cultivators of that time did not have a good relationship with human cultivators and they would frequently have conflicts.

The secret realm possessed a consciousness left behind by its master, and so it maintained the habits of several thousand years ago. So when Lin Hu was transported in, he would likely be transported alone to a certain place.

“So the secret realm is pushing out Elder Lin?” Kong Hou had never felt there was any use to Lin Hu’s almost imperceptible yao bloodline. Now, she knew, it could be used for being pushed out.

“Do not worry about him. He has great cultivation, has lived a long time, and has seen many things. Nothing will happen to him.” Huan Zhong suddenly pushed his sword through a black snake that shot out from the grass. “Pay attention so you will not be injured.”

“That..” Kong Hou looked at her hand which was being held. “Since there are not any fatal dangers, there should not be any problems.” It should not be convenient for him to hold her hand like this.

“While there are no fatal dangers, if you are careless, you cannot avoid injury.” Huan Zhong watched as the black snake turned into nothingness, his gaze becoming harsh. “If your eyes or face is wounded, it would be very difficult to heal.”

Wound to the face…

Kong Hou obediently walked next to Huan Zhong, and said sincerely, “Huan Zhong, it is fortunate you and I were transported to the same place.”

Huan Zhong stopped and looked sideways at her. Within his sight, Kong Hou smiled, her eyes curving and her face fair-skinned and extremely pretty.

Kong Hou tilted her head and looked at Huan Zhong’s good-looking eyes. She felt that Huan Zhong’s hand which held her own was exceptionally warm, so warm it was hot.

The two searched around the surroundings and found no traces of the Cloud Seeking Tree. The sky gradually darkened. The secret realm would also have a sun and moon, clouds, mist, rain and snow. It was like another world.

“There is still a month. We can proceed slowly; there is no rush.” Huan Zhong stopped and set up a boundary. “Let’s first rest here tonight.”