Chapter 334 - Still a Mortal (1/2)

Being slightly calmer thanks to Yu Jin's promise that there might be a way to leave this secret realm somewhere Jing Yi followed him. It didn't seem like it would be so easy though.

The secret realm indeed didn't look much different from the Leyuan region outside as if it was just a copy of it in another dimension: A chain of mountains meandered through the middle while lakes and groves occupied the sides in varying distances. It was quite beautiful and the spiritual energy was obviously much richer than in the Yun Zou Sect. Jing Yi had only ever felt such pure energy when he was traveling with Qiu Ling.

This place … was probably really suited to cultivation, he determined. It was a pity that the state of his mind wasn't or he might have used his time here to cultivate a bit and surprise Qiu Ling when they came back.

But even though he had calmed down a bit his thoughts were still circling around his fiance. He definitely wouldn't be calm enough to concentrate on cultivating. And even if he was, his aptitude was low anyway. Most likely he wouldn't be able to even reach the third stage when they spent ten years in here. After all, reaching the third stage was said to be the first bottleneck in cultivation. The probability of him ever passing this point were exceedingly low.

Jing Yi shook his head. There was no use thinking about that. He had to concentrate on the task at hand. He hurried to catch up with Yu Jin. ”Senior Martial Brother Yu, where are we going?”

Leng Jin Yu pointed at the mountain chain in front of them. ”This secret realm was once created by an expert. It is expected that he lived here for a while or maybe even spent a long time here. Most likely, he built some kind of dwelling for himself and even though it was his dimension if another expert somehow managed to enter, he certainly wouldn't have wanted that person to give him a nasty surprise. Thus, I surmise that his dwelling should be in a safe spot. The mountains should be the best place for that.”

”So we have to go up there?” Jing Yi looked up at the peaks towering above them. Never mind checking all of them, how were they even supposed to climb one of them? ”Will this really be alright?”

Leng Jin Yu looked up at the peaks, too. He also didn't know where that expert's dwelling might be but it wasn't like they didn't have time to check slowly. ”Mn.”

”That … will probably take really long.” Jing Yi couldn't help but become downcast. When Yu Jin said that there might be a way out of this secret realm he had felt hopeful but seeing this chain of mountains now … He had probably expected too much.

The two of them walked on in silence but soon enough this solemn quietness was disturbed by a sound. Leng Jin Yu turned back just to find Jing Yi's face flushed. He turned back around and sighed.

Right, he had completely forgotten that Jing Yi was still mortal. The second stage wasn't enough to say you were on the path to immortality. Only starting from the third stage onward would you slowly turn immortal.