amaotonovel Chapter 297 Encounter in the Secret Realm
Chapter 297 Encounter in the Secret Realm
The three of them left the alchemy conference venue and headed north along the mountain road.
Liu Ruyan was waving her folding fan all the way and laughing from time to time.
"What are you laughing at?" Zi Xiao glanced at her.
"Thinking of that old man Mo Qingshan's expression." Liu Ruyan blinked, "It's really satisfying."
The Saint took out a map from her sleeve and examined it carefully. "According to the map, there is a valley thirty miles ahead."
"Valley?" Zi Xiao frowned. "Isn't that a desolate mountain over there?"
"The more desolate the place, the more likely it is to hide treasures." Liu Ruyan leaned over to look at the map. "Hey, this mark on the map..."
Before he could finish his words, a gust of wind blew up a corner of the map. Liu Ruyan quickly grasped it and grabbed it.
"Be careful." The Saint said, taking out a jade slip from her bosom, "This is the record left by Xuan Ji."
The three of them stopped and found a large rock to sit on. The Saint placed the jade slip on her forehead and closed her eyes to sense it.
"In ancient times, this was the entrance to a secret realm." The Saint opened her eyes, "But later a great war broke out, and the entrance was sealed."
"Can we still get in now?" Liu Ruyan asked.
"Xuan Ji said that the seal will loosen every hundred years."
The Saint pointed to the mark on the map and said, "This year marks the centenary."
Zi Xiao touched his chin: "So you made such a big fuss at the alchemy conference..."
"It's to divert attention." The Saint nodded. "Otherwise, with so many people watching, it wouldn't be easy to sneak out quietly."
The three of them continued on their journey. The mountain road became narrower and narrower, with weeds growing on both sides.
Liu Ruyan raised her hand and pushed aside a vine: "This is a damn place, there's not even a single person in sight."
Just as he finished speaking, he heard voices coming from the front.
"Brother, are you really here?"
"It's clearly marked on the map, there's no mistake."
The three of them looked at each other and hid behind the bushes on the side of the road. They saw two monks in green robes approaching from the front.
The man walking in front was a burly man with a big knife on his back.
Following behind was a thin young man holding a tattered map in his hand.
"Who are these two..." Liu Ruyan asked in a low voice.
"They're from Qingyun Sect," Zixiao said. "That big guy is called Tieshan, the head of the Qingyun Sect's Law Enforcement Hall."
The Saint narrowed her eyes: "It seems that we are not the only ones who have discovered this secret."
After the two men walked away, the three men emerged from the bushes.
"What should we do?" Liu Ruyan dusted off her clothes. "Should we follow?"
"No rush," the Saint said, "they don't have a complete map, so they can't find the real entrance."
Sure enough, not long after walking, I heard a quarrel coming from the front.
"Brother, we've come back after a circle!"
"Impossible! The map clearly shows..."
"Your crappy map doesn't even have directions, it's impossible to find it!"
The three hid behind a huge rock and watched the two Qingyun Sect disciples arguing with each other until they were red in the face.
Liu Ruyan covered her mouth and laughed secretly: "These two idiots."
"Let's go," the Saint said, "while they are still arguing, let's take a shortcut."
The three of them walked around the huge rocks and followed a hidden mountain road. The road was very narrow, with steep cliffs on both sides.
"This road..." Zi Xiao frowned, "Why does it feel more and more wrong the further we go?"
The saint stopped, took out a copper coin from her sleeve and threw it forward.
The copper coin drew an arc in the air and suddenly disappeared.
"We're here," the Saint said. "There's an invisible barrier here."
Liu Ruyan reached forward and felt an invisible barrier. "This barrier..."
"It was set up by Xuan Ji." The Saint took out a jade token, "With this, you can enter."
She placed the jade token on the barrier and whispered a spell. Ripples appeared in the barrier, and a gap the size of a portal gradually appeared.
"Go in quickly." The Saint said, "This gap won't last long."
As the three of them entered, the gap behind them disappeared. Before them was a desolate valley, surrounded by strange rocks and no grass.
"This is it," the Saint said, "The entrance to the secret realm is in this valley."
"Where is the entrance to the secret realm?" Liu Ruyan looked around. "Why don't I see anything?"
The Saint was about to speak when suddenly footsteps were heard. A dozen monks in white robes emerged from all directions and surrounded the three of them.
The leader was a thin middle-aged man holding a green sword.
He looked at the three of them coldly: "As expected, we guessed it right. You are here too."
"Who are these people?" Liu Ruyan clenched her folding fan.
"Someone from the Righteous Alliance." Zi Xiao sneered, "Someone who always meddles in other people's affairs."
The middle-aged man snorted, "My name is Bai Mingxuan, and I'm a steward of the Righteous Path Alliance.
Today I saw that you three women are not observing the chastity of women and are flaunting yourselves in public all day long. It is truly disgraceful to society."
"What did you say?" A hint of anger flashed in Liu Ruyan's eyes.
Bai Mingxuan continued, "Especially you, wearing such revealing clothes, how can you be so indecent?
And you two, instead of practicing properly in the sect, you run around everywhere all day. What's wrong with you?"
"Snap!" Liu Ruyan slammed her folding fan shut. "Is that any of your business?"
Bai Mingxuan shook his head and sighed: "Young people nowadays are too indulgent.
Come, arrest them and send them to the Righteous Path Alliance for education."
More than a dozen monks in white robes drew their swords at the same time and approached the three men.
"Education?" The Saint sneered, "Just you?"
She waved her hand, and a gust of cold air swept through. Several monks who were close to her had their feet frozen, unable to move.
"How dare you!" Bai Mingxuan raised his sword and was about to rush forward.
Liu Ruyan opened her folding fan, and a flame roared out, forcing Bai Mingxuan to retreat repeatedly.
"You..." Bai Mingxuan's face turned pale, "How dare you attack the Righteous Alliance!"
"The Righteous Alliance?" Zi Xiao sneered, "They're nothing but a bunch of self-righteous hypocrites."
Bai Mingxuan was furious: "Okay, since you are so stubborn, don't blame us for being rude!"
At his command, the remaining monks attacked simultaneously. Various spells intertwined in the air, sending dust billowing through the valley.
The Saint stood still, only to wave her hand gently. Ice walls rose from the ground, blocking all the enemy attacks.
Liu Ruyan moved among the crowd, waving her folding fan, and flames flew everywhere.
The monks were beaten badly, with several holes burned on their clothes.
"This..." Bai Mingxuan's eyes widened, "How come you are so strong?"
"A frog in a well." The Saint said indifferently, "With your limited abilities, you still want to educate others?"
Bai Mingxuan gritted his teeth and said, "Then don't blame me for using my trump card!"
He pulled out a bell from his pocket and shook it vigorously. A sharp sound was heard, and the three of them suddenly felt dizzy.
"This is..." Liu Ruyan covered her ears, "The Soul-Bewitching Bell?"
Bai Mingxuan smiled proudly: "Do you know how powerful this is? This is the magic weapon of our Righteous Alliance, specially designed to deal with people like you who don't follow the rules!"
At this moment, the saint suddenly took out a small bottle from her sleeve and opened the cork.
A rich fragrance wafted away.
"This is..." Bai Mingxuan was stunned, "What is this?"
The Saint smiled: "Awakening incense."
Liu Ruyan's eyes lit up: "So you were prepared!"
The monks who were controlled by the bewitching bells woke up one after another, but Bai Mingxuan and his men began to stagger and their eyes became blurred.
"This is impossible!" Bai Mingxuan shouted, "How could my Soul-Bewitching Bell..."
Before he could finish his words, he fell to the ground and began to snore.
The other monks also fell to the ground and fell into a sound sleep.
"This incense for awakening..." Liu Ruyan covered her nose, "How come it also has a sleeping effect?"
The Saint put away the vial: "This is specially made. It will act as a sleeping incense for the enemy."
Zi Xiao looked at the monks sleeping soundly on the ground and asked: "What should we do now?"
"Let them sleep," the Saint said, "once we find the entrance to the secret realm, they will naturally wake up."
The three continued their search in the valley. After walking for a while, the Saint stopped and pointed to a huge rock in front of them: "This is it."
There were some strange runes carved on the boulder, which shimmered in the sunlight.
"These runes..." Liu Ruyan took a closer look. "They look like ancient characters?"
The Saint nodded: "The records left by Xuan Ji say that as long as the meaning of these runes is deciphered, the entrance can be found."
"Then what are we waiting for?" Liu Ruyan rubbed her hands together, "Hurry and untie it!"
Just as the Saint was about to take action, a strong wind suddenly blew up. The three looked up and saw a dark cloud floating in the sky, with a faint figure swaying in the cloud.
"It seems that interesting things are still to come." The Saint narrowed her eyes, "Our journey to the secret realm has just begun."