Wang Yu
Chapter 855 Joining Mysterious City?
"Biefeng!" Shi Chuan Kong's expression changed slightly upon hearing this.
"Fellow Daoist Shi, have you heard of this Biefeng?" Han Li's mind stirred, and he asked through voice transmission.
"I saw a record of this Biefeng in an ancient book in my Third Brother's library, but it was also vague, only saying that it was a very powerful wind disaster. Judging from Chenyang's appearance, it seems that it should not be underestimated," Shi Chuan Kong replied through voice transmission.
"If that's the case, then I'll trouble Fellow Daoist Chenyang," Han Li said to Chenyang, his heart stirred.
"You're welcome. We are all people who have been exiled to this place by the Yeyang Dynasty. We should have supported each other. You two, please follow me quickly." Chenyang was anxious to leave, and after only smiling faintly, he was about to step forward.
"Fellow Daoist Chenyang, please remove the restrictions on my puppet first," Han Li suddenly said, handing over the Crab Daoist in his hand.
"Oh dear, I almost forgot about this." Chenyang slapped his head and pointed a finger at the Crab Daoist's elbow joint, pulling out a golden needle.
The golden needle was a few inches long, as thin as a hair, with faint, extremely small lines visible on it, looking quite magical.
Han Li looked at the golden needle, a hint of curiosity in his eyes.
"This is a Dragon Whisker Needle, developed by an expert in Xuancheng, specifically for dealing with various puppets," Chenyang explained, his hands moving non-stop, pulling out golden needles from all the joints of the Crab Daoist.
"I see," Han Li nodded slowly.
When Chenyang pulled out the ninth golden needle from the Crab Daoist's body, the Crab Daoist moved its body and immediately stood up.
Chenyang showed a hint of surprise on his face when he saw this.
"Fellow Daoist Chenyang, what's wrong?" Han Li asked.
"Puppets that have been restricted by Dragon Whisker Needles usually need a period of adjustment after the golden needles are pulled out before they can slowly recover. Fellow Daoist Li's puppet is very unusual. It can stand up immediately after the Dragon Whisker Needles are pulled out," Chenyang looked up and down at the Crab Daoist and said.
"It may be because it wasn't sealed for a long time," Han Li said vaguely.
"Then let's go." Chenyang didn't continue on this topic, put away the golden needles, said a word, and turned around and strode in the direction he came from.
Han Li and the others followed behind.
About an hour later, the group of four arrived at a valley.
The valley was low-lying and surrounded by mountains on three sides, making it exceptionally hidden and difficult to find.
At this moment, the dark clouds in the sky were exceptionally thick, and vaguely, black lightning bolts could be seen deep within the dark clouds, constantly ejecting and jumping.
At this moment, gusts of wind had begun to appear in the air, whistling and rolling towards them, making a strange "woo woo woo" sound.
Although the wind was not small, it was nothing to Han Li and the others, but the whistling wind carried bursts of bone-chilling cold air, covering the sky and earth, directly piercing their hearts and lungs.
After going against the wind for a long time, the faces of several people were not very good.
Fortunately, they had now arrived at their destination. Chenyang led Han Li and the others to stop in front of a mountain wall at the deepest part of the valley, with a gray boulder placed against the mountain wall.
Chenyang raised his hand and pushed open the boulder, revealing a cave, dark and bottomless, spreading towards the depths of the earth.
"Brother Chen, you're finally back. Who are they?" A red-haired man wearing bone armor emerged from the cave. He was first delighted, then looked at Han Li and the others with a wary expression.
"These two are Fellow Daoist Li and Fellow Daoist Shi. They are newly exiled here. The Biefeng has just started, so I brought them here to hide for a while," Chenyang said.
"So that's how it is. Greetings, three fellow Daoists. Come in and hide for a while. The current Biefeng is just the approach phase. The real Biefeng is ten times more terrifying than it is now." The red-haired man nodded with a smile at Han Li and the others, making way for them.
"Ten times!" Han Li was secretly shocked.
The current Biefeng already made him feel quite uncomfortable. If its power increased tenfold, he was afraid that even if he didn't die in a short time with his current inability to use his cultivation, he would lose half his life.
Thinking this in his heart, he followed Chenyang into the cave.
As soon as they entered the cave, the wind immediately disappeared, but the yin and cold aura in the air remained, but with the mountain wall separating them, it was much weaker than outside.
"Fang Bei, seal the entrance. Don't stay here either. Go down with us. If the cold air planted by the Biefeng invades your body, it will be difficult to expel," Chenyang said to the red-haired man.
"Yes." A trace of emotion flashed in the red-haired man's eyes. He agreed and began to seal the entrance of the cave.
Han Li's heart stirred at the sight of this.
Chenyang did not stay here any longer, leading Han Li and the others towards the depths of the cave.
The cave curved and extended downwards. It seemed to have been formed naturally and then renovated artificially. The three quickly walked down several hundred feet, but there was no sign of reaching the end.
However, by this point, the yin and cold power in the air had greatly diminished, allowing everyone to breathe a sigh of relief.
"Fellow Daoist Chenyang, thank you for inviting us here." Han Li and Shi Chuan Kong cupped their hands to Chenyang and thanked him.
If it weren't for Chenyang's invitation, he and Shi Chuan Kong would probably be in real danger at this moment.
"I said just now, we are all exiled prisoners. We should support each other. Fellow Daoist Li doesn't need to be so polite." Chenyang waved his hand casually and smiled.
Han Li smiled upon hearing this and said nothing more.
The four walked down for another quarter of an hour, and the cave finally reached the bottom. The bottom was actually a rather large cave, a dozen feet in size.
The ground was quite flat. In the very center was a large oval stone table with seven or eight stone benches next to it.
On the walls of the cave on all sides, simple stone rooms had been carved out.
At this moment, there was no one in the cave. The doors of the stone rooms were tightly closed. It seemed that everyone had gone inside.
"Fellow Daoist Li, Fellow Daoist Shi, this Biefeng will generally last for about a month before it passes. You two fellow Daoists should rest well here and consider joining Xuancheng," Chenyang said.
"Okay." Han Li and Shi Chuan Kong nodded.
At this moment, there were basically people in the stone rooms, and the two did not go in. They found a place to sit outside the cave.
Chenyang glanced at the two, did not enter the stone room either, and found another place to sit down in the cave.
Although separated by the thick ground, the three could still feel the whistling wind outside in this cave, and the ground was shaking slightly, with the rocks beneath them vibrating.
The top of the cave was also shaking, desperately dropping gravel.
The huge crashing sound of "rumble rumble" was endless, as if the entire continent could not bear the power of this raging Biefeng and began to tremble.
Han Li was secretly shocked as he listened to the movement outside.
In the past few months, he and Shi Chuan Kong had been walking in the Jilin Void Realm. Although they had encountered some Lin Beast attacks, they had successfully dealt with them. They had been somewhat dismissive of the dangers of the Jilin Void Realm, but now, after hearing the movement outside, they were convinced.
"Fellow Daoist Li, are we just going to join Xuancheng like this?" Shi Chuan Kong leaned over and asked through voice transmission.
"What do you think?" Han Li pondered slightly and asked in return through voice transmission.
"The danger within the Jilin Void Realm seems to be far beyond our expectations. Instead of searching aimlessly like this, joining Xuancheng may not be a bad idea. It's just that, according to what Chenyang said, Xuancheng and Kuicheng are mortal enemies. If we join Xuancheng and can't find Ziling there, it will be difficult to go to Kuicheng to look for her," Shi Chuan Kong said through voice transmission.
"That's true, but we are currently in the Jilin Void Realm. We can only choose one of Xuancheng and Kuicheng. Judging from the current situation, choosing Xuancheng seems to be more beneficial to us," Han Li replied through voice transmission.
"That's true. Since Fellow Daoist Li has already made a decision, I won't say anything. Speaking of which, I am indeed very curious about Xuancheng and would like to see it," Shi Chuan Kong said with a smile.
"Oh?" A hint of surprise flashed in Han Li's eyes.
"Just now, listening to what Chenyang said, Lord E'kuai, the city lord of Xuancheng, has opened more than a thousand Xuan Acupoints. Xuancheng must have mastered many cultivation methods for Xuan Acupoints. These cultivation methods are priceless treasures. I am afraid that even the royal armory of our Yeyang Dynasty does not have so many Xuan Acupoint cultivation methods. If we can obtain them, not only can we increase our strength, but if we bring them out in the future, it will be of great benefit to the Third Brother's ascension to the throne," Shi Chuan Kong's eyes shone brightly.
Han Li's mouth showed a hint of a smile upon hearing this.
Although he didn't say it, his choice to join Xuancheng was also for these Body Cultivation techniques.
Chenyang's indestructible arm made Han Li envious, and he also truly saw the power of Body Cultivation.
He had always been quite talented in body cultivation, but he was troubled by the lack of suitable Body Refining techniques, making it impossible to continue to improve his body cultivation.
Shi Chuan Kong and Han Li discussed the pros and cons of joining Xuancheng for a while, and soon they reached an agreement.
After the discussion was over, Han Li stood up and walked towards Chenyang.
"Fellow Daoist Li." Chenyang had been paying attention to the movements of Han Li and the others, and when he saw him coming, he stood up to greet him.
"Fellow Daoist Chenyang, Fellow Daoist Shi and I have discussed it and decided to join Xuancheng, but before joining, there are still a few things I would like to ask," Han Li said solemnly.
"Fellow Daoist Li, please speak," Chenyang said happily upon hearing this.
"I would like to know if joining Xuancheng requires paying some kind of price or following certain contract rules?" Han Li asked.
"So that's what you're worried about. Don't worry, Lord E'kuai created Xuancheng with the purpose of protecting companions. Joining Xuancheng does not require paying any price. As for the rules, there is only one, and that is that once you enter Xuancheng, you must not betray it," Chenyang said with a solemn expression.
"I see, I understand," Han Li nodded solemnly, feeling relieved.
"Besides this, I have another matter I would like to ask Fellow Daoist Chenyang," he then said.
"Please speak," Chenyang was stunned and nodded again.
"I have a companion named Ziling, who is a female cultivator. She was also thrown into the Jilin Void Realm about several decades ago. I wonder if Fellow Daoist Chenyang has heard of her?" Han Li asked, looking at Chenyang's eyes.
"Ziling? I haven't heard of her," Chenyang said after thinking for a moment upon hearing this, shaking his head.
Han Li's heart sank upon hearing this.
"Fellow Daoist Li, don't be discouraged. Our Xuancheng is not the only city. In addition to the main city, there are also several affiliated small cities. I am from Qingyang City, one of the affiliated cities. Communication arrays cannot be used in the Jilin Void Realm, and the transmission of information between the cities is not smooth. Your friend may have gone to other cities," Chenyang scratched his head and comforted him.