Chapter 1704: Valley of Inquiry
In fact, Qingyang did not gain nothing in the nine years in the Drunken Immortal Gourd, because he was immersed in the time spirit root and saw too many ups and downs, honors and disgraces, changes in the world, and vicissitudes of life. It was very helpful for Qingyang's state of mind. If nothing else, at least his realm is very stable, and he doesn't have to worry about the unstable realm caused by the rapid improvement of his cultivation in the future. The effect is better than the blood lotus seeds.
At this time, the time to enter the Ten Thousand Spirits Secret Realm has passed halfway, and Qingyang's gains are still not small, more than five million spirit stones of various materials, five Ten Thousand Spirits Pills and seven other spirit herbs. In addition, Qingyang's cultivation has been improved by more than one level. More importantly, he has also supplemented an extremely rare time spirit root. Even if there is nothing in the second half, it is not in vain.
In twenty years, not all cultivators can improve their cultivation as much as Qingyang. The reason why Qingyang's cultivation improved so quickly was, first, the merit of the elixir, and second, his nine spiritual roots. For most cultivators, it would be good to improve half a level of cultivation in twenty years, and sixty years is just a little more than one level. A few lucky ones may be able to improve their cultivation by two levels.
Qingyang did not go to the center of the Ten Thousand Spirits Secret Realm in these years, because he knew that those powerful cultivators would definitely gather at the center, so the closer to the center of the Ten Thousand Spirits Secret Realm, the more dangerous it would be. Qingyang was alone and had no help when he encountered danger, so he did not rush to the center, but after twenty years, he was getting closer and closer to the center.
As time went by, Qingyang met more and more other cultivators. Even if he deliberately avoided others, he would sometimes meet them head-on. However, the cultivators he met this time were all in a hurry, as if they were in a hurry to get on the road, and no one stopped to embarrass Qingyang.
Qingyang couldn't help but feel a little puzzled. Could it be that some treasure appeared in front? Or maybe something important happened, otherwise why would they do this? If they didn't meet, it would be fine. Since they met, they would go and see. Qingyang has been acting alone for the past 20 years, and he is a little tired of it. For Qingyang, who is alone in the Ten Thousand Spirits Secret Realm, sometimes it is safer to have more people.
Since he broke through the third level of the Nascent Soul, Qingyang has the strength to fight against the late Nascent Soul cultivators, especially since his strength has been raised to the peak of the third level of the Nascent Soul recently, and it is no problem to deal with the seventh level of the Nascent Soul. So even if someone wants to make trouble for him, Qingyang may not be the one who suffers.
Thinking of this, Qingyang identified the cultivator at the peak of the fourth level of the Nascent Soul in front of him and followed him from a distance. Although the cultivator in front was a whole level higher than Qingyang, Qingyang's divine consciousness was strong, his strength was strong, and his breath-covering technique was also quite magical. He followed the cultivator all the way without being discovered.
Ten days later, the cultivator came to a canyon. The entrance of the canyon was blocked by fog, and he could not see clearly what was going on inside. Even his divine sense could not penetrate. Outside the canyon, the mountains and dense forests seemed peaceful, but with Qingyang's powerful divine sense, he could sense that there were at least dozens of Nascent Soul cultivators hiding nearby, seemingly waiting for something. It seemed that this was the place.
Just as the fourth-level Yuanying cultivator in front of him had reached the valley entrance, an old man in green robe suddenly appeared from his hiding place, looked at the cultivator, and then looked in the direction of Qingyang behind him, sneering: "I thought a fourth-level Yuanying cultivator was brave enough to come to this Valley of Inquiry, but I didn't expect that there was a third-level Yuanying cultivator following behind him. Are all cultivators so brave nowadays?"
The green-robed old man was short and thin, with a sinister face, and he didn't look like a good person at first glance, but his cultivation was very high, having reached the sixth level of Yuanying. Facing Qingyang, who was only at the third level of Yuanying, and the fourth-level Yuanying cultivator in front of him, he was indeed qualified to speak like this.
The fourth-level Yuanying cultivator in front of him didn't realize that he was being followed all the way, and now Reminded by the green-robed old man, he immediately discovered Qingyang behind him. His face changed color. When he realized that Qingyang was indeed only at the peak of the third level of the Nascent Soul, he had nothing to worry about. He looked at Qingyang with an angry face and said, "Daoyou, you followed me all the way. What on earth do you want to do?"
Qingyang was a little embarrassed when he was caught following someone. He bowed to the other party and said, "Daoyou, please forgive me. I didn't mean to follow you. I just came to this Heart-Searching Valley and it happened to be on the way."
Qingyang didn't know what the Heart-Searching Valley was for. After hearing what the green-robed old man said, he had to use this name as an excuse. When the cultivator heard it, it was true. Others also came to the Heart-Searching Valley. Did they have to change their route just because he walked in front? Seeing that Qingyang's attitude was okay, the cultivator didn't care. He just snorted coldly and let the matter go.
As for the ridicule of the green-robed old man, although he was dissatisfied in his heart, he didn't show it. After all, the other party was two levels higher than him in cultivation. If there was a dispute, he would only suffer.
However, some people couldn't stand it. A red-robed man appeared from his hiding place not far away and said, "Green-robed Patriarch, what you said is wrong. Who said that people at the third or fourth level of the Nascent Soul can't come to the Heart-seeking Valley? The Mysterious Land of Ten Thousand Spirits is where I, a Nascent Soul cultivator, train, not your home."
The red-robed man looked rough and strong, and seemed to have long been fed up with the Green-robed Patriarch's behavior. He was also at the sixth level of the Nascent Soul, and was not worried that the Green-robed Patriarch would cause him trouble.
The main person didn't dare to speak, so what's the point of you coming out to meddle in other people's business? The Green-robed Patriarch was very unhappy and said angrily, "Xue Canyang, what do you mean? Why are you against me everywhere?"
Faced with the anger of the Green Robe Patriarch, the Blood Cangyang was not afraid at all, and smiled coldly: "I just can't stand your arrogant look when facing cultivators with lower cultivation than you. If you have the guts, fight me and let me also experience the peerless magic skills of your Green Robe Patriarch."
The Green Robe Patriarch did not respond, and snorted coldly: "Humph, who doesn't know that you, Blood Cangyang, are a warmonger? This ancestor has no time to waste time with you here. The Heart-Searching Valley is about to open. If you have the guts, let's compete inside to see who will be recognized by the Heart-Searching Valley first."
The Blood Cangyang seemed to know that the other party would not accept the challenge easily, so he smiled and said: "In that case, let's compete to see who will climb the Heart-Searching Platform in the valley first, how about it?"
"Let's compete, am I afraid of you?" The Green Robe Patriarch was not willing to be outdone.
After the two of them finished talking, they disappeared. No other cultivators showed up from beginning to end. Although Qingyang's divine sense was powerful, he didn't dare to investigate casually. He didn't know if there were any stronger cultivators among the dozens of cultivators hiding around. However, judging from the ridicule of the Green Robe Patriarch before, the others were obviously not weak. It seemed that this trip to the Valley of Inquiry would not be easy.