Chapter 149: Longevity Valley

For immortals, the concept of time can easily become blurred.

Especially for Li Qing, who was practicing in the deep mountains, if it weren't for the changes in the seasons and his increasingly sophisticated cultivation, he would not even be able to remember it. Two and a half years have passed now.

Yes, time flies. After coming out of the polar night world, Li Qing stayed in Xiaocuiling for two and a half years!

"call!"

In Xiaocuiling, a natural cave, Li Qing woke up from deep meditation and ended the last great week of practice.

The spiritual energy of heaven and earth breathed out through the operation of "Fire Source Kung Fu" was transformed into pure spiritual power flowing in his meridians, and finally sank into the sea of ​​qi in Dantian, turning into mana that he could use freely.

"It's getting slower and slower. After entering the second level of the Qi Refining Stage half a year ago, the hard training in the past six months has hardly had much effect."

Li Qing muttered to himself, frowning slightly, feeling slightly dissatisfied with the results of his training in the past six months.

"That's all, let's continue exploring this area and see if we can find a place with stronger spiritual energy."

That's right, Li Qing has not been practicing hard in the past two and a half years. He is searching for traces of other immortal cultivators while practicing.

By now, he had almost explored the eastern part of the vast primitive mountain range of Xiao Cuiling, and now he had reached the relatively western area.

He scraped off the messy beard and hair with the dragon dagger, and then took out a light blue robe from the storage bag and put it on his tall body.

After doing all this, Li Qing, who originally looked like a wild man in the mountains, became refreshed again.

He walked out of the cave and blew a melodious whistle toward the dense forest!

What responded to him was a ferocious tiger roar!

"Ouch!"

Soon, a colorful giant tiger rushed out of the forest with a large python in its mouth.

"You're such a hard worker, my storage bag is almost full of the prey you've caught during this period!"

When Li Qing saw this, he couldn't help scolding him, but he still used the dragon dagger to peel off the skin of the python, put it into the storage bag, then dug out the snake's guts and swallowed it alive.

"Hmm~ An ordinary python that has lived for about twenty years can barely strengthen its roots and cultivate its strength." Li Qing commented while riding on the back of the tiger, driving the rice bucket towards the mountains to the west.

It's not his fault. In the past two and a half years, he has eaten all the edible beasts in the mountains and forests, and his mouth has become naughty.

The most exaggerated time was six months ago, when he had just entered the second level of the Qi Refining Stage, Fantong unexpectedly encountered a mountain bear king, and it was a monster!

This was the first monster Li Qing encountered besides Rice Tong, and he was shocked at the time.

But fortunately, the strength of the Bear King on that mountain is not much stronger than that of Fan Tong, and is almost the same as that of a practitioner in the early stages of Qi refining.

With Li Qing helping out, the mountain bear king had turned into various materials, and even the bear bile and bear skin were put into the storage bag by Li Qing.

As for the demon bear meat, these two foodies cooked it in various ways and ate it into their stomachs.

"Let's go explore the mountains to the west." Li Qing rubbed the tiger's head of the rice bucket and said.

In this way, one man and one tiger drove through the mountains for two or three days, and then stopped in a valley surrounded by towering trees.

A few miles outside the valley, faint traces of human village life can be seen.

"The terrain of this valley is so strange. It doesn't get much sunlight, but there are such majestic trees growing there!"

Li Qing rubbed his chin and prepared to walk down the mountain path and enter the valley to explore.

However, not long after we got down, an old hunter came out carrying a broad-bladed knife and a hunting bow on his back.

When the old hunter saw the rice bucket Li Qing was riding for the first time, he almost fainted from fright, and his face lost all color in an instant.

"Big insect. There is a big insect that eats people. Help. Help!" The old Orion was trembling all over.

It was not that he had never seen a tiger before, but this was the first time he had seen a tiger with such an exaggerated size that his shoulders were almost as tall as a person lying on the ground.

"Ouch!" Fan Tong howled in dissatisfaction. The force of the tiger was so frightening that the old hunter collapsed on the ground. If he hadn't been leaning against a tree, he might have been knocked over.

Snap!

Li Qing frowned, patted Fan Tong's head, and scolded: "Don't mess around!"

After being slapped, Fan Tong immediately became more honest and lowered his head in silence.

"Don't be afraid, old man, my tiger won't hurt anyone!" Li Qing forced out what he thought was a kind smile.

However, this smile in the eyes of the old Orion, coupled with the giant tiger riding on his crotch, completely made the old Orion feel no warmth at all, and he only felt cold.

"Let's go!" Li Qing drove Rice Tong to take a detour and continue walking down the valley.

When the old hunter saw that the tiger did not mean to hurt anyone, he slowly let go of his aroused heart.

Looking at Li Qing riding a tiger down the mountain, he thought for a while and finally couldn't help but shout:

"Hey, little brother, don't go down to the valley!"

As soon as these words came out, Li Qing immediately stopped and asked, "Oh? Old man, is there something special about this valley?"

The old hunter looked at the rice bucket and dared to stand far away and explain loudly: "This valley is called Changsheng Valley, but it's weird! Once you go down, it's easy to get lost, and you may not be able to find the way out for days and nights!"

Hearing the three words Changsheng Valley, Li Qing suddenly became interested, and he asked: "So weird? Why is it called Changsheng Valley, old man?"

"These are all legends in our village. It is said that a long time ago, a woodcutter entered this valley to chop wood, and disappeared after entering."

"Originally, everyone in the village forgot about this person. Later, after 20 or 30 years, this person actually reappeared in the village, and he was still as young as 20 or 30 years ago, and his appearance has not changed at all!"

"But they are all legends. Later, every time someone wanted to go in and find out, it was a pity that they would get lost in it for a day or two, and walked out confused because of hunger and dizziness."

The old hunter leaned against a big tree and told Li Qing the legend of the strange valley below.

After listening to this legend, Li Qing became more and more interested.

"Old man, so many people have gone down there, has anyone been in danger of life?" Li Qing asked again.

The old hunter thought about it, shook his head and said, "No, it's just that you will get lost inside, and you will be lost for a few days, and you will come out when you are too hungry."

"Brother, although there is no threat to your life, you don't have to go in and suffer this little bit, don't you think?"

"It's really uncomfortable to have no food to eat. When I was young, I also wanted to go in and hunt, but later I couldn't find the way home. Two days later, I was so hungry that I started to eat tree bark. Don't mention how much suffering!"

Hearing the old man talking about his previous experience, Li Qing couldn't help but smile. After confirming that there was no threat to his life, he threw a silver ingot to the old man, and then clasped his fists and said:

"Thank you, old man, I don't believe in evil, but I want to see how evil this valley is!"

After that, Li Qing rushed towards the valley full of towering trees below.

The old hunter took the silver ingot with surprise and joy, then looked at Li Qing's back, shook his head and sighed: "Alas, why doesn't this young man listen to advice!"

"There is really no food to be found down here. It's okay for people to starve for a few days, but once this tiger is hungry, it will be fatal!"

"Oh, forget it, forget it, I won't meddle in other people's business. I hope this young man can be safe."

At this time, Li Qing had already rushed into the Changsheng Valley. Just after passing the first ancient tree, in Li Qing's perception, the spiritual energy around him suddenly changed abnormally.

The forest, somehow, was shrouded by a layer of fog.

Looking back, the way back was gone!

"What a Changsheng Valley!"