Chapter 1298 - A Taoist Temple (1/2)

Chapter 1298: A Taoist Temple

Translator: Larbre Studio Editor: Larbre Studio

If three Blood Saints escaped, they could call over even stronger figures at any time. With Zhang Ruochen’s current health, he naturally couldn’t care about more matters. He had to leave immediately.

He thought for a moment and said, “You shouldn’t ask me. You should ask the experts of the Ministry of War at Zhilin Pa.s.s. If the imperial court army comes, any kind of enemy can be defeated.”

Saintess Liuli shook her head. “Once we enter Xianji Mountain, we can’t send messages to the outside world. A mysterious force shrouds the mountain. The communication runes can’t fly out.”

“Oh? That’s possible?”

Zhang Ruochen was slightly surprised. Even with his current level of Spiritual Power, he still didn’t notice any changes after entering Xianji Mountain.

Thus, he took out a communication rune and sent it in one direction. It only flew out a few miles and then fell onto the ground. It was like an invisible force was stopping it from flying out of Xianji Mountain.

“This mountain is indeed a bit strange!” Zhang Ruochen muttered to himself.

“The Immortal Vampires have a great number of Saints from the four tribes in Xianji Mountain,” Saintess Liuli said. “There must be a portion guarding the entrance. Yuansu and I are both injured. We can’t fight through them. Now, we can only beg you to help us. As long as we can escape from Xianji Mountain, we’ll be able to send the message and have Zhilin Pa.s.s send the army to rescue the Martial Saint and kill the Immortal Vampire Saints.”

If the Ministry of War really came, the Immortal Vampires wouldn’t be the only one killed. Zhang Ruochen would probably also be attacked.

“I came into Xianji Mountain for something important,” Zhang Ruochen said. “I can’t backtrack.”

Qing Mo understood Zhang Ruochen’s awkward situation. It was already difficult for him to help them. He couldn’t continue doing so, because it would be hurting himself.

She bit her lip and whispered, “Lord, the three Blood Saints can return at any time. With their injuries, they won’t be able to defeat the Blood Saints. How about we bring them with? We won’t have to care about this anymore when they heal.”

“Sure,” Zhang Ruochen said.

Qing Mo was surprised. She didn’t think that Zhang Ruochen would agree so easily.

Zhang Ruochen chuckled. “It’s good that you want to help others. If I keep disagreeing, I’ll become the bad guy.”

Saintess Liuli and Yuansu also understood that they were being troublesome. Thus, they didn’t continue speaking. The most important thing now was to heal before making other plans.

Xianji Mountain was boundless. Some places were filled with ancient trees that reached to the sky. Other places had green bamboo forests. There were sharp abysses, waterfalls, and rivers.

There were many spiritual medicines on the mountain. They shone with small halos of light. Of course, there were also many deathly formations from the middle ages. Any misstep could cause you to die without even leaving a corpse behind.

Zhang Ruochen’s group were already in the Saint Realm. They naturally didn’t care about average spiritual medicines. They wouldn’t risk their lives to pick any.

Saintess Liuli and Yuansu were from Ziwei Palace and had great clan backgrounds. They didn’t lack any healing medicines. After taking some medicine, their injuries stabilized, no longer worsening.

Zhang Ruochen walked forward while checking the traces on the ground. He also divided his Spiritual Power to check the surroundings. Thus, he didn’t move quickly. They could keep up.

Xianji Mountain is filled with danger, Zhang Ruochen a.n.a.lyzed in his mind. Even if Gu Songzi lives in the mountain, he must be in the outer regions. But Xianji Mountain’s outside is extremely vast. Looking for someone is like searching for the pin in the haystack.

He sighed. Looking up, he saw that the clouds had separated. A looming mountain appeared.

The mountain was shaped like a stone elephant. It was probably more than 10,000 meters tall and was magnificent. There was a large cl.u.s.ter of ancient buildings at the peak. They shone with saintly light.

“This must be an important area of Xianji Mountain,” Qing Mo said. “I can sense the auras of saintly medicines coming from there.”

Zhang Ruochen found traces left by living beings at the foot of the mountain. However, he couldn’t be sure if they were made by humans.

“Let’s climb to the top of the mountain. Even if we don’t find Gu Songzi, we might find other things.”

The four started climbing the mountain. It was extremely quiet. They didn’t run into any danger along the way. However, there was a very strong “might” on the mountain. The closer they got to the peak, the stronger the “might.” It repressed a cultivator’s five senses, strength, Spiritual Power… Every aspect of their body was weakened.

When they neared the mountaintop, a Taoist temple appeared before them.

It had been damaged long ago. The walls had collapsed and it was filled with weeds. Even the roof had fallen to the ground and rusted.

Zhang Ruochen glanced at the Saintesses. Their snow-white faces were covered in sweat and they breathed heavily. They were injured and had to endure the “might” from the mountain. Clearly, they were at their limits.