Chapter 705 - Abandoned Forest (3) (1/2)

After traveling for half a day, Su Yang stopped advancing once they reached a small lake that appeared to be profoundly deep with a bottom.

”Is there something wrong with this place?” Xie Xingfang asked him when he suddenly stopped moving.

”No, but I'll be right back. Give me like 5 minutes. If something goes wrong while I am gone, immediately use your life-saving treasures and get out of the Abandoned Forest.”

After saying that, Su Yang dived into this mysterious lake without any explanation, greatly shocking Xie Xingfang.

”Su Yang?!” Xie Xingfang cried out loud, but alas, Su Yang was already too deep in the lake to hear her.

Thus, Xie Xingfang began to look around with alertness, and she quickly realized that without Su Yang by her side, the Abandoned Forest immediately appeared countless times more dangerous and terrifying, and even the slightest noise would cause her heart to skip a beat.

Furthermore, a single minute without Su Yang by her side felt like an entire hour, and the second minute felt even longer, whilst the 3rd minute felt like an eternity.

Five very, very long minutes later, Su Yang resurfaced from the lake and returned to her side.

”Su Yang!” Xie Xingfang sighed in relief after seeing his face again, feeling like a lost child who reunited with her parents.

”What were you doing in the lake?” she then asked him.

”I'm sorry for leaving you alone so suddenly and without an explanation since I wanted this to be a surprise...” Su Yang showed her the thing he retrieved from the floor of the lake; it was a beautiful flower with azure-colored petals and a glowing stem.

”This… Could this be…?” Xie Xingfang covered her mouth from shock.

”Yes, it's the Flower of Luminosity— it's a rare treasure that can boost one's constitution, and it will assist your cultivation and body greatly after we cure your current condition.” Su Yang said as he extended it to her.

”Y-You're giving this to me? Are you sure? This is a priceless treasure that has appeared only once eight hundred years ago and has never shown up again until now…” Xie Xingfang hesitated to accept it.

”It may be rare but I have no use for it, and since it can improve one's constitution, it'll benefit you the most,” Su Yang said, and then he continued, ”And once I return to the Divine Heavens, there will be plenty of treasure that will make this Flower of Luminosity look like nothing.”

”Divine Heavens…” Xie Xingfang mumbled in a low voice before accepting the Flower of Luminosity a moment later.

”Thank you, Su Yang…” Xie Xingfang said to him afterward.

”Don't even mention it,” Su Yang smiled.

”Anyway, let's continue heading towards the center. Since my pill will only last me for so long, it would be for the best if we tried our luck at the Purple Qilin's nest,” he continued before he started moving again.

Xie Xingfang nodded, and she closely followed him again.