45 Jing Yimu finishes the trial. (1/2)

The darkness around Li Yang lit up with a soft white light that slowly increased in intensity. The white light started to surround Li Yang, solidifying as it did so. The light quickly turned into a white cloud that coiled around Li Yang, one end of the cloud merging into his chest, a pleasantly warm feeling spreading throughout his body.

Li Yang enjoyed the warm feeling, simultaneously inspecting what the cloud that was merging with his chest was doing. It only took a quick inspection to see that the part of the cloud that had already merged with his chest was slowly turning into a token that settled down close to the two other tokens that were already merged with his chest. This token was a light blue in color, the image of a lonely cloud with a sword hanging above it engraved onto the token.

After what felt like only a short while, the entire cloud had merged into Li Yang's chest and become a part of the token, returning the surroundings to a pitch black darkness. Just as Li Yang was starting to wonder what would happen next, a fresh breeze blew past him, the darkness swiftly melting and returning to the scenery of the valley.

Li Yang took a deep breath of the fresh air, feeling the solid earth beneath him and the soft breeze around him. No matter how hardy and resolute a person was, seeing both of their great regrets in quick succession would still be tough, no matter how they resolved the situation. While Li Yang was enjoying the breeze, the wind started to dance around him, the somewhat childish voice of Zizai ringing out.

”I said so, didn't I? That this trial would be no problem for you. Now it has only been a short three weeks, but you have already completed the trial and earned Big Brother Ning's emblem.”

The wind around Li Yang turned into the cyan bird that was Zizai, who was currently wearing what seemed to be a proud smile. Li Yang's eyebrow ticked up slightly when he heard Zizai mention how long he had been inside the trial, even Jinwu looked rather shocked. To Li Yang, it felt like it had been no more than a few minutes at best, but now it turned out that it had been three weeks already? He could not help but wonder exactly how powerful the arrays located inside this hidden realm were, to distort his sense of time like that. Li Yang swept the surroundings with his gaze for a short moment, before turning back to Zizai.

”Since you are talking to me this openly, I guess that means Jing Yimu is still inside the trial?”

Zizai might have a somewhat childish mind, but Li Yang knew that he was not dumb enough to talk to Li Yang so freely if Jing Yimu was able to hear them. He also did not believe that Jing Yimu would simply leave him behind, not after Li Yang had made sure that the two of them had gotten as close as an intimate master and disciple. Zizai rapidly nodded his head, slightly tilting his head as he questioned.

”Yup yup, Bastard Yimu is still taking the trial. It usually takes him two or three months to fail the trial, so if he follows the usual pattern, he will be out in a little over a month. Do you want me to send you to the location of the other trials?”

Zizai had watched Jing Yimu attempt the trials countless times, so he had already memorized how long it would usually take Jing Yimu to complete one attempt. Upon hearing Zizai's question, Li Yang could not help but let out a somewhat surprised exclamation.

”You can do that?”

When he had met Mengxiang and Chen Huo, neither of them had offered to directly transport him to the next trial, so Li Yang simply assumed that they were unable to do so. Zizai once again rapidly nodded his head, a proud smile on his face as he loudly proclaimed.

”Yup yup. The others can't, but since I can control all wind, sending you to the other trials is no problem. The ride might be bumpy, but you can completely trust me, I will get you there in no time!”

Right after the last of Zizai's words fell, the wind inside the valley grew ferocious again, gathering around Li Yang and slowly lifting him and Jinwu up off the ground. Knowing what was about to happen, Li Yang hastily let out several loud shouts.

”Stop, stop! I was just asking because I was curious, not because I wanted you to send me away. And for that matter, you didn't even ask me where I wanted to go.”

After Li Yang shouted out, the wind that was surrounding him started to weaken in ferocity, his body slowly returning down to the ground. Once his feet touched the ground again, he sent a slight glare at Zizai, who quickly started to explain himself.

”I can control all wind, so I can just ask you where you want to go while you are in the air. And why do you not want to go to the other trials?”

Seeing the innocent expression that Zizai wore while explaining himself, Li Yang could only let out a slight sigh. He gave a slight shake of his head and then once again explained his current plan to Zizai.

”It's not that I don't want to go, it's that I can't go yet. I already told you, I have to wait for Jing Yimu and take Yawen's trial alongside him. Only there will I have a good chance of killing him.”

Li Yang had already somewhat explained his plan to Zizai when the two of them first met again, but now it seemed like he had forgotten all about it. Zizai's eyes quickly lit up with the light of remembrance as he heard Li Yang's words, his head rapidly bopping up and down.

”Ah! Yup yup, that makes perfect sense, I must have forgotten!”

Li Yang wanted to comment on Zizai mentioning the obvious, but seeing his innocent eyes and bright smile, he could not bring himself to say anything, so he only shook his head and let out a slight chuckle. After a short moment of silence, Zizai seemed to have suddenly come up with an idea, as his eyes lit up with a bright light.

”Ah! Then you have to wait for him to come out, which will still take a bit of time. Let me take you to a good place where you can wait for him.”

Before Li Yang even had the chance to think of a response, the wind around him picked him up once more, flying him through the air at high speed. Zizai also remembered Jinwu, who was surrounded by a smaller gust of wind and dragged along.

After flying for a short while, the wind brought Li Yang and Jinwu down to the ground, revealing the area around them, a small and refreshing meadow. This part of the valley was different from the rest. The grass was shorter and had a more vibrant color, there were fewer flowers here, but the air was fresher and held a calming scent. There was a single tree located not far from where Li Yang stood, a ray of sunlight shining directly down on the tree, illuminating the red apple-like fruits that were growing on the tree.

There seemed to be an array surrounding the entire meadow, as Li Yang could sense that the Qi in the air was far denser than it was in the outside world. Looking at the meadow around him, Li Yang's eyes could not help but brighten. The fruits that were growing on the tree were a type of fruit that was very useful to certain Demonic beasts, so he did not care much about them, but this meadow was extremely useful for cultivation, allowing one to save a large amount of time.

”This is the place? It really is a good place, cultivating here will save a lot of time.”