Chapter 288: Calculating (2/2)
Due to her cultivation of Level Seven, Level Six and Seven evil beasts could hardly hurt her. But she was only a human being, not a machine. One or two batches of evil beasts were easy to deal with, but three or four batches would be harder to tackle. There were six to seven batches in two hours, which she was unable to bear. Moreover, the two men behind her hadtemporarily lost their combat capability. Therefore, it was a tough journey.
”Hey, boy, aren't you very kind to women? Why don't you give her a hand?” At this time, Green Spirit came out again, with a malicious smile.
”So far away, the three old monsters can't notice us, right?”
”Yes, of course! It's nearly 6,000 to 7,000 feet away, and their attention is concentrated on the Green Pool.”
”Good!” Junior Leopard nodded and made up his mind.
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”Junior Sister, let's find a place to have a rest. You can't go on like this!” Looking at her shortness of breath, Yu Qingyong advised with concern.
”It's not safe here. Wait until we get to a safe place. I can hold on for the time being.” Ji Yeyue shook her head, looking cautiously around, ”I've been here several times, and I remember there is a valley not far from here where we could re—”
When she had hardly finished speaking, she saw a black figure flashing a few times. Before she could react, Yu Qingyong and Wu Lingxiao disappeared out of sight.
”Who?”
Ji Yeyue shouted, giving off huge, frightening Qi Power, but it was too late. Yu Qingyong and Wu Lingxiao were gone, and she was alone in this gruesome and strange jungle, listening to the echo, which was very weird.
”It's a disgrace to leave such a beautiful girl in the deep forest!” Junior Leopard carried two terrified men, and after a succession of jumps, they arrived at an open cliff. He had taken a fancy to this place, because hidden in the dense bush, there was a cave under the cliff, which was very secluded and hard to find.
Originally, there was the nest of boars with the strength of Level Three to Four. They were all killed by Junior Leopard before they had chance to fight back. The cave had become a temporary shelter for Junior Leopard.
Poor Yu Qingyong and Wu Lingxiao thought that they were captured by a powerful flying evil beast at first. It was not until they reached the cave that they found out that the captor was the one who had rescued them by the pool, so they couldn't refrain from feeling surprised.
Wu Lingxiao was in a coma at the time, but Yu Qingyong recognized Junior Leopard.
”Your Excellency, why did you bring us here?”
Even though they were taken captive by this strange man, Yu Qingyong didn't want to lose face. After all, he came from a famous school and could tell Junior Leopard's background from his appearance, but he was not very clear about it. He was not surprised at the presence of the Immortal Palace's member in the Azure Secret Area. The Immortal Palace did not master the entrance to the Azure Secret Area, but it did not mean that its men could not enter. Just like that old slayer who did not have an entrance, but entered here.
That was why he did not want to lose face in the presence of the Immortal Palace's man. Looking at Junior Leopard, he proudly asked, ”There is not much contact between the Jade Pool and the Immortal Palace, but there is no conflict. Do you want the two schools to fall out?”
”You know quite a lot!” Junior Leopard was not surprised to hear Yu Qingyong spoke directly about his background. From the talk of the three Level Nine experts, he came to the conclusion that for ordinary men in the martial arts world, the existence of Immortal Palace was a big secret, but for mysterious schools like the Jade Pool and prestigious sects and schools like the Tian Long Taoism, its existence was not mysterious.
”According to the way you look, you're Water Leopard of Winnowing Basketone, the 28 constellations in the Immortal Palace. In this world, no one dares to pretend to be the 28 constellations, unless he is tired of living!”
Junior Leopard smiled, lifted his hand, and a force of soft power gushed out to make Wu Lingxiao faint.
”What do you want to do?” Yu Qingyong was a little nervous about Junior Leopard's sudden action.
”Don't be afraid. Don't panic. I mean you no harm!” Junior Leopard smiled, ”But, you know, unlike you who intentionally came here, I unintentionally stumbled into a grotto to get here. It took me a while to figure out where it is!”
”What? You aren't...” Hearing Junior Leopard's words, Yu Qingyong's expression sharply changed. ”What did he mean by that? What did that mean?”
This meant that, in addition to the nine known entrances, there was one more entrance to the Azure Secret Area. It was inevitable that a profit redistribution would occur. The news was too important for the Jade Pool. Obviously, one of the 28 constellations of the Immortal Palace in front of him didn't know about the Azure Secret Area.
Given that he did not know about this place and was suddenly plunged into such a strange place, all he wanted to do was get out of here. The reason why he took him here was to get the information of the Azure Secret Area from him and find out how to get out of here. This might be an opportunity for him.
Junior Leopard just coldly looked at his expression changes and the flickering light in his eyes, and then he sneered, ”Don't think so many silly ideas! Do you know why I made your junior brother faint? I don't want him to hear our conversation. When I finish asking you, I will make you faint and ask him. If you two speak differently, I won't spare you. Don't think that I dare not kill you because you're from the Jade Pool. I can kill you here and make a deal with the three old guys. Then it's not difficult to get out of here!”
Junior Leopard's words shattered most of Yu Qingyong's aspirations. Yu Qingyong's expression immediately darkened.
”Well, from now on, I ask, you answer. Don't talk nonsense. Otherwise, I'll make you suffer.” Junior Leopard said coldly, trying to make his voice as grim as possible, giving Yu Qingyong a sense of fear.
”There're nine entrances to the Azure Secret Area, but I'm not here from these entrances. Now I ask you, can I get out of here from the place where I came in?”
”Yes, you can!” Yu Qingyong answered without hesitation, ”According to Moon Secrets , there're a total of 18 entrances to the Azure Secret Area, and nine of them have appeared in the world. If you didn't come in from these nine entrances, the 10th entrance has showed up now!”
”What's the method to get out?”
”I don't know!”
”You don't know?”
”The entrance to the Azure Secret Area and the access method are big secrets. All I know is that the entrance and exit that we Jade Pool controls is connected to the most powerful fairy weapon of our school. Only when we use our fairy weapon can we enter here!”
”Stop stressing the fairy weapon! What's the big deal?” Junior Leopard laughed grimly, ”You really don't know how to get out from the entrance? Then how are you going to get back?”
”This time, we planned to practice for a month here. A month later, someone will take us out at the entrance.” Yu Qingyong replied.
”A month?” Junior Leopard's eyes grew lukewarm. It seemed almost impossible to follow the three of them to get out, ”The spiritual qi is so abundant here, why not spend some more time to practice here?”
”It's not safe here!” Yu Qingyong shook his head, ”The Azure Secret Area is a good place to practice, but there're dangers everywhere. A man whose cultivation hasn't reached Level Seven is courting death. Additionally, it does not only belong to our Jade Pool, but is shared by nine schools. What's more, in the Azure Secret Area, this is the only time that it's peaceful. A month or two later, when the Essential Qi Tide rises, even a Mysterious Realm expert will have a close shave!”
”The Essential Qi Tide?” Junior Leopard's gaze was fixed, he had a bad feeling flitting through his heart.
”The Essential Qi Tide really exists! After all, how can there be such a perfect thing in the world?” Green Spirit interposed in his mind, ”Boy, it seems that you really have to leave this place early. Once the Essential Qi Tide comes, you have nowhere to escape!”
”What is the Essential Qi Tide?” asked Junior Leopard.
”You can think of it as a side effect of the form of the Azure Secret Area.” Green Spirit said, ”I don't know much about it, I've just heard those necromancers mention it!”
Junior Leopard rolled his eyes and ignored Green Spirit, ”Besides the Jade Pool, who owns the entrances to the Azure Secret Area?”
”There are nine schools. I only know four of them, the Jade Pool, the East Sea Chaotian Palace, Whitebone Sect of the Dark Sect and the Snow Mountain Great Wheel Temple. I don't know the other five schools. But I'm sure that your Immortal Palace isn't amongst them, because 10 years ago, the Immortal Palace used we Jade Pool's entrance!”
”We'll have it soon!” Junior Leopard grinned and continued, ”Are all the entrances in the same place?”
”No, every position is different!” Yu Qingyong answered, ”Every entrance leads you into a different place. This island is the place where we Jade Pool, the Chaotian Palace, the Great Wheel Temple and the Whitebone Sect enter. Other influences enter the other islands of the Spirit Sea. So, we don't have much chance to meet!”
”Then we really have a predestined relationship!” Junior Leopard looked at Yu Qingyong with malicious intent, ”You don't know how to get in or out of this place, but what about Ji Yeyue?”
”Of course Junior Sister doesn't know either!” Yu Qingyong said quickly, ”Only our Leader and several First Elders know. There is no chance for we inferiors to know.”
”Okay, I'll trust you this time.” Junior Leopard smiled, and raised his hand to make Yu Qingyong faint with one finger. Then he woke Wu Lingxiao up and asked the questions again.
Wu Lingxiao was much tougher than Yu Qingyong was. He didn't tell Junior Leopard at first, but soon he confessed it all. What he said was similar to what Yu Qingyong said. For the answers that differed, Junior Leopard had made him suffer a lot.
As soon as the matter was confirmed, Junior Leopard made Wu Lingxiao faint again.
”Hey, Green Spirit, what do you think of this?”
”There's no doubt. What they say is true. Now that there're 18 entrances, the one we came in through should be one. They've just mentioned ” Moon Secrets ”. According to the name, it should be handed down by the Moon Palace. The poisonous beast you met before you came in died of the Moon Method. In this way, the Azure Secret Area was probably created by the Emperor of Moon Temple. Anyway, let's try the place you came in first!”
”The place I came in?” Junior Leopard's expression changed, ”Can we get out from there? I watched it carefully after I came in. When we were sucked in, the space was so perfect that I couldn't find anything wrong with it. You know, space has the function of self-healing, and that entrance depends on...”
”Try it. You're different. You own the Space Division Skill and the Three Realms Division, sensitive to the fluctuation of space. Since it is the entrance and exit, you can go out there. Have a try first! If it doesn't work, you can control the three of them and get out of here before the Essential Qi Tide begins and then try to get away from the Jade Pool. But that will be more dangerous. Not only do you have to face the hunting of the Jade Pool, but also the three guys out here.”
”I'm not that unlucky!” Junior Leopard smiled, and then the smile disappeared, ”If there is more than one Mysterious Realm expert here carrying fairy weapons, will I have the opportunity to escape from the Jade Pool by hijacking one of them?”
”The chance might be remote! Although you have the Three Realms Division, it's not omnipotent. Besides, unlike the celestial device, the fairy weapon has some miraculous functions. If that happens, your only chance is to take them by surprise. But I don't think you can escape unscathed!”
”Damn it, I can only hope for luck. If I'm not lucky, I can only go all out to risk it!”
”Yeah, if you're unlucky, you can only go all out!” Green Spirit grinned, ”You can't put them back till you leave.”
”There is no better way!” Junior Leopard nodded, and sealed the two men's qi and blood before he left.
Now, his first goal was not to get out of here, but the Innate Green Lotus.
”By the way, do you think that after I get the Green Lotus Seed, I can take this opportunity to refine the Yin and Yang Dust Formation? There's still a month to go anyway. If I refine it...”
”It's not that simple. I know that the materials of the Yin and Yang Dust Formation are in your divided space. However, if you want to reach a Basic level of the Yin and Yang Dust Formation, you must first refine the Innate Qi PureTalisman before you can practice it. The Innate Qi PureTalisman can't be done in a day, let alone the Yin and Yang Dust Formation. So, give up! Without three to four years, your Yin and Yang Dust Formation won't reach the Basic level!”
”Fu*k, that is to say, I'll be in big trouble if I can't open the passageway that I came in through, isn't it?”
”Right, if you can't open it, you'll be in big trouble!” Green Spirit smiled, ”It's going to be a tough fight!”
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