Chapter 58 Murong Xianser (2/2)
The happiest ones were none other than Chu Hanyan and Mo Yu. Today, Mo Yu would be participating in the ceremony to enter the Violet Manor. The entire Three Pure Sect was boisterous with safflower hung under the beams of the roofs. The sound of firecrackers sent a shockwave through the sky as the beating of gongs reverberated in the air. It seemed that they had forgotten the other disciple who went to the bottom of the back mountain.
At this moment, Xiao Chen slowly opened his eyes in the Jade Valley. He was now in Lv 9 Qi Refining Realm. With such rich Spiritual Qi here, it wasn't that he couldn't break into the Foundation Building Realm. Rather, he had dissipated his cultivation three times according to the method Bai Ying taught him. He thought that consolidating his cultivation was much better than breaking into the Foundation Building Realm.
Today was finally the day for him to leave the valley.
”Xian'er!”
Murong Xian'er, who was playing with a herd of multi-colored deers in the distance, ran over after hearing him yell. Xiao Chen gently stroked her hair with a smile. ”Do you remember what day is it today?”
Murong Xian'er blinked with her large pair of eyes. Biting her fingers, she replied, ”What day is it?”
Xiao Chen shook his head with a smile. ”It's the day that we step out.”
”Ah!” Murong Xian'er opened her mouth wide. ”I would've completely forgotten about it if you don't bring it up, Brother Xiao Chen! Are you off to battle the bad guys?”
The two of them had gotten very close after all the time they spent together. Xiao Chen learned that she seemed to be experiencing amnesia and that she had no cultivation whatsoever. However, not even she could explain why she could easily break the prohibitive formation.
”Goodbye, little deers and little bunnies! I'll come back and see you all later...”
Xiao Chen chuckled as he watched Murong Xian'er wave at the group of small animals. He had decided to bring her out of this valley. Even though he had no idea if it was the right decision, he nevertheless made his decision. There seemed to be an inexplicable sentiment between him and Xian'er.
Before they left, he plucked many spiritual fruits and put them into his Divine Vessel. He was worried that Xian'er wouldn't eat the food of the common mortals after going outside.
They came to the same cliff they had fallen off of last time. This time, Xiao Chen could maneuver his flying sword without drawing support from the formation placed on the mountain gate as Murong Xian'er had broken the prohibitive formation. The two swiftly made it up the cliff.
Once he broke out, Xiao Chen felt like he had entered a different world. It was a little cold and the Spiritual Qi was basically negligible. He had gotten used to the nourishment of the rich Spiritual Qi in the valley. Thus, the Spiritual Qi outside was nothing to him. He also had no need to worry about his cultivation. No one under Lv 7 Foundation Building Realm would be able to defeat him.
Murong Xian'er jumped around excitedly along the way, acting like a fairy in the forest. When she saw the Three Immortal Leaves, she would pick them up and put them directly into her mouth.
Xiao Chen would've been surprised had it been three months ago. That was because the Three Immortal Leaves were a kind of medicinal herbs that could restore spiritual power. They were particularly effective. Most people who consume them directly would experience bleeding in their seven apertures and die within forty-five minutes.
However, Murong Xian'er looked fine no matter how much she ate. The leaves looked like they had no effect on her either. It seemed like she just purely loved the taste of it.
Chuckling, Xiao Chen wiped the mud off the corners of her mouth. They had casually picked up some Three Immortal Leaves along the way. Half an hour later, he detected people nearby and immediately pulled Murong Xian'er behind a big tree. He indicated for her to be quiet.
With his current cultivation, he could sense people around him even if they were far away. The footsteps gradually came close. From the sound of it, there were two people.
”It's already the groundbreaking ceremony today but Senior Brother Mo is still worried and made us search on such a cold day. That person is long dead. How can we find him?”
”Forget it. We can take a stroll and then go back.”
Xiao Chen swept the two people with his Divine Sense. Judging by their clothing, they ought to be disciples of the Black Dragon Peak. Their conversation indicated that Mo Yu had sent them here to find him.
Xiao Chen suppressed the breath of his Lv 9 Qi Refining Realm cultivation with a chuckle. Then, he held Murong Xian'er's hand and walked out to met the two disciples. Their mouths fell open. For a long time, they couldn't find words.
”Xiao... Xiao... Junior Brother Xiao! You! You! You!”
Xiao Chen chuckled. ”You don't have to be surprised, Senior Brothers. I left this place because I had something urgent to attend to and just came back today. Why are you two here?”
The two looked at each other and thought, ”So he's still in Lv 7 Qi Refining Realm.” One of them laughed and said, ”In the past few days, the Elders had been sending people to find you, Junior Brother Xiao. We're glad that you come back unscathed.” He was stunned when he noticed Murong Xian'er hiding beside him. What a beautiful little girl.
Xiao Chen smiled. ”This is my younger sister.”
Murong Xian'er tugged on his sleeve tightly and said timidly, ”Brother Xiao Chen, are they bad people?”
Xiao Chen stroked her forehead and smiled softly. ”They're my Senior Brothers. How can they be bad people?” He then smiled at the two men and said, ”My younger sister is shy around people. Please forgive us for offending you, Senior Brothers.”
”It's no problem. Junior Brother Xiao, let's go back now.”
”Sure. Please lead the way, Senior Brothers.”
On their way back, Xiao Chen observed the two people with his Divine Sense. The two of them kept exchanging looks. Undoubtedly, they bore him no good will.
Right then, both of them shared the same thoughts. ”He's merely in Lv 7 Qi Refining Realm. With our Lv 8 cultivation, it's not impossible for us to kill him if we work together. He mustn't be allowed to return to the Three Pure Sect today...”
Thinking about this, one of them took the lead in attacking and thrust his sword without any warning. However, when the sword was three inches away from Xiao Chen's temple, it froze in the air. Seeing this, the other disciple stepped on his flying sword and struck Xiao Chen.
Everything happened in a split second. Murong Xian'er was so frightened that she screamed. With a sneer, Xiao Chen sent her to another place with a gentle force and then moved his fingers to cast a spell. With the clanging of metals, the two swords flying in the air snapped in half and fell to the ground.
”What?!” The two were so shocked that their faces turned pale. They turned around and began running. Xiao Chen yelled coldly, ”Come back!”
Xiao Chen stretched out both of his arms and demonstrated the Substance Spell of the Mystic Cyan Sect in an instant. It was as if the two men were caught by a suction. They were caught by the space in the air after running a mere two or three feet away.