Chapter 350 (2/2)

Just as the half an hour mark gradually went by, a ray of light shot out from within the depths of the courtyard. Immediately enveloping the jade slip within Mu Chen’s hands, it retrieved it before heading back. At the same time, the tightly shut courtyard doors started to slowly open, bit by bit.

Huuu.

Seeing the courtyard doors open, Mu Chen quietly breathed a sigh of relief. Looks like the Dean’s jade slip has a bit of use. If it didn’t, even if I stood here for an entire day and night, this eccentric Elder wouldn’t even bother with me.

Mu Chen strode forward, crossing over the courtyard doors before walking into the depths.

Past the courtyard was a secluded and winding small path made of broken stones, with a clear lake by its side. Taking a look at his surroundings, Mu Chen proceeded to follow along this small rocky path.

And this walk became one that was nearing half an hour’s of time.

This small rocky path seemed to continue forever without end. Regardless of how Mu Chen walked, he was unable to walk out of it. At this moment, his expression had turned completely solemn. Obviously, he was able to feel the strangeness of this place.

As his stopped his footsteps and wrinkled his brows tightly, he thought, Is this… to test me?

Taking a look at his surroundings, he gave a flick of his finger, and explosively sent Spiritual Energy shooting out towards every direction. However, without shooting out far into the distance, all of them dissipated in the air. From the looks of it, this region seemed to an isolated space.

“Is this a Spiritual Array?”

Mu Chen muttered to himself, as he scanned the surroundings around him acutely. Nevertheless, he was unable to discover any fluctuations caused by Spiritual Seals permeating within the air. In this place, there weren’t any traces of Spiritual Arrays.

After thinking deeply for quite a while, he made a sudden step back.

Following his step back, the surrounding scene turned slightly illusionary. In the next instant, he discovered that he had appeared at the location where he was right after stepping past the main doors, with the little rocky path in front of him. At his back, the doors of the courtyard were still open, seemingly telling him that if he wasn’t able to head forward, he should immediately turn around and leave.

He couldn’t walk forward, and he wasn’t willing to turn around and leave.

Was there a third way for him to walk?

This place was definitely strange. However, it’s just that Mu Chen had yet to discover it.

As he thought about it, his eyes faintly narrowed. After a while, his gaze suddenly turned towards the clear lake beside the little rocky path. As his eyes sparkled, he took a step forward, and heavily landed within the lake.

As his feet descended, there wasn’t any water splashing out. At this instant, Mu Chen’s taut body finally relaxed. Indeed, it’s like that…

Without stopping in his tracks, he walked straight into the lake, causing the lake water to slowly submerge him, bit by bit.

At the moment when Mu Chen was completely submerged by the lake water, his surroundings seemed to faintly ripple and fluctuate. In the next moment, he started to feel them turn illusionary, with the little rocky path and the lake already dissipating away.

What appeared before him was an elegant and refined bamboo building, with the words “Ling Xi’s Courtyard” being displayed.

Elation filled Mu Chen as he could tell that he had passed the slightly strange place.

Suddenly, Mu Chen’s gaze turned towards the front of the bamboo building, only to see a beautiful girl dressed in white sitting quietly there. The girl was extremely youthful, with her skin akin to snow, twirling eyebrows with a serene and quiet gaze, while radiating with an icy and indifferent aura that would repel people to a thousand miles away.

Upon seeing her, Mu Chen instantly gawked, before cupping his hands and saying, “This student…”

Before he could finish his words, the girl dressed in white gave him an icy glare. With a wave of her jade-like hand, the bamboo door instantly closed shut.

Mu Chen was stunned.

“Eh, Big Brother Mu Chen?” while Mu Chen was still stunned, a young and happy voice suddenly rang out from behind.

Turning his head around, the first thing he saw was Su’er, dressed in white, standing right behind him, who currently had her eyes wide open with happiness and surprise as she looked at him.

“Big Brother Mu Chen, why are you here?” asked Su’er happily in surprise.

Feeling helpless, Mu Chen replied, “I’m here to find Elder Ling Xi to teach me about Spiritual Arrays… however, I didn’t see anyone…”

“Hasn’t Elder Sister Ling Xi been here all along?” replied Su’er in confusion, as she pointed towards the bamboo building.

“This place? Elder Sister Ling Xi?”

Mu Chen immediately gawked, before an incredulous feeling erupted out from his eyes as this moment. Staring blankly at the tightly closed bamboo doors, he thought, That beautiful girl in white is that Elder Ling Xi?