noffsinger Chapter 80 Drawing Water with a Bamboo Basket
Chapter 80 Drawing Water with a Bamboo Basket
The night in Fallen Dragon Valley is shrouded in even thicker mist, which completely conceals the sinister tricks of the underworld.
By midnight, the fog had thickened to the point where it seemed to drip water, and Zuo Qingshan dared not urge the flying shuttle on anymore.
Earlier, the eruption of subterranean fire burned away the fog that had accumulated for hundreds of years, allowing everyone to use their flying artifacts to establish a camp during the gap when the fog dissipated.
Now that the fog has thickened, the shuttle is useless.
Dressed in all black, Zuo Qingshan crouched low as he swiftly traversed the complex terrain, his breathing low, blending seamlessly into the night.
The black sable perched steadily on his shoulder. At this moment, the black sable's limbs were gripping the clothes on Zuo Qingshan's shoulder, its nose trembled slightly, and its scarlet vertical pupils were staring intently at the direction downstream.
"Almost there!"
He held the Little Heavenly Enclosure Seal in one hand, and could activate this magic weapon at any time to seal off the surrounding space if he wanted to.
Before leaving, the elders in the gate left three strands of magical power inside, so there were only three opportunities to use the Lesser Heavenly Enclosure Seal on this trip. Otherwise, even if Zuo Qingshan was completely drained, he would not be able to activate the Lesser Heavenly Enclosure Seal.
Once they catch up with that cultivator, they can instantly unleash the Lesser Heavenly Enclosure Seal to lock down the entire space and block all escape routes.
No matter how troublesome they were, he was confident he could cut them down.
The thought of that grotto-heaven, independent of heaven and earth, made Zuo Qingshan's heart pound uncontrollably.
He cultivated for sixteen years and reached the fifth level of Qi Refining perfection. He could have broken through, but he kept suppressing his realm for the sake of the trip to Fallen Dragon Valley.
Once I obtain the Dragon Ball fragments and this hidden treasure, I won't need to hide behind Zuo Qingyun and be his shadow anymore.
Since I have witnessed such a divine opportunity, it must be that Heaven has entrusted it to me through that cultivator.
As for violating the sect rules and stealing the Little Heavenly Enclosure Seal, in his view, as long as he could take over this cave heaven, it would all be worth it.
"Only the useless follow the rules."
"Past mistakes are insignificant in the face of absolute power. Even if I steal a great treasure today, so what? There will always be someone to defend me."
"You've run for so long, you've got amazing stamina."
In his prediction, the cultivator carrying the precious treasure was probably unaware that he was being followed and had no idea what kind of terrifying force was watching him from behind.
The man and the beast followed the stream downstream, traversing hundreds of miles of mountains and ravines, chasing each other for a full hour.
As midnight passed, the night grew deeper, and the entire Fallen Dragon Valley fell into an eerie stillness.
The landscape along the way changes, from the initial jumble of rocks and gullies to a gradual increase in low forests and a gentler terrain.
The more he chased after him, the stranger he felt. No matter how solid the cultivator's cultivation was, he hadn't stopped to rest at such a speed, and his speed hadn't even slowed down.
At first, there was only a slight confusion, but it was quickly overshadowed by greed.
But as time went by, this confusion gradually turned into a lingering shadow in his heart that he could not shake off.
Not right.
It's too stable, too stable, so stable it doesn't seem like a living thing.
A thought suddenly popped into his mind, and his brows furrowed instantly.
He summoned his flying shuttle and risked flying low to search along the river.
After searching for a long time, the black sable on my shoulder suddenly gripped my clothes tightly and raised its paw, pointing behind me.
"You said he was behind you."
"Impossible, absolutely impossible! I haven't missed a single spot along this river; how could I have missed it?"
Zuo Qingshan immediately returned, and even after the black sable made another unusual move, he still thought he was just overthinking things and had been misled by the cunning cultivator.
"That's it, that must be it! He's hiding nearby."
He decisively activated the magic power within the Lesser Heavenly Enclosure Seal.
The Little Heavenly Enclosure Seal lit up one by one, its entire body trembling, golden light flowing out, and the flowing light crisscrossing like silk, weaving a barrier.
The surrounding space rippled like water, then solidified into solid ice.
Then the black sable landed and hopped to a river bend, where a whirlpool was spinning around a piece of dead wood.
Zuo Qingshan's eyes sharpened, and he raised his hand and grabbed the driftwood, pulling it back to his front.
A gray-green strip of cloth was tightly bound to the dead tree.
His pupils suddenly contracted, his heart sank, and a chill ran from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.
His fingertips trembled slightly as he unleashed several streams of true energy, remotely summoning several withered trees that had sunk to the bottom of the water.
Without exception, the same gray-green strips of cloth were tied to each dead tree.
"Fake……"
Zuo Qingshan murmured softly, his voice filled with disbelief.
"How could it be fake!"
He was unwilling to accept defeat, even if he lost after a great battle and the cultivator escaped, he would still accept the defeat wholeheartedly.
Looking back now, regardless of winning or losing, it was all wishful thinking on my part, like a fool.
The various scenes I had imagined on the way were now like resounding slaps to my face.
"It's been a joke from beginning to end!"
"You bastard!"
A low growl escaped from between his teeth; he was on the verge of madness. This was the first time in his sixteen years of cultivation that he had been unable to suppress the surging anger in his heart.
"boom!"
His true energy surged outwards, instantly crushing the withered wood and strips of cloth into dust.
He raised his hand and unleashed a powerful burst of true energy, instantly shattering the bluestone on the riverbank.
The pebbles rolled into the water, splashing up a sky full of water droplets, and the roaring sound echoed for a long time.
The black sable was so frightened by this sudden turn of events that it trembled all over, gripping his shoulder tightly and daring not to move an inch.
"You cunning and despicable fellow, how dare you play tricks on me?"
Zuo Qingshan's eyes instantly turned bloodshot, his jaw clenched, and the words he squeezed out between his teeth were icy cold.
He clenched the small Tianyuan Seal in his palm; the cool jade seal calmed him down.
"Now that I've used up one of my three magical powers, I'll be punished when I get back. Rather than that, I might as well take a gamble. I don't believe you can just stay hidden in the Tai Xuan Dao's den forever."
Zuo Qingshan looked up, took a deep breath, forcibly suppressed all his worries, and turned to head northwest.
Meanwhile, deep in the northwest of Fallen Dragon Valley.
The water flowed more rapidly and became deeper, and Li Ya remained quietly submerged at the bottom.
Enveloped in a layer of celestial power, it endured the icy, bone-chilling water's relentless pounding and crashing.
A hundred miles further up lies the camp of the Tai Xuan Dao.
The various forces that entered the Fallen Dragon Valley this time took advantage of the dissipation of the fog during the calamity of the subterranean fire to gather their forces and establish camps.
Take the Tai Xuan Dao as an example. Ning Xuanqi gathered fellow practitioners of the Five Elements Method and established a trading system with the Five Elements spiritual materials unique to the Tai Xuan Dao as rewards. In a short period of time, he amassed a considerable force.
In addition, Ning Xuanqi had obtained a fragment of a dragon ball back then, and had now begun to refine it, so he was no longer afraid of the mist in the valley.
Traveling against the current, half an hour passed in the blink of an eye.
Li Ya moved slightly and floated up. Strangely, the water became deeper the higher he went. Taking advantage of the slowing current, he quietly climbed ashore from a secluded spot on the bank.
Looking around, one sees a vast, open basin.
The basin is surrounded by mountains on all sides, with regular and symmetrical mountain shapes, forming a natural pattern of gathering spiritual energy.
"The Tai Xuan Dao sect really knows how to pick a spot!"
Li Ya couldn't help but praise,
The entire basin was brightly lit and bustling with people, a sight unlike what one would expect from Fallen Dragon Valley.