novellhall Chapter 59: The Fallen Demon Valley is almost a complete mess.
Chapter 59: The Fallen Demon Valley is almost a complete mess.
Chapter 63 The Fallen Demon Valley is in complete chaos (4,000-word chapter)
As its name suggests, Fallen Demon Valley truly resembles a valley in appearance.
The entrance resembles a pocket, or a giant with outstretched arms.
From the entrance, the Fallen Demon Valley seems unremarkable, only somewhat eerie, but its danger has been proven by the lives of countless cultivators.
Even though it seemed harmless, none of Yu Zhao's group dared to make a move at this moment.
The three characters "Fallen Demon Valley" on the towering boulder at the entrance of the valley seemed to exude endless majesty, causing Yu Zhao and her group to feel a chill in their hearts.
At this moment, Yu Zhao, Shen Yunshu, Qingxuan, and Zhang Yanqiu stared at each other, speechless for a moment. The current situation was that there was no way to retreat, and advancing meant certain death.
After a while, Shen Yunshu couldn't stand the tense atmosphere any longer. She looked at Yu Zhao and said, "Senior sister, say something."
"Then let's all rest for a while and calm our minds."
After saying that, Yu Zhao ignored everyone else and summoned the bronze coffin. After the bronze coffin grew larger, she jumped onto it and sat cross-legged.
At the same time, he took out two maps from his storage bag and began to study them.
Yu Zhao knew very well that entering the Fallen Demon Valley meant certain death, and the two maps in his hands were his only hope. Of course, the maps might also point to a dead end, but he had no other choice at the moment.
She had no choice but to take a gamble.
"Junior sister, come up here."
Yu Zhao waved and called out to Shen Yunshu.
Without hesitation, Shen Yunshu jumped onto the coffin.
After she came up, Yu Zhao handed two maps to Shen Yunshu, "Come on, let's choose a place to go."
"This is too hasty, Senior Sister."
Shen Yunshu hesitated for a moment. She knew the legend of Fallen Demon Valley better than Yu Zhao. Relying on her illusory luck in such a forbidden place was too frivolous.
If she leads everyone to their deaths, she will be a sinner.
"We have no other choice now, so choose with confidence. At worst, we'll all die together."
"Wait—wait a minute!"
Zhang Yanqiu understood at this moment, and he quickly spoke up to stop them, saying, "Let's wait a little longer. My master must already know that we are in danger, and he must be on his way."
"We just need to wait a little longer; as long as we don't enter the Fallen Demon Valley, we should be fine."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Yanqiu noticed that the three women were staring at him as if he were an idiot. He frowned slightly. "Was I wrong?"
"What a load of rubbish." Yu Zhao cursed, about to unleash a torrent of abuse, when she heard her cheap master Qingxuan's voice: "Zhao'er, speak properly."
She didn't want Yu Zhao to offend anyone. Since things had come to this, there was no point in offending Zhang Yanqiu. If they could get out, the Dragon Tiger Holy Land where Zhang Yanqiu was could be a backup plan.
Qingxuan spoke up, and Yu Zhao gave him face. She turned her head away and ignored the fool, continuing to discuss the route with Shen Yunshu.
Qingxuan gently comforted Zhang Yanqiu, saying, "Young Master Zhang, please don't hold it against my disciple. She meant no harm. We have no way out now."
We've been here for at least the time it takes to brew a cup of tea. With your master's cultivation level, if he could come to save you, he would arrive in no time. So much time has passed and he hasn't shown up. Do you know why?"
"Does that mean my master can't save us?"
"I think so. It seems we haven't entered the Valley of Fallen Demons yet, but I suspect we have already entered, just not yet."
Although Zhang Yanqiu had also speculated about this possibility, he dared not believe it, nor did he want to believe it.
Now that Qingxuan had exposed him, he slumped to the ground, his fingers unconsciously rubbing the jade pendant at his waist, which was his biggest trump card.
But if even the master's true body can't enter, can the wisp of his divine consciousness he left behind really protect him in this Fallen Demon Valley?
Looking at Zhang Yanqiu's appearance, Qingxuan shook his head inwardly, thinking to himself that the disciples from the big sects really had poor character, far inferior to his two disciples.
My two apprentices will surely achieve more than Zhang Yanqiu in the future!
Just as the four were lost in their own thoughts, another figure appeared.
This is a middle-aged, bald, burly man wearing a blood-red robe. Around his neck hangs a string of Buddhist prayer beads, but the beads are miniature human heads!
The bald, burly man looked around. When he saw the words "Fallen Demon Valley," he paused for a moment, then a smile appeared on his face: "It's actually Fallen Demon Valley. Interesting, very interesting."
Upon seeing this person appear, Qingxuan turned pale with fright and instinctively pulled Zhang Yanqiu to Yu Zhao's side.
At this moment, Yu Zhao also put away the map and stood on the coffin, his gaze sweeping over the man.
Although she didn't know who the other person was, she had a strong feeling about them, and they were most likely a Nascent Soul cultivator.
"Master, who is this person?" she asked Qingxuan telepathically.
"A demonic figure from the Purple Extreme Holy Sect, nicknamed the Mad Monk."
Qingxuan was very nervous at this moment. This mad monk was notorious. He was lecherous and bloodthirsty, and was not well-liked even in the Ziji Sacred Sect, a demonic sect.
For them, the danger posed by this mad monk was even greater than that of the Fallen Demon Valley.
After all, the three of them, master and disciples, were all genuine beauties.
Zhang Yanqiu recognized the man at this moment. He immediately became alert and instinctively protected Yu Zhao and the other two behind him. He gripped the jade pendant at his waist with one hand and prepared to use lightning magic at any time by making a hand seal.
His subconscious action made Yu Zhao look over. She hadn't expected that this guy would instinctively protect them when facing such a powerful opponent.
This silly boy actually has some gentlemanly qualities. Although his character isn't great, he's genuinely kind.
"Those juniors over there, don't panic. I'm not in the mood to take action against you right now."
At this moment, the mad monk spoke up. After glancing at Yu Zhao and the others, he continued to speak to himself: "You also fell into this place by chance, right? You must know how terrible the Fallen Demon Valley is."
"It's fate that we met. Why don't we travel together? With a Nascent Soul cultivator like myself by our side, our chances of survival will be much greater."
"We will not cooperate with the devil!" Zhang Yanqiu shouted sternly. Upon hearing this, Yu Zhao helplessly rubbed his forehead.
Thinking to myself, you're really reckless. Where do you get the audacity to speak to a Nascent Soul cultivator from the demonic path like that?
While inwardly complaining, Yu Zhao secretly planned to set up an array. Even if he couldn't kill the Nascent Soul expert, he just needed to trap him for a short while.
She transmitted her voice to Shen Yunshu and the other two: "Listen to my orders. If I say run, run as fast as you can into the depths of the Fallen Demon Valley."
Shen Yunshu and Qingxuan didn't react, but Zhang Yanqiu thought Yu Zhao was about to attack. He was about to cast a spell to summon thunder, but fortunately Yu Zhao was quick-witted and pulled him behind her. "Senior, we're all trapped in this Fallen Demon Valley now. Fighting won't be fun. Since you want to discuss cooperation, you must know what happened in Fallen Demon Valley. Why don't you show some sincerity?"
Yu Zhao knew the demonic cultivators very well. Since the demonic cultivators didn't attack as soon as they met, it only meant that they couldn't achieve their goal by fighting.
Demonic cultivators are very pragmatic; they will stop at nothing to achieve their goals.
They don't enjoy killing. For demonic cultivators, killing is not the goal, but merely a means to achieve it.
Upon hearing this, the mad monk carefully examined Yu Zhao. There was no wicked or lewd intent in his eyes; instead, there was a hint of appreciation. "You're quite an interesting junior. Alright, for the sake of your interesting junior, I'll show you some sincerity."
The Fallen Demon Valley seems to have come alive now, and many cultivators have been unwittingly drawn in. I was one of them. I was exploring some ruins when, upon finishing and leaving, I discovered that the ruins led directly to the Fallen Demon Valley.
"May I ask where you discovered the ruins, senior?" Yu Zhao pressed.
"It's beyond the heavens, but you don't know the specifics; your cultivation level is too low."
Upon hearing the words "beyond the heavens," Qingxuan and Zhang Yanqiu's expressions changed, for they knew exactly what "beyond the heavens" represented.
"Senior sister, the 'outer heavens' refers to the space beyond this world. There is a space beyond this world that powerful beings call the Star Domain. The so-called 'outer domain' refers to the space beyond the Star Domain."
Shen Yunshu transmitted her voice to Yu Zhao to explain.
Yu Zhao nodded to indicate that he understood, while pondering in his heart how big this Fallen Demon Valley was, since it could even connect to the ruins outside the heavens.
Or what is the purpose of Fallen Demon Valley doing this?
Wait a minute!
It wouldn't bring over the Nascent Soul stage powerhouses, or even those above the Nascent Soul stage, would it?
Thinking of this, Yu Zhao broke out in a cold sweat. It was already difficult to deal with a Nascent Soul cultivator, but if a Divine Transformation cultivator or even above that level came, there would be absolutely nothing that could be done.
Seeing that the interesting young girl had fallen silent, seemingly lost in thought, the mad monk interrupted her, "Young friend, I have already shown my sincerity, so shouldn't you reciprocate with some?"
"What does Senior want?" Yu Zhao asked directly.
"I would like to reiterate my point: I hope we can cooperate. I have a map of the Fallen Demon Valley, and I'm sure you have one too. Only through our cooperation can we possibly piece together the complete map."
As he spoke, the mad monk took out a leather map and waved it in his hand.
"Since you know that I have what you want, why don't you just take it from me? With your cultivation level, we are definitely no match for you."
"Young friend, there's no need to test me. I might as well tell you directly that this Fallen Demon Valley is a forbidden area and a deadly place. What is a deadly place?"
"The connection between heaven and earth is severed; there is no spiritual energy here. We cultivators can only rely on our own internal spiritual power. It's not worth wasting our spiritual power on you."
This mad monk wasn't lying. After arriving here, he discovered the strangeness of the place: it isolated the spiritual energy between heaven and earth, and cultivators could only consume their own spiritual power when using spells and techniques here.
However, once consumed, it cannot be replenished from the world, which leads to the spiritual energy in the body decreasing with each use, even though spirit stones can also be used to replenish it.
However, the amount of spiritual energy absorbed by a Nascent Soul cultivator during their breathing exercises is so vast that relying on spirit stones would require an astronomical amount.
Besides, it's not worth it.
That's why the mad monk suppressed his inner turmoil and didn't want to attack Yu Zhao and the others. He didn't even know what was going on in the Fallen Demon Valley, and it would be a waste to squander his precious spiritual energy on them.
Yu Zhao saw that the mad monk didn't seem to be lying. She carefully sensed it and found that she could still sense spiritual energy, which made her a little suspicious. So she glanced at Qingxuan and Shen Yunshu.
Qingxuan said, "He's right, there really is no spiritual energy to be sensed here."
Shen Yunshu nodded, in agreement with her master's words.
Seeing that they all agreed with the mad monk's words, Yu Zhao knew that she had become the most special one.
In this Fallen Demon Valley, others cannot sense spiritual energy and therefore cannot replenish it, but she is different; she is unaffected.
Yu Zhao guessed that it was related to her cultivation technique. The Jade Purity Technique was unfathomable, and she still hadn't fully understood it.
Some of the supernatural elements are also reasonable.
Yu Zhao could hardly contain her joy. The fact that she was unaffected meant that she could outlast others in this Fallen Demon Valley.
Therefore, there is even less reason to worry.
Just as Yu Zhao was about to agree to cooperate, another figure appeared. This time it was a female cultivator, who was quite pretty.
Upon seeing the mad monk, the female cultivator's eyes instantly turned bloodshot. She immediately drew her sword and charged forward, shouting, "Demon, give me back my daughter's life!"
Mad Monk:
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Damn it, what bad luck! How did I end up with this crazy woman?
He didn't want to waste his spiritual energy, so he fought and retreated, intending to wear down his opponent.
Seeing the two fighting in the distance, Yu Zhao watched with interest and asked her nominal master, "Master, who is that female cultivator?"
"That's the Crimson Cloud Immortal from the Yao Guang Immortal Sect in the Eastern Region. She and the Mad Monk have a blood feud over the murder of her daughter."
"The Yao Guang Immortal Sect? Is it very powerful?" If it dares to use the name of an immortal sect, it must be very powerful.
Yu Zhao's question stumped Qingxuan. It was a difficult question to answer. If he said he wasn't impressive, he might offend someone. If he said he was impressive, he would be going against his conscience.
At this moment, Zhang Yanqiu spoke up: "The Yaoguang Immortal Sect is considered a second-rate sect, one level below the Five Great Holy Lands, but it was once very glorious."
"Speaking of which, the Yaoguang Immortal Sect and our Dragon Tiger Holy Land have some history. One of the sect leaders of the Yaoguang Immortal Sect once became a Daoist couple with one of the Celestial Masters of our Dragon Tiger Holy Land."
At this point, he looked at Yu Zhao, his eyes revealing a very strange expression.
Why are you looking at me like that?
Yu Zhao was somewhat confused.
"The previous sect leader of Yaoguang Immortal Sect was the mother of Lingxiao Celestial Master, and this Chixia True Person is the sister of Lingxiao Celestial Master."
Yu Zhao: "???"
What is this? Let me sort it out.
My mother is suspected to be the Celestial Master Lingxiao, and the Celestial Master Lingxiao and this True Person Chixia are sisters. So, is this True Person Chixia my aunt?
Does this make sense?
She stared at Zhang Yanqiu, who surprisingly understood the meaning in her eyes and nodded silently.
This left Qingxuan somewhat bewildered. How could her disciple and Zhang Yanqiu have some kind of secret?
Leaving aside Qingxuan's current doubts, after seeing Zhang Yanqiu nod, Yu Zhao frowned slightly and quickly made a decision.
She led Shen Yunshu and the others to jump off the bronze coffin, and then drove the bronze coffin toward the battlefield where the mad monk and the Crimson Cloud Immortal were fighting.
Both of them felt a chill run down their spines and instinctively realized that the bronze coffin was not to be trifled with, so they decisively separated to avoid its attack.
The bronze coffin fell to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.
At this moment, Yu Zhao's clear and cold voice rang out: "Gentlemen, please listen to what I have to say. This place is dangerous. If you continue fighting, it will easily bring great terror. I don't care what grudges you have, but if you bring great terror and put us in danger, then I will not stand for it."
Upon hearing this, not only were the Mad Monk and True Man Chixia stunned, but even Zhang Yanqiu and Qingxuan looked at Yu Zhao as if he were a madman.
No way—are you really that brave? Where do you, a Foundation Establishment cultivator, get the confidence to threaten two Nascent Soul experts?
Only Shen Yunshu remained as composed as a rock, silently standing beside Yu Zhao, looking ready to join her senior sister in killing someone.