Flow... Closed

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The group followed the woman to the entrance.

The area is surrounded by towering, massive rocky mountains, forming a ring around the area. Standing in the valley between two mountains, the group of people looked up and felt like tiny ants.

Seeing Ju Yunxiu's enthusiastic gaze as she surveyed her surroundings, Qin Yi thought that for those with a penchant for travel, even just the act of cultivating immortality for the sake of travel could be quite interesting. The lands of the north and south, with their diverse customs and traditions, were all incredibly fascinating. His Senior Sister's Cloud Wandering were probably primarily for this purpose.

Passing between two giant mountains, surrounded by mountains, there is a small clearing, like a secluded little space among the mountains. In the center, you can see a rock shaped like a whetstone, which is probably where the woman usually sits cross-legged to cultivate.

Looking around, there was nothing unusual. If an outsider were to accidentally wander in, this place would just be a place where Ghost Cultivator practiced, with nothing special except for the Ghost Qi aura and dense gloomy clouds.

But the scroll in Ju Yunxiu's hand immediately began to flicker, and the Big Dipper Handle trembled incessantly, clearly pointing to the foot of a seemingly unremarkable mountain rock.

There are two rocks standing on either side, which look like a Daoist gate, but there is nothing there. Between the two rocks is just the mountain wall, an ordinary natural landscape.

However, Ju Yunxiu could easily tell that the mountain wall between the two rocks was fake.

The painting skills of Shining Sun Peak are obscured by Ye Bieqing's handiwork.

Even those who are not Painting Dao wouldn't know there's something fishy going on if they saw it in person; even if their level surpasses Ye Bieqing's, it's useless.

This concealment is not a simple concealment, but a kind of restriction. If you try to break it, you will be attacked with extreme ferocity. This attack is made with the power of the mountains in this place, which may surpass Ye Bieqing's own power and reach the level of the Qian Yuan Strike.

If a woman were to intervene further, infusing the barrier with Yin Qi energy, the destructive potential of this restriction would be unimaginable.

The woman looked at the crowd with a complicated expression, a sense of unbelievable absurdity in her eyes. "Speaking of which... it might really be Will of Heaven a group like yours came here..."

Li Qingjun asked, "What makes you say that, Martial Uncle?"

"I've tampered with this place. A martial arts practitioner from the Penglai Sword Pavilion must be on the left, and a traditional Immortal Dao on the right, both simultaneously contributing their cultivation, to break my tampering... Only then can a Painting Dao practitioner break the conventional painting restrictions." The woman's expression grew increasingly strange. "Anyone else coming here would be helpless and waste their time. If your combination isn't Will of Heaven ... could it be a deliberate imitation of our original combination?"

Everyone was taken aback and looked at Qin Yi.

Qin Yi scratched his head, recalling the absurd feeling he had previously experienced regarding his group, similar to the one he had felt back then.

Looking back now, it wasn't a coincidence or Will of Heaven; it was just that I subconsciously aligned myself with this combination. I figured it couldn't hurt to make things seem more fitting, right?

Although I haven't thought about it in such detail, my subconscious probably thinks so.

Otherwise, there would have been no need to bring Senior Sister Qing Jun on this trip. I could have come with the painting myself. Bringing them would have put them in danger, especially since Qing Jun's current strength would make it difficult for her to go to this dangerous place.

This is subconscious, or you could say it's guided by some Will of Heaven the Unseen.

You could also say it's a kind of luck or fortune.

Despite the strange feeling, everyone, with Li Qingjun on the left and Qin Yi on the right, channeled energy into the rocks on either side.

Then, two beams of light, one blue and one white, could be seen winding out from the rock and converging into a Tai Chi symbol on the middle stone wall. Then, the Tai Chi symbol shattered and dispersed into nothingness.

With a stroke of his brush, Ju Yunxiu opened the stone wall, revealing a deep cave inside.

The woman floated in. "Come in, all of you, and then close the barrier so no one notices."

The group followed her into the cave, and they walked on for who knows how deep, perhaps thousands of feet underground, before the space ahead began to open up.

Outside, there is a dry land and barren rocks, but inside is a quiet mountain cave with a stream in the middle. Flowers and grass grow along the stream, and the sound of flowing water can be faintly heard. Further inside, there are several paths leading to a secluded place.

The Spiritual Qi inside the cave was so rich that Qin Yi thought he had entered some kind of Immortal Blessed Land...

This is a celestial cave abode hidden in a sacred mountain, far superior to any other cave abode Qin Yi had ever seen before, completely out of step with the outside world.

"It's the influence of the gate's power," the woman said softly. "This thing is very strange. It's like seizing the creation of heaven and earth to make the place where you are perfect, or it's like it is the Dao itself, containing the most primordial creation within it. It seems that you can comprehend the myriad Daos from it. I learned all my Ghost Cultivator methods from it, and I even learned some forbidden techniques of Ghost Cultivator from it."

That must be it... Others might not know, but Qin Yi knew it the moment he heard it; this was definitely a door.

Only such a wondrous object could have made Liusu cry out in shock. It's definitely not just for helping you modify your body; that's only because the fragments are pitifully small and can only exert that limited effect. The true "Gate" is absolutely closely related to the Primordial Path.

Qin Yi couldn't help but ask, "Senior, have you had any experience with it?"

"No. It is guarded by an extremely terrifying remnant soul. Our casualties were all due to that remnant soul..." There was some hatred in the woman's eyes, but she continued, "But that remnant soul obviously also exists based on the fragment, so it cannot be far away. We can also feel the power of the fragment within a certain range and use it to comprehend cultivation."

Qin Yi did indeed feel a dangerous pressure deep inside the cave, as if some monster was lurking there. This was a faint divine pressure, indicating that it was extremely dangerous inside, and the woman was not exaggerating.

Qin Yi glanced at the Liusu.

Liusu stroked her chin, lost in thought.

If it's with the fragments of the "gate"... it's very likely some old buddy that existed when the gate shattered, whether friend or foe is unknown. But the so-called "extremely terrifying" is probably quite ordinary, at least definitely not at the level of Yang God, that is, not at the level of Formless.

If it were Wuxiang, Ye Bieqing and Gu Song Layman, would not have survived, let alone been able to break apart and obtain a fingernail-sized fragment during the battle. This can only prove that the battle was quite intense.

Besides, if he were truly without form, he wouldn't have spent so much time using the gate to resume his cultivation; he wouldn't still be lingering here, unable to leave.

The opponent should be a Qian Yuan level being defeated. The fact that a team of three mid-to-peak Hui Yang level individuals, working together, couldn't defeat them, resulting in one death and two injuries, suggests that the opponent was likely a mid-to-high level Qian Yuan level being.

Qin Yi wasn't confident against opponents in the mid-to-late stages of the Qian Yuan realm, even if they were merely soul forms.

However, at this time, Liusu had also returned to Qianyuan, which was the main force.

"Can it be done? Awesome!"

"It shouldn't be a big problem..." Liusu said cautiously, "You all stay outside the designated area and don't go in. I'll take a look first. If it's not working, stay here and cultivate until you break through, then deal with it!"

The woman from Jian Ge looked astonished.

I don't know whether you call this caution or arrogance.

To cultivate and break through at someone else's doorstep before doing this? Is there such a thing as this in the world? Where do you guys get the confidence that you can cultivate outside faster than someone inside holding fragments?

But when I turned to look at Qin Yi and Li Qingjun, they both had completely taken it for granted, as if this was perfectly normal...

Then we saw a Wolf Tooth Club fly in.

Not long after, a sound came from deep inside the cave. Qin Yi tiptoed to look inside, but couldn't see anything. He paced back and forth outside, wringing his hands anxiously.

The woman really wanted to say, "Your behavior is just like what we see in the mortal world—the way soon-to-be fathers behave outside the delivery room."

"It's you? I'll kill you!"

"Flow... closed... closed..."

Such an echo could be faintly heard from inside the cave.

Nobody knew what "closed" meant, or if it meant "must" or "coin"? It didn't make any sense. Qin Yi suspected that it might mean "nose"? Hmm, that makes a lot of sense.

The sound quickly turned into screams of agony, "Have... help me!"

The earth shook and the cave abode trembled.

After a while, the faint, terrifying pressure I had felt inside vanished without a trace...

A Gungun Little Ghost floated out, sitting on the stick, and even burped. "I declare this place ours."

Qin Yi hugged it tightly. "Awesome Great Staff Da!"

The Little Ghost stretched out its short hand, trying to gesture. "That piece of debris is huge... this big! It's extremely useful!"

"No matter how big it is, it's good that it's out." Qin Yi held it up high a couple of times.

The Little Ghost made a victory sign. "With a physical body, I'm not afraid of him. A pure soul is just asking for trouble, no challenge at all."

The woman stared at the scene in disbelief, as if she were in a dream.

Back then, the three of us were beaten so badly that one was dead and two were injured. The terrifying remnant soul that had been suppressed for hundreds of years and dared not enter was devoured by you in an instant.

Have eaten?

They didn't even show their faces, and they don't even deserve a name?

In fact Ju Yunxiu and Li Qingjun were also speechless. From the moment they learned about this fragment, they knew that this painting involved hundreds of years of planning and their preparations over the past few years. Everyone thought it would be an extremely fierce battle and they were prepared to be seriously injured.

But unexpectedly, aside from failing to actually fight the female ghost, he ended up just watching the show...

Looking at the round shape of the Liusu, the two of them thought that since it had devoured the other, it must have digested some memories. The secrets here are not over yet, and it all depends on whether this Smelly Ghost is willing to satisfy everyone's curiosity.

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