Rescuing a Beauty, First Understanding the Secret Realm
Xiao Tian sighed, and in a Instantaneous Movement beside the woman, supporting her as she fell.
"Fine, since you're so good-looking, I'll see this through to the end."
The protagonist wasn't acting out of lust (being forceful), mainly because he was completely unfamiliar with this place. This person, on the other hand, might know where this place is, and might even be a native of this place.
Xiao Tian looked around and found that he was surrounded by forests, and in the distance he could vaguely see some towering peaks.
Xiao Tian had a sudden inspiration and quickly activated the system: "System Check-in."
[Ding! Successfully completed the Phantom Shadow Forest Secret Realm. Obtained: Sword Spirit Body Origin, Wind Attribute Technique: Wind Flower Sword Dance, Fixed Directional Teleportation Gate *2, Thunder Origin *1]
Fixed Directional Teleportation Gate: Once placed, its location cannot be changed. Opening the Teleportation Gate requires a special handprint or authorization from the owner.
"The Phantom Shadow Forest? There's no smoke here, so it seems to be in the outer area."
Xiao Tian looked towards the distant place where smoke was billowing. To his left was a cloud of smoke, while to his right was a forest that looked no different from a normal forest, with huge trees everywhere.
Xiao Tian picked up the girl and headed into the forest on the right. After flying for about ten minutes, he dug a small Cave Dwelling on a relatively hidden mountain.
The entrance to the cave is blocked by vines and boulders, making it virtually invisible unless you look closely.
Xiao Tian embedded many Moonlight Stone in the walls, illuminating the entire cave.
Take out the White Flame Tiger Hide that was previously peeled off and place it on the formed stone bed, then place the girl on it.
Seeing that the girl's wounds were bleeding continuously, Xiao Tian took out a set of his own clothes and placed them aside.
"Excuse me, young lady."
Xiao Tian's fighting Dou Qi overflowed, shattering her outer garments and leaving only her undergarments.
He took out another Fourth Grade Healing Pill and fed it to her. After the pill entered her mouth, the bleeding from her wounds stopped. Xiao Tian then circulated the wood energy of his Yimu Thunder to help her recover.
As the treatment continued, the scars on the girl's body began to scab over. Xiao Tian took out a cotton cloth to wrap her wounds, and finally picked up a robe from the side, put it on her body, and placed it back on the Tiger Hide.
After finishing all this, Xiao Tian sat down and began trying to communicate with the Free and Unfettered World, only to find that he couldn't open it.
"This Secret Realm seems quite powerful; it can even restrict Small World. There might be quite a few good things inside."
The girl still hadn't woken up, and Xiao Tian sensed that her soul had also become quite depleted.
Xiao Tian sensed that her Soul Power was quite strong, even at the Mortal Realm Peak. Coupled with her extremely weak Dou Emperor strength, he guessed that this woman might be an Alchemist.
"It seems you've also entered the Secret Realm realm. I wonder where you're from?"
Xiao Tian looked at the girl with her brows furrowed and muttered to himself.
Just as Xiao Tian was healing the girl, several figures appeared at the spot where the White Flame Tiger had been killed. Among them, a young man in a purple robe was the leader. Looking at the messy battlefield and the skinned demonic beast, he spoke to the people around him with a stern face.
"Her aura vanished here. Find her! She's our family's greatest hope; we can't afford any problems with her. Even if I'm her brother, I won't escape death."
Upon hearing this, the others immediately scattered to search.
A day passed quietly. Xiao Tian woke up from his cultivation, took out another Healing Pills, and walked towards the girl.
This was the fourth time Xiao Tian had fed her healing medicine. The girl's injuries had almost healed, and she would probably recover after taking this one. However, her soul was slowly recovering, which was why she hadn't woken up yet.
As Xiao Tian pried open the girl's mouth, preparing to put the pill inside, the girl's eyelashes trembled, and then she suddenly opened her eyes.
Upon seeing the girl wake up, Xiao Tian's movements froze slightly, and he almost dropped the Healing Pills he was holding.
He looked into the girl's gradually clearing eyes and asked softly, "You're awake?"
The girl's eyes held a slight hint of confusion. She glanced around, then at Xiao Tian and the pills in his hand, and asked in a slightly hoarse voice:
Did you save me? Where am I?
The girl still remembered Xiao Tian; it was this man who killed the White Flame Tiger, which had considered her food, before she lost consciousness.
Xiao Tian put the pill in his hand into the girl's mouth, then withdrew his hand.
"This is the stone chamber I recently created, as a shelter."
The girl initially tried to resist when the pill entered her mouth, but after feeling its powerful life force, she gave up.
"This is Healing Pills. This is the fourth one you've taken. Don't worry, there's nothing wrong with it."
Seeing the wariness in the girl's eyes, Xiao Tian smiled gently.
The girl checked her physical condition and found that her injuries were almost completely healed, but her soul felt slightly unwell.
But as he looked down, he saw that he was wearing a light blue robe. He pulled the robe slightly open and found that his clothes were gone and his body was wrapped in many cotton bandages.
Looking again at the pieces of clothing on the ground, and recalling the faint apologies I'd heard while I was unconscious...
My whole body stiffened. It felt like everything except my private parts had been seen. I was completely stunned.
"Well, it's an emergency. Your clothes are covered in blood. This is the only way to stop the bleeding and bandage you."
Xiao Tian sensed her unusual behavior and, combined with her actions, knew what the problem was. So he coughed lightly and apologized.
"Thank you. Thank you for saving me, I understand, it's alright."
Upon hearing this, the girl paused for a moment, her voice trembling slightly, but still carrying a hint of understanding.
She glanced at Xiao Tian Xiao Tian furtively, and when she saw his Fallen Immortal face, her pretty face flushed slightly. She even couldn't help but think: It doesn't seem like a complete loss.
It's true that being handsome has its privileges. It's like being saved by someone who's good-looking—you have no way to repay them but to offer yourself in return. If you're not good-looking, you have no way to repay them but to be their slave in the next life to repay their great kindness.
Do you know what this forest or this place is?
Xiao Tian breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the woman didn't seem to be contemplating suicide.
"This is the Phantom Shadow Forest, a Secret Realm. Didn't you know?"
The woman was somewhat puzzled when Xiao Tian asked this question, as each family and the power behind them would have explained things clearly before they entered.
"Could you explain in more detail? I came here by accident, so I'm not familiar with this place at all. Are you from here?"
"Can."
The woman then told Xiao Tian everything she knew about this Secret Realm.
From her words, Xiao Tian learned that this was Secret Realm discovered by several families and a powerful force in Central State. It contained many precious medicinal herbs, and there were even some areas that they had not yet explored.
This place is home to many rare and precious medicinal herbs, and even some that can enhance Soul Power.
The medicinal herbs and other items all grow in dense, mist-shrouded forests; to obtain them, one must venture into the mist.
However, the mist not only contains illusions, but some medicinal herbs are also guarded by magical beasts, making it extremely difficult to obtain them, and one could easily perish inside.
Have you ever been to this Secret Realm before?