Yang Zhen was completely baffled by Gong Sanhe and the other two. What kind of place was this? Even Peak Mahayana Realm expert's expression changed, and he seemed hesitant to go.
Gong Sanhe did not answer Ding Chun's question. Instead, he turned to Yang Zhen and asked, "Young friend Li, is the method you just used a secret technique that is similar in effect to the Earth Treasury Technique?"
Upon hearing this, Ding Chun and Wen Yuning straightened up and turned to look at Yang Zhen.
Yang Zhen had anticipated this question from the old man and chuckled, saying, "This junior doesn't know anything about the Earth Treasury Technique. This method was a lineage I discovered by chance in a cave at the foot of a cliff. This lineage is passed down in a single line, and all the practitioners have one name: Mountain-Moving Daoist!"
Is it a kind of Daoist art?
Gong Sanhe's expression hardened as he stared intently at Yang Zhen. After a long while, he sighed, "I never expected that young friend Li would be so fortunate. Daoist arts are extremely rare these days. Now that you have received this inheritance, you should diligently cultivate it!"
Yang Zhen stared blankly at the three of them. What was wrong with the Daoist techniques?
It was only then that Yang Zhen suddenly realized that there really were no Daoists in this world. There were some legends about monks, but Yang Zhen had never seen a monk before, so he didn't know how the monks here were different from those on the Blue Planet.
But are Daoist arts really that rare?
Judging from the expressions of the three people, Gong Sanhe did not seem to be lying. A powerful expert at the Peak Mahayana Realm would not stoop to lying.
Moreover, upon hearing the words "Daoist arts," Ding Chun and Wen Yuning were indeed greatly surprised. Clearly, as Gong Sanhe had said, Daoist arts were a very rare method!
etc!
Daoist arts?
Did Gong Sanhe and the other two perhaps believe that the Daoist arts he spoke of were a method of understanding the great principles of heaven and earth?
Damn, if that's really the case, then there's a huge misunderstanding.
Yang Zhen is currently not even familiar with Daoist arts, let alone the Tao itself; he has no idea what the Tao is.
But since there's already a misunderstanding, let's just let it continue; it's nothing serious anyway.
Just as Yang Zhen was about to agree, Gong Sanhe asked in a deep voice, "I wonder how confident you are, young friend Li, that that place is where the Heavenly Secret Lock is located?"
Of course, I'm absolutely certain!
Upon hearing this, Yang Zhen looked at the hopeful expressions on the faces of Gong Sanhe, Ding Chun, and Wen Yuning, and suddenly felt he should be more low-key and play it safe. He chuckled and said, "It's not much, but we can give it a try."
"How much is 'not a lot'?" Gong Sanhe frowned and asked, "Could it be thirty percent?"
Yang Zhen was taken aback; this old man was far more modest than him. Just as he was about to explain, Gong Sanhe said with a smile, "Thirty percent is enough; it's enough for us to take the risk!"
Seeing Wen Yuning and Ding Chun nodding with joy on their faces, Yang Zhen almost stumbled and fell to the ground.
Gong Sanhe looked at Yang Zhen with a puzzled expression. "Isn't it 30%? It's... 20%?"
Fearing that Gong Sanhe might say that even a 20% chance was risky, Yang Zhen quickly interjected, "80%! I'm 80% sure!"
To avoid hurting the three people, Yang Zhen still managed to reduce the percentage by 20%, saying it was only 80%!
hiss!
Three gasps were heard, and even a refined young lady like Wen Yuning couldn't escape the shock, which shows how much of an impact this 80% certainty had on her.
Gong Sanhe looked at Yang Zhen with a strange expression, then suddenly burst into laughter and said, "Is this really true?"
Without waiting for Yang Zhen's reply, Gong Sanhe smiled and waved his hand, leading the three of them rushing in the direction Yang Zhen had pointed.
Yang Zhen looked at Gong Sanhe speechlessly. This decisive old man actually left without a word. However, it felt quite nice to be led around by someone.
Wen Yuning stared at Yang Zhen with curiosity in mid-air, which made Ding Chun's face turn ashen. She glared at Yang Zhen as if her gaze could make Yang Zhen unable to do anything.
The distance of about thirty li was covered in the blink of an eye.
Yang Zhen took a deep breath upon seeing the view from the hilltop and looked at Gong Sanhe with a strange expression.
Damn it, no wonder Gong Sanhe and the other two looked like they'd seen a ghost. Is this a place even human beings can go in?
The mountains and plains were covered with dense thorns, and there were even poisonous miasma wandering among the towering peaks. As soon as Yang Zhen's Divine Sense power came into contact with it, he felt an extremely uncomfortable burning sensation. It hurt like hell!
Gong Sanhe glanced at Yang Zhen with a somber expression and advised, "These poisonous miasmas are emitted by the Three Lives Flower. They can burn the Divine Sense of any living being and even damage the soul. Young friend Li, you'd better be careful!"
Yang Zhen responded with an "oh," but a curse almost popped into her head.
Why the hell couldn't you have said so sooner?
Seeing the wistful expression on Yang Zhen's face, Wen Yuning couldn't help but chuckle. She turned her head away and secretly laughed twice, giving Yang Zhen plenty of face by not laughing out loud.
Ding Chun snorted coldly, looking at Yang Zhen with a gloating expression, as if he was happy that Yang Zhen had been humiliated.
Three Lives Flower!
Yang Zhen had heard of this kind of thing. Unlike the Three Flowers Holy Maiden's soul being divided into Three Flowers, this Three Lives Flower, once it traps any living being, will Curse on that being to follow them through three lifetimes, with each lifetime being more painful than the last.
There's no basis to these legendary things; the dead are dead, and who knows if they might actually be reborn and live again in some other way?
Regardless of the circumstances, this Three Lives Flower is absolutely a scourge to the country and its people; it's best to destroy it if possible.
Thinking of this, Yang Zhen rolled up his sleeves, looked at the Three Lives Flower covering the mountains and fields, and then slowly lowered his sleeves again.
At this moment, Gong Sanhe's expression suddenly changed, and he looked behind the four people.
Ding Chun and Wen Yuning exchanged a glance, both noticing the wariness in each other's eyes.
Yang Zhen turned around, looked at the empty path he had come from, and asked, "What happened?"
Gong Sanhe shook his head and said, "I sensed a trace of the Deadpool's aura just now, but it's gone now. It's best not to provoke those guys if we can avoid it."
Yang Zhen knew they were outlaws, and said with a smile, "Shall we go in first?"
Gong Sanhe nodded, took a deep breath, and said, "Remember, the Heavenly Secret Lock contains countless Heavenly Secrets. The three of you must not act carelessly, and do not pursue anything too deeply. Guard your true selves, and you will be safe and sound."
Yang Zhen nodded as if he understood, then turned and glanced at the spot where Deadpool's aura had appeared.
Damn it!
Was Deadpool's appearance here at this time a coincidence, or did he come after him?
Compared to that Heavenly Secret Lock, Yang Zhen is now more interested in Deadpool. Anyone with a strange rune in their body, like a Curse, would feel uneasy.
"Young Master Li?"
When Wen Yuning's voice came, Yang Zhen was startled and realized that Gong Sanhe and Ding Chun had already descended towards the mountain peak.
"Are you alright?" Wen Yuning asked Yang Zhen curiously.
Yang Zhen shook his head, grinned, and said, "It's alright, let's go down too!"
After the two went down, the air not far away distorted, and the auras of two Peak Mahayana Realm experts appeared. They were two people whose clothes and demeanor were exactly the same as the dead servant who died in front of Yang Zhen.
After seeing Yang Zhen and the others go down, the two exchanged a glance, left a mark on a rock, and then disappeared again, chasing after Yang Zhen and the others.