Refining the Mountains and Rivers

Rumble rumble –

Sea waters suddenly roared from behind. As if to confirm the guesses of numerous cultivators, horrifying creatures that lived in the Endless Sea appeared.

Their goal was clearly to stop these people from entering the mystic realm.

Hou –

Hou –

Roars penetrated through the shaking water and drilled into everyone's ears, flooded with a manic killing intent.

But this didn't frighten anyone. Instead, it made the eyes of numerous cultivators light up.

If it was said that the halo of light that appeared on the mountain allowed them to conclude that this mystic realm had a great lucky chance, that was too arbitrary. Now, they were even more certain.

The mystic realms in the Land of Disorder had powerful creatures protecting them. Right now, they hadn't even stepped into the mystic realm and they already encountered an attack from sea beasts. Was there any need to question how precious this mystic realm was?

It seemed that the appearance of the creamy white light was one of the indications that this mystic realm would open up soon.

"Fight!"

"This mystic realm is mine!"

"Mere sea beasts dare to act with such insolence; they are just courting death!"

Without a need to organize or urge, the cultivators gathered outside the mystic realm all attacked without hesitation. Of course, even if they fought they still held back their full strength. It was impossible for them to expose their true limits.

At the same time, all of the people glanced at their surroundings, trying to judge the strength of their competitors.

Although they all knew that everyone was holding back, they could still make some superficial judgments.

There were many sea beasts, their number far surpassing the amount of cultivators that were gathered outside. But as was said before, none of the cultivators that dared to take the 'bait' and risk danger to come here could be weak.

Even calling them incredibly formidable wasn't excessive.

So this astonishing number of sea beasts only ended up delivering their giant heads on a plate. Blood gushed out, dying the sea red.

Faint traces of red were drawn towards the mountain, as if they were being absorbed by it.

The creamy white light on the mountain's surface brightened!

To absorb scarlet blood and yet release such a warm and gentle light that calmed the mind…it was incomparably strange.

There were many cultivators that noticed this, but they didn't care. If a cultivator was able to reach this point, who among them hadn't overcome storms of blood?

They had already become accustomed to seeing weird and terrifying sights.

"The blood of the sea beasts can make the mystic realm open faster!"

"Haha, kill them all!"

"Kill them. Their endless blood will open the mystic realm!"

The speed of slaughter accelerated!

It was true that they wanted to open the mystic realm sooner. Everyone also wanted to do this to avoid attracting the truly terrifying creatures that lurked in the sea.

After all, the Land of Disorder was a place where even Origin Gods perished. No one dared to underestimate its horrors.

Within the darkness, Qin Yu didn't attack many times, but each time he did he ensured a kill. His dark and chilling cold aura caused the sea water to turn into ice, forming a massive ball of ice around him.

Many surrounding eyes glanced over. When they saw the massive ball of ice, their pupils shrank with dread.

At this moment, many people had marked Qin Yu on their list of people who couldn't be easily provoked.

And this was also the effect that Qin Yu wanted…he didn't want to be targeted by others and get drawn into unnecessary troubles.

His eyes crossed through the ice sphere and fell on Yun Che, Yun Shi, and the others. Because they joined forces to kill sea beasts, they gradually got closer to another team.

In particular, after helping each other a few times, both sides smiled and greeted each other. They had a seemingly harmonious relationship.

The woman who chased after the first woman was in that team. In other words, the two women that staged the chase in front of Qin Yu before were now gathered together.

Suddenly, quaking fluctuations erupted, raising torrential waves. Rumbles spread out in all directions.

A steady stream of sea beasts dashed forward without fear of death. It was like they sensed some sort of terrifying aura. They all screamed and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

And the source of these shaking fluctuations was the great mountain that shined with light and illuminated this part of the world.

The mystic realm…was going to open!

As this thought appeared in everyone's minds, a light breaking sound spread out. A giant crack appeared on the smooth surface of the mountain. Multicolored light erupted as an invisible strength was released.

This strength was extremely tyrannical. When it howled out it was like a massive hand that slammed outwards. The faces of many cultivators who approached the mountain suddenly changed.

If they were struck directly, it wouldn't be much different from being slammed by a mountain.

Fortunately, the sight of people crying out as they were thrust backwards didn't appear. When the strength that howled out came into contact with the people, the various different keys all released light that covered up the cultivators.

The shockwave passed through the crowd and continued extending outwards. It soon disappeared beyond their line of sight.

Of course, not everyone was lucky.

Some of the culivators who gathered at the mountain had only been drawn here and didn't have a 'key'.

So with several loud banging sounds, these people cried out pitifully as they were struck flying away.

Piki paka –

This was the sound of the bones of these cultivators breaking. The watching cultivators were left scared. They thought that in such a situation, those people were at least severely wounded if not dead.

Before everyone could regain their composure, a trace of power was suddenly released from the mountain. Qin Yu's eyes flickered and he stepped forward. He deviated from his original position and landed in an area that was headed towards the same direction as Yun Che, Yun Shi, and the others.

A moment later, the strength in the air suddenly rose. Everyone who had a 'key' flew towards the mountain. When their bodies came into contact with it, they disappeared into it like a rock falling into water.

Darkness shrouded them. This lasted for three breaths of time before light bloomed again.

Although Qin Yu had expected that this mystic realm was bound to be incredible, when he opened his eyes he still found himself sighing with emotion.

How was this a mystic realm? It could almost be considered a small world.

Because there was interference from an invisible strength in the mystic realm, Qin Yu's range of perception was suppressed. Even so, the range at which he could perceive things was already amazing enough.

The sigh lasted for just a moment. Qin Yu took a deep breath and howled forward.

After everyone was dragged into the mystic realm, they all appeared in different directions. It was fortunate for him that he had adjusted his direction before entering the mystic realm.

As for Yun Che and Yun Shi, he had been together with them for some time and was barely able to lock onto the location of their auras.

They weren't that far away!

But soon, Qin Yu discovered that even though this distance wasn't that long in his perception, catching up to them wasn't easy.

The reason was simple. The creatures in this mystic realm, whether it was the strange beasts or various plants, were all extremely aggressive, hostile, and difficult to deal with.

For instance, there was a vine in front of Qin Yu that madly whipped at the earth. Its main body was hidden below ground, and he had no idea how large it actually was. But the part that appeared aboveground and attacked Qin Yu was large enough to block out the skies!

The deep purple vine was extremely tough. After expending some effort to cut it, the mucus that sprayed out immediately turned into billowing white smoke the moment it came into contact with air.

This white smoke was virulently poisonous and also had a terrifying corrosive property.

Qin Yu had to expend some strength to escape this vine…as for killing it, it wasn't that he wasn't capable of doing that, but this thing had exuberant vitality and was buried deep below the earth. He had no idea how much time he would have to waste to kill it.

In his senses, the auras of Yun Che, Yun Shi, and the others were even farther away.

It was clear they were rapidly moving right now.

Qin Yu took a deep breath, his complexion becoming increasingly dignified. With his strength, he still wasn't able to catch up to them in this mystic realm.

If so, then either Yun Che and Yun Shi had very good luck…or they were walking along an arranged road where most of the dangers could be avoided.

Even an idiot could tell which possibility was more likely. Qin Yu took a deep breath and felt regret over his compassion.

He already knew there was something wrong with those two women. If Yun Che and Yun Shi were to be harmed because of that, he would find it hard to have peace of mind.

But it was too late to regret. The only thing Qin Yu could do was catch up to them as soon as possible.

He only hoped that those two women wouldn't make their move early!

Shua –

Qin Yu sped up, leaving behind afterimages in the air as he howled towards the auras of the two people he had locked onto.

…

Everything had been proceeding smoothly!

This was what the members of the two teams felt when they joined together after entering the mystic realm. Although there were some attacks, their intensity was low and they were resolved by everyone joining forces.

This caused the naturally wary Yun Che to frown. He kept thinking that this mystic realm was far too strange. Before entering the mystic realm, he had already heard more than once about how dangerous high rank mystic realms were.

Compared to what had happened to them so far, the difference was too great. Was it really just because they had good luck?

Taking a deep breath, Yun Che turned and looked towards the front of the troop. Rattlbell just happened to turn her head at this moment and their eyes met in midair.

Her name was Yao Ling. No matter what others thought about it, he felt that this name was pleasing to his ears, so pleasing that it caused his heart to speed up.

This was the first time in Yun Che's life that he felt such an emotion. He tried to calm his mind, but he still couldn't help but be attracted to her.

Perhaps that girl Yun Shi was right. This was the legendary fate.

As if sensing Yun Che's restlessness, Yao Ling blinked her eyes and revealed a bit of doubt.

Yun Che coughed and laughed, shaking his head. He thought that maybe he was overthinking things. Yao Ling had said before that she had a keen sense of danger.

Now, with her leading the way, it was possible to avoid the majority of dangers.

As for why she was in danger when they first rescued her…cough cough, Yun Che couldn't think about that much anymore.

Love made a person unable to think clearly. This point was proven once again by Yun Che.

Half a day later, Yao Ling came to a stop. When she saw a mountain valley appear in line of sight, she smiled with joy. She turned and said, "This is where the aura guides me. My senses tell me that there has to be a treasure inside."

Yun Shi moved to the front. She stared at the fog above the valley and hesitated, "Really? How come I think that this valley looks a bit frightening?"

Yun Che looked at his little sister and thought about it, "It's not wrong to be careful. Let's investigate the situation inside the valley before make a decision."

Yao Ling appeared a bit aggrieved, but she still nodded. "Big Brother Yun is right, there's no harm in being careful." As she spoke she lowered her head.

Yun Che's heart ached, but he had no idea what to say. He could only pretend that he didn't see anything. He turned and said, "Zhou Cheng, you are the quickest here and you should be able to withdraw if you encounter a problem. Can you be the one to investigate?"

Zhou Cheng nodded honestly.

On the other team, several people whispered amongst themselves. Then a woman stepped out and said, "I'll go together with fellow daoist Zhou Cheng."

After coming to a decision, the two didn't delay any further. Their figures turned into phantoms as they raced towards the valley, soon disappearing into the fog.

Moments later, Zhou Cheng returned with the woman. Although he appeared distressed, he couldn't conceal his happiness.

"Brother Yun, after we entered the valley we discovered a shining golden tree. There are golden fruits on it! Even though we didn't approach, just smelling the fragrance of the fruits revitalized my mind!"

The woman calmly said, "The golden fruit tree has a guardian monster. It is strong, but if we work together we should be able to deal with it."

Yun Che looked at Zhou Cheng. Zhou Cheng nodded, "Fellow daoist Zhang Ying is right. If we work together there shouldn't be a problem."

Everyone relaxed. From the results of the investigation, Yao Ling's judgment wasn't wrong.

Yun Che revealed an apologetic expression, "Fellow daoist Yao Ling, it's not that I don't trust you, but the mystic realms within the Land of Disorder are dangerous and strange."

Yao Ling shook her head, "There's no need for Brother Yun to say anything. I understand." She looked at him and smiled. "We should hurry up. After all, we're not the only ones who entered the mystic realm. Someone might find this place sooner or later."

No one objected. After some preparations, they moved towards the mountain valley.