novelweb Chapter 1364 Li Wentian shamelessly asks to get acquainted
Chapter 1364 Li Wentian shamelessly asks to get acquainted
The Holy Mother of Yaochi lived to be 666 years old, a very auspicious number. This birthday celebration will be a grand affair, inviting guests from all over the world.
No wonder Yaochi Holy City is so lively, decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations everywhere, like a festival. It turns out that it's not only because the Lingxu Trial is about to begin, but also because the Holy Mother of Yaochi is celebrating her birthday.
However, the birthday celebration of the Holy Mother of Yaochi had little to do with Chen Yang, since he was unfamiliar with the place and didn't pay much attention to it.
While the scions of prestigious families were attending the birthday banquet of the Holy Mother of Yaochi, Chen Yang strolled around Yaochi Holy City to pass the time.
Yaochi Holy Land is the most prestigious sect among the immortal sects, and Yaochi Holy City is naturally the most prestigious city as well. It is large and prosperous, with a highly developed commercial sector and a wide variety of goods for sale.
Chen Yang, a mortal, was amazed by this place, feeling like a country bumpkin visiting a grand garden. Many things piqued his interest, such as spiritual herbs, medicines, spirit beasts, elixirs, magical artifacts, and so on.
After getting tired of walking around, he went to a small restaurant, found an empty seat, and ordered a few hearty dishes to treat himself. While eating, he also needed to study the map of the Spirit Ruins Secret Realm that he had bought earlier, so that he would have a general understanding of the Spirit Ruins.
Other trial participants have likely already thoroughly studied the map of the Spirit Ruins, knowing exactly where the treasures are, where the spiritual herbs are, where the immortal treasures are, where the dangerous places are, where the winter is... They know it all by heart, and once inside, it's like returning to their own home.
The two-year Spirit Ruins Trial, though seemingly long, is actually quite short, as a single seclusion can easily last for weeks or even months. Reducing the time spent searching for rare and precious materials would certainly be ideal.
The domain gate of Lingxu is likely to open in the next few days, as unusual phenomena have been occurring frequently.
Some people heard the roar of a savage beast out of nowhere, earth-shattering, coming from another dimension, not from this world.
Some people saw a void outside the Holy City of Yaochi, where divine light lingered and did not dissipate, emanating powerful spatial fluctuations.
Some people also saw mirage-like undulating mountains reflected in the sky, which were remarkably similar to the mountains in Lingxu.
……
Chen Yang sat in the tavern, constantly hearing the discussions coming from the surrounding area.
He studied the map of the Spirit Ruins Secret Realm in his hand while listening intently.
It turns out that the gate to the Spirit Ruins is not a spatial teleportation channel, but a spatial rift that appears for a very short time, about half an hour, before closing. It will not open again for another two years.
Of course, spatial rifts are also spatial channels in a certain sense, and require powerful spatial arrays to open.
From the surrounding discussions, Chen Yang also learned that the Lingxu Trial was extremely dangerous, and that many heartbroken people would die in each trial, with the most serious one in history even resulting in more than half of the victims being killed or injured.
The trial participants' enemies include not only the ferocious birds and beasts in the Spirit Ruins, but also other trial participants. They often engage in fierce battles to compete for a spiritual herb or a spiritual fruit.
Some trial participants, driven entirely by jealousy, would ambush or assassinate other trial participants, especially when they were undergoing their tribulations, deliberately sabotaging them.
The ferocious birds and beasts in the Spirit Ruins are extremely fierce, and there are even many Golden Core level beasts. If a Divine Realm trial participant encounters them, he or she is very likely to perish.
However, as long as one can survive and complete the trial, two years of training will definitely lead to rapid growth, comparable to more than ten or even several decades of cultivation in the outside world.
Furthermore, the Golden Core attained in the Spirit Ruins will be at least one grade higher than that attained outside.
Compared to the Spirit Ruins, the mortal world outside is utterly insignificant.
Hearing these messages only strengthened Chen Yang's resolve to achieve the Golden Core stage in the Spirit Ruins.
"Brother Dao, what a coincidence, we meet again."
Suddenly, a voice rang in Chen Yang's ear. It was a male voice, and it sounded very familiar.
Chen Yang looked closely and immediately frowned. It turned out to be the persistent Li siblings, Li Yuchan and Li Wentian.
He thought Li Yuchan was a good person, but he never expected that she wanted to use him as cannon fodder and shield him during the Spirit Ruins Trial.
This kind of woman is even more hateful than a green tea b*tch.
But the person greeting him now was not Li Yuchan, but Li Wentian, who was all smiles and beaming, a stark contrast to his previous cold attitude towards him.
Li Yuchan also came over, waved to Chen Yang, and smiled slightly to show her friendliness.
Chen Yang glanced at Li Wentian indifferently and said, "What is it?"
After saying that, he continued looking at the map of Lingxu in his hand, completely ignoring Li Wentian. He also ignored the fair-skinned and beautiful Li Yuchan.
"Brother Dao, you're truly amazing! You actually managed to humiliate the Eighth Prince of the Golden Flood Dragon and escape from the clutches of a Golden Core cultivator. My admiration for you is boundless. I underestimated the heroes of the world before and offended you greatly. I hope you can forgive me," Li Wentian said eloquently, showering Chen Yang with compliments. He also apologized for his previous neglect.
“You’ve offended the Golden Dragon Clan, and they will surely exact a bloody revenge. If I were you, I wouldn’t participate in the upcoming Spirit Ruins Trial at all; I would run far away and find a place to hide. The trial is important, but life is more important,” Li Yuchan said, putting on her usual nice-natured face.
Women who act one way in public and another way in private are even more despicable than green tea.
"So what if it's the Golden Flood Dragon Clan? What's there to fear in their revenge? What cultivators cultivate is an unwavering and indomitable Dao heart. Do you think I would have offended the Golden Flood Dragon Clan in the first place if I were afraid of them? If all cultivators were as timid and cowardly as you, what would be the point of cultivating immortality? They might as well go home and sell sweet potatoes." Chen Yang said coldly, discarding Li Yuchan's good intentions like trash.
"you……"
Chen Yang's words immediately turned Li Yuchan's face ugly, making her feel as if she had been slapped in the face and utterly ashamed. The implication in Chen Yang's words was clearly that she was cowardly and unworthy of being a cultivator.
"Sister, I told you, that fellow Daoist isn't afraid, he must have some powerful backing. Right, fellow Daoist?" Li Wentian said quickly, still with a grin on his face.
Although the four top powers rule the Kunlun Immortal Sect, just how vast is the Kunlun Immortal Sect?
As the old saying goes, "Tigers and leopards lurk in the deep mountains, and unicorns lie dormant in the fields."
Who knows, there might be an invincible being hiding in some remote cave, like a Nascent Soul cultivator.
Li Wentian guessed that Chen Yang's background was probably like this: although he was a rogue cultivator, he had a powerful background and a reclusive, extremely powerful master.
Only an exceptionally powerful master could produce such an exceptionally powerful disciple who is fearless even against the Golden Dragon Clan.
Such an awesome person is someone Li Wentian should befriend.
It's not that they're brought in as cannon fodder, but rather as a powerful backer.
"Hehe, um, fellow Daoist, may I sit down?" Li Wentian asked with a fawning smile, bending over.
"Please sit down if you wish. I happen to have a few questions I can ask you," Chen Yang said.
"Okay, okay!"
Li Wentian quickly sat down and said to his older sister, "Sis, you sit down too."
Li Yuchan hesitated for a moment, seemingly very unwilling, but eventually sat down.
Chen Yang's words had bothered her, and she was in a very bad mood.
She was a rich young lady; how could she have ever been slighted by a nobody cultivator?
"Well, fellow Daoist, let me introduce myself again. My name is Li Wentian, and my sister's name is Li Yuchan. We are single and unmarried. I was blind to your greatness before and said some unpleasant things. I apologize to you, fellow Daoist. I hope you will be magnanimous and not hold it against me." Li Wentian said very politely, and after speaking, he stood up and bowed to Chen Yang, showing great sincerity.
Snapped!
As soon as Li Wentian finished speaking, Li Yuchan stomped on his foot hard, her cheeks flushed as she scolded, "Why did you mention that I'm single and unmarried when you were introducing yourself?"
"what!"
Li Wentian cried out in pain and said, "Sis, why did you step on me? I'm telling the truth, you're single and unmarried!"
Chen Yang's eye twitched, wondering what kind of charade these two siblings were putting on now.
"May I ask your name, fellow Daoist?" Li Wentian asked Chen Yang.
"Chen Yang," Chen Yang said directly.
"So it's Brother Chen. What do you want to ask? Please ask. As long as I, Li, know the answer, I will tell you frankly," Li Wentian said heartily.
"When does the gate to the Spirit Ruins usually open each year? And where exactly does it open?" Chen Yang asked the question he was most concerned about: the gate to the Spirit Ruins.
"The opening time of the Spirit Ruins' gate is not fixed; it may fluctuate by a few days, but it will likely be within the next few days. The location where the Spirit Ruins' gate opens is also not fixed, but it will probably be in the sky outside Yaochi Holy City. A spatial rift will appear out of thin air. Just rush into the spatial rift. However, the spatial rift will only be open for half an hour, so the time is very tight. Don't miss it," Li Wentian replied readily.
The gate to the Spirit Ruins is not an ordinary spatial teleportation channel. There is a teleportation array platform in each of the two realms. When the time comes, the platform will activate and trigger a spatial channel. Rather, it is a rule set by a powerful being that tears space apart, revealing a rift.
"I see." Chen Yang nodded repeatedly.
After asking a few more minor questions about Lingxu, Chen Yang finally brought up the matter of the Holy Mother of Yaochi's birthday celebration, asking Li Wentian if he knew anything about it.
"I understand, of course I understand. The Holy Mother of Yaochi is celebrating her 666th birthday. Who in the entire Kunlun Immortal Sect doesn't know about it? I'm afraid only Brother Chen, who lives a secluded life, is unaware of it. It's a pity that our status is not high enough to receive an invitation from Yaochi. Therefore, we are not fortunate enough to attend the Holy Mother's birthday celebration, to eat the peaches of immortality nourished by spiritual water, and to catch a glimpse of the Holy Maiden of Yaochi."
In the end, Li Wentian let out a long sigh.
He was particularly saddened by the fact that he could not catch a glimpse of the Holy Maiden of Yaochi.
Chen Yang smiled faintly, thinking to himself that this kid was also a man of strong character.
Although he had never met the Holy Maiden of Yaochi, he could easily imagine that she was an unparalleled saintess with a fairy-like appearance.
At this moment, Li Wentian changed the subject, saying, "However, the Holy Maiden of Yaochi should also be participating in this Spirit Ruins Trial. Maybe I'll see her during the trial. Then I can pull off a hero-saves-the-damsel-in-distress act, and perhaps even win her heart. The Holy Maiden might even offer herself to me. Hehehe!"
Li Wentian was daydreaming and laughed slyly.
He didn't notice that his older sister was giving him a look of utter contempt and said, "The Yaochi Holy Land is a sect of female cultivators. The Holy Maidens don't marry outside the sect. They can't even lose their virginity. Once they do, they'll lose their title as Holy Maidens. You should give up on the idea of making a move on the Holy Maidens."
"Sister, I was just kidding. Don't we know our own limitations? We're destined to be forever separated from goddesses and saintesses in this lifetime," Li Wentian said with a wry smile, shaking his head.
As Chen Yang listened, a slight thought crossed his mind. He hadn't expected the rules of the Yaochi Holy Land to be so strict. The Yaochi Holy Maiden was not allowed to marry outside the family and had to remain a virgin.
“Alright, Brother Chen, we’re just sitting here doing nothing, it’s really boring. Why don’t we take a stroll around the entrance of the Yaochi Holy Land? Maybe we’ll see the Yaochi Holy Maiden come out to greet guests. You’ll definitely be amazed by her beauty then,” Li Wentian suddenly said, his heart itching to see the Holy Maiden right now.
Chen Yang was speechless for a moment, then said, "You go by yourself, I'm not going. She's just a woman, how beautiful can she be? I'd rather use this time to study the map of Lingxu."
Chen Yang shook his head and refused.
Although he came from the mortal world, he was surrounded by beauties. Whether it was the empress, the white fox, the beautiful senior sister with the Wood Spirit Body, or Qiao Wanjun with the Eternal Ice Phoenix Body, they were all top-notch beauties in the world.
He believed that his woman was no less beautiful than the Holy Maiden of Yaochi.
"How beautiful can she be? Brother Chen, what you're saying sounds like an insult, it's disrespectful to the Holy Maiden of Yaochi. You may have seen all sorts of beauties, but I guarantee that all the beauties you've seen combined are no match for even one toe of the Holy Maiden of Yaochi. Once you see her, you'll know what true beauty is, and you'll be so captivated you won't be able to eat or sleep," Li Wentian said exaggeratedly, his eyebrows dancing with excitement.
Then, he looked at the Lingxu map in Chen Yang's hand and said, "The maps you bought on the street are all fake and worthless. Some locations are deliberately mislabeled to mislead people. The blessed lands marked on them might actually be the lair of a Golden Core beast. If you follow the map, you won't survive a day in the Lingxu; you'll be devoured by the beasts. I have a proper Lingxu map here, as detailed as it gets. Come with me, and I'll show it to you."
"Oh?"
Chen Yang was stunned; he hadn't expected such a thing to exist.
He really oversimplifies human nature.
At this moment, Li Wentian took out a map of the Spirit Ruins from his pocket. It was quite different from the one in Chen Yang's hand. He said, "This is the real map of the Spirit Ruins. Come with me, and I'll show you."
Chen Yang gave a wry smile, then got up and followed.
Of course, his purpose was not to see the Holy Maiden of Yaochi, but to take a good look at the real Lingxu map in Li Wentian's hands.