A life of clearness

Chapter 48: Wuwang Mountain and Sea
When Yun Tong stepped inside, he keenly sensed a hint of blood.

His expression remained unchanged, and he congratulated with a smile: "My young friend is indeed extraordinary. You said it would take ten days, but you didn't make me wait even a day longer." While speaking, he was secretly sizing up Rong Qing.

Rong Qing's face was slightly pale, and only a hint of red tinged her lips. But the look in her eyes when she looked at him was extremely bright, and even the faint pressure around her told Yun Tong that she was not only building a foundation, but also one that was accumulating strength for a breakthrough.

In Yun Tong's opinion, the more weird this person is, the more he dares not to act rashly.

"Logically speaking, entering the foundation-building stage is a great joyous event for a cultivator, and one should invite elders and friends to celebrate. But the current situation..." Yun Tong didn't say anything else.

Rong Qing certainly understood the unfinished meaning. She immediately joined in and said softly, "I appreciate your kindness. But now the situation is urgent. I must fulfill my promise to you now."

Rong Qing raised her hand and touched the back of her neck. "The people who were with the Ghost Face Monk left a trace of aura here. It's not a restriction. They should have some method to locate my position."

Hearing this, Yun Tong's expression just became a little more serious, but he was not too anxious.

"The master is not angry at my reckless behavior." Rong Qing felt that this was not like Yun Tong's character.

"Since Young Friend Yu knows of its existence, he will surely not let it ruin our plans." Yun Tong said self-deprecatingly, "What's more, this is Cangliu Continent. If it were somewhere else, even with Young Friend Yu's guarantee, I would inevitably have more concerns. But there is no need to worry about Cangliu Continent." Having said this, Yun Tong stopped talking, unwilling to continue.

Rong Qing was very interested in Cang Liuzhou. However, she knew that things had different priorities, and the most urgent thing was to kill the ghost-faced monk before he could break through.

"So that's how it is. No wonder I never felt any sense of being spied on." Rong Qing looked relieved under Yun Tong's gaze.

In fact, when she found a trace of breath left by another monk on the back of her neck, she broke out in a cold sweat. How terrifying it was that someone had been watching and sizing her up before she realized it.

"However, they could not have imagined that I could use this to trace the source. They sent it to me themselves." Rong Qing smiled. "They can't penetrate the barrier of Cangliuzhou with their method, but I should have no problem using my method."

After hearing Rong Qing's words, Yun Tong couldn't help but feel a lot of anticipation for her next move. He was not someone who studied prohibitions, so he could only watch to satisfy his curiosity.

Rong Qing took out a dagger from her storage bag and carefully cut a small hole on her finger. She squeezed it with her hand and squeezed out a drop of blood.

Yun Tong: “…”

Rong Qing was reluctant to waste even a drop of blood, and quickly pressed it into the mark on the back of her neck.

It was a ghost face symbol, which was not visible at ordinary times, and it seemed that it would only reveal its appearance when stained with blood. There was a long sharp horn on its forehead, and no symmetrical secondary horns. Rong Qing was almost certain that it was the monk named Zhong Qiu who she knew through the Huiying Talisman.

As Rong Qing pressed down with her finger, the blood bead no longer remained round, but quickly turned into a spider web, enveloping and swallowing the faint breath.

This restriction was extremely small and complicated. When Rong Qing pressed her finger, Yun Tong didn't see what kind of restriction she used at all.

He couldn't say he didn't see him do it again, so he could only smile and wait for the result as if nothing had happened.

Rong Qing had already separated a bit of her consciousness and extended it along the veins within the restriction...

Until a ray of light appeared in the darkness.

Rong Qing saw that the barefoot man had put away all his arrogance and sat cross-legged in a rather discordant silence. Under this silence, it seemed as if a storm was about to come, giving people a sense of danger like a lion's mane about to burst out.

The nose smelled the fragrance brought by a lot of vitality. Even if it was a feeling shared by others, Rong Qing was also refreshed. It is not easy to collect the two energies of life and death. With such a huge amount, aren't they afraid of being involved in a great cause and effect? ​​This doubt flashed through Rong Qing's mind.

She was soon distracted by the words uttered by herself.

"It will take another three days for Master to fight the Nascent Soul Thunder Tribulation with all his strength."

"Yes, this time we have accomplished our mission, and I am fully confident that I can transcend the tribulation and reach the Nascent Soul stage. How is the arrangement of Wuwang Sea going?" the barefoot man asked in a deep voice. "Everything is fine."

"Okay, then you take Yan Shuang to guard the periphery." After saying that, the two had nothing else to say.

Zhong Qiu, who felt the same way as Rong Qing, also closed his eyes at this time.

Rong Qing didn't dare to stay any longer, and quickly withdrew her mind. In just a moment, what she saw returned to the quiet room.

Meeting Yun Tong's curious gaze, a chill ran through his heart again.

"The place where the ghost-faced monk will transcend the tribulation should be in the Wuwang Sea. According to what they said, the time for transcending the tribulation will be in three days."

"This." Yun Tong's expression changed, "Too fast."

Although it was estimated that the ghost-faced monk would soon pass the tribulation, Yun Tong would still feel a lot of pressure within three days. Up to now, he did not have enough confidence when facing the barefoot man.

Is it fast? Rong Qing sneered in her heart. For ordinary people, children would have been born during this period of time.

"Alas." Rong Qing sighed half-truthfully, "We should get ready and rush to Wuwang Sea within three days. But," she asked, "where is Wuwang Sea?"

She searched her memory, but had no recollection of the name.

"The Wuwang Sea they are talking about should be Wuwang Mountain." Yun Tong replied.

Rong Qing didn't expect Yun Tong to know such a biased answer, but considering that he had been in the southern Cangliu Continent for such a long time, he must have some ways to obtain information.

He tapped his storage bag and took out a sea chart made of animal skin, explaining, "This is a sea chart I accidentally got from the city market. It was made by an unknown monk after he returned from an expedition. The seas on the map have different names due to their colors and powers. Only Wuwang Mountain is the most special."

"It's really special." Rong Qing looked at this complicated sea chart. She had learned a lot from Master Guo and her ability to read maps had improved. Although sea charts were rare and looked too complicated to be eye-catching at first glance, it would be much easier to distinguish them as long as you grasped a few basic structures. "The others are all sea names, but this one is named after a mountain."

Is it a mountain or a sea?
"Maybe it was a mountain before, but now it is definitely a sea." Yun Tong narrowed his eyes and said slowly.

After saying that, he rolled up the chart and put it back into the storage bag.

"Now that the location has been determined, I will go and arrange for my disciples first... and we will meet at Banri Tower in three hours."

Seeing that Yun Tong had some inexplicable confidence, Rong Qing responded with a "OK".

She followed Yuntong out of the quiet room, crossed the silent lake, and bathed in the sunlight again.

"I have the entry certificate. Can I enter and leave the city freely?" Rong Qing thought that she couldn't do nothing for these three hours, so she might as well go inside the huge city and take a look.

"Of course you can." Yun Tong was very considerate and copied a map in the blank jade slip. "The mountains and forests outside the city may seem inconspicuous, but in fact there are other forces besides Baishi Temple. You will not disturb them if you follow the route in this map. As for the city, there are many markets, and I have marked all the markets suitable for transactions in the foundation-building period on the map."

Yun Tong didn't play any tricks this time. After all, Rong Qing had a few more advantages at this time, and he could also provide more help in the next trip to Wuwang Sea.

"Thank you, Immortal." Rong Qing was not polite. After taking the jade slip and saying goodbye to Yun Tong, she tapped her storage bag and summoned her flying sword. She stepped lightly on the enlarged sword with her toes, and flew out of the valley with her sword, disappearing from Yun Tong's sight very quickly.

"Wooden sword?" Yun Tong muttered to himself in confusion.

(End of this chapter)