Asked About The World Of Mortals

Chapter 58: The Transverse Rift Valley

The Transverse Rift Valley, its length unknown, its width unknown, its depth unknown, is shrouded in thick clouds and mist all year round. It is difficult for birds to cross, and falling rocks make no sound.

The rift valley stretches across the southernmost part of the Southern Wilderness and is also the southernmost part of the entire continent.

It is unknown how the name "valley" came about. From the perspective of ordinary people, it is the end of the world.

Qin Yi asked Liu Su, "Have you been there, Bang Bang?"

"I don't know where that is. I've never heard of such a place. I've been in the mountains for so long, experiencing countless changes over tens of thousands of years. How could it be the same as it was back then? Where have you been? I've only been where you've been," Liu Su replied.

"Um..." Qin Yi had only been to three places: Xianji Mountain, the nearby county town, and Li Huo City. The name of the county they passed through on the way was forgotten.

The two country bumpkins looked at each other. Qin Yi pushed open Ye Ling's door. Ye Ling was wrapped in a small blanket, practicing cultivation while lying on the bed. When she saw Qin Yi enter, her eyes blinked.

"It's nighttime, what are you doing here?" Ye Ling asked.

Qin Yi smiled and lifted her up. "Uncle will take you to see goldfish."

Ye Ling looked at him with a dumbfounded expression. "Who hasn't seen goldfish? What's so interesting about them?"

"Fine." Qin Yi sighed. "Let's go to the Transverse Rift..."

Ye Ling turned around and was about to run, but Qin Yi grabbed the back of her collar. Her feet flailed in the air, but she didn't move, hanging there like a salted fish.

Qin Yi wondered, "Have you been there? Why are you so scared?"

"I grew up above the rift valley when I was a child and never went down," Ye Ling sniffled. "But just thinking about it scares me..."

Qin Yi said, "Have you ever thought that no one knows the Monster Cultivator technique you possess? If you continue to cultivate in seclusion, that's all you'll ever be. And places like this might have things you need, like techniques or... communities?"

Ye Ling paused for a moment, her eyes gradually shining.

Indeed, it was possible.

The young girl mustered up endless courage and crossed her arms. "I want to go!"

Qin Yi happily stuck a talisman on her back. Ye Ling's injuries had healed in the past two days, and her actual combat power was definitely second only to Ming He in the Southern Wilderness. If they didn't take her away, what was the point...

"What... what is this?" Ye Ling reached out to touch the talisman on her back but couldn't feel it.

Qin Yi calmly stuck one on himself as well. "The Divine Movement Talisman."

Although Southern Wilderness was small, it would take several days to travel from the northeastern Li Huo City to the southernmost Transverse Rift Valley, even on horseback. Qin Yi hadn't thought about it before, but making the Divine Movement Talisman wasn't for escaping during a crisis, but for traveling quickly.

As they sped along the road, Qin Yi truly felt what it was like to be "light as a swallow." With each step, he leaped more than ten meters, as if the world had lost its weight, and he ran like a locomotive on two legs.

The Dao techniques in this world were so fascinating.

Qin Yi not only wanted to learn them now, but he was also very interested in them. Whether it was talisman making, alchemy, formation deployment, or internal cultivation, they were all addictive.

He was just afraid that he wouldn't have enough energy to learn everything.

But speaking of it, he was quite awesome. He had only been learning for a short time, but he had already explored a wide range of subjects. He could even make Eight Grade talismans...

Lost in self-admiration, Qin Yi heard Ye Ling's voice in his ear. "What kind of crappy talisman is this? I can fly faster on my own."

Qin Yi stumbled and almost fell.

He saw Ye Ling spread her wings and disappear in an instant.

"Damn it..." Qin Yi chased after her desperately, tears streaming down his face.

As Qin Yi ran on the road, the darkness gradually faded, and the sun rose in the east. Li Qingjun hadn't slept all night and walked out with swollen eyes.

Just as she walked out of the Prince's Mansion, she was taken aback.

Li Qinglin, accompanied by several guards, was slowly walking towards her.

His steps were a bit stronger, not as unsteady as a few days ago. It seemed that the medicine Qin Yi had been refining for him in the past few days had some effect, stabilizing his qi and blood.

"Why are you here?" Li Qingjun asked in surprise. "Aren't you supposed to attend court today?"

"No court today." Li Qinglin smiled. "I'm taking a walk. It's good for the circulation."

Li Qingjun nodded, everyone here is a Martial Artist, they understand this principle.

Li Qinglin's expression became strange: "How did you come out from here? Could it be that you have already... with Qin Yi..."

"No..." Li Qingjun said, "Are you here to find Qin Yi? He said, even if he gives you that pill, you shouldn't take too much of it. It's not beneficial to take too much."

Li Qinglin fell silent for a moment before saying, "It's nothing, just wanted to chat with him. You know, in the court, there are not many people you can speak your mind to."

Li Qingjun stared at him, sighing softly in her heart.

She knew that her brother had been suppressing conflicts in his heart. Coming to find Qin Yi might not necessarily be to speak his mind, but rather because Qin Yi made him feel closer to cultivating immortality and longevity. It was a subconscious desire to meet him. However, after meeting, he wouldn't talk about cultivating immortality. Every time he wanted to say something, he would hold it back.

She had witnessed it several times.

But she didn't find her brother's behavior ridiculous. She tried to put herself in his shoes and could truly understand.

Including hearing that her brother's temper had grown worse in the palace these past few days, often scolding the palace maids and eunuchs. Although she didn't like her brother's behavior, she could empathize with his anxiety. She just hoped that he could get out of this psychological state as soon as possible.

"No need to find Qin Yi." She finally spoke, "He..."

Li Qinglin's expression changed, "He left? You couldn't keep him?"

This attitude made Li Qingjun feel a little sad, "Is this how you see Qin Yi?"

Li Qinglin's expression changed a few times, and he slowed down his tone, saying, "Qin Yi is an outsider, fundamentally not much different from Ming He. Perhaps he is loyal as a friend, but he doesn't have any attachment or feelings towards Nanli. In regards to Nanli, he has always been an observer. These past few days, I have been thinking, will he leave?"

"So you bestowed upon him the position of National Teacher, gave him generous rewards... and even my marriage, all to keep him?"

Li Qinglin sighed, "I know he doesn't care about those things, but what else can I do?"

"What good does it do to keep him?" Li Qingjun sighed, "Can he refine pills for you? Delay aging, or... achieve immortality?"

Li Qinglin's pupils slightly contracted.

"He did leave, but he left to break your curse and went to the perilous Hengduan Rift Valley." Li Qingjun said calmly, "He indeed has no feelings for Nanli, just like Ming He, he observes the rise and fall of Nanli. But he has human emotions, he can't just watch you and me."

Li Qinglin's expression changed again, and he put on a smile, saying, "Qin Yi is indeed a true friend."

"You two may not be considered friends. Whether it's your feelings towards him or his feelings towards you." Li Qingjun slowly said, "But he is my husband."

Li Qinglin stared at her for a while, then suddenly smiled, "You've grown up."

After speaking, he turned around and slowly walked away.

Li Qingjun watched his figure, tightly gripping her sleeve. Inside it was a cultivation technique that Qin Yi had given her.

She remembered Qin Yi's words before he left, "I don't know the outcome of this journey, nor the time it will take. Don't place all your expectations on it. If Qinglin brother can't resist cultivating... then give it to him. It's better than him practicing the trash techniques left by Donghua Zi."

She sighed softly and wearily turned back to the mansion.

Ming He was watching her from behind.

Li Qingjun didn't like Ming He.

Although she said she didn't object to Qin Yi and Ming He... it wasn't about that. It was just that Ming He's gaze made her uncomfortable.

Like a pair of eyes overlooking from the clouds, coldly observing Nanli, watching Li Qinglin, watching Qin Yi, watching her Li Qingjun, observing the joys and sorrows of each person, as if flipping through a storybook, finally turning into her own understanding.

Sometimes, Li Qingjun would have malicious thoughts... What would you look like when you fall into the mortal world yourself?

Days passed, and it was another two days.

Qin Yi arrived at the Hengduan Rift Valley, covered in dust.

Before him was a vast expanse of mist, unable to see the other side or the bottom of the valley, ethereal and boundless.

Qin Yi took a deep breath, squatting halfway at the edge of the cliff, wanting to unfold the map to check his location.

Liu Su suddenly spoke, "So this is the location of the Hengduan Rift Valley?"

"Hmm?" Qin Yi asked with his mind, "Have you been here before?"

"Of course I have." Liu Su's tone was strange, "Because this entire rift valley... I caused it to be like this."

Qin Yi stumbled and almost fell off the cliff.

(End of this chapter)