Chapter 241: Peach Blossom Spring Outside the World
"It cannot be this unlucky..."
Chen Chang'an muttered in his heart, but the more he pondered, the more he felt something was amiss.
If it were disciples from other families, this kind of event might not be encountered once in a thousand years, so he would not be too nervous. But the problem was—this group of kids of his own, except for that silly girl Chen Xingcai, the rest were all Children of Heaven's Mandate!
The thing known as a Child of Heaven's Mandate had always been a walking "trouble magnet." Whatever crisis rarely met in a thousand years, or calamity rarely seen in ten thousand years, they could stir it up for you in moments!
However...
On second thought, Chen Chang'an felt slightly more at ease.
Although Children of Heaven's Mandate were prone to causing trouble, it was always a case of "blessing relies on misfortune." As long as it was not a situation of certain death, they could always turn ill luck into good, or even obtain blessings from misfortune.
As long as that girl Xingcai did not go, the problem should not be big...
This was also the main reason he could be a hands-off shopkeeper with peace of mind these years—anyway, the disciples had tough lives, so let them toss about!
However—
The next day.
"What?! Xingcai also went with them?!"
Listening to Wu Bo's report, Chen Chang'an stood up from the chair with a "swish," almost crushing the teacup in his hand.
This is bad!
That silly girl was not a Child of Heaven's Mandate!
Although occasionally he would suspect his daughter's talent was not inferior to his several disciples, he could not see his daughter's attributes after all, so he naturally considered the worst outcome.
It was not that having high natural talent meant one was a Child of Heaven's Mandate.
It was also possible to be various supporting male or female characters.
"No way!" He locked his brows tight. "No matter what, I must go take a look!"
...
Immortal Spirit Holy Land, Main Hall.
Inside the empty hall, only that light ball in the center hovered quietly, emitting a deep and unfathomable light.
A figure quietly emerged, dressed in a plain skirt with a white veil covering the face.
As his cultivation base reached the Immortal Venerable Realm, he had not yet tested whether the cultivation base of this clone would also rise with the tide.
He stared at the light ball and took a deep breath.
"This group of worry-causing ones..."
Subsequently, he leaped without hesitation, and his whole person submerged into the light ball!
...
The story divides into two ends; time returns to one day ago.
The moment Chen Xingcai, Han Yu, and Jiang Che stepped into the light ball, an intense feeling of weightlessness suddenly struck!
The sky spun and the earth turned!
As if swept into the endless void, their bodies tumbled uncontrollably, and their vision was a patch of chaos.
Wind whistled by their ears; their internal organs seemed to be fiercely grabbed by an invisible large hand, then suddenly released. Chen Xingcai only felt her stomach overturning like seas and rivers, almost vomiting; she hurriedly closed her mouth tight and deadly grasped Han Yu beside her.
Unknown how long passed—
"Bang!"
The three heavily fell onto a piece of soft ground.
"Hiss—"
Chen Xingcai rubbed her dizzy head, slowly opened her eyes, and immediately her pupils shrank suddenly!
"This..."
The scene before her eyes was like a fairyland that only existed in paintings!
—The sky was a dreamlike purple-gold, with rosy clouds flowing like silk; in the distance, mountains were towering, peaks covered in snow, yet the mountainsides were entwined with emerald green vines blooming with seven-colored flowers.
—Beneath their feet was a grassland crystal clear like jade; every blade of grass glowed with a faint glimmer, swaying gently with the breeze, scattering spots of starlight.
—The air was permeated with spiritual energy thick to the extreme; every breath seemed to be washing the meridians. It was not even inferior to the current Immortal Spirit Holy Land!
"Worthy of being an Immortal Venerable Secret Realm!"
Han Yu could not help but sigh.
However, just as his voice fell, his brows suddenly furrowed.
"What is wrong?"
Although Jiang Che was also sighing at the surrounding scenery, he was always attentive to details; he immediately detected his Senior Brother's peculiarity and hurriedly opened his mouth to ask.
Han Yu did not answer but raised his hand to perform a hand seal, attempting to condense a trace of spiritual power—
No reaction!
"You guys try; can you still cast spells?"
He said in a deep voice.
Jiang Che and Chen Xingcai's expressions changed simultaneously, and they hurriedly attempted to mobilize the True Essence within their bodies.
"I can feel that the True Essence is still there," Chen Xingcai frowned, "but mobilizing it is abnormally sluggish, as if some rule of this world has restricted it."
Jiang Che nodded:
"It is the same for me."
He closed his eyes to sense for a moment, then added, "However, I just calculated that if disregarding the cost, using a hundred times the consumption, one can still barely cast spells."
The three exchanged a glance, their expressions solemn.
The feeling of relaxation produced subconsciously due to the surrounding scenery immediately vanished like smoke.
This secret realm... was indeed not simple!
"Caution comes first," Jiang Che put away his lazy attitude and said in a deep voice, "Let us investigate the surroundings first before making plans."
The three reached a consensus and walked carefully toward that most magnificent and mysterious forest ahead.
...
As they traveled forward, the three's taut nerves gradually relaxed.
The secret realm was surprisingly tranquil; there were no roars of ferocious beasts, no dormant poisonous insects, and they could not even sense a trace of dangerous aura. Only the rustling sound of the clear breeze brushing over treetops and the murmuring sound of distant streams wove into a scene of peace.
Han Yu casually pushed aside a clump of spirit grass, and suddenly his eyes lit up:
"Eh?"
He bent down and plucked two stalks of emerald green spirit grass from the roadside; faint silver patterns appeared on the grass leaves, shimmering with a glimmer under the sunlight.
"'Star Pattern Grass'?" Han Yu was somewhat surprised, "This is a rare item in the outside world; it takes at least three hundred years to grow into this appearance."
Hearing this, Jiang Che also leaned over, clicking his tongue in wonder:
"It really is! Moreover, looking at this age, it is at least five hundred years old."
Han Yu could not help but look around, asking in confusion:
"Could it be that no one cultivates immortality here? Spirit grass of this quality would have long been fought over in the outside world; how can it grow casually like weeds here?"
Jiang Che smiled and said:
"It is said that an Immortal Venerable Secret Realm forms a small world of its own, with rules different from the outside world. Some secret realms even nurture mortal kingdoms; after Immortal Cultivators enter, they are regarded as immortals descending to the world by mortals."
He paused, then shook his head again:
"However, logically speaking, an Immortal Venerable Secret Realm should not have such thick spiritual energy. In this kind of environment, even a pig could live ten more years just by breathing normally."
Chen Xingcai could not help but smile upon hearing this. Just as she wanted to tease him with a sentence or two, her gaze was suddenly attracted by the scene in the distance.
"Look!"
She exclaimed, pointing toward the distance.
Han Yu and Jiang Che looked in the direction of her finger and were instantly stunned—
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