The Journey of Immortal Cultivation

Chapter 1239: Chapter 633: Eh, Marriage? (Please, Please, Please Pink)_4

All born with a fine skin, such eye-catching handsome men are worth seizing the chance for a few more glances. However, the attendants standing beside trembled with fear, looks like a sharp exchange had just occurred.

It’s hard to say who won. Miluo has quite a venomous tongue, and Changtian isn’t one to be trifled with either...

Their hearing is excellent, naturally, they could hear her approaching. Miluo raised his head to greet her, then smiled at Changtian, "If you’re too busy, why not leave her in Songjiang City? Ordinary cultivators can’t handle this matter."

Leave her in Songjiang City to let this fox take care of her nearby? Changtian replied with a faint smile, "No need. All her divine skills were taught by me, naturally different from ordinary cultivators. She can go with me."

Only then did Miluo show some surprise, "She’s going too? Can she withstand the incursions of the Earth Vein’s evil Qi?"

Sitting by Changtian’s side, she knocked on the table discontentedly, "Could you two be clear about what the plan is? Where are you heading?" She was still standing here, yet these two were talking as if on their own, clearly showing a lack of respect for her as the involved party.

Miluo turned his red eyes towards her, "Do you know about the Earth Evil Vein?"

After pondering for a moment, she replied, "Heard a thing or two. Events have two sides, the universe has righteous Qi transforming into life-nurturing spiritual energy, naturally also has evil Qi, buried deep in the earth, gathered in the earth veins, known as the Earth Evil Vein?" Occasionally heard Changtian mention it during the westward journey, never deeply remembered it, always felt it was distant from her.

Miluo praised, "Good memory, what I discussed with the Divine Monarch was indeed about the newly appeared evil vein."

Without waiting for him to continue, Changtian had already turned to her, "Do you remember the little ghost girl we dealt with a few days ago?"

Coming to seek vengeance on Mr. and Mrs. Zeng, the ghost baby? She nodded.

"At that time, the black light emitted from her body was able to erode the Golden Chicken Armor you refined, which made me suspect, it was clearly the evil Qi at work. But in my memory, Hidden Stream had not reported the existence of an evil vein nearby." The number of evil veins in the world isn’t many, but it’s not surprising either, just what Hidden Stream had recorded, there were three, but none were nearby. "That area is all newly conquered by Hidden Stream, I originally thought the records might have been untimely, considering recording after returning.," He pointed toward Miluo, "But since this fox arrived, he said this evil vein was a new appearance, encompassing the entire Red Ghost Mountain Range, almost extending into Fengtian Prefecture’s territory."

New appearance, what does it mean? Ning Xiaoxian knew, evil veins are formed from accumulated blood grievances between heaven and earth, akin to forbidden lands for cultivators, cannot approach, otherwise it’ll attract karmic retribution, more critically, being in places thick with evil Qi would erode spiritual power and demonic power alike. She had also heard of cultivators who accidentally entered the range of an evil vein, resulting in their cultivation being suppressed akin to a mortal, eventually dying stifled.

Due to the presence of evil Qi, it alters local biological characteristics and appearances to a certain extent, that cultivators who wandered into the evil vein probably have also spawned bizarre creatures, with their own cultivation suppressed, for them to be quietly overcome wouldn’t be surprising.

Therefore, the intent of the Immortal sects and Demon sects recording evil veins isn’t exploitation, but avoidance, guiding disciples to steer clear of such places, lest their immortal path be disrupted and lives be lost.

However, she noted, regarding this evil vein under discussion, both Miluo and Changtian used "appear" rather than "discover", evidently this thing was originally nonexistent, now suddenly emerged. The formation of an evil vein is cumulative over time, whichever one’s geological age far exceeds Changtian’s own by much, how could a new evil vein suddenly pop up, unbeknownst to others?

If Hidden Stream’s demon crowd’s records were incomplete, that could be excused, after all, it’s newly acquired territory, yet to be thoroughly rectified. However, this evil vein also partly lies within the territory of Fengtian Prefecture, why is there no record within Fengtian Prefecture?

"Before departure, I asked Old Man Zeng, and the anomaly in Red Ghost Mountain appeared only half a year ago. Subsequently, the beasts within the woods grew agitated, hunters within villages entering the mountains went but never returned, thus nobody dared venture thereafter."

Miluo chimed in, "Coincidentally, the spies I dispatched also reported abnormalities appearing here half a year ago. Initially, my subordinates didn’t care much, only recorded this evil vein, who knew several skilled scouts dispatched to investigate all fell within the deep mountains. It was only then that the information reached me."

To be called skilled hands by him, naturally meant elite from Fengtian Prefecture sent forth. Even they fell within the mountains, no wonder Miluo showed some interest.

She opened her mouth, "Is there more? To make you rush over in the middle of the festive season, the reason isn’t adequate."

This time, Changtian handed her a jade scroll, "Take a look, and you’ll know."

She immersed her divine thought into the jade scroll, immediately seeing multiple scattered and fragmented images, mostly sharp-toothed, clawed monsters leaping suddenly out of darkness. These monsters were surrounded by black mist, from the images she could only vaguely discern they were large, resembling horses yet akin to giant ants, moving extremely swiftly. With her extensive experience, she’d never seen such peculiarly shaped monsters.

Subsequent images were chaotic and brief, clearly showing the person capturing these scenes often witnessing companions snatched away, while they themselves ran rapidly.

Soon, a frame flashed in her mind: a snow-covered valley desolate and empty, yet the ground suddenly splits open into a sinister crevice, like a soundless laughing mouth, pitch-black within, appeared unfathomably deep. The individuals recording this scene stood by the crevice, exchanged glances with their companions, first cast down some luminescent objects to monitor, then cautiously navigated down the cliff edge, slowly sinking into darkness.

Evidently, these people had arrived here, their cultivation already suppressed, even lacking divine skills such as sword control for flight, yet faithfully carrying out tasks instructed from above, seeing this, Ning Xiaoxian admired Miluo’s ability to command subordinates.

The final image flashing by, was an eerie large pit, where countless figures knelt uniformly, all hands bound behind, heads hung low! At a glance, at least several thousand. On the neighboring wall, mysterious and obscure text was engraved, somewhat resembling oracle bone script, partly similar to the characters she knew. Most importantly, the wall’s surface was flat and smooth, despite subdued color, the engraving’s strokes reflecting a metallic sheen.

These characters, unexpectedly made of metal. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you are welcome to visit qidian.com to cast recommendation votes, monthly votes, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)