Chapter 494: Chapter 2 Entering the Southern Border
A downpour had turned Lin Yun’s letter of reassurance into a plea for help.
As she looked at the blood letters above, the Snow Maiden’s eyes reddened.
She couldn’t fathom just how dire the situation must be for Lin Yun to have written such a blood letter; the blurred bloodstains inevitably conjured up the image of Lin Yun lying in a pool of blood.
At that moment, her worries were the last thing on her mind.
All it took was one command, and the entire army was mobilized!
Snowstep: "..."
Seeing her master so agitated, Snowstep figured she must have misunderstood something.
That wasn’t Lin Yun’s blood, that was mine!
Snowstep nibbled at the Snow Maiden’s skirt to direct her attention to its own wounds.
Now, you should understand, right?
Although Lin Yun had treated Snowstep, the wound would still take some time to completely heal.
When the Snow Maiden saw Snowstep’s injuries and the many hairs it had lost, she felt even more certain that Lin Yun must be in dire straits.
"I understand, you’re trying to tell me that you encountered very difficult circumstances, and even you have been injured, right? I will definitely rescue him. If I can’t bring him back, I will ensure all those who hurt him will join him in death!"
Snowstep: "..."
It was all over; there was no way to clarify now.
Snowstep cried out anxiously, but alas, it couldn’t speak human language.
The Snow Maiden stroked its head and soothed it, "Don’t worry, I’ll give it my all."
At this moment, the Snow Maiden felt a certain power awakening within her.
She thought of what Yuxuan had once told her, to steal away her Fulong and develop her own abilities, but back then the Snow Maiden didn’t understand and saw no results.
But now, she felt it.
That heavy power, that of the earth, the water, the mountains, the invincible strength.
This was the true power of the Snow Mountain Goddess, which could be unleashed even away from Snow Mountain.
The army marched out across the Grassland, and unlike previous minor skirmishes, the Snow Maiden’s awakening was completely different this time. With determination, she would find Lin Yun, even if it meant flattening the Central Plains. She no longer considered the possibility of the sects there uniting against her.
Meanwhile, Lin Yun, oblivious to everything happening in the Central Plains,
had delved deep with Lin Yu into the land of the Southern Border, the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains.
This place was cut off from news and rife with poisonous miasma.
The Southern Border was said to have a hundred thousand great mountains, which was an exaggeration, but not by much.
The land was cold and damp, a paradise for the growth of poisonous creatures.
In Lin Yun’s eyes, this land was a kaleidoscope of blacks.
Compared to the chill and bleakness of the northern autumn winds, the Southern Border was still a vivid green, with occasional bursts of brightly blooming flowers and an array of birds and beasts weaving through.
In the Southern Border, Lin Yun saw the colorful wonders of nature and also the threads of darkness hidden within.
Deadly dangers lurked beneath the beautiful exterior.
This was the Southern Border.
Though Lin Yu’s cultivation level was high, there were still powerful figures in the Southern Border, and the Gu Worm Techniques were unpredictable. Lin Yu had suffered setbacks before, but now, less fearful with higher cultivation, she remained cautious. This time, as someone seeking help, she didn’t plan on provoking conflicts; a peaceful resolution was preferable.
The first step was not to appear overly imposing.
Hence, once they were outside the Southern Border, Lin Yu stopped using Sword Flight and instead, took Lin Yun by the hand to climb the mountain on foot.
She and the Flower Fairy had visited Miaojiang a long time ago, so she had a certain degree of familiarity with the place.
Seeing Lin Yun’s curiosity about everything, she hurriedly spoke out to warn him, "Don’t touch anything here carelessly, be careful of the poison."
According to Lin Yun’s trials, the more brightly colored something was, the more likely it was to be poisonous; and in the Southern Border, even less vibrant colors could signify severe toxicity, perhaps even deadlier.
Lin Yun naturally understood this, but although he hadn’t broken through to become an Upper Realm Cultivator, his physique should be immune to all poisons. It was only the extraordinary poison of the Yin Yang Soul Chaser Spider that had made it difficult for him to resist.
Like the last time at the Cloud Rain Sect, he hadn’t been poisoned at all, which, thinking back, he felt was somewhat regrettable.
"I remember this place is Bajiao Village, belonging to the Black Wind Tribe. Be careful later, and don’t look at the girls here."
"Why can’t I look?"
Lin Yun instantly felt there must be a story behind this, but Lin Yu said seriously, "If you look at other women, I’ll get angry."
Lin Yun: "..."
Lin Yu was flirting with all seriousness, catching Lin Yun completely off guard; he was stunned for a moment before he quickly caught on.
"Then I won’t look at anyone else. I’ll just look at you."
"You looked at Fang Yu more when you were with her."
Women are the best at dredging up the past, and even though Fang Yu wasn’t there, it didn’t stop her from keeping score.
Lin Yun felt a tingling on his scalp; this was inevitable, after all—Fang Yu had a greater pull!
"Well...."
Lin Yun was at a loss for words to gloss over the situation, and in the end, he could only admit candidly, "It’s because... "
He whispered something in Lin Yu’s ear, which immediately made her blush. She had just been teasing Lin Yun, not expecting him to respond so candidly.
"You! Shallow!"
Lin Yu said that, but as she walked, she subconsciously puffed out her chest.
She was clearly not lacking, just a little less than Fang Yu.
But as a cultivator, why care about the mortal shell? It’s all an illusion!
"Yu’er, don’t be angry. Your legs are very beautiful too," coaxed Lin Yun.
"Shallow, despicable!"
Lin Yu kept scolding, but inside, she felt somewhat proud.
Her tall and well-proportioned figure, although not as busty as Fang Yu’s, was graced by especially long legs.
Lin Yun caught up with her and took Lin Yu’s hand, and hand in hand they entered Bajiao Village.
The Southern Border’s fortresses were built along the mountainsides, and with eighteen major strongholds and several minor ones, they were all easy to defend.
The many mountains of the Southern Border constrained their prospects, preventing them from expanding beyond self-preservation at first.
But after many years of recuperation and growth, the population increased while resources dwindled, making struggles ever more fierce.
When Lin Yun and Lin Yu were heading up the mountain, they happened upon a battle.
A group dressed in white was besieging another clad in black, with poisonous insects and ferocious beasts all around, sparing little need for the humans to act themselves.
These Gu Worm Technique users resembled summoners, letting their summoned beasts fight for them, vaguely similar to the Yu Ling Sect. However, Yu Ling Sect’s members, aside from controlling Spirit Beasts, also had formidable martial skill and worked in synergy with their beasts, and that’s how they maintained their status within the Top Three Sects.
Yet this battle method of the Southern Border mountain people almost made Lin Yun laugh.
If he were to make a move, he could simply neutralize those controlling the Gu Worms and beasts in one go, and the battle would end right there.
Because of the ongoing battle, Lin Yun and Lin Yu inadvertently stepped into a trap. When the trap was triggered, poison darts were first shot at them, quickly followed by various toxic liquids, with an assortment of weapons beneath their feet, and venomous snakes hidden below as well.
Such child’s play might be formidable against mortals, but for a cultivator like Lin Yu, it was merely a flick of the wrist, and all attacks dissipated into nothing.
However, Lin Yu seemed to have used too much force; with one strike, the battling sides’ poisonous insects were all scattered by the gale...
