156, Enter the Valley
The woman's tone was gentle, but her words were crisp. As soon as she finished speaking, her husband pulled her again, with a somewhat helpless expression.
Mo Tian Ge could roughly guess what the man thought, this woman was indeed straightforward, if she were someone with a bad temper, hearing her words would likely make him unhappy.
Mo Tian Ge didn't bother to make a fuss, and besides, the woman was just too straightforward, without any intention of offending. He said: "This sister is right, let me think about it for a moment."
When she heard this, the woman smiled and said: "You should think carefully, little sister."
That man saw that she didn't take advantage of her higher cultivation to attack them, and he also let out a sigh of relief. Although the couple was only two people, their cultivation was far inferior to others, even if they joined forces, against a Foundation Establishment middle-stage cultivator at his peak, they would win less often than lose.
Fang Zhengdao looked up at the sky and said, "Ye Daoyou, it's better to make a decision quickly. The longer we drag on, the more people will come."
Moy Tian Ge felt a slight sense of surprise in her heart, this Fang Zheng Dao person. Her divine consciousness was also very powerful, and she had only just detected someone approaching.
"In that case, let's set off quickly then."
Upon hearing her words, all three of them were overjoyed.
Fang Zhengdao looked around and quickly set up a soundproof boundary, saying: "Ye Daoyou, may I ask what kind of cultivation method you are practicing?" Seeing Mo Tian Ge's uneasy expression, he immediately added, "The undercurrents of evil energy and the fierce winds are extremely strong, Ye Daoyou would do best to have a restraining cultivation method."
Mo Tian Ge thought for a moment and replied: "Although I have no magical powers, I do have a treasure that can try to withstand the gale."
Upon hearing her words, the other three were overjoyed. Fang Zhengdao applauded: "This is for the best, if we say that the miasma is toxic, I have a kind of detoxifying pill, its effect is extremely good, after swallowing it, just close your breath and cultivate your internal energy. Ye Dao, can your treasure protect us four from being invaded by the evil wind?"
"You have to see it to know."
After a brief discussion, the four of them took out their flying artifacts and dove into the valley amidst the envious gazes of many Qi-refining cultivators.
Moy Tian Ge took out an ordinary flying sword, and a white silk handkerchief that was to play the role of resisting the wind in this trip. The white silk handkerchief was a treasure, taking it out had already attracted attention, and also let others discover its many uses. It was inevitable that people would be envious.
After a brief conversation, Meng Tian Ge already knew that the husband's name was Yao Zi Xiu and the wife's name was Shang Ru Wan. They came from a family of immortal cultivators, and had been together since childhood. Later, their family declined, and the two became wandering cultivators. It could be said that these two people were extremely lucky, as they unintentionally saved a seriously injured Yuan Ying cultivator. The Yuan Ying cultivator was grateful to them for saving his life, and repaid them with several foundation-establishing pills. With these pills, the couple surprisingly established their foundations together.
Originally, as a foundation-building cultivator, it wouldn't be difficult to find a small sect to stay in, but they had already gotten used to wandering the world and didn't like being restricted. Moreover, their innate talents were not outstanding, so even if they joined a sect, it would be hard for them to have hope of achieving success in cultivating the elixir. It's better to just continue as a loose cultivator, which is more comfortable anyway.
The Mo Tian Ge looked at the business like a gentle and straightforward person, with a more open-minded personality than many elite disciples in the sect. Her husband, Yao Zi Xiu, was relatively quiet and had a smoother personality, which complemented her well. The two were harmonious and loving, looking very affectionate.
As for that Fang Zhengdao person, he is also a loose cultivator, quite old in years and rich in experience, but his true nature can't be seen yet.
The three of them guessed that she was a sect disciple, and Mo Tian Ge did not deny it, but instead skirted around the issue, only saying that she was just passing by and happened to run into them, so she came to take a look.
Flying down from the mountain valley, only misty air can be seen in the valley, and it is bottomless. They flew down for a while and soon reached the edge of the miasma.
Fang Zhengdao gave his antidote to the three of them, Mo Tian Ge received it but didn't swallow it and instead secretly exchanged it with her own pellet. This Fang Zhengdao seemed not suspicious at all, but after all, they had just met, so it was better to be cautious.
Then, Mo Tian Ge took out a white silk handkerchief, recited the incantation, and the white silk handkerchief instantly transformed into bricks that fell from all sides, surrounding the four people like a house.
This is the result of her five-year retreat. The white silk handkerchief could only transform into a brick wall at first, but after its cultivation was enhanced, it could increase multiple surfaces and its defense became stronger.
Under the protection of the white silk scarf that had turned into a brick wall, the four people flew down cautiously.
The plague was not severe, and after flying for a while, the wind outside started to howl. The wind grew more and more fierce, sharp as if it were tearing something apart, hitting the brick wall heavily.
Mo Tian Ge slightly furrowed his brow, this gale was indeed fierce. If not for the white silk handkerchief having been refined by a Xian Tian cultivator, it wouldn't be an ordinary treasure, and probably couldn't withstand it either.
Seeing her face turn slightly pale, Shang Ruyun's expression was worried and she asked in a low voice: "Ye family's younger sister, can you hold on?"
Mo Tian Ge's face turned pale as he said, "The spiritual energy is a bit insufficient, you two husband and wife help me with one arm."
Shang Ruyun and Yao Zixiu exchanged a glance, joined hands in a seal, Yao Zixiu transmitted his spiritual energy to Shang Ruyun, who then passed it on to Mo Tian Ge.
That Fang Zhengdao was fully prepared and on high alert, ready for any unexpected event.
The storm is getting more and more intense, and the three of them are gradually losing their spiritual energy, starting to take medicinal pellets.
Because Fang Zhengdao gave the elixir to avoid the plague, Mo Tian Ge also used a treasure to block the evil wind. Yao Shi's husband had nothing to contribute, and neither of them dared to call out in pain. They silently ate the Supplementing Spirit Elixir, transferring all their spiritual energy to Mo Tian Ge.
Time passed slowly, and Yao's husband finally finished the Bu Ling Dan. Yao Zi Xiu opened a Qian Kun bag and asked Shang Ru Yu in a low voice: "Ru Yu, do you still have any Bu Ling Dan?"
Shang Ruo's face turned pale and she shook her head: "This is the last bottle." They were just ordinary loose cultivators, and their family was not wealthy.
Mo Tian Ge swallowed another Bu Ling Dan and said: "Fang Zheng Dao friend, you come to replace them, how is it?"
Now the four of them were on a boat, Fang Zhengdao said with a nod, "Brother Yao, you and your wife rest for a while first, I still have some Bu Ling Dan on me, it can hold out for a bit."
Yao's husband Dan Yao has done his best, what is there to disallow? Yao Zi Xiu Dao: "In that case, we won't be polite anymore."
Fang Zhengdao joined his palms together and manipulated the flow of energy, channeling spiritual energy into Hou Tian Ge's back heart. Yao Zixu and Shang Ruyu took advantage of the opportunity to close their eyes and rest.
At this time, the outside was humming, and suddenly several strong gusts of wind struck, heavily hitting the brick wall outside. Mo Tian Ge temporarily lost control of the brick wall, and the four people were instantly dizzy and disoriented.
Shang Ruo Wan called out: "Xiu Ge!"
Yao Zixiu hastily rushed over, and the two of them tightly grasped each other's hands, stabilizing their bodies together.
Mo Tian Ge and Fang Zheng's cultivation was higher than theirs, and their reaction was also faster. As soon as they found that the magic treasure had lost control, Mo Tian Ge immediately bit his tongue and spat out a mouthful of blood essence, forcibly taking back control of the magic treasure. Fang Zheng also immediately re-circulated his energy, striking his spiritual energy onto Mo Tian Ge's body.
The purple energy dissipated, and the four of them steadied themselves. Mo Tian Ge said, "This is not good, if the storm gets any stronger, my treasure won't be able to hold on either."
Upon hearing this, the other three people furrowed their brows. They had personally experienced it and naturally knew how fierce the gale was. At present, the two Yao family members had used up all of their Bu Ling Dan, and their spiritual energy was insufficient. Continuing on would make self-preservation a problem. Fang Zhengdao still had some remaining strength, but Mo Tian Ge wouldn't be able to hold on without the protection of the white silk handkerchief. He also wouldn't be able to survive in the gale.
Hesitation, another wave of energy surged. Mo Tian Ge had been prepared this time and had been firmly controlling the white silk handkerchief with his divine sense, but this wave of energy was even stronger. Even though Mo Tian Ge's divine sense was powerful, he felt that his heart was willing but his strength was insufficient. He made a swift decision and shouted: "No way, we have to go back!"
Fang Zhengdao hesitated: "This...haven't we almost reached the bottom already?"
"Raise your voice again, I can't hold on any longer. Fang Zhengdao, you friend, can you guarantee that you will hold on?"
This sentence made Fang Zhengdao silent. His cultivation was a bit lower than Mo Tian Ge, and if Mo Tian Ge couldn't hold on, he didn't need to say anything either.
Another gust of wind struck, and Shang Ruyan's face turned pale as she spat out a mouthful of blood.
Yao Zixiu's face turned pale with shock: "Wanmei!"
Moye Song stopped talking and immediately changed the direction of her flying sword. If she continued like this, she would lose her life in no time. She wasn't a loose cultivator, she had a sect and a master, and was talented with abundant elixirs. Even if there was no such treasure that might exist, she still had a future on the path to immortality. To die for something that may not even exist would be a waste of her life!
Fang Zheng called out as soon as he saw her change direction: "Ye Daoyou!" seemingly somewhat reluctant.
Mo Tian Ge said coldly: "If we don't go back now, we'll all die here! No matter how good the treasure is, it's useless if we're dead!"
Fang Zheng's face turned red, but he didn't say anything else. He wasn't as old as these few people, so he had to seize the opportunity while he still could. But if he were to offend this little girl now, without her treasure's protection, he would immediately die here! He looked at the valley below, his face filled with a reluctant expression.
Yao Zixiu also felt discontent. Shang Ruyuan whispered beside him, "Brother Xiu, what's most important is that we're together."
Yao Zixiu remained silent for a while before softly responding with an "Mm".
They flew silently upwards, and the storm finally subsided, allowing the four of them to breathe a sigh of relief.
But suddenly a loud rumble, Mr. and Mrs. Yao looked up and were shocked: "Two Taoist friends!"
Mo Tian Ge raised his head along their line of sight and widened his eyes in shock.
It turned out that a piece of rock on the mountain wall was blown off by the strong wind and fell towards them!
"Brother Yao, hurry up and get out of the way!" Fang Zhengdao shouted.
The two men of the Yao family reacted quickly and joined hands to form a seal, creating a protective shield above everyone's heads.
This white silk scarf turned into a brick wall with only four sides, unable to block the falling boulders from above, and can only rely on this protective cover.
Mochen Song saw this scene, his heart sank, and he didn't have time to care about anything else. He reached into the Qiankun bag, grabbed a handful of Dan Yao, and stuffed it into his mouth. Suddenly, he felt a massive shockwave throughout his body, and those boulders were already falling towards them!
First, Mr. Yao's husband struggled to hold on; second, the protective cover shook and dimmed; third, the protective cover finally broke.
Mó Tiān Gē suddenly lost control of the brick wall, she immediately joined her palms together, and the four walls turned back into white silk scarves. She pinched a finger seal, just about to return to the Virtual Heaven Realm, but even this little time she couldn't hold on, instantly being swept into the whirlwind of jīdàng...
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It was unclear how much time had passed when Mo Tian Ge slowly opened his eyes.
It hurts...... My whole body hurts......
She closed her eyes and mobilized her spiritual energy, allowing it to flow through her meridians one by one, and the pain in her body finally eased a bit.
After a long time, she finally had the strength and slowly sat up.
She turned her head and looked around, and what she saw in front of her made her feel surprised.
Green grass is like a canopy, the sun shines brightly, the breeze blows gently, and the water flows babblingly. What I see before my eyes is almost a picturesque scene like a paradise on earth.
She recalled what happened before she fainted.
Found the spiritual energy moving, searching, with Yao Shi's husband Fang Zhengdao accompanied by going down to the valley, the wind was blowing fiercely... In the end, she wanted to enter the Void Sky Realm but didn't make it in time, and was rolled up by the fierce wind, losing consciousness.
She was fine, without any injuries. Her dantian and meridians were extremely resilient, undamaged. The reason she didn't have external wounds was because she wore a suit of Qiankun Yun Silk Armor. This magical tool was something Qin Xi had stolen from the Guiyuan Temple of the Yunwu Sect when they left the mountain, and given to her along with the Du Di Chi. The Du Di Chi had saved her life once before, and now this Qiankun Yun Silk Armor had also saved her life...
Wipe away distracting thoughts, and the song of the wild sky rises up.
This is a valley, but it's completely different from the one that was shrouded in mist and filled with eerie winds. What place is this? How did she end up here?
She took out a white silk handkerchief and stepped on it, flying into the air. From mid-air, she looked down to see that this was a piece of land in the shape of a cross, surrounded by steep cliffs. Except for flying upwards, there was no way out for the time being. Mo Tian Ge carefully flew along the rock wall.
I don't know what happened to Mr. Yao and Fang Zhengdao, there are two people with the surname Yao, Fang Zhengdao has a lot of experience, I think he should also have some self-defense skills. The birds here are singing and fragrant, the trees and grass are lush, occasionally small harmless animals run by, I think it should be safe?
As his gaze swept downwards, he suddenly spotted a patch of dark something, and Mo Tian Ge's eyebrows furrowed slightly as he descended downwards.
This thing... looks like a pile of stones. The further down you go, the clearer it becomes, and it seems to be... a stone statue!
The spirit of the wild sky shook, and it swept down. There was a stone statue, indicating that there were signs of human presence. Since there were signs of human presence, one could ask clearly what this place was and what was going on.
Fell on the ground, Mo Tian Ge looked up at the sky.
This stone statue is tens of meters high, looking at its eyebrows and eyes, it seems to be a woman, with a high bun and phoenix hairpin on her head, wearing some strange clothes, a short upper garment tightly wrapped around the upper body, revealing the entire shoulder, while the lower body is a long skirt, although it's a carving, it has a flowing and dynamic feeling.
This attire... seems to be from thousands of years ago! Thousands of years ago, women did not dress like they do nowadays, wrapping themselves up tightly. They considered bare shoulders beautiful and loved wearing long skirts, so ethereal and otherworldly, just like the flying fairies in paintings.
Mò Tiān Gē looked at the stone statue again, and found that it was covered with moss, seemingly having not been taken care of for a long time. She felt somewhat disappointed, it seemed that most people in the valley had moved away.
Underneath this stone statue, there is a stone pedestal, which seems to be an altar. The incense burner is also overgrown with wild grass.
Mo Tian Ge suddenly furrowed his brow, placed his hand on the incense burner of that altar, and gently swept it. A faint stream of spiritual energy emerged.
Thanks to Happy Innocence 288, Sha Yue Lian, Sometimes Fuzhou Yin La!, Simm's Pink Ticket, and Sa Sa's classmate's reward. Didn't miss anyone, right? This is the 4,000th chapter, I'll put it here first and update later.