The Valley of Life and Death stretches for tens of thousands of miles, almost as far as the eye can see.
The ground is pitch-black and lacks spiritual energy; the surface is paved with accumulated white bones, resembling the legendary Asura Hell, utterly desolate.
Yet at this mont, an old man and a young man walk among it. The old man has a ghostly aura, and the young man wears a green robe with silver hair. These two people are none other than Ye Qingchen and Zheng Jiuling!
Since the demise of Xing Nu, the two of them have traveled together, heading towards the end of the Valley of Life and Death. Although keeping Zheng Jiuling around was initially just on a whim, it must be said, it indeed saved him a lot of trouble.
After all, Zheng Jiuling has survived in the Valley of Life and Death for over a hundred years and knows everything about it.
"Since you are so knowledgeable about the Valley of Life and Death, why haven’t you left? Generally, such areas can’t trap you!"
Ye Qingchen had once asked.
After all.
Ye Qingchen had also ventured through a grand tomb and naturally understood that the stronger the tomb owner, the more terrifying the defenses within the tomb.
Zheng Jiuling managed to escape from the Celestial Immortal Tomb, which speaks volus about his escape skills.
"Mr. Ye, if I could leave, I would have done so long ago. It’s really impossible for to get out!" Zheng Jiuling sighed deeply, "Although Taotian Palace promised that if we could walk out of the Valley of Life and Death, we would gain freedom, in reality, it’s not the case!"
In Zheng Jiuling’s view, if he could escape from a Celestial Immortal Tomb, what more could a small Death Valley do?
But once he stepped into this place, he realized that the Valley of Life and Death was not as simple as he had imagined. Otherwise, Taotian Palace wouldn’t use it as a prison.
"What’s going on?" Ye Qingchen’s face darkened.
Zheng Jiuling could only honestly reveal the situation within the Valley of Life and Death, "In fact, the closer you get to the exit of the Valley of Life and Death, the more dangerous it becos. The danger doesn’t co from the arrays or traps but from the beings imprisoned here..."
"Although this Valley of Life and Death is a world of its own, it’s sowhat connected to the outside world; from ti to ti, spiritual energy gushes out from the exit."
"You know, those evil cultivators and the Demon Dao, to maintain spiritual energy, would even resort to cannibalism. Now with this spiritual energy, they’d definitely go mad!"
"So, the closer to the exit, the more powerful the beings that inhabit there! Anyone daring to step into those spiritual energy-rich areas will be attacked by them! Moreover, occupying the exit is a terrifying being..."
At this point, a trace of fear flickered in Zheng Jiuling’s eyes.
"A terrifying being?" Ye Qingchen raised an eyebrow.
"Indeed, he, like you, is a disciple of Taotian Palace. It’s said he’s the direct disciple of the Supre Elder of Celestial Moon Peak, but for so reason, he clashed with Ye Xu Kong and was personally suppressed by him in this Valley of Life and Death!"
Zheng Jiuling took a deep breath, "Three years ago, that existence wreaked havoc in the entire Valley of Life and Death, causing countless deaths, and finally occupied the exit but couldn’t leave!"
"One might even say he has beco the master of the Valley of Life and Death!"
"Oh? Such an existence?"
Ye Qingchen narrowed his eyes.
"His na is Han Buxiu!" Zheng Jiuling said word by word, "Three years ago, when he was suppressed here, he already had the cultivation of the Human Immortal Seventh Layer. Even if his realm hasn’t improved during these three years, his combat power is definitely terrifying!"
"So, without defeating him, let alone approaching the exit of the Valley of Life and Death, it’s impossible to leave?"
Ye Qingchen couldn’t help but frown.
Being a true disciple of Ye Xu Kong, even he was suppressed here? And this person had reached the Human Immortal Seventh Layer three years ago?
"With my current strength, even if I unleash all my divine techniques, dealing with Han Buxiu would be quite difficult!"
"Either comprehend the Second Form of the Great Freedom Heaven-Trapping Sword, or use the Heaven-Slaying Immortal Sword Scripture, or advance my cultivation one more level to the Human Immortal Third Layer!"
Thinking of this, Ye Qingchen decided to hold off for a mont and focus on raising his cultivation first.
He then turned to Zheng Jiuling and asked, "By the way, is there a place here suitable for training..."
Initially, Ye Qingchen was rely asking casually, not expecting Zheng Jiuling’s eyes to light up, "There really is! Not far from here is a White Bone Ridge, but there is a three-headed demon dragon lurking there, with a bit of spiritual energy! I sotis go there to absorb so spiritual energy to maintain my cultivation!"
"Oh?" Ye Qingchen’s eyes lit up.
Upon hearing Zheng Jiuling’s description, Ye Qingchen imdiately decided to set off. Although he had made substantial preparations to enter the Valley of Life and Death, seven days were still insufficient.
If he could slay the three-headed demon dragon and occupy White Bone Ridge, Ye Qingchen might not only advance his cultivation but also push the Ancient Dragon Elephant Technique a bit further.
"Alright, let’s head to White Bone Ridge then!"
With that in mind, Ye Qingchen made the decision promptly.
White Bone Ridge is just a small side path in the Valley of Life and Death, extrely secluded. Without Zheng Jiuling leading the way, Ye Qingchen would have had difficulty locating it.
Before they reached White Bone Ridge, Ye Qingchen already saw the scattered corpses lying everywhere, having accumulated for who knows how long. Obviously, these remains were of cultivators killed by the three-headed demon dragon.
Once they arrived at this place, Ye Qingchen indeed sensed a faint presence of spiritual energy in the air, barely noticeable. He could almost absorb it all in one breath.
Compared to the outside world, it was insignificant, but in the Valley of Life and Death, it was extrely precious.
No wonder Zheng Jiuling treated it like a treasure.
"Mr. Ye, what do you think?"
Zheng Jiuling asked with a smile.
"It’s acceptable!" Ye Qingchen replied coolly.
After all, he wasn’t here for the spiritual energy but for the three-headed demon dragon. He looked around and found that White Bone Ridge was not only vast in area but also had complex terrain, with mountains surrounding it and caves dotting the vicinity.
The vast White Bone Ridge occasionally had wisps of mist floating around, which was converged spiritual energy.
"So that’s how it is!"
Ye Qingchen nodded to himself.
This mountain formation inadvertently ford a natural spirit gathering array, concentrating the scarce spiritual energy in this otherwise desolate Valley of Life and Death, offering a hint of vitality to the evil cultivators and the Demon Dao here.
However, he wasn’t concerned about these.
"I suppose the three-headed demon dragon is hiding in one of these mountain caves in White Bone Ridge!"
Not seeing the three-headed demon dragon, Ye Qingchen rubbed his chin thoughtfully.
However, just as he was about to use his divine sense to search for the location of the three-headed demon dragon, a cold voice suddenly ca from behind, "Zheng Jiuling, who gave you the guts to bring others to White Bone Ridge?"
Ye Qingchen turned his head and saw several evil cultivators glaring at him viciously.
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