Chapter 124 It turns out to be Yang Guo
Chapter 124 It turns out to be Yang Guo
"It would be understandable if more than half of our Qixia Sect disciples were injured, but the other disciples are all unharmed. Putting aside Elder Du, with Ru'er's abilities, how could she possibly be in trouble?" Lu Ziqing frowned and said, still unwilling to believe it.
"I don't know the specifics of this matter either. Perhaps the two of them are really fine, but there is a problem with the magic array."
"In that case, each of us will take several disciples and search the outskirts of Hundred Flowers Valley. Perhaps something went wrong when they sent the message, and they were teleported to another location."
After a moment's thought, Ouyang Xuan's eyes flashed, and he spoke.
"Good!" The other elders naturally had no objections.
……
Du Fan and Chen Ru were still in the Burial Dragon Abyss, plummeting straight down towards the bottom of the valley.
At this moment, their expressions had become extremely strange, and they looked at each other in silence...
"The time for retreating from the valley has long passed, so why haven't the rumors about you and me spread yet?" Chen Ru's expression finally turned uncertain as she asked in confusion.
"It's hard to say. Perhaps it's because of our rapid descent, or perhaps it's because this place is no longer within the Hundred Flowers Valley."
"No matter what, I feel like I'm stuck between life and death. We can't keep falling like this forever, can we?" Du Fan rolled his eyes helplessly and said without any temper.
"Hehe, this is not bad either. It's much more interesting than cultivating every day," Chen Ru said with a smile.
"I'd rather cultivate. I don't want to become the first person in history to starve to death in the air," Du Fan sighed.
"Hehe, you won't starve to death. There is still spiritual energy here. When you are hungry, you can maintain your energy by circulating your qi and breathing slightly," Chen Ru said with a chuckle and a wink.
"That's true. Hmm? Have you noticed that our descent speed seems to be slowing down? It's not very obvious, but there's still this trend." Du Fan nodded, but the next moment, his expression suddenly changed, and he spoke.
"Yes, I feel the same way. I suppose even if the Burial Dragon Abyss is deep, it can't be a bottomless pit. Could it be that we're about to reach the bottom?" Chen Ru frowned and said in a low voice.
"Are you worried that at our current rate of descent, we'll be killed if we suddenly hit the ground?" Du Fan asked with a wry smile.
"It would be too embarrassing if we really fell to our deaths," Chen Ru wrinkled her nose and sighed softly.
"In fact, in my hometown, even if an ordinary person falls off a cliff, there is a 99% chance that they will not die, and there is a high chance that they will be blessed with good fortune."
Du Fan suddenly recalled some melodramatic scenes from TV dramas from his past life, and couldn't help but smile, saying thoughtfully.
"How could a mortal fall off a cliff and not die?" Chen Ru's eyes widened upon hearing this.
Ten days later...
"Holy crap! It's Yang Guo! I thought it was Zhang Wuji..."
This was Du Fan's last thought before he fell into the pool of water at the bottom of the valley. After that, he passed out... Of course, Chen Ru also passed out with him.
……
More than half a month later, in the main hall of Qixia Sect, about a hundred people were arguing loudly, creating a noisy and chaotic scene, as if a pot had been boiled over.
These people included not only the sect leader, elders, and retainers of the Qixia Sect, but also more than ten elders from the Seven Star Merchant Alliance, among whom Qiao Jiangnan was prominently featured.
"What? You mean we're just going to let Du's matter drop?" An elder from the Seven Star Merchant Alliance glared angrily at a retainer from the Qixia Sect.
"What else can we do? Elder Du is in Hundred Flowers Valley and hasn't come out, so he must have perished there. What more do you want?" The Qixia Sect's elder spread his hands, looking quite frustrated.
"Fairy Lu, you also went to your sect's Hundred Flowers Valley trip. Are you sure that Elder Du didn't spread the word from elsewhere?" In the Seven Star Merchant Alliance, a beautiful young woman in red frowned and spoke to Lu Ziqing.
"Sister Hong, we have been searching along the outskirts of Hundred Flowers Valley for many days, but we have not found any trace of Elder Du. I suspect that Elder Du is probably in grave danger," Lu Ziqing sighed and said.
"Ouyang Xuan, you bastard! How could you let Du Gongfeng into Hundred Flowers Valley? Don't you know how dangerous Hundred Flowers Valley is?" A burly man pointed at Ouyang Xuan's nose and shouted angrily.
"Fellow Daoist Lei, Elder Du requested to go in himself, what does it have to do with me? Our Qixia Sect's disciple with the Light Spirit Root hasn't come out either, so if you're looking for me, who am I supposed to look for!"
Even with his excellent self-control, Ouyang Xuan was now agitated and flustered. His face turned red, and he shouted hoarsely, his refined demeanor completely gone.
Qiao Jiangnan stood deep within the main hall, side by side with the Maple Leaf Sect Master, his brows furrowed, deep in worry. He had no intention of paying any attention to the chaotic scene in the hall.
The Maple Leaf Sect Master stood to the side, his face ashen and his gaze icy. The Qixia Sect disciples had returned with a full harvest from their trip to Hundred Flowers Valley, setting a record that had stood for thousands of years. However, at this moment, no joy could be seen on his face.
"Alas, Maple Leaf Sect Master, I know you are in a bad mood right now. Chen Ru is not only your beloved disciple, but also a rare cultivator with the Light Spirit Root, which is related to the future of Qixia Sect."
However, the matter of Du Gongfeng is equally thorny. Everyone in the alliance knows how much Vice Alliance Leader Xiao values Du Gongfeng. After learning that Du Gongfeng was in trouble, she seemed to have gone mad and wanted to storm the Wentian Sect.
If it weren't for the combined efforts of those vice-alliance leaders, the consequences would have been unimaginable. Therefore, Vice-Alliance Leader Cao asked me to come to Qixia Sect immediately to discuss a foolproof plan with you.
Qiao Jiangnan sighed and spoke.
"I know Senior Xiao's temper quite well. If she really values Elder Du that much, I'm afraid the seniors of your alliance won't be able to stop her for long. When that happens, Zhongzhou will inevitably be in chaos. This matter is indeed thorny."
Upon hearing this, the Maple Leaf Sect Master could only put Chen Ru's matter aside for the time being. After pondering for a long while, he shook his head and smiled bitterly.
"It's not just that. The various forces on the Nine Provinces Continent are intertwined and interconnected. If the Central Province is in chaos, the Nine Provinces will be in chaos. If the Nine Provinces are in chaos, either the demonic cultivators in the west or the monsters in the south will take the opportunity to penetrate into our Nine Provinces Continent, which will be a catastrophe for the cultivation world."
Qiao Jiangnan's eyes flashed, and he spoke in a heavy tone with a worried expression.
"Elder Qiao's concerns are not without merit. In your opinion, how should this matter be handled?" Although the Maple Leaf Sect Master was the head of a sect and held great power, he was currently troubled and could not think of a good solution for the time being.
"The only option now is to try to forcibly break the ancient restrictions outside Hundred Flowers Valley," Qiao Jiangnan said, a glint of light flashing in his eyes.
"Break the ancient restriction? Elder Qiao, are you joking? This restriction has existed for tens of thousands of years. If it were really that easy to break, Hundred Flowers Valley wouldn't exist today." Maple Leaf Sect Master was taken aback at first, then frowned and said.
"Whether we can break it or not, we should try. Our Seven Star Merchant Alliance will naturally send several array masters, as well as the vice alliance leader and the supreme elder to handle this matter."
The Wentian Sect and the Yandang Sect are also involved in this matter. If a full-scale war breaks out, neither of them can escape it. Therefore, they must also send people this time!
"No matter what, we must find Du Gongfeng there, alive or dead!"
A resolute glint flashed in Qiao Jiangnan's eyes as he spoke in a deep voice.
"That's all we can do for now. Elder Qiao and your fellow Daoists, please stay at Qixia Sect for the time being. I will meet with our sect's patriarch later to discuss how our major forces can join forces to break the restrictions on Hundred Flowers Valley."
The Maple Leaf Sect Master pondered for a moment, took a deep breath, and nodded.
……
Buried beneath Dragon Abyss, at the bottom of Hundred Flowers Valley, beside the stream.
A man and a woman lay there, pressed tightly together, motionless and unconscious.
These two were none other than Du Fan and Chen Ru, who had fallen from the Dragon Burial Abyss in Hundred Flowers Valley. They first landed in the deep pool at the bottom of the valley and then drifted here with the stream.
After an unknown amount of time, Du Fan's index finger twitched slightly, then his brows furrowed and his eyelids blinked.
After about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Du Fan slowly opened his eyes. However, his eyes were filled with confusion and his gaze was unfocused, indicating that he was not fully awake.
Perhaps it was the icy cold of the stream that made Du Fan suddenly shiver. His eyes gradually regained focus, and then, as if remembering something, he abruptly sat up.
But this sudden movement immediately made him grimace, gasp, and several large beads of sweat instantly appeared on his forehead.
It turned out that he had suffered serious injuries when he fell into the pool that day due to the terrifying speed of the fall, and it was likely that several of his bones were broken. When he suddenly got up, he aggravated the broken bones, which caused him unbearable pain.
However, Du Fan ignored all of this and, enduring the pain, turned his head to look. There, a graceful and charming figure appeared before his eyes.
The paint that had been applied to the woman's face had faded, revealing a beautiful and captivating face, presumably from being soaked in the cold pool water.
Du Fan breathed a slight sigh of relief, but the next moment, his heart jumped again, because he noticed that Chen Ru's face was as pale as paper, and her originally rosy lips were now deathly white and shriveled.
His heart skipped a beat, and he quickly released a wisp of his divine sense. Upon scanning, he discovered that the woman's aura was extremely weak, as if she was exhaling more than inhaling, and she was on the verge of death.
This discovery startled Du Fan. He immediately disregarded the differences between men and women and released a divine sense to scan every part of Chen Ru's body.
After a long while, Du Fan's face turned extremely pale, his expression was filled with worry, and there was even a hint of panic in his eyes.
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