Chapter 0031 - Midnight Medicine Mountain

On the east side of Medicine Mountain, there was a ridge of debris that was rugged and lonely.

Qin Wen came here in the early hours of midnight, approaching Medicine Mountain in the darkness.

Ling Xue knew he was coming and didn't say much when they met, leading him into Medicine Mountain and walking along the path towards the mountainside at five hundred meters. She was familiar with the patrol arrangements of Medicine Mountain and easily avoided everyone.

Shortly after they entered Medicine Mountain, the roaring stopped and the entire Medicine Mountain was surprisingly quiet, not even the sound of insects chirping.

Ling Xue looked back at him, Qin Wen didn't say anything, he could feel the strong call and agitation of the Asura Blade in his Dantian Qi Sea.

Since he was here, there was nothing to worry about, he wanted to see what was there.

Ling Xue led him to the mountainside, which used to be an ancient and aesthetically pleasing piece of forest, but now it had turned into a deep pit hundreds of meters deep, filled with hideous cracks inside and out, so deep that it was impossible to see the bottom, and littered with broken rocks and rotten trees.

A huge monstrous stone was stuck diagonally in the deep pit, reflecting a pitiful white light in the moonlight. Thick waves of air swirled around it, distorting the space, and one could feel the strong power there. The boulder was wrapped in thick golden chains, making its silhouette more like a struggling man. One end of the chains was wrapped around it, and the other end was firmly embedded deep into the ground, glittering with golden light and splendor and majesty.

"The elders have just left, but they could come back at any time, what are you going to do?" Ling Xue also took a second chance, but there was always something to try.

"You really haven't told your master?"

"I'm looking for you in a personal capacity."

"Are you sure I can fix it?"

"Not sure, try it. For Yueqing's sake, you better pray that you can do something."

Qin Wen was about to raise his foot, then slowly stepped back, "I have one request, no matter what happens later, take me back to the camp and never let anyone touch me."

"You can trust me."

What else can you do if you don't believe me? Qin Wen took a deep breath and cautiously approached the ruins.

The boulder was very quiet, as if it had sensed Qin Wen's arrival, the wave of air it was penetrating visibly decreased.

Ling Xue frowned at the boulder and Qin Wen, could it really have an effect? Did her sudden awakening really have something to do with Qin Wen?

Qin Wen was walking very slowly, it would be a lie to say that he wasn't nervous.

Ling Xue was also watching nervously, if there was any abnormality, she would stop it at the first opportunity.

The closer Qin Wen walked, the weaker the air wave that penetrated the boulder became, recycling like a raging tide, and by the time he stood in front of the boulder and looked up, the air wave had completely disappeared. Aside from the shapes and chains that made the stone look strange, there didn't seem to be any other anomalies.

Before, the stone was only a dozen meters above the ground, but now, it was deeply embedded in a huge pit that was thirty to fifty meters deep.

At that moment, not only was the boulder silent, but the Asura Sword was also silent.

The moonlight was streaming down, the spirit mist was misty, and it was deathly quiet.

Qin Wen slowly circled around the boulder, while Ling Xue stood at the edge of the pit, waiting intently.

After a long time, Qin Wen looked at Ling Xue at the edge of the pit, his brows furrowed.

Ling Xue's heart tightened, something was wrong: "What is it?"

"What should I do?"

"... "Ling Xue was speechless.

"What exactly is sealed inside?"

"It doesn't threaten you."

"You're in a good mood."

"..."

Qin Wen tentatively raised his hand and grabbed the boulder.

"Buzz!" The bottom of the deep pit shook violently, as if something was bumping against it.

Clattering, the chains immediately tightened, the golden light smelling of much more.

Ling Xue secretly clutched her ice sword and watched nervously.

However, the impact only appeared once, and then there was no more movement.

Qin Wen was alert for a while, pressing his hands against the boulder and looking to feel it. However, there was no sensation other than the cold and smooth surface of the boulder, and after lying on it for a while and listening, there was no movement.

Strange, summoning me here in such a hurry, why is there no movement?

Ling Xue was also strange, "What have you found?"

Qin Wen left the boulder and reached out to knock, still no movement.

"Try again." Ling Xue encouraged.

"How can I try, I can still pluck it?" Qin Wen pushed twice, shrugged his shoulders, and left the deep pit, "I tried my best."

"You don't feel anything?"

"What do you want to feel?" Qin Wen's words felt strange as soon as they came out of his mouth.

"Could it be that I'm thinking wrong?" Ling Xue muttered to herself.

"I'm going to say goodbye, just pretend that I wasn't here. By the way, what's with the marriage alliance you talked about during the day?"

"Cao Wujiang wants to marry Yueqing, the clan hasn't made a decision yet."

"What about the clan's attitude?"

"There's a saying that you can't help yourself. When the matter of marriage becomes a big issue, it can no longer be decided by personal will. The person sent by the Python King's house is called Leng Shan, the elder brother of the patriarch at that time, who later defected to the Python King's house and went so far as to kill the elders of the Green Cloud Sect to gain the trust of the Python King. He knew the secret of Pill Mountain, and he also knew what kind of threat this secret would pose to the Qing Yun Sect. If ..."

Before Ling Xue's words could be uttered, the deep pit rumbled and thundered, lifting up thick strands of dust that swirled at the bottom of the deep pit and spread in all directions.

The two of them retreated in shock, one carrying a sword and the other clenching a fist and standing by.

But ...

Qin Wen opened his mouth and stared at the deep pit.

Ling Xue's delicate face behind the white veil moved slightly as she looked at the deep pit in disbelief.

The thirty to fifty meter high boulder had unexpectedly shattered, the whole thing collapsed, large and small stones fell all over the deep pit, the chains entwined on it all spilled out with a clatter, the golden light dimmed.

The two were stunned and looked at each other.

What had happened?

Did the array break? There was no sign of it.

Qin Wen quickly checked his body and found no abnormalities.

Ling Xue checked her surroundings and didn't find any problems either, frowning at Qin Wen.

"Don't look at me, I don't know anything."

The sudden unusual sound here startled the people nearby, and a large number of silhouettes flashed in the darkness, speeding towards this place.

"Remember! I wasn't here! Remember!" Qin Wen kept reminding Ling Xue as he quickly rushed into the darkness.

A large number of disciples rushed out from the nearby forest, looking shocked at the situation in the deep pit.

The three elders rushed over and their faces changed when they saw the situation in the deep pit, "What happened?

The disciples looked at each other and shook their heads vigorously.

"Ling Xue, I see you were the first to come here, did you see anything?" A middle-aged disciple asked Ling Xue.

Ling Xue shook her head, "I also just arrived."

The three elders were not Pill Mountain elders, they were here to help with the suppressed boulder, and after nervously examining the situation, their faces became even more ugly. The Eight Bitterness Qiankun Formation had failed, and the Soul Suppressing Locking Chain had also failed, indicating that the thing suppressed inside had disappeared.

Where had it gone?

How could it have suddenly disappeared?

"Ling Xue, go quickly and invite your master." One of the elders called out worriedly.

...

At the top of Pill Mountain, the Pill Mountain Elder sat with a cold face, his eyebrows furrowed, his divine sense like a tide covering the lofty Pill Mountain, feeling the vast spiritual qi on the surface of the Pill Mountain. His breath was connected to the Eight Bitterness Qiankun Formation, indistinguishable from it, and at the first moment when the formation broke and the rock collapsed, he had awakened and immediately summoned the roiling spiritual qi to capture the remaining soul.

The mountain full of spiritual qi was mobilized and roared like a rushing river.

However, up and down the Pill Mountain, there was no aura of the remnant soul at all, as if it had completely disappeared.

Ling Xue arrived at the top of the mountain and paid her respects to her benefactor, "Master! The remaining soul has moved."

The Pill Mountain Elder's white hair turned pale and he opened his fluctuating eyes, "Where is it?"

Ling Xue bowed her head, "Please allow the disciple to keep this secret."

"Give me a reason?" The Pill Mountain Elder's eyes blazed.

"The disciple is currently unsure of what exactly happened, please give the disciple a year to observe, if there is any abnormality, the disciple will inform the master in time."

"Ridiculous! This is about the rise and fall of the Green Cloud Sect, how can it be child's play!"

"You once told my disciple that the issue of soul suppression is very important, and that the Green Cloud sect can protect him for a while, but not for a lifetime. This accident might be a disaster, but it might not be a chance to solve it. Please give the disciple a year, after a year the disciple will give you an explanation, no matter what the result is, it is up to the master to decide."

"Where is it?" The Pill Mountain Elder's eyes looked as if they were trying to see through her.

"She didn't escape, she was safely transferred!"

"Who is it?"

"Please allow the disciple to keep it a secret." Ling Xue was determined.

The Pill Mountain Elder slowly stood up and looked at Ling Xue for a while with a cold brow, then walked to the edge of the mountaintop and looked at the ruins on the mountainside. "You should be aware of the seriousness of this matter."

"Master, you understand, disciple, disciple will give you an explanation."

Qin Wen returned to the camp and hurriedly sat down to meditate, carefully checking his body and the Asura Sword as well.

That strange thing shouldn't have pierced my body, right?

But after looking at it over and over again, he couldn't find anything wrong.

The more this happened, the more uncomfortable Qin Wen became.

Strange!

I've been summoned over and over again, I've gone over, there's no movement, I'm about to leave, and you've inexplicably collapsed.

"What exactly is being suppressed in there?

"It's not a person, it's not a demon, is it possible that it's still a soul?"

Qin Wen stayed up all night, checking and rechecking his body until dawn.

There was nothing wrong with his body, and the Asura Blade was safe as well.

Could it be that the thing inside took the opportunity to escape somewhere else?