After breaking off the engagement with Long Aotian

However, at this moment, all I could see was thick darkness, without a trace of light.

Elder Jin, dressed in a black robe, blended into the darkness and the surrounding environment, making it difficult to track him.

"Forbidden Sun Forest. Anyone who enters here has never seen the sun, moon, or stars. There is only the unchanging dark night." His hoarse voice sounded in front of him. "It is said that this is the sleeping place of an ancient creature. Its master set up a forbidden formation for it before ascending to heaven. No light can disturb its sleep."

Wow.

It's very exciting to listen to.

Shao Yin was very excited and took out a night pearl from the storage ring, illuminating the dark world.

Why don't you like light? The scale of this Forbidden Sun Forest is tens of thousands of square kilometers. If there are really ancient creatures sleeping underneath, this little light is nothing to them.

"Why didn't its owner ascend with it?" she asked curiously, "Isn't it said that if one person achieves enlightenment, all the rest of the family will ascend to heaven?"

Elder Jin paused for a moment, and then couldn't bear it any longer: "How do I know?"

He was only over 200 years old. This Forbidden Sun Forest had existed for 10,000 years. How could he know about it?

"Just asking." Shao Yin didn't annoy his panic at all, and walked behind him naturally, "Brother, there is a glowing tree over there!"

She pointed to the front left. Just a few dozen steps away, there was a four or five meter tall tree with oval leaves emitting colorful light.

"Why is there such a tree here?" Shao Yin walked forward curiously and asked Elder Jin, "Is it a trap?"

This is the edge of the forest, not to mention monks, mortals can come in. And a glowing tree like this is not to say whether it is precious or not. If you dig it up and plant it in the yard, at least you can save money on lamp oil.

Elder Jin also saw her tree and stopped walking: "Little girl, I will teach you a lesson. When you are out in the world, if you see anything strange, leave immediately."

Shao Yin said, "What if it was an opportunity? Wouldn't it be missed?"

Elder Jin said in a deep voice: "Which is more important, chance or life?!" This little brat is gifted, but his temper is really worrying. Damn Liu Family Master, how could he let his daughter go out alone? !
"Senior brother is right." Shao Yin replied immediately, retracting her gaze and no longer looking at the tree.

Elder Jin glanced at the glowing tree, which he had never seen or heard of, and walked around it.

"You're not that stupid yet." He snorted coldly.

Shao Yin raised her chin: "A genius like me must naturally take extra care of myself. I must open the eyes of those who are just famous and unworthy of being called geniuses, so that my trip will not be in vain."

“……”Elder Jin.

A mouthful of blood choked in his throat.

Okay, okay. Blame him for saying that.

Shao Yin followed Elder Jin and walked peacefully in the Forbidden Sun Forest. She wanted to wander around alone, but she was not an ungrateful person.

Elder Jin was a bit harsh and had a strange temper, but it was obvious that he was doing his duty to escort her to the Holy City.

"Little girl, if you are scared now, I can take you home." That day, the two found a place to rest, and Elder Jin said.

The little girl has been surprisingly obedient since she entered the forest. Elder Jin almost thought that she had been possessed by someone right under his nose.

"If you are afraid, you can leave first." Shao Yin took out the jade slip given by her ancestor and prepared to study the formation. "If you are afraid of my parents' blame, don't go back to the Liu family. The world is so big. With your erudition and ability, there is no place where you can't make a living."

As long as there was a slight possibility, Shao Yin still hoped that he would leave her.

"Hmph. You're so sharp-tongued." Elder Jin flicked his sleeves, turned his back to her, and stopped talking.

It was because of this sharp mouth that Elder Jin was sure that she had not been possessed by someone.

In the Forbidden Sun Forest, it was a long dark night. Out of taboo about the legend, Elder Jin did not light a bonfire, but took out a glass lamp and placed it between the two of them.

This was a treasure he bought in a big city when he was a casual cultivator in his early years. As long as he input a little spiritual power, he could keep it bright, exorcise evil spirits, avoid darkness, and break through illusions.

It is countless times better than Shao Yin's broken bead which only has a glowing effect.

"Brother, I seem to hear some noise." Shao Yin, who was sitting cross-legged in meditation, suddenly opened his eyes and looked to the side.

Elder Jin opened his eyes, followed her gaze, and said, "Nothing."

"Oh, I heard it wrong." Shao Yin closed his eyes and continued to meditate.

However, after a few breaths, Elder Jin, who was sitting next to him, suddenly became focused and cautious.

"There's movement." His hoarse voice was full of vigilance.

Shao Yin opened her eyes again and pretended to be surprised: "Really? What's going on? Are we in danger?"

Elder Jin extended his spiritual awareness, and at first it was nothing, but gradually his expression became serious.

"Someone is coming this way." He grabbed the sword, "followed by a mad monster."

When he spoke later, his tone became unhappy.

"Is it very tricky?" Shao Yin asked curiously.

Elder Jin said in an unhappy tone: "It's not difficult. But this lizard shouldn't appear at the edge of the forest."

He was a Jindan monk, but he had a child following him and would never go deep into the heart of the forest.

After traveling for several days, the two of them kept moving around the edge of the forest. But now, a monster that should have appeared in the heart of the forest appeared at the edge of the forest.

What a coincidence, it was coming towards them!

"A bunch of idiots!" As he spoke, Elder Jin flew up and rushed towards the direction where the noise came from.

By this time, the movement was already very obvious, with the panicked cries of monks and the roars of monsters, accompanied by the sound of the earth shaking and trees falling.

"Help!"

"Ah, Brother, I'm about to be bitten!"

"Senior sister, senior sister, give me a hand, wuwuwu!"

It was a gray-white reptile with scales as hard as rock, chasing after seven or eight monks. It was so big that seven or eight monks tied together would not be as thick as one of its front legs. It was so fast that it came close in an instant. The beast opened its mouth wide and sucked hard at its prey.

"Shut up, you bastard!"

But a golden sword light flashed and cut the neck of the giant beast.

The beast was completely unharmed, baring its sharp teeth and biting its prey. Several monks heard the sound and immediately shouted as if they had found a savior: "Senior, help!"

It was impossible to see the expression on Elder Jin's face behind the mask. The only thing that was revealed was his eyes, which were indifferent and cold.

He slowly descended and returned to Shao Yin's side, ignoring the monks.

Several monks suddenly fell into despair. The life-and-death escape along the way had pushed them to their limits. Some of them resolutely stopped and turned to face the giant beast: "I will fight you to the death!"

Sword lights, talismans, and magic weapons were thrown at the giant beast one after another.

Elder Jin glanced to the side and saw the little girl folding her arms and looking forward with great interest, not at all anxious or worried about him saving people.

He couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, and a smile flashed across his deep eyes.

"Boom——"

There was a deep muffled sound, followed by screams from men and women: "Ah!!"

The beast's head fell off without warning, blood gushing out and soaking the monks.

They were all stunned, standing there, motionless, watching the giant beast's head fall off, still breathing heavily.

After losing its head, the giant beast could no longer stand and fell down with a loud bang.

"Brother, you have great swordsmanship!" Shao Yin applauded.

Elder Jin had a smile in his eyes: "Did you see it just now?"

"Brother, you have already swung your sword. If you get nothing, how can you be willing to come back?" Shao Yin said with a smile.

Jindan cultivators are very arrogant. It would be fine if they didn't make a move, but after making a move, they got nothing and the opponent ran away like a beast. Where can they put their face?

"You are quite smart." Elder Jin raised the corner of his mouth, but it was hidden behind the mask so no one saw it.

He knew that this little girl was smart. But in the past, she had used her intelligence to anger him. Today's performance really made him feel good. He finally understood why smart people were liked by others.

If she accused him of being cold-blooded and heartless, ordered him to go and save people, or rushed forward without knowing his own limitations, he...

I can’t think about it. If I just think about it, I won’t be able to get through this journey.

"Thank you, senior." After a short while, the several rescued monks had gathered themselves together and walked forward to thank Elder Jin.

The person leading the group was a tall male cultivator with a handsome face, a genial temperament, and his every move and gesture was very gentlemanly.

"I am a group of disciples of Wuji Sect. We were training here and accidentally provoked this monster. We almost lost our lives." The male cultivator said respectfully and gratefully, "Thank you for rescuing me. I can't repay you for saving my life. This is a thank you gift, and it is also the goal of our trip. If you don't mind, I hope you will accept it."

As he spoke, a rectangular jade box appeared in his hand.

Shao Yin stood aside with her arms folded, without expressing her opinion.

"Hmm." Elder Jin said indifferently, took the jade box in his hand and opened the lid.

It was a small flower emitting soft white light, with fluffy petals and a slender stem, and it looked unremarkable.

"Neither of us owes each other anything." Elder Jin closed the jade box, put it away, and then closed his eyes.

"Thank you, senior. I won't disturb you from resting." The male cultivator bowed and tactfully walked away with his fellow disciples.

They had just been frightened and had just escaped danger, so it was naturally inconvenient for them to continue on their journey. They gathered in a group not far away, meditating to restore their spiritual energy and taking pills to heal their wounds.

Elder Jin closed his eyes and ignored the group of people. Shao Yin released his spiritual consciousness and enveloped them.

"How do you know there was movement?" Elder Jin's voice sounded in my ears.

Shao Yin turned around and found that Elder Jin had opened his eyes at some point and was looking at her: "I didn't notice it yet, how did you know?"

This group of people were fleeing, and he hadn't even heard any noise, but she noticed it first?
Shao Yin reacted and giggled: "Junior sister, I am gifted, and senior brother can't envy me." Otherwise, was she going to say that her spiritual awareness was far superior to his?

Elder Jin was suspicious, but then he thought that she had an ancestor in the Nascent Soul stage, who must have given her some treasure that could detect danger.

He would never have thought that this little foundation-building cultivator sitting next to him could actually cultivate spiritual awareness.

"Curious?" Elder Jin asked after looking over there.

Shao Yin immediately knew that he had something to say: "Brother, what advice do you have?"

Elder Jin has always been willing to scare her. Even if there is no danger, he would say it is dangerous. If there is danger, he would exaggerate it into a fatal disaster.

"Guess how many of them there are?" Elder Jin asked meaningfully, "And how many of them escaped?"

How did Shao Yin know? She didn't have the ability to predict the future. With a roll of her eyes, she said, "If you encounter a monster, it is impossible to be unscathed. Besides, cultivators fight against the sky for their lives. It is not uncommon to die anywhere."

Elder Jin choked.

If this was his junior, he would have hit her twice.

"If you want to die so much, why bother practicing Taoism and becoming an immortal?" He was so angry that he shouted harshly.

Shao Yin was about to speak when her spiritual consciousness caught a sob: "Wuwu, Junior Brother Yu..."

Then, he shouted decisively: "Shut up!"

It was the male cultivator who was leading the group. Shao Yin's heart moved slightly, and she turned to look in that direction.

(End of this chapter)