Jiangshan Fengwuzhi

Chapter 241 Several Realms

As Gu Jingnian descended from the sky, he felt a slight urge to refine all those servants, since they were all skilled in fire control, which would likely greatly benefit his cultivation.

He had no concern about not killing innocent people indiscriminately; these people had already refined countless others and could not be considered innocent.

I never expected to run into someone I know here.

The man seemed very enthusiastic, waving and greeting people incessantly. Gu Jingnian couldn't think of anyone he knew at first, until he landed in front of him and recognized him as Yan Da.

He landed beside Yan Da and turned to look at the lake.

It turns out that only from this angle can you see a reflection on the lake, a wooden path leading to a large ship moored on the lake.

Just as the two servants were about to board the ship, they turned around and saw that Yan Dazhen had no intention of leaving, so they immediately attacked, throwing several flaming darts at him.

Gu Jingnian raised his hand, and the darts immediately turned back. Upon seeing this, the two servants rushed towards the ship and grabbed the gunwale.

Just as the flaming darts were about to hit them, a flash of light appeared in the air, and the large ship and the wooden walkway vanished instantly.

It's another rumor.

"Young Master Gu, do you recognize me?"

Yan Da walked over to Gu Jingnian and asked a question.

Worried that Gu Jingnian wouldn't recognize him, he immediately added, "I'm Yan Da, the fire-breathing performer at the theater. You saw me when you were having a secret rendezvous with Feng Niang."

In order to awaken Gu Jingnian's memory, he directly spewed a ball of fire onto the lake.

The flames were fierce, shooting several meters away, far stronger than when he was in Zhuojing.

"I recognize you. What are you doing here?"

"A-Meng and I followed that old man all the way, and we were caught and brought here to work."

"Master Mahjong?"

"Yes." Yan Da nodded repeatedly.

Gu Jingnian asked, "Where is Ma Shi? Who captured you and brought you here to work?"

Yan Da scratched his head and said in a low voice, somewhat ashamed, "The ones who caught us were the dog walkers. I was assigned to tend the fire, A Meng was assigned to chop wood, and Ma Shi was given an important position."

Gu Jingnian then understood that there was a dog walker with Yan at the time, who lost the dog and brought three people back to report.

Upon inquiry, it turned out that Yan Da was indeed working for Wo Min.

"Actually, it's great to work here. There's food and drink, and there's nothing else to do except tend the fire. Sometimes they even give me fruit to eat, and eating it makes me stronger."

Hearing this, it seems that Yan University's treatment is quite good.

Gu Jingnian asked, "So your 'master' is Womin, then why did you help Liu Yuchuan refine us?"

"Huh?" Yan Da was a little confused and said, "I don't know. The fire boy just gets the instruction to start the fire as usual."

"What instructions?"

"There," Yan Da pointed to the surface of the lake and said, "there will be a line of words there."

Gu Jingnian said, "Then you don't know who gave the order?"

"Who else could give such instructions?" Yan Da asked, puzzled.

"Liu Yuchuan".

"Who is that?"

It seems that Yan Da did not know the master's name, nor did he know whether it was Wo Min or Liu Yuchuan who assigned them the task.

Seeing that he couldn't get any useful information out of him, Gu Jingnian finally asked, "Do you know where A-Meng and Ma-Shi are?"

"They are in another realm."

"Other realms?"

This question caught Gu Jingnian's attention, and he couldn't help but ask, "Is this the boundary?"

Yan Da nodded, wanting to explain to Gu Jingnian, but he didn't know how to say it. After thinking for a long time, he finally managed to utter a sentence.

"This is also a boundary."

"Really?" Gu Jingnian asked, "Are there many realms?"

"I don't know if that's a lot." Yan Da scratched his head and said, "A Meng is in a world that's all rocks. Ma Yao said he's been to two or three worlds, so if you count that, there are... five or six."

How do we cross between different realms?

Yan Dadao: "We can only go if our master tells us to."

This answer was not an answer for Gu Jingnian, so he patiently guided Yan Da and asked again, "Do you always go to different realms through teleportation?"

"Shadow Transmission?" Yan Da didn't know what Shadow Transmission was, and said, "It always conjures up a bridge or a door, and you just have to go through it to get there."

Gu Jingnian turned to look at the lake, summarizing the information he had so far, and guessed that the passage between realms must have been created by reflecting images in the mirror.

He didn't have that ability, so if Liu Yuchuan didn't show up, they would be trapped in this forest.

He searched the hut by the lake but didn't find much; he only found a few fruits.

The fruit looked vibrant and tempting, emitting an alluring aroma, but Gu Jingnian dared not eat it, as it was more likely to be used to refine pills.

He carefully collected them all and led Yan Da back to where they had rested earlier.

Hu Jingnan was still resting with her eyes closed when she heard Gu Jingnian return and opened them.

"Young Master Gu, what have you found out?"

She looked somewhat tired, but before speaking to anyone, she sat up, looked into Gu Jingnian's eyes, and maintained a ladylike demeanor with impeccable manners.

"Weren't you looking for the boundary?" Gu Jingnian didn't keep them in suspense and said, "We searched high and low without finding it, but it came to us effortlessly... This is the boundary."

"here?"

Hu Jingnan's beautiful eyes widened in surprise.

She was somewhat skeptical and hesitated, saying, "The realm is mysterious and hard to find, how could it be like this?"

"What do you think a realm is?" Gu Jingnian said. "There isn't just one realm. I guess a realm is one illusory place after another."

Hu Jingnan thought for a moment, and a look of realization dawned on her eyes.

She nodded slightly and said, "No wonder. When I was meditating just now, I felt that I could use my abilities more freely and easily here."

"Isn't it because you swallowed Meng Xiaopo's blood bead?"

“At first I thought so too,” Hu Jingnan said, “but upon closer inspection, I discovered subtle differences.”

It was probably a feeling that could only be understood intuitively and not explained in words. Even she didn't know how to describe it for a moment. After carefully considering her words, she said, "When I displayed the same level of skill, I did feel less suppression here."

"is it?"

Gu Jingnian had never thought about this before, only believing that he had obtained Ren Shuangfei's cultivation level, which greatly increased his strength.

He rubbed his thumb and forefinger together slightly, and a flame appeared at the tip of his finger. The flame changed shape for a long time, eventually forming an ugly mouth shape. It opened and closed a few times, uttering a clumsy "ah" sound.

Seeing this, Hu Jingnan asked, "Did you feel it?"

"Ah."

"So, are we still in Central Plains?"

“It should still be there,” Gu Jingnian said. “If it were in the Yihai, the changes would surely be more than just this subtle.”

Hu Jingnan also agreed, nodded, and said, "Then it seems that the Realm is an illusory place located between Zhongzhou and Yihai. People who cultivate here improve much faster than those in Zhongzhou."

Gu Jingnian agreed, "That's possible."

He roughly recounted what he had learned, and Hu Jingnan fell silent, sitting cross-legged again and closing her eyes to rest.

Gu Jingnian couldn't help but ask, "What? Does Miss Hu intend to cultivate here and not go out again?"

"Does Young Master Gu have any solutions?"

"Miss Hu is very knowledgeable. Do you know the art of shadow teleportation?"

Hu Jingnan shook her head and said, "No one in Yan Kingdom knows how to transmit shadows. Young Master Gu almost became the son-in-law of Marquis Wuding, so he must know more about it than I do."

Gu Jingnian said, "When I was in Switzerland, he never showed his skills."

Hu Jingnan thought for a moment and said, "Do you really want to leave this place?"

Gu Jingnian immediately replied, "Of course."

In comparison, Hu Jingnan is a high-ranking official close to the Empress of Yan, with fame and fortune to worry about. She should have wanted to leave more, but staying here seems to be acceptable to her.

Although Gu Jingnian had nothing in the mortal world, he was determined to save Gu Caiwei. No matter how fast he cultivated here, he was determined to get out.

“If it requires teleportation to leave, I do have a method,” Hu Jingnan said slowly. “However, would Young Master Gu be willing to cooperate with Marquis Wuding?”

Upon hearing this, Gu Jingnian was initially surprised, but after a moment's thought, he felt relieved.

"If interests align, they will unite; if not, they will become enemies. As long as both sides share the same goals, there is nothing that cannot be done."

Seeing his decisiveness, Hu Jingnan was somewhat surprised. She looked him over carefully and sensed a rather powerful aura. She couldn't help but ask a question.

"Young Master Gu, do you perhaps intend to refine Marquis Wuding as well?"

(End of this chapter)