Cultivating immortality relies on spatial abilities; defying fate to become the protagonist.

Chapter 55: Out of the Valley
Gu Shihan felt a warm current flow through her body, and her head no longer felt dizzy or throbbing.

"Your soul is too weak. You'll have to cultivate this. I'll be waiting for you in the Purple Heaven! Remember! Your master is Xiang Tian..."

Before she could finish speaking, the painting had already burned out, and Gu Shihan watched the man disappear before her eyes.

Gu Shihan was stunned. This Lost Valley actually imprisoned a Golden Immortal? Is this some kind of immortal technique? How long has her cheap master been here? Ten thousand years, or tens of thousands of years…?

Pulling herself back to reality, Gu Shihan picked up the prayer beads and performed a blood oath ceremony to bind them to her.

The bracelet has nine beads, five of which are spirit-absorbing beads, and the other four are storage beads.

Each storage bead has a space of 500 square meters, and one of the four beads is a storage bead.

Gu Shihan knew what was inside one of the three storage beads: spirit stones, crystals, and various kinds of elixirs. These were things that Gu Shihan couldn't use, and were also things that people below the immortal level couldn't use.

There are also several boxes containing Yuan Stones, which are commonly known as Immortal Stones. These are things that are only useful in the Immortal Realm.

"Hanhan, this bracelet is far superior to the storage bracelet you use. Once it recognizes and refines you, it will be bound to you. As long as your soul is immortal, it will always be yours."

Unless you unbind it yourself, others can't use it or get it. It seems your cheap master is quite generous to you.”

"Right! We'll move some of our stuff into the bracelet, so no one will covet it when we leave the secret realm. Carrying it with us means we can cultivate all the time; it's a real treasure."

Gu Shihan happily recognized and refined the bead, exclaiming, "Huh, it can even become invisible? Xingbai, can you see the bead?"

"I can't see it, I can't feel it at all, this treasure is great! Hanhan, and this Crimson Fire Silk, a flying spirit treasure."

"Yes, I put all the loot from the secret realm into the bracelet. Putting it into the bracelet is the same as putting it into my spatial storage. It's better to keep good things separate."

Gu Shihan calmed herself down, put away the small cauldron and the golden giant egg; she could let them be given their owners later when she got out of the city.

"Hanhan, this incense ash might be useful, let's keep it!"

“You’re right. Things from immortals are definitely not bad. Keep them. This futon is also a good thing. Sitting on it to meditate and cultivate can calm the mind and make it less likely to go astray.”

The human and the fox collected everything in the stone chamber, including the stone table and chairs, and moved them all into the pavilion built by the space puppet.

Gu Shihan is enjoying himself here, but Lost Valley is in deep trouble.

Gu Shihan used her blood to bind the Crimson Fire Silk to her. As expected of a spiritual treasure, the Crimson Fire Silk could change size at will and could also be used as a hairband or belt.

Gu Shihan tied it around her waist and walked towards the outside of the valley. A thousand meters away from the valley, energy beings frequently appeared.

Gu Shihan neither dodged nor avoided; the Silk Sound Sword exuded a chilling aura, and wherever it passed, crystals formed on the ground.

Gu Shihan truly felt the power of the Crimson Fire Silk. Her figure moved back and forth among the energy beings. Wherever she went, most of the energy beings turned into spirit crystals and entered the jade box in Xingbai's hand.

With the protective function of the Crimson Fire Silk, attacks from ordinary energy beings have virtually no effect on her, and even attacks from amethyst energy beings cannot harm her in the slightest.

Gu Shihan used the Crimson Fire Silk, the Wind-Following Boots, and the Seven Star Silk Sound Sword in combination to constantly challenge her own limits, resulting in a qualitative change in her cultivation, speed, swordsmanship, and movement.

Kill energy beings, obtain spirit crystals, find spirit herbs, collect ores, and retreat to the bottom of the cliff canyon when your spiritual power is exhausted.

After recovering her spiritual power, Gu Shihan challenged her limits again, starting with half an hour and now lasting an hour and a half.

She persisted for longer and longer periods, accumulating more and more spirit crystals. Before she knew it, she had been hunting in and out of this place for almost a year.

That day, Gu Shihan came out of the valley at the bottom of the cliff and found that there were far fewer energy people. Only the lowest level energy people remained. Had something happened?

Gu Shihan did not hunt down these low-level energy beings. Instead, she left the valley. Perhaps it was time to leave.

Having traveled only a thousand miles, Gu Shihan heard shrill cries and discovered that on a mountaintop fifty miles away, dozens of cultivators were trapped by energy beings.

Gu Shihan went over upon hearing the sound and was taken aback by the densely packed energy figures—there must be tens of thousands of them!
How long can those people hold out? Probably not for long. They're surrounded by energy beings; it won't be easy for them to break through.

Gu Shihan keenly observed that the outermost energy beings were mostly amethyst and ruby ​​energy beings, who seemed to have developed some intelligence and were playing a commanding role.

Gu Shihan used her footwork technique to activate the Crimson Fire Silk, quickly circling the outer perimeter. She obtained fifty-three amethyst crystals and sixty-eight red crystals, and of course, even more yellow crystals, totaling more than two hundred.

They quickly approached the five people struggling among the energy beings. These people were clearly the group that came to rescue them, but they had failed to save anyone and were now in danger themselves.

The five people among the energy beings were greatly encouraged to see that someone had come to their aid. They were filled with inexplicable gratitude, and their movements seemed to become more powerful.

Gu Shihan rushed to them. The group was in bad shape, clearly having exhausted their spiritual energy.

He pulled out a handful of talismans, estimating at least a thousand, and said, "You can share them! Also, this jade bottle contains ten-thousand-year-old spiritual milk, which quickly replenishes spiritual energy."

After saying a few words, Gu Shihan turned around and attacked the energy beings who had surrounded her.

"Thank you!" The young cultivator quickly distributed the talismans and jade bottles, opened the jade bottle and drank a drop of spiritual milk. His depleted meridians surged with spiritual energy. "Ten-thousand-year-old spiritual milk truly lives up to its name! This jade bottle must contain more than ten drops!"

"Hmm, a full thirty drops! This Fellow Daoist Gu is very generous. I, Lan Qin, will remember your life-saving kindness!" The only female cultivator had tears in her eyes as she drew her sword and rushed towards the energy man.

Soon, five people joined the battle, and the six of them fought their way through to the top of the mountain.

"Look! Someone's coming! Are we saved?"

"Don't get too excited. Several squads got caught in the energy surge while trying to save us. Hope... I hope they're lucky!"

"Gu Shih-Han, that's Gu Shih-Han! With her here, our chances of being saved are much greater."

"Yes, let's step up our efforts and fight our way out to meet them. Shi Han's fighting power is getting stronger and stronger!" Wang Dan, an old acquaintance, felt a sense of relief.

Half an hour later, Gu Shihan and the other six successfully reached the top of the mountain. Wang Dan quickly came to greet them, her fatigue clearly visible in her eyes.

"Shi Han! You've worked hard!"

"Sister Dan, how did you get surrounded?"

"We? We're not entirely sure either. I remember about half a month ago, someone was surrounded, and Lu Cheng and I came to help. We made our way to this mountaintop."

The number of energy beings is increasing, and it's becoming too difficult to break through. The talismans and other items are almost used up, and there are no healing pills or spirit-replenishing pills left.

We took turns resting, which allowed us to hold on for another day. Without outside help, we'd all probably die within a day at most!

(End of this chapter)