Zhu Tian: A journey of spiritual practice starting from Joy of Life

Chapter 37 Preparations before Cave Exploration
“That’s it!”

In Fu Yu's room, Haitang Duoduo held up a map and said, "Is this the route to the Shura Palace ruins?"

"how could I know!"

Leng Feibai glanced at the map and said, "If what the deputy village chief said is not a lie, then this map must be real!"

After saying that, Leng Feibai also looked at the map and read out the words described on it.

"Enter the cave on the mountainside of the main peak of the Ziyang Mountains, follow the underground river east for thirty miles, and cross a natural ice valley to reach the desert where the Shura Palace ruins are located!"

Looking at the map above, Haitang Duoduo couldn't help but frown. "I didn't expect going to Shura Palace would be so troublesome. I need to prepare dry food, clothes, and torches. Hey, are you going or not?"

"Since we're here, we must go!"

Leng Feibai thought for a moment and said through gritted teeth, "We do need to prepare. Miss Songzhi, let's first find the exact location of the cave, then go to Zhangzhou separately to buy some dry food, clean water, and some healing pills. Then, how about we meet at the cave in a month?"

Haitang Duoduo nodded. "That makes sense, but why does it take a month?"

"I'm going to practice a martial art!"

Leng Feibai gritted his teeth and said, "That martial art will be of great help to us in exploring the secret realm, but it is definitely not something that can be mastered in a short period of time!"

"All right!"

Haitang Duoduo curled her lips and said, "Then let's go find a cave first. Do you want me to find it myself and you stay here to practice?"

"Need not!"

Leng Feibai stretched his neck and said, "It's not worth half a day!"

The two of them did not waste any time and immediately set off towards the main peak of the Ziyang Mountains.

Fortunately, the main peak of the mountain range was only about twenty miles away, and since both of them were good at martial arts, they found the exact location of the cave in less than half an hour.

The two walked around the cave entrance and were horrified to find that there was a cliff inside the cave. It was pitch black below the cliff and they couldn't see the bottom at a glance.

The mountain wall was wet, and even small crawling animals like geckos and spiders might not be able to climb the stone wall smoothly.

"It seems that in addition to dry food, we also need to buy some ropes!"

Leng Feibai looked down at the cliff, let out a light breath, raised his hand and slapped the bottom of the cliff.

Kunlun Fire Palm

The flames flew out, scaring Haitang Duoduo.

The flames left the body and fell downwards, barely illuminating the area below.

With the help of the firelight, the two soon saw the bottom of the cliff.

"About thirty-four or thirty-five feet!"

Leng Feibai breathed a sigh of relief and said, "My Qinggong is fine, I can fly up or down."

Haitang Duoduo came back to her senses and asked curiously, "Is this also a fairy coming into your dream to teach you kung fu?"

"Ok!"

Leng Feibai nodded and said, "Wait a minute, I'll go down and take a look!"

After Leng Feibai finished speaking, he used the Cloud-Stepping Step to jump down.

With the power of the Cloud-Stepping Step, Leng Feibai landed steadily on the ground.

"It's very stable down there, no snakes, insects, rats or ants!"

After Leng Feibai finished speaking, he looked up into the distance and said, "There's a dark mountain path inside. I don't know where it leads to!"

After saying that, Leng Feibai leaped into the air and returned to Haitang Duoduo's side.

Haitang Duoduo looked at Leng Feibai and felt as if she had gotten to know him all over again.

"Let's leave first!" Leng Feibai looked at Haitang Duoduo and said, "I don't need a rope anymore. How about I carry you on my back and fly down?"

After hearing Leng Feibai's words, Haitang Duoduo's face suddenly turned slightly red, and she said unhappily, "Who asked you to carry it? Although more than twenty feet is strenuous, it is not a difficult task for me!"

After saying that, Haitang Duoduo immediately headed out of the cave.

"Wait for me!"

Leng Feibai hurriedly chased after him, but it was already sunset, so the two had no choice but to return to the mountain village.

Along the way, Haitang Duoduo was a little depressed and didn't say anything to Leng Feibai until dinner time.

When Haitang Duoduo arrived at the kitchen, she saw Leng Feibai busy stir-frying something in front of the stove.

"You came!"

When Leng Feibai saw Haitang Duoduo, he quickly said, "Wait a moment, the meal will be ready soon!"

After saying that, Leng Feibai took out the fried noodles from the pot and placed them on two plates.

Haitang Duoduo felt the fragrance entering her nose, and her mouth also had some reactions.

"for you!"

Leng Feibai handed one of the plates to Haitang Duoduo and said, "This fried noodles is one of my best specialties. Unfortunately, I can't find one of the ingredients, so I had to use braised beef in soy sauce instead!"

Haitang Duoduo looked at the fried noodles on the plate, picked up a chopstick with disdain, and put it into her mouth.

"Um"

Haitang Duoduo couldn't help but be stunned. The special aroma of noodles, braised beef, eggs, various vegetables and various ingredients mixed together immediately bloomed on her taste buds, tempting her to eat with relish.

“It’s delicious!”

Haitang Duoduo couldn't help but say, "So you can cook! Your skills are good enough to open a restaurant!"

Leng Feibai smiled and started eating quickly.

A plate of fried noodles brought the two closer together. After the meal, Haitang Duoduo couldn't help but ask, "Hey, Leng Feibai, can you continue to tell me the story you told that day?"

Leng Feibai didn't refuse after hearing this and continued talking.

This time, Leng Feibai talked about the story of Duan Yu mistakenly entering Mantuo Villa and how Qiao Feng's Khitan identity was revealed in Xingzilin and he was stripped of his status as the leader of the gang.

"These Beggars' Sect members are sick!"

After hearing this, Haitang Duoduo said indignantly, "Just because of an identity, the gang leader was crippled. This is simply unreasonable!"

Leng Feibai shrugged and said, "Yes, because of this identity, Qiao Feng didn't even have a good ending in the second half of his life. Well, go to bed early, I feel a little tired!"

The two returned to their rooms. Leng Feibai lit an oil lamp and then entered the twelfth-story building.

When he came out, he had two secret manuals in his hands, on which were clearly written "The Emperor's Qi-gazing Technique" and "Sword Palm"!
"The Emperor's Qi-gazing Technique can connect heaven and earth with Qi combined with spiritual thoughts, allowing one to peer into everything around them. It can even predict the weather, see through an opponent's Qi, and discern the changes in the Three Elements (heaven, earth, and man)."

"Sword Palm: Light Wind and Timely Rain—Murong Ning created this palm technique based on his family's swordsmanship. When fully developed, it can easily reduce an opponent to bones."

Leng Feibai flipped through the tome in his hand and whispered, "As long as I master this martial art, even if it's just at the entry level, I'll be able to detect all the changes around me in the pitch-black underground. This way, finding the way to the Shura Palace shouldn't be a difficult task."

After saying that, Leng Feibai carefully studied the method of practicing the Emperor's Qi-gazing Technique.

It has to be said that the training method of this volume of martial arts is the most complicated one among the martial arts that Leng Feibai has taken over.

If it weren't for the Five Elements and One Qi Divine Art that he practiced, which was a method of cultivating both the body and the soul, and the help of the first four levels of the Huangting Neijing Sutra's method of refining the soul, Leng Feibai would probably have found it very difficult to even understand the Emperor's Qi-gazing Technique.

"As expected of a mental method created by Emperor Xuanyuan, it's indeed complicated, but it's not difficult for me!"

After Leng Feibai finished speaking, he continued his research.

(End of this chapter)