Urban Immortal Lord

Summer is never an indecisive person; once she's made a decision, she won't dwell on it anymore. The only thing that troubles her is matters of the heart.

The soul leaves the body and observes things from the sea of ​​consciousness.

After waking up from this mysterious state, Xia Tian used his divine sense to move his feet and walk towards the valley he had "seen" in the sea.

The mountain path is extremely difficult to traverse. For an ordinary person, walking from the mountainside to the opposite valley without familiarity with the route would be virtually impossible.

Fortunately, Xia Tian could perceive the world through his sea of ​​consciousness, and the scenery within a radius of several miles appeared in his mind. In addition, he now had the cultivation of the third level of Qi Refining, and he could use Qi to control his strength, walking between cliffs and precipices.

An hour later, Xia Tian finally saw the valley with his naked eye. The scenery of the valley was exactly the same as the scenery presented in his mind.

Flowers are in full bloom, and streams are flowing gently.

The road is paved with bluestone, and the trees are covered with green bamboo and pines.

……

Looking up, even summer can't help but be captivated by it. This scenery is not a natural landscape deliberately sculpted by humans, but rather a perfect and natural creation. It is no exaggeration to call it a fairyland on earth.

After a brief moment of reflection, Xia Tian leaped down and stood at the entrance of the valley. He then stepped onto the bluestone path and slowly walked into the valley.

His purpose in coming here was not to admire the beautiful scenery, but to see the thatched hut in the valley.

After all, that thatched hut not only isolated Xia Tian's spiritual senses, but also forcefully dispersed them.

Summer was very curious about what secrets were hidden inside that thatched hut.

Walking on the bluestone slabs, in summer you can see a sea of ​​flowers not far away, because behind that sea of ​​flowers is that thatched cottage.

The fragrance of flowers is intoxicating, and summer cannot help but immerse itself in it. As the petals fall one by one, it seems as if a zither melody rises, like the mournful cry of a phoenix, followed by another zither melody, like the roar of a dragon to the heavens.

The phoenix's cry was mournful, and the dragon's roar was tragic.

As the piano music rose and fell, Xia Tian's mind seemed to be completely absorbed in it, unable to extricate herself.

"Don't look back on the road to the underworld; laugh and ask who is the ferryman!"

In his mind, a series of poignant images appeared: in that vast world, there was only coldness and darkness, and beyond a river of blood with no beginning or end, there was a sea of ​​flowers, those flowers were incomparably red.

Amidst a sea of ​​flowers, a bewitching woman danced gracefully, her skirt adorned with red blossoms, each step a lotus blossom.

The woman possessed an unparalleled beauty, coupled with an alluring charm; she was truly unique in the world, unmatched by anyone.

"I have only one wish in this life, and that is to always be by her side!"

Suddenly, the music soared, and a voice echoed in Xia Tian's mind. The previous scene shattered, and a new scene appeared.

At this moment, Xia Tian's emotions were constantly twisting on his face, sometimes joyful, sometimes sad. His spiritual energy was in complete chaos, and traces of blood flowed from the corner of his mouth, but he was completely unaware of it.

"Humanitarian Law!"

A sliver of clarity flashed through Xia Tian's mind, and he quickly activated the Human Path Technique within the Six Paths of Reincarnation Technique to resist the intrusion of the zither music.

This "Six Paths of Reincarnation Technique" truly lives up to its reputation as the strongest technique within the Six Realms. As the human path of magic flowed through Xia Tian's mind, the scene that was about to appear instantly shattered.

click!

The string snapped, and the music stopped abruptly.

Summer opened her eyes and awoke from her illusion.

"That was close! I almost got lost in the illusion!" Xia Tian said, still shaken. He took a deep breath. "Judging from the direction the music is coming from, it should be that thatched hut. It seems that this valley already has an owner."

"Now that the illusion has been broken, why not meet the master in the valley?"

Summer made a decisive move, leaping across the sea of ​​flowers and heading towards the thatched cottage.

Summer wasn't stupid. Although the music made him hallucinate, it didn't harm him at all. It just drew him into the person's past and made him experience that sadness.

"I am Xia Tian, ​​a junior, and I have come to visit you without permission. I hope the host here will come out and greet me."

Standing in front of the thatched hut, Xia Tian bowed and clasped his hands in a gesture of respect.

As soon as he finished speaking, no sound came from inside the thatched hut; all was silent.

"In that case, I have no choice but to disturb you."

Xia Tian smiled wryly. Hearing no reply from inside, he had no choice but to force his way in. After all, he was already there, and he couldn't leave disappointed.

Moreover, Xia Tian intuitively believed that there was no danger inside the thatched hut.

Summer used her divine sense to observe the surroundings before cautiously pushing open the wooden door, just in case.

Fortunately, no dangerous accident occurred the moment the wooden door was pushed open.

The thatched hut was empty.

On the table shelf, there was only a guqin and a music score.

Summer saw that on the guqin and the score, there were two characters engraved. Although Summer had no knowledge of ancient Chinese characters, upon closer inspection, he recognized that the two characters were called "Wangchuan".

Summer approached the table, intending to gently touch the guqin, but was abruptly stopped three feet away, unable to move forward even an inch.

Left with no other choice, Xia Tian abandoned the guqin and reached out to flip through the score, only to find that the score was completely blank.

Summer moved forward, preparing to leave the thatched hut. Suddenly, she heard a sound of bones breaking under her feet. Looking down, she found that she had stepped on a skeleton.

"I'm so sorry, I didn't mean it. I hope you won't take offense."

Xia Tian apologized repeatedly to the skeleton. Without a doubt, Xia Tian knew that this must be the remains of the owner of this place before his death.

On the lower abdomen of that skeleton, Xia Tian saw a dark golden bead, emitting a faint golden light, as if it were about to go out at any moment.

"Could this be...?"

Summer muttered to herself, then seemed to remember something. Recalling the hallucination she had experienced before, Summer was certain that the owner of this place must have been a cultivator in his previous life, and a cultivator whose cultivation level was at least at the Golden Core stage!

"Ten thousand years pass like a dream, the world changes in the blink of an eye!"

Just as Xia Tian was deep in thought, suddenly, the dim bead on the lower abdomen of the corpse on the ground emitted a dazzling golden light, and then transformed into a spirit that stood in mid-air.

"I am the Hermit of the River of Oblivion!"

The spirit materialized into the form of a young man, exuding an air of refinement and possessing handsome features, though his handsome features were tinged with sorrow. He looked at Xia Tian with satisfaction and praised, "Young friend, I know everything you've done since you came here. Not bad, not bad. At such a young age, you've managed to resist my illusory voice and remain unmoved by temptation. That's truly remarkable."

This sudden turn of events startled Xia Tian, ​​who immediately activated his cultivation technique and warily watched the illusory figure in mid-air.

Seeing that the illusory figure had no murderous intent, Xia Tian finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"This junior entered your place of cultivation out of mere curiosity. I hope you will forgive me."

Xia Tian clasped his hands in apology.

"It's alright. I discovered this valley by chance thousands of years ago. Because of its beautiful scenery, I decided to live in seclusion here. In my spare time, I would play the zither and plant flowers. I also named this valley the Valley of a Hundred Flowers and called myself the Hermit of the River of Oblivion." The Hermit of the River of Oblivion said slowly, with an indescribable sorrow in his expression: "Now that my spiritual body has manifested, it will soon dissipate into the world."