Mortal Cultivation: Starting from Hiding in the Cultivation Techniques Pavilion

Lanqi and Su Xiaoyuan ran northwards without stopping, for an unknown amount of time.

Su Xiaoyuan felt as if her buttocks had been shaken so much that she lost all feeling.

He wanted to ask how much further it was several times, but each time he opened his mouth, a bellyful of air would rush in, so he had to close his mouth again.

Finally, Lanqi pulled on the reins, dismounted, and did so cleanly and swiftly.

"arrive."

Su Xiaoyuan felt as if she had been granted a pardon and quickly climbed down from the horse. The moment her feet touched the ground, she felt her legs go weak and her knees buckled, almost causing her to kneel on the ground.

He quickly steadied himself on the saddle to avoid embarrassing himself in front of Lanqi.

Lanqi tied the black horse to an old tree by the roadside, patted its neck, and then turned and walked towards a small hill beside the road.

Su Xiaoyuan quickly followed.

The hill is not high, but it is covered with dense vegetation and shrubs, and you can barely see a path worn out by people.

Su Xiaoyuan followed behind her, smelling the fragrance of perfume, and climbed up the steep slope.

The two walked one after the other without saying a word, creating an awkward atmosphere.

Su Xiaoyuan suddenly asked, "Um... Miss Lanqi, what exactly is your grudge against that old Taoist priest? Why is a group of people chasing you? And why do they call you a witch?"

Lanqi turned around and glared at him: "You ask too many questions."

Su Xiaoyuan reluctantly shut her mouth again.

After walking for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the two finally stopped in front of a secluded mountain wall.

The mountainside was covered in vines, and it looked no different from the surrounding mountains.

Lanqi stepped forward, reached out and parted a clump of vines, revealing an inconspicuous hole behind it. It was dark inside, and the depth could not be seen.

Lanqi was the first to crawl inside.

Su Xiaoyuan hesitated for a moment, then followed her inside.

The entrance to the cave was narrow at first, but after a few steps the passage widened and the stone walls on both sides became much smoother, with obvious traces of chiseling. Several luminous pearls were also embedded in the stone walls.

It looks like the cave dwelling of an unknown senior cultivator, but it has been abandoned for a long time.

After walking a dozen or so steps, a stone chamber appeared at the end of the passage.

The stone chamber was not large, about three or four zhang square. In the center, the floor was paved with an irregular bluestone slab, the surface of which was covered with dense, crisscrossing patterns.

Su Xiaoyuan recognized it at a glance; it was a teleportation array!

Judging from the ancient style and weathering of the array patterns, this teleportation array is probably quite old.

Lanqi walked to the stone slab, took out a few spirit stones, and skillfully embedded them into the grooves on the edge of the stone slab.

The moment the spirit stone was embedded, the array patterns on the stone slab began to glow faintly, and the light flowed slowly along the patterns.

Lanqi stepped onto the stone slab first, then turned back to Su Xiaoyuan, who was still standing there in a daze, and urged, "What are you waiting for? Come on."

Su Xiaoyuan had countless questions in her mind.

Where does this teleportation array lead? Why did she bring him to a place like this? What is she trying to do?

But there was obviously no time to ask, and he quickly stepped onto the stone slab.

The teleportation array wasn't large; the two stood face to face on it, their bodies almost touching.

Su Xiaoyuan was about half a head taller than Lan Qi. From this angle, looking down, you could see her pert nose, fair neck, and the faint cleavage at her neckline.

He quickly looked away.

Lanqi naturally sensed Su Xiaoyuan's movements, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curl up slightly.

The spiritual energy began to flow faster within the array patterns, and the light on the stone slab grew brighter and brighter, eventually engulfing the two figures in a white light.

Su Xiaoyuan felt a sudden dizziness, and countless streaks of light flashed past his eyes like shooting stars.

He instinctively hugged Lanqi tightly.

Lanqi tensed up, but did not push him away.

All the light disappeared, and darkness enveloped the surroundings.

Su Xiaoyuan blinked, adjusted her eyes to the light, and found herself standing in another cave.

There was a circular point of light in the distance, which looked like an exit.

A cold voice came from his arms: "Have you held me enough?"

Su Xiaoyuan came to her senses and realized that she was holding Lan Qi.

He hurriedly released his grip and took a step back, repeatedly bowing and apologizing, "I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to, it's my first time using a teleportation array..."

Lanqi didn't argue with him, said "Come with me," and turned to walk towards the exit.

Su Xiaoyuan quickly followed.

The moment Su Xiaoyuan stepped out of the cave, she froze.

This is a primeval forest.

Ancient trees tower all around, their canopies blocking out the sun.

The sky was hazy, like an overcast day, but there were no clouds or sun. It was as if the entire sky was a luminous object with soft light.

An ancient and desolate atmosphere permeated the air, mixed with a faint scent of plants and the smell of decay.

Su Xiaoyuan took a deep breath and felt that after the breath entered her lungs, the chaotic spiritual energy in her body became more active.

He instantly realized that the concentration of spiritual energy here was three times that of the outside world!

If he cultivates here, he won't even need spirit stones!

Su Xiaoyuan couldn't help but ask, "Where is this?"

Lan Qi turned and glanced at him: "You call yourself a disciple of the Nine Profound Sect? Don't you know this is the Dust Void Secret Realm?"

Su Xiaoyuan stared in disbelief.

Of course he had heard of it.

There are four famous secret realms on this continent. Some say they are relics left by powerful beings in ancient times, while others say they are other dimensions formed by nature.

Every secret realm holds various opportunities.

Rare and precious materials, ancient cultivation techniques, rare spiritual beasts, and even the inheritances of powerful beings.

The four secret realms correspond to different cultivation levels: the Dust Void Secret Realm for the Qi Refining stage, the Profound Yellow Secret Realm for the Foundation Establishment stage, the Great Void Secret Realm for the Golden Core stage, and the Limitless Secret Realm for the Nascent Soul stage.

As for whether there are higher realms beyond the Nascent Soul stage, it is unknown; some say yes, some say no.

This Dust Void Secret Realm is the one that corresponds to the Qi Refining stage disciples.

The Dust Void Secret Realm opens once a year, and the entrance is controlled by major sects. Only disciples who have obtained a quota can enter, and ordinary rogue cultivators have no chance of getting in.

A menial disciple like him doesn't even have the right to glance at him.

And now, Lan Qi has actually led him directly into the Dust Void Secret Realm through a hidden teleportation array?!

Su Xiaoyuan felt no surprise, only shock.

The reason is simple: my cultivation level is too low.

Although the Dust Void Secret Realm is suitable for cultivators below the Foundation Establishment stage to practice, he is only at the fourth level of Qi Refining!

Those disciples from the sect who are allowed to enter the Dust Void Secret Realm are usually at the late stage of Qi Refining, but even so, it does not mean that the danger here is at the Qi Refining stage level.

Many of the restrictions and demonic beasts are far stronger than those in the Qi Refining stage; they are simply confined to this space by the rules of the secret realm.

But since things had come to this, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and follow behind Lanqi, proceeding cautiously.

This woman went to all this trouble, could it be just to trick herself?