jdhmnovel Chapter 138 Entering Kunlun
Chapter 138 Entering Kunlun
As the man and the rabbit were talking, there was a sudden knock on the door.
Yun Yici told Mu Yunjian and Xiao Ba to hide well before getting up to open the door.
After the door opened, Rong Xuan and Ning Tinglan stood outside.
Rong Xuan said, "We were worried that it would be inconvenient for Junior Sister at night, so we came to ask whether she would stay with me or Junior Brother Ning."
The "he" he was referring to was, of course, Mu Yunjian.
Unlike Xiao Ba, Mu Yunjian, though in his original form, still possessed the mind of a young man in his twenties.
Wen Fuyue originally intended to keep him by her side.
Unfortunately, Wen Fuyue has been busy with other things lately and has not been able to pay attention to him for the time being.
Compared to his other senior and junior brothers, Mu Yunjian preferred to spend time with Yun Yici.
During the day, I let him do as he pleased, since he would go back to his room on his own at night anyway.
As for the time when Mu Yunjian and Yun Yici lived together, it was always when he was asleep, so it didn't matter.
Rong Xuan had just remembered this matter and was worried that Yun Yici would be inconvenient at night, so he called Ning Tinglan over to pick up a certain ancestor.
Mu Yunjian didn't want to choose either of them; he disliked both Rong Xuan and Ning Tinglan.
However, he couldn't find a reason to insist on staying in Yun Yici's room and spending the night with her.
The adorable little bunny looked at Yun Yici expectantly, hoping she would take the initiative to ask him to stay.
Ning Tinglan spoke up before Yun Yici could: "I will continue my cultivation at night as usual, so you can let my senior brother sleep in the bed."
A hammer is fixed.
Yun Yici goes to bed every night without fail.
Therefore, the right to interpret the address of "Tonight's Dusk Rabbit" belongs to Ning Tinglan.
Although Ning Tinglan didn't really want it.
Silent all night.
In the morning, as usual, Shang Mi came with people to ask Yun Yici and the others whether they wanted to have breakfast with Wen Fuyue and the others or stay in the courtyard to have it delivered.
Yun Yici and the others naturally went to meet Wen Fuyue.
Having met Wen Fuyue, Shang Wendao said that if their group wanted to enter Kunlun, in addition to the replicated map, they could also hire someone to act as their guide.
Their group originally planned to go into the city to inquire about the current situation in Kunlun and purchase supplies.
Now that Shangwen has provided manpower and resources, they don't need to prepare anything further and can set off at any time.
After having breakfast, Yun Yici planned to go outside the city to retrieve the spirit boat and, incidentally, collect Wan Nian into the painting.
As for retrieving the spirit boat, Yun Yici alone is enough.
However, Wen Fuyue and the others were naturally worried and agreed to let her go alone.
Shang Wen, perhaps fearing that Wen Fuyue might regret running away with her disciples, said he wanted to take Wen Fuyue to meet the guide who had led the way.
As a result, Wen Fuyue was unable to leave.
After discussing it, the group decided that Ning Tinglan and Rong Xuan would accompany Yun Yi to retrieve the spirit boat.
It was noon when the three siblings returned to the city lord's mansion.
If you enter the mountains at noon, it will be dark soon after you've gone very far, making it inconvenient to spend the night there.
There was no rush to enter Kunlun, so Shang Wen asked Shang Mi to accompany Yun Yici and the others to tour the city in the afternoon.
There are very few places to have fun in Wangyue City. The only advantage is that most of the local specialties come from Kunlun and are not available elsewhere.
With Shang Mi accompanying them, the cultivators in the city dared not overcharge them, and the group bought a lot of rare spiritual materials.
The next morning, Shang Wen and his daughter escorted Wen Fuyue and her party all the way to the outskirts of the city before turning back.
The one leading the way for them was a thin and wiry male cultivator named Yang Fan, a cultivator employed by the City Lord's Mansion, with the cultivation level of Nascent Soul.
He had previously led an expedition into Kunlun from Wangyue City, and he was the only one who returned alive.
Further north from Wangyue City, winter begins, with snowflakes falling and the cold biting to the bone.
The further north you go, the less you see any mortals. The weather here is so cold that it's hard for mortals to survive.
They first flew on their swords, but then the snow hit their faces. When they opened their eyes, they were met with a barrage of snow, and the cold wind cut like knives.
It was only when Wen Fuyue erected a spiritual energy shield that everyone was protected.
Once they actually reached the Kunlun region, the chill was so intense it could practically penetrate the spiritual energy shield.
Moreover, maintaining the spiritual energy shield continuously was too taxing on Wen Fuyue, so Yang Fan suggested that they stop to conserve some spiritual energy.
Upon landing, Yun Yici felt the soft snow beneath her feet. Looking out into the distance, she saw only icebergs and snowscapes, a vast expanse of white light, making it almost impossible to discern directions.
Kunlun also has cold-resistant sacred trees, which grow extremely well because they have not been disturbed by visitors for a long time. They stand tall in the clouds, with frost covering their leaves and branches.
Yang Fan sighed, "We still benefited from Peak Master Wen's help. Last time, my brothers and I had a lot of trouble just to get here."
Yun Yici and the others had changed into the robes that Wen Fuyue had specially purchased before setting off, so they did not feel cold.
Wen Fuyue said, "We want to try our luck at the place where that mysterious person last appeared."
Yang Fan readily agreed and quickly identified a direction based on his experience and the map provided by Shang Wen.
As he spoke, he released a snow-white spirit bird with a red beak from his spirit beast pouch.
The spirit bird let out a soft chirp and began to circle around the imperial edict.
Yang Fan exclaimed in surprise, "This fellow Daoist is quite extraordinary. Could he be an elder of the Beast Taming Sect?"
“This snowbird of mine has been carefully trained and nurtured by my side for decades before we became intimately connected. I never expected to feel so close to you upon first meeting you.”
The emperor had no idea what the Beast Taming Sect was, but he also knew that this bird was giving away too much of his identity.
He frowned slightly, and the snowbird obediently flew away into the distance.
Seeing that the snowbird still listened to him, Yang Fan stopped worrying about it.
He didn't forget to explain to Wen Fuyue and the others, "The snowbird is a kind of spirit bird that is born in the north. If you want to go into Kunlun, it is best to bring one with you."
“Kunlun also has spirit beasts and monsters that will deliberately lead you in the wrong direction to deplete your physical strength and spiritual power.”
"When human strength is exhausted, it will devour the flesh and blood of cultivators."
"The purpose of these snowbirds is to remind us when we go astray."
"Thanks to this snowbird, I was able to leave Kunlun back then."
With everything looking the same in this icy, snowy landscape, it's no wonder people get confused.
Wen Fuyue was worried that her disciples would get lost, so she had the three of them walk in front of her and in a position where she could always see them.
Yang Fan naturally stayed by Wen Fuyue's side.
With the imperial edict, Li Shao had fewer concerns and could go wherever he wanted.
After traveling for half a day, Yang Fan wondered, "Kunlun seems unusually peaceful today."
In the past, when Wangyue City sent people into the mountains, a number of them would be lost on the way due to various ferocious monsters.
After overcoming numerous hardships to reach their destination, they still had to face the dangerous guardian beasts of the mountain.
This is also why they haven't been able to obtain the Snow Sun Grass even after ten years.
Today, Yang Fan felt like he wasn't on an adventure in Kunlun, but rather on a tourist trip.
Everyone kept their eyes closed and their minds focused on their noses, not one of them saying a word.
This peace is clearly due to the presence of Muyunjian and the imperial edict.
No matter how ferocious, none can surpass the bloodline of the Nine-Headed Serpent; no matter how noble, none can surpass the phoenix reborn.
With these two around, what demonic beast or spirit beast would dare to come looking for death?
Thanks to their light, the group walked through the treacherous Kunlun Mountains as if strolling in their own backyard.