Chapter 180
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Chapter 180: Testing the Sword at Black Wind Cliff (Part 1)
After crossing the high mountain ridges, a vast rift canyon appeared before Wang Chen.
The canyon was extremely deep and long, stretching northward endlessly to the edge of the sky and the earth, with no end in sight.
Looking down, it seemed bottomless!
It was said that this canyon, named “Wuyuan,” was carved by a powerful ancient master with a sword.
However, such tales were merely for entertainment.
Similar rift canyons could be found everywhere in the Mountain-Sea Realm, and they were quite common in the Tianyun Mountain range, each with pretty much the same legends.
It felt as if those ancient masters had nothing better to do than to recklessly gesture at the ground all day.
Of course, legends aside, Wuyuan Canyon was not a safe place.
The canyon was unfathomably deep, with fierce winds carrying dark, sinister energies howling throughout the year, home to various dangerous magical beasts.
Even the Purple Palace master would have to be extremely cautious!
For thousands of years, countless cultivators who came to hunt and explore had perished here.
Wang Chen trekked for thousands of miles to reach Wuyuan Canyon because Black Wind Cliff lay within the canyon.
To obtain the spirit honey Changchun had specifically named, he had no choice but to venture here.
Or rather, it was a trial!
Wang Chen took out a map from his storage bag, comparing it to the terrain ahead.
Wuyuan Canyon was located deep within the Tianyun Mountain range, far from the Yunyang Sect’s mountain gate, and it was also extremely dangerous.
Wang Chen had certainly come prepared.
He wore a set of beast skin armor, carried the Fire Crow flying sword on his back, and had a Qiankun belt around his waist, with storage bags hanging on both sides.
The beast skin armor and Qiankun belt were custom-made, costing Wang Chen nearly five hundred spirit stones.
Compared to robes, armor of the same level offered greater Defense, making it ideal for activities in mountains and forests.
It was standard equipment for Hunter Cultivators.
In his hand, the map was the “Yunyang Ten Thousand Mile Survey Map” he had exchanged for contribution points from the library.
The Yunyang Ten Thousand Mile Survey Map was a scroll-shaped flying artifact that, when unfolded, displayed the holder’s current location and geographical landmarks in the surrounding area.
The larger the opened size, the wider the displayed range, but it only covered regions under the jurisdiction of the Yunyang Sect!
However, for Wang Chen, that was already more than sufficient.
To acquire this artifact, he had spent a total of five hundred contribution points.
The survey map indicated that he was very close to his destination.
Wang Chen noted the locations of the landmarks and then put away the scroll artifact.
He descended the long hillside directly into Wuyuan Canyon.
Although the Willow Leaf Flying Boat was in his storage bag, using a flying artifact deep in the Tianyun Mountain was an extremely foolish thing to do.
Not only would this easily attract attacks from flying magical beasts, but it could also make him a target for thief cultivators or even demon cultivators!
Even the Purple Palace master wouldn’t dare swagger across Tianyun Mountain.
Let alone Wang Chen, this “little” Qi Training cultivator.
In fact, he covered most of the distance from the Yunyang Sect’s mountain gate to Wuyuan Canyon on foot, which was over a thousand miles!
He did this for safety.
However, once he entered Wuyuan Canyon, the words “safety” had nothing to do with Wang Chen.
As Wang Chen continued down, the negative energy suffusing the canyon silently engulfed him.
Even though it was noon, the surrounding light grew dim.
The sunlight was blocked by trees growing on the steep cliffs, failing to penetrate deep into the canyon.
“Caw~”
The cries of birds reached Wang Chen’s ears from afar.
He looked up, and the once vast sky had turned into a long blue ribbon.
In the canyon, one felt exceptionally small!
Wang Chen’s position was not particularly deep; he had descended only about a hundred zhang, reaching around waist height.
It was called “waist height” because there was an even deeper crevice ahead, dark and unknown how deep it truly was.
The ground was scattered with jagged rocks and overgrown with weeds, blackish-brown vines spreading wildly, and aside from a few faint animal paths, there was no road to follow.
But this was hardly a problem.
The sinister winds occasionally blowing from the depths of the canyon were the real test for explorers!
The negative energy here was already quite thick; the chilling winds penetrated to the bone. If unprotected by magical power, one could die instantly from the negative energy entering their body!
Wang Chen had cultivated the Heavenly Dragon Vajra True Method to the fourth realm and was unafraid of the sinister winds.
Still, he reinforced himself with the Spirit Light Shield.
This was because Wang Chen faced enemies who were not just the canyon’s sinister winds!
He continued towards the location of Black Wind Cliff.
As Wang Chen’s feet passed over the layers of vines on the ground, he startled many insects hiding within.
These mosquitoes were as big as his thumb, with sharp beaks, long legs, and covered in black hairs.
They sensed Wang Chen’s presence immediately.
Suddenly, they swarmed toward him.
The sharp-tipped mouthparts rushed toward Wang Chen!
But all these black mosquitoes were blocked by the Spirit Light Shield; their mouthparts could not penetrate this magical barrier.
Yet the black mosquitoes did not give up, fervently nodding their heads like they were banging garlic, repeatedly attacking the spiritual light armor.
They persisted!
A few dozen black mosquitoes might be insignificant, but when their numbers increased to hundreds or thousands, densely surrounding Wang Chen’s body surface, the situation changed.
Wang Chen felt his spiritual light armor being weakened little by little.
Although the decrease was minimal, over time, the burden on his magical power would only grow.
After all, maintaining and repairing the spiritual light armor consumed valuable magical power!
Wang Chen finally understood why Wang Shaoyuan emphasized how dangerous it was to venture into Tianyun Mountain when recounting his experiences to the original owner.
It frightened the original owner so much that he spent five solid years farming in the outer sect without any thought of seeking opportunities outside.
Otherwise, if the original owner had truly run over here, he probably wouldn’t even be able to fend off mosquitoes!
As his vision became nearly obscured by the swarm of mosquitoes, Wang Chen immediately activated his magical power.
A bright red light erupted from his body, and scorching flames leaped up.
This was the utilization of the Fire Crow Technique!
As the flames rose, the mosquitoes surrounding Wang Chen encountered misfortune, instantly turning to char.
The crackling explosion was denser than rainfall!
In one go, he eliminated at least a thousand black mosquitoes, a truly terrifying feat.
Regrettably, these mosquitoes were too low-level, like ordinary land rhinoceroses; no matter how many he exterminated, they offered Wang Chen no Virtue.
Otherwise, the experience would have been extremely satisfying!
Stepping on countless mosquito corpses, Wang Chen finally arrived at Black Wind Cliff.
This was a towering cliff hundreds of zhang high, with exposed rock bodies that were dark gray.
It was riddled with holes of various sizes.
Streams of negative energy poured out from these rock cavities.
Here, the sinister winds roared with even greater ferocity and violence!
Wang Chen had to infuse strength into his feet to stand steady, lest he be blown sideways.
“Buzz~”
Suddenly, amidst the howling sinister winds, a mass of dark light surged forth.
It rushed toward him like lightning!
