Chapter 187
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Chapter 187: Yuan Yuan’s Opportunity
Huang Yuxiu, an elder of Mingxiu Peak.
Wang Chen had heard that this Purple Palace master was stunningly beautiful but had a fiery temper, and she was fiercely protective of her disciples.
All of Huang Yuxiu’s disciples were female cultivators.
She had never taken a partner and considered her disciples as family.
Anyone who provoked Huang Yuxiu would surely face her relentless pursuit!
What Wang Chen remembered most vividly was the incident at the top of Sunset Peak when Huang Yuxiu caused an uproar, forcing Changchun to flee in humiliation before a crowd of onlookers.
At that time, he believed that Huang Yuxiu and Changchun had an irreconcilable feud, prompting this elder to disregard her dignity and confront Changchun openly.
Strangely, the Yunyang Sect showed no reaction to the incident whatsoever.
Now it seemed there was more to their conflict than met the eye.
Changchun’s late wife was named Huang Yu Qiu, differing from Huang Yuxiu’s name by just one character.
This detail alone was enough for Wang Chen to conjure up a hundred-episode family drama in his mind!
“Changchun!”
“Come out and explain yourself!”
Huang Yuxiu’s voice echoed once more: “Don’t hide like a coward; if you’re going to cower, do it at the mountain gate!”
This Purple Palace master spoke with such venom, resembling a fierce matriarch more than a dignified elder.
Changchun could no longer bear it and sighed, saying, “Wait here; I’ll go out and draw her away.”
He cautioned, “Remember, don’t reveal our master-disciple relationship to anyone. If that madwoman finds out, you’ll be in deep trouble.”
Wang Chen replied, “I will keep it firmly in mind!”
Even without Changchun’s warning, Wang Chen had no desire to attract the attention of this formidable elder!
After Changchun left, Huang Yuxiu’s voice indeed fell silent.
Wang Chen waited a little longer before quietly slipping out of Peach Blossom Valley.
It felt as though he were sneaking away like a thief.
What a predicament.
In the days that followed, Wang Chen first achieved perfect mastery in Sword Control.
Then he devoted himself to practicing the Thunderbolt sword technique.
He visited Peach Blossom Valley periodically to seek Changchun’s guidance on swordsmanship, striving to elevate his cultivation level.
Time flowed by, day after day.
Summer gave way to autumn, and the weather gradually turned cooler.
Wang Chen also harvested a fresh batch of spiritual rice and black sesame, significantly bolstering his reserves of spiritual rice.
His Five Element Technique advanced steadily, bringing him ever closer to breaking through to the ninth level.
However, surprises always come unexpectedly.
After autumn arrived, Wang Chen noticed that Yuan Yuan was acting a bit unusual.
It became restless, often throwing little tantrums, and its appetite wasn’t as good as before.
Yuan Yuan would frequently call out to Wang Chen with “ee-ee” sounds until its voice grew hoarse.
Yet, Wang Chen couldn’t understand what the little guy meant; he only knew it was feeling very uncomfortable.
Seeing this made Wang Chen’s heart ache.
Ever since Little White gave Yuan Yuan to him, Wang Chen had never treated the little guy as just a pet.
He regarded it as his only family member by his side.
In this situation, Wang Chen immediately took two baskets of carefully selected spirit fruits.
He went to ask Xuan Gui at the mountain gate for the reason.
This old man had lived for a thousand years and was a member of the demon clan; surely he knew the reason.
“It’s about to advance in rank,”
Xuan Gui slowly explained after accepting the spirit fruits. “When the bloodline manifests, it behaves like this.”
Yuan Yuan is going to level up?
Wang Chen was both surprised and delighted, quickly asking, “What can I do?”
Xuan Gui blinked: “Its bloodline is special; to advance, it must find an opportunity; otherwise, it might fail easily.”
Opportunity?
Wang Chen was taken aback: “Senior Turtle, can’t you give it some guidance?”
“I don’t have its opportunity here.”
Xuan Gui shook his head: “I’ve already told it about its opportunity; I think you can help it.”
After saying this, the old turtle closed his eyes: “Go now, it doesn’t have much time left.”
With a heart full of questions, Wang Chen returned to the manor.
He picked up Yuan Yuan from its little nest and declared firmly, “Senior Turtle has already told me where your opportunity is. Let’s go find it together!”
Yuan Yuan looked pitiful: “Ying ying~”
“Don’t be afraid.”
Wang Chen patted its little head: “With me here, you will definitely succeed in advancing!”
Yuan Yuan rubbed its nose against his palm: “Ee ee!”
Wang Chen felt that the little guy had a lot to say, but it hadn’t yet transformed completely.
If it successfully advanced this time, it might even be able to speak human words!
Just thinking about it made Wang Chen feel excited.
But when he realized what opportunity Xuan Gui had spoken of to Yuan Yuan, he couldn’t help but be stunned.
"Dig down?"
Yuan Yuan nodded like a little chick pecking at rice: “Ee ee!”
Wang Chen scratched his head: “Then let’s dig.”
Feeling utterly perplexed, he found a corner in the back courtyard, lifted the paving stones, and picked up his tools to start digging.
Wang Chen’s digging skills were unparalleled among his peers, all thanks to his experience excavating the "Doomsday Bunker" in the outer sect; he had thought he wouldn’t need to use them again after entering the safer inner sect.
Unexpectedly, he was back at it again.
Although he didn’t have a clear goal, Wang Chen wasn’t digging aimlessly.
Yuan Yuan would guide him on which direction to dig.
The little guy had a natural talent for digging tunnels, which was just as good as Wang Chen’s skills.
As he dug, Wang Chen discovered the tunnel that Yuan Yuan had dug!
He followed this path and kept digging down.
He dug nearly a hundred feet deep!
By the evening of the third day, while Wang Chen was working hard in the tunnel, he suddenly felt the ground beneath his feet give way, and both he and the soil around his feet fell together.
His reaction was swift; without a second thought, he activated a weightless talisman.
Then he reinforced himself with spiritual light armor!
With both methods combined, Wang Chen landed safely on solid rock.
The sound of flowing water instantly reached his ears.
He took out an Obsidian Lamp and hung it on himself; with its bright light, Wang Chen could see the situation around him.
He was a bit dazed.
A clear subterranean dark river flowed right in front of him.
And this wasn’t the first time Wang Chen had seen such a scene!
Last time, when he followed the Yunyang flying ship to raid the Evil Nests, they encountered an earthquake while digging for fish, and he ended up deep underground.
He had seen a similar dark river back then.
It was there that he encountered the Blood God Child, almost losing his life.
Now Wang Chen seriously suspected that the subterranean dark river before him was the same one!
Was Yuan Yuan related to the Blood God Child?
He thought for a moment and took out the Blood God Crystal worth thirty thousand spirit stones.
This was a piece that had fallen from the Blood God Child’s shattered bone, which Wang Chen had hesitated to sell, but if this was where Yuan Yuan’s opportunity lay, he wouldn’t hesitate to offer it.
However, as soon as Wang Chen held out the Blood God Crystal, the little guy immediately shrank back into the spirit beast bag.
It seemed it wasn’t this.
Wang Chen, feeling a bit disappointed, put the Blood God Crystal away and gently patted the spirit beast bag: “Which way should we go?”
Yuan Yuan poked its head out of the spirit beast bag: “Ee ee!”
Wang Chen understood.
He walked to the right, along the bank of the subterranean dark river.
Because of his past battle with the Blood God Child,
Wang Chen moved very cautiously, preparing for both battle and retreat as he advanced.
However, after walking against the current for over ten miles,
he encountered no dangers at all, not even a single living bug.
It felt like entering a realm of utter silence.
As for Yuan Yuan’s opportunity, he had no idea where it was!
However, having come this far, Wang Chen had no reason to give up halfway, so he could only continue onward.
With Yuan Yuan’s guidance, he forked into a tributary of the dark river.
He kept delving deeper underground.
Just as Wang Chen began to doubt whether his destination was the center of the earth, a bright light suddenly appeared ahead.
He instantly perked up and couldn’t help but quicken his pace.
The light grew brighter, even surpassing the glow of the Obsidian Lamp.
When Wang Chen emerged from the dark river through the waterway,
his surroundings opened up wide before him.
A vast underground cavern unfolded in his view!
