Chapter 162
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Chapter 162: Location of the Spirit Spring
Young Master Han, Young Master Chen…” Zhong Yuan’s expression changed slightly upon seeing Chen Luo.
He never expected to encounter two of the Four Young Prodigies of Huaibei here!
Among them, Chen Luo ranked first among the Four Prodigies, a true child of heaven!
“Is this all that’s left of your team?” Han Qi asked with a mocking smile.
“Haven’t you encountered… the curse, Young Master Han?” Zhong Yuan swallowed and asked.
“Curse?” Han Qi was stunned, then smiled and said: “Young Master Zhong, do you mean people suddenly turning into dried corpses?”
“Yes, you encountered it too?” Zhong Yuan asked.
“We did encounter it, but this is no curse.” Han Qi smiled coldly, waving his folding fan, and said, “According to my discussion with Brother Chen, we believe this is the power of a restriction! This White River Mountain should be the forbidden ground of some ancient clan!”
The forbidden ground of some ancient clan?
Zhong Yuan and others’ expressions changed.
“Yes, the reason why those villagers at the foot of the mountain can freely climb up without being affected is that they are descendants of that clan. Due to blood relations, they won’t trigger the restrictions here…” Han Qi continued, “But we outsiders, from the moment we enter White River Mountain, are locked onto by the restriction and may trigger its power at any time.”
After hearing Han Qi’s explanation, Zhong Yuan’s face turned pale and asked: “Then, Young Master Han… is there a way to deal with the restriction?”
Han Qi smiled slightly, his eyes playful, and said: “Young Master Zhong, even if I had a way, I wouldn’t tell you.”
Zhong Yuan’s expression changed.
“From the moment you entered White River Mountain, you became my competitor for the Spirit Spring. I’d rather see you dead, how could I possibly tell you the method to remove it?” Han Qi said coldly.
Then, Han Qi glanced at Chen Luo again, smiled lightly, and said: “Besides, you’re not my type. Otherwise, I would have been happy to help you.”
Zhong Yuan’s face darkened, about to speak.
“Is this the Fang Yu who became famous yesterday after defeating Wu Zun Gu Rulong at Moon Heart Lake?” At this moment, Chen Luo looked at Fang Yu and asked.
After entering White River Mountain, Han Qi had been talking non-stop beside him, mentioning the rumors about meeting Fang Yu in the village.
Chen Luo came to Jiangnan this time specifically wanting to meet Fang Yu, and unexpectedly, he really encountered him.
“Yes, Young Master Chen… he is Master Fang.” Zhong Yuan quickly answered.
Fang Yu looked at Chen Luo, slightly squinting his eyes.
Chen Luo emanated a faint ancient aura.
This was very strange, as Chen Luo looked very young, he shouldn’t emit such an aura.
Was it due to his cultivation method, or…
Meanwhile, Chen Luo was also sizing up Fang Yu.
With his years of experience in judging people, he couldn’t see anything particularly noteworthy about Fang Yu.
Whether it was his aura or physical body, everything was extremely ordinary, completely fitting the appearance of an Innate Martial Artist.
No matter how he looked at it, Fang Yu didn’t seem to be a powerful expert.
In his previous life, Chen Luo had met a remarkable person who could fight against a Yuan Ying realm expert with just Foundation Building realm cultivation. Although that person’s cultivation realm wasn’t high, his physical body had reached an abnormal level, and one could see his muscles as tight as vajra at a glance.
But Fang Yu’s build was quite thin, clearly not a body cultivator.
However, Chen Luo had cultivated for over a thousand years in his previous life and knew well that appearances could be deceiving.
Although Fang Yu looked ordinary, Chen Luo still remained cautious.
Of course, after seeing him in person, Fang Yu’s threat level in his mind had inevitably decreased significantly.
“This is better, otherwise I would have had to spend effort dealing with him,” Chen Luo thought.
“See, Brother Chen, I told you that yesterday’s incident in Jiangnan was just a rumor,” Han Qi glanced at Fang Yu and smiled.
Chen Luo remained noncommittal, his gaze indifferent, no longer paying attention to Fang Yu.
His only goal now was the Spirit Spring!
“Let’s go.”
Chen Luo walked in a certain direction.
He trusted his instincts, believing the Spirit Spring was not far in that direction.
“Wait for me!” Han Qi quickly followed.
Noticing Han Qi following, a cold glint flashed in Chen Luo’s eyes.
Han Qi was really annoying, if he interfered later, Chen Luo wouldn’t mind killing him.
…
Watching Chen Luo’s gradually fading silhouette, Fang Yu’s eyes moved slightly.
This person gave him a strange feeling.
However, Fang Yu didn’t take it to heart.
He looked at Zhong Yuan and said: “If you’re not going to continue forward, you might as well head back.”
After speaking, Fang Yu turned and walked in another direction, completely opposite to Chen Luo’s chosen path.
“Brother, let’s go,” Zhong Liyu said to Zhong Yuan, quickly following.
Zhong Yuan gritted his teeth and followed.
…
After walking for about twenty minutes more, the white mist surrounding them had almost completely dissipated.
Fang Yu’s group could finally see their surroundings clearly.
They were now on a rather narrow mountain path, with cliff walls and loose rocks on both sides, nothing else in sight.
The entire space was very quiet, with only the rustling sounds of their footsteps audible.
“Master Fang, did we take the wrong direction? We’ve been walking for so long but haven’t seen anything?” Zhong Yuan asked.
Fang Yu didn’t respond.
“Sigh, we should have followed Young Master Chen Luo and Young Master Han earlier. They might have already found the Spirit Spring by now,” Zhong Yuan sighed again.
Now his entire attitude was very negative, no longer thinking about finding the Spirit Spring, just wanting to leave this ghostly place quickly.
Fang Yu still remained silent.
After walking a bit further, Zhong Yuan couldn’t hold back anymore and said: “With both Han Qi and Chen Luo here, we won’t have any chance at the Spirit Spring anyway. Why don’t we turn back? Going deeper will only lead to more dangers.”
Fang Yu turned around, looked at Zhong Yuan, and said expressionlessly: “I told you before, if you don’t want to go deeper, you can leave anytime.”
Zhong Yuan’s expression changed, wanting to argue.
He really couldn’t take it anymore! He felt Fang Yu was completely unreliable!
Two elders from the Zhong family had turned into dried corpses, and Fang Yu hadn’t given any warning, being just as clueless as them, let alone protecting them!
Not only that, but now he was leading them down the wrong path, unable to find the Spirit Spring!
The Spirit Spring might have already been discovered by Chen Luo and Han Qi!
Their Zhong family lost two master-realm elders yet gained nothing. This result was unacceptable not only to Zhong Yuan but especially to his father!
When they returned, they would definitely face criticism and punishment.
The more Zhong Yuan thought about it, the more indignant he became, directing all his dissatisfaction and resentment towards Fang Yu.
“Master Fang, we have a cooperative relationship, you…” Zhong Yuan began speaking with an unfriendly expression.
But before he could finish, Zhong Liyu pulled him back.
Zhong Liyu used her eyes to stop Zhong Yuan from continuing!
Fang Yu ignored Zhong Yuan and continued walking forward.
According to his sense, the Spirit Spring should be nearby.
After walking about three hundred meters forward, they finally emerged from the previous narrow mountain path.
Before them was a steep wall, about fifty meters high, looking like a tall barrier.
“Liyu, I told you he’s unreliable, look, he led us all this way just to reach a dead end,” Zhong Yuan complained.
“Young Master, this isn’t a dead end…” At this moment, an elder spoke up.
“What?” Zhong Yuan’s expression changed slightly.
“Look, aren’t there footprints on the protruding parts of this steep wall?” The elder said excitedly.
Zhong Yuan looked carefully and indeed saw many footprints.
“This means people have climbed up this steep wall before… there must be something up there!” the elder said.
“The Spirit Spring… might be up there!” another elder said in a deep voice.
“Bang!”
Just as they finished speaking, they heard a loud noise.
Fang Yu in front of them had leaped up.
Where he had been standing, there was now a cracked depression in the ground.
Zhong Yuan and the others’ expressions changed.
“Let’s hurry up too…”
…
After reaching the top of the steep wall, they faced a cave, pitch black inside with nothing visible.
Fang Yu walked in without hesitation.
The inside of the cave was a narrow passage with nothing particularly special about it.
Fang Yu walked forward quickly, soon seeing light.
As they continued forward, the light grew stronger…
Passing through the narrow passage in the cave, Fang Yu arrived at a small paradise.
