NFBE Chapter 169 The Long Journey
Chapter 169 The Long Journey
My head feels so heavy...
Tao Tao rubbed his temples and opened his eyes groggily. Everything in his vision was blurry, and it took a while for his vision to gradually return.
After taking in her surroundings, she found herself in a forest. The trees here were all thick and tall, stretching as far as the eye could see. Looking up, she could see faint rays of light shining through the branches and leaves, casting patches of light on the ground.
Occasionally, the clear chirping of a kingfisher could be heard from the woods, and occasionally a breeze would blow, causing fallen leaves to flutter in the wind.
Where exactly is this?
After slowly regaining her senses, Tao Tao stood up and discovered that there was a protective barrier around her, apparently to protect her while she was still asleep.
Was it my grandmaster? Where did he send me?
Remembering what You Yunzi had told her before she fell unconscious, she roughly understood why she was here, but she absolutely could not leave like this. People from all the major sects wanted to kill her, and if she left, the entire Immortal Spirit Valley would definitely be implicated.
Thinking of this, she quickly broke the barrier, carefully observed the area, and released her divine sense to sense it. However, she found that this was an unfamiliar place, and she could not see a familiar place even when her divine sense was extended to a hundred miles away.
Since You Yunzi was going to send her away, why would he leave her near the Yanhan Sect? In such an unfamiliar environment, it would be extremely difficult for her to go back, especially since her injuries had not yet healed. You Yunzi was deliberately not helping her heal, so as not to make her try to go back by any means.
After just a moment of mental exertion, Tao Tao felt exhausted and had no choice but to sit down.
She remembered that You Yunzi had given her two items, and she quickly checked the storage bracelet and found a white jade hairpin with floral branches and a jade pendant.
She sensed the spiritual energy fluctuations of You Yunzi on the jade tablet, so she gently stroked it with her hand. Suddenly, a beam of light shot out, transforming into the phantom of You Yunzi, who said to her with a kind expression, "Little one, now that you have left, do not go back. Do not let our efforts be in vain."
This was You Yunzi's last piece of advice to her. They had indeed gone to great lengths to rescue her, and if she insisted on going back, wouldn't it be as You Yunzi said, that all their efforts would be in vain?
"Grandmaster..." Tao Tao understood his good intentions and naturally wouldn't completely ignore his advice. She slowly put away the jade pendant, opened the flower branch space, and transformed into a white shadow to dart inside.
The space inside was enormous, stretching as far as the eye could see. She remembered that she had obtained the white jade hairpin with the flower branch because Bai Yan had told her that she could use it to plant the Bodhi fruit. She had also obtained the spiritual spring and some spiritual soil, so perhaps it was worth a try.
Perhaps this Bodhi fruit can restore Bai Yan?
With this wish in mind, she carefully cultivated a garden in the space, planted the Bodhi fruit, and watered it carefully with spiritual spring water, hoping that it would grow into a big tree and bear fruit as soon as possible.
After a long day, Tao Tao sat down wearily and took Bai Yan, who had transformed into a silver dragon, out of the pet pouch again. He was still the same, with a weak breath and almost no spiritual power.
"Ayan, your attack severely injured Jiuze, and also depleted most of your own cultivation. But they don't know that the god they've been waiting for hasn't abandoned them..."
The thought of this made Tao Tao sad. She carefully stroked the beautiful dragon scales, her mind filled with conflicting emotions.
She was terrified that Bai Yan would leave her, but thankfully he had just overexerted himself and turned back into a little dragon.
I must say, this little silver dragon is really beautiful.
Tao Tao originally intended to infuse Bai Yan with some spiritual energy, but unfortunately, his body was like a bottomless pit. The spiritual energy dissipated into nothingness after being injected, and she couldn't feel it at all. Moreover, her own injuries had not healed. If this continued, she would not only be unable to help Bai Yan, but she would also experience a decline in her cultivation due to the loss of spiritual energy.
"I will definitely find a way to help you recover. Just wait for me in this space." Tao Tao gently placed the little silver dragon into the spiritual spring, hoping that soaking in the spring would improve his injuries.
After doing all this, she left the Flower Branch Space, put away the Flower Branch White Jade Hairpin, then opened a hole in the trunk of a giant tree, crawled inside, and began to meditate and heal her injuries.
This place is rich in spiritual energy, quiet, and undisturbed, making it an ideal place for cultivation. Once she recovers, she will go to Rongcheng, where she might be able to find some miraculous medicines to restore Bai Yan to his human form.
Before entering meditation, Tao Tao released her spirit pet Tuan Tuan to protect her, then threw out a defensive magic artifact, which set up a barrier to protect her inside, and then slowly closed her eyes.
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"Did you see which direction that monster went?"
A tall, thin young man, holding a curved knife, stared intently at his surroundings, as if afraid that something might suddenly jump out. He carefully protected the boy behind him while asking the people beside him questions.
"I couldn't see it clearly, it was too fast, I couldn't keep up at all..."
"It's definitely still watching us. We must be careful to protect the young master."
"Yes!"
Several people surrounded the boy, protecting him with extreme care.
Deep in the woods, the sound of leaves rustling could be faintly heard. Something seemed to be approaching. Several people turned pale, cold sweat broke out on their foreheads, their hearts raced, and even their breathing became heavy.
"It's here..." The young man moved his lips slightly, but before he could speak, a giant beast with the body of a bull and the face of a fierce blue-faced beast with fangs suddenly leaped out of the forest and opened its blood-red maw to tear at them.
The young man gritted his teeth and threw out a talisman, which created a barrier to protect them. However, the barrier was useless to the demon beast and was instantly smashed, letting out a sharp roar that seemed to pierce through the soul. The group was so shocked that they coughed up blood.
"Protect the young master!"
Seeing the monster charging towards him, the young man shouted. He had no other choice but to grip his curved blade tightly and try to make a last stand. Just then, a blue electric current shot through the air and struck the monster on the head. The current instantly spread throughout the monster's body, and the monster convulsed, stopped moving, and fell to the ground.
After landing on the ground, the monster was still unwilling to give up and tried to get up. However, the electric current suddenly coalesced into a long sword, which instantly pierced down on its head. The monster's pupils narrowed sharply, and its huge head slammed down heavily, causing dust to rise everywhere.
"Second-tier demonic beast."
A graceful figure appeared silently on the monster's head, calmly drawing the longsword stuck there and splitting the monster's head open with a single strike. She then casually took out the monster's inner core and played with it in her hand.
"It should be worth some money."
She had just put away the inner core when the young man gripped his curved sword tightly, staring at her with fear. "May I ask who you are?"