After picking theheartleaf, Chen Yun and Niule Dali started walking towards the Mao Lie Mountain.
Niule Dali asked curiously, "Master Chen, I remember that the function of the heartleaf is to cause people to have painful memories. Those memories are like a heartache, so this thing is called the heartleaf. It seems like there is no great effect, why do you have to obtain it?"
Indeed, the heartleaf has little use for most practitioners.
So, growing in such an obvious place, it has never been harvested by anyone, thus providing convenience for Chen Yun to obtain this item.
Chen Yun needs heartleaf to make the Elixir of Cultivating Deity.
He simply says the truth, he also doesn't know why the Elixir of Cultivating Deity needs this thing.
Chen Yun said casually, "I got a recipe for a potion that requires heartleaf. I still don't understand much about alchemy, and I'm not sure why it's necessary."
Niule Dali chuckled and said, "Even Master Chen doesn't know, I, the old ox, definitely don't understand."
In their conversation, the two arrived at the entrance of Mao Lie Mountain.
Chen Yun gave it a brief glance.
Here is an entrance that somewhat resembles a gorge, pitch black inside.
Even with his current level of strength, he cannot use his naked eyes to see what kind of scenery is inside.
He tried to release his spiritual awareness to probe the conditions inside.
What is surprising is that as soon as his spiritual awareness was released into the interior, a succession of violent spiritual energy surged forth, shattering his own spiritual awareness.
Niule Dali seemed to have realized this, and proactively sounded the alarm and reminded, "There are endless streams of chaotic spiritual energy inside. These streams of chaotic spiritual energy are full of power. Once your spiritual awareness touches them, they will be shattered. Therefore, if we want to explore the heavenly root inside, we can only release our spiritual awareness when necessary. Otherwise, try not to waste your power. Well, even if you need to release your spiritual awareness, you should release a large amount of it at once so that it will not be scattered by the chaotic streams of spiritual energy and thus fail to explore the specific conditions."
Chen Yun pondered, "Understood."
Niule Dali continued to remind, "It's the same when using flight magic. The more fairy qi you release, the more likely it will be scattered by the chaotic streams of spiritual energy. So if you want to protect yourself, it's best to only release a layer of fairy qi that adheres to your body. In this way, the amount of fairy qi consumed can be reduced to the lowest level."
It turns out there are so many things to consider.
Chen Yun couldn't help but feel some emotion.
He could imagine how much effort Niule Dali had spent searching for that information about the rare treasures and the spiritual roots of the heavens and earth.
After all, one cannot release their spiritual awareness into the interior of Mao Lie Mountain unless it's absolutely necessary. Exploration is basically dependent on oneself.
Niule Dali had previously told him that the exploration of Mao Lie Mountain might take one to two months.
Chen Yun could deduce that without the other person's guidance, coming alone, he might not be able to explore much more than a few places in a year, let alone collect the rare herbs and spiritual roots he needed.
In addition, Niule Dali's "experience-based advice" is very important.
If he was completely ignorant, upon entering, he would consume a lot of his fairy qi and spiritual awareness. When encountering a powerful spirit beast, he might suffer a disadvantage.
The two entered the gorge.
Niule Dali was still introducing the situation, "In here, if we encounter a powerful spirit beast, the best way to fight is not by casting spells but by engaging in hand-to-hand combat. Since I am an immortal derived from the Qing Niu, when necessary, I can manifest my true form. Master Chen, if your physical body is not strong enough, when facing trouble, you can let Old Ox deal with it first. If Old Ox cannot hold his own, then you can step in."
Chen Yun understood the meaning of Niule Dali's words.
Because of the chaotic spiritual energy and spiritual energy storms inside, the effectiveness of spells may be greatly reduced.
Even if the fairy qi released is relatively small, it may be directly scattered and the spell may not be able to be successfully casted.
As for Niule Dali's belief that his own physical body might be weak.
Chen Yun laughed without speaking.
He had already reached the third realm of refining his "Pangu True Body Technique".
This is because the "Pangu True Body Technique" has been integrated into the third turn of the "Master Chen's Internal Elixir Technique".
Now that he has reached the later stage of the third turn of the "Pangu True Body Technique" and is about to enter the perfect state, in fact, the third level of the "Pangu True Body Technique" is also almost approaching completion.
It can be said that Chen Yun's physical body is several orders of magnitude stronger than Niule Dali's true body.
Even without relying on the power of the golden elixir, he is not afraid of any spirit beasts below the Earthly Immortal level.
After a while, the two entered the deep interior of the gorge.
Here, the chaotic streams of spiritual energy are becoming increasingly fierce, slicing like blades, constantly cutting through the two.
With ample experience, Niule Dali released a large amount of fairy qi, forming a faint layer of light that encircled his body, blocking the chaotic streams of spiritual energy outside.
Chen Yun had no special movements, just kept walking forward with his hands behind his back.
At first, Niule Dali didn't notice.
However, just as they were about to reach the exit.
He looked at Chen Yun with some uncertainty and doubt, "Master Chen, haven't you released any fairy qi to resist the power of the chaotic spiritual energy streams until now?"
Chen Yun walked leisurely, smiling and said, "Yes, my physical body is quite strong. These chaotic streams of spiritual energy are not enough to cause me any harm."
Your physique is not just strong, it's incredible!
It's terrifyingly strong!
Niule Dali had not been to Mao Lie Mountain for the first time, so how could he not know how fierce the chaotic streams of spiritual energy were.
As an immortal derived from the Qing Niu, he cultivated into immortality.
Even in human form, his physical body is far superior to that of an ordinary immortal.
He dares not rely solely on the strength of his physical body to withstand the chaotic streams of spiritual energy.
Otherwise, he might be blasted by the chaotic streams of spiritual energy, resulting in his skin splitting and flesh bursting.
What about Chen Yun, though?
And Chen Yun walked for such a long time, and endured so many chaotic streams of spiritual energy hitting his body, yet he wasn't even slightly injured.
This made Niule Dali secretly tremble with awe, thinking that Chen Yun's physical body had been cultivated to an incredible extent.
...
After passing through the exit, another scenery appeared in front of them.
The energy flow seemed to become even more fierce.
The tiny, visible spiritual energy, no larger than droplets of water.
Gathering together under the mysterious force.
They formed "wind streams" that were visible to the naked eye, sweeping across the surroundings like tiny brooks.
The mountain walls had already been eroded by these chaotic streams of spiritual energy, forming countless grooves and fissures.
Chen Yun could sense that the strength of those mountain walls was even stronger than many defensive artifacts.
Even with this level of strength, the grooves still appeared.
It can be imagined just how fierce the chaotic streams of spiritual energy were.
"Which direction do we go now?" Chen Yun turned his head to look at the side.
Niule Dali pointed to the northeast direction, "There is a secluded area over there, where it's possible to find Xuan Ming Xian Sha and Leng Sie Zhen Jing. Last time I passed by there, I seemed to see Leng Sie Zhen Jing. As for Xuan Ming Xian Sha, if there isn't any over there, I also know another place where it can be found, but it's quite far from here."
Chen Yun nodded, "Then let's explore the secluded area first."
Niule Dali said, "We might encounter some 'Yin Ye Fu' along the way. This spirit beast is not particularly strong on its own, but when it appears in groups, it will also release terrifying 'Shenzhen Magu Yin'. This magic voice can cause some harm to immortals who have not cultivated their original souls. One 'Yin Ye Fu' is not scary, but thousands or tens of thousands of them would be terrifying. Even I have to rush through it quickly, otherwise I might get stuck there."
Chen Yun smiled and said, "Thank you for the reminder, Niule Brother. I got it."
After understanding the situation along the way, the two quickly continued their journey.
...
The path heading northeast was similar to other places, with almost no crops growing.
Moreover, the vast majority of places were very spacious, with only a few scattered spots of mountain walls.
Chen Yun had never been here before, so he naturally had no idea whether the situation was normal or not.
Niule Dali had certainly not been here for the first time.
After leaping over a huge boulder blocking their path, Niule Dali suddenly stopped in his tracks.
Chen Yun, who had just caught up, looked puzzled and asked, "Niule Brother, why are we not moving forward?"
"Not right!" Niule Dali's bell-like eyes had narrowed. "Every time I passed this way before, there were a lot of 'Yin Ye Fu', but this time there's not a single one. I feel something is off."
Hmm?
Experience is very important.
Although not seeing the 'Yin Ye Fu' might seem like a good thing, the sudden absence of a species that should be there certainly indicates something major has happened.
Chen Yun naturally released his spiritual awareness, but it was immediately dispersed by the chaotic spiritual energy streams.
He hastily increased the release of his spiritual awareness, trying to explore the surroundings as much as possible.
Unfortunately, the chaotic spiritual energy streams here were too fierce. No matter how much he released his spiritual awareness, he could only detect up to ten or so miles away, and nothing beyond that could be sensed.
Niule Dali did not release his spiritual awareness. Instead, he crouched down and brought his nose close to the ground to smell, as if trying to discern different scents.
Since Chen Yun couldn't detect any situation, he naturally retracted his spiritual awareness, not wanting to waste it further.
He watched quietly as Niule Dali continued to sniff around, waiting for him to finish before speaking up.
After about a minute, Niule Dali stood up with a serious expression and said, "I seem to have detected the scent of someone passing by this area."
Chen Yun furrowed his brow and said, "Has someone come here?"
Niule Dali's voice lowered, "Yes, someone. At first, I thought it might be that some powerful spirit beast was born here and drove away the 'Yin Ye Fu'. Now I realize that it was likely some very powerful immortals who captured or killed them."
Someone is much more terrifying than a powerful spirit beast that has been born.
Niule Dali had introduced the "Yin Ye Fu" before.
That is a spirit beast that no immortal would want to deal with.
Now, someone who can make a group of such spirit beasts disappear is probably very powerful in cultivation.
Chen Yun felt that if he and Niule Dali encountered the person passing by here, there might be a fierce battle.
Who is this powerful immortal?
Chen Yun's eyes flickered slightly. As a half-step Earth Immortal, he really wanted to meet that expert!
