Chapter 30: Cliff Bottom Treasure Trove

  The Lion and Tiger Ridge of the Penglai Pavilion stretches across the north and south, extending for over 2,000 miles. It is a narrow valley that has sunk since ancient times, with some areas as wide as hundreds of miles and others only tens or even just a few miles wide. Standing on one side of the gorge, you can see all the way to the other side.

  Lion Tiger Cliff is an extremely mysterious region, no matter how strong a person's cultivation is, they cannot fly over it with their sword or treasure, even flying swords are not allowed. It is a forbidden area, and below it seems to have magical powers that can pull everything that passes over it down.

  Moreover, it is often shrouded in white mist all year round. Standing on the cliff, one can't clearly see the situation below the cliff, and can't even hear the roar of beasts inside, as quiet as a paradise on earth.

  If you really think it's a paradise, you're greatly mistaken. Under the Lion and Tiger Cliff, there are countless ferocious birds and beasts. Those who accidentally enter will hardly be able to come out alive unless they have extraordinary abilities.

  The founding ancestor of the Piaoyu Sect was one of those extremely rare individuals. Ancient texts recorded that when he was over a thousand years old, he was already the strongest in this continent and the Xuantian Continent, and wherever he went, no one dared to contend with him.

  The strong are always lonely. After becoming the strongest on this continent, the ancestors went to many dangerous places called forbidden areas that cannot be approached in order to further refine their cultivation, and Shizi Cliff is one of them.

  From the time he entered Lion Tiger Cliff to when he walked out of it again, three whole years had passed. What exactly happened during these three years was not recorded in the ancient texts of the Piaoyu Sect, nor were there any records on the books of the Penglai Fairy Island. However, after traveling to many places around the world, he ultimately decided to establish his sect here.

  After establishing his sect here, he set up many formations in some areas under the Lion and Tiger Cliff with his powerful magical powers. Some places were used as a testing ground for disciples of this sect to test their skills, while others were places where erring disciples were punished. Once they went down, it was a matter of nine deaths and one life.

  Of course, as a place for disciples of this sect to test their skills, the danger is relatively small. The cultivation is different and the entered area is not the same. As for the place where disciples who have committed crimes are punished, the danger coefficient is much higher.

  These disciples who enter the Lion Tiger Cliff are naturally not comparable to their ancestors in terms of martial arts skills. It is impossible for them to rely on their own strength to come out. In the Floating Mist Sect, there are special people responsible for managing the areas with set up arrays. Disciples going down must first go to them to register, and the registration content includes name, number of days going down, etc., and then they will receive a white specially-made crystal stone.

  Don't underestimate this crystal stone. When the disciples who go down to test their skills encounter life and death, or are seriously injured and can no longer hold on, they can crush the crystal stone, and the formation hidden under the Lion Tiger Cliff will be activated, instantly transmitting them to the top of the cliff.

  Of course, the disciples who were punished and got the crystal stones were different from this kind of crystal stone. When they encountered danger, crushing the crystal stone was useless. They had to stay for the full number of days of punishment. Once the time was up, as long as they were still alive, the crystal stone would trigger the formation and transmit them to the top of the cliff. Those who were not transmitted would never be able to come up again.

  Qin Luoyi and Da Hei's bodies kept falling uncontrollably downwards, passing through the thick white fog, and finally they could see the bottom of the cliff.

  A vast expanse of primeval forest, with ancient trees reaching for the sky, dense and lush, emitting a primitive and majestic aura that makes one's heart palpitate.

  Bang!

  The first to fall was Gao Shixiong, because he couldn't control the rainbow in mid-air, and on top of that, he was shaken by the Qiankun Bell, suffering heavy injuries. He was completely unable to borrow any strength, and heavily fell down, rolling into a thorny thicket.

  Qin Luo Yi threw down a slow-moving charm at herself just as she was about to hit the ground, and also threw one at Da Hei. Then the two of them slowly descended like they were sitting on parachutes.

  Bang!

  Xiao Tian crossed over them, crushing a branch of the ancient tree, and heavily fell to the ground, rolling into a thorny thicket.

  The first to fall, High Master, got up from the thorns, with blood flowing from the corner of his mouth and his clothes torn in several places. However, the monk's physique was indeed extraordinary, and falling from such a high cliff did not take his life.

  He stumbled to Xiao Tian's side in three or two steps, and Xiao Tian also got up. The two of them didn't say a word, they just exchanged a glance, then randomly chose a direction and ran out.

  Although it was dangerous under the Lion and Tiger Cliff, Qin Luo Yi was even more dangerous for them at this moment.

  They were seriously injured, and the Xuan Fu they had cultivated was also dispersed. With their current strength, it would be impossible for them to condense again in a short period of time, nor could they ride on the rainbow. Although Qin Luo Yi is now a Martial Saint, facing her, the two of them currently have no advantage at all.

  And with the large handful of deadly talismans she threw out each time, they didn't dare to have any thoughts of luck. Running into the dense forest, finding a place to hide, nursing their wounds might still give them a chance to survive.

  Qin's clothes fluttered down, elegantly falling from the air. She gazed at the fleeing figure in front of her and a mocking smile spread across her beautiful red lips. After Da Hei landed, she and Da Hei chased after him together, swift as an arrow.

  "Ah!"

  "Ah!"

  Dahuo's speed was extremely fast, and he quickly caught up with them. Qin Luoyi threw out two Seven-Stage Ice Blade Talismans, easily ending the lives of the two men. Dahuo ran over, sniffed around the two corpses, and flipped out two storage rings.

  Qin Luo Yi was about to send his divine consciousness in.

  In Xiao Tian's storage ring, there was a five-grade healing pill, some not bad spiritual plants, several cultivation methods, and some crystal stones. She wasn't very interested in those healing pills and spiritual plants, but she paid special attention to the crystal stones.

  "Haha, not bad, there are actually two obsidians, and a piece of Qing Song stone." The obsidian was about the same size as the one Fat Monk had found, while the Qing Song stone was roughly the size of a fist. Moreover, the spiritual energy within the Qing Song stone was even stronger than that of the obsidian, and it was several times more powerful than the Zi Xuan stone she had bought for hundreds of thousands of silver coins.

  She picked out two obsidians and a peridot after which her divine sense entered another storage ring.

  "There are two more here." Ming Yan's face broke into a smile as she pulled out two more green jade stones from inside.

  These two are indeed worthy of being disciples of a blessed land, for they possess not only one but multiple crystals worth a city.

  Dà Hēi was also very excited.

  Arriving at the perilous Lion Tiger Cliff, nothing else is useful. With these crystal stones, the puppet can help, and who knows, maybe he can even turn danger into safety for them.

  "Ahh!"

  One man and one beast were about to leave, when a heaven-shaking and earth-shattering angry howl suddenly came from afar. Then, they saw a fierce beast with a body like a wild ox, covered in dense green scales, jumping into the air. Following closely behind it, was a brown giant python, as thick as a bucket and several meters long!

  A beast and a demon clashed in mid-air, instantly, the sky darkened, spiritual energy collided with bursts of thunderous roars, like a tsunami, surging and churning.

  In this region, ancient trees stretch towards the sky, old vines entwine, and the vegetation is lush and dense. However, apart from the sounds of their struggles, everything is eerily quiet, as if all living creatures have fled, leaving a deathly stillness.

  Qin Luoyi and Da Hei were both shocked by the fierce battle, their blood vessels bursting with excitement, their internal organs severely injured from the earlier attack by the Qian Kun Zhong.

  She immediately took out a 9th-order healing pill and swallowed it, then handed one to Dahei. Feeling much better in her heart, she looked at the two fierce beasts fighting in mid-air and said to Dahei: "We need to find a safe place to hide quickly, we can't let them discover us."

  The strength of these two ferocious beasts was too powerful, and neither of them could deal with it based on their current strength. Although there were crystal stones that could let the puppet help, under the Lion Tiger Cliff, the crisis was heavy, and they didn't know where they had fallen now or when they would be able to get out. She didn't want to waste the crystal stone unless absolutely necessary.

  Dahuo also nodded in agreement. The strength of those two ferocious beasts, if his own strength were to recover to its peak, he wouldn't even put them in his eyes, but now it's not possible.

  One man and one beast dare not approach the battlefield of two fierce beasts, quietly turning around and galloping in another direction.

  "Ahh!"

  After running for dozens of miles, a miserable cry suddenly echoed from behind. Qin Luoyi couldn't help but turn her head to look back, and the fierce bull with cyan scales on its head let out a long roar towards the sky, looking extremely ferocious. The giant python had already been torn in half by it, with fresh blood splashing everywhere, and the broken body falling down, as if a bloody rain was pouring down, a truly unbearable sight.

  Qin Liyi pursed her red lips tightly, hastily turned her head back, swallowed several mouthfuls of saliva, and only then managed to suppress the feeling of nausea that was about to make her vomit. Afraid of being discovered, she and Da Hei became even more cautious and stealthy in their movements.

  "Humans, you're quite bold, daring to run onto my turf." The wild cow standing in the sky let out a low hum, gazing in the direction Qin Luo Yi and Da Hei were walking, with a fierce and menacing aura flashing in its eyes. Meanwhile, Qin Luo Yi and Da Hei continued walking forward, unaware of the movement behind them, still thinking they hadn't been discovered.

  After running for dozens of miles, Qin Luo Yi and Da Hei's feet paused again, and they turned their heads to look back. The sky behind them had cleared up, and the brutal giant cow that had torn through the forest was nowhere to be seen. All around was quiet.

  Both the man and the beast let out a sigh of relief at the same time.

  "Yu Cang Mountain is at the end of Piaoyou Sect. Heading in this direction, we should be able to reach the end soon." said Da Hei Dao.

  Qin Luo Yi nodded, her expression somewhat solemn: "Mm, but we must be extremely careful. Apart from the ferocious beast just now, I'm afraid there are still other risks ahead."

  To get out of Lion Tiger Ridge as soon as possible, the direction they are heading now is the best choice. The other direction, although it can lead to the trial grounds set by the ancestors of the Piaomiao Sect for their disciples, has relatively less risk, but she doesn't have a crystal with her and cannot activate the array without one. Moreover, there are still hundreds of miles to go in that direction, and who knows how many risks lie within those hundreds of miles.

  They continued walking quietly forward.

  Not far away, a cricket's chirping sound, accompanied by a fishy smell, suddenly came.

  Qin Luo Yi suddenly turned back, a huge black centipede was winking with sinister and ferocious small eyes, rushing towards them. Wherever it passed, the trees and thorns quickly withered and turned black, extremely frightening.

  Da Hei's face also changed, and the poisonous gas on this centipede was too severe. If they were stained with a little bit of it, they would all be dead.

  Qin Luoyi was somewhat excited. Such a poisonous centipede, if its venom is extracted, might have great use.

  Dà Hēi wanted to run, but Qín Luò Yī stood still on the spot, her eyes shining brightly as she stared at the giant centipede. Dà Hēi had no choice but to stop and stand guard beside her.

  "Hiss!"

  Before they could get close, the black centipede sprayed a mouthful of black toxic smoke at them. Fortunately, Dahei and Qīn Luòyī were both prepared and quickly dodged to the side.

  The black centipede's attack fell short, its expression furious, and its body moved even faster towards them, and when it got close again, another mouthful of toxic fog was sprayed out.

  After several times, Qin Luoyi had a clear understanding of its strength and cooperated with Dahei in tacit understanding. Dahei attracted its attention, while she took advantage of its distraction to throw out a petrifying talisman, then holding her long sword, she rushed forward and beheaded it with one slash, cutting off its head as big as a soccer ball.

  It struggled for a moment and then stopped moving.

  Qin Luo Yi waited for a moment, making sure it was dead before walking up to it. She used the dan bottle at the edge of its severed neck to collect many bottles of black toxic liquid. After collecting the toxin, she also put the huge corpse into her hand ring space directly.

  "Go!"

  Qin Luo Yi and Da Hei looked around and didn't find anything unusual, then quickly ran forward again.

  After they left, the fierce bull covered in green scales suddenly appeared, looking at the chaotic ground and the black toxic liquid flowing on it. Its eyes flashed with sharp light: "Humans... actually killed this poisonous insect that lived for ten thousand years, I underestimated you! However, daring to trespass on my territory, you only have a dead end!"

  A figure flashed by, and a huge body shot forward at high speed.

  "This is Ghost Orchid, this is Colorful Fruit, this is Nine-Contained Fragrance...... Haha, this place is truly a treasure land!"

  Dahuo proceeded with caution, walking for over ten miles, and unexpectedly discovered a number of rare spiritual plants that were also seldom seen on the Penglai Fairy Island. Extremely excited, he let out a low whistle as he rushed to pick them, but fortunately, he still knew this was a place where right and wrong were not clearly defined, so he didn't dare laugh out loud.

  Qin's clothes and phoenix eyes were faintly shining, but they didn't stop Da Hei. The Lion Tiger Cliff was fraught with danger, and in order to get out as soon as possible, she wouldn't go out of her way to find treasure, but this thing placed under her eyelids shouldn't be wasted.

  Just then, when Dahei picked a dozen or so bright red and spiritual fruits from a tall tree, a huge figure appeared behind them, accompanied by an exceptionally strong killing intent.

  "Everything here belongs to me! How dare you pick something of mine? I think you all don't want to live anymore!"

  Dà Hēi was startled by this voice and almost fell off the tree.

  Qin's clothes fell, and her heart skipped a beat. She turned around to see the fierce bull that had just torn apart the giant python standing behind them, its copper bell-sized eyes gleaming with a terrifying ferocity.

  The big black body leaped from the tree, and the things in its hand were stuffed into its storage space without any reason. Then it ran to Qin Luo's side, with all its nerves tense, knowing that an intense battle was inevitable now.

  However, after that fierce beast saw its appearance clearly, it was stunned for a moment, with a strange color flashing in its eyes, and then it looked thoughtfully to the north.

  Qin Luo Yi and Da Hei took advantage of its momentary distraction, suddenly leaping into the air and charging towards it in attack.

  "Ahh!"

  The scaly bull let out a loud roar, its whip-like tail sweeping across the scene, cutting down a patch of trees and sending leaves flying wildly, almost hitting Da Hei directly.

  Qin Luo Yi threw out a ten-stage wind and thunder talisman, with rolling thunder and massive spiritual energy, attacking the fierce beast, aiming to hit it in one strike.

  "Boom!"

  The wind and thunder passed by, heavily striking the body of the wild cow, but unfortunately its skin was thick and tough, not leaving any scars.

  "Ah! Die, all of you!"

  The voice with infinite murderous intent made Qin Luoyi secretly shocked, no longer daring to underestimate the enemy. He pursed his thin lips tightly, and with a movement of his mind, he summoned the puppet out. With a swift motion of his slender hand, he attached a piece of black obsidian to the puppet's chest.

  "Go! Kill it!" She glared at the raging bull with her sharp eyes, pointing at it with her hand, and gave a low command to the puppet.

  The puppet that was originally unable to move at all, after being installed with a crystal on its body, opened its eyes, and the dark and cold gaze locked onto a direction, then it rushed out without hesitation.

  Bang!

  "Boom!"

  The fierce and ferocious buffalo was extremely violent, the puppet did not dare to be too presumptuous. The two sides engaged in a fierce battle, and in an instant, the surrounding area was filled with rolling fog and clouds covering the sky.

  "This puppet is really formidable!" After dozens of rounds of fighting, the puppet didn't fall behind at all. Da Hei couldn't help but exclaim in surprise. It seemed that he hadn't used his full strength when they fought before... At that time, he just stood in front of the formation and stopped him from entering.

  He suddenly realized that the command given to him by Qin Luo Yi earlier was actually a clever move. The ancient tribe's order to the Holy Master was probably only to let him block and kill those who crossed the formation, so he would never step into the formation to kill people. Thinking of this, his back couldn't help but break out in cold sweat as he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

  The rhino's skin is thick and rough, and ordinary attacks can't leave any scars on it. The puppet's durability is not much higher than that of the rhino, and after a minute, both sides are still fighting fiercely without any signs of victory or defeat.

  Qin Luo Yi hesitated for a moment, then quietly snuck to the back of the wild cow, took out the centipede venom she had just obtained, and with a try-it-out mindset, activated her spiritual power and splashed it on. The wild cow's body, which was impervious to swords and knives, instantly emitted rolling black smoke.

  One hit, Qin Luo Yi was overjoyed.

  "Ah!"

  The fierce cow suddenly let out a loud bellow, dropped its puppet, and with a ferocious expression, charged towards Qin Luo Yi.

  Qin Luo Yi retreated hastily while pouring out another bottle, but this time it didn't hit the bull's body and instead enraged it even more.

  Qin Luo Yi retreated while taking out a tenth-grade Immobilization Talisman, the highest grade he had on him, and threw it at the creature.

  The buffalo's body stiffened, its limbs and body suddenly unable to move, its expression becoming somewhat terrified and disbelieving.

  "Ahhhroo!"

  Dahuo got excited, pounced over, and bit down on its neck. Unfortunately, his body was too small for the wild cow, so he didn't get a good grip on the neck, only biting off a large piece of flesh. The wild cow's neck instantly became bloody.

  The puppet fell to the ground, and with a fierce thrust, stabbed its belly. Qin Luo Yi jumped over and also stabbed fiercely, but just as she was about to add another blow, the seal lost its effect. The bull's body moved, and its eyes shot out an extremely ferocious light, letting out a mad roar, and charged at her again.

  Qin Luoyi reacted in the instant when the Fu Luo lost its effect, quickly retreating while shooting out another immobilizing talisman at it. Unfortunately, this time the fierce bull was prepared and its massive body shifted to one side, instantly dodging it.

  Behind him, Dahei and the puppet were caught off guard, and before they could dodge, they were frozen in place. The puppet was mindless and stood there stupidly, while Dahei was extremely depressed, watching helplessly as Qin Luo's clothes were chased by that ferocious beast, disappearing instantly into the distance.

  Digression

  Thank you for Tong Xiang's dear drill, thank you for Lingling little ghost's dear drill.