Chapter Thirty-Six: Escaping Danger

  This sudden change was something Mu Yuan had never anticipated. Ruan Longtai had come with high hopes, but ended up losing his life and soul. Even he himself fell into a desperate situation in an instant!

  Mobilize the true energy of the whole body, whether it is the sharp and vast, unpredictable tide-like true energy or the dragon king's movement and longevity energy that has merged into one, all retreated step by step. The powerful whirlpool's engulfing force was like a layer of water curtain slowly moving down, covering the upper half of the wood element, invading all the way to the dantian!

  He had lost a large amount of true energy, and Mu Yuan felt dizzy in waves. After adapting to the powerful cultivation of refining energy and body, losing so much was like an ordinary person losing more than half of their blood, leaving them weak and feeble. If not for his stable and clear Dao heart, he would have fainted by now!

  The sharp whistling in the stone jar grew more urgent, and the light burst into Mu Yuan's dantian. Mu Yuan had lost control of his own true energy, but the Longsheng Sword in his dantian suddenly released a sword aura on its own, extremely sharp and unmatched, stirring up the dazzling light that was rushing straight down. The two forces collided, exploding violently in Mu Yuan's meridians, causing blood to spurt out and pain beyond compare, which briefly cleared his mind.

  The wooden yuan's divine consciousness turned clear, the Changsheng sword and the stone pot's light were at a stalemate, unable to prevail over each other. The intense collision made him feel extremely uncomfortable. Knowing that the source of the trouble had not been eliminated, he encouraged himself to condense his true energy into a rolling wave of air soldiers, which fiercely chopped down towards the stone pot on the altar!

  The air waves rolled, the air soldiers were cut off on the stone jar, and even the dotted flowers didn't splash out before being swallowed in. Mu Yuan continued with several more moves, all of which were like a mud cow entering the sea, without any sound or news. He turned his body to sweep back, but felt a strong suction force sticking to the soles of his feet, making it hard to move even a little bit. His heart was filled with despair, and he couldn't help but regret this trip.

  The Changsheng Sword was spinning around in the dantian, getting faster and faster, and the sword energy it emitted was becoming increasingly sharp. All other things in the dantian were being pushed out, a small, unremarkable flying sword spun around and flew out lightly.

  This flying sword was the one that Mu Yuan had condensed with the Wu tribe's sword mantra when he came, but because Mu Yuan had not yet externalized his field, it was currently stored in his dantian. Now, the Longsheng Sword and the Stone Can's light were fiercely battling, this unremarkable flying sword naturally couldn't withstand it and was blown open!

  The flying sword jumped up and happened to collide with the light on the stone jar. This collision was not as intense as that of the Longevity Sword, but the light on the stone jar rippled slightly, and the light inside Mu Yuan's body gradually dissipated and retreated back into the stone jar in an instant.

  Mu Yuan was like a great amnesty, and he couldn't muster up any interest in the stone jar again. Seeing Jin Shi lose its master, it stood there motionless, astonished that the stone jar didn't take any action towards it either. With a casual wave of his hand, a whirlwind erupted, enveloping Jin Shi, and without looking back, Mu Yuan swept out of the stone chamber!

  On the stone steps, he flew like lightning, much faster than when he came. In a moment, he had escaped from the mountain's abdomen and appeared at the top of the mountain. He took a long breath, and the primordial energy of heaven and earth rolled in, transformed into true energy by Mu Yu to replenish his body. His heart still had lingering fears, and he was really afraid of that strange stone jar. Not to mention that he had consumed more than half of his true energy, but the collision between Changsheng Sword and that strange light had also injured his five internal organs. This time, it would take some time to recover.

  On this mountain peak, Mu Yuan didn't want to stay any longer. Who knew what other unknown powers that strange stone jar had? He had just barely escaped, and if he wasn't careful again and got schemed by the jar once more, Mu Yuan would really cry.

  Enduring the scorching pain in his muscles, Mu Yuan slid down the mountain, riding the wind, and descended thousands of feet in an instant. He had already run dozens of miles away from the main peak of Zhao Yang Mountain before he finally stopped. His whole body ached all over, his muscles were burning hot, and his internal organs felt like they were on fire. Finding a place with lush vegetation, flowing streams, and abundant spiritual energy, Mu Yuan released the Feng Luan protective spell from the Black Water Gourd and sat down cross-legged to meditate.

  The surrounding rolling and surging wood element energy, the changing and unpredictable water element energy, were all absorbed into the wood element. The wood element was nourished and grew strong, while the water element became gentle and soothing. One of them moistened the muscles and tendons, alleviating pain and discomfort, while the other restored the vital energy, mending and regenerating what had been broken. Only then did the wood element feel slightly better, and its spirit also improved a great deal.

  Jin Shi still stood stupidly by his side, after Yuan Longtai's death, no one was in control, only a pre-war combat instinct remained, calm on all sides, but useless to fight, just like a dead body, without any movement.

  Get up, still a bit sore and weak, knowing that the loss of vitality is too much, need to slowly recover, fortunately did not hurt the foundation, can still recover, if the true energy was absorbed at that time, even if you can escape, the dantian qi vortex will be broken, wanting to continue practicing again, it's also impossible!

  Cultivating energy is like wearing shoes. At first, it may feel a bit tight, but after wearing them for a while, they will fit perfectly, and even if you take them off and put them back on again, it's much easier. But if the shoes are broken, there's no way to wear them again!

  Now Mu Yuan is like temporarily taking off his shoes, fortunately the shoes themselves are not broken, just need to put in some effort to wear them again, as long as he absorbs enough yuanqi and refines it into true qi, there will be no problem.

  He fumbled through the black calabash, inside which were some crystal stones he had obtained from Guangrendongfu, as well as the Wu tribe's sword manual. This was his harvest this time, but it had also come at a considerable cost. Not to mention Yuan Longtai's death, Mu Yuan had suffered a crushing defeat. Looking out at the main peak of Zhaoyang Mountain, the clouds and mist drifted by, swirling like ribbons, a picture of serenity, utterly unlike the scene of life and death that had just unfolded.

  "Bring the Golden Corpse back to Fei Long Zhai and hand it over to someone who knows how to refine corpses. Keeping it here won't do me any good, besides, Fei Long Zhai still needs it for protection." Mu Yuan thought carefully and decided to make a trip to Fei Long Zhai first, return the Golden Corpse, and inform them of Yuan Longtai's death, so they can be prepared, then head back to Chang Sheng Palace.

  At this moment, going down the mountain for only half a year, but the benefits gained are not shallow. The cultivation of the three layers of Qi after the Cultivation of the Spirit, my own master has not yet taught, and returning is just in time to receive instruction. Although it is said that the master leads into the door, and cultivation is on one's own, having an elder guide is always faster and better than groping around blindly and exploring the path again!

  Furthermore, as for the divine ability of Changsheng Jue, he himself has not even practiced it. The Qingmu Shenmang was also imparted to him many years ago for his training, and he has managed to explore many doors and paths. He has experienced the power brought by the complete version of the Chaotai Liushen divine ability, and Mu Yuan yearns for the auxiliary divine ability of Changsheng Jue.

  With a decision in mind, he immediately set off. The brocade deer that had been left at the foot of the mountain was still there, but Mu Yuan picked it up and mounted the phoenix steed, rushing straight to Feilong Stockade.

  Returning to the village, he informed them of the change in his journey. The whole village was grief-stricken. Mu Yuan handed over the golden corpse, but it was accepted by Yuan Lin, the son of Yuan Longtai. Although many families in the village coveted this golden corpse, they didn't dare say anything. Mu Yuan immediately proposed to take his leave, but Cha Ying invited him back to her home instead.

  Muyuan was somewhat curious and didn't know what Cha Ying meant, but when they sat down to drink tea, Cha Ying said, "Brother Mu, I have a favor to ask of you, is it convenient for you?"

  Mu Yuan smiled slightly, "Elder brother said it's nothing, if it's within my power, I definitely won't decline!"

  With a hint of a smile on his face, he clasped his fists and said, "I have an idea, I'd like to ask the Wind to become your disciple and also cultivate its energy to achieve spiritual enlightenment. What do you think?"