The First Volume Nineteenth Chapter Entering the Gorge

  Damn it, I'm stuck! I've found that when writing fight scenes, either I can't come up with anything for half a day, or it's just a long and terrible mess. What to do?!………………………………The morning of Baisha Town was shrouded in mist, not as good as Wuyi Mountain, but still had its own charm. Wang Guanlan got up very early, after a night of rest and cultivation, he had already converted nearly half of the internal energy in his dantian into Broken Seal Blade Energy. This speed made him very satisfied, at this rate, it would take no more than three days for him to break through to the second layer of Lianqi.

  "Alas, I really want to stay here for a few more days!" Wang Guanlan gazed at the mist-shrouded peaks outside, sighed silently, then picked up the package on the table and rushed out of town without even bidding farewell to Wang Baihe.

  The entrance to Foggy Gorge is not far from Baisha Town. After leaving Baisha Town, follow a small path that has been trampled into a wide road, and continue straight ahead. After walking for about three or four miles, the surrounding fog became noticeably thicker, with a faint smell of fishiness mixed in the humid air, everything indicates that Foggy Gorge is approaching.

  As expected, after walking for half a mile, the width of the magnificent road gradually narrowed, and the grass and trees on both sides changed to rocks, which then turned into cliffs. The cliffs became increasingly steep, and finally, it felt as if one was walking in a narrow alley. This alley-like mountain path was about one mile long, and Wang Guanlan knew that after completing this path, he would arrive at the legendary Fog Hidden Gorge.

  "Huh? Aren't those Yue Haifeng and the other two? How can they be standing there, are they waiting for me?" As he walked to the end of the mountain path, Wang Guanlan's first glance saw the two martial artists, Yue Haifeng and Chen Qingshan, standing at the entrance of the valley with some unease. The entrance of the misty valley was already shrouded in thick fog, and from a slight distance, it was hard to see clearly, so the two were very close to the mountain path. As soon as they saw Wang Guanlan appear at the entrance, they hastily rushed to his front.

  "Fourteen little ones seen!!"

  "Sure enough, you're looking for me!" Wang Guanlan sighed in her heart and smiled wryly, "You two have been waiting here for a long time, haven't you?"

  "Haha!" Yue Haifeng smiled awkwardly, "Not long, not long, aren't you afraid that Lord Fourteenth will leave early? You've come a bit too early!"

  "I've said it before, let bygones be bygones regarding the matters on the boat. You're still here, what is it that you want?!"

  "Fourteenth Young Master is intelligent and naturally knows what we're doing!" Yue Haifeng's face turned bitter, "This Fog Concealing Gorge is full of crises, if Fourteenth Young Master really gets into trouble, we can't afford to take responsibility. Moreover, it's not that we're afraid of anything, but rather that we've been in this Fog Concealing Gorge for many years and have few friends but many enemies. If any of these enemies harbor malicious intentions and accidentally harm Fourteenth Young Master, the two of us will also be unable to escape blame!!" These words were not an excuse, but a fact. The two men had many enemies, and if one of them harbored evil intentions and harmed Wang Guanlan in Fog Concealing Gorge, the two men present would ultimately bear the greatest responsibility, and they couldn't afford to be careless.

  Seeing their resolute attitudes, Wang Guanlan also felt very helpless. "Actually, the Ning King's Mansion isn't that overbearing!"

  Neither of them spoke, but closely followed Wang Guanlan, with a determined look that made it impossible for Wang Guanlan to shake them off.

  "Alright alright, let's go together then. But I must declare beforehand, this time I'm entering the valley to temper my martial skills and not for sightseeing, you two!"

  "We won't interfere with Young Master's plan!" Yue Haifeng said solemnly, but in his heart, he didn't think it was a big deal. The misty valley was the safest area, and even if there were any dangers, Wang Guanlan's swordsmanship should be able to handle them. They only needed to guard against people with ulterior motives. Of course, Yue Haifeng had another small, secret thought in his heart - if he could use this opportunity to get close to Wang Guanlan and even the Ning King's Manor, that would be great. However, this idea couldn't be spoken aloud, nor could he hold too much hope for it. After all, the Ning King's Manor was a large and powerful family, not someone that small martial artists like them could easily get close to.

  The three of them formed a small group, with Wang Guanlan as the leader, despite having the lowest cultivation level. He took the lead in navigating through the misty valley, having previously studied the map in detail and knowing which areas would be beneficial for his own cultivation.

  After walking for a while, Yue Haifeng's expression suddenly changed to become somewhat strange, "Fourteenth Young Master, you're not going to the Hu Yuan Forest, are you?!"

  "Not bad!" Wang Guanlan nodded, a hint of a smile at the corner of his mouth.

  Hú Yuèlín is a famous place in Wù Yǐn Xiá Gǔ, with tall trees and a strange beast called Hú Yuè that lives inside. This beast is more agile than ordinary monkeys, born with divine power, higher intelligence, and is a social creature. Every adult Hú Yuè has the strength of a human at the Qi Refining stage. For warriors, these cunning and agile Hú Yuè are natural training targets. Many low-level warriors like Wáng Guān Lán like to enter Hú Yuèlín to hunt and kill Hú Yuè to hone their martial skills.

  However, the martial artist who dares to enter the Monkey Forest must have at least reached the middle stage of Qi Gathering. Wang Guanlan is only in the early stages of Qi Gathering, yet he wants to enter the Monkey Forest, no wonder Yue Haifeng's face looks strange. Moreover, it's now spring, which is the season when the monkeys are most ferocious. Even martial artists in the Condensing Qi stage don't want to provoke them, let alone those in the Qi Gathering stage. Looking at Wang Guanlan rushing towards the Monkey Forest, it's clear that he has been planning this for a long time.

  "Fourteen Shao——!"

  "What, you two still want to restrict my actions?! Wang Guanlan's expression turned stern and displeased, and his cold gaze swept over Yue Haifeng, who was left speechless. He could only admit defeat and follow behind Wang Guanlan, secretly cursing the little scoundrel to be clawed to death by a macaque in the Hu Yulin forest. But thinking that with these two around, such a situation wouldn't occur, he couldn't help but feel somewhat disheartened."

  "Originally, I wasn't planning to enter the Hu Yuan Lin so soon, but since I have two free bodyguards now, I don't mind going in early and taking a chance!!" Wang Guanlan seemed to not notice the gloomy expressions of the two men as he headed straight towards his target.

  Not long after they entered the Misty Valley, the four people who had secretly discussed in the inn the night before also entered the Misty Valley. "Wang She, Zhou Bao, you two guard the entrance of the Misty Valley. From now on, don't let anyone pass!"

  "Yes!" Fatso Zhou Bao and another man named Wang She responded in unison, both of them taking out a black cloth bag from their bodies, putting on deerskin gloves, and carefully sprinkling the fine powder-like substance from the black cloth bag onto the ground at the entrance of the valley. After watching the two do all this, Qin Big Brother nodded his head, and with another person, suddenly entered the mist-shrouded valley.

  "I'm telling you, Leopard, why did Qin Ge have to wait until the Fourteenth Young Master entered the valley before making a move? If he had acted earlier, those guys would also be poisoned by now!"

  "Pffft!" Zhou Bao snorted, coldly smiling and saying, "If that Fourteenth Young Master doesn't enter, the people secretly protecting him won't enter either. Once a high-ranking expert in the Condensing Energy stage discovers us, things will get troublesome!"

  "So that's how it is, Qin brother really thought this through!" Wang She reacted at this time, but immediately added, "But even so, does Qin brother really have the confidence to deal with the experts of Ning Wang Fu?!"

  "I don't know about that, anyway we just need to guard this entrance and take out anyone who comes in!" Zhou Bao's eyes gleamed with a bloodthirsty light. "Some things are better left unknown, I have no idea what the higher-ups were thinking this time, actually coming over here to provoke the Ning Wang Fu. You know, the Ning Wang Fu is the ruler of three states, and behind them stands the Great Qi Dynasty - it's not going to be that easy this time!"

  "It can't be said like that, I heard that this time the Ning Wang Fu has become a target of public criticism, so the higher-ups would take action!"

  "The target of public criticism? What's going on? Could it be that Prince Ning is planning a rebellion and the imperial family of Qi has found out?"

  "How could this be? I heard that it's because of the Five Poison Secret Realm three years later. It's said that within the Five Poison Secret Realm, there is a supreme ancient artifact left behind from the Primordial Era!"

  "What a joke, brother! Even if it were the imperial family of the Great Qi Dynasty, they only have one incomplete Supreme Dao artifact as a legend. How can a small secret realm like the Five Poisons Secret Realm possibly have such a thing?!"

  "I'm not sure what's true or false, I just heard it!" Wang She said, "But I can be certain that this time the top is so targeted at Ning Wangfu, it's because of this rumor. In any case, Ning Wangfu is the largest local snake in Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan provinces, and the Five Poisons Secret Realm is also within their control range. If they go all out to compete, they will have a great advantage!"

  "So, the higher-ups want to suppress the Ning Wang Fu beforehand, making them unable to fully respond when the Five Poisons Secret Realm opens three years later!"

  "Not bad, after three years, the Five Poison Secret Realm will not be like before. Only martial artists with at least six layers of Qi Refining can enter, and it's possible that there will be those who have achieved seven or even eight layers of Qi Refining. The strong will suppress their cultivation to search for that peerless treasure in the secret realm. At that time, it'll be a great show!"

  "Master, you're a master of suppressing aura!?" Zhou Bao was stunned for a moment, then laughed, "Then tell me, will there be a 9th-level cultivator suppressing their cultivation to enter the secret realm?!"

  "That's impossible, a master who has cultivated to the 9th layer of Qi Refining has already communicated with heaven and earth. Even if they suppress their own cultivation, it's still impossible for them to enter the secret realm, otherwise wouldn't that be chaos in the world?"

  "That's right!" Zhou Bao also smiled, suddenly his expression turned serious, "Alright, someone is coming, let's see which unlucky guy it is, and make some profit, haha!!"

  At this time, in the distant alley mountain road, four human shadows were approaching the fog-shrouded valley, completely unaware that a vicious trap had been laid at the entrance of the valley, waiting for them.