Quick Travel to the Clouds

Chapter 719 Hidden Mission 5

Over the next few hours, Yun Chu transformed into the most astute hunter. Ignoring the stall owner's extravagant boasts, she calmly selected from the "truth" revealed by the appraisal device:

Among a pile of broken talismans, she found a "small teleportation talisman (fragment)" covered by dirt for 5 spirit stones. The light screen showed that its core runes were intact and could be saved with a little repair.

From the bottom of the earthenware jar filled with foul-smelling beast blood, she retrieved three "Earth Vein Spirit Pearls" that had been mistaken for "inferior demon cores." These pearls contained pure earth elemental power, which would greatly benefit her cultivation.

Even in a corner selling ordinary antiques, she found a rusty bronze dagger with a screen clearly marked "Ancient Sword Cultivator's Token (Fake) · Contains Fragment of Secret Realm Map (Genuine)".

After wandering around for about an hour, the real target finally appeared.

At an inconspicuous grocery stall, a fist-sized, moss-covered, dark green stone was carelessly tossed aside in a corner. The appraisal device swept over it, and the screen erupted with an unprecedentedly dazzling purple light:

[Name]: Life Space Stone (Original Source Undamaged)

[Rank]: Innate Spiritual Object (Rare)

[Value]: Priceless and unavailable, it can evolve into a rudimentary small world.

The stall owner was enthusiastically promoting a flashy but impractical "spirit sword," completely oblivious to the treasure beneath his feet.

Yun Chu suppressed her excitement, randomly picked something, and then casually kicked the stone: "This thing for propping up table legs is quite interesting. Can you give it to me as a bonus?"

The stall owner glanced at it, then waved his hand dismissively: "Take it away, take it away!"

One of Zhang Xiu's greatest opportunities in life quietly changed hands.

The mineral feels warm and smooth to the touch, subtly conveying a surging rhythm of life.

Yun Chu did not rush to bind the item to its owner with blood. She brushed her fingertips across the stone surface, a deep smile appearing on her lips: This item belongs to True Lord Yueze.

This gives her an extra layer of self-protection, preventing her from dying at the hands of the male protagonist.

The next day, at the entrance to the Shura Black Market.

Weary from his journey, Zhang Xiu frowned as he stepped into the market. His heart skipped a beat for no reason, as if an invisible thread was pulling him, indicating that something of vital importance to him was hidden here.

Following his intuition, he repeatedly searched the area where Yun Chu had lingered the day before, his steps becoming increasingly hurried, and beads of sweat appearing on his forehead.

"The senses were right here... why did they disappear?" Anxiety gnawed at him.

He searched almost every stall, even resorting to secret techniques to investigate, but the opportunity seemed to slip through his fingers like sand, completely vanishing without a trace.

In the end, amidst inexplicable disappointment and self-doubt, he hastily purchased a few bottles of ordinary pills and a mid-grade magic sword, and left dejectedly, filled with resentment.

The clamor of the black market enveloped him, as if mocking the shift in fate.

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Time flies, and a year has passed in the blink of an eye.

Inside the quiet room, spiritual energy surged like the tide.

Yun Chu's body shone with golden light, and the golden core in his dantian spun rapidly, nearly doubling in size. A second profound Dao pattern quietly formed on its surface—the second level of the golden core was complete!

More than ten days after stabilizing his realm, a secret order arrived from the sky.

A glint flashed in Yun Chu's eyes. Without hesitation, she packed her bags and transformed into a streak of azure light, heading straight for the treacherous northwest of the continent: the Taibai Mountains!

The reason she went to the Taibai Mountains was because she learned that True Lord Yueze had gone to the Taibai Mountains for training.

She needs to find an opportunity to get close to Yueze Zhenjun in order to complete her mission.

As soon as they entered the Taibai Mountains, Yun Chu flicked her sleeve, and countless fire iron flying ants emerged.

Three days later, a flying ant landed on Yun Chu's fingertip, its antennae twitching rapidly—her divine sense reflected the scene of icy sword energy slicing through vines: a dark blue Taoist robe, frost covering his shoulders, it was none other than True Lord Yue Ze!

Yun Chu extinguished the flame in her palm and turned to rush towards the southeast valley.

At the bottom of the valley, beside a cold pool, a plant called Ice Soul Dew Grass blooms quietly, its icy leaves supporting three pearl fruits, the cold air freezing the pool water into fine cracks.

The Ice-Armored Rock Lizard guarding it perched on the rock, its scales covered in a thick layer of ice, its tail whip sending stone chips flying. Yun Chu flicked a wisp of scorching heat from her fingertip, precisely burning the grass!

"Roar--!"

The rock lizard's vertical pupils constricted sharply, and its massive tail, wreathed in ice spikes, lashed out! As Yun Chu retreated hastily, she "accidentally" shattered the ice, her ankle sinking into it, and her shoulder blade met the lizard's claw head-on—

"Hey!"

Her dark, tight-fitting clothes were torn apart, revealing five deep, bone-revealing wounds. Extremely cold demonic poison rushed through her meridians toward her heart! She spat out a mouthful of hot blood and staggered toward the predetermined path, with the rock lizards relentlessly pursuing her, smashing ancient trees as if they were withered leaves.

On the verge of death, an icy blue sword aura cleaved through the air!

"restrain!"

A cold wave swept across ten feet, instantly freezing the rock lizard into an ice sculpture.

Yueze Zhenjun stood with his sword on his foot, his black hair fluttering wildly in the gale, his brows covered with frost that had never melted for millennia, yet a barely perceptible ripple flickered in his eyes: "Reckless." With a light stroke of his sword, the ice sculpture shattered with a deafening roar.

He looked down at the unconscious Yun Chu—the girl was curled up in a pool of blood, and the blue marks of the demonic poison had spread to the side of her neck.

His brows furrowed even more, and he finally bent down and picked her up.

The moment the warm, soft body pressed against his chest, Yueze Zhenjun's arm muscles suddenly tensed, and his body, tempered by the Ice Spirit Root, felt a surge of heat.

He lightly touched the ground with his toes, and the light of his ice-escape technique swept across the miasma forest, finally landing in a natural stone cave. The cave walls were seeping with cold spring water, which could suppress the demonic poison.

Yue Ze pressed his fingers against Yun Chu's back, channeling pure, cold spiritual energy into her meridians to force back the demonic poison. He then took out a Seven Aperture Ice-Condensing Pill and stuffed it into her mouth.

Amidst the refreshing medicinal fragrance of the dissolved pills, Yun Chu's eyelashes trembled slightly, and as soon as she opened her eyes, she was met with those eyes as cold as a deep pool.

"Thank you so much, True Lord, for saving my life!" She struggled to bow, blood seeping from her wounds and staining her clothes red.

"Rest quietly." Yue Ze stopped and stood up, the black iron sword sheath already fastened to his waist. "This place is safe."

Seeing him turn to leave, Yun Chu suddenly lunged forward! Her arms wrapped tightly around his right arm like vines, her cheek brushing against the cool silk:

"Please wait, My Lord! The demonic poison has not been eradicated. If we encounter another ferocious beast..." She raised her blood-stained face, tears welling in her eyes, "Please allow me to accompany you. I promise I will not overstep my bounds!"

Yue Ze froze abruptly. The softness of the girl's chest pressed against his arm, her warm breath brushing against his wrist bone—his icy heart, tempered by decades of seclusion, cracked slightly.

He tried to pull his arm away, but the slightest force made him feel the undulating curves even more deeply, and a blush suddenly spread across his ears.

"Let go! I'm used to walking alone..." Before he could finish speaking, Yun Chu groaned, and blood gushed from his shoulder.

Yue Ze closed his eyes briefly, and finally squeezed out two words through gritted teeth: "...Whatever you want."

The sunlight from outside the cave swept across his profile, and the crimson hue faded quietly from his earlobe, leaving only the coldness of jade.

Yun Chu let go and chuckled, unaware that his fingertips, hidden in his sleeve, were trembling slightly.

A day later, Yun Chu recovered from her injuries, and the two of them went on a training trip together in the Taibai Mountains.

Deep within the Taibai Mountains, ethereal mists swirl and ancient trees reach for the sky.

A day later, although Yun Chu's injuries had not fully healed, thanks to the superior elixirs of True Lord Yueze and her own recovery ability, she was able to move around without much difficulty.

The two of them, one in front and one behind, began to traverse this vast and dangerous primeval forest.

Yun Chu looked at the aloof and solitary figure in black in front of her. Silence wasn't a solution.

We need to find a way to melt this iceberg.

Therefore, Yun Chu turned on her talkative mode.

"True Lord, look at that cliff! Isn't there a huge clump of 'Dragon-Patterned Blood Ginseng'? Wow, those red patterns are so beautiful, its medicinal properties must be very strong! ...Huh? There's a guardian beast nearby too?"

Yun Chu pointed to the distant mountain wall, her face a mixture of excitement and worry, her tone rising and falling.

Without even glancing at him, Yueze Zhenjun's figure blurred, and his sword energy flashed like the cold light of a frosty moon. In the blink of an eye, the little demon guarding him turned into ice crystals and shattered.

He swung the object through the air, and the blood ginseng landed safely in his palm.