Refusing to ascend at the beginning

Chapter 345
On the east side of the mirage realm, Su Han and Cheng Yingyue were moving forward in the sky.

It had been ten days since the battle with the black stone. Cheng Yingyue's injuries had healed to some extent, and her face looked much better, but there was still a trace of dryness between her brows.

"It's been 20 days and I haven't reached the end of this mirage." Cheng Yingyue looked at the still boundless blue ocean ahead and sighed, "Although I have said it many times, I still want to say that the power of the real dragon is too terrifying..."

Su Han had already felt this in his heart, "It's really hard to estimate. I'm afraid it can be regarded as the pinnacle existence outside the territory."

Cheng Yingyue was silent for a moment, and suddenly said: "Brother, whether we are cultivators in the world or we, we have been pursuing ascension, but is it really a good thing to go to the outer world? After seeing the power of real dragons and 'them', I realized that The practitioners in our world are still too weak.

"You have reached the pinnacle of cultivation in this world, but you have to ascend to face the more dangerous realm outside the realm. Moreover, what if you find that even the ascension realm is just the starting line outside the realm? What should you do?
"Ascension...is it really worth it?"

It was rare and serious for her to discuss this topic with Su Han.

Su Han's eyes were calm: "There is no question whether it is worth it or not. There is no answer to this question, or in other words, the answer varies from person to person.

"For me, since I learned that there is a broader world, this world has changed its appearance in my eyes and turned into a cage.

“How can a person be willing to be trapped in a cage?

“Practice is my way to go higher step by step, break out of the prison, and see the broader world.

"As for the dangers outside the territory, even though they are unavoidable, it's just...

“Just like seeds falling into the soil, grass grows, flowers grow, trees grow, but no matter what grows, they all grow upward.

“In the process, they also experienced strong winds, rain and snow on the branches, scorching heat, and cold winters, but none of these could affect their desire to get closer to the sunshine.

“And I am the same, my heart is like a flower and a tree, growing toward the sun.

"That's all."

His answer is simple.

Simple and pure.

Because it is pure, it is perfect.

Cheng Yingyue looked thoughtful and nodded as if she understood.

This was the first time she heard these words from Su Han, and while she was surprised, she also roughly understood why he was so powerful.

Talent is certainly one thing, but on the other hand, such a firm and ultimate state of mind is much better than a practitioner who is dedicated to improving his cultivation just to be superior to others.

But what about yourself?Cheng Yingyue thought.

What is your answer?
She was lost in thought.

The two of them moved forward in silence for a while. Then, Su Han suddenly moved his mind and took out the white jade incense.

Cheng Yingyue immediately came to her senses and asked, "Did Shanhen send the information?"

Su Han nodded and watched the floating white smoke condense into words——

"The Spark Token appeared, on the northwest side of the Mirage Realm."

Su Han and Cheng Yingyue stood still in mid-air. They looked at each other in surprise and immediately replied: "Are you sure?"

"It was the disciples of the Qing Chi Sword Sect who first spread the news. Someone among them found a piece of golden armor on an island, with strange runes engraved on it. The aura blended with the mirage, which was in line with the oral message Lu Sen gave them. However, , that island was guarded by strange beasts, and only one of their group escaped alive and brought the news."

Cheng Yingyue frowned and said to Su Han, "It looks like fake news deliberately luring us out."

Su Han felt the same way and spread his doubts.

Soon, Guo Taigao responded: "The news is true, Xian Fang has just gone to verify it. He sensed another token on the island through the token in his hand.

"However, the aura of the alien beasts on the island is too terrifying, and Xianyi dare not enter rashly.

"I have lit Xian Yi's white jade incense as a location coordinate. Xian San and I are also rushing there. You hold the white jade incense and your spiritual thoughts penetrate into the induction. You should be able to sense Xian Yi's position."

Su Han immediately followed the instructions, infiltrating his spiritual thoughts into the white jade incense, and immediately felt that there was a breath in the distance that echoed the white jade incense in his hand.

He turned his head and looked steadily to the northwest.

Cheng Yingyue looked at them together, raised her eyebrows and said, "It turns out to be true..."

"There are still too many unreasonable things." After Su Han pondered for a moment, he shook his head and whispered: "How can the disciples of the Qingji Sword Sect dare to enter an island that even immortals dare not approach? If the alien beast is that powerful , how could anyone escape?"

"Senior brother, what you mean is..." Cheng Yingyue said thoughtfully, "The news is true, the dragon scale fragments are also on the island, but on the other hand, they are really trying to lure us out?"

Su Han nodded: "It should be Lu Sen's conspiracy."

"But if they didn't enter the island, how would they know there were dragon scale fragments inside?" Cheng Yingyue was still confused, "They did see the fragments on the island, but they couldn't take them out, so they just released the news to lure us there?

"Or... they found the fragments in advance and deliberately threw them on the island, hoping to use the knife to kill people?
"If it's the latter, what are the strange beasts on the island?"

Su Xuan frowned lightly and said after a moment of silence: "It's useless to think too much. Since the dragon scale fragments are there, let's go and take a look.

Su Han and the two knew very well that even if they knew it was Lu Sen's conspiracy, they would still get over it.

Knowing clearly that there are tigers in the mountains, traveling to the Tiger Mountains is nothing more than this.

And Lu Sen knew this, so he didn't care about those lame dramas at all.

Su Han took the white jade incense, pointed straight in a direction, and said: "Let's set off immediately. We have been traveling eastward for so long, and now it takes a lot of time to go back all the way to the northwest. There are only ten days left before the mirage is closed. , we must find out before the mirage is closed."

"Okay." Cheng Yingyue nodded immediately.

Her golden lotus aura rolled up Su Regret, and disappeared in the northwest sky in an instant.

……

The two restrained their breath and hurried on at a faster speed than when they came. Finally, eight days later, which was the penultimate day after the Dragon's Nest Mirage was closed, they crossed thousands of rivers and mountains and arrived at the place where the white jade incense pillar of Xianyi was.

However, this is not the island containing dragon scale fragments that Guo Taigao reported, but another one quite far away.

Su Han and the two entered the island after a long journey, followed Bai Yuxiang's induction to an unknown corner, and saw the burning white jade incense inserted on the rock, as well as Guo Taigao and Wanqing who were sitting cross-legged with their eyes closed next to them. Demon.

After a simple greeting, Cheng Yingyue didn't see Xian Yi, so she asked curiously: "Where is Xian Yi?"

"He has some things that he can't stay for long, so he has left first." Guo Taigao replied.

Cheng Yingyue nodded and said straight to the point: "Where is that island? How is the situation now?"

Guo Taigao hesitated for a moment and said, "Are you sure you want to go? No matter how you look at it, Lu Sen is deliberately trying to lure you out."

"Go." Su Han nodded without hesitation.

Cheng Yingyue also smiled: "Lu Sen has been disabled by me, there is nothing to worry about. If he dares to show up, I will give him another arrow and kill him completely. The same is true for the other nine realms. If they dare to take action, one arrow will Just shoot it.

"The only thing we need to worry about is the strange beast on that island. I don't know what it is."

Guo Taigao and the Demon of Wrong Love stood up, flew into the air and said, "Then let's talk while walking."

The four of them gathered their breath and quietly dived in one direction under the leadership of the former.

……

On the way, Guo Taigao and Su Han briefly explained the situation on the island in recent days.

It was an island, rather a gathering place of many floating peaks.

The peaks are connected and the mountains are intertwined, gathered together in a strange way, suspended above the sea, and the area is half the size of the Western Demonic Land.

There are mostly birds above, but there is an aura that makes all nine realms tremble with fear. It is hidden among the mountains and is vague and unclear.

It is very mysterious, and it has never been seen by everyone during this period of time, so no one knows what it is.

The Qing Chi Sword Sect disciple who "escaped" didn't see the appearance of the strange beast clearly. According to him, the speed of the strange beast was too fast, and he could only see a red shadow.

"Where are Lu Sen and the others? Are they still over there?" Su Han asked after having a general understanding of the island's situation.

"He showed up before, wandered outside for a few days and then left. I don't know if he really gave up because he couldn't get in, or if he knew you would come and hid because he didn't want to meet you."

Cheng Yingyue smiled: "It should be the latter."

Guo Taigao continued: "Because the Mirage Realm was close to closing, most of the disciples of the Qing Chi Sword Sect knew that there was no hope of entering the island, so they did not linger there. They all left and looked for opportunities. Therefore, it has become much cleaner these days. It's so quiet...a little unusual."

As he spoke, the island formed by the huge floating mountain range was already in sight.

As he said, there were indeed not many people around.

But Su Han knew that Lu Sen would not leave so easily. The latter must be outside the range of the junior sister's spiritual sense at this time, hiding in the dark like a vicious wolf, waiting for opportunities.

To be cautious, Su Han and the others still held their breath and moved forward.

Approaching the island, Cheng Yingyue used the breath of the dragon scale fragments to spread her spiritual thoughts to cover part of the island, and her eyes suddenly lit up.

She looked at Su Han and nodded solemnly: "It is indeed a dragon scale fragment. It is on the top of a mountain not far from the island, nearly 13 feet away."

Su Han laughed dumbly: "It seems that Lu Sen obtained the fragments in advance and placed them there. This distance is exactly the limit of the spiritual range of the Nine Realms - he was afraid that we would not dare to enter the island and would miss it."

He shook his head and asked, "Have you seen that strange beast?"

"No, it should be deeper." After a pause, Cheng Yingyue continued: "Brother, at my speed, I can walk back and forth in just a few breaths, and entering the island is too dangerous for the Nine Realms. I'm probably the only one here who can do this."

Although Guo Taigao and the Demon of Love are at the top of the Nine Realms, she is now even better.

Su Xuan knew that what she said was the truth. He looked at her thoughtfully and said seriously: "Are you sure? This conspiracy is probably to let you step in and trap you. After all, the only person they are afraid of is you. . If we are not sure, we can leave without taking this fragment."

Cheng Yingyue thought for a moment and said: "With my cultivation, and the fact that I have the True Dragon Bow in my hand, I am more certain than others, so I can give it a try."

She smiled and said: "In any case, if you don't enter the tiger's den, you won't catch the tiger's cubs. We wandered around the mirage for a month and searched hard but couldn't find it. Now it is right in front of us. We will leave without trying. reason?
"Furthermore, even if I can't get away for a while, as long as you keep your breath and don't show up, they won't be able to find you. As long as you leave secretly, no matter what plans they have, they won't be able to start."

Su Han was silent for a long time, then sighed and said: "Be careful in everything, don't force it. If something doesn't feel right, leave immediately. There's no need to force yourself to get the fragments."

"Okay." Cheng Yingyue nodded heavily, "You guys too, if I'm trapped, just leave. I will find a way to leave, so don't worry too much."

After saying that, she turned to Guo Taigao and said, "Senior brother, you can take care of me."

Guo Taigao and Guo Taigao immediately agreed and looked solemn.

Cheng Yingyue smiled, "Don't worry, I might be back in a few breaths."

She waved her hands to the three of them, turned around and dived into the sea, heading towards the suspended mountain island from under the sea level.

Su Xuan watched her leave, with a flash of worry in his eyes.

……

Cheng Yingyue walked all the way to the edge of the island and stopped, looking across the sea at the floating mountains diagonally above, her eyes slightly focused.

As long as she leaves the sea and takes a step forward, she will enter the island. At that time, she will have less than four breaths to cross a distance of 10,000+ feet, get the dragon scale fragments, and rush out of the island.

She took out the true dragon bow and held it tightly in her hand, closed her eyes, and quickly rehearsed in her mind what she was going to do in the next few breaths.

Then, she opened her eyes suddenly, and her spiritual thoughts suddenly spread out, firmly locking on the dragon scale fragment on the island.

Her figure rose up and broke through the calm sea.

First breath!
Cheng Yingyue broke into the island and crossed a distance of nearly [-] feet, only [-] feet away from the target peak.

Second breath!
She crossed the remaining distance and landed on the top of the mountain where the dragon scale fragments were. A piece of golden armor that was not covered up was so brightly embedded in the rock.

Her eyes flashed, her spiritual energy rolled up the fragment, and she held it in her hand.

So far so good.

It even went smoothly beyond her own expectations.

only……

At a place hundreds of thousands of feet away from the island, when the dragon scale fragments fell into Cheng Yingyue's hands, Lu Sen suddenly opened his eyes, and his eyes flashed.

He suddenly stood up and said: "There is a strange movement on the armor plate, and the fish has taken the bait."

He took out several pieces of kendama at the same time and crushed them, then reached out to grab Chen Chuyao and said, "Let's go."

Zhou Xingyan, who was next to him, said nothing. The spiritual energy swept up the two of them and disappeared instantly.

On the other side of the island, Guo Taigao's face flashed with joy, and he immediately said to Su Han: "She succeeded, everything goes well!"

At this time, time has reached the third breath.

Cheng Yingyue turned around and prepared to return the same way.

But just as she turned around, her figure suddenly froze.

A crimson beast figure appeared at some point, squatting quietly in front of her, looking directly at her.

Cheng Yingyue's pupils suddenly shrank, as if facing a formidable enemy.

Outside the island, the expressions of Guo Taigao and the Demon of Misplaced Love changed at the same time.

Before they could say anything, Su Han realized that something had changed, his heart sank suddenly, and he stared at the direction where the junior sister had disappeared just now.

……

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　The first time I read this sentence "My heart is toward the flowers and trees, and I am born toward the sun" was in The Steward's Sword, and it left a deep impression on me.

　　
　
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