Martial Arts World Assassin

Chapter 264 The Secret of Immortality

Huang Sixi discovered that Manggu Zhuha was running westward along the cliff, but was getting farther and farther away from the valley. It did not seem like he was looking for the entrance to the valley, but was instead running wildly out of the mountain.

Huang Sixi couldn't help but wonder, could it be that Mugu Zhuha's birthplace was not in the Eternal Spring Valley?
After tracking for twenty or thirty miles, Huang Sixi suddenly heard the sound of flowing water outside the mountain. He looked from a high place and found a river flowing at the foot of the mountain. Manggu Zhuha went straight to the river bank.

Huang Sixi suddenly stopped moving forward.

When Tong Lao saw Manggu Zhuha jumping into the river and disappearing, she asked hurriedly, "This river is separated from Changchun Valley by a cliff. Manggu Zhuha didn't mean to lead us into the valley. Why didn't you stop it from entering the river, Xiao Ah Si?"

Huang Sixi replied: "There may be an entrance across the cliff! If there is a lake in Changchun Valley, then the water must flow in through this river!"

Tong Lao's eyes lit up: "You mean, there is another underground river under the cliff, and Manggu Zhuha is planning to swim into Changchun Valley through the underground river?"

Huang Sixi nodded: "I guess so."

His judgment was well-founded. The terrain of the Wuliang Yubi Valley was similar to that of the Changchun Valley. It was also surrounded by mountains on all sides. A lake converged at the bottom of the valley, and it was connected to the Canglan River outside the mountain through an underground river.

Manggu Zhuha can travel freely between the Wuliang Mountain and the valleys by walking on underground rivers.

The river that Manggu Zhuha jumped into just now was not the Canglan River, but a tributary of the northern section of the Canglan River.

Tong Lao looked at the river and sighed, "Should we also jump into the river and go after Manggu Zhuha?"

Huang Sixi smiled when he heard this and said, "That's not necessary! Let's go back to the cliff. When Manggu Zhuha enters Changchun Valley, he will definitely call out to me. Then we can follow his call and sneak down to the bottom of the cliff. We should be able to find Changchun Valley!"

After he said that, he returned along the same route.

Not long after the three climbed up the cliff again, they heard the continuous roar of Manggu Zhuha "Jiang Ang! Jiang Ang!" in the deep valley of the sea of clouds.

When Tong Lao and Mrs. Wang heard this, they both thought that Huang Sixi was truly a man of foresight.

Before they entered the mountainous area of Shanju County, they were equipped with sturdy and durable climbing ropes. After they found the source of Manggu Zhuha's cry, they climbed down the cliff into the valley.

As they descended to the bottom of the valley, the sea of clouds gradually became thinner.

By the time they stepped onto the muddy ground at the bottom of the valley, the clouds had completely disappeared.

“What a paradise!”

They looked around the valley and exclaimed in admiration at the same time. The vegetation in the valley was lush and green, and the flowers were in full bloom. Among the flowers, deer and white rabbits could be seen from time to time, and wild animals were roaming in groups.

Manggu Zhuha jumped over from the edge of a pond, leaped along the flowers, and continued to lead Huang Sixi and the other two.

The valley is dozens of miles in radius, and there are so many tall pine trees in it that the end is as far as the eye can see.

Huang Sixi and his two companions walked in the pine forest for about half an hour when they suddenly heard a crackling sound of rapid water. It sounded like a waterfall rushing into the lake, but the sound of the waterfall was extremely dull and did not sound like the sound of the outdoors.

The three people walked forward another half a mile with doubts in their hearts. The surrounding pine trees disappeared and the environment ahead suddenly became clear.

I saw a natural cave standing at the bottom of the cliff.

The entrance of this cave is more than twenty feet wide and high. It is impossible to build a door, so sunlight can shine directly into the cave. Even if you stand outside the entrance, you can see the situation inside the cave clearly.

Huang Sixi and the other two stood outside the cave and looked around. They found that the cave was very spacious. There was a solitary spring well in the center of the cave, and a stone pavilion stood above the wellhead.

Behind the pavilion is a pool with a waterfall splashing down.

The terrain inside the cave is quite peculiar. There is actually a waterfall falling in the cave. After the waterfall water is poured into the pool, it creates wisps of mist and smoke, giving people the illusion of a fairyland maze.

When Manggu Zhuha reached the entrance of the cave, he hesitated to move forward, as if he had sensed some other warning signs inside the cave.

Huang Sixi knew that Murong Bo and Wang Yuyan were most likely hiding in the cave, so he snapped his fingers at Manggu Zhuha, who immediately jumped and landed on Huang Sixi's shoulder.

Huang Sixi took the lead and stepped into the cave.

Tong Lao and Mrs. Wang lagged behind him a few steps, following him on the left and right.

He walked directly to the pavilion and the spring well in the cave, but saw that there was only a shallow layer of water in the well, and it seemed to be dry. He then turned his gaze and stared at the pool and waterfall behind the pavilion.

He noticed that there seemed to be a figure in white floating on the smoke-filled pool surface.

Tong Lao and Mrs. Wang also saw the figure.

"There looks like a dead body in the pool!"

Tong Lao and Mrs. Wang both thought it was a corpse. This was because the figure in white was wearing a silk coat, so it was obvious that he was not taking a bath. The waterfall water splashed on the figure, but the figure did not move, so he should not be sleeping either.

This figure is most likely dead.

At present, the figure is lying on its side, with its back facing Huang Sixi, Tong Lao and Mrs. Wang. The three of them looked at the outline of the figure, which is slender, so it should be a woman.

However, the woman's hair was like snowflakes and had turned completely white. She must be a woman in her seventies who died of old age in the pool.

As the pool was a hundred feet in radius and the old woman in white was floating in the middle, she was surrounded by the mist, making it difficult to see her detailed appearance.

Huang Sixi walked to the edge of the pool.

Tong Lao and Mrs. Wang stood in the pavilion without moving.

Huang Sixi couldn't guess whether the old woman in white was deliberately mysterious, so he took out the Baihong dagger and planned to shoot a sword first to test whether the old woman in white was dead or alive.

Before he could make a move, the Manggu Zhuha on his shoulder suddenly raised his head and roared angrily, as if dissatisfied with the old woman in white occupying the pool.

The roar of Manggu Zhuha was extremely loud, especially inside the cave, where the echo continued, drowning out the sound of the waterfall.

The old woman in white was shocked by the roar, and she trembled and came back to life instantly.

She turned over in the pool, facing Huang Sixi, revealing her old and withered face.

Her face was full of wrinkles and her eye sockets were sunken, like a hundred-year-old person, in her twilight years and dying.

Her eyes were cloudy and misty, so Huang Sixi's figure was blurred in her eyes. She couldn't see his face at all. "Who are you? Murong Bo, are you back?"

Huang Sixi heard her calling out Murong Bo, and immediately waved to Madam Wang in the pavilion: "Come here!"

"I'm not going!"

Mrs. Wang turned around and hid behind Tong Lao, saying tremblingly, "This place is full of evil spirits. The person in the pond might be an old monster, either a rabbit spirit or a toad spirit. You should kill it quickly!"

Huang Sixi saw her standing there motionless.

He untied a rope from his waist, threw it into the pool, wrapped it around the old woman in white, and dragged her to the edge of the pool. She was extremely weak and had no strength to stand.

Huang Sixi picked her up horizontally and placed her next to the pavilion.

Now that there was no mist blocking her vision, her sight gradually became clearer. When she saw Huang Sixi and Tong Lao, she looked a little nervous.

But when she saw Mrs. Wang, she suddenly lost control of her emotions and burst into tears: "Mom, why are you here? I am not dreaming!"

"I'm not your mother, don't call me!"

Mrs. Wang immediately took a few steps back, mistaking the old woman in white for an old monster, and was so scared that her heart was pounding.

But Huang Sixi suddenly moved around and came behind her. He pushed her hard, and she involuntarily came to the old woman in white: "She is most likely your daughter Wang Yuyan. Go and identify her first!"

"This old woman is not a hundred years old, but at least ninety-nine. How could she be my Yan'er?"

Mrs. Wang didn't want to believe it, but she remembered that the purpose of Huang Sixi and Tong Lao coming to the Eternal Spring Valley was to find her daughter Wang Yuyan and Murong Bo. Now that the Eternal Spring Valley has been found, are Wang Yuyan and Murong Bo hiding in this cave?
Mrs. Wang calmed her thoughts, squatted beside the old woman in white, and looked at her appearance carefully. Her facial features were very similar to her daughter, Wang Yuyan.

She suddenly became excited and asked the old woman in white: "Who are you?"

Tears rolled down the eyes of the old woman in white: "I am Yan'er, Mom, please take me back to Mantuo Villa, I don't want to die here!"

She cried very miserably and raised her arms with all her strength, trying to grab Mrs. Wang's hand.

Mrs. Wang saw that she looked pitiful, so she held her hand and spoke in a softer tone, "Are you really Yan'er? My Yan'er is only eighteen years old this year, not eighty-one!"

Tong Lao frowned and interjected, "This is the Everlasting Spring. If she drinks the water and leaves the valley, no matter how old she is, her hair will turn white in a few days, and she will become hunched over, with wrinkles all over her face, like a 100-year-old woman!"

"what!"

Mrs. Wang's heart tightened instantly. She quickly undressed the old woman in white, first looked at her right shoulder, then her lower abdomen, and finally her left ankle.

Her daughter Wang Yuyan had three birthmarks on her body, exactly the same as the old woman in white in front of her.

She immediately became furious and scolded the old woman in white: "What the hell are you doing, you damn girl, to make yourself into such a mess?"

She had already believed that the old woman in white was her daughter, Wang Yuyan, and she felt both distressed and annoyed.

Wang Yuyan saw that Madam Wang had already acknowledged her as her daughter. Even though she spoke sternly, Wang Yuyan still felt warm in her heart: "Mom, that day I learned in Shaolin Temple that Murong Bo was knocked off the cliff by my grandmother, so I went to look for Murong Bo. When I found him, I saw that he had fallen off the cliff and was seriously injured. He was in danger of death. In order to save Murong Bo's life, I carried him on my back to find this Eternal Spring Valley!"

Wang Yuyan began to narrate what happened: "My grandfather revealed the location of the Eternal Spring Valley to me. He told me that there is an Eternal Spring Spring in the valley. As long as you drink the spring water, no matter how serious the injury is, you will be healed instantly, and it can also make you look younger!
But my grandfather also warned me that once I drink the Changchun Spring water, I will have to live in the Changchun Valley for the rest of my life. If I leave, my black hair will turn white, my body will be covered with wrinkles, I will age 100 years old in a few days, and at the latest I will die of old age in a few months!"

The effects of the Changchun Spring that she described were no different from what Tong Lao knew.

Mrs. Wang was very confused: "It was Murong Bo who was injured and he was the one who drank the spring water. Why did you become an old woman?"

Madam Wang looked around and asked coldly, "Where is Murong Bo? Where is that old bastard? You escorted him here from Shaolin Temple, a distance of two or three thousand miles. Even his own daughter can only do this. How could he leave you here to suffer alone?"

"Murong Bo, he..."

Wang Yuyan was about to speak but stopped.

After a moment's silence, she said, "The secret of Changchun Valley that my grandfather told me was not true! Drinking Changchun Spring water alone actually has no effect at all. Not only can it not heal any injuries, it can't make people rejuvenate!"

"Impossible!" Tong Lao suddenly rebuked:
"This secret was revealed by your great-grandmaster Xiaoyaozi. Your grandfather and I know exactly the same thing. How could it be false?"

"Master, Yan'er dare not lie to you!" Wang Yuyan still insisted on her own opinion. She looked at the Changchun Spring Well under the pavilion:

"At the beginning, I carried Murong Bo here on my back. There was well water in the spring. I immediately gave it to Murong Bo to drink. However, he did not show any change after drinking it. His injuries did not get better at all!"

After she said this, even Huang Sixi was confused. He looked at Wang Yuyan and asked, "Since the Changchun Spring Water has no magical power to restore youth, how did you age?"

"me……"

Wang Yuyan was angry, "I drank the pool water by mistake, I didn't know the consequences would be so serious..."

She wanted to explain the reason, but her life had come to an end. She looked up at Mrs. Wang and said, "Mom, mom, hold me tight, hold me tight..."

Mrs. Wang seemed to realize that her daughter was almost exhausted. She held Wang Yuyan in her arms and comforted her softly, "Don't be afraid, Yan'er. Mom is by your side and will always be with you!"

Wang Yuyan showed a peaceful smile on her face: "Mom, when I die, I can stay by your side. I don't have to be a wandering ghost. I am very happy, very happy!"

After she said this, she died.

Mrs. Wang suddenly became like crazy and kept shaking Wang Yuyan's body, but Wang Yuyan did not respond at all.

Mrs. Wang suddenly knelt down in front of Huang Sixi and shouted to him, "Uncle Huang, please save my Yan'er, please save her!"

Seeing that Mrs. Wang kept kowtowing, Huang Sixi squatted down and took Wang Yuyan's pulse, but no matter how Huang Sixi used the Rama Qi, Wang Yuyan did not react at all.

Huang Sixi immediately stood up and shook his head at Madam Wang: "Please accept my condolences! I am powerless and cannot save her!"

"How can this be unsalvageable? You have the power to bring the dead back to life!"

Madam Wang became anxious. "At Xiaojing Lake, Duan Zhengchun, Ruan Xingzhu, and Qin Hongmian were killed by Duan Yanqing's One Yang Finger when his heart was pierced. You were able to save all three of them. My Yan'er is healthy and not injured. Why can't you save her?"

Tears flowed down Mrs. Wang's cheeks, and she continued to kowtow to Huang Sixi: "If you blame Li Qiushui for offending my master uncle, Tianshan Tonglao, I will apologize to you and my master uncle! As long as you save Yan'er's life, I am willing to..."

Huang Sixi suddenly interrupted her and said to her, "I can save Duan Zhengchun, Ruan Xingzhu and Qin Hongmian because their bodies are still warm and they haven't held their breath for long. Their body functions are still functioning. I can use my true qi to repair their heart injuries and their bodies will be able to recover again!
Your daughter's situation is different. She ran out of lifespan and died naturally. Only a god could save her. I'm not a god, so there's really nothing I can do!"

Madam Wang was stunned for a moment, and began to mutter to herself, "Lifespan exhausted? Yan'er is only eighteen years old, she still has a long life ahead of her, how could she die of old age..."

Tong Lao also had such doubts, she asked Huang Sixi: "Little Ah Si, did Wang Yuyan really die of old age?"

Huang Sixi was about to reply when he noticed that a jewel ring on Wang Yuyan's right index finger suddenly began to flash.

Huang Sixi immediately took off the jewel ring and held it in his palm to examine it carefully.

Tong Lao introduced: "This is the Seven Treasures Ring, the token of the leader of the Xiaoyao Sect, also known as the Xiaoyao Immortal Ring. That day at Leigu Mountain, after that little thief Wuyazi passed on his inner strength to Wang Yuyan, he also passed on the Seven Treasures Ring!"

Tong Lao looked at the Seven Treasures Ring, which was just a special ring inlaid with rare gems.

Huang Sixi, however, could see the unique commandments.

"The relics of famous masters: Contains the life-long inner strength and martial arts of Wuyazi, the head of Xiaoyao Sect, which can help the holder of the ring to regain youth. You can read and inherit it!"

That day in Xiaojing Lake, Huang Sixi killed the leader of Xingxiu Sect, Ding Chunqiu, and obtained the famous relic "Soft Silk Rope". After reading the silk text of "Soft Silk Rope", he infused Ding Chunqiu's internal force into his body.

If Huang Sixi were to be infused with Wuyazi's internal energy again today, his level of cultivation would reach the upper limit of three hundred years of Beiming true qi.

However, the Seven Treasures Ring clearly stated that Huang Sixi could restore youth to the holder, Wang Yuyan. However, he still had no idea how to do it.

Just when he was confused, he suddenly found Manggu Zhuha jumping off his shoulder and jumping into the pool.

He followed immediately.

Because the water in the pool was so clear, he could see lines of glittering words on the stone slabs at the bottom of the pool through the surface of the pool, and he could make out the words carefully.

After he understood Chi Wen's meaning, he immediately jumped out of the pool and walked to Madam Wang's side: "There is only one way to save Wang Yuyan!"

Madam Wang hurriedly asked, "What method? Uncle Huang, please tell me quickly. No matter what the price is, I am willing to save Yan'er!"

Huang Sixi pointed to the Changchun Spring Pavilion, then to the waterfall pool, and then explained to Mrs. Wang: "This Changchun Fountain of Immortality is actually divided into two parts. Two people are required to drink the spring water and the pool water respectively! When Wang Yuyan and Murong Bo came here, Murong Bo should have drunk the spring water and Wang Yuyan drank the pool water, and then Wang Yuyan's life span was transferred to Murong Bo!"

This is the ultimate secret of the Fountain of Eternal Youth.

Huang Sixi continued, "After Wang Yuyan drank the water from the pool, her life span was stolen and she became a centenarian. After Murong Bo drank the water from the pool, he gained all of Wang Yuyan's life span. Not only were all his injuries healed, but he also regained his youth and became an eighteen-year-old boy!"

Mrs. Wang seemed to realize something and asked Huang Sixi hurriedly, "If you want to save Yan'er, do you want me to drink the pool water?"

Huang Sixi nodded at her and said, "The Eternal Spring Spring will not make people rejuvenated for no reason. This spiritual spring is a life-for-life exchange. If you want to save Wang Yuyan, you must sacrifice your own life! If you are not willing to sacrifice, go and choose a cemetery for Wang Yuyan and bury her!"

After Huang Sixi's words, Mrs. Wang already understood the way to rescue Wang Yuyan. Either she died or Wang Yuyan died.

When Tong Lao heard this, she was very excited: "Little Ah Si, when my master Xiaoyaozi drank the Changchun Spring water, he placed two cups of water, but in the end he didn't let me, Wuyazi, and Li Qiushui drink it..."

Huang Sixi waved his hand to interrupt her: "Your master brought both the spring water and the pool water out of here. He should have drunk the spring water and planned to let you three disciples drink the pool water to prolong his life. However, he resisted his greed at the last moment and did not steal the lives of the three of you. Instead, he chose to end his life!"

(End of this chapter)