Madam, please ascend.

Chapter 22 Strange Stone Statue

At the same time, Yun Yi, who was far away in the Feitian Secret Realm, had no idea that he had become someone's "big headache".

He was so excited about his success in Qi Refining that he couldn't sleep, secretly experiencing the many benefits of Qi Refining. Clear hearing and eyesight, sharpened senses, needless to say, but more importantly, strengthening the body, and controlling objects with Qi.

In order not to disturb the sleeping Zhuque, Yun Yi, who had no sleepiness at all, simply got up and quietly went out to the peach blossom forest.

However, all these actions were under Suzaku's surveillance. She thought that the Feitian Secret Realm should not be a dangerous place, so she did not protect it secretly.

A mere mortal finally succeeded in his cultivation. Zhuque could understand Yun Yi's ecstasy and decided to give him a chance to be alone.

Late at night, the peach blossom forest was completely silent, with only the rustling of the wind and the murmuring of the water. Yun Yi, taking advantage of the moonlight, casually broke off a peach branch and began to practice his "sword control technique."

Since he had already mastered the Qi Refining Realm spells in his previous life, for Yun Yi, performing these spells was a piece of cake.

If outsiders saw this state of "pseudo-understanding of all laws", they would definitely mistakenly think that he was a spiritual genius.

Yun Yi was repeatedly familiarizing himself with the feeling of the air when he suddenly heard a faint voice in his ears, which seemed to come from a very far away place.

He held his breath and listened carefully, and finally heard the words hidden in the wind.

It seemed to be saying, "Come see me, come see me..."

But the question is who is this person, why is he transmitting the message in the peach blossom forest late at night, and is he transmitting the message intentionally to Yun Yi?
Yun Yi frowned slightly as he tried to recall information from his past life. The person who discovered the Feitian Secret Realm in that life was named Gong Che. Before entering the secret realm, he was just a mortal, but upon emerging, he had reached the Qi Refining Realm and even made a splash in the Yueya City Lord's martial arts competition to find a bride.

This child of destiny was blessed with such great luck that he could easily find treasures just by kicking them down the street. Later, he joined an organization called Futian Pavilion, where he was highly regarded and his cultivation progressed by leaps and bounds.

But Gong Che was young and famous, and he had a youthful mind. He once told his friends a lot of information about the Feitian Secret Realm after drinking. For example, the entrance was at the Forget Worry Spring, but it was now completely sealed and inaccessible.

Apart from that, he never mentioned the risks involved in the secret realm, nor the important decisions concerning life and death.

Therefore, Yun Yi was a little unsure now. The voice was obviously directed at him. If he followed the voice, it might be an opportunity, but it might also get him into trouble.

The person with the highest cultivation level in the Feitian Secret Realm was naturally Monkey Boss, at least at the Return to Void Realm. With him in charge, Yun Yi didn't think there was any danger in the secret realm.

Moreover, he had reached the Qi Refining Realm now, and was no longer the helpless little scholar he once was. If he really encountered danger, as long as the opponent was not in the Return to Void Realm, he would be able to escape even if he faced a Spirit Transformation Realm.

After some consideration, Yun Yi thought that wealth and honor must be sought at the risk of danger, so he decided to take the initiative to explore.

So he followed the sound and gradually walked to the southern part of the peach blossom forest. This place was far away from the green hills where the monkey boss was resting, which made Yun Yi more alert.

There is a pond to the south of the peach blossom forest. The closer you get to it, the clearer the sound becomes.

The water in the pool was clear, and the surface was covered with a layer of peach blossom petals. What concerned Yun Yi even more was that deep in the pool, where it connected to the mountain, there was a rather hidden gap, only wide enough for one person to pass sideways.

The sound comes from it.

Yun Yi waded through the pool, crawled into the crevice, and then saw a mottled stone statue.

The stone statue looks like a middle-aged man, and it is unknown how many years it has been standing here.

As if sensing Yun Yi's approach, the voice said again, "Touch the statue and you will see me."

Yun Yi approached the statue and examined it carefully. He was not in a hurry to touch it. Instead, he asked, "What do you want to talk to me about?"

Unfortunately, the statue could not communicate with him and just kept repeating its previous words.

"Touch the statue and you will see me."

Yun Yi thought carefully, prepared the purple gold gourd at his waist, then stretched out a finger and gently tapped the heart of the stone statue.

The next moment, the world spun around, and when Yun Yi came to his senses, he found himself in a completely unfamiliar stone chamber.

The stone chamber was not big, and the walls were inlaid with a few luminous pearls, allowing Yun Yi to barely see this empty place and the withered old man sitting cross-legged in front of him.

Yun Yi remained highly alert, ready to unleash the Green Lotus Sword Intent at any time.

The old man looked vaguely like the stone statue. His body was translucent and he looked extremely weak. He was unable to speak, so he could only whisper, "Finally, a destined person has arrived."

Yun Yi kept his distance from the old man and asked cautiously, "Excuse me, Senior, what is your name?"

"You asked...my name?" "Can't you tell me, Senior?"

"Since you are in my house, why do you ask my name?"

Yun Yi's eyes widened: "Are you Senior Nangong?"

The old man had no expression on his face and closed his eyes as he said, "You actually know my name."

"The White Monkey Sword Immortal taught me martial arts, so I've learned quite a few of your sword moves... But, I don't understand. Didn't you already..."

"I should be dead, right?"

"Yes."

The old man sighed, "Haven't you ever considered that I've long since ascended to immortality, with a lifespan that's practically infinite? How could I have only lived for a mere thousand years?"

Yun Yi said, "I thought that Senior missed his deceased wife and had no attachment to the world of immortal cultivation, so he chose to end his life."

"You are totally wrong. I have fallen to this point because of the evildoers!"

"what?!"

The old man said, "You just said there's a White Monkey Sword Immortal out there. Are there any other people besides him?"

"There is also an old man named Lingzhi, and a peach blossom spirit."

"Haha, it's true."

Yun Yi looked confused and didn't understand what the old man meant.

The old man explained, "Back then, I accepted two apprentices. Their personalities were very different, so I taught them swordsmanship and medical skills respectively. The eldest apprentice was obsessed with swordsmanship, while the second apprentice was busy tending the herb garden."

When Yun Yi heard this, he had a rough guess in his mind: "Could it be that Monkey Boss is the eldest disciple, and Zhi Boss is the second disciple?"

"It should be."

"Then why did they transform into white monkeys and Ganoderma lucidum instead of human forms?"

"Because although they planned to kill me, they didn't know how to leave the Feitian Secret Realm, so they deliberately concealed their true identities in order to deceive people like you who were destined to be with them."

Yun Yi asked again, "Who is the peach blossom spirit Tao Sanniang?"

The old man was silent for a moment, then asked, "Is she...living well?"

"Although I've only seen her in dreams, in my opinion, she still has the heart of a young girl and should be well protected."

"Alas, before I became an immortal, my wife died in childbirth due to complications with my unborn daughter, and my daughter died in the womb. Fortunately, I met a Taoist priest at the time who gave me a treasure that helped me preserve my daughter's soul and spirit.

"Later, I planted that soul and spirit in the peach blossom forest in the secret realm. Over time, the soul and spirit merged with the peach blossom spirit energy and became the current Tao Sanniang."

The Feitian Secret Realm indeed contained many secrets. Yun Yi was horrified. He had never imagined that Tao Sanniang would actually be Nangong Feitian's daughter. The old man continued, "Those two evil disciples used Tao Sanniang to threaten me, causing me to become what I am now."

Yun Yi always found it hard to believe when he thought of the alcoholic white monkey and Zhi Lao Er, who had a sharp tongue but a soft heart.

He asked, "Senior, why did you bring me here so late at night?"

The old man said, "I want you to avenge me!"

"This... I'm afraid I can't do anything about it."

"Those two evil disciples used Tao Sanniang as a threat, and I had no choice but to accept their deaths to protect my daughter. But I kept a trick in my hand when I taught them the skills. Although their cultivation is higher than yours, they both have fatal flaws."

Yun Yi did not respond, obviously hesitant.

The old man advised, "Why are you still hesitating? If you help me kill them, all the treasures in the secret realm will be yours. The sword that allowed me to traverse the three realms, countless thousand-year-old elixirs, and many magical weapons, all of which will be yours! As long as you avenge me and keep Sanniang safe, all of these will be yours!"

(End of this chapter)