Xiuxian: I use magnetic fields to prove my truth

Chapter 138 The Fruit of Immortality
The pure joy on Qingyuan's face made Zhou Qing feel great too.

The two exchanged pleasantries for a while.

Qingyuan complained, "I heard that the sect leader wants to marry me off to you, why didn't you agree?"

Zhou Qing asked in surprise, "Why should I agree?"

Qingyuan said, "Then I can go back to Qingyun Sect with you. Apart from the last time I went to Qingyun Sect, I have never left Changsheng Sect. I'm so bored."

Zhou Qing chuckled and said, "If you feel bored, when we leave, you might as well ask Senior Qingmu to allow you to come with us to Qingyun Sect for a while."

"This little thing isn't worth trading your marriage for."

Qingyuan said dejectedly, "No, my father won't agree. He never allows me to leave his territory alone within ten miles."

The area within a radius of ten miles is the range within which a Golden Elixir True Person can sense and react quickly.

Aoki Masato is indeed overly concerned about this only daughter.

However, this may also be related to Qingyuan's naive nature. Although she is not really a fool as Uncle Mu said, she is indeed too naive.

Qingyuan quickly shook off her dejection and said with a smile, "Last time I went to Qingyun Sect, you were the one who received me. Now that I'm at Changsheng Sect, I can't be impolite. Come, let me take you to a fun place."

Zhou Qing felt a sudden chill run down his spine.

If it were anyone else, he would definitely think that the other party wanted to take revenge on him, because last time Qingyuan was at Qingyun Sect, he simply left her in the bamboo forest and that was it, without any reception or care whatsoever.

But since it's Qingyuan, everything is different. This girl has a unique way of thinking. She seemed quite happy sleeping in the bamboo forest last time. Maybe she even thought it was a special way of receiving guests that Zhou Qing had designed.

As Zhou Qing left the inn with Qingyuan, he asked, "What fun place is it?"

Qingyuan shushed her and whispered, "Don't ask too many questions. The sect leader likes to know where I go. It wouldn't be good if he heard me."

Zhou Qing immediately slowed down and said hesitantly, "Since Master Qingmu doesn't like it, it's better if we don't go."

"That won't work."

Qingyuan said, "Good things should be shared with friends. It's not easy for you to come to the Longevity Sect, and now the timing is just right. It would be a pity to miss it."

"Don't worry, even if my dad finds out, he'll just scold me a couple of times at most. I'm used to it."

Zhou Qing pondered for a moment.

He didn't want to cause trouble by wandering around other people's sects, but Qingyuan wasn't really stupid and probably wouldn't take him to places that were extremely taboo.

Moreover, he was also very interested in the "benefits" that Qingyuan mentioned. After thinking for a while, he decided to follow in Qingyuan's footsteps.

The guesthouse where the three members of the Qingyun Sect were staying was located next to the Chunyang Palace. It was the highest building in the entire Changsheng Sect, built on the top of the huge mountain, right next to the snow line.

Qingyuan led Zhou Qing to continue climbing up the mountain.

They quickly crossed the snow line, and there were no more lush trees around them, but rather thick snow piled up more than a foot high, reaching above their calves.

Under the moonlight, the snow reflected a silvery light. All around was quiet except for the crunching sound of the two people walking on the snow and their hushed whispers.

The two made their way to the summit of the mountain.

Near the summit is a huge cave, resembling a single eye of the snow-capped mountain, which looks somewhat strange and terrifying.

Outside the cave, there were many stone slabs densely arranged, with runes carved on them. Zhou Qing was familiar with some of them, but had never seen them before.

Zhou Qing was quite intrigued and wanted to secretly memorize the runes so he could study their properties later.

But after thinking about it, he looked away.

Qingyuan was sincere and brought him to this secret realm of the Longevity Sect without any suspicion. If he were to take advantage of the situation to steal someone's runes, it would be too despicable.

The runes on the stone slab were likely a protective array designed to deter unwelcome outsiders. Qingyuan used her token to deactivate the array and led Zhou Qing straight inside.

After passing the array stone slab, Qingyuan stopped lowering her voice and laughed, "Alright, he can't hear us here."

Zhou Qing felt a pang of sympathy at Qingyuan's cautiousness and said, "Master Qingmu is being far too strict with you."

Qingyuan nodded and said, "It's been like this ever since my mother died. He always says that I'm weak-willed and can't handle things on my own. He has to make all the decisions for me."

Zhou Qing shook his head and said, "Those with weak character should be tempered. If he watches over you so strictly, you'll never improve."

Qingyuan disagreed with Zhou Qing this time, saying, "I don't think I have anything to improve, but others have said the same thing to my father, but he still does what he wants, and there's nothing we can do about it."

"Never mind him, let's go inside quickly."

Zhou Qing asked, "Now you can tell me what this place is."

Qingyuan smiled and said, "This place is called the Longevity Secret Realm. Our Longevity Sect's founder discovered this secret realm and chose to establish the sect here."

“A kind of immortality fruit grows in this secret realm. It only bears fruit once every ten years, and it’s just ripe now. I’ll take you to taste it.”

Immortality Fruit?

Zhou Qing asked in surprise, "Could it be a fruit that can increase lifespan?"

In the world of cultivation, anything that increases lifespan is extremely precious.

Qingyuan shook her head and said, "It's much more mysterious than increasing lifespan."

Qingyuan's words completely piqued Zhou Qing's curiosity, and he followed Qingyuan deeper into the cave.

The two walked along the straight tunnel for half a mile, and suddenly the view opened up before them.

They arrived at a huge, hollow place that emitted a scorching heat.

Not far in front of Zhou Qing was a deep abyss, surrounded by a circular path that the Longevity Sect had built over the years.

Zhou Qing stood on the path and looked down into the abyss, discovering that the bottom of the abyss was filled with scorching red magma.

It was the heat from the magma that baked the entire cave and also provided it with light.

"Look there."

Qingyuan pointed towards the direction above their heads.

Zhou Qing saw that in the crevices of the cave walls, there were many trees that were entirely red from root to stem to branches and fruit. He guessed that these were the longevity fruits that Qing Yuan had mentioned.

Zhou Qing was thinking about how to climb up and pick the fruit.

With his current physical abilities, climbing the rock face would be no problem, but he was afraid that a rock might come loose and cause him to fall into the lava below.

Qingyuan took out a small flying sword, about a foot long. She helped Zhou Qing up and they stepped onto the flying sword together, slowly climbing upwards until they arrived in front of a longevity fruit tree.

A fist-sized, bright red fruit was right in front of Zhou Qing. Qing Yuan said expectantly, "Try it quickly."

Zhou Qing hesitated for a moment and said, "I'm afraid I'll break your sect's rules and be blamed by True Person Qingmu."

Qingyuan said, "Don't worry, I'm here. At worst, we'll just say I ate it."

As she spoke, she reached out and picked the fruit, presenting it to Zhou Qing.

Zhou Qing took the fruit, held it to his nose and sniffed it. He felt a refreshing fragrance spread throughout his body, making him feel indescribably comfortable.

(End of this chapter)