Cultivation: the Rise of a Live-In Son-In-Law-Chapter 390 - 388: Secret Treasure in the Southern Territory, Adventurers Coveting Nangong Xihua, Trouble in the Treasure?
Upon hearing this, Lu Ye contemplated for a moment and said, "Then tell me the basic news first."
Lu Ye wasn’t surprised about Saintess Xihua’s concerns.
In this world, when one’s strength is lower than others, more things indeed need to be considered.
Otherwise, you wouldn’t even know how you died.
Subsequently, Saintess Xihua shared some information with Lu Ye, such as how to unlock the Starfall Spirit Sword secret storage, and a rough layout of the checkpoints inside.
"As for the location, if you have time now, just come with me," said Saintess Xihua.
Saintess Xihua had been waiting for several months for this secret storage.
She initially came here intending to stay in Cloud Leaf City for a while and then return to Yun Province, but in truth, she held a slight hope.
In terms of time, it was fully sufficient.
So, as long as Lu Ye also matched the timing, both could set off immediately.
Lu Ye thought for a moment. With the opening of the Yunyao Secret Realm still nearly three months away, from the perspective of the journey, there was certainly no issue, so he nodded.
"I can."
"Good! Let’s set off now." Excitedly clenching her fists, Saintess Xihua felt that her trip to Cloud Leaf City was truly worthwhile.
This is the foresight of Nangong Xihua!
A moment later, two silhouettes left the grove.
Lu Ye donned the mask of Chen Beixuan again, which had appeared before Nangong Xihua during the struggle for the Starfall Spirit Sword and wouldn’t be a problem to use once more.
...
On the ensuing journey, Lu Ye indeed didn’t ask much and remained calmly behind Nangong Xihua.
Soon, they flew to the border between the Northern Territory and other realms.
Saintess Xihua softly explained, "This secret realm is not in the Northern Territory, but in the Southern Territory."
Southern Territory?
Among the Four Realms of Xuanzhou, Lu Ye had already visited the other three.
It was the Southern Territory that he hadn’t been to, so he was unfamiliar with the situation there.
Hearing about this opportunity in the Southern Territory, Lu Ye was slightly intrigued.
Listening to Saintess Xihua, Lu Ye asked, "How did Nangong Fairy discover this secret storage?"
On the way, they had already exchanged their names.
Of course, Nangong Xihua didn’t fully disclose her origins, only saying her name was Nangong Xihua and not mentioning that she was the Saintess from Yun Province’s Dao Sect.
"I obtained it through a coincidental secret," thought Saintess Xihua, and then asked, "Where is your... beloved person?"
Lu Ye: "?"
What beloved person?
Seeing Lu Ye’s slight confusion, Saintess Xihua pondered for a moment and decided not to pursue the question.
She felt this man might intentionally forget.
After all, having a bad stomach is not exactly something to boast about.
Since exploration and the Starfall Spirit Sword are related to unknown dangers in the secret storage, maintaining a full state is necessary.
After entering the Southern Territory, the two rested for about an hour, meditated to recover, and then continued on their journey.
Saintess Xihua had a very ancient map in her hand and was constantly adjusting their direction with it.
At first, Lu Ye thought she was deliberately creating confusion to prevent him from knowing the location of the actual secret storage.
But as they changed direction repeatedly, Lu Ye gradually realized...
There was no such deep calculation.
It seemed purely that... she was not very sure about where the opportunity lies.
"Don’t you know the location?" Lu Ye’s eyes carried a hint of oddity.
Under normal circumstances, even without the critical Starfall Spirit Sword as the key,
one should first inspect the actual site after obtaining a map to understand the secret storage’s surroundings.
The current appearance of Nangong Xihua clearly showed she was groping around without a clue herself.
Nangong Xihua: "..."
Right, why didn’t she think of exploring the terrain first to confirm the precise location of the opportunity?
The reminder was good, definitely next time! 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖
Without a precise target, the next two days, they could only wander across the Southern Territory, trying to find the location marked on the map.
The map couldn’t be casually shared with those familiar with the Southern Territory.
Even simply stamping a portion of it could attract people with ulterior motives.
Fortunately, the landmarks on this map were a pair of twin peaks resembling camel humps, which were rather recognizable.
Five days later, they finally found such a mountain.
"Yes, yes... everything matches!"
Pulling out the ancient map again, Nangong Xihua shouted excitedly three times.
Several landmark details on the map lined up perfectly.
"Follow me."
At this moment, Nangong Xihua regained her confidence and beckoned Lu Ye, leading the way forward.
Half a tea’s time later, the two entered the mountain range and began advancing towards its center.
As they rounded the mountainside and reached the central area, they unexpectedly met another small team of three.
The strength of these three wasn’t particularly strong, two of them were in the late Postnatal Realm, and one was in the early Celestial Realm, seeming like an explorer team.
When they saw Lu Ye and Nangong Xihua entering the mountain, especially noticing the masked yet perfectly shaped Nangong Xihua, their eyes lit up.
Now they found themselves in the wilderness, with Lu Ye’s revealed cultivation only at the Postnatal Second Layer.
Such cultivation might be decent in a small town, enough to start a martial arts school, but to these three, wasn’t he merely a toy?
Upon seeing the graceful Nangong Xihua, evil thoughts quietly emerged in their hearts.
As the three approached, Nangong Xihua immediately furrowed her brows.
"What do you want?"
"You two seem unfamiliar, perhaps you’re not regular explorers of this mountain range," said the plump man in the middle of the three. "The three of us do know there’s been something unusual lately in this mountain!"
"However, we’re short-handed and have been unable to investigate further. Meeting you today is fate as well. If you’re interested, why not join us to see for yourselves?"
Hearing these words, Nangong Xihua was shocked.
Unusual things in this mountain range?
Could it be the place of opportunity was having issues?
If so, it would be quite troublesome. Once the news spread, it would inevitably attract more and more people.
"What should we do? Could there be problems with the secret storage?" Nangong Xihua sent a message to Lu Ye.
After contemplating for a moment, Lu Ye said, "The two late Postnatal, one early Celestial... let’s first check the place he mentioned and then decide."
After finishing the transmission, Nangong Xihua outwardly showed a hint of hesitation and looked at Lu Ye beside her.
"I have to ask him first..."
