Starting with Proficiency Panel-Chapter 490 - 487 On the Mountain

Thinking of this, Lu Ren felt a bit of pity for Xu Qing, who seemed unusually excited about the possibility of cultivating.

This guy... It seems that something residing in the shrine on Spiritual Mist Mountain has chosen Xu Qing, and in the future, Xu Qing is likely to face big problems.

In the end, Lu Ren only taught a simple Fist Technique for strengthening the body. As for cultivating Qi, it would certainly enhance Xu Qing’s potential death.

"In your house, behind that door that’s locked with chains, what is there?"

Due to the exchange over the Fist Technique, the rigid relationship between the two eased quite a bit, mainly because Xu Qing felt that Lu Ren was probably not a monster, but a human.

Xu Qing shook her head in response, "That door has been locked since I can remember."

Lu Ren was somewhat curious, "Aren’t you curious?"

Xu Qing shook her head furiously, her face full of caution, "Curiosity killed the cat, let alone a person. If there’s nothing special, I wouldn’t normally go near it."

The densely engraved runes and curse seals on it look quite creepy, and Xu Qing was never the type of person who was curious about everything. After seeing those terrifying Spirit Monsters three years ago, she wouldn’t have survived until now if she had been.

Lu Ren seemed thoughtful; the talisman engravings on it had a considerable degree of sealing power, even he felt a bit intimidated by them. It clearly showed that this world indeed had Power that could counter these spiritual entities.

It’s very similar to the Immortal Path, but vastly different on the inside, which intrigued him a lot.

After night fell, Lu Ren opened his Heart Eye again. The high-hanging moonlight did not turn blood red like yesterday, staining the entire sky with a bloody shade, but remained as the normal white moonlight.

Once Xu Qing fell asleep, Lu Ren didn’t hesitate anymore. He needed an intense battle to determine where his strength currently stood.

Exiting the old house, Lu Ren rushed all the way, arriving at the foot of Spiritual Mist Mountain in less than ten minutes. He squinted towards the mountain top. Although at night, under the moonlight, a thin silver veil covered Spiritual Mist Mountain, but in Lu Ren’s eyes.

This mountain had an aura akin to a Land Title Mountain God, and surprisingly, within its range, there weren’t any Spirit Ghosts wandering around.

Very clean, yet in such a strange world, indeed, it was eerily clean, as if it was a small world on its own.

Looking at the winding stone steps leading to the mountain top, Lu Ren slightly shook his hands, stretched his muscles, confirmed that no one was around, and then stepped out in large strides, shooting up the winding stone steps like an arrow.

It’s not that he couldn’t jump directly to the destination. In fact, Lu Ren could do that, but there was no need. The conditions on Spiritual Mist Mountain were unclear, and coupled with the fact that this world was inherently strange, it was entirely necessary to exercise caution before engaging this world’s Extraordinary Power.

Without incident or danger, after reaching the mountain top, Lu Ren paused beside the Bird House. He looked at the four large stone pillars standing there, the roof design on them was quite ancient, and tassels woven from red silk ribbon were gently swaying in the breeze.

Lu Ren glanced but didn’t pay much attention, for he could clearly sense that after passing this Bird House, he would be inside the Life Magnetic Field of this Land Title Mountain God.

Simply put, beyond this Bird House was the opponent’s true Taoism Field. Lu Ren’s face was calm, after a brief observation, he stepped into it.

Buzz!

A bell-like, ethereal sound suddenly echoed around, long and enduring, its reverberations lingering.

Lu Ren seemed not to hear it, maintained his unhurried pace, walked into the shrine ahead, passed through the courtyard, and stood in front of the temple.

Standing opposite Lu Ren was a woman closely gripping the hilt of a narrow sword at her waist, dressed in a wide red and white robe, around twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old.

Her features were quite good, almond-shaped eyes, a delicate nose, vermillion lips, a round face, her hair was styled in a way that made her appear even more alert.

"Who are you?"

Upon hearing her inquire, Lu Ren glanced at her but didn’t pay much more attention, redirecting his focus to the clay statue inside the temple behind the woman.

The statue appeared to be of a little girl, wearing robes with a floating cloud ribbon. Due to the age of the statue, its features were somewhat blurred, not excluding the possibility of deliberate obfuscation. Statues like this in a shrine were meant to add a sense of mystery.

"What type of Mountain God is enshrined here?"

Seeing the Mountain God statue not coming out, Lu Ren inquired.

Though the statue gave a sense of the aura of a Land Title Mountain God, probing deeper revealed something strange; it was definitely not a normal Mountain God, but rather gave Lu Ren a sense of an Evil God in the wild. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

"Spiritual Mist Mountain God, Congo Spirit." Facing Lu Ren’s physique, the woman didn’t act rashly, speaking in a deep voice, "If you’re here to worship the Mountain God, the time has passed, please come back tomorrow morning."

Lu Ren finally shifted his gaze from the statue to the woman, observing her wide red and white robe with interest, "Are you considered a Temple Priestess Witch of sorts here?"

Seeing the woman nod without speaking, Lu Ren remarked, "This Spiritual Mist Mountain God is truly poor, occupying such a large mountain for nothing."

Listening to Lu Ren’s mocking words, the woman’s eyebrows furrowed, she said coldly, "Please leave here immediately, you are not welcome here."

Seeing the Mountain God still unmoved, Lu Ren slightly smiled and began to walk slowly toward the woman.

More precisely, towards the statue. Since the Spiritual Mist Mountain God wouldn’t come out, he would force her to.

"Stop!"

The woman shouted coldly, immediately stepping forward. Her agile figure dashed toward Lu Ren, attempting to strike his waist and ribs with the sword hilt. This was a vulnerable spot on the human body, and with just a little force, it could cause temporary disability in combat.

Seeing this, Lu Ren extended his hand, his finger skillfully intercepting the path of the advancing sword hilt.

The woman’s expression changed, but before she could react, she found herself spinning and crashing heavily to the ground not far away, pain radiating instantly.

Moreover, a peculiar Power emanating from her body caused her muscles to completely relax, rendering her powerless.

She widened her eyes, struggling desperately, growling, "Stop, don’t move closer!!"

Lu Ren paused his steps, turned to see the woman emitting a faint Spiritual Light, which was wearing down the clever Power he had applied. Kneeling partially, she drew a palm-sized talisman from her bosom, forming several Hand Seals with her gestures, and that talisman turned into a burst of silver light, surging toward Lu Ren.

The woman closely watched Lu Ren who remained unafraid, and her hesitation vanished, realizing the opponent obviously knew about these things.

Is this the Extraordinary Power of this world?