The Journey of Immortal Cultivation-Chapter 293 - 178: The Unbreakable Barrier

She took a total of forty-five steps.

As Tu Jin stepped out the forty-sixth step ahead, he seemed to have quietly submerged into water. A few ripples lingered in the air, but his figure completely vanished!

Indeed, there was something unusual ahead, but she believed that this anomaly wasn’t caused by Tu Jin.

Was it an Array?

She held her breath and took the forty-sixth step. She immediately felt a cool sensation all over, as if she had walked through a thin curtain of water on a summer day. Yet when she looked down, there wasn’t a single trace of water on her body.

When she looked up again, the scenery before her had changed.

She was standing at the foot of a steep mountain, with a narrow path leading straight to the mountain top from her position. This was perhaps the highest point of the secret realm, because looking up from here, even the moon seemed larger.

"This is?" she asked, pointing toward the path she came, unsure.

Tu Jin nodded: "Barrier."

She understood then. The owner of the secret realm had set up a Barrier on this mountain, so to outsiders, a well-trodden mountain path had suddenly transformed into a cliff. Because the highest point was concealed within the Barrier.

Those who entered here were all mere mortals with unaided sight, unable to perceive the truth! Unless someone, in desperation, decided to jump from the cliff and just happened to land on the steps, how else could one discover the secrets here? But who intent on exploring the secret realm for treasures would wish for death?

Thus, the secret was preserved.

"The most important Treasure within this secret realm is at the mountain peak."

Is it the Moonlight Cup? Her heart suddenly started racing fast. Yet after walking up a few steps, she turned back, "Aren’t you coming along?" Tu Jin had stayed put ever since they entered the Barrier.

He shook his head and convinced her with a single sentence: "I’ve been here for ten years; if it were about getting that Treasure, would it still be your turn?"

Ning Xiaoxian stared at him in a daze. His whole being exuded mystery, and with it, the path up the mountain seemed perilous.

If she couldn’t tell that he had specifically led her here until now, she wouldn’t deserve the name Ning Xiaoxian.

Was there an ambush ahead? But being so powerful himself, did he really need to resort to traps and ambushes against her?

The one thing she could be certain of was that he was keen on her obtaining the Treasure inside. Given this, the dangers of the mountain path seemed significantly lessened.

So be it, do what one can, and leave the rest to fate.

"You’ve been here for ten years, what exactly do you want?" After asking this, she began to ascend the steps, walking slowly but without stopping.

Without uttering a word, and as her figure disappeared around the corner, Tu Jin stretched his hand gently over the rocky wall. There was a peculiar symbol on it that emitted a bright blue light when he touched it, pushing his fingers gently away.

This entire mountain peak was resisting his approach.

He then sighed almost imperceptibly and responded softly: "Freedom!"

Ning Xiaoxian reached the mountain top in just a few moments, more precisely, outside a stone cave at the summit.

It was unclear whether the cave was naturally formed. Vines grew wildly inside, with corners piled with old dust, suggesting it had been a long time since anyone visited. The rocks at the mountaintop had cracked open, allowing moonlight to stream through the twisted narrow crevices and shine upon a small stone platform.

She had to tightly clench her fist to suppress her excited scream. Because on the stone platform, there stood a small wooden cup!

Moonlight Cup! The object of her quest was still standing there safely, not yet claimed by anyone.

Tears almost welled up in her eyes. Ning Xiaoxian took several deep breaths to calm herself, then tiptoed forward, fearing to trigger any mechanisms. However, the few steps she walked into the cave were uneventful, and nothing unusual occurred. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

The cave was very small, only about seven meters on each side, and she could see its entirety at a glance. Apart from the stone platform, the cave was empty, with nothing inside.

The cup looked very ordinary, like the simplest oak cup used by commoners, only the size of a palm, with a straight rim and a shallow belly, and it seemed to have only undergone preliminary sanding without any paint. There were also no patterns, lines, or talismans on it. However, she was certain at first sight that this was the Moonlight Cup she had been earnestly searching for.

At this moment, Bright Moon was present.

She witnessed firsthand how strands of Moonlight hurriedly cascaded onto the little wooden cup atop the platform, stimulating the growth of a very small dewdrop at the bottom of the cup. The dewdrop was round, crystal clear, and quite adorable.

Zhang Sheng’s ancestor had said that this cup gathers Moonlight and condenses Spirit Dew. Indeed, his words were true, thus...