txolops Chapter 141 Yuan Yao, you'll be with me from now on!
Chapter 141 Yuan Yao, you'll be with me from now on!
Exploring the Xianxia (fantasy martial arts) novel genre
Yuan Yao remained silent for a long time.
Their gazes fell on Lin Chuan.
Lin Chuan leaned against the spiritual spring, his eyes slightly closed, his breathing steady. He seemed to be truly resting and appeared to have no ulterior motives.
Yuan Yao nodded inwardly.
This senior Lin is incredibly powerful and has saved my life many times, yet he has never acted frivolously.
Even now, with the two of them alone in this secluded place, he simply soaked in the spiritual spring without doing anything out of line.
Such a person is trustworthy.
It's even...something to admire.
She bit her lip and finally made up her mind.
The next moment, she stepped into the spiritual spring.
The warm spring water washed over her ankles, calves, and knees... She stood in waist-deep water and quietly took off her clothes.
The spring water was milky white, and the misty air obscured most of the spring scenery.
But just the sliver of snow-white collarbone peeking out from the water, and the subtly revealed, graceful shoulder line, is enough to ignite endless fantasies in any man.
Lin Chuan opened his eyes when he heard the noise.
What came into view was Yuan Yao's slightly flushed cheeks, and her snow-white arms revealed when she raised her arm to splash the spring water.
Water droplets slid down smooth skin, glistening in the dim light.
Lin Chuan's gaze involuntarily moved down along that arm.
He possesses the secret technique called the Mysterious Eye.
Water mist? A sacred spring?
In his eyes, these were meaningless.
He could see Yuan Yao's body clearly underwater.
Slender waist Her curves, and those long, slender legs below...
Lin Chuan felt a surge of heat rising from his lower abdomen, and his breathing became heavier.
"Yuan Yao..."
He suddenly spoke, his voice low and deep.
Yuan Yao, who was playing in the water, was startled and looked in his direction.
Eyes facing each other.
She could sense that Lin Chuan's eyes were filled with a primal desire.
His gaze was intense and direct, as if it could penetrate the spring water and see through everything about her.
"Senior Lin... what are you trying to say...?"
Yuan Yao's voice was very weak at this moment, with a hint of nervousness and shyness, but no disgust or aversion.
"From now on, you will come with me."
Lin Chuan stared straight at her, his tone direct and uncompromising.
"what……"
Yuan Yao was slightly taken aback, and her face turned even redder.
She lowered her head, her heart pounding like a drum.
She knew she should refuse.
She had only known Lin Chuan for a few days, and although he had saved her life many times, it was still too fast...
However, when she looked up and saw Lin Chuan's honest and passionate gaze, she couldn't bring herself to say no.
She felt no disgust or aversion whatsoever.
On the contrary, I felt a strange, inexplicable sense of anticipation.
"Are you willing?" Lin Chuan asked again.
Yuan Yao remained silent for a moment, then finally nodded slightly.
"Um……"
The sound was as faint as a mosquito's buzz, almost inaudible.
Lin Chuan smiled.
He suddenly stood up, took a few steps to Yuan Yao's side, and pulled her into his arms.
Yuan Yao gasped softly, but did not struggle. She simply buried her head in his chest and let him hold her.
Warm spring water rippled around them, and their breaths mingled together.
……
Several hours later.
By the Spirit Spring, Lin Chuan leaned against the smooth stone wall, half-lying in the water.
Yuan Yao nestled in his arms, her cheek pressed against his chest, listening to his strong heartbeat.
The water was shrouded in mist, enveloping the two in a hazy atmosphere.
"Brother Chuan."
Yuan Yao spoke softly, breaking the silence.
"Um?"
"You still want to go to the fifth floor of the inner sanctum?"
She looked up, her eyes filled with worry.
"It's too dangerous there."
With so many Nascent Soul cultivators gathered here, and you're only at the Pseudo-Nascent Soul level, what if they…”
She didn't finish her sentence, but her meaning was clear.
Lin Chuan looked down at her, smiled slightly, and reached out to stroke her long hair.
"Don't worry, I won't risk my life for the treasure."
His tone was calm, yet carried a reassuring certainty.
"I know what I'm doing."
Yuan Yao looked at him, remained silent for a moment, and finally nodded.
Although she had only known Lin Chuan for a short time, she could tell that he was a cautious person.
He never does anything he's not sure of, so if he says that, he must really be sure.
Just then—
A golden light appeared before Lin Chuan's eyes.
Today's divination result: Moderately inauspicious.
[The divination reads: Today, you resolved to explore the fifth level. At 3:45 PM, you arrived outside the Cold Li Terrace on the fifth level and were spotted by the barbarian bearded man. However, the barbarian bearded man only cared about escaping and ignored you. Immediately afterward, Wan Tianming and his companions chased after the barbarian bearded man. When they noticed you, Wan Tianming and the Extreme Yin Ancestor inexplicably attacked you...]
"At the third quarter of the hour of Xu..."
Lin Chuan was taken aback.
He looked up at the timeless environment of the stone chamber and silently calculated in his mind.
There should still be some time before the hour of Xu (7-9 PM).
"Looks like we need to leave right on time."
He had to arrive at the fifth floor before 7:45 PM, but he couldn't go too early. Moreover, he had to conceal himself beforehand so that he wouldn't be discovered by those Nascent Soul stage monsters.
Lin Chuan got up and walked towards the stone door.
Yuan Yao followed as well.
Lin Chuan continued to break the restrictions on the Soul-Nourishing Wood Stone Gate.
But this time, he was cautious—he stopped just as the restriction was about to be completely broken.
But this time, he was cautious—he stopped just as the restriction was about to be completely broken.
"Yuan Yao".
He turned around and looked at Yuan Yao with a serious expression.
"I've already broken 98% of the restrictions here. With your strength, you can easily break the remaining one yourself."
"This communication talisman can send me messages within a range of three hundred miles!"
He took out a communication talisman from his storage bag and handed it to Yuan Yao.
"If next time, the person who arrives here via that teleportation array isn't me, take the treasure and leave immediately without hesitation. Understand?"
Yuan Yao took the communication talisman and nodded emphatically.
"I see."
Lin Chuan looked at her, then suddenly reached out and gently pinched her cheek.
"Wait for me to come back."
After saying that, he turned around and took the bottle of ten-thousand-year-old spiritual milk he had collected with him. Then he stepped into the teleportation array, and disappeared in a flash of white light.
Yuan Yao stood there, gazing in the direction he had disappeared, her gaze lingering for a long time.
……
Emerging from the teleportation array, Lin Chuan found himself back in that maze-like passageway.
He put away the Sky Shuttle and switched to walking—although the Sky Shuttle was fast, it was easier to expose a target in such a narrow passage.
According to the divination, he needs to reach the fifth floor before 7:45 PM.
Time is of the essence; we must hurry.
He continued on his way.
In the passages of the third and fourth levels, powerful puppets blocked the way everywhere.
These puppets are guards left behind by ancient cultivators. Most of them have the strength of the Core Formation stage. In fact, after reaching the fourth level, the aura of many puppets is comparable to that of the late Core Formation stage!
The power source for these puppets is different from the spirit stones used in the current cultivation world; ancient cultivators used soul stones.
Soul Stones can only be collected in large quantities in places like the Underworld!