153: C153 Desolation

C153 Desolation

2In a desolate area, there were withered, yellow trees everywhere, towering in the air.

"Caw …" "Caw …"

In this endless dark yellow forest, the cries of birds and beasts could occasionally be heard.

The sky was as red as evening. The only difference was that the red color was not the sun's light, but was due to being dyed red by blood.

"Ugh …"

After which, Ling Tianyu opened his eyes. He rubbed his eyes weakly for a moment before turning to look around.

"Where is this place?"

He clearly remembered that the flying shuttle had been drawn into that massive whirlpool, leaving a patch of white in front of his eyes before he lost consciousness.

Judging from this place, this was a desolate area. Apart from the occasional shouts that came from the forest, there were no other signs of life. The trees were all withered and yellow, and seemed to be half dead.

"Lan."

Not too far away, Ling Tianyu noticed Yun Lan lying quietly at the side. Dragging her weak body, Ling Tianyu crawled towards Yun Lan and hugged him tightly.

Ling Tianyu stretched out his hand and probed. Feeling that Yun Lan's breathing was even, Ling Tianyu's tense expression also relaxed.

Other than the two of them, there was no sign of anyone else.

"It seems like that whirlpool is the entrance to this barren land. The others must have been swept into different places."

Ling Tianyu thought about it carefully. Since this was the trial ground, then he would naturally have a way out. However, he had lost Wan Qing's Jade Shuttle, which was a little awkward.

"Ugh …"

At this moment, Yun Lan slowly woke up. When she saw Ling Tianyu holding her in his arms, her slightly pale face immediately turned rosy.

"Tianyu!"

She let out a soft cry as she felt the warmth of her chest. Her heart felt as sweet as if she had eaten honey.

As for women, they were simply looking for a man that was worth entrusting their entire lives to. At this moment, Yun Lan was too lazy to bother with this place. As long as Ling Tianyu was by her side, she wouldn't even bother with Blade Mountain Flame Sea Guild.

"Lan, you're awake." Ling Tianyu chuckled as he lowered his head to look at the beauty in his embrace. After which, he frowned and said, "We seem to have run into some trouble."

After hearing these words, Yun Lan reluctantly came out from Ling Tianyu's embrace. Looking around, she asked, "Tianyu, where are we? Why haven't we seen anyone else?"

"I don't know either. I'm guessing this should be the starting point of the exam." Ling Tianyu shook his head.

She unconsciously nodded and said, "Rumor has it that this Cloud Sea Secret Realm is an ancient battlefield. Afterwards, it was turned into a trial ground by a supreme elder. Could it be that this is where the great battle took place?"

"It's very possible that there are no signs of life here. It must have been baptized by war, and all living things are on the verge of extinction. Those that remain must also be very powerful existences."

The trees here were tall enough to cover the sky and cover the sun. However, the leaves on the trees had turned yellow and their trunks were almost withered.

Within the mountain forests, withered leaves would fall from the sky from time to time. Leaves would chatter, and unknown roars could be heard.

"This should not be the island we saw before." Yun Lan asked as she looked at her surroundings.

"I don't think so. The island is shrouded in white mist, and the sky above it is not that red in color. That place is filled with vitality." Ling Tianyu was certain that this place was completely isolated from the island.

However, he had heard from Wan Qing about the Secret Realm of Clouds. The Secret Realm of Clouds was on a small island. Why was it that the vortex had teleported him to this barren land?

"Ah …"

Suddenly, a miserable scream came from the forest in the distance.

Ling Tianyu's Yun Lan quickly stood up. The voice was rather far away from them, so it sounded like the voice belonged to a martial practitioner.

If his guess was correct, then it was a martial artist who had come from East Continent to gain experience. After waking up, they encountered danger.

"Lan'er, this place is filled with danger. Go to the space within the jade pendant." Ling Tianyu was worried about Yun Lan's safety.

During the time at Jadeite Jade Peak, Ling Tianyu had fed her ginseng and intelligence every day, allowing her cultivation to soar like fire. However, once she reached the peak of the Essence Creation Realm, it was useless no matter how many elixirs she ate.

Yun Lan's perception was not bad, but she still lacked an opportunity. This opportunity needed to be on her own and could be broken through through from experience.

Otherwise, why would some disciples of the great sects need to go out and gain experience? Or perhaps this Secret Realm of the Clouds had been transformed into a trial ground.

"Tianyu, I will not go in there. I want to face the difficulties together with you, if I continue to be protected by you, then my cultivation will also stop. When you advance to the Life and Death Realm, your lifespan will increase, and at that time, I will become nothing more than a pile of dirt."

Yun Lan shook her head. There was a trace of sadness in her voice.

He had seen Ling Tianyu's talent, and knew that advancing to the Life and Death Realm was not a problem. As long as he entered the Life and Death Realm, it would mean that his lifespan would increase by 150 years. At that time, even though a hundred years had passed, the two of them would still be separated by heaven.

This was something she didn't wish to see. Thus, Yun Lan had to break through as well and enter the Life and Death Realm in order to be together with Ling Tianyu forever.

Ling Tianyu was silent. He could understand Yun Lan's feelings, and he had grown up in Cloudburst City. Aside from having some unfathomable feelings for Ling Shuiyao, Yun Lan was the first woman he had ever liked, and he didn't want to be separated by life and death at that time.

However, this place was simply too dangerous.

"Lan, I know what you're thinking, but the danger level here is extremely high. If you want to find a chance to break through, you can wait until we're outside."

Yun Lan shook her head and refused, "Only the more dangerous the place, the faster I will be able to find an opening. Tian Yu, don't help me deal with some minor dangers."

Seeing Yun Lan's firm determination, Ling Tianyu could only nod his head in agreement.

"Alright, then you must be within five feet of me. If you encounter any danger to your life, you must enter the space within the jade pendant."

"Alright." Yun Lan nodded.

There was no end to this wasteland. Even if it was a trial, there were no hints or directions.

Everyone who came in was running around like headless flies.

Ling Tianyu and Yun Lan also entered the forest.

When they entered the forest, they felt that they were insignificant. The forest was like a vast ocean while Ling Tianyu and the others were like small fish swimming in the ocean. They were simply unable to differentiate between east, south, west and south.

Roar …

Aooo!

In the forest, the roars were intermittent and often accompanied by the screams of martial practitioners.

Even though there was not much life from the outside, one could still feel the existence of life force after entering.

Especially in certain places, there were actually high-level elixirs.

"Blood Lingzhi!"

Ling Tianyu stared at the roots of a huge herb with a blood-red lingzhi growing on it.

The Blood Lingzhi was a special species of Lingzhi. It was a Grade 5 Elixir and one of the main ingredients used to refine the Origin Returning Pill.

The Origin Returning Pill was a pill that could increase the cultivation of a true returning realm martial artist. There were three main ingredients: the Spirit Returning Heart Fruit, Blood Lingzhi, and the Ten Thousand Leaves Frost Grass.

The Spirit Returning Heart Fruit was very rare, and the Thousandleaf Ice Grass could only be found in extremely cold lands. Although these two things were precious, they could still be obtained. Only the Blood Lingzhi was hard to find.

This was because it could only grow under the conditions of having sufficient blood. However, there were also martial practitioners who used their own blood to feed the Blood Lingzhi.

However, a martial artist's blood supply was limited and could only be provided with a small amount at a time, so the results of artificially cultivated Blood Lingzhi were rather poor.

As for this plant, it was blood-red in color, proving that it grew in an environment of fresh blood. This proved that this was truly an ancient battlefield.

Just as Ling Tianyu was prepared to transfer the Blood Lingzhi into the jade pendant space, the surrounding soil suddenly shook as an unknown demonic beast crawled out from the ground with a roar.

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