CHAPTER 1380: CHAPTER 1380: A PEACEFUL LIFE

Xu Nian looked around.

He found that the inside of this valley was no different from the outside.

However, the forest of blue mist surrounding the valley exuded an eerie aura.

As soon as he was drawn in, his head throbbed with pain.

Presumably due to the blue mist.

"Let’s first check out what’s so special about this blue mist."

Xu Nian flew directly toward the blue mist.

He wanted to test if this blue mist frenzy was really inescapable.

Upon entering the blue mist, Xu Nian felt as if he was standing in a dense jungle.

Surrounded entirely by thousands or even tens of thousands of years old trees.

But that wasn’t the point; the point was this blue mist.

Upon first entering the forest, Xu Nian immediately felt the blue mist invading his brain.

Causing a stabbing sensation in his soul.

It seemed this blue mist had a soul-attacking effect.

As time went on, he felt increasingly dizzy.

Nevertheless, Xu Nian gritted his teeth and flew toward the periphery.

"Huh, I seem to have flown past this place just now. What’s going on? Wasn’t I flying in a straight line?" Xu Nian said in surprise.

He then marked a large tree.

Then continued flying in the same direction.

Before long, the marked tree appeared in front of him once again.

"It really is this way. Have I been going in circles all this time? But I didn’t even notice," Xu Nian said in astonishment.

This time, he advanced in another direction.

Yet before long, he returned to the starting point again.

Xu Nian attempted this a hundred times, but the result was the same.

This misty forest was extremely strange; there was simply no way out.

As time progressed, Xu Nian finally couldn’t withstand the soul onslaught and retreated back to the valley.

"It seems they were right. Once you enter this mist frenzy, it’s very difficult to get out." Xu Nian mused to himself.

While exploring, he also encountered Immortal Crystal Stones flying at an incredible speed.

The speed and power of these Immortal Crystal Stones were horrifying.

Even more terrifying than those outside.

Even Xu Nian dared not catch them easily.

If not careful, he could be pierced by these Immortal Crystal Stones.

Just now, Xu Nian was almost pierced by an Immortal Crystal Stone.

"This place certainly is perilous; it’s better to check out the inside of this valley first." Xu Nian headed toward the valley interior.

Without the mist, Xu Nian felt much more comfortable.

But his Soul Power was still restricted, so he couldn’t use Immortal Consciousness to investigate.

The roads here were winding, with no vegetation.

Mostly massive and bizarre stones.

The area within was indeed quite large.

"It seems these Immortal Crystal Stones are being shot out from within the mountain range." Xu Nian mused.

So he continued heading toward the interior of the mountain range.

Along the way, Xu Nian didn’t see any sign of people.

Logically, since Xianjue Mountain swallows hundreds of people each year, if there were no danger inside, there should be many people surviving.

But now he couldn’t see a single person, indicating that the interior of the mountain range might not be as peaceful as he imagined.

"Boom!"

Just as Xu Nian was about to approach the mountain’s depths.

A terrifying wave instantly swept out from within the mountain.

This wave, mixed with numerous Immortal Crystal Stones, shot toward the outer mountain range.

The power was terrifying, surpassing even the Sword Immortal level.

"Pfft!"

Xu Nian mobilized all his strength to defend.

But he was still blasted away by this incredibly terrifying force.

Finally coughing up a mouthful of blood, he crashed against the mountain wall, with over thirty bones broken.

Two Immortal Crystal Stones also punched two bloody holes in his chest.

"What a terrifying attack," Xu Nian marveled internally.

Now he finally understood why these Immortal Crystal Stones would shoot outward from the mountain.

It turned out there was a force erupting from the mountain’s center, pushing these Immortal Crystal Stones out.

"Even Immortal King experts would find it difficult to withstand this force," Xu Nian marveled internally.

If not for his powerful physical body and strong recovery ability.

This force might have ground him into mush.

And now he was still somewhat far from the center.

If too close to the center, he couldn’t have withstood that force earlier.

"What’s at the center of this mountain, to be so terrifying?" Xu Nian wondered.

But at this moment, he didn’t ponder much more.

He sat down to recover from his injuries.

"Huh, the Immortal Essence here is actually pure."

After absorbing a large amount of Immortal Essence, Xu Nian’s Divine Demon Avatar also returned to its peak state.

His physical power even slightly increased.

In the entire Immortal Realm, the Immortal Essence is impure, but here it can be directly absorbed.

It shows that this place is indeed somewhat bizarre.

"It must be related to these Immortal Crystal Stones. There should be many such stones deeper in the mountain range," Xu Nian mused.

Over three days of observation.

He also discovered that nearly every fifteen minutes, this energy wave would erupt.

And this energy wave completely ignored physical obstructions.

Even mountains and rocks couldn’t block it.

So it couldn’t be shielded by the mountain range.

However, mysteriously, the energy disappeared as soon as it entered the blue mist.

Xu Nian headed rapidly toward the mountain’s interior.

At the fastest speed, reaching the mountain’s deepest point.

Yet the scene before him left him aghast.

The Immortal Crystal Stones were piled up like a mountain, stretching all the way to the bottom of the great chasm.

The terrifying energy seemed to surge from the chasm’s depths.

Xu Nian dared not linger and rushed toward the outer side.

The energy surge at this depth was enough to pulverize him.

Sure enough, shortly after Xu Nian left, terrifying energy came from behind.

Instantly it blasted him into the air.

"What’s going on with this energy, why is it so terrifying? What’s down there in the chasm?" Xu Nian reached the outermost edge and began healing.

If he hadn’t run in time earlier, he might already be dead.

For the next few days, Xu Nian dared not venture deeper.

He could only use Immortal Crystal Stones to enhance his cultivation.

Time ticked by, and half a year passed just like that.

Xu Nian gradually became familiar with the rules here.

When a large energy storm came, he would choose to hide in the safest place.

Xu Nian’s cultivation also advanced from the Profound Immortal Realm to the Luoxian Realm Early Stage.

During this time, more people were drawn into the valley.

Some were already dead when first drawn in.

Some were alive but couldn’t resist the temptation of Immortal Crystal Stones, ultimately perishing in energy storms.

Xu Nian didn’t interact with these people.

So for this half-year, Xu Nian’s Divine Demon Avatar lived very peacefully.

Apart from cultivation, he explored the law patterns here.

But soon, this peacefulness was disrupted.

Xu Nian was walking along the edge, feeling the Earth Attribute Law.

When suddenly, a pair of young men and women ahead caught his attention.