9: Burial Cave

In the days that followed, Gu Yuan clearly felt that his Revered Master was avoiding him.

Even when he suggested she personally guide him in Cultivation, she found excuses to refuse.

This truly left Gu Yuan feeling helpless.

Could it be that his actions last time were too aggressive?

But honestly, being able to witness his cold, beautiful Revered Master showing a shy side was well worth it.

During this time, Gu Yuan also gained a deep understanding of the abnormal aspects of his Eternal Chaos Body.

This Physique could automatically cycle Cultivation day and night.

It was equivalent to Gu Yuan having an auto-Cultivation cheat.

Thus, Gu Yuan's current cultivation level had reached the fifth rank of the God Summoning Realm.

This truly proved the saying: achieving a strength Breakthrough was as simple as drinking water.

"Young Sect Master, I should still send people to protect you. If anything were to happen..."

Outside the Jade Moon Sect, Elder Zhao Yinfēi held Gu Yuan's hand and spoke with some helplessness.

Gu Yuan was now the future hope of their Jade Moon Sect.

She dared not allow any accident to befall such an astonishingly talented Young Sect Master.

Gu Yuan spread his hands and said, somewhat exasperated:

"Elder Sister Zhao, I'm just going out for some experience. I'll be back in time for the Qiong Yue Grand Assembly. Don't worry, nothing will happen. I have plenty of trump cards."

Hearing Gu Yuan say this, Zhao Yinfēi sighed, then smiled and shook her head.

"Alright, alright, then I won't stop you. You're right, one cannot grow without undergoing the baptism of battle."

Zhao Yinfēi said, patting Gu Yuan's shoulder.

"But if you encounter any danger, send a message back immediately, understand? Our Jade Moon Sect fears no power."

Gu Yuan nodded at the words, then waved his hand and left the Jade Moon Sect.

The reason he chose to go out for experience was, firstly, that Gu Yuan wanted to test his Physique and Cultivation Technique through battle.

And secondly, of course, it was to give his Revered Master some space to adapt.

After all, Gu Yuan felt that if he stayed in the Jade Moon Sect any longer, who knew when his Revered Master would finally get over it.

Well, honestly, he only touched her lips with his hand, why was she so shy?

Thinking of this, Gu Yuan recalled the softness his finger had touched at that moment.

Gu Yuan chuckled, then hummed an unknown tune and set off.

Hmph, this Rebellious Disciple... Above the Moon Cliff of the Jade Moon Sect.

Dongfang Yingxue looked at Gu Yuan's departing figure, bit her lip, and let out a soft humph.

But soon, she began to worry again.

Although the Rebellious Disciple's Physique issue had been resolved, he was still only in the God Summoning Realm.

If he encountered any danger during his experience... Thinking of this, Dongfang Yingxue gently stamped her foot, then sighed.

Forget it. It seems she truly owed this Rebellious Disciple in this life.

The next moment, her figure vanished from the spot... "I don't believe it. This Venerable One still can't find you. Hmm? Dongfang Yingxue... Where is she going?"

Outside the Jade Moon Sect, Nether Moon paced back and forth, muttering to herself with some resentment.

However, when she saw a familiar figure flash across the sky, she couldn't help but feel confused.

But soon, a smile appeared at the corner of Nether Moon's mouth.

Didn't you want to save her? You couldn't possibly only save her once, could you... Nether Moon recalled the past, how many times he had saved her.

If that was the case, then he definitely wouldn't save Dongfang Yingxue just once.

Which meant... she only needed to put Dongfang Yingxue in danger again, and he would definitely appear once more.

In that case... Hmph... Nether Moon couldn't help but giggle at the thought.

A perfect plan had already formed in her mind.

Then, her figure dissipated, and she silently followed Dongfang Yingxue.

As the Ruler of the Endless Demon Domain, Nether Moon naturally possessed Secret Techniques that prevented others from noticing her... Since Gu Yuan had to return to the Jade Moon Sect three months later to attend the Qiong Yue Grand Assembly.

Therefore, Gu Yuan did not choose a place too far away for his experience.

The Jade Moon Sect was located in the Central Region of the Qihuang Continent.

As the largest region of the Qihuang Continent, the Central Region contained countless resources.

The place Gu Yuan was heading to this time was the Immortal Burial Cave, one of the Ten Great Restricted Zones located in the Central Region.

Legend had it that this Restricted Area buried an Ancient Immortal.

However, no one knew if Immortals truly existed in the world.

As one of the Ten Great Restricted Zones, the Immortal Burial Cave contained countless buried treasures.

Therefore, every year, countless Cultivators ventured deep into the Immortal Burial Cave seeking Opportunity.

Although the Immortal Burial Cave was one of the Ten Great Restricted Zones, it was relatively milder compared to the others.

Yet even so, it was still a Restricted Area.

Almost all Cultivators who entered it annually seeking opportunities faced death nine times out of ten.

"So this is the Immortal Burial Cave..."

Gu Yuan gazed at the continuous crimson mountain range ahead, muttering to himself with some emotion.

Although the Immortal Burial Cave had the character 'cave' in its name, it was actually a mountain range.

Moreover, the endless crimson mountain range was permeated everywhere by ancient mist that had lingered since time immemorial.

Based solely on this visual impression, the rumor that an Ancient Immortal was buried here might be true.

The deeper one went into the Immortal Burial Cave, the more dangerous it became.

For ordinary Cultivators, they could only stop at the foot of the mountain range.

Taking one step further might mean facing life-threatening danger.

The Immortal Burial Cave was filled with countless Demonic Beasts.

It was said that due to the Ancient Immortal's death, their endless resentment caused the Demonic Beasts within to become extremely tyrannical.

Furthermore, their strength was significantly greater than that of Demonic Beasts in other regions.

Aside from the endless Demonic Beasts, the ubiquitous Illusion Mist made it impossible to guard against danger.

However, none of this mattered much to Gu Yuan.

After all, the Eternal Chaos Body's inherent Immune to All Laws was enough for Gu Yuan to ignore all of it.

He had been to the Immortal Burial Cave before, but that time was to complete a rescue mission.

Gu Yuan surveyed the surroundings of the Immortal Burial Cave and found that Cultivators were entering in an endless stream.

Some were grouped in teams of three to five, while others entered alone.

These Cultivators included Sect Disciples, like Gu Yuan, who were out for experience, most of whom were being guarded by Sect Elders nearby.

Huh!? Are those... people from the Liyue Sword Sect?

Gu Yuan looked at a woman ahead wearing Liyue Sword Sect attire, his expression slightly strange.

Although the tuft of Ahoge on the woman's head was quite noticeable—

—when he saw that she seemed to be alone, without any Dao Protector or similar figure, Gu Yuan let out a sigh of relief.

A figure of a cold Sword Immortal appeared in his mind.

That was a woman with a pure nature and a pure Sword Heart.

Precisely because of this, anything she decided upon, she would execute with near-fanatical persistence.

As for himself and her... Gu Yuan sighed softly and withdrew his gaze from the Liyue Sword Sect woman.

Everything would wait until after the System upgraded.

Alas, speaking of which, he had to complain about this broken System one more time.

If only it had told him about the changes after the upgrade sooner, he would have had more room to maneuver.