178: Chapter 178 Is this a female bird?

"Xiao Yao, was the Twin Demoness who just died the original body or a Clone?"

Ji Taichang breathed a sigh of relief and asked Yun Qiyao via Divine Sense transmission.

Yun Qiyao gave a bitter smile. "I'm sorry, Master. The spatial storm outside was too terrifying. My Divine Sense couldn't perceive the Twin Demoness's specific situation, so I can't judge."

Ji Taichang rubbed his chin, his brow slightly furrowed.

Although he also hoped that the one who died just now was the Twin Demoness's original body,

she was a great Devil Head at the ninth-layer Peak of the Void Refinement Stage after all. Ji Taichang always felt that she wouldn't be so easily killed.

"Whatever. If she didn't die, I can continue to fleece some favorability from her in the future."

Ji Taichang quickly suppressed the thought.

Although the Twin Demoness was terrifying, with his current growth speed, if he successfully pursued one or two more beauties, he might not be unable to contend with her!

...

An hour later.

That terrifying spatial storm gradually subsided, and the originally blurred world returned to calm, as if nothing had happened.

Lan Huaying let out a long sigh of relief, a look of lingering fear in her eyes as she patted her chest, which was trembling slightly.

"Let's get out of here!"

Ji Taichang took Lan Huaying's small hand and immediately stepped onto his Sword Qi, bursting forth with extreme speed to begin their withdrawal from Setting Sun Valley.

Half an hour later.

Ji Taichang suddenly stopped and looked to the side. Within a dense primeval forest, he sensed a sacred and peaceful aura!

"Could there be some treasure?"

Ji Taichang's eyes brightened slightly, feeling tempted.

"Since we're already here, let's go take a look."

Just to be safe, Ji Taichang never put away the yang yao disk. The palm-sized Magic Treasure circled around him, with mysterious and powerful runes faintly appearing, ready to be activated at any time.

This primeval forest was extremely dense, with ancient trees reaching into the sky, easily growing to thousands of feet tall, standing like emerald mountains.

Ahead, rosy light flowed and mist steamed; it looked like a pure land of immortal mountains, an astonishing sight.

It was an ancient and mysterious herb garden where the Spiritual Qi was so dense it had completely liquefied, forming a rushing stream.

Various rare and precious spirit medicines grew inside, any one of which was worth a fortune!

Most eye-catching was the very center of the herb garden, which emitted an incomparably brilliant and dazzling golden light—radiant, with billowing essence, it was magnificent!

Ji Taichang's eyes swirled with dark light as he activated the power of the Nirvana Demon Pupil, finally allowing him to see the scene within that golden light.

It was a golden stone spring. There was very little spring water inside, but it shimmered with an incredibly bright light, with divine radiance dancing about. One look and it was clear it was some extremely precious Heaven And Earth Treasure!

"In a restricted area like Setting Sun Valley, why would there be an herb garden?"

"Was it planted by some forbidden zone Dominator, or is it some kind of illusory mirage?"

Lan Huaying's expression was somewhat solemn.

As far as she knew, Setting Sun Valley should be a restricted area full of danger; this mysterious and extraordinary herb garden was truly out of place.

"Xiao Yao, cast a divination to see if this is a blessing or a curse."

Ji Taichang instructed Yun Qiyao via Divine Sense transmission.

"Yes, Master."

Yun Qiyao's hands quickly formed seals as strands of mysterious fluctuations spread out, and she began her divination and deduction.

"Eh..."

A moment later, Yun Qiyao groaned, her face turning slightly pale. She whispered, "I'm sorry, Master. I couldn't deduce a result this time either. Just like before, a mysterious power is shielding this place..."

"You can't calculate this, you can't calculate that—what use are you!"

"And you're supposed to be a Mahayana Stage expert."

Ji Taichang curled his lip and strode toward the herb garden.

Since he was already here, Ji Taichang wouldn't back down now.

However, before Ji Taichang could even get close to the herb garden, he was unable to proceed further, blocked by an invisible force.

"As expected, there's a defensive Formation!"

Ji Taichang narrowed his eyes slightly, his hands quickly forming seals. The yang yao disk lit up with dense runes as he began to probe the Formation here, looking for a way to break it.

Half an hour passed in a flash, and Ji Taichang's expression was not very good.

This Formation was extremely well-hidden and perfectly integrated, without the slightest flaw. With his level of Formation mastery, he was helpless for the time being.

"This place... Strange, why do I have an inexplicable sense of familiarity..."

On the other hand, a look of confusion flashed in the eyes of Kunkun, who was perched on Ji Taichang's shoulder.

It subconsciously flapped its wings and rushed out.

Under the surprised gazes of Ji Taichang and Lan Huaying, seven-colored radiance radiated from its body, and it actually passed through the invisible Formation barrier in one go, diving headfirst into the herb garden!

Kunkun only felt its whole body burning hot. As if possessed, it rushed into that golden stone spring and began greedily absorbing the power of the spring water.

It was originally only palm-sized and completely hairless.

But as the mysterious golden spring water was continuously absorbed and digested, the seven-colored radiance on its body became more and more brilliant, its size grew rapidly, and gorgeous feathers grew on its body. It was actually... a peacock!!

"Eh?"

"Why doesn't it have tail feathers... Is this a female peacock?"

Ji Taichang raised an eyebrow, keenly noticing the detail.

Boom!!

A moment later.

A dull, massive sound suddenly came from the distant horizon, followed by a terrifying spatial storm rapidly approaching, blurring heaven and earth as if all things were withering!

"Awoo—"

"Oh no, I've been discovered by that guy!"

Kunkun shuddered, flapped its wings, and burst forth with amazing speed, instantly rushing out of the herb garden. On the way, it didn't forget to snatch several fifth and sixth-grade treasure herbs, fawningly stuffing them into Ji Taichang's arms.

The next moment.

The terrifying spatial storm swept in like a landslide or a tsunami. Although Ji Taichang immediately pushed the yang yao disk to its full potential, he was still sent flying by the impact of this spatial storm, swaying like a fallen leaf in a gale.

By the time the spatial storm gradually subsided, Ji Taichang and Lan Huaying had been blown away for an unknown number of tens of thousands of miles, arriving at a completely strange place.

"Kunkun, what was with that spatial storm just now?"

"What exactly do you know?"

Ji Taichang grabbed Kunkun by the neck and narrowed his eyes, feeling more and more that this fellow was not simple!

Before Kunkun could answer, a group of Cultivators flew across the sky in the distance.

When the Cultivator leading them caught a glimpse of the yang yao disk beside Ji Taichang from the corner of his eye, his body suddenly jolted!!

"This is... the sect-protecting treasure lost by our Chiyang Sect's ancestors?!"

"The yang yao disk!!"

"There's no mistake, this is the treasure left behind by our Chiyang Sect's founder!!"

"So this treasure was actually lost in Setting Sun Valley!"

That Cultivator's body trembled, and his eyes were shining.

"Good, good, good... Heaven is truly helping my Chiyang Sect!!"

He was so excited his body was shaking, his heart filled with wild joy!

More than thirty years ago.

The son of the Chiyang Sect's Sect Master, Xiao Ziyun, had suddenly perished. Later, the Ancestor of Chiyang Sect calculated that Xiao Ziyun died in Setting Sun Valley and sent them to find Xiao Ziyun's remains.

But they had wandered around Setting Sun Valley for decades and had never been able to find Xiao Ziyun's remains. To their surprise, by a stroke of luck, they had actually found the yang yao disk!