Chapter 344 – Moon Gazing Valley

After the Flying Boat left Heartbreak Cliff, the beautiful immortal in white pointed a finger at her feet. A beam of light shot out, activating a device on the Flying Boat. A pale yellow shield generated, enveloping the entire Flying Boat and transforming it into a Flying Shuttle, which sped up.

Whoosh—

The Flying Shuttle tore through the sky, and Heartbreak Cliff instantly became a tiny black dot.

The young boys and girls on the Flying Boat had never experienced such high-speed flight. Watching the scenery blur past, they were all dumbfounded!

So fast!

Is this the power of Immortals? I want to become an immortal too, and roam freely between heaven and earth!

…

Su Hao looked around. He felt that his calmness seemed out of place, but he couldn’t force himself to act surprised, so he simply walked to the side, leaned against a pillar, and closed his eyes to rest.

Su Hao’s actions, however, drew the attention of the White-Robed Fairy, who looked at him with curiosity.

But for Su Hao, being looked at was nothing new. He had been stared at countless times before; what could they do to him?

Once I enter the Immortal Gate, you’ll all be staring even more!

Su Hao really wanted to inject his Blood Qi into the Flying Boat below, record all its information into his Pinball Space, and then analyze and learn from it. But after thinking about it, he decided not to take the risk! If his Blood Qi accidentally triggered something, damaging the Flying Boat or getting him discovered, it would lead to a lot of trouble later.

There will be time for that later!

Su Hao stopped paying attention to the outside world. Taking advantage of the free time, he entered his Pinball Space to examine his body’s reactions when he touched the light screen earlier.

The moment my body reacted upon contact with the light screen, it means that as long as I find the source of that reaction, I’ll likely know how people in this world test their Cultivation talent!

Su Hao brought up his body data and examined it carefully, quickly finding the changes.

Ever since Su Hao artificially enhanced his Cultivation talent, his body began to transcribe a special substance. After special bonding, it formed a protein-like substance with amino and carboxyl groups, but its connected structure was complex and also connected to a benzene ring-like structure.

This complex structure had no effect within his body and did not participate in any of the body’s metabolic processes. Instead, it gradually accumulated in his body until its concentration reached a certain level.

Su Hao had studied it for two days but found nothing special, only speculating that it was related to what Harmony called Spiritual Power.

Upon touching the light screen, the special ‘Spiritual Power structure’ changed. Unstable single bonds broke, and it re-combined with the ring structure, forming a new structure.

And it was precisely this new structure that allowed Su Hao’s body to successfully penetrate the light barrier!

Perhaps this kind of protein is what Cultivators call a gifted Spirit Root!

But the next question arises: “Do the so-called fire Spirit Root and water Spirit Root really exist? And what’s going on with them?”

Su Hao closed his eyes and thought randomly, recording the results of his random thoughts and speculations in the ‘Inspiration’ section of the Log Board.

For Su Hao, random thoughts were the source of inspiration for his research; perhaps amidst the myriad of thoughts, he could grasp a fleeting spark of insight.

The Flying Boat moved extremely fast. After several turns and evasive maneuvers, it finally arrived at a huge sinkhole. The Flying Boat slowed down, flew close to the ground, and descended into the sinkhole, then flew into a narrow gorge at the bottom of the sinkhole.

Mist drifted on both sides of the gorge, and water droplets fell from above with a pitter-patter. On the left and right rock walls, stunted trees and old roots were intertwined, with vines hanging down. A few rays of light shone down from above, bringing a touch of life to this desolate place.

The Flying Boat broke through the mist and flew crookedly along the gorge. After an unknown amount of time, the area ahead suddenly opened up, and the Flying Boat seemed to have entered a fairyland isolated from the outside world.

This is where the Immortal Gate of Moon-Gazing Valley in the Clouds is located!

The Immortal Gate region is extremely vast, surrounded by continuous mountain ranges that enclose it. Looking around, one can see snow on the mountain peaks, covered by thick cloud mist, obscuring the blue sky. It resembles a basin.

Even for Cultivators, it would take considerable effort to cross these mountain ranges.

Below the mountain ranges are rolling grasslands, lush and green, dotted with small yellow mountain flowers, like another starry sky map.

Su Hao secretly thought, “These Immortal Gate sects really know how to pick a spot! They all like to find secluded places like this, and they’re all scenic and unique. Thinking about how I just casually found a mountain corner and dug out a cave, alas, I’m far from it, far from it!”

Su Hao suspected that after staying in this world, when he looked for an experimental base in the future, he might have many more requirements!

The Flying Boat flew over the grassland and arrived at a place where stone peaks stood tall. It flew in between the stone peaks and finally landed steadily beside a stone platform.

At this moment, the White-Robed Fairy waved her hand, and the light barrier covering the Flying Boat dissipated. She was the first to step onto the stone platform and said faintly, “We’ve arrived. Follow me!”

The faces of the young boys and girls were filled with apprehension, harmony, and novelty, yet they pretended to be calm and followed behind the White-Robed Fairy, stepping onto the flat and spacious stone platform.

Su Hao mingled among them, and with the crowd, slowly walked into the tall cave entrance on the inner side of the stone platform.

Inside, it was another world. The domed ceiling was painted with exquisite and colorful murals: Immortals practicing swordplay, treading clouds under the moon, cultivating on lotuses…

After passing through this long hall, the group emerged from the stone peak and walked along a suspension bridge to another stone peak.

It was then that Su Hao realized that these stone peaks, which looked like they were cut by knives, were all connected by suspension bridges, crisscrossing in all directions.

Soon, the White-Robed Fairy led the group into a secluded stone peak. Inside, there were individual rooms separated by walls. She casually pointed and said, “From today on, you will stay here for the time being until the elders make arrangements tomorrow.”

After saying this, the White-Robed Fairy turned and left.

The young boys and girls looked at each other. A boy with a tiger braid suddenly called out to the White-Robed Fairy, “Immortals, won’t you ask for our names?”

“We’ll talk about it tomorrow,” the White-Robed Fairy replied, ignoring him. Her footsteps didn’t stop, and she disappeared in the blink of an eye.

The White-Robed Fairy ignored him, and the tiger-braided youth didn’t feel awkward. He turned to the crowd and said, “From now on, we’ll all be fellow disciples. Let’s get to know each other! My name is Qin Kefan, and I’m fifteen years old! I’m from Phoenix Heaven City, and my family are salt merchants.”

“Hiss–” The youths collectively gasped.

The Qin family, salt merchants, were a famous powerful family in Annan Hengzhou. The information Qin Kefan ‘casually’ revealed was quite significant!

The other youths and maidens regarded Qin Kefan with more respect, and their attitudes shifted.

Another youth, who looked refined, said politely, “Brother Qin is right. We should get to know each other. My name is Huang Guilai. I’m from Guard Ford City, and my family are grain merchants. We can’t compare to Brother Qin.”

“Hiss–” The youths collectively gasped again.

A third gasp, a fourth gasp… They gasped until their bodies felt numb!

After everyone had introduced themselves, someone asked in surprise, “Huh? Weren’t there nineteen of us? There are only eighteen here.”

Another person pointed to the inner rooms and said, “I just saw someone go in to pick a room.”

“That’s right. He just checked all the rooms and then chose the first one, probably thinking it’s the best room.”

“How could he do that? That’s too much!”

“Let’s go find him. Otherwise, this kind of country bumpkin won’t know the rules.”

…

A moment later, the door to the first ‘superior room’ was blocked by a group of youths. The maidens stood aside, some wanting to speak but hesitating, some gloating, some indifferent, and some keenly interested.

The ten youths outside the room were arguing, and their voices grew louder.

Then Su Hao stepped forward and punched them out one by one, his masterful ‘Rising Sky Fist’ proving effective once again.

Su Hao walked out, picking his ear, and asked strangely, “You were all too noisy just now, I couldn’t hear. Come one by one. What were you saying?”

The tiger-braided youth, Qin Kefan, pointed at Su Hao and trembled, “You… you actually…”

Su Hao stepped forward, kicked him in the gap between his thigh muscles, and bent down to ask, “What did I do?”

Qin Kefan clutched his leg and cried out in pain. He tried to speak again, but Su Hao kicked him again.

Qin Kefan immediately shut his mouth and shook his head.

So many girls were watching. Qin Kefan was unwilling to give up! But the kicks really hurt!

“This short-haired bumpkin must be a mortal martial artist. Once I cultivate into an immortal, I’ll definitely get revenge! Hmph!”

(End of Chapter)