Chapter 58

"I knew you would come."

Xue Lin was dressed in a white dress that was spotless. She had a slim figure and was elegant and refined. She rushed forward and a burst of fragrance blew past. She had already jumped into Zi Chen's arms and was very happy.

"Why are you here?" Zi Chen was surprised to see Lin Xue.

"We came because we heard the news. There's already a lot of people here."

The two of them hugged for a long time, not letting go until Miao Kong coughed.

The two of them separated, their expressions a bit awkward. Zi Chen pulled Lin Xue over and said, "Let me introduce you. This is the Battle Martial Ancestor Zhang Haotian. This is Lin Xue."

"I know you. News of your relationship has already spread. You're really amazing." Lin Xue sweetly smiled, revealing her dimples.

Zhang Haotian nodded and squeezed out a smile on his cold face. "Zi Chen often talks about you."

"Really? He often talks about me?" Lin Xue's eyes shone.

Zhang Haotian was very cold. Last time he had told a cold joke, and today he had lied out of politeness. Miao Kong was secretly laughing. Zhang Haotian was a bit embarrassed. Zi Chen hastily said, "Of course, he often talks about you."

"What do you mean?" Lin Xue smiled at Zi Chen.

"Uh, he says you're both beautiful and intelligent. He says you're a celestial fairy. He says you're gentle, cute, beautiful, and generous." Zi Chen went against his conscience and spoke without shame.

"Hehe, Zi Chen, you're the best. So in your heart, I'm actually so perfect." Lin Xue happily threw herself into Zi Chen's embrace.

Zi Chen was speechless.

After a long time of being lovey-dovey, the two of them finally walked into the valley.

"Senior apprentice-sister is already inside. There really are thousand-year-old medicinal herbs here, but they're very hard to find. Quite a few people have died recently," said Lin Xue.

"What? There really are thousand-year-old medicinal herbs?" Zi Chen was startled.

He originally didn't have any hope, but he hadn't expected this to be true.

"Yes, you'll know once you go in." Lin Xue nodded.

They walked towards the valley.

This valley was very large and deep, surrounded by steep cliffs. It was even larger and steeper than the valley where Zi Chen had ambushed the ten disciples of the inner sect.

The three of them raised their heads at the same time, deep in thought. If someone were to attack from the top of the mountain, wouldn't they be able to kill a lot of people?

The few of them walked into the valley. There were already quite a few people gathered inside. At a rough glance, there were at least a hundred of them. Moreover, as soon as they entered the valley, a cold, damp wind blew past them. This wind was mixed with a thick smell of blood.

"You're here."

Su Mengyao was dressed in white. Her figure was graceful, and she was with a few female disciples. Wherever she went, she would attract countless gazes. In the distance, there were dozens of Nimbus Martial Ancestor disciples gathered together. Intentionally or unintentionally, their gazes were always on Su Mengyao. When they saw someone enter, they shifted their gazes. When they saw Zi Chen enter, he instantly attracted everyone's attention. Everyone who knew Zi Chen narrowed their eyes.

This thousand-year-old medicinal herb incident had alarmed many experts. Xuan Martial Ancestor, Zhan Martial Ancestor, Level Ten True Qi experts had all come. However, none of the Nimbus Martial Ancestor's Level Ten experts had come. The rumor that Zi Chen had killed the ten disciples of the inner sect was not without reason.

Therefore, everyone was very wary of Zi Chen.

There were also some people who were speculating about his strength.

There were many people from the three sects. At this moment, there were three groups. Among them, the Xuan Martial Ancestor had the most experts. Muyi and the others had all arrived. The Zhan Martial Ancestor was second, with only a few Level Ten True Qi experts. Ling Chen and the others were nowhere to be seen. The Nimbus Martial Ancestor was the weakest.

Zi Chen's arrival attracted everyone's attention. Among them, there were some people who had been robbed, and they also recognized Zi Chen.

"He's Zi Chen, the one who has been the talk of the town recently. He even robbed me that day."

"Next to him is Zhang Haotian, a disciple of the Zhan Martial Ancestor. He defeated a Level Ten True Qi expert at Level Eight. He's definitely a genius."

"Could it be that the two of them killed Zheng Hua and the others, as well as the ten disciples of the inner sect?"

"Looks like the rumors are true. The two of them are terrifyingly strong. Since they've come together, it's obvious that they've joined forces."

The two of them were in the limelight, and they directly overshadowed Miao Kong. Therefore, when the three of them arrived, Zi Chen and Zhang Haotian became the topic of discussion. The ugly Miao Kong was once again ignored.

However, he was used to it and didn't care.

"Zi Chen, you're famous now. Everyone is talking about you."

Under Lin Xue's lead, Zi Chen went straight to Su Mengyao. Su Mengyao's chuckle immediately attracted many envious gazes.

"Senior sister, you flatter me." Zi Chen also smiled.

Once upon a time, he had to look up to Su Mengyao. However, after several months, Zi Chen was no longer reserved when he was with Su Mengyao. Instead, he was very indifferent.

"Well, you're no longer the little junior brother from before. You can kill a tenth level Zhen Qi Realm expert. You're also a strong expert. Don't call me senior sister. Call me by my name or Mengyao is fine."

Su Mengyao's smile was like a hundred flowers blooming. The surrounding cold wind showed signs of melting, and once again attracted countless envious gazes.

"Alright then."

Zi Chen carefully glanced at Lin Xue. Seeing that she didn't seem angry, Zi Chen also nodded.

Su Mengyao had already seen Zi Chen's little action. She just smiled and didn't say anything. Lin Xue also saw it, and her heart was incomparably sweet.

"Mengyao, where is the millennium elixir?"

When Zi Chen called out Mengyao, Lin Xue's sweet heart suddenly had a sour taste, but she suppressed it very well.

"Over there." Su Mengyao's jade-like finger pointed forward.

Only then did Zi Chen discover that in the depths of the valley, there was a large lake that was dozens of miles long. Moreover, at the end of the line of sight, which was the center of the lake, there was a protruding rock. On the rock, there was a bright and dazzling spiritual flower, dazzling and dazzling.

"That's …!" Seeing the spiritual flower, Zi Chen was shocked.

At the same time, a very famous flower appeared in his mind. It was the Water Spirit Flower.

It was rumored that this flower grew because of the changes in the water and rocks. It was a very precious spiritual medicine, and it only bloomed once every thousand years. When a flower bloomed for a thousand years, the entire flower was like a water spirit. It was in a transparent state, but under the illumination of the sun, it could reflect a bright light.

"Yes, it's the Water Spirit Flower. Moreover, from what we can see, the flower is showing signs of withering. It should be more than 6,055 years old."

This number shocked Zi Chen. He didn't expect to see a 6,055 year old spiritual elixir in this place.

The flower was more than ten miles away from here. Although this distance was far, it was definitely not enough to suppress these cultivators. However, at this moment, more than a hundred people were just watching, and no one went forward. Obviously, this was not an ordinary matter.

"There are ferocious beasts in the water?" Zi Chen asked.

"Yes!"

Su Mengyao nodded and said, "Recently, dozens of people have been killed. They all disappeared into the whirlpool that suddenly appeared a few miles away, and they never came back."

Zhang Haotian and Miao Kong listened quietly. Zi Chen's eyes showed a trace of surprise, "No one saw what kind of ferocious beast it was?"

"No one saw it, but everyone guessed that it was a water monster." Su Mengyao said.

This explanation was as good as not saying anything. A water monster meant a monster in the water. There was no specific explanation. In the ancient books of the sect, there was no description of its appearance.

As if she had guessed Zi Chen's thoughts, Su Mengyao said, "At present, this is the only explanation. Because on the surface of the lake, besides the whirlpool, there is nothing else."

Zi Chen walked forward, and Zhang Haotian and the others followed behind him. In front of the lake, he saw fish swimming in the clear water.

"There are fish in the lake, and the bottom of the lake is clear. How can there not be anything at the bottom of the lake?" Zi Chen frowned, obviously puzzled.

However, at this moment, a cry of alarm sounded.

This voice came from the Xuan Martial Ancestor. Xuan Martial Ancestor's disciples had quickly built a wooden raft and placed it on the surface of the lake.

"They are going to test the water again."

Everyone's eyes were fixed on the young man in blue. They saw him jump onto the wooden raft, and with the bamboo pole in his hand, the raft began to move forward.

"He is Zhao Cong, one of the famous disciples of the Xuan Martial Ancestor. It is said that he is second only to Muyi and Liang Guang. He is ranked third in the inner sect."

"The Xuan Martial Ancestor sent Zhao Cong to explore the bottom of the lake."

"Zhao Cong has made his move. It seems like the Xuan Martial Ancestor is determined to obtain the Water Spirit Flower."

In the midst of everyone's discussion, Zhao Cong had already traveled two li. Zi Chen and the others' eyes were fixed on Zhao Cong. At the same time, hundreds of eyes were also fixed on Zhao Cong.

"You must succeed!" Muyi and the others clenched their fists, their eyes were full of expectation.

Traveling with the wind, the speed of the raft was very fast. Zhao Cong gently swayed and the raft had already traveled several li.

"He changed his direction. It seems that there is something strange about that place." Seeing Zhao Cong moving to the side, Su Mengyao explained.

Everyone was quietly watching. When Zhao Cong reached the ten li mark, suddenly, on the surface of the calm lake, there were waves. The endless lake water began to ripple, and then a huge whirlpool slowly appeared.

"Changing direction is not enough." Lu Peng's eyes flashed, and he shouted at Zhao Cong, "Quickly get up."

Hearing this shout, Zhao Cong instantly gathered his Qi, and with a tap of his foot, his body shot up like a cannonball, and in a flash, he flew dozens of meters high.

"Peng!"

At this time, the whirlpool became bigger, and the raft entered the whirlpool, and unexpectedly, it exploded.

"Something is not right. The previous rafts had directly sunk to the bottom of the lake, why did it explode this time?"

Someone exclaimed. They had discovered the problem.

However, at this moment, there was an explosion. Then, something that was as thick as a bucket and covered in scales that were dozens of meters long suddenly appeared from the whirlpool on the surface of the lake, pointing directly at Zhao Cong in the air.

This was the first time that everyone had seen the appearance of a water monster, and they all exclaimed.

"Zhao Cong, get out of the way." A loud shout came from the Black Tortoise Sect, but it was obviously nonsense.

Zhao Cong was in midair and had nowhere to borrow strength from, so how could he dodge? Seeing this thing full of scales appear, he roared and clenched his fists. His head was facing the ground, and his feet were facing the ground. Ten layers of zhenqi revolved around him, and a terrifying battle technique appeared.

"Boom!"