Tainted Heart | Cultivation World Series 3 (BL)

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Chapter 19

With the remaining participants at the arena stage, all of them entered the gate portal that leads to Tian Shou Mountain one by one. The sound of chirping birds was heard all over the mountain, as were their wings, which loudly fluttered as they soared to the sky. The Tian Shou Mountain was very huge, and the plants were filled with rich and pure spiritual qi.

Lian Ren hung his sword on his waist belt as he wandered his eyes on the surroundings. "Whoa, I never expected that the Tian Shou Mountain is very beautiful. I thought it would be a dark and gloomy place because terrifying heavenly beasts reside here." Xian Mei murmured as she stared at the spectacular scenery of the mountain.

"Of course, that's not the case," Jian Jie replied to her as he stared at his holy weapon. "This place is just the entrance of the Tian Shou Mountain."

Xin Mei frowned in bewilderment. "Just the entrance?"

"Yes," Jian Jie replied. "The Tian Shou Mountain is very big. Of course, there are also beautiful and terrifying places here in this mountain, and the heavenly beasts vary according to their habitats."

"So you're saying that the further we get, the more dangerous the heavenly beasts are?" Lian Ren asked with a proud smile on his face.

Jian Jie immediately scowled at him with an answer: "Hah! It's a miracle that you can understand me! Even a commoner child would get what I'm saying!" Can you stop making it obvious that you hate me, Shixiong?

Almost all of the participants were already traveling all over Tian Shou Mountain to search for a heavenly beast, so Xin Mei, Jian Jie, and Lian Ren also made their move and decided to split up by heading to three different pathways. Jian Jie headed to the southwest, where the path led to a jungle; Xin Mei went to the north, where the path led to the cold part of Tian Shou Mountain; and Lian Ren headed to the east, where the path was straight to the cliffs and a long river.

After a while, the sun was already about to set, and the sky was changing from blue to yellow until it became orange to red, and Lian Ren wasn't able to find anything. He scoffed and frowned as he sat on an average-sized boulder and rested his hand on his chin, his face showing a sign of irritation. "What the hell? I was expecting that I would find something like a giant vulture or an eagle because I want a heavenly beast that could fly, but there's no one habitation in this place."

That's so suspicious. This place is a perfect spot for bird species to build nests, yet no one is residing here. Lian Ren slowly stood up, spreading out his palms and releasing his blue spiritual qi that was compressing into the shape of a circle, then slowly molding into various shapes until it turned into a tiny ice fairy. "Go and scout over the place. If you find something, immediately go back and tell me," Lian Ren ordered.

The tiny ice fairy responded with a low clinging sound before it expanded its wings and swiftly flew in a certain direction between the two long cliffs. Lian Ren went back to sit in a meditating position, pressing his palms together as he naturally closed his eyes, feeling the tranquility in the air.

After a while of his meditation, the rich and pure spiritual qi coming from the small plants and bushes slowly flew in Lian Ren's direction, spinning around him until it compressed itself into a round shape and slid inside his robe straight to his spiritual core. Lian Ren opened his eyes, which radiated a faint blue glow, and heaved a breath, slowly standing up with a refreshed expression.