Translator: Cinder Translations
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"Elder Wu, you..."
Rong Jingyun let out a soft exclamation.
Clearly, she had not anticipated that Song Wen would go up the cliff.
Did he really think he could evade the white tiger's senses and sneak into the stone hall unnoticed?
The other three also looked surprised.
Mu Yunxin said disdainfully, "He doesn't really think his escape technique is exceptional among Foundation Establishment cultivators, does he? That it can help him escape the white tiger's pursuit?"
During their time in the Wan Yao Spirit Liquid Hall, Mu Yunxin and Xue Gu had witnessed Song Wen employing the Thunder Escape Technique.
She believed that Song Wen's speed surpassed that of most peak Foundation Establishment cultivators.
However, facing a golden core stage white tiger—especially one with wings—Song Wen's displayed escape speed was clearly insufficient.
Seeing Song Wen climb the cliff without hesitation made Mu Yunxin's thoughts waver again.
"Could he really have a way to avoid the white tiger and enter the stone hall?"
Just as the four were filled with astonishment, Song Wen reached the edge of the cliff's summit.
He poked his head over the cliff to survey the scene before him.
The first thing that caught his eye was a vast square, approximately two miles long and wide, covered in ice and snow.
In front of the square stood an ancient hall.
The hall, worn down by the passage of time, was no longer majestic; it only remained desolate and old.
The stone doors of the hall were slightly ajar, making it impossible to see the interior.
Song Wen released a Sacred Gu and quietly approached the hall.
Before long, the Sacred Gu returned with the report:
Behind the door of the hall, there was indeed a two-winged white tiger sound asleep.
Song Wen looked up at the back of the stone hall.
There lay the peak of the mountain.
That was where the white tiger's lair was located.
It is well-known that in the Canglan Secret Realm, wherever fierce beasts dwell, treasures are often found nearby.
The more powerful the beast, the rarer and more precious the treasures near its lair.
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Song Wen left a Sacred Gu hidden in the snowy ground of the square to monitor the white tiger.
He then leapt down the cliff, passing by Rong Jingyun and the others, and dashed toward the foot of the mountain.
Rong Jingyun showed some concern about Song Wen's departure.
Xue Gu and Jie Ku, however, did not take it too seriously.
Mu Yunxin watched Song Wen's retreating figure, pondering thoughtfully, a barely noticeable smile appearing on her lips.
After walking for two miles downhill, Song Wen slipped under a protruding rock.
Using the rock, he avoided the sight of the four above.
Then, he began to move sideways, circling to the other side of the mountain.
He turned around and headed toward the mountaintop.
From here to the summit, he could avoid the stone hall.
Soon, Song Wen reached the peak of the high mountain.
Atop the mountain, the wind howled.
Clouds and mist mixed with snowflakes swirled around.
Song Wen looked around the mountaintop but found no signs of a potential lair, nor any spiritual herbs or treasures.
He didn't even find a single cave.
Suddenly, Song Wen came to his senses.
The notion of the white tiger occupying the mountaintop had always been mere speculation among the group.
The white tiger likely advanced to the golden core stage about ten years ago.
The last two groups of cultivators who entered the secret realm had only seen the white tiger appear amid the clouds and mist on the mountaintop; when it left, it vanished into the clouds and mist.
Gradually, the tale of the white tiger residing at the mountaintop emerged.
In fact, no one had ever truly seen the white tiger's lair.
Song Wen couldn't help but feel a bit disappointed. Was it all for nothing?
If the white tiger's lair wasn't on the mountaintop, then where could it be?
He looked up at the swirling clouds and mist, caught up in thought.
Suddenly, a thought flashed through Song Wen's mind.
The white tiger traveled back and forth among the clouds and mist on the mountaintop.
Could it be that its lair was hidden within the clouds and mist above?
With this thought, Song Wen sent out a Sacred Gu.
Watching the insect disappear into the mist above, Song Wen couldn't help but chuckle at himself.
He was laughing at how absurd his idea was—how could a creature possibly build its lair in the sky?
Unless there was a sky city, discovered by someone on this mountaintop.
However, at this moment, the Sacred Gu had already flown out of Song Wen's perception range. By the time he wanted to retract his command, it was already too late. He could only wait for the Sacred Gu to finish its exploration above and return on its own.
About fifteen minutes later.
A Sacred Gu returned, but the news it brought back was that another Sacred Gu had disappeared.
Song Wen wanted to know how it had vanished, but the low-intelligence Sacred Gu couldn't express it clearly.
"Could it be that there really is a mysterious place hidden in this mist?"
Song Wen thought to himself.
He instructed the remaining Sacred Gu to lead the way to where the other insect had disappeared.
The higher they flew, the denser the clouds and mist became.
It was as if the edge of this secret realm was marked by this endless mist.
Soon, Song Wen arrived at about a hundred meters high above the mountaintop.
The Sacred Gu suddenly stopped.
It signaled to Song Wen that just one more step forward would take him to the place where the other Sacred Gu had vanished.
However, the area it pointed to was nothing but white mist, with no other discernible features.
Whether through sight or spiritual awareness, there was no difference from the surroundings.
Song Wen tried to connect with the other Sacred Gus in his mind.
Yet, he received no response.
He had released five Sacred Gus in total, and only one had returned.
Three were unaccounted for, too far away to make contact.
As for the one that had disappeared, he also couldn't reach it for some unknown reason.
But the mental connection he had with the insects remained, indicating that they were still alive.
After pondering for a moment, Song Wen decided to take a risk.
If this place truly was the white tiger's lair, and if the white tiger could come and go freely, then so could he.
He took two steps forward, and his figure suddenly vanished.
This caused the nearby Sacred Gu to become agitated.
After darting around for a bit, it dove into the mist where Song Wen had disappeared.
Song Wen only felt a lightness in his body before arriving in a stone house.
The missing Sacred Gu was buzzing around inside the stone house, seemingly unable to find an exit and appearing very anxious.
Upon seeing Song Wen arrive, it hurriedly flew to his side.
At that moment, the leading Sacred Gu also appeared next to Song Wen.
Song Wen began to carefully examine the stone house.
The stone house was small, only about ten meters long and wide, easily visible in its entirety.
In the west corner of the house lay some white fur, presumably shed from the two-winged white tiger.
This was enough to confirm that this place was indeed the white tiger's lair.
In the center of the stone house, there was a miniature teleportation array, which should allow one to leave the stone house.
Outside the range of the teleportation array, the walls and floor were marked with claw marks.
It seemed as though the white tiger had left them while sharpening its claws.
What disappointed Song Wen was that the stone house was empty, with not a single item inside, let alone any treasures.
Just as he thought it had been a wasted trip, he noticed some writing carved into the south wall.
However, it had been severely damaged by the white tiger's claw marks, allowing him to recognize only a few of the characters.
The name of this writing consisted of six characters, of which only the second, third, and sixth could be discerned.
These three characters were "nurture," "immortal," and "blood."
Nurture Immortal Blood!
(End of the Chapter)
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