Luxurious Cave

As his vision blurred for a moment, and when he could see the surrounding scenery clearly, Long Chen couldn't help but sigh; what a paradise on earth.

This was a small mountain, a hundred miles high, surrounded by lush trees and fragrant grass covering the ground. Standing on the summit, one could overlook the surrounding scenery.

The sound of waterfalls and the babbling of flowing water, along with some unknown birds and beasts running back and forth in the forest, brought vibrant life to this painting-like scene.

Currently, everyone was on the mountaintop, where there was a cave. The rocks at the entrance of the cave had been polished extremely smooth and looked exceptionally beautiful.

Above the cave entrance, a huge pattern appeared. Long Chen could clearly feel that the pattern was slowly drawing the surrounding Spiritual Qi into the cave.

"Alright, this is your habitat. This Immortal Cave has been arranged with a Spirit Gathering Talisman; the density of the Spiritual Qi inside will exceed your imagination. This is the Immortal Cave of a Core Disciple."

"The Immortal Caves of the other Disciples are below. Anyway, there are exactly one hundred Immortal Caves, so feel free to arrange them yourselves."

"From now on, this mountain is your territory. You should try to think of a name for your faction so it can be registered."

"Alright, I won't say much more. You should rest first. In a while, people from the medical team will come to help you treat your injuries," an Elder said to the crowd.

When they were teleported over, they were all people under Tang Waner, and none of the others were to be seen.

They must have been teleported to different places just like them. Seeing that the Elder was about to leave, Long Chen hurriedly said, "Senior, wait a moment."

The Elder was slightly stunned, then asked, "Is something the matter?"

Long Chen hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Well, Senior, I would like to ask you something. I want to know, where is the Heavenly Wood Palace?"

This was a question Long Chen had held in his heart for a long time. Tu Fang said that the Heavenly Wood Palace and the Xuantian Branch were only separated by one mountain, incredibly close—you could reach it by throwing a stone.

Now that he had entered the Xuantian Branch, it was time to find an opportunity to see Chu Yao. He didn't know how she was doing now, and he was very concerned about her.

"The Heavenly Wood Palace is right behind Heavenly Wood Mountain. Why do you ask?" the Elder asked curiously.

"Could Senior please point it out? Which mountain is it? I would like to visit the Heavenly Wood Palace on the other side of the mountain when I have time," Long Chen said.

Hearing what the Elder said, Long Chen's heart settled down quite a bit. At least Tu Fang and Hua Yu hadn't lied to him. At the time, he had always felt that the two were a bit strange, but it seemed he had been overthinking it.

"What did you say?" The Elder looked at Long Chen with an expression of disbelief, thinking he had misheard.

Long Chen was stunned, and suddenly felt that something was not right, but he still honestly said, "I want to cross Heavenly Wood Mountain and go over there."

The Elder looked at Long Chen, shook his head, and pointed into the distance: "Do you see that? That is Heavenly Wood Mountain. Do you think you can cross it?"

Everyone was stunned, looking towards the distance in the direction the Elder pointed. However, their vision seemed to be blocked by something, and they couldn't see very far at all.

Long Chen was stunned at first, then looked up at the sky, and couldn't help but open his mouth wide. Because above the clouds, he saw a stretch of mountain peaks.

That mountain range stood high above the clouds, and the summit of the mountain disappeared into even higher clouds, with no peak in sight.

"God, why is this mountain so high?"

Everyone followed Long Chen's gaze and also saw this scene, and couldn't help but exclaim.

"Don't even mention you, even our Sect Leader wouldn't dare say they could cross this Heavenly Wood Mountain. I think you should just wash up and go to sleep," the Elder said.

"Even the Sect Leader can't cross this high mountain? How high is this mountain exactly?" Long Chen was shocked.

"No one knows the height, because to this day, no one has ever climbed it. It is said that the seventh-generation Sect Leader wanted to challenge this mountain and climbed for seven days and seven nights, but ended up being seriously injured by the terrifying gale winds in the air and almost died. Since then, no one has climbed this mountain again."

Long Chen was stunned. Even a Sect Leader-level expert couldn't climb over this high mountain. This was too terrifying.

"It seems I can only go around it," Long Chen said helplessly.

The Elder nodded and said, "That is the correct way. However, this mountain range is extremely long. You need to travel 370,000 miles to reach the end of the mountain range, and then you can go around it from there."

"370,000 miles? Are you kidding me?" Long Chen couldn't help but exclaim. What kind of mountain could be this long?

"Hehe, I was the same as you when I first came here. However, there is a legend about this mountain. It is said that in the ancient era, Heavenly Gods fought fiercely, shattering stars. A meteorite fell and smashed a huge crater into the ground, and the edge of the crater formed the current Heavenly Wood Mountain."

"Because the meteorite was flying at an angle, it plowed a deep gully all the way, which caused the unique length of Heavenly Wood Mountain," the Elder was very talkative and told everyone this legend.

Long Chen finally realized. His intuition was right; he had indeed been tricked. It was true that it was only separated by one mountain, and it was true that it was a stone's throw away.

Dammit, that was a stone thrown by a legendary ancient Heavenly God. How is he supposed to cross that? It was too much of a trap.

After the Elder finished explaining, he left. Tang Waner looked at the gloomy-faced Long Chen and said, "Why do you look troubled?"

Long Chen shook his head, took a deep breath, and said, "I was tricked by an old ghost. As expected, old ghosts are all cunning; if you are not careful, you will suffer."

Listening to Long Chen's lament, Tang Waner smiled slightly, thinking he was talking about Gui Sha, believing he was still brooding over Gui Sha's self-detonation. Little did she know that the old ghost in Long Chen's words was actually the highly respected Elder Tu Fang in the Xuantian Branch.

Long Chen felt extremely depressed, and it was the kind where he had suffering but couldn't speak of it. This was a very well-thought-out, silent loss.

"Alright, everyone go back and choose your own Immortal Cave, and get settled."

Seeing that Long Chen was a bit absent-minded, Tang Waner spoke to the crowd, asking everyone to go down first and choose their own Immortal Cave.

Except for this Immortal Cave on the summit, everyone's Immortal Caves were on the mountainside. Now everyone was still in an excited state, all wanting to see their own Immortal Caves. Seeing Tang Waner speak, everyone couldn't wait to go and choose their new homes.

Long Chen also wanted to leave, but was suddenly grabbed by Tang Waner: "Where are you going?"

"I'm going to pick my nest," Long Chen was stunned.

Tang Waner giggled, lightly hit Long Chen, and said, "You idiot, isn't there one ready here? What are you still picking for?"

Long Chen was stunned, looking at Tang Waner with disbelief, and said with some difficulty, "Although I agreed to be your man, asking me to offer myself now, I feel it's a bit too sudden. Can you give me some time?"

"You deadhead, you really make me angry. What are you thinking about?" Tang Waner said angrily. "This Immortal Cave is so big, it's enough to accommodate me, Sister Qing Yu, and you to Cultivate together."

Long Chen only then realized that Qing Yu was smiling at them, and Long Chen couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

He didn't know why, but facing Qing Yu, he always felt a bit of closeness, yet also a bit of restraint. This feeling was indescribable.

"Bastard, I don't know what you are thinking about all day long. We are going inside now. If you don't like to come in, you can leave."

Tang Waner walked towards the cave angrily. What kind of person was Long Chen? If he left at this time, Tang Waner would definitely hold a grudge against him for a lifetime.

He hurriedly followed along with Qing Yu. Tang Waner tapped a protruding rock at the entrance of the cave with her jade hand, and the stone door inside the cave slowly opened.

"What dense Spiritual Qi!"

Tang Waner couldn't help but cheer. The inside of the cave was indeed very spacious, with four rooms and an extremely wide hall.

Inside the hall, there was a huge meditation cushion with a diameter of nearly ten zhang. On the floor around the cushion, eight crystal-clear stones the size of a baby's fist were embedded.

"It's actually Spirit Stones, this is too luxurious!" Looking at those eight Spirit Stones, Tang Waner couldn't help but jump up with excitement.

Tang Waner came from a noble background, so she naturally recognized the Spirit Stones. However, even in her family, Spirit Stones were definitely treasures and would never be taken out for Disciples to Cultivate.

Obviously, that huge meditation cushion was a formation that could absorb the Spiritual Qi inside the Spirit Stones to help people Cultivate.

With the Spirit Gathering Talisman outside absorbing Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, and Spirit Stones inside replenishing Spiritual Qi, cultivating in such a room would make one's speed simply fly.

Even Tang Waner couldn't remain calm, jumping and laughing, looking just like a child who had received a beloved doll.

Long Chen also had to sigh; the Xuantian Branch was truly generous. Such a cultivation environment was simply too luxurious.

"Eh, there is water here?"

Tang Waner suddenly discovered a stalactite in the corner of the wall, which was slowly dripping water downwards. Below the stalactite, there was a water trough, with more than half a pool of water stored inside.

She took out a small cup, scooped a cup of water, and took a small sip. Her beautiful eyes were full of surprise: "Long Chen, this water is so delicious, you try it!"

Long Chen took the cup and took a light sip. After the water entered his mouth, a cool sensation went straight to his heart and lungs, making one feel refreshed and clear-headed.

Watching Long Chen drink water using the cup she had just used, Tang Waner couldn't help but blush. This seemed a bit too intimate, but seeing Long Chen completely immersed in tasting it, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief in her heart.

Long Chen nodded and said, "This is Spiritual Spring Liquid, a very rare and good thing, with the effect of refreshing the mind."

"Using this kind of spring water to dissolve the Butterfly Jade Queen Bee Crystal will double the effect of the Queen Bee Crystal. We have really profited this time."

"Butterfly Jade Queen Bee Crystal?" Tang Waner asked with a look of surprise.

Long Chen smiled slightly, took out a fist-sized Queen Bee Crystal, crushed it in a bowl, and mixed it with the spring water. A rich, sweet scent wafted towards them.

He poured two cups of the Queen Bee Honey into his hands and handed them to the two women, smiling: "You two, try this little brother's handiwork."

The two took the cups from Long Chen's hands and took a light sip. They felt a sweetness filling their mouths. Before they could even swallow, the thick sweetness seemed to spread rapidly, making them feel like they were floating in bliss.

At the same time, they felt their minds become clear. Their previous excitement and agitated mood were swept away, their hearts as calm as water, tranquil and natural.

"This…" Tang Waner looked at the cup in her hand, unable to speak.

"Hehe, the Butterfly Jade Queen Bee Crystal can quickly help people clear away distracting thoughts and enter a state of meditation. With its assistance, our Cultivation will be twice as effective with half the effort," Long Chen said with a proud smile.

Tang Waner and Qing Yu looked at each other, feeling both surprised and happy. Just when they were excited, a group of people came from outside.