PDLP Chapter 443 Ascending to the Second Floor, the True Self Makes its Appearance
Chapter 443 Ascending to the Second Floor, the True Self Makes its Appearance
Upon seeing this, the old man snorted coldly, a glint of ruthlessness flashing in his eyes: "So it's you, you poisonous old woman!"
He waved his feather fan, and a surge of azure energy erupted from the fan, sweeping across the poisonous insects and toxic smoke.
"Bang bang bang!"
The poisonous insects were knocked away, and some were killed and fell to the ground.
Seeing that the situation was not good, the surrounding cultivators all ran away as fast as they could.
The last cultivator, having inadvertently come into contact with a trace of poisonous smoke, felt a sharp pain surge through him. His flesh was being rapidly corroded at a visible speed, and he let out a shrill scream.
All flesh and bones vanished, leaving only a tattered robe that drifted away in the wind and eventually sank into the sea.
This scene terrified the surrounding cultivators.
Seeing how powerful she was, these people dared not linger any longer. They all used their movement techniques to escape faster than rabbits, fearing that they would be next.
Just then, a noble young man dressed in fine clothes floated in.
He was handsome and elegant, gently waving a folding fan. The fan was painted with a picture of a tiger descending a mountain, revealing an extraordinary charm in the ink and wash style.
With a gentle wave of his folding fan, sharp wind blades shot out from the fan surface, like autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves, carrying a chilling aura, slicing towards the woman in the purple dress.
"Young Master Wu!" the woman in the purple dress exclaimed softly, her expression unchanged. She simply raised the jade flute in her hand and blocked all the wind blades.
In the distance, Chu Lengyu glanced briefly at the chaotic events at the dock, then turned and hurried toward the towering eighteen-story building in the center of the island.
At the entrance on the first floor, a lady in a purple dress was already waiting.
With a gentle smile in her eyes, she stepped forward and curtsied slightly upon seeing Chu Lengyu arrive: "Congratulations on your ten-game winning streak, esteemed guest. Now, I will lead you to the second floor to select your treasures. I hope you will find something you desire."
Chu Lengyu nodded slightly upon hearing this.
However, just when she thought the lady in the purple dress would lead the way, she saw her smile mysteriously, and her figure suddenly became hazy, like a wisp of smoke, flying into the painting of the lady next to her, only gently waving to her from within the painting.
Chu Lengyu was startled and looked at the painting of the lady.
The woman in the painting has exquisite features and a lifelike expression, and she seems to be smiling at you through the scroll.
And the entrance to the upper floor is cleverly hidden in the painting at the entrance.
Suppressing her surprise, she stepped toward the hanging portrait of a lady.
As soon as she got close, Chu Lengyu felt a strange force gently enveloping her. A moment later, the world around her suddenly compressed, becoming cramped and flat, and the colors faded from their former vibrancy, becoming extremely pale.
However, this wonderful feeling was fleeting.
The moment she took another step, she had already stepped out of the painting.
The second floor is not as spacious as the first floor, but it is filled with all sorts of rare and precious treasures.
A dazzling array of treasures were displayed in various showcases, each shimmering with its own unique brilliance.
The walls on both sides are inlaid with luminous pearls, which emit a soft light and illuminate the way forward.
The lady in the purple dress smiled and said, "Honored guest, please feel free to choose. All the treasures here were carefully collected by the Myriad Star Alliance, and each one is worth its price. If you have any questions, I will do my best to answer them."
Chu Lengyu nodded, her gaze slowly sweeping over the many treasures.
She had accumulated a winning streak and climbed to the second floor to obtain more information about the Myriad Star Alliance, so as to facilitate her future actions.
She simply hadn't expected that such an important entrance would be guarded by a painting spirit!
Chu Lengyu immediately felt a great deal of apprehension towards this seemingly ordinary lady in the purple dress.
As everyone knows, the Painter is not good at fighting magic. The most common role she plays is as a maid, who is beautiful, talented, and has a lot of prestige.
The fact that this painting of a lady could guard the entrance speaks volumes about its significance.
The first floor is an independent little world. Once the entrance is closed, one cannot leave without the key to the cave.
The entrance to the second floor is not only located on the first floor, but can only be reached by passing through the world depicted in the painting.
It seems that the Myriad Star Alliance has a profound understanding of the art of space.
No wonder they can sell Star Lock Network.
Chu Lengyu pondered silently as she examined the treasures in the display case.
Interestingly, two rows of display cases contained treasures that were locked in boxes.
The lady in the purple dress, observing the situation, kindly explained, "This is a gambling box. No one knows what's inside. It could be a magical artifact, or it could be a wild grass. What you get depends entirely on your luck."
Chu Lengyu nodded, planning that if she didn't find anything she liked, she would choose a gambling box; she considered herself to be quite lucky.
"Can I look around here freely?" she asked.
"Of course," the lady in the purple dress replied with a smile. "Please make yourself at home, esteemed guest."
"Wait!" a voice suddenly called out to her.
Chu Lengyu turned around and saw a young girl walking hurriedly towards her, surrounded by guards.
The lady in the purple dress bowed and said, "Greetings, Miss Wei."
—The person who came was Wei Wuxin.
Chu Lengyu asked somewhat uncertainly, "Did Miss Wei want to see me about something?"
She had no grudges against the Wei family. Surely this little princess of the Wei family couldn't have come here specifically to stand up for Wei Yu?
"Fellow Daoist Chu, I have some questions, and I ask you to answer them truthfully." Wei Wuxin's tone was not polite, and it carried a hint of aggressiveness, indicating that he was not here with good intentions.
Chu Lengyu could roughly guess what she wanted to ask, which was nothing more than her own strength.
But she was ready.
……
At the Jingu Island pier.
The four men faced off, creating an extremely tense atmosphere.
The surrounding cultivators quickly retreated, fearing they would be drawn into their duel.
Old Man He held a feather fan, his face solemn, his gaze fixed on the old woman in black.
He said coldly, "Poisonous woman, our feud has long been settled. Why do you want to stir up trouble here and disrupt the gathering of heroes?"
The Poisonous Woman chuckled, her voice hoarse and sinister: "Old man He, that's a funny question. Why should I, the Poisonous Woman, need to explain my actions to you?"
The woman in purple, holding a jade flute, calmly said, "Poisonous hag, if you're truly capable, then come at us. Using your methods to deal with these innocent cultivators would be beneath your reputation as the Poisonous Hag."
"Hehe, good!" Upon hearing this, the Poisonous Woman waved her black wooden staff, and the runes on the staff flowed more and more rapidly, with a bright black light shining brightly.
Just then, the Five-Finger Young Master also joined the battle.
He gently shook his folding fan, and the image of a tiger descending a mountain on the fan surface suddenly came to life, leaping out of the fan. The enormous tiger demon crouched at his feet, glaring menacingly at the enemy opposite him, its fierce light fully revealed.
He smiled slightly, and said with a hint of mockery, "Miss Purple, there are some unresolved matters between us from the past. Why don't we take this opportunity to settle them all at once?"
Luo Ziyi's expression changed slightly, and she brought the jade flute to her lips, ready to play at any moment.
The four individuals, each with their own thoughts, faced off, their powerful auras of Nascent Soul cultivators intertwining and colliding above the dock, seemingly poised to ignite an earth-shattering battle at any moment.
Suddenly, the poisonous woman struck first!
She slammed her wooden cane hard into the ground, and the entire dock shook instantly.
Countless plumes of black smoke surged from the ground, transforming into countless venomous snakes that spread in all directions, heading straight for Old Man He and Luo Ziyi.
Seeing this, Old Man He's eyes flashed with a sharp light. He waved his feather fan again, and a phantom of a blue phoenix flew out from the fan. It was the nemesis of these poisonous creatures and cut down the poisonous snakes that pounced on him one by one.
At the same time, he swayed and transformed into a streak of green light, rushing towards the Poison Woman. His feather fan, like a sharp sword, was aimed directly at her vital points.
A thick, black snake, which had been hiding in the poisonous smoke, suddenly appeared and bit the wing of the phantom of the Azure Phoenix, causing it to let out a pitiful cry.
Not to be outdone, Luo Ziyi unleashed a powerful and stirring melody on the flute, a sound that seemed to possess the power to penetrate the soul and strike directly at the enemy's mind.
The Five-Fan Young Master watched coldly from the sidelines. When the Poisonous Woman, Old Man He, and Luo Ziyi were fighting, he suddenly moved and commanded the White Tiger to attack the woman in purple.
He flipped the folding fan in his hand to the other side, and the eagle on the fan surface immediately burst out of the fan, its wings whipping up a whirlwind as it attacked Luo Ziyi.
Luo Ziyi remained calm and fearless. Behind her, a clear light flashed, transforming into a tall and robust ancient vine tree, extending countless branches to protect her.
In an instant, a fierce battle broke out among the four on the Jingu Island pier.
Poisonous smoke, wind blades, the sound of flutes, and tiger roars intertwined, creating an astonishing and earth-shattering spectacle.
The surrounding cultivators had already retreated far away, only daring to watch this battle of Nascent Soul cultivators from a distance, their hearts filled with shock.
As the four were locked in fierce combat and the situation grew increasingly perilous, suddenly, an invisible pressure descended from the sky, enveloping the entire Jingu Island pier.
The pressure was so strong that the four people fighting at the time felt like they had thorns in their backs. Their attack movements paused almost imperceptibly for a moment, and they all looked up in a certain direction.
A mysterious woman dressed in a moon-white dress appeared out of thin air above the dock, like a celestial maiden descending to earth.
Her appearance was like that of a beautiful woman, yet a veil lightly covered her face; indeed, "Her pupils were like pools of clear water, her waist slender and graceful, a black gauze covering her jade-like skin." (Song Dynasty, Qin Guan)
The appearance of the mysterious woman instantly silenced the previously chaotic dock.
The four people who were fighting all felt the pressure of her late-stage Nascent Soul realm, and couldn't help but feel a little apprehensive.
Old Man He and Luo Ziyi, Poisonous Woman and Young Master Wu Shan exchanged a quick glance, their eyes filled with the same doubt.
None of the four of them recognized her!