Free Web NovelChapter 1490: Chapter 1337: My Younger Brother Is the Villain 34
Thousand Silk Entanglement released Feng Qiao and Gong Junbao, instantly retracting back to Nie Shuangshuang’s side. However, it didn’t return completely to her wrist but slithered around her like numerous tiny snakes, guarding against potential dangers.
Feng Qiao, observing the Thousand Silk Entanglement around Nie Shuangshuang, was a bit surprised to see that she had changed her weapon. It’s known that a Great Cultivator’s weapon is generally their Lifebound Magical Treasure, not something easily changed.
Everyone knows, the Hall Master of the Punishment Hall of the Heavenly Mechanism Sect, Nie Shuangshuang, practices the Sword Dao and has always used a sword. When did she switch to such a strange weapon that appears like countless threads?
This soft item should be a Magic Artifact leaning towards a gentle style, yet in Nie Shuangshuang’s hands, it moves with remarkable speed and follows a path of hard confrontation. Feng Qiao found it hard to believe; this thing was obviously harder to control than a sword.
Although curious about Nie Shuangshuang’s weapon, Feng Qiao didn’t ask. Such matters are personal privacy, and a Great Cultivator would not change their Magical Treasure without reason.
If there is anything private they don’t wish to share, asking would be inappropriate. The best approach is to pretend not to see it.
While Feng Qiao’s attention was on Nie Shuangshuang’s Thousand Silk Entanglement, Gong Junbao was continuously staring at the gigantic Mimosa Tree in front of him.
After confirming that there were no other Mimosa Trees around, Gong Junbao approached, full of excitement, touching the tree trunk said: "This is it! This is the entrance to the Inheritance Secret Realm! I’m certain!"
As he spoke, Gong Junbao fumbled around the trunk of the Mimosa Tree, circling around the tree that required over ten people to encircle it.
Soon, Gong Junbao found a mechanism on the Mimosa Tree and excitedly shouted to Nie Shuangshuang and Feng Qiao: "I found the checkpoint to the Secret Realm’s entrance, hurry..."
Before Gong Junbao could finish his excited words, he suddenly disappeared in front of Nie Shuangshuang and Feng Qiao, evidently sucked into the Secret Realm.
Seeing this, Nie Shuangshuang and Feng Qiao became anxious; Gong Junbao is just a weakling, his little Talent all invested in Alchemy. If anything happened to him alone in the Secret Realm, it would be troublesome.
Nie Shuangshuang and Feng Qiao hurried over, both touched the place Gong Junbao last touched.
After touching it, they realized that this seemingly flat place actually had a large groove. Once they touched the groove, Nie Shuangshuang quickly embraced Feng Feiyu, also grabbing hold of the Phantom Monkey, controlling her body to safely land after the weightless sensation vanished.
As Nie Shuangshuang landed, a painful cry sounded next to her with the noise of something heavy hitting the ground. She turned to see Feng Qiao climbing up from the ground, grimacing and rubbing her waist.
She landed quite unluckily earlier, failing to steady her feet and falling backward, with a small stone poking into her waist sharply. It took Feng Qiao quite some time to recover.
Rubbing her waist and catching her breath, Feng Qiao urgently asked, "Master Nie, did you see Gong Junbao? He entered first, and who knows where he’s been thrown. If we don’t find him soon, it could be a problem."
Nie Shuangshuang also inspected her surroundings, meanwhile cradling the still-dazed Feng Feiyu in her arms. The Phantom Monkey, similarly dizzy from the earlier weightless tumble, lay limply in Feng Feiyu’s embrace.
"Help, help, come quickly, I’m over here..."
As Nie Shuangshuang and Feng Qiao were busy searching, a faint cry for help came from not far away. In this Inheritance Secret Realm, besides animals, only demon beasts exist, so the voice could only be Gong Junbao who entered earlier.
Nie Shuangshuang and Feng Qiao hurriedly followed the sound, finding Gong Junbao lying pitifully in a large swamp, more than half his body sunk into it.
Luckily, Gong Junbao remained calm. Though his face was pale with fear, he kept his body relaxed, lying on the swamp to slow down his sinking speed greatly.
Seeing Nie Shuangshuang and Feng Qiao approaching, he didn’t forget to loudly remind them: "Pavilion Master Feng Qiao, Immortal Master Nie, be careful, this swamp can swallow Spiritual Power, getting close renders it unusable."
Actually, even without Gong Junbao’s warning, Nie Shuangshuang and Feng Qiao noticed something peculiar about the swamp.
Gong Junbao, after all, is at the Nascent Soul Stage, although his Spiritual Power is heavily declined due to near end-of-life, he shouldn’t be stuck here without reason. If not for the swamp’s peculiarity, he wouldn’t be trapped so easily.
Fortunately, Nie Shuangshuang had the Thousand Silk Entanglement. Without needing to approach the swamp, she dispatched a branch of the Thousand Silk Entanglement, rescuing Gong Junbao from the swamp instantly.
Once pulled from the swamp, Gong Junbao was covered in mud over most of his body, looking quite disheveled.
Upon escaping danger, Gong Junbao hastily executed a Water Gathering Technique, summoning a large amount of clean water to wash himself, then dried his clothes with Spiritual Power, thus restoring his neat appearance.
After Gong Junbao cleaned himself, the three had time to survey their surroundings. The place was strange; though surrounded by forest, there were vast grasslands with swamps everywhere within the forest.
Though Gong Junbao had the misfortune of falling into the swamp, he was actually quite Lucky, for the swamp he fell into was just an ordinary one, devoid of danger.
However, surrounding that swamp were many others, and they were far from benign.
Some gurgled, releasing bubbles and emitting pungent odors, with white mist rising up.
Birds flying over, once touched by the white mist, would plummet into the swamp, instantly melting away without a trace.
In other swamps, there were giant pieces of bark floating, yet a sweep with Spiritual Sense revealed these weren’t bark but the fierce and gigantic demon beast, the Xuan Blood Crocodile!
Other swamps also contained various dangers, causing Gong Junbao’s hair to stand on end with dread; he no longer claimed to be unlucky, realizing he had indeed been extremely Lucky.
"How do we proceed? According to my perception, this Secret Realm forbids Sword Control or using Flying Artifacts; it seems flight is restricted here," Feng Qiao said casually, shielding her eyes with her hand as she surveyed the surroundings.
Gong Junbao, aware of being the weak link, wisely kept silent, portraying a "follow your lead" stance without any opinions.
Holding the still-dazed Feng Feiyu, Nie Shuangshuang’s Thousand Silk Entanglement swelled to the size of a giant python beneath her feet, lifting her towards the sky.
However, Nie Shuangshuang encountered a barrier just three zhang from the ground, unable to rise further; evidently, this Secret Realm allows only that height off the ground.
