Quick Travel to the Clouds

Chapter 435: 1 Road to Immortality 26

The sword energy storm swept through like an icy tide, completely tearing a huge gap in the core of the chaotic fish school.

After losing the spiritual support and mental connection of its nest, the Soul-Devouring Ghost-Faced Fish finally felt the fatal fear when faced with the terrifying sword power that Wei Siyuan unleashed with all his strength.

The chaos receded like a tide, and the remaining ghost fish panicked and dived into the nearby whirlpool gap, disappearing in an instant.

Wei Siyuan had no intention of pursuing.

His body was as fast as lightning, and he grabbed two nearly exhausted junior brothers, one in each hand. The Cangming Sword hummed again, transforming into a tough blue light barrier, resisting the remaining tearing force of the Thousand Spin Rock Belt, and struggling to break through the barrier of water mist and turbulent vortexes, rushing towards the relatively calm area outside.

After a few breaths, with a "splash", the three slightly embarrassed people finally broke through the last violent water curtain wall and landed on the relatively stable rock wall outside the sea eye where Yun Chu was.

As soon as they stood still, all three of them gasped violently.

The junior brother holding the magic shield had a face as pale as gold paper, and the sleeve of his left arm had long been soaked in blood and turned dark brown. He covered the wound and swayed before he could barely stand firm.

The man holding the talisman pen had a pale face and was still in a trance with lingering fear. He only managed to avoid falling down by the remaining spiritual power in his body.

Only Wei Siyuan, although his clothes were stained with fishy sea water and a little fish blood, his hair was slightly messy, and his face looked a little pale due to the huge consumption of spiritual power.

But he stood straight, and his deep, sharp eyes immediately locked onto the gray shadow standing quietly on the reef in front of him, with a restrained aura and almost invisible - Yun Chu.

He didn't even have time to regulate his breath. He suppressed the surging Qi and blood caused by the backlash of the secret technique and the huge consumption. He took a step forward, clasped his hands respectfully, and bowed deeply to Yun Chu with great solemnity. His voice was slightly hoarse and solemn:

"Daoyou, for your help and your grace in saving my life, I, Wei Siyuan, and my two junior brothers are deeply grateful! If you hadn't helped us, we would have perished in this perilous place today!"

The two fellow apprentices behind him also hurriedly followed, bowing with difficulty, their voices excited and filled with the fear of having survived a disaster: "Thank you, fellow Daoist, for saving my life!"

Yun Chu still maintained her cold and aloof demeanor, as if the two precise strikes that had turned the tide of the battle were just casual. She slightly turned sideways, avoiding Quan Li, and spoke calmly:

"As fellow cultivators, the sea is dangerous, and keeping watch is normal. Don't worry." Her voice was calm, without much emotion, just like the deep sea itself.

Wei Siyuan stood up straight, his eyes looking at Yun Chu still full of inquiry and solemnity.

"While your words are indeed open-minded, I know full well that the crisis just now could not be resolved by ordinary waiting. Your insight, precision of action, and impeccable timing leave me in awe."

"May I ask your name, fellow Taoist? We will surely reward you handsomely in the future!" His gratitude was sincere, but deeper than that was the lingering vigilance and strong curiosity.

Yun Chu's gaze fell on Wei Siyuan's face, which was filled with determination and perseverance, yet seemed shrouded in an invisible haze. She paused for a moment. She seemed to think for a moment, then spoke in a calm voice with a strange penetrating power:

"Wei Siyuan... I see from your face and aura that you are extremely talented and have excellent bones, but..." She paused, with a hint of understanding that was almost pity.

"The way of heaven is to reduce excess and replenish deficiency. You possess exceptional talent, yet you also seem to carry a certain 'debt'. Lack of luck often brings disaster upon you. This seemingly accidental danger you encountered today is perhaps also a calamity destined for you."

These words were like an invisible needle, instantly piercing into an unknown corner deep in Wei Siyuan's heart.

His body stiffened slightly, and a sharp edge and hidden shock flashed in the depths of his eyes.

He was burdened with bad luck and had a difficult life. Although this was a secret feeling that he was reluctant to talk about, no one had ever said it so directly and so firmly!

Just as Wei Siyuan's heart was surging, his vigilance was at its peak, and his fingers holding the sword tightened unconsciously, Yun Chu spoke again.

"Never mind, meeting is fate." Her tone was still calm, as if she was stating an insignificant matter.

Then, Yun Chu flicked her sleeves seemingly casually, and a soft white light flew out from her sleeves and hovered in the air between the two of them.

It was a small and exquisite jade pendant with a smooth texture, neither gold nor jade. Its surface shone with a cool and soft luster like moonlight. Inside, there were faint mysterious runes flowing on their own, emitting a faint, indescribable, yet strange rhythm that made people feel inexplicably peaceful.

"This item might be able to help you a bit." Yun Chu's eyes fell on the jade pendant, then turned to Wei Siyuan, "It can slightly suppress the chaotic 'deficient' luck around you, making it less likely to attract excessive disasters."

"Although it's not some earth-shattering treasure, it might be better than nothing for you."

Wei Siyuan's eyes were fixed on the floating jade pendant.

He felt that the energy flowing there, which seemed to be able to soothe the restless atmosphere between heaven and earth, was so... strange and powerful!

It is definitely not an ordinary spiritual creature in this world!

This feeling is even more profound and mysterious than the "Evil-Repelling and Spirit-Cleansing Pill" and the mysterious magic weapon just now!

"Fellow Daoist..." Wei Siyuan's throat rolled, shock and disbelief mixed together, and he was speechless for a moment.

This mysterious female cultivator in front of him not only saw through his fundamental "problem" at a glance, but also casually took out a treasure that could suppress such an illusory thing as "luck" and gave it to him?

Yun Chu did not explain the origin of the jade pendant. He just raised his hand lightly, and the small jade pendant slowly floated down in front of Wei Siyuan as if pulled by an invisible thread.

"Take it. We shouldn't stay here for long." Yun Chu's voice returned to its usual coldness, and his gaze was cast towards the core of the Wanjun Sea Eye in the distance, which was still roaring.

It seemed as if the act of giving the treasure just now, along with the thrilling rescue, were relegated to insignificant episodes in this dangerous place.

The jade pendant was floating quietly, emitting a moonlight-like glow. A strange and stable aura permeated the air, which actually made Wei Siyuan, who had been traveling for days and had just experienced a life-and-death struggle, feel an unprecedented sense of peace.

He raised his hand and grasped the cold jade pendant with an unprecedented, almost pilgrimage-like caution.

An indescribable feeling of warmth and stability flowed through the palm of his hand, subtly suppressing the backlash and restlessness brought about by the secret technique.

He looked up at Yun Chu's plain figure, and all his words finally turned into just one heavy word:

"Yes." Wei Siyuan asked again: "May I know your name?"

Yun Chu transmitted a message: "Immortal Medicine Sect, Qin Yunchu."

"You don't need to do anything else to repay me for saving your life. If you meet a female cultivator named Qin Yunmeng in the future, stay away from her. If she encounters danger, just stand by and watch."

After saying that, Yun Chu sat on the back of the Fire Iron Flying Ant and flew away.

The waves in the sea eye were still violent. On the reef, the three survivors looked at Yun Chu's departing back and were unable to come back to their senses for a long time.