When Earth Awakened, I Became a Sword Saintess

Chapter 163 : The Desolate Mountain, the Beauty, and the Zheng

163: The Desolate Mountain, the Beauty, and the Zheng

As the sky gradually darkened, a dim, cyan-blue hue settled over the mountain forest. The ancient trees that looked so sturdy during the day now seemed like baring shadows if one wasn't careful. The alien beasts, more active in the wild at night, began their time.

Yuyin, carrying her sword, proceeded with extreme caution through the plants and trees of the mountain forest. She suppressed her aura. She could feel the auras of alien tribesmen or nocturnal alien beasts everywhere, and she didn't dare to be the slightest bit careless.

From afar, Yuyin saw the light of a fire in a valley. It was a few alien tribesmen making a fire. She quietly circled around, not daring to disturb them. Although Yuyin had the strength to fight some lone alien tribesmen, if she were to encounter a powerful expert like the white-haired old man again, or be discovered by an alien powerhouse who could fly, she might not be able to escape.

A human genius, and a beautiful one at that, falling into the hands of the alien tribesmen. The consequences were unimaginable.

"I must not fight. Even if I see a lone alien tribesman, I must not fight." Now, for dozens of kilometers around the Two Realms Gate, the area was swarming with alien tribesmen. If she attracted a powerful one, she would be done for.

Yuyin moved forward silently, her chest rising and falling deeply.

"For now, there is only one place to go."

At this moment, Yuyin was heading in that direction, proceeding cautiously.

Before the sky was completely dark at dusk, Yuyin approached the vicinity of the ravine where she had ambushed those alien tribesmen earlier.

"Hmm?" From a distance, she saw several alien tribesmen disciples with lanterns searching at the foot of the mountain not far away.

"Hmph, they're probably looking for their Martial Uncle and Brothers."

In the gloomy twilight, Yuyin suppressed her aura. With the abundance of Primordial Energy in the mountain, neither the alien tribesmen nor the alien beasts noticed her.

Yuyin circled around the ravine and entered the great mountain, the one where the Zheng resided.

There was no other choice.

"I'm back..." Yuyin thought with a sense of helplessness.

Although the Zheng was an extremely ferocious and powerful alien beast, very dangerous, staying temporarily on the Zheng's mountain was far safer than being outside.

The Zheng seemed to have some reservations about the clothes she wore, and she was still of use to it. After all, there was still a possibility of communication.

But it was different down the mountain. If she encountered alien tribesmen and was caught by a powerful one, she would surely die, or even be... there would be no room for anything else.

A wild beast eating a person was just instinct, for the sake of cultivation. But between the alien tribesmen and humans, the goal was the complete annihilation of the other side!

In comparison, Yuyin chose to go up the mountain.

Of course, this mountain wasn't just home to the King Zheng; there were also many other alien beasts, but none were too powerful. The powerful ones had either fled or been killed by the Zheng.

Yuyin had been too panicked before. Now, walking up the mountain along the towering, dark ancient trees and through the lingering, ghostly blue night mist, she discovered that the Primordial Energy on this mountain was extremely abundant, perhaps more than a hundred times that of a place like East Yushan on Earth!

As Yuyin walked up the mountain, she saw on the other side of a col, deep within the majestic, steep cliff face of a towering peak, a large expanse of blue that was breathtakingly beautiful.

As the evening light faded, this blue glowed faintly.

"That... could that be..." Yuyin's eyes lit up.

It was Purple Qi.

When Primordial Energy was sufficiently concentrated, it would form this clear, ethereal, and exceptionally noble Purple Qi. As the saying goes, "Purple Qi comes from the east." Since ancient times, Purple Qi has been a state of Primordial Energy pursued by cultivators.

According to the "Flying Sky Scripture," after reaching the Purple Domain Realm, one must not only rely on Primordial Energy for cultivation but also absorb a small amount of Purple Qi along with the Primordial Energy to cultivate faster and better. However, those at the Purple Domain Realm could only absorb a small amount of Purple Qi; too much would be unbearable.

Cultivating by absorbing Purple Qi, compared to only absorbing ordinary Primordial Energy, would result in a higher purity of Primordial Energy. For women, Purple Qi would transform into Purple Brilliance after absorption. In Yuyin's Purple Source Palace, her Purple Brilliance was thin and scarce. If she could circulate a thread of it during battle, the power of her Primordial Energy would greatly increase.

Yuyin also saw that, thousands of meters below the cliff face, the Zheng was lying there dozing, also absorbing the Purple Qi.

"This Zheng is truly cunning. No wonder it occupies this great mountain. This Purple Qi col might be one of the reasons." Yuyin thought to herself.

Since she was back, she should go and say hello. After all, it was its territory.

Yuyin obediently walked over to the base of the cliff face.

"Um... it was too dangerous outside, and I couldn't lure anyone here." Yuyin said, her face slightly flushed with embarrassment, but her heart was pounding. After all, she had just tried to escape.

The Zheng opened its eyes, glanced at Yuyin boredly, didn't bother to acknowledge her, and closed its eyes again to continue resting, blissfully absorbing the Purple Qi.

Taking the opportunity to greet it, Yuyin also took a few breaths of the Purple Qi.

The Purple Qi was indeed comfortable. That was why she had blushed when speaking to the Zheng, it was her body's reaction to the Purple Qi entering her and her Purple Source Palace's response.

However, Yuyin didn't dare to be too presumptuous. This was a treasure trove, and the Zheng surely knew it. It hadn't permitted her to share this Purple Qi. Moreover, if Yuyin were to use the Feather Absorption technique and, carelessly, absorb a large portion of this Purple Qi, even if she didn't absorb it all, the Zheng would likely fly into a rage and would surely not spare her.

"Then, I'll take my leave?"

The Zheng's five long tails swayed slightly. It was full now, and intoxicated with absorbing the Purple Qi, too lazy to bother with Yuyin.

Yuyin actually hoped it would ask her to stay and dance. Dancing would inevitably cause heavy breathing, which would give her a legitimate reason to take large breaths of the Purple Qi.

Forget it, her life was more important. Yuyin silently retreated.

On this mountain, from the foot to the peak, there wasn't a single alien tribesman. They obviously didn't dare to enter.

The Zheng was also resting. From the looks of it, Yuyin was safe for the time being.

"Hah..." Yuyin finally let out a sigh of relief, leaning against the back of a giant ancient tree.

She wondered how things were at the Two Realms Gate... How were Senior Lianyue, Senior Jing, Teacher Jiang Xue, and the others...

In the ghostly blue of the night, Yuyin felt a little sad.

But judging from the large number of human reinforcements at the Two Realms Gate, they should have mostly retreated safely. She had heard someone shouting from afar that all the Source Martial Academy students had been withdrawn and that the reinforcements should retreat. Thinking of this, Yuyin felt a bit more at ease.

"So, what should I do now?"

The alien tribesmen were gathering at the Two Realms Gate in such a grand manner. They must have a major operation in mind and probably wouldn't leave anytime soon. She couldn't go over there for the time being; it would be too dangerous.

"For now, it seems I can only hide on this mountain to survive. As long as I serve this King Zheng well, my life should be safe for the time being... If the Zheng goes far away to hunt, I can go and absorb some of the Purple Qi."

Fortune favors the bold. Yuyin knew that without taking risks, her chances would only be slimmer.

"There are so many alien tribesmen at the foot of the mountain. The Zheng wants to eat people. I can help lure them. As long as the Zheng isn't a fool, it shouldn't eat me." At this point, Yuyin could only think this way. Although there was still a risk, it was more acceptable than going down the mountain.

The Zheng hadn't said she couldn't wander around, so Yuyin walked to the other side of the mountain, away from the Zheng. She saw a waterfall cascading straight down, with a soul-clearing roar.

Yuyin walked up to it and, on a cliff ledge, stroked her long hair and sat down in a meditative pose.

This mountain was not far from the Two Realms Gate. She would wait here for an opportunity. Since there was nothing to do on the mountain, Yuyin decided to start cultivating.

The Primordial Energy here was so abundant that the desire to cultivate was strong, almost unbearable.

Even in such a dangerous situation.

"Being in danger is all the more reason to cultivate hard. That is my one and only chance."

"This... this mountain is so big, maybe ten thousand meters high. If I absorb a little ordinary Primordial Energy, King Zheng shouldn't mind, right?"

Yuyin's chest rose and fell slightly. She began to use the Feather Absorption technique.

This mountain in the Prison Abyss was truly a treasure trove for cultivation. The Primordial Energy was so abundant that even with Yuyin's rate of absorption, she couldn't deplete it. The surrounding Primordial Energy immediately replenished what she took.

"This is great. Here, I can cultivate to my heart's content."

Although this speed was still far slower than the cultivation speed within the God-Devouring Chess, personal cultivation could increase her ability to absorb the Spirit Source from the God-Devouring Chess, thereby also accelerating the cultivation speed within the chess. With dual acceleration, the effect would be incredible.

Especially since her personal cultivation speed here was also very fast, this acceleration was something unimaginable on Earth.

Yuyin cultivated in the mountain until late into the night. The night sky was starless, but among the deep, high mountains, a floating rosy glow permeated the air, very mysterious and strange.

Observing the rosy glow, Yuyin felt that her state of mind and her comprehension had both improved.

Being in this land of immortals, spirits, ghosts, and monsters, she felt that her entire bearing had changed.

After using the Feather Absorption technique late into the night, Yuyin felt she had absorbed enough. It was the first time she had felt a sense of satisfaction from absorbing and cultivating. In a place like Earth, where Primordial Energy was scarce, this was impossible to achieve.

Once she reached this level of cultivation for the day, there was no need to absorb more. She couldn't absorb any more, and doing more would be counterproductive.

However, she couldn't rashly go down the mountain. So, under the night sky, by the thousand-foot waterfall, Yuyin began to practice her swordsmanship.

In such an atmosphere, with her white dress fluttering and her sword flashing, she was truly like one of the ancient fairies who had cultivated this sword art.

In this state, her progress in swordsmanship was also extremely fast.

After practicing for a while, Yuyin stopped. She had been fighting, running, and engaged in strenuous activity since yesterday morning, and she had worked up quite a sweat.

Hearing the sound of the water, she was moved by an idea.

She nimbly climbed down the cliff to a clear pool formed by the waterfall cascading down the mountainside. This pool, shimmering in the night light, was dotted with specks of light from the Source Spirits of all things. In this uniquely blessed place, they formed glittering points of light, drifting in the pool and reflecting in its water.

"This place... it's so beautiful..." Yuyin stood on a rock by the pool.

She looked around. It was quiet and safe. With the Zheng here, no other particularly powerful alien beasts would dare to come, and the alien tribesmen at the foot of the mountain wouldn't dare to come up either.

"Then, if I bathe here, no one should disturb me..." Yuyin tried to convince herself.

Except for the Zheng...

"But it's an alien beast after all. And a beast king has its pride. It shouldn't come to spy on me, right?"

After a moment's thought, Yuyin put down her weapon, reached to her waist, and untied her sash.

Her fairy-like, fragrant dress, which held her captivating scent, gracefully slid down her long, slender legs, shimmering in the night...