Chapter 40 - 40 40 The Mountain Domain

40: Chapter 40: The Mountain Domain 40: Chapter 40: The Mountain Domain The mythical bird did not slow down but instead suddenly accelerated. Because behind the crowd, a broken battle axe had been thrown from far away. The jungle and low hills that the mythical bird had flown across, under the unstoppable might of this axe, all withered, broke, and collapsed. The speed of the mythical bird stretched to the extreme, pulling out a long trail of aurora in the night sky, and in its cold, beastly pupils, a humanized terror emerged. Finally, in the last moment as the aura of the battle axe neared, the mythical bird, carrying everyone, went straight through the mountain as if passing through emptiness. Boom!!! A terrifying, dull roar! The whole mountain shook violently. Even separated by a pitch-black mountain range, and with the array reducing the force of the axe, an overpowering force still bombarded everyone from behind, unstoppable. The mythical bird could no longer bear its form, let out a sharp cry, and reverted back to the shape of a golden longbow, returning to Lin Guiyuan’s hands. And the many mortals, amidst continuous screams, plummeted to the ground. Baili An reacted extremely fast, holding the little deer with one arm and swiftly wrapping the other arm around the nearest girl to him, and quickly said, “Hold me tight!” Chen Xiaolan’s pale face showed no doubt as she tightly clung to Baili An’s waist. With a thump! The glaze-colored umbrella surface opened in the night, and the forested world, full of lush branches and leaves, reflected a beautiful and dreamy glow from the fireflies on the umbrella surface. Baili An’s descent suddenly slowed down. The girl hugged his waist tightly, and in the terror of the fall, she still forgot not to open her eyes, admiring Baili An’s profile in silence. For a moment, she felt that in this night, she and he, beneath the umbrella descending slowly, the firefly lights refracted from the Glazed Treasure Umbrella spilling over his pale, noble profile. Though his skin felt as cold as ice, it conveyed an alternative sense of warmth and softness. The girl secretly rejoiced in her heart. At the most critical moment, he had first held onto his most precious deer and also held her tightly, instructing her to hold him. Does that mean… I am as important to him as his deer? At this moment, the girl didn’t at all consider that Baili An had simply acted out of convenience. Even if she had thought about it, she would have self-rationalized it into a different meaning. As for the other fallen ones, Baili An didn’t seem to need to worry too much about them. In the moment before everyone hit the ground, the soft soil underneath sprouted countless vines, like spirit snakes, swiftly weaving into a gentle net that caught everyone without fail. Lin Guiyuan held the bow with one hand and, with Wen Zhendong in his arms, descended elegantly and unhurriedly. Wen Yu, on the other hand, was alone using Sword Control, not minding his disciples. Having escaped death, the crowd gazed dazedly at the forest in front of them, which seemed like a paradise on earth. In the distance lay a beautiful lake, which reflected the night sky like a vast mirror, with clear, green waters revealing the playful laughter of mermaid-like women swimming within. Amidst the woods, white apes darted through the trees like white lightning. White cranes circled and danced in the mountains, as if welcoming newcomers. Even more astonishing was an ancient temple floating opposite the lake, suspended a hundred meters above the ground as if magically levitated. “So it turns out… all of the legends are true,” Chen Xiaolan exclaimed with shocked eyes, tightening her arms unconsciously around Baili An’s waist. Baili An looked down and asked, “Legends? What legends?” Chen Xiaolan looked up at him and smiled, “You scavenge in Kongcang Mountain and yet you don’t know the legends of this mountain?” “Mm, I hope the lady will enlighten me.” “It’s said that ten thousand years ago, Kongcang Mountain was a vast plain, and the cities and towns near the Endless Sea frequently suffered from tsunamis, with many people dying. Later, the heavens took pity, and a nine hundred li mountain range descended here to block the seawater and the demons and monsters therein. Legend has it that there is a Mountain God in the mountains, living in the Divine Mansion of Kongcang, always blessing the creatures and people of the mountains. But in these ten thousand years, no one has truly seen the Mountain God or the Divine Mansion, only those extremely fortunate may see the Divine Envoy. Presumably…” Chen Xiaolan cast a glance towards Lin Guiyuan’s direction and smiled, “He must be the Divine Envoy from the legends.” “I see…” Baili An nodded in understanding and then said, “Miss, we’ve been safely on the ground for a while now. Could you let go of me?” Only then did Chen Xiaolan realize she was still holding onto him tightly; her face turned a slight red as she hurriedly let go, only to hear her brother’s voice followed by hearty laughter. “Well held, well held! Haha, little brother Si Chen, in a crucial time you still know how to protect my sister! Sёarch* The nôvelFire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. Haha! And you said you don’t like my sister!” Baili An put away the Glazed Umbrella, set down the little deer, and paid no mind to Chen Bao’s teasing. He looked down at a shallow crack on the umbrella surface. This crack was something he had only just noticed; it was shallow and small with a barely perceptible cold aura around it as if it had been struck by some Divine Weapon or Cold Sword. It seems that it was a trace left from the sword strike by Yin Baishuang when they had met that day. He lightly tapped the crack with his finger, thinking the Glazed Umbrella was extremely important to him and if there was an opportunity to repair it, he should try to do so. Lin Guiyuan released Wen Zhendong from his embrace and looked down at the golden longbow in his hands that trembled as if frightened, then rotated the bow with his wrist, and it quickly shrank to an inch, transforming into a golden vine-like shape. Such a wondrous sight left onlookers in amazed admiration. Even Wen Yu and Wen Zhendong showed a continuous flash of marvel in their eyes. Lifting his hand casually, he placed the vine in his hair and addressed the crowd, “Now… now we are… safe. There are resting… tree houses in the forest; you can… you may arrange yourselves as you wish.” Wen Yu’s eyes wandered around the floating Divine Mansion for a moment. Wen Zhendong gave Lin Guiyuan a sweet smile and said, “So where does Big Brother Lin plan to go next? Will you stay with us?” Lin Guiyuan replied, “I… I’m going to… ask for punishment from the Mountain God.” Hearing the words ‘Mountain God,’ Wen Yu’s eyes suddenly brightened, and she could not help but ask, “The Mountain God? Is that the god of Kongcang Mountain?” Lin Guiyuan frowned slightly and said in a low voice, “The Mountain God is the Mountain God.” Compared to the so-called god of Kongcang Mountain, what Baili An cared more about was the word ‘punishment’ from Lin Guiyuan’s mouth. He suddenly asked, “Punishment? If this place has been hidden within this mountain for many years unknown to outsiders, then its master must forbid others from trespassing here. By bringing us here, did you break the rules, and therefore, you need to ask for punishment?” Lin Guiyuan saw a trace of concern in Baili An’s calm eyes and then smiled, saying, “There are… there are such rules, but… the Mountain God has… always been fond of me.”