The blood had gathered into a sea. When Qin Yu fell asleep, a change began to occur. Roars rang out as phantoms of the dead sea monsters emerged from the sea of blood.
They glared at Qin Yu sleeping within the great furnace, their blood red eyes flooded with hatred and cruelty. They howled as they struggled to free themselves from their shackles and continue trying to take his life.
But soon, panic started to appear in the eyes of the sea monster phantoms. They desperately tried to escape, but an invisible force kept dragging them towards the furnace.
When the sea monster phantoms approached they great furnace, they directly merged into it, turning into crimson motes of light that sank into Qin Yu’s body.
Space slightly distorted and a pink-dressed Peachy appeared, peach blossoms swaying at her temples. When the sea monsters sensed her aura, their cries turned increasingly intense and violent.
As if…they were begging her for help!
Peachy glanced at Qin Yu, her expression faint. “If you agree to the bet, you must also be willing to admit defeat. Since you have been killed, accept your fate.”
Hou –
Hou –
The sea monster phantoms angrily roared in the sea of blood. Traces of blood red energy rose up, weaving together into crimson chains that wrapped around Peachy.
If you won’t save us, then be destroyed with us!
Peachy’s expression didn’t change. In the next moment, the chains that approached her seemed to suffer something incomparably terrifying. They shattered with a loud explosion, and what followed that was the horrified screams of the sea monster phantoms.
It was like a hurricane swept through them. The sea monster phantoms were no longer able to resist the swallowing strength. They turned into countless crimson lights that howled into the great furnace, integrating into Qin Yu’s body.
When all the sea monsters were absorbed, a purple mark appeared between Qin Yu’s eyebrows. It flashed a few times before hiding away.
“Curse mark…” Peachy’s lips slightly parted. She looked at Qin Yu, thinking that this boy’s luck was actually quite good.
By breaking the curse, there was indeed a possibility to condense a mark which would in turn create a formidable resistance. If he faced another curse in the future, he could take the initiative to protect himself.
But this was only a possibility, it wasn’t a certainty.
Moreover, even if the mark was smoothly condensed, these kinds of marks came in different qualities. Purple…even with Peachy’s field of vision, she couldn’t help but sigh at Qin Yu’s luck.
Later, if someone tried to use the power of a curse to defeat Qin Yu, they would likely have to beg for help instead. After all, the power of the curse mark he obtained would correlate to how difficult it was to kill all the sea monsters of the Endless Sea.
However, with Peachy’s background she had seen far, far too many things. After sighing a bit, she composed herself.
This didn’t mean she had lost interest in Qin Yu. On the contrary, her eyes brightened as she looked at the great furnace that protected him.
Her father didn’t lie, and that was the reason why the Saints gave up and left. But just because her father said that this great furnace wasn’t ‘what they thought it was’, that didn’t mean it had nothing to do with the Furnace Saint.
Rather, with Peachy’s understanding of her father, the origins of this great furnace were likely extraordinary.
Qin Yu had fallen into a deep sleep for self-protection because he had consumed too much energy. After resting up, it was natural for him to regain consciousness. So after the long and dark sleep, his eyes slowly opened. His vision was a bit blurred, but he soon regained his focus.
His surroundings were quiet. Since he was lying in the great furnace, there was nothing to worry about. After experiencing the onslaught of sea monsters, he had absolute confidence in the defensive capabilities of this great furnace.
But at this time, he heard a calm voice in his ears, “You’ve woken up. Come out.”
Qin Yu looked up. He saw a woman sitting on the surface of the great furnace. The sea breeze wafted against her dress and her long hair gracefully danced in the air.
He froze in place, his eyes widened. Just as joy and surprise lit up his face, it immediately vanished.
It wasn’t her!
This look, this tone, this indifference, it was completely different from what he remembered.
Qin Yu never thought that the Peach Blossom Spring cultivator who Zhou Lei referred to would be her.
Peachy’s eyes narrowed, “You know me?”
Qin Yu cupped his hands together, “Many years ago, when miss was chasing down Xue Zheng, I once saw you.”
Peachy said, “You still remember.”
Qin Yu took a deep breath and said, “Miss has an outstanding and graceful bearing. If it were any other cultivator, they would never forget the sight of you either.”
Peachy looked deeply at him and said, “Since you remember me, you should know that I come from Peach Blossom Spring.” She took a step forward, “If you haven’t changed your mind and still wish to enter Peach Blossom Spring, come with me.”
Shua –
The great furnace vanished. Qin Yu cupped his hands together and bowed, “I ask miss to please guide me.”
“My name is Peachy.”
“I thank Miss Peachy.”
“You should call me senior-apprentice sister.”
Qin Yu bowed, “Yes, senior-apprentice sister.”
One in front and one behind, the two soon vanished from sight, leaving behind a terrifying place that would be known as the Land of Disorder’s abyss of blood in the future.
Peachy paused. She took out a peach blossom and an aura was released from within. Space immediately shook.
The power of space.
If Qin Yu wasn’t wrong, then the aura of the incomparably powerful Saint that Old Turtle sensed before had come from this.
This was truly worthy of a True Saint who had crossed the sea and arrived at the other shore. His true self hadn’t even appeared here, and just a peach blossom was enough to scare off seven Half-Saints.
“Senior-apprentice sister, please wait a moment!” Qin Yu suddenly said.
Peachy looked at him and withdrew the finger she pointed at the peach blossom.
Whoosh –
There was the sound of breaking air. Four black spots appeared on the horizon, soon appearing in front of the two.
“We great senior-apprentice sister Peachy!”
Rice Paper, Zhou Lei, Ruan Jing, and Soaring Sky all bowed respectfully.
Peachy nodded gently, “There is no need to be so polite.”
The four stood up and looked at Qin Yu. Zhou Lei was the first to talk, a smile on his face, “I must congratulate Brother Qin for fulfilling your wish!”
Rice Paper said, “Zhou Lei, you are wrong. Since fellow daoist Qin has entered Peach Blossom Spring, he is considered to be in the same generation as you and me. In the future, you should call us senior-apprentice brother and senior-apprentice sister.”
She pursed her lips and looked at Qin Yu, “I returned Yun Shi to her big brother Yun Che, but she still hasn’t woken up yet. Do you want to take a look at her?”
As she spoke, she pointed in a direction, indicating where they were waiting.
Qin Yu paused for a moment. He looked at Peachy and she lightly said, “If you want to go then go.”
“Thank you, senior-apprentice sister.” Qin Yu nodded at the four people.
Flying out for a bit, he finally saw a ship on the sea’s surface. Yun Che joyfully waved his hands in the air, “Brother Qin, here, here!”
Although he had no idea what happened to Qin Yu after they parted ways, when Yun Shi was handed back to him, he saw that the four cultivators were extremely powerful. In particular, Soaring Sky and Ruan Jing were renowned disciples of Half-Saints!
If he was able to interact with them, even entrusting them to take care of Yun Shi, then Qin Yu’s background was undoubtedly strong. Although Yun Che had asked Rice Paper to pass a message on to Qin Yu, he had no idea whether he would succeed or not.
After all, according to the four, Qin Yu had saved Yun Shi’s life more than once. Even if he no longer cared, that would be entirely reasonable.
Shua –
Qin Yu landed on the bow of the ship. He cupped his hands together and said, “Fellow daoist Yun Che, fellow daoist Zhou Cheng, I’m glad you are both safe and alive.”
Yun Che’s face was flushed red with excitement, “For Brother Qin to come here is my little sister’s good fortune. Her aura is extremely weak and she still hasn’t woken up. If possible, I beg Brother Qin to save her!”
As he finished speaking, Zhou Cheng fell to his knees and said, “Fellow daoist, if you can save Yun Shi, I am willing to become your servant!”
His head struck the deck repeatedly.
Qin Yu flicked his sleeves and lifted him up, “That’s enough. Let me take a look at her situation first.”
Yun Shi’s luck wasn’t bad. After the soul of the spirit body had been drawn out, her own soul had already started to absorb strength to reform. If there weren’t any problems, she would wake up several months from now. But her memory would likely be impacted.
Yun Che sobbed with happiness. “It’s fine, it’s fine, as long as she can survive!” Compared to her life and death, losing some of her memories was indeed a minor matter not worth mentioning.
Qin Yu thought for a moment and then injected some more pure soul force into her body. If he was going to save someone, he would see it through to the end. After doing his best, he stood up and said, “Fellow daoist Yun Che, fellow daoist Zhou Cheng, I have other matters to attend to so I cannot stay here for long. Bring Yun Shi with you and leave the Endless Sea as soon as possible.”
After that, he paused for a moment and continued to say, “Fellow daoist Zhou Cheng isn’t bad. He is someone who can be trusted.”
Whoosh –
With a whistling sound, Qin Yu flew into the distance.
Yun Che bowed, “I thank Brother Qin for the graciousness!” He rose up and glanced at Zhou Cheng. Seeing Zhou Cheng’s embarrassed expression, his eyes flashed and he made up his mind.
Adversity exposed the hearts of people. As long as Yun Shi didn’t object, he would be a matchmaker and allow the two of them to become dao companions!
When Qin Yu returned to Peachy’s side, the four companions had already disappeared without a trace.
Peachy had no intention of explaining. She glanced at Qin Yu.
He understood this expression. She was asking him if he was ready to leave.
Qin Yu nodded in response.
Pa –
With a light sound, Peachy’s fair finger touched the peach blossom.
Layers of fluctuations spread out from the peach blossom, causing the surrounding space to ripple. From these ripples, a wooden door appeared.
This wooden door was strange and peculiar. It was actually woven from peach tree branches. Judging by the thickness of the branches and the knots in them, this door had existed for many years already. What was even more amazing was that these peach branches were alive. Not only were there fresh peach tree leaves, it was also covered with peach blossoms that were wet with dewdrops.
As if it was a tree that had woven itself into the shape of a door!
Peachy pushed open the door and stepped inside. Qin Yu watched her back and followed behind her without hesitation.
Pa –
The wooden door closed. Then, it swayed from side to side a few times and vanished from sight.
