Peeping into the Immortal Road

Chapter 91: A Reclusive Place
Ji Chang's eyes were fixed on the formation barrier not far away which had just revealed its true form.

He was surprised to find that there was an entrance cleverly hidden in that seemingly ordinary mountain.

And all of this was cleverly concealed by some sophisticated concealment formation.

At this moment, under Ning Jie's urging, the formation barrier finally revealed its true form.

From Ji Chang's perspective, such an exquisite formation must be at least of the first-class upper grade.

It is definitely not something Ning Jie can arrange.

Presumably, this spiritual land must have been owned by a certain immortal cultivation family before, and that immortal cultivation family was probably destroyed by the rising Chen family a few years ago.

Ning Jie might be from that immortal cultivation family.

After all, how could a cultivator who is proficient in formations be a casual cultivator?

"Friend Han, please."

Ning Jie slightly turned sideways and raised her hand to invite him.

Ji Chang looked at her deeply, and then sensed the top-grade magical weapon Black Water Armor that she was wearing next to her body.

So he took a deep breath and walked into the formation barrier calmly.

After Ji Chang walked into the barrier, Ning Jie followed closely and also walked into the barrier.

She raised her hand and activated the seal, only to see the originally open entrance gradually blur and finally disappear into the air, as if it had never existed.

The concealment formation was activated again, isolating this spiritual land from the outside world.

The moment he passed through the formation barrier, Ji Chang's eyes suddenly became clear.

He found himself standing in a long, narrow and quiet corridor. The surrounding stone walls were covered with mottled runes that flickered with faint light.

These complex structures formed a series of prohibitions, constructing the hidden formation here.

Ji Chang raised his hand and activated his magic power, casting a lighting spell. Then a white ball of light floated from his hand, hovering beside him, illuminating the surrounding environment.

At the same time, Ning Jie also completed the concealment of the entrance.

She walked to Ji Chang with light steps and cast a lighting spell to make the surrounding environment brighter.

"Friend Han, let's go." Ning Jie's voice echoed in the corridor.

Ji Chang didn't say anything, he just nodded.

The two men walked slowly along the corridor, their footsteps echoing in the empty passage with a slight echo.

Ning Jie seemed quite familiar and knew everything here.

Ji Chang followed closely behind her, remaining vigilant.

Finally, they reached the end of the corridor, and the view in front of them suddenly opened up to a quiet valley.

The valley is shaded by green trees and lush flowers and grass. A clear stream flows through the mountains, making a gurgling sound.

Ning Jie stopped, turned around, faced Ji Chang, and a bright smile appeared on her face.

"This is our destination, Fellow Daoist Han, what do you think of this place?"

When Ji Chang walked out of the cave, he looked around vigilantly, secretly observing whether there were any traces of hidden monks.

However, after careful observation, he did not find anything unusual.

Hearing Ning Jie's question, Ji Chang retracted his gaze, nodded, and praised sincerely.

After hearing Ning Jie's words, Ji Chang nodded.

"This spiritual place is truly extraordinary. Fellow Daoist Ning is truly blessed."

However, Ning Jie shook her head slightly, with a complicated look in her eyes.

"Good fortune?"

However, she did not say much, but introduced this sacred place to Ji Chang.

……

Half an hour later, Ji Chang sat upright in a quiet room in a cave.

The area of ​​this spiritual land in the valley is indeed not large, less than a hundred acres in size, much smaller than the Cangyu Market.

The source of the valley's spiritual energy is a spiritual spring located in the northern cliffs. The spiritual energy emitted by this spring is extremely strong, and its quality is at least the first-class upper grade, and it may even touch the level of the first-class extreme grade.

This makes the concentration of spiritual energy here comparable to the caves in the core area of ​​Cangyufang City.

However, the amount of spiritual energy contained in the spring is limited after all, and is far from comparable to the huge spiritual vein.

According to Ji Chang's estimation, this spring can only support the cultivation needs of more than ten Qi Refining cultivators.

If we also consider the consumption of spiritual energy required to maintain the operation of various formations in the cave.

Then the number of places available for monks to practice will probably be further reduced, and can only meet the needs of four or five monks at most.

Apart from that, Ning Jie didn't seem to have much ill will towards Ji Chang.

Just as Ning Jie had stated before, she invited Ji Chang to take refuge in this spiritual land.

Mainly because they valued his alchemy skills, they hoped that he could provide the necessary elixirs for this place.

For Ji Chang, he can practice here with peace of mind and avoid the disturbances of the outside world.

What he needed to do was just to refine some mid-grade elixirs to assist in his practice.

As for the spiritual medicines needed for alchemy, the spiritual fields in the valley can fully meet their needs.

Although some elixirs take decades to mature, Ji Chang has mastered several mid-grade elixirs that assist in cultivation.

There are two kinds of elixirs whose refining requires relatively young years of maturing spiritual herbs.

What's more, in this valley full of spiritual energy, the growth rate of spiritual medicines will naturally increase accordingly.

Therefore, Ji Chang did not need to worry too much about the source of the elixir.

What's more, Ning Jie will help him solve the problem of the elixir.

All he needs to do is to refine the pills for Ning Jie.

……

In the blink of an eye, more than a year has passed.

Before he knew it, Ji Chang was already forty-three years old.

On this day, Ji Chang sat leisurely in an elegant pavilion beside the stream.

The stream is crystal clear and the sound of gurgling water is endless. It flows down from the spiritual spring in the northern cliff.

"Tea, please."

Ning Jie placed a cup of brewed spiritual tea in front of Ji Chang with both hands.

Her hair was tied up high, her manner was dignified yet charming, and her enchanting figure exuded an indescribable allure.

Ji Chang nodded slightly, calmly took the spiritual tea, took a sip, and savored its sweetness and fragrance.

"Fellow Daoist Ning, is there anything you want to discuss with me?" Ji Chang asked straight to the point.

Having known each other for ten years, Ji Chang is quite familiar with Ning Jie.

He knew Ning Jie's character very well and knew that unless she had something important to do, she would usually not come to disturb his practice.

Hearing this, Ning Jie deliberately looked sad and teased in a coquettish manner.

"If you have nothing else to do, can't I come and bother Fellow Daoist Han?"

However, Ji Chang was not shaken by her beauty and charm.

His expression remained calm, as if he was accustomed to all this.

Back then, he had a close relationship with Chen Yinghu and often visited places of entertainment such as Lingquan Pavilion.

He had already seen countless beautiful female cultivators, even those who were masters of the art of seduction.

Therefore, Ning Jie's trick was not worth mentioning to him.

Seeing that Ji Chang still looked calm, he was not moved by her charm at all.

Then, Ning Jie put away the charming look on her face and spoke with a serious and solemn expression:
"Friend Han, why don't we have a frank talk?"

(End of this chapter)