Chapter 60: A Treasure Land Easy to Enter but Impossible to Leave

Faced with life and death, all pretenses and vanity are instantly dissolved.

The ration cake was dry, hard, and extremely difficult to chew.

Yet An Yunzhi still finished half of the cake.

She half-protruded her upper body from the wooden cabin, looking toward Lu Xiao.

Lu Xiao saw her as well and then handed her the other half of the cake.

"I'm not saying I wasn't full..."

Ignoring her reply, Lu Xiao simply shoved the piece of cake into her hand and went back to his tasks not far away.

An Yunzhi looked at the ration cake in her palm, hesitated for a moment, and then took a bite...

After finishing the remaining half of the cake, An Yunzhi tried to step out of the wooden cabin to stretch her limbs.

The cultivation method she practiced possessed rather remarkable regenerative capabilities.

Though it had only been a single night, her condition had improved significantly.

Her body still ached, likely due to some bruised muscles and bones.

However, most of the bleeding wounds had clotted.

A few wounds had simply torn open again slightly.

With proper rest, they should scab over and heal within a couple of days.

She was just barely able to stand and walk, provided she moved as carefully as possible.

The most awkward situation right now was her clothing, which had been torn to shreds, leaving much of her skin exposed.

She could only wrap her arms around herself, pulling at the tattered fabric in an attempt to cover up.

Being alone would have been one thing, but there was another person right beside her.

Just as this thought crossed her mind, Lu Xiao walked over carrying a garment made of tree bark.

"Here, take this. Wear it for the time being."

An Yunzhi accepted the bark garment, her face filled with deep reluctance.

She kept her head lowered for a moment before looking back up, her gaze drifting toward Lu Xiao's outer robe.

She said nothing, yet her expression conveyed everything.

With a helpless smile, Lu Xiao removed his own outer robe and handed it to An Yunzhi, putting on the bark garment himself.

Though this bark-made garment looked rather crude, through his careful refinement, both its wearing comfort and durability were actually quite impressive.

Yet this fairy-like maiden, even under such circumstances, remained somewhat dainty and delicate.

"Thank you~"

Accepting the outer robe handed over by Lu Xiao, the tone of An Yunzhi's voice seemed to brighten up a little.

That lively and spirited charm of hers returned just a fraction.

"If you are well enough to travel, we should set off earlier today.

Before nightfall, we should be able to walk out of this mountain forest.

Once we return to Flowing Water Slope, you should have a way to contact your elders.

At that point, you will be completely out of danger."

Upon hearing Lu Xiao's words, a look of puzzlement surfaced on An Yunzhi's face.

"Does Young Master not know that this place can only be entered, but never left?"

An Yunzhi's sudden statement left Lu Xiao momentarily stunned.

"What do you mean..."

Seeing Lu Xiao's bewildered expression, An Yunzhi grew even more puzzled.

"Does Young Master truly not know...

This place is the legacy left behind by the Immortal Tianlin. Everyone who enters has come seeking treasures and inheritances."

"I know that much; I've heard about it.

What I don't understand is what you mean by 'can enter but cannot leave'?"

Lu Xiao frowned, struggling to process this new information.

An Yunzhi seemed somewhat tired from standing—after all, she was still recovering, and her physical condition was far from normal.

Finding a relatively clean spot to sit down, she fixed her gaze on Lu Xiao.

"Immortal Tianlin was a legendary Human Immortal, an existence even more formidable than the Saint Realm.

The treasures and inheritances he left behind cannot be taken away if one fails to win his approval, even if ten thousand years pass.

This time is no exception; the legacy realm only permits the younger generation under thirty years of age to enter.

Once you enter this place, leaving requires waiting for the surrounding shackles to lift on their own.

Aside from that, there is perhaps only one other way: to obtain the inheritance left by the Immortal."

Hearing this explanation from An Yunzhi, Lu Xiao was completely dumbfounded.

He had simply wanted to take a detour to see if he could reach the frontline and find a suitable vantage point to observe the battles between those powerhouses.

By blindly following others, he had thoroughly trapped himself.

A flurry of thoughts rushed through Lu Xiao's mind, and many previous doubts suddenly found their answers.

When these celestial phenomena first appeared, the younger generation went there only to be driven away.

Various sects then arranged for their prime-aged generations to vie for it, and later even dispatched their elders.

Yet upon arriving at Flowing Water Slope, they had discovered a sudden influx of numerous young disciples.

What An Yunzhi said aligned perfectly with this observation.

The various sects had sent their core generations, and even elders.

As a result, they had no qualification whatsoever to contend for the legacy left by Immortal Tianlin.

Only the younger generation possessed the qualification to vie for the treasures left by him.

Thus, the sects had no choice but to recall their younger generations, sending them forth to contend for this supreme treasure.

Lu Xiao believed that An Yunzhi's words were true.

For one, she needed a favorable environment to heal her injuries far more than he did.

She had no reason to lie; she was the one who urgently needed to leave.

Secondly, Lu Xiao could corroborate her statements with what he had witnessed himself.

He had encountered so many young people at Flowing Water Slope.

Along his journey here, he had also spotted quite a few members of the younger generation.

All of these facts served to substantiate An Yunzhi's claims.

Before Lu Xiao could react to these revelations, An Yunzhi continued, as if she had not finished speaking.

"Upon entering the legacy realm of Immortal Tianlin, besides not being able to leave at will,

your cultivation realm is suppressed, limiting the strength of practitioners.

Didn't your sect mention any of this to you before you came..."

Lu Xiao neither belonged to any sect nor had any inkling that cultivation realms would be suppressed here.

Such core-level information was simply impossible to inquire about at Flowing Water Slope.

Prior to this, he had only known that there were immortal treasures hidden here.

Yet in An Yunzhi's words, the word "inheritance" had been mentioned repeatedly.

Despite stopping at several teahouses and wine taverns, Lu Xiao had never heard any related rumors.

Especially concerning this suppression of a practitioner's realm—Lu Xiao knew nothing of it, nor had he felt anything unusual.

"I wonder what the specifics of this realm suppression are?"

Hesitating for a moment, Lu Xiao finally voiced his question.

His tone remained restrained, avoiding the disclosure of any further personal information as much as possible.

Upon hearing this, a fresh wave of surprise washed over An Yunzhi's face.

"Has Young Master truly not felt it...

Whenever you attempt to unleash strength above the Stone-Moving Realm, a sense of powerlessness surges throughout your entire body.

That is the restriction left behind by the Immortal.

If you wish to obtain what he left behind, you can only contend for it using the strength of the Stone-Moving Realm."

No wonder he hadn't felt any realm suppression.

It turned out his own cultivation realm hadn't even reached the threshold required to trigger the suppression...

Being driven into a desperate situation by those ferocious beasts had not been a matter of An Yunzhi lacking strength.

It was because her cultivation realm had been suppressed here.

She simply couldn't unleash her true power.

The current situation instantly became rather troublesome.

Lu Xiao furrowed his brow as several pressing matters suddenly piled up in his mind.

He had only been granted one month for his practical training out in the world.

If he remained trapped here and unable to leave, it would surely cause a great deal of trouble.

Not only for himself, but it would also implicate Xue Shiwei.

Erniu might even face severe punishment and penalties.

Furthermore, this fairy maiden before him appeared to be of distinguished birth.

Since even she had ended up covered in such severe injuries, the trials left behind by this immortal predecessor seemed perilous indeed.

Ensuring his own safety posed yet another massive challenge.

At the thought of this, Lu Xiao turned his head to look at An Yunzhi.

"Does the Fairy know when these shackles will lift?

Will we have to wait a very long time?"

"The last time the shackles were lifted, it lasted for a total of twenty-six days.

They have already been sealed for six days now, leaving approximately twenty days remaining.

Besides, my name is An Yunzhi; Young Master may simply address me by my name..."