The sky in July is clear even at dusk, with crisp blue flaming clouds, rice waves surging in the small valley, and the beautiful fragrance of rice churning, making people's hearts seem to be teased round after round.
After staying in Denjin Grand Canyon for half a month, Wu Qingce and his party finally arrived at the first day of the month that their senior brother had mentioned.
Standing on the cliff in the center of the Grand Canyon, Gu Qinghuan was using all his strength to use the True Essence Tiangang Art, feeling the changes in the spiritual energy in the canyon.
It's just that the sun is almost setting, but he still doesn't feel anything different from usual days.
After a while, a figure slowly fell beside him and said: "I have checked all the cliffs and found no sudden caves."
Opening his eyes, he looked at Senior Brother Wu, whose breathing was somewhat disturbed. Before Lu Qinghuan could speak, Luo Wenzhou also climbed up.
Wiping the sweat from his cheeks, Luo Wenzhou looked at the setting sun that was about to sink into the mountains in the distance and said, "None of the strange beasts in the canyon showed any signs of restlessness or agitation. They were all the same as usual."
After a while, a wet head poked out from the edge of the cliff. Qu Yangze, who had swam in all the waters of the Grand Canyon, looked at Gu Qinghuan and said: "Brother Gu, nothing has changed in the water. The temperature and flow rate are the same as usual."
Same."
Feeling the fresh breeze carrying some vegetation, Wu Qingce said: "Maybe the vision will happen at night?"
After hearing this, Luo Wenzhou thought about it for a moment and said, "Master said that the vision would happen on the first day of the month. Maybe he didn't mean the first day?"
Gu Qinghuan slowly stopped the True Essence Tiangang Art and said, "Let's check it again later. I think even if there is no strange phenomenon today, there should be some omens."
"Indeed." Wu Qingce nodded.
Just like the last time when strange beasts gathered before the Thunder Spirit Flower was discovered, it is unlikely that there would be no warning this time.
"Then I'll go check it in the water again." Qu Yangze said and was about to climb down.
"Don't worry, let's wait until it gets completely dark before going. Eat something first."
He took out the dry food and distributed it to the other people. The four of them chatted for a while while eating. It was not until the night turned completely dark that the four of them separated again and rushed towards the area they were responsible for.
The night passed quickly, and at three o'clock in the morning, the four of them gathered on the cliff again.
But just like during the day, the four of them still didn't notice any different changes in the canyon.
Gu Qinghuan frowned and thought for a moment, then whispered: "Since senior brother said that there will be strange phenomena at the beginning of the month, there should be no warning on the first day. If we look again, there must be changes in the canyon that we have not discovered."
"Okay." The other three nodded and dispersed again.
This time, Gu Qinghuan no longer just used the True Yuan Tiangang Jue to feel the changes in the spiritual energy in the canyon, but walked down the hillside to carefully inspect every part of the canyon.
Shape, sound, smell, taste, touch.
Gu Qinghuan used his five senses to the extreme. He absolutely believed in his senior brother's words. Since his senior brother said that there would be visions in the canyon at the beginning of the month, there must be visions.
It was precisely because of this absolute trust that he had a hunch that since this vision was so inconspicuous, it was very likely that people in his group would pass it by if they didn't discover it in time.
In the darkness, for the first time, Gu Qinghuan, who had fully mobilized his five senses, suddenly felt that everything around him began to slowly change.
Some sounds that he could never hear at ordinary times were constantly being transmitted to his ears, and at the same time, some tiny light spots that he had never seen at all began to appear around him.
'What's this?'
Lu Qinghuan was a little confused when he faced this kind of situation for the first time. Soon, smells he had never smelled before and touches he had never felt before came one after another. The "amount of information" was so large that Lu Qinghuan's brain had no time to process it.
"call……"
Taking a deep breath and feeling the slightly sour taste in his mouth, Lu Qinghuan began to slowly analyze what was causing this change.
'Is it because of the True Yuan Tiangang Jue?'
The reason why after practicing Zhenyuan Tiangang Jue that he can absorb the spiritual energy around him more easily than other practitioners is not only because his body becomes closer to the spiritual energy, but also because his spiritual consciousness becomes sharper and he can easily capture it.
To the aura floating between heaven and earth.
Now his five senses have become so sharp, this feeling is like the first time he felt that his spiritual consciousness has become extremely sharp, but now this feeling appears on the five senses.
After guessing the reason, Lu Qinghuan was no longer so confused, but became more focused and mobilized his five senses more carefully.
A "buzz" sound.
Lu Qinghuan felt like he had entered a brand new world. Everything around him was still the same as before, but it was so different.
He could hear the trees breathing, the insects whispering, the breeze talking...
When his five senses are fully open, the dense grass seems to have turned into a forest, the pebbles look like mountains, and the small water droplets look like the vast ocean.
Time passes in different ways, and with all five senses open, one minute seems to be used as a whole day.
"Cough! Cough! Cough..."
Just as Gu Qinghuan was indulging in this wonderful feeling, he suddenly felt a tightness in his chest and coughed violently several times before he recovered.
Wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, Gu Qinghuan thought that it was because he was unable to process so much information at one time that it became like this.
After a slight adjustment, Gu Qinghuan had no intention of giving up. Instead, he once again mobilized his five senses and began to observe his surroundings.
Because he found that only in this state could he see many things that he could not usually see.
When the sun rose high again, Wu Qingce, who looked around the Denjin Grand Canyon, returned to the meeting point, only to find that Junior Brother Qinghuan was not here.
Wu Qingce didn't pay much attention at first, but after Luo Wenzhou and Qu Yangze also came back one after another, he couldn't help but frown.
After all, among the four of them, Junior Brother Qing Huan should be the most planned and punctual.
It was his decision to gather every five hours, so he would definitely be the one who abides by it the most.
'problem occurs!'
Wu Qingce knew Gu Qinghuan well, and he knew that even if he couldn't come to the gathering, he would definitely find a way to convey the message. But now that he disappeared without a trace, he must have encountered some accident.
So Wu Qingce immediately looked at the other two people and said, "Qing Huan may be in trouble. Let's go look for him separately. If we encounter a strong enemy, don't act rashly. Send a signal first."
"yes!"
Luo Wenzhou and Qu Yangze also realized the seriousness of the situation, nodded and immediately dispersed in two directions.
Wu Qingce, who was anxious in his mind, ran quickly in the canyon with all his consciousness. However, what he didn't expect was that before he ran very far, he actually found Gu Qinghuan lying on the grass.
After confirming that Gu Qinghuan still had signs of life, Wu Qingce did not rush to rescue him, but carefully observed the surroundings.
He believed that Junior Brother Qing Huan would not fall here for no reason, and his group might be targeted by someone.
During the more than half a year of suppressing the rebel party, he had encountered many such situations. If his senior brother had not given him enough protective treasures, he would have almost fallen into a trap several times.
And Wu Qingce did not hide these things from his senior brother. Every time he used valuable talismans or elixirs, he would consciously tell his senior brother how he used them.
Every time my senior brother heard this, he would smile and say, "The treasures are meant for use, so they are not a waste, but if you use them for such a stupid reason, it is really a waste."
Every time the senior brother finished speaking, he would not punish him directly, but would continue to smile and say: "I haven't practiced with you for a long time, come on, attack him."
When the discussion is over, the senior brother will throw him into the medicinal bath bucket and leave a message: "Reflect on yourself. If you make the same stupid mistake next time, it won't be as simple as beating you."
Over time, Wu Qingce no longer acted so impulsively. Even if he was anxious, he would not let this anxiety control his reason, because it was just like what his senior brother said.
"Mindless rescues don't do anything except involve yourself."
So although Wu Qingce was very worried about the safety of Junior Brother Qing Huan at this moment, he still had to determine what exactly happened first.
Quietly pulling out a purple [Breath Holding Talisman] from the Qiankun Ring, Wu Qingce whispered: "Hidden."
Putting the [Breath Holding Talisman] that emitted a dim black light in front of him, Wu Qingce began to follow the method taught by his senior brother to confirm whether he had stepped into the formation.
After the time for a cup of tea passed, Wu Qingce, who had tried various tests but still received no feedback, couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
'What an amazing guy...he can hide himself so secretly.'
But Wu Qingce was not ready to continue testing, because he had already tested the ones that needed to be tested, and confirmed that there were no traps nearby. Even if someone really used Junior Brother Qinghuan as bait to plot against him, the worst he could do would be a sneak attack, and Wu Qingce had already dealt with such a sneak attack.
With a lot of experience, as long as he is not a cultivator of Xuanling or above, he believes that he is capable of fighting.
After checking the surrounding situation again, Wu Qingce's silver-white hair suddenly started to move automatically, and arcs of electricity appeared around him.
Then I saw Wu Qingce move, like lightning, coming to Gu Qinghuan, then picked him up and continued to run forward for several miles.
"Ha ha……"
After arriving in a hidden cave and making sure that no one was chasing him, Wu Qingce put Gu Qinghuan on the ground and began to check his physical condition. At the same time, he sent a signal to Luo Wenzhou and Qu Yangze to come over.
Half an hour later, Lu Qinghuan slowly opened his eyes and heard Qu Yangze shouting excitedly.
"Senior Brother Wu! Wake up, Senior Brother Gu is awake."
"Qing Huan, are you okay?"
Looking at Wu Qingce who was standing in front of him, Gu Qinghuan, who realized what had happened, rubbed his temples and said, "Sorry for causing trouble to everyone."
"Where are you talking? What happened?" Wu Qingce asked with concern.
"I accidentally overexhausted my consciousness and fainted suddenly. I'm so sorry." Gu Qinghuan shook his head and said, seeming to blame himself for making such a stupid mistake.
In the early morning, he used all five senses to search for a while and was about to head towards the next area, when suddenly his vision went dark and he fell to the ground.
Everything happened so without warning, catching him off guard.
After hearing Gu Qinghuan's answer, Wu Qingce couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth.
Because in the words of the senior brother, he just tried his best to fight with the air and was even proud of his own growth for a while when he rescued junior brother Qing Huan.
'This matter... it's better not to tell senior brother...'
Soon, Gu Qinghuan, who had regained consciousness, asked, "Have you found anything?"
The three of them shook their heads at the same time, saying that they did not notice any strange phenomena.
After forcing himself to sit up, Gu Qinghuan took out a blue crystal bottle from the Qiankun Ring and poured out a Haoyuan Dan. He swallowed it into his mouth. Gu Qinghuan instantly felt that his sea of consciousness, which had seemed to be dry, immediately filled up.
'As expected of the medicine prepared by my senior brother.'
This was the first time that Gu Qinghuan's consciousness had experienced such a blow. He thought that even after taking the elixir, he would have to rest for a while, but he did not expect that as soon as the elixir was taken into his stomach, his consciousness would be completely restored to its original state.
Standing up, Gu Qinghuan looked at Wu Qingce and said, "Senior Brother Wu, were you the one who brought me here?"
Wu Qingce, who was still embarrassed by his recent actions, nodded and replied, "Yes."
"Can you please take me back to the place where I fainted just now?"
Although he fainted very suddenly, Gu Qinghuan still clearly remembered that at the moment before he fainted, he caught a very special aura, an aura that was incompatible with the Grand Canyon!
"Of course, no problem." Wu Qingce agreed.
Taking Gu Qinghuan back to the place where he fainted just now, Wu Qingce asked softly: "Do you really don't need to rest for a while? You looked very bad just now."
"It doesn't matter. Senior Brother's elixir is very effective, but I have to ask Senior Brother Wu to look after me this time. I may faint again later."
Although he didn't know what Gu Qinghuan planned to do, Wu Qingce readily agreed: "No problem, don't worry."
Nodding towards Wu Qingce, Gu Qinghuan recalled the feeling before, and slowly controlled the mysterious energy to flow towards his facial features.
'This is how it feels.'
After grasping the trick, Gu Qinghuan once again activated his five senses with all his strength, and instantly captured the special aura he had captured before fainting.
After determining the direction, Lu Qinghuan immediately walked quickly in that direction.
Wu Qingce and the three of them followed behind Gu Qinghuan cautiously.
After arriving at a river bank, Gu Qinghuan, who was sure that the special aura was under his feet, put away his mysterious energy and returned his five senses to their normal state.
"This is it." Gu Qinghuan turned around and said to Wu Qingce and the others.
Wu Qingce was stunned for a moment, then realized: "You mean the vision is here?"
"Yeah." Gu Qinghuan nodded, squatted down and grabbed a handful of soil and said, "The soil here is a little drier than other places."
Following Gu Qinghuan's example, Wu Qingce grabbed a handful of soil. After squeezing it for a long time, Wu Qingce didn't feel there was anything special about the soil, so he immediately ran along the river for several miles and grabbed another handful of soil by the river.
A pinch.
'It's amazing...this handful of soil is actually a little bit wetter.'