113: Chapter 113 Pure Yang Dragon Scales

Looking at the endless mountain range outside the window, Chen Zhiwen could not help but feel incredibly calm.

"System, check in," Chen Zhiwen muttered to himself.

【Ding! Congratulations to the host for completing the daily check-in task. System reward: one Pure Yang Dragon Scale!】

The familiar sound of the System echoed in Chen Zhiwen's mind. As soon as the voice faded, a scale shimmering with crimson gold light and radiating a powerful sense of oppression appeared in Chen Zhiwen's System space.

Chen Zhiwen stared at the Dragon scale before him, his expression stunned.

Although this Pure Yang Dragon scale was useless to him, it was still the best reward the System had given in recent times.

Therefore, Chen Zhiwen did not feel disappointed. He stopped focusing on the Dragon scale and let his thoughts return to reality.

After the carriage slowly drove into the mountain range, everyone suddenly felt a refreshing breeze rush towards them; the concentration of Spiritual Qi in the air was significantly denser than before.

Those who were in the middle of Cultivating noticed this change and woke up from their meditation one after another. Their gazes turned toward the window in unison, wanting to investigate the cause.

"Is this the territory belonging to the Zetian Sect?" Ye Hao widened his eyes, looking at the scenery outside the window with a curious face, as if he had discovered a new world.

"The concentration of Spiritual Qi in this air is probably the densest in the entire desolate region."

"Among the other Nine Great Sects and Four Great Dynasties, it is likely difficult to find any place that can compare to this." Ye Hao clicked his tongue in admiration, expressing his amazement at the density of the Spiritual Qi here.

Zheng Chen, who was beside him, saw this and smiled faintly, looking calm and composed as he slowly said, "The Zetian Sect is located in the most central part of the desolate region, and Qinghua Mountain, the number one mountain in the desolate region, is also situated here."

"In any era of the past, this place has been a crucial location that various forces have dreamed of and fought to the death to obtain."

Zheng Chen continued to explain, "Precisely because of this, the Spiritual Qi here is naturally incomparable to other places."

After hearing Zheng Chen's explanation, the others in the carriage nodded one after another.

The carriage sped through the sky above the mountain range, like a bolt of lightning cutting across the horizon.

About the time it takes to burn an incense stick later, a towering, majestic canyon suddenly appeared before them, as if it had risen abruptly from the ground, forcefully blocking the carriage's path.

This canyon was majestic, with mountain peaks on both sides piercing the clouds, tightly connected to the surrounding mountain ranges to form a natural barrier.

In the middle of the canyon, only a dozen-meter-wide path remained, winding and twisting like a giant Dragon coiled within, extending deep into the canyon and disappearing into the swirling mist.

The people in the carriage were stunned by this spectacular sight. The canyon before them was like a masterpiece of divine craftsmanship, making one marvel at the wonder and greatness of nature.

This canyon was like a mysterious Domain, isolating the outside world from the world behind the canyon.

It was like a natural protective shield, preventing outsiders from peeking at the scenery behind the canyon.

If one wanted to pass through this canyon, the only way was to follow that narrow path, uncovering the secrets behind the canyon step by step.

After a long while, Zheng Chen slowly said, "This is the Juexia Canyon. Once we reach this point, we can consider ourselves to have truly stepped onto the territory of the Zetian Sect."

"For the rest of the journey, we cannot continue by carriage."

After saying this, Zheng Chen controlled the carriage to fly downwards, finally stopping in front of Juexia Canyon.

After everyone got off the carriage, Zheng Chen put it away.

At this moment, several rays of rainbow light suddenly shot out from the canyon, speeding towards where Chen Zhiwen and his group were.

When these rays of light stopped in front of Chen Zhiwen and the others, it became clear that the person in the lead was none other than Feng Qingyang, the head Disciple of the Zetian Sect's inner cabinet, and behind him were several Disciples from the Zetian Sect's outer cabinet.

"Brother Chen, Brother Zheng, long time no see!" Feng Qingyang greeted Chen Zhiwen and the others with a smile.

Chen Zhiwen and Zheng Chen smiled and nodded in acknowledgement.

"In two days, the day for Qinghua Mountain to open will arrive. The Sect Master specially dispatched me here to receive all the Prodigies who have come."

"What I didn't expect was that the first to arrive would be Brother Chen and Brother Zheng." Feng Qingyang smiled and explained the reason for his appearance here.

"Tsk tsk! Having you, the head Senior Brother of the Zetian Sect, come out to receive us shows that the Zetian Sect is quite sincere," Zheng Chen teased.

Feng Qingyang smiled but said nothing. His gaze swept over Chen Zhiwen's group, lingering on Zhou Qi for a moment.

"Everyone, please follow me." Feng Qingyang cupped his hands and stepped aside.

"Alright."

Under the lead of Feng Qingyang, Chen Zhiwen and his group walked into Juexia Canyon, their figures gradually disappearing into the darkness.

Although the rock walls on both sides of the canyon were high and blocked most of the sunlight, everyone in the canyon could still find the path by relying on their Divine Sense.

Feng Qingyang led the way for everyone, while the other Zetian Sect Disciples followed behind the group.

The gazes of these Zetian Sect Disciples kept falling on Chen Zhiwen intentionally or unintentionally. They were full of curiosity about this Chen Zhiwen who had snatched the top spot of the hidden dragon ranking from their head Senior Brother.

However, after some observation, they couldn't find anything extraordinary about Chen Zhiwen, so they had to tuck their curiosity away.

Along the way, Feng Qingyang and Zheng Chen chatted idly, and it seemed obvious that the two had known each other before.

During the chat, Feng Qingyang learned of the other identities of Chen Zhiwen's group.

Upon learning that the young man who had caught his attention was the current Legacy Disciple of the Solitary Sword Pavilion, Feng Qingyang could not help but show a look of surprise.

Turning his head towards Zhou Qi, Feng Qingyang cupped his hands and said, "I really didn't expect that Brother Zhou is actually a Disciple of the Solitary Sword Pavilion. My apologies for my lack of respect!"

Zhou Qi nodded coldly in response.

Feng Qingyang continued, "I wonder if Senior Gu Jianchi has been in good health in recent years?"

Upon hearing this, a trace of abnormality appeared on Zhou Qi's cold face, and he asked in surprise, "You know my Revered Master?"

Feng Qingyang answered with a solemn face, "Senior Gu Jianchi is the person with the most outstanding talent in the Dao of the Sword among the Human Race in the desolate region in the last ten thousand years!"

"Back in the day, Senior Gu Jianchi's Cultivation had already entered the Peak Grandmaster realm. In order to comprehend his own extreme Dao, he visited our Zetian Sect three times, specifically to spar and exchange pointers with my Revered Master."

Hearing this, Zheng Chen could not help but feel curious and hurriedly asked, "What was the final result then?" Not only Zheng Chen, but also Zhou Qi and Chen Zhiwen beside him were intrigued, casting their gazes towards Feng Qingyang, waiting for his continuation.

Feng Qingyang's mouth curled slightly, revealing a faint smile, and he said slowly, "As for the result, naturally my Revered Master was superior, as he is a Great Grandmaster after all."

However, he changed the subject and continued, "However, according to my Revered Master, in his first battle with Senior Gu Jianchi, he actually only used three moves to easily defeat him."

"But by the third time they sparred, the situation was very different. Senior Gu Jianchi and my Revered Master traded blows with their long swords, and after exchanging over a hundred moves, he finally succumbed to defeat."