171: We were just...

Completely different from Chen Heng's imagination, a small village full of lush greenery appeared before his eyes.

More than a dozen families lived there, with wisps of cooking smoke drifting into the air.

Even the sun in the sky was so dazzling... "?" Chen Heng was stunned for a moment, then rubbed his eyes.

"The sun?"

"How is it, Mr. Chen, isn't it amazing?" The man smiled, taking a deep breath of the fresh air around him.

"Peach Blossom Spring Immortal Realm?" Bai Jun exclaimed in wonder.

"This young gentleman is right, this is indeed the Peach Blossom Spring Immortal Realm."

The man nodded, acknowledging what Bai Jun had said.

"However, this isn't a naturally occurring Peach Blossom Spring Immortal Realm, but one crafted from my own physical body."

"To transform one's body into a world?" Bai Jun looked at the man in surprise.

"Could it be that you, too, are a practitioner of the Dao?"

"I am not; this is merely something I accomplished with a few minor techniques, nothing worth mentioning."

The man smiled, reaching out to point at the sun in the sky.

"The people living here do not know the truth of this place, and I will not tell them."

"Their only value here is to ensure the purity of the Human Race's Bloodline."

"If one day the Human Race outside is completely polluted by Anomalies, this will be the Human Race's last sanctuary."

"What exactly do you mean by saying all this?" Chen Heng frowned; why was this man telling him these things?

"I mean no harm, Mr. Chen." The man shook his head, his body slowly beginning to dematerialize.

"Allow me to introduce myself: I am Qian Fa, the first and last Tower Lord of Qianfa Tower."

"This body is about to give out; please seek me in the depths of the Peach Blossom Spring."

"Oh, and if you two are interested in what's inside, feel free to explore."

"But please be careful not to startle the villagers inside; they know nothing of the outside world."

With that, Qian Fa's Clone transformed into light particles and vanished into the air, leaving behind only a somewhat faded map.

"This guy is really trusting, huh?" Chen Heng bent down to pick up the map, which marked the location of Qian Fa's remaining body.

It also showed the entire structure of the Peach Blossom Spring, which looked somewhat similar to the structure of human internal organs.

The two lush green mountains before Chen Heng's eyes were the lungs, and the vibrant village was the heart.

As for the head, that was where Qian Fa's consciousness resided.

"Tsk tsk tsk, this technique is impressive, Bai Jun, can you do this?"

Chen Heng compared the map while surveying the entire Peach Blossom Spring, then turned to look at Bai Jun.

"This, I've heard of it, but this is the first time I've actually seen it."

Bai Jun also looked at the entire Peach Blossom Spring with a face full of curiosity.

"In the records of our True Immortal Sect, those who can use 'transforming one's body into a world' are True Immortals who have cultivated to the extreme."

"The Peach Blossom Spring Immortal Realm is where the direct relatives of those great cultivators reside."

"Oh..." Chen Heng nodded, continuing to study the map in his hand.

After a few minutes, Chen Heng's expression turned somewhat grim.

"Wait!"

"You said if this Peach Blossom Spring is Qian Fa's body, then what is Qianfa Tower?"

Chen Heng and Bai Jun exchanged glances, then both leaned their heads over the map.

"..."

"It... it couldn't be, could it?"

Although their conjectures were a bit outlandish, the only reasonable thing they could think of was that 'thing.'

A super colossal hook.

"So, were we just inside that guy's 'thing'?"

Chen Heng's face was extremely grim; he found this fact hard to accept.

"It seems so..." Bai Jun's expression wasn't much better, but his acceptance of it was relatively high.

"But thinking about it, it doesn't matter; his body has already become the Peach Blossom Spring Immortal Realm, so those old functions probably aren't useful anymore."

"Besides, this is just our conjecture; if we really want to know, why don't we just ask Qian Fa later?"

Bai Jun spread his hands, saying with a touch of helplessness.

"Alright..." Chen Heng sighed, he didn't have any better ideas either.

And so, the two walked towards the only inhabited place in the entire Peach Blossom Spring.

Everything else was minor; they needed to fill their stomachs first... Qiyang City, Five Spirits Gang Headquarters.

"Xiao Qi, how are things?" Gou Longxun frowned, staring at Qi Longhu.

Qi Longhu's expression was also very solemn; it seemed the situation in Shigou Village was not optimistic.

"Gang Leader, I did go to Shigou Village, but I didn't find any trace of that boy Chen Heng or young friend Bai Jun."

"However, the old well in the center of Shigou Village has disappeared, leaving only a large pit more than ten zhang deep."

"What on earth is going on..." The more Gou Longxun listened, the grimmer his face became, eventually turning so dark it looked like it could drip water.

"Although I didn't find Chen Heng and Bai Jun, I did find some useful things."

Pausing, Qi Longhu spoke again.

"Speak quickly!" Gou Longxun glared at Qi Longhu; why did this old fellow like to take such long pauses when speaking?

"I smelled the bloody scent of the Wutong Sect around that deep pit!"

Qi Longhu didn't know much, so he could only state what he currently understood.

"It's the Wutong Sect again." Gou Longxun gritted his teeth.

Now, whenever the Wutong Sect was mentioned, Gou Longxun would recall his beastly youngest son.

If it weren't for that scoundrel, so many people in Qiyang City wouldn't have died.

"Do not publicize this matter for now, and also inform Chen Heng's father."

Gou Longxun's concerns were different from those of Qi Longhu and the others.

They were worried about Chen Heng's safety, while Gou Longxun was worried about the subsequent retaliation from the Aristocratic Families.

Once those Aristocratic Families learned of Chen Heng's disappearance, Qiyang City's fate would definitely not be good.

"Xiao Qi, continue to search for Chen Heng's whereabouts; if you can't find him around Qiyang City, then go to the Jade Fan Kingdom."

Gou Longxun deeply understood Chen Heng's importance; neither Qiyang City nor the Five Spirits Gang could do without him.

"As far as I know, the Jade Fan Kingdom is full of cults, and there will definitely be news of the Wutong Sect there."

"If he can't even be found in the Jade Fan Kingdom..."

Gou Longxun sighed.

"If even the Jade Fan Kingdom cannot find Chen Heng's trace, then we will not be far from ruin."

"I understand." Qi Longhu nodded, then got up without hesitation to rally the White Tiger Hall members.

Qi Longhu had already prepared himself mentally.

Even if Gou Longxun didn't want to search for Chen Heng, he would still go.

That boy was recruited into the gang by him, so he must take responsibility for it.

Moreover, even if Chen Heng wanted to leave Qiyang City, he would never do so without a word; he would definitely say goodbye to everyone.

Regardless of life or death, Chen Heng must be found!