Chapter 1491 - 1488: Breaking Out of the Valley

Chapter 1491: Chapter 1488: Breaking Out of the Valley

But time was short, and a few minutes later, they started to go ashore. After getting dressed, they headed into the house. It was already in the middle of the night, and they planned to rest for the night before making plans to ascend.

The two prepared a dinner table themselves, and after eating, they went to sleep.

Nothing happened overnight. The next morning, as the sun shone brightly, the two packed everything up, strapped on a bundle, and began searching for an exit. However, unbeknownst to them, if there were an exit here, Wu Wuji wouldn’t have had to exert so much effort to fly directly up the mountain.

It was clear that Wu Wuji had searched for a long time and still hadn’t found an exit.

As expected, Chen Tianlong and Wu Mengting searched along the cliffside until noon, exhausted, yet couldn’t find a decent exit. All around were cliffs rising into the clouds.

Chen Tianlong wiped his sweat almost in despair. Sword Control definitely couldn’t fly that high; at most, it might reach two to three thousand meters, and this height was seven to eight thousand meters. Adding Wu Mengting would make it impossible.

"Chen Tianlong, don’t worry, maybe there’s another way."

Wu Mengting consoled him, not in a rush herself. If they truly couldn’t ascend, she decided she’d live quietly here with Chen Tianlong. But Chen Tianlong was still uneasy about Wu Guangzu and the overall situation in Huaxia.

"Hmm."

Chen Tianlong caressed the Dragon Slayer Sword for a while and then suddenly realized, hadn’t he recently been breaking through consecutively?

Now, it seemed he had already reached the Great Perfection Limit of the Celestial Dao seven stars level, and his power was very stable, with Inner Strength far exceeding the required level.

"That’s right, Mengting, I seem to be much stronger than before now. I want to try if my Sword Control Skill has also significantly improved.

"Okay, sure."

Wu Mengting smiled gently and nodded.

Chen Tianlong didn’t delay, stood up directly, tossed the Dragon Slayer Sword, and flew, activating the Sword Control Skill. He was surprised to find the speed of running the Cultivation Technique was incredibly fast, with no pause or delay.

The Dragon Slayer Sword "whooshed" and enlarged significantly, startling Chen Tianlong. Maybe running the Heart Method was uncontrolled, while his own strength had become exceptionally strong.

After reaching the third level of the Nine Yang Celestial Dragon Technique’s Great Perfection, his entire strength had fundamentally changed. His internal structure had undergone adjustments; his muscles became more robust, and his bodily tissues evolved further.

More specifically, he had achieved Immortalization.

After Immortalization, both his Perception and Physical Resistance, as well as strength and stamina, had greatly improved. Thus, considering Sword Control Skill, which exhausts stamina, maybe if he tried, he could reach higher.

With his Sword Control, he first ascended vertically to about two thousand meters, feeling some pressure but vaguely able to proceed.

Chen Tianlong was overjoyed, indeed much stronger than before.

Previously, before upgrading, reaching two thousand meters was extremely difficult, nearly a full stop.

Now, he only felt some resistance, his speed gradually slowing, but still ascending.

Chen Tianlong gritted his teeth, accelerated with all his strength, and flew nearly another two thousand meters. By then, he had expended half his stamina, with about three to four thousand meters left to the top.

Seeing this, Chen Tianlong was delighted, but the higher he flew, the more stamina he consumed, and resistance increased. His speed slowed significantly.

Under such circumstances, continuing straight up was hardly possible.

So, Chen Tianlong planned to go in a zigzag pattern as if climbing a mountain, ascending another two thousand meters. But reaching this point, he felt incapable of moving further, with his stamina depleted to the limit.

However, looking up, Chen Tianlong finally saw the peak, very close now.

He gritted his teeth and decided to persevere a bit longer to see if he could reach it. With only a trace of stamina left, he pushed on. Finally expending his last ounce of strength, he stopped three to four hundred meters shy of the peak.

But he couldn’t hold on anymore and started falling fast.

"Damn, I forgot that descending also requires stamina to control the Dragon Slayer Sword. Now that I’ve exhausted every bit of strength, I’m going to fall directly."

Thinking this, Chen Tianlong felt terribly embarrassed.

Normally so cautious, he’d forgotten this time. Truly, intelligence can be its own defeat.

Seeing himself plummeting fast, Chen Tianlong was shocked, but his body was entirely drained, unable to grip the Dragon Slayer Sword. In his despair, he suddenly remembered Xiaogu, and being so close to the ground, maybe if he called, it might hear him?

"Xiaogu, Xiaogu."

Without much hesitation, Chen Tianlong called out a few times, then placed his hands around his mouth and whistled, the sound sharp and clear, piercing through the clouds.

But after a few whistles, there was still no response, only the sound of whistling wind.

Chen Tianlong didn’t give up; after all, if Xiaogu didn’t appear, he’d have to use Powerful Qi to preserve his Heart Meridian. At worst, he’d suffer serious injury but wouldn’t die.

The whistle sounded again; by then, Chen Tianlong had fallen to about three thousand meters in height. At this moment, Wu Mengting saw a black spot from above rapidly descending, initially thinking Chen Tianlong had returned.

But the next moment, something felt off because Chen Tianlong didn’t encounter anything, instead he was holding the Dragon Slayer Sword, falling rapidly.

"Ah?"

Wu Mengting was stunned for a moment and immediately reacted, rushing over. Directly below was a lush green meadow, and falling from such a height, he’d either be dead or crippled.

Of course, except for someone like Chen Tianlong with a heaven-defying physique and strong abilities, he might only be severely injured but not dead.

Chen Tianlong closed his eyes, as he was falling too fast, even his keen eyes were a bit dazzled by the rapidly passing scenes. Chen Tianlong was about to hit the ground.

Eight hundred meters, five hundred meters, three hundred meters.

Wu Mengting couldn’t bear to watch anymore, tightly closing her eyes to avoid seeing, because the speed was just too fast.

Suddenly, Chen Tianlong felt himself land on something warm and somewhat soft. Opening his eyes, he was overjoyed. Beneath him was his giant eagle, Xiaogu.

"Haha, Xiaogu, you came!"

Chen Tianlong was very happy, quickly turning over, stroking Xiaogu and said.

"Ah ah..."

Xiaogu let out a happy cry, as if saying, I caught you, I caught you.

Wu Mengting closed her eyes, but for a long time there was no sound. Logically, if he crashed down, there should be a huge noise, at least a thunderous crash.

But now, there was no sound at all. Could it be that Chen Tianlong didn’t fall down?

Thinking of this, Wu Mengting immediately opened her eyes. The scene before her left her stunned because a gigantic divine eagle was slowly descending before her.

Wu Mengting was very surprised.

"Mengting, it’s me." Chen Tianlong stood up and waved to Wu Mengting below.

At this moment, Mengting, hearing the voice, looked up carefully. It was her Chen Tianlong, and she immediately rejoiced, jumping and shouting, "Chen Tianlong, you’re okay, that’s great."

Before long, Xiaogu landed on the meadow in the valley. Chen Tianlong leapt up and landed on the ground. Wu Mengting hurried over, hugging him with joy and fear.

Joyful because Chen Tianlong escaped trouble, afraid because she feared Chen Tianlong might truly leave her. That would be terrifying reality for Wu Mengting.

"Hehe, why would anything happen to me? After all, we have our Xiaogu."

Chen Tianlong began to show off again. This time was indeed very dangerous. If not for Xiaogu, he might have lost half his life. Though Chen Tianlong felt he wouldn’t die, such an impact up high would leave him bedridden for at least half a month to recover.

"Hmph, you keep boasting. If not for this big bird, I wonder if you could still laugh." Wu Mengting glanced at Chen Tianlong, then curiously asked, "By the way, how did Xiaogu hear your voice?"

"Oh, I was almost at the top, then ran out of strength. At that moment, I thought of Xiaogu and yelled a few times, unexpectedly, it really heard me. Before, in the deep valley, Xiaogu probably couldn’t hear."

Saying this, Chen Tianlong felt proud. Back then, he truly was formidable to have tamed such a big creature.

"Wow, Chen Tianlong, you’re amazing." Wu Mengting was both touched and excited. Touched that Chen Tianlong risked everything to save her.

"Haha, just average."

This time, Chen Tianlong boasted with success, finally garnering praise from Mengting. "Alright, let’s go up. With Xiaogu sending me up is no problem."

Chen Tianlong knew that for a giant eagle, such a height of ten thousand meters was very manageable.

It wasn’t very easy, but also not difficult, and clearly, this was no ordinary giant eagle, but a spirit beast. Spirit beasts are like human cultivators, much stronger than ordinary giant eagles, whether in attack or resistance.

Wu Mengting nodded, walked towards Chen Tianlong, and the two supported each other, suddenly jumping onto the giant eagle. Mengting sat in front of Chen Tianlong, while he hugged her from behind, holding onto the rise on the wing.

"Xiaogu, set off!"

With a command from Chen Tianlong, the giant eagle slowly rose, then gradually accelerated upward, spiraling up. The speed was also very fast: "Mengting, don’t be afraid, I’ll hold you tight."

Chen Tianlong saw Wu Mengting’s hands tightly gripping him, knowing she was a bit scared. Perhaps it’s a common trait among girls, a bit afraid of heights, especially at thousands of meters high and flying at such high speed.

"Whoosh...."

The two of them felt the wind whizzing past their ears, indicating that Xiaogu was flying at high speed. After an unknown amount of time, suddenly hearing Xiaogu’s "ah ah ah," they both looked up quickly and saw a vast expanse all around them.

"Oh, we’re finally out, Chen Tianlong."

Wu Mengting reacted quickly, seeing that the surroundings were bright, clearly indicating they were out of the valley.