C797 End of the Road

Du Qi did not have time to check his own injuries before he turned around and staggered away from the cliff. After crossing the stream at the bottom of the stream, Du Qi did not stop climbing up the mountain in front of him.

Halfway up the mountain, Du Qi turned his head and saw several figures floating towards the valley he had just jumped off. After a brief search, they went in all directions.

Seeing this, Du Qi could not help but be shocked. At this time, he did not even have the strength to walk. If those people found his whereabouts, he would only die!

Fortunately, the trees on the hillside were covered in thick thorns. It was easy to look out from the inside. It was very difficult to detect the situation inside from afar, but even so... Du Qi did not dare to stop, but he also did not dare to make too big of a move. He could only be very careful as he walked towards the steep terrain and the dense trees.

It was not easy for him to reach the top of the mountain, and he did not even have time to catch his breath. Du Qi suddenly felt at least ten people coming from the front, back, and right side of the mountain. He could not believe that these people were not here for him. So he had to hide his figure and quietly slide to the left side.

The left side was a cliff. No wonder no one came. If he jumped from here, he would not be far from the valley he just escaped from. The valley was even more tightly connected. It was obvious that there would be a lot of people searching for him there. Seeing this, Du Qi naturally wouldn't jump down the cliff. In order to avoid the people searching for him at the top of the mountain, Du Qi had to struggle to survive at the edge of the cliff.

Looking down from the top, due to the influence of the trees, it was impossible to see the bottom of the cliff clearly. But looking up from below... He could see everything on the cliff where Du Qi was, even though Du Qi was very careful. There were also many short trees covering him, but no one could guarantee that he would not be discovered by others. At this moment, the people on the mountaintop were slowly approaching, no matter how he hid. He would be discovered by these people.

Du Qi crawled on the ground and slowly climbed to the edge of the cliff, hiding behind a short tree. He had long decided that if he was unfortunately discovered by these people, even if he jumped off the cliff and fell to his death, he would not be willing to fall into their hands.

Taking advantage of the fact that those people had yet to arrive, Du Qi slowly extended his head to look down the cliff. He saw a short tree growing on the cliff not far away from him, another bush not far away. The bushes formed a row and extended into the distance. It was almost impossible to see the end of it.

These short trees were not dense, but they were good for hiding. What was even more rare was that these short trees almost all grew in a straight line, neither up nor down. Du Qi could not help but be overjoyed when he saw this. He hurriedly floated up and quietly landed on the short trees in the distance. He stuck close to the cliff and jumped forward.

The further he went, the calmer Du Qi's heart became. It turned out that the short tree in front of him was no longer a bush. Instead, one tree after another grew out horizontally. Its branches were only pulled up tenaciously a few feet away. Their poles seemed to be flat on the ground as they walked on them. It was as if he was walking on a shady path paved with tree branches.

The tree branches in front of them became thicker and thicker, and the path became wider and wider. However, due to the slight indentation of the cliff wall, looking out, the branches on the outside still extended forward in a straight line. Looking from the outside to the inside, it was hard to notice the difference.

In the deepest part of the concave wall, there was actually a square stone table that was dozens of feet wide. The stone table was as flat as water, and as smooth and smooth like a mirror. The top of the wall, which was thirty to forty feet tall, suddenly protruded outwards. It was like a roof that covered the stone table, and the stone walls on both sides and the inside stood upright. It made the stone table look like a stone house. However, there were some weeds and saplings growing at the intersection of the inner wall and the stone walls on the left and right side. This made Du Qi feel that this place was not comparable to a real house. This made him realize the current situation.

Du Qi saw that this place was very hidden. Unless they followed the path he had come from or came from the front, even if they were on the opposite mountain peak, they would not be able to detect the situation here.

If he had some mental strength, he would be able to avoid those people who were looking for him. Du Qi would not risk his life to hide on this cliff that was completely out of reach. So... At this moment, he was not worried about anyone finding him, so he did not hesitate to fall to the ground. He held his breath and focused on healing himself. It took him a lot of effort to condense the remaining True Yuan. He barely managed to enter a meditative state and enter the state of forgetting everything.

After thirty-six cycles of cultivation, Du Qi finally recovered from his injuries and withdrew his cultivation in satisfaction.

Just as Du Qi stood up, he suddenly heard a voice saying, "Have you recovered your strength?"

Hearing this voice, Du Qi could not help but be shocked. It was not such a coincidence, right? After escaping from Dugu Wendao's pursuit and recovering from his injuries, he met Ren Ying. Could it be that Ren Ying was chasing after him like a ghost this time? So he blurted out without thinking, "Ren Ying?"

Du Qi turned around and looked where the voice came from. He saw a stone wall with a brush behind him, and only then did he remember where he was. He could not help but laugh. Was he too nervous and hallucinating?

Before Du Qi could think about it, the voice sounded again. "Ren Ying? Who is Ren Ying?"

This time, Du Qi heard it clearly. The voice came from the inner wall. Du Qi could not help but be shocked. He said in a panic, "Who?"

After a moment, the voice said lazily," Strange. I clearly know who I am, but why can't I remember? "

Du Qi asked again, "Where are you?"

The voice seemed to answer Du Qi's question, but also seemed to be talking to itself. It sounded more like it was continuing, "Who cares? I don't want to think about this anymore. Come in!"

Just as the voice stopped, the stone wall suddenly slid to the left like a door being pushed open. The surrounding sand and weeds fell down along with the stone wall. Other than that, there was no other sound.

Seeing all of this, Du Qi's heart could not help but tighten. He looked up and saw a very wide stone room behind the stone wall. As the stone wall slid open, it slowly revealed itself.

The stone room seemed to be empty except for a person sitting on a stone stool in front of the innermost stone wall. That person was wearing a dark robe that Du Qi could not tell what color it was. Perhaps it was because he had not seen the sun in the stone room for a long time. That person's face was pale and looked a little gloomy. However, his eyes were very bright, and his facial features were extremely beautiful. It was as if a peak Master Alchemist had been meticulously carved according to the aesthetic ratio. It was extremely contoured, appearing extremely resolute. He looked extremely young, but also appeared very old. It was as if he had experienced countless years.

A trace of a smile appeared on that person's face when he saw Du Qi appearing to be somewhat happy. He did not know why, but he looked a little stiff and unnatural.

After the stone wall that was the stone door completely slid open, no matter what Du Qi thought, that person smiled and said, "Please take a seat!" As he spoke, he pulled out his right hand from his sleeve and waved it. A stone block suddenly appeared on the left side of the stone room.