C20 A Preliminary Study on Wuliangzhai

Based on the distance on the map, the Wulian Stronghold should be around eight hundred kilometers. However, there was no clear route on the map. It was clear that they would need to make their way through mountains and valleys. Although it wasn't a problem for Liu Di, it took a lot of time.

Three days had passed by the time Liu Di rushed over to Wulian Stronghold.

Liu Di obviously wouldn't rashly go into the Wulian Stronghold, and immediately found the tallest mountain to condescendingly observe.

The Wulian Stronghold really were five companies, each having a wooden tower in the east, south, west and north. Ten meters tall, two stories high, and in the middle of it all was a three story wooden building that was fifteen meters tall.

The four-sided wooden building encircled the center of the building, with it as the main building. The rest of the buildings complemented each other, as if they were one.

Liu Di's heart skipped a beat the first time he saw the overall view of Wulian Stronghold. Just by looking at the scale and layout of the Wulian Stronghold, it didn't look like a motley stronghold.

One must know that the largest city within a thousand miles' radius was called the Yi-Hong Courtyard. It was only the third floor, and its size and height could not be compared to the main building of the Wulian Stronghold.

To be able to build such a towering structure in the depths of the mountains, the cost was definitely not something an ordinary village would dare to think of.

Liu Di became alert and the contempt in his heart disappeared. This Wulian Stronghold was definitely not as simple as he thought it to be, he had to be extra careful.

At the same time, he was also filled with anticipation, hoping that his clues could get some clues from the Wulian Stronghold.

What Liu Di did not expect was that in order to save time, he directly brought the Wind Divine Movement to its peak. In fact, from the foot of the mountain to the top, there were a total of nine checkpoints, all of which were hidden cards!

Although Liu Di was quite old, he could be considered to have a lot of experience in his previous life. However, when it came to experience in the martial arts world, it was only at a small level.

Along the way, he did not check his surroundings with his Divine Movement, and the people guarding the posts were only normal martial artists from the Jianghu. Naturally, he didn't feel that someone was floating above his head, so he muddled his way up to the peak.

This Wulian Stronghold could only be seen from extremely high altitudes, and the only thing that outsiders could see was a stone wall located in the valley.

Liu Di carefully observed the overall layout of Wulian Stronghold on the peak, memorizing it with his heart. After a while, he had a plan and started descending the mountain.

He was walking up the southern slope, but this time, he was going down the mountain on the Wulian Stronghold side. This place was equivalent to being inside the stronghold, so there was no need to set up the card. Liu Di walked smoothly down the mountain in the blink of an eye.

He estimated the distance, and with a thought, he scanned the path with his Spiritual Sense.

Liu Di's good luck ended here, the rookie in the martial arts world made another common error.

"Who is it!" With an explosive shout, a figure suddenly appeared on the rooftop of the building in the middle of the building. Immediately after, another three figures appeared beside him.

Although Liu Di was a noob, his reaction was not slow. He immediately held his breath and hid himself in the grass.

Mu Daozi's Qi Restraining Technique was indeed miraculous. There was not even the slightest fluctuation of spiritual energy on Liu Di's body. He had completely merged with the surrounding trees. Of course, if someone were to come looking for him, he would have no choice but to flee.

The moment the four people on top of the building appeared, they released Spiritual Sense s to look around, and repeated several times.

One of the three men in Daoist robes behind him asked, "Boss, I can't feel anything. How are you feeling?"

The one who was called 'Boss' was thin and weak, with a white face and no beard. He was dressed up like Scholar. He frowned and said, "Strange, it's really strange." There was no doubt that there were Spiritual Sense's fluctuations, but they disappeared in an instant. Who could be so fast? "

"Could it be that some dao friend is passing by?" The one who said this was fat, with a round head and a big face. The slanted scar on his left cheek made his original round face look quite sinister.

The remaining man had a thick and tanned body, making him look like an old farmer. He agreed: "I think it's possible, since the world is in chaos now, it isn't strange for Spirit Master to run all over the place."

Scholar, who was called Boss, closed his eyes for a moment and said, "There is indeed nothing abnormal. "We'll discuss it later." The four of them disappeared from the rooftop.

Liu Di was crawling in the grass and his back was covered in cold sweat. The moment the four of them appeared, he knew that he had hit the jackpot.

The three of them were all at Rank 9 of Qi Refining Stage and Liu Di could not sense the cultivation realm of Scholar, it was definitely not high nor low!

However, what made Liu Di feel more at ease was that Scholar's realm was only slightly higher from the way the four of them talked. In the cultivation world, the strong were respected. Although those three people called Scholar their boss, their tone and attitude were not very respectful. It was probably the appearance of his Early Period of Foundation Establishment that had just broken through.

However, to Liu Di, it didn't have much meaning. No matter what realm it was, any one of them could easily kill him.

Liu Di crouched in the grass and calculated carefully. The strength of his Wulian Stronghold was far beyond his imagination.

This kind of power would have a place even in the entire Yan Country. It was not any weaker than an ordinary clan or sect! Moreover, this was only on the surface. Who knew how many experts there were in the shadows?

Liu Di decided to leave this place first and discuss further. This place was too dangerous, and there was obviously a big secret. If I were to be exposed, no matter how you explain yourself, I'm afraid I'll torture you a hundred times over …

Just as Liu Di was about to stop his Qi Restraining Art and use the Divine Movement. With a sense of danger rising in his heart, he hurriedly stopped his actions and slowly felt it.

As expected, a wave of Spiritual Sense s swept past each other.

Liu Di smiled wryly in his heart. It seemed that the other party had not given up yet. Once the Qi Restraining Technique was used, it was impossible to use spiritual energy. Liu Di chose a direction with a bitter face. He tried to hold his breath and slowly moved in the shape of a snake.

It could be imagined that since the other party did not give up their suspicions, then naturally, other than the Spiritual Sense, there would definitely be other people watching them from high above with their naked eyes.

Liu Di had not experienced this kind of suffering for a long time.

He did not dare to easily raise his head and tightly lay on the ground. It was impossible to use spiritual energy, as all he could do was rely on his physical strength. In recent years, all of his thoughts had been on cultivation and training his body. After climbing around 100 steps, he would have to lie down and rest for half an hour. This continued for half an hour.

Fortunately, he still had a strong foundation when he was young, and he wouldn't lose it. The exposed skin had been cut by the grass and trees until it was dripping with blood.

The luck of the rookies in the martial arts world had returned. Most of the hidden cards in the Wulian Stronghold were placed in areas that were on roads or were easy to pass through.

Liu Di was in a hurry to leave. At the same time, he was lazy and took a shortcut. Although it was a snake, it walked in a straight line. Although the grass, trees, and rocks were jagged all over the place, it was not far from where he was that the sharp horn on the mountain rock had left quite a few bloodstains.

Liu Di gnashed his teeth and silently said that the heavens were about to descend upon him.

In fact, his persistence came from fear. The opponent was simply too powerful. He was afraid, extremely afraid. He didn't dare to make a sound, nor did he dare to raise his head.

After cultivating for all these years, he was very clear in his heart. As long as he showed any trace, with his current distance, the enemy would be able to kill him in a second. He would have no way to fight back!

Finally, they passed a valley and the Wulian Stronghold was blocked by the mountain, causing them to be unable to see again.

Although Liu Di knew this was no difference to cultivators, as long as he didn't see it, the psychological pressure would lessen. Dekong took a few long breaths, very gently.

After a short pause, he continued on his way. Without Wulian Stronghold in his line of sight this time, Liu Di felt much more relaxed, and his crawling speed increased by quite a bit.

After another hour, they finally reached the foot of the mountain. Liu Di didn't know how far the Foundation Establishment stage Spiritual Sense could cover, so he didn't dare to use his spiritual energy. He looked around and found that the valley was quiet, and he could hear birds chirping in the distance.

Liu Di sat up straight. He tore off the parts of his shirt that were not damaged and tied them to his knees. There was a large hole on each side of his pants, and his knee was covered in blood.

Actually, he had bought a few sets of clothes in the Storage Ring long ago. He had ordinary daily necessities, but they didn't take up much space anyway.

Although Liu Di is a rookie in the martial arts world, his life experience is extremely rich. However, at this time, he didn't dare to change his clothes.

He took out the Grass and Wood Pill that his Master had given him, ate one, packed it up again, and then left the valley. This time, there was no need to climb. After half an hour, he was finally able to climb out of the mountain.

At this moment, a gust of mountain wind blew past. Liu Di felt a chill down his spine. He looked down and saw that his entire body was filled with holes. The lower half of his body could not be protected either. Spring was falling in and out of existence, and he could vaguely make out the faint outline of his body.

Although he felt that he had walked far enough, for the sake of safety, Liu Di still carried on using Divine Movement and he was already miles away.

He found a stream and cleaned it for a while. Only then did he take out his clothes and change. It was dark by this time.