Chapter 1136: The Good Days of the Buddha Country Are Gone

“Boss, second boss, are you back? Is no one here?” Yun Mengmeng ran out of the ancestral temple and saw only Ao Ling and Jiang Lianyi standing outside.

“That’s strange, I clearly heard the second boss’s voice. Sister Ao Ling, Sister Lianyi, have you seen the boss and the second boss?”

Jiang Lianyi’s expression changed. She seemed unsure how to answer, then slowly said after some thought, “It seems they’ve eloped.”

“Is there such a cold place in the Buddhist Kingdom?” Just as Lu Yang wondered, he suddenly realized there was nothing beneath his feet but a bottomless abyss filled with ice blades. Instinctively, he tried to fly, but found his immortal body had vanished, making flight impossible.

“Fairy, what’s going on? Have I left the Buddhist Kingdom?!”

“Yes, it seems that after becoming an immortal, your mastery of ‘Nearness to Heaven’ allows you to cover much greater distances, and you’ve stepped out of the Buddhist Kingdom in one go,” explained the Immortal Fairy calmly. “You’ve left the Buddhist Kingdom, but your immortal body can’t, so this is your current state.”

Oh no, he had just lied to Ao Ling and Jiang Lianyi, claiming he wasn’t proficient in spells after becoming an immortal. Now, his lie had come true; he was outside the Buddhist Kingdom. Lu Yang was filled with regret. It seemed lying truly brought retribution. Nothing had ever happened when he only told partial truths before.

Surrounded by ice and snow, with a towering ice cliff beneath his feet, he realized he must have arrived at the Extreme North. This was a notoriously desolate place in the cultivation world.

“I hadn’t even enjoyed a few good days in the Buddhist Kingdom, and now I’ve left it,” Lu Yang said regretfully.

The Immortal Fairy considerately comforted her subordinate: “Little Yang, try to be more optimistic. With me accompanying you, isn’t every day a good day?” Lu Yang’s heart sank even further upon hearing this.

Never mind, let’s not worry about that for now. I need to fly up first.

The ten-thousand-zhang cliff was bottomless, and as they spoke, Lu Yang continued to fall. However, he wasn’t flustered; his cultivation had fluctuated back to the Foundation Establishment stage, which allowed for flight. “Wait, why can’t I fly?”

The Immortal Fairy stroked her chin. “It seems there’s a restrictive formation at the very bottom of the cliff, preventing flight.” Lu Yang’s eye twitched; indeed, misfortunes never came alone. He immediately activated a forbidden art: “Heaven-Deceiving Life-Defying Art!” He entered a state of “death” and plummeted straight to the ground.

When Lu Yang deactivated the Heaven-Deceiving Life-Defying Art, he had already reached the bottom of the cliff. His body was sore, but otherwise fine, not hindering his normal activities. A yellow-orange lantern swayed in front of Lu Yang. A middle-aged man with a goatee, who seemed to have appeared from nowhere, was looking at him with concern. The man with the goatee was startled when he saw Lu Yang awaken. “Young man, you fell from such a height and you’re still alive?”

Lu Yang was also surprised. He could encounter people at the bottom of the cliff? Was this a local scenic spot? “This old man is Murong You. Young man, what’s your name?”

Lu Yang felt a bit embarrassed about falling, so he gave a false name: “I am Meng Jingzhou.”

Murong You rolled his eyes, not believing Lu Yang’s nonsense. Meng Jingzhou was a prominent figure; how could he possibly come to a place like this? “Why don’t you just say you’re Lu Yang?”

“...I am Lu Yang.”

Murong You looked at Lu Yang with a strange gaze. “Young man, how did you fall?”

Considering that lying had brought retribution earlier, Lu Yang decided to tell him the truth: “After becoming an immortal in the Buddhist Kingdom, I was demonstrating my spells to the Dragon and Phoenix Ancient Ancestors. I accidentally lost control of the spell’s power and teleported myself here. By the way, where is this place?”

Murong You stroked his goatee, his gaze on Lu Yang growing more sympathetic. To fall from such a height... he must have had some life-saving treasure to survive. Pity, though his life was saved, his mind seemed to be a bit addled – talking about the Buddhist Kingdom and becoming an immortal. Perhaps it was an internal struggle within a prominent family, and the heir was pushed down the cliff?

“This is Oblivion Cliff.”

“Oblivion Cliff? Is that in the Extreme North?” Lu Yang hadn’t heard of this place.

“Of course, it’s in the Extreme North.”

Lu Yang thought, “What kind of desolate place is this Extreme North? I’m so famous, yet this person only knows my name but not what I look like.”

“Young man... it’s not good to keep calling you ‘young man.’ Do you remember what your name is?”

“My name really is Lu Yang,” Lu Yang said helplessly, even pulling out his Asking Dao Sect identity jade token to show Murong You. However, Murong You had never seen an identity token of this caliber and simply assumed it was a trinket made by someone who admired Lu Yang. Murong You shook his head. “Your memory loss is severe. How about I just call you Little Lu for now?”

“Alright.” Lu Yang wasn’t someone who fussed over his identity.

“Little Lu, would you like to come with me? Don’t let my appearance fool you, I am, after all, the Sect Master of the Tiger Roar Sect, with eight hundred disciples under my command,” Murong You said proudly. Eight hundred disciples. That sounded like a considerable sect, though Murong You’s cultivation wasn’t very high, only at the early Golden Core stage.

“Okay.” Lu Yang considered this. He was completely clueless in the Extreme North, so following a local would be a good way to understand the area. Murong You extinguished his lantern and walked ahead, with Lu Yang following behind.

According to Murong You, Oblivion Cliff was teeming with demonic beasts, and keeping a lantern lit would easily attract them, making it difficult even for him to fare well. Thanks to Oblivion Cliff’s unique environment, many priceless herbs grew there. Murong You had come to collect a spiritual herb called Oblivion Grass. Since flight was impossible at Oblivion Cliff, his disciples had lowered him with ropes and would pull him back up after he found the herbs. His disciples’ cultivation was too low; encountering demonic beasts would be a death sentence, so he had to come down himself to collect them.

Lu Yang vaguely remembered seeing Oblivion Grass in the Asking Dao Sect’s herb garden, growing in vast patches, flourishing like weeds under the care of the “Little Herb Kings.”

“Found them!” Murong You exclaimed excitedly. Not far away were several spiritual herbs emitting a faint white glow – precisely the Oblivion Grass he was searching for.

“There are actually three stalks! What a stroke of luck!”

Just as Murong You was about to approach and gather them, he heard footsteps near the Oblivion Grass. Pairs of emerald green eyes shone conspicuously in the darkness, each with a sky-blue ice crystal on its forehead.

“Icefield Wolves!” Murong You recoiled in fear. Even a late Golden Core stage cultivator would face almost certain death against a pack of Icefield Wolves.

Just as Murong You prepared for a desperate fight, the snarling Icefield Wolves suddenly showed signs of fear, emitting low whimpers and retreating continuously. As demonic beasts, their senses were sharper. They felt two extremely terrifying auras emanating from the composed young man standing behind Murong You. Those two terrifying auras belonged to supreme beings that would make even their ancestors tremble with fear! Unable to suppress their fear any longer, the Icefield Wolves turned and fled, leaving Murong You completely stunned.

Lu Yang pondered. He had been in contact with Ao Ling and Jiang Lianyi before arriving here. Did the wolves sense their auras?