Xiao Ning unleashed the unique spiritual perception of the Innate Realm, and everything within a radius of several hundred meters was reflected in his mind, clearer and more exquisite than the so-called 3D images of his previous life.
Like a satellite cloud map, the 360-degree unobstructed view greatly increased Xiao Ning's search speed. He quickly swept across the mountains and forests, scanning them like a radar, and after finding nothing unusual, he quickly left.
However, this greatly increases mental stress.
After all, scanning with all one's might consumes a great deal of mental energy, and once mental energy is exhausted, one may suffer from qi deviation and become an idiot, or even die from the dissipation of one's soul.
Left with no other choice, Xiao Ning had to stop meditating to recover before feeling that his mental energy was almost completely depleted.
This method of searching is much faster than aimless searching.
Three days later, Xiao Ning's eyes lit up. His rapidly moving body suddenly stopped. He looked ahead and saw a cliff covered with green vines.
However, his senses revealed that there was a hole about the height of a person hidden in the stone wall behind the vines, which would be impossible to spot without careful observation.
"Haha, finally found it!"
Xiao Ning leaped up and entered the cave, only to find it was a very long tunnel. He was overjoyed, thinking that this must be the exit of the Ming Cult's forbidden area.
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Chapter 41 The Roadblock
"Cuishan, get ready to go, I've found the place!"
Having found the exit from the Ming Cult's forbidden area, Xiao Ning immediately returned to his temporary residence in Shahedian, found Zhang Cuishan, sat down, and said the following.
"Oh? You found it so quickly? Martial Uncle's actions are truly extraordinary!"
Zhang Cuishan exclaimed in surprise and then offered a quick compliment.
"By the way, Uncle-Master, what exactly have you been looking for these past few days? You've been so secretive. Now that you've found it, can you finally tell Cuishan about it?"
Then, as if remembering something, Zhang Cuishan immediately asked in confusion.
Xiao Ning laughed and then told him about the forbidden area of the Ming Cult. Finally, he said, "The main reason I didn't tell you was because the entrance is on Bright Peak, which is inconvenient to find. I hope Cui Shan won't mind."
Zhang Cuishan then understood. He knew, of course, that the purpose of this trip was to find the last words of the former leader and a martial arts manual in the forbidden area of the Ming Cult.
He was somewhat dismissive of this.
In Zhang Cuishan's view, the so-called "suppressive divine skill" was nothing special. All the leaders of the Ming Cult had practiced it, but he had never seen a martial arts legend emerge from the Ming Cult.
It is clear that this so-called divine skill is nothing but a hollow reputation, far inferior to the "Nine Yang Divine Skill" cultivated by Junior Uncle.
Indeed, ever since Xiao Ning broke through to the Innate Realm, the idols of the Wudang people have become this junior uncle, and even the Nine Yang Divine Skill that Xiao Ning cultivates has become sacred.
In their view, without breaking through to the Innate Realm, no matter how miraculous the martial arts are, they are nothing special.
However, what they didn't know was that Xiao Ning was able to break through to the Innate Realm not because of the "Nine Yang Divine Skill," but because of the "Tai Chi Boxing Manual" he obtained from signing in, and the assistance of a large number of pills. With these two methods combined, he was able to open up his Ren and Du meridians and advance to the Innate Realm in one fell swoop.
These thoughts flashed through Zhang Cuishan's mind. He bowed respectfully and replied, "Uncle-Master is so insightful, how could Cuishan possibly blame you?"
Xiao Ning laughed heartily and said, "That's good. Now that we've found the entrance, let's not delay. Let's set off now, retrieve our supplies, and get back as soon as possible!"
Zhang Cuishan readily agreed, saying, "Cuishan obeys!"
Seeing that Zhang Cuishan was ready, Xiao Ning waved his hand and said, "Let's go!"
"Haha, leaving? Where do you think you're going?"
Just then, a loud laugh rang out, and at the same time, a series of hurried footsteps approached from afar.
Soon, the door was violently pushed open, and a group of burly men rushed in, dressed in white robes and carrying gleaming long knives.
A dozen or so people squeezed in, instantly filling the guest room to capacity.
The man in the lead grinned and said, "You two, where do you think you're going? Hmm?"
It's no wonder that these Ming Cult members couldn't recognize Xiao Ning and Zhang Cuishan's identities. The two came to Kunlun Mountain in secret, so they naturally wouldn't reveal their whereabouts, and they didn't bring any items related to their Wudang identity.
Furthermore, Zhang Cuishan had been away from the Central Plains for over ten years, while Xiao Ning had only appeared once on Wudang Mountain.
Those in the martial arts world who can recognize them are almost all powerful figures from major sects.
Therefore, these henchmen did not recognize the two men's identities at all. Otherwise, they would have been too scared to come and offend them.
In the eyes of these people, Xiao Ning and Zhang Cuishan were probably just a master and disciple from some minor sect in the Central Plains, with the disciple being inexperienced and the master guiding him through the martial world.
Two insignificant people dare to come to the Holy Church headquarters and cause trouble. How overconfident they must be.
If these two hotheads get away, where will the Holy Church's reputation be?
Therefore, this junior leader of the Wind Gate, one of the four gates of Heaven, Earth, Wind, and Thunder, concluded that Zhang Cuishan might be planning to leave after discovering that he hadn't gone out in the past few days.
After consulting with the Fengmen Sect Master, the sect leader immediately took action, carrying out Left Envoy Yang's orders to capture the two men and send them to Bright Peak.
Fortunately, we arrived in time. If we had been any later, those two hotheads would have gotten away.
That's what the burly man in the lead thought.
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Xiao Ning and Zhang Cuishan looked at each other in bewilderment.
"I don't cause trouble for others, yet trouble finds me?"
Xiao Ning mentally complained.
Then, he gestured to Zhang Cuishan with his chin, indicating that he should go and deal with him.