Ch 30: Check-In Hundred Flowers Valley
That morning, while Zhou An was still running around Qian Capital checking in, Drunken Taoist’s wooden token suddenly vibrated. He flew down to a rooftop, sat down, took out the wooden token, and a Mystic Light Mirror appeared in front of him, showing Drunken Taoist’s avatar.
“Little Friend Zhou Nan, want to get in on a deal?” Drunken Taoist was still the same as before, with a cynical look, never without his wine gourd in hand.
“Senior is starting a business! Earning money for wine?” Zhou An joked.
“This old man doesn’t have that ability. Your Method of Sword Control should be almost mastered, right? There’s a chance to buy a good Flying Sword with money, want it?” Drunken Taoist asked, taking a sip of wine.
“Okay, where is it? I’ll come over right away.” Zhou An revealed a happy expression. He was currently lacking these good things, and if money could solve it, then it wasn’t a problem.
“Tea Shop outside the south gate of the city.” Drunken Taoist finished speaking and closed the connection.
Zhou An put away the wooden token and used Universe Steps to leap away.
Arriving at the Tea Shop, Drunken Taoist was sitting there eating braised beef and drinking small sips of wine. Although the wine here couldn’t compare to the Drunken Immortal Inn, he still drank with relish, feeling like it was fine wine.
Seeing Drunken Taoist’s drunken appearance, he shook his head and smiled helplessly, put down a piece of silver and said, “Let’s go.”
“Hehe, little brother is simply this old man’s confidant.” Drunken Taoist picked up his wine gourd filled to the brim, and walked out of the Tea Shop with a smile.
Zhou An spread his hands. The two walked to a deserted place, and Drunken Taoist grabbed him and released a Flying Sword, flying into the sky.
Zhou An looked at the Flying Sword under his feet, which looked like a wooden sword, and said, “I thought you used a wine gourd to fly.”
“Have you ever seen anyone fly with a gourd?” Drunken Taoist asked strangely.
Zhou An shook his head and smiled. In his previous life, he had seen a very famous Sword Immortal in a TV show. When he saw Drunken Taoist, he would sometimes compare the two.
“Senior, where are we going this time? There wouldn’t be some kind of auction, right?” Zhou An asked curiously.
“There’s no such thing. You should know about Hundred Flowers Valley, right? They’re having a great tribulation right now. The money they originally earned was burned away by Kushan Old Demon in one fire. They need a sum of money to rebuild, and I see that you look very rich, since you ordered a table full of wine and dishes at the Hundred Flowers Brothel last time, so I called you.”
This time they have a great tribulation, and in order to cope with the difficulties, considering this old man’s face, they should give you a Divine Wood Sword.
Don’t look down on it as a wooden sword, it’s a Supreme Magic Treasure. This old man used this kind back in the day, enough for you to use. As for something better, wait for other opportunities.” Drunken Taoist said.
Zhou An nodded. He still agreed with Drunken Taoist’s idea. As an Independent Cultivator, wanting to get a Spiritual Treasure right from the start, there’s basically no such luck, so at the beginning, they would get something suitable to use, waiting for an opportunity.
After flying for about half an hour, they arrived in front of a valley full of white mist. The Wine Sword Immortal shouted inside, “Righteous Oneness Sect Drunken Taoist is here at your invitation.”
As soon as he finished speaking, a hole appeared in the light curtain in front of him. Drunken Taoist immediately controlled the sword and flew in, after which the hole immediately closed.
The valley was full of flowers, it could be said that a hundred flowers were blooming. At the very back was a big tree more than thirty meters high, and a pure wooden pavilion was built wrapping around the tree, with the treetops growing out from the top of the pavilion.
As soon as Zhou An arrived at the valley, he received a system notification, checked in at Hundred Flowers Valley, and received a bottle of Hundred Flowers Pill, a total of seven pills.
This elixir was refined by Hundred Flowers Valley, spending 60 years collecting the essence of a hundred flowers. Each pill can increase a Innate Cultivator’s cultivation by a hundred years, but eating too much will greatly reduce the effect.
Drunken Taoist flew and landed in front of the pavilion gate, Peach Blossom Lady and Hua Wuyue came out together to greet them.
Seeing Hua Wuyue wearing the Hundred Flowers Robe, Drunken Taoist showed a surprised expression, and then they greeted each other.
Hundred Flowers Lady made a gesture of invitation, inviting them inside.
Zhou An walked inside, and once again received a system notification, checked in at Hundred Flowers Pavilion, and received Dancing Flowers.
This was a lost stunt of Hundred Flowers Valley, a formation created by Hundred Flowers Fairy, and it only required one person to use. When released, it would fill the sky with flying flowers, and each petal was a Flying Sword. If combined with a formation, the power would be extremely strong.
Back then, Hundred Flowers Fairy relied on this move, and a single person could kill a Demon Head of the same level. At that time, she could definitely be ranked in the top ten of the Great Power in the Immortal Cultivation World.
After reading the system introduction, Zhou An looked at the pavilion. The hall was somewhat similar to the Hundred Flowers Brothel, or rather, the Hundred Flowers Brothel was built imitating this place.
After the disciples served tea, Drunken Taoist said first, “Hundred Flowers Lady, currently all my senior brothers in the sect are confronting the Demonic Path, and I’m the only one who could come out. The Sect Leader asked me to say sorry on his behalf.”
“This old woman understands. Righteous Oneness Sect can have a friend to help, we are already extremely grateful. All these coincidences are just destiny, you and I don’t need to mind.” Hundred Flowers Lady didn’t seem to care, as if the imminent disaster had nothing to do with her.
Drunken Taoist sighed and asked, “Hundred Flowers Lady, are you really not planning to transfer all the Hundred Flowers Disciples to Qian Capital? Now most of the Righteous Path are gathered in Qian Capital, even if Purple River Demon Lord comes, he won’t get any advantage.”
Hundred Flowers Lady smiled and said, “We can escape for a while, but we can’t escape forever, instead, it will implicate countless people to die with us. Although Hundred Flowers Valley can no longer be considered a big sect, we are not willing to do such a thing. Purple River Demon Lord was created by our own hands, so naturally we will bear the consequences ourselves.”
Drunken Taoist sighed, pointed to Zhou An beside him and said, “Since that’s the case, this old Taoist won’t be long-winded. This time I’m here to help the younger generation of Hundred Flowers Disciples evacuate, to do what I can. Also, the Hundred Flowers Disciples need a place to rebuild, so gold and silver are indispensable. I brought this Little Friend Zhou Nan here, he’s very rich.”
Hundred Flowers Lady smiled and said, “Friend is still as warm-hearted as before, okay, Wuyue, take a Divine Wood Sword and give it to this little friend.”
“Yes.” Hua Wuyue left from the side door, and soon brought a wooden club entwined with tree roots. Although it looked very ordinary, one could feel the strong life force on it.
Zhou An got up and took it with both hands and said, “Thank you, Senior. Is 10 million taels of Gold and 500 million taels of Silver enough here?”
After Zhou An took the sword, he took out a large stack of gold notes from his arms.
Hearing this number, even Drunken Taoist showed a look of surprise. Hua Wuyue was shocked, took it with both hands and said, “Little friend is really… uh… very rich.”
Hundred Flowers Lady didn’t change her expression at all, smiled and said, “That’s too much. With so much money, it’s enough to build a sect like Righteous Oneness Sect. Thank you little friend for your generosity, this way the children will also have a good place to settle down, and I can rest assured.”
Drunken Taoist, who had been wandering in the market for many years, was still very sensitive to money. Although he thought Zhou An was rich, he didn’t expect him to be so rich. He even suspected that this kid had stolen the national treasury.
“Hundred Flowers Lady, when are you planning to leave? Have you chosen a place to settle down?” Drunken Taoist regained his composure and asked again.
“Qian Capital, now Wuyue has taken over as the Hundred Flowers Master, everything is up to her to arrange. Wuyue, if you are ready, set off immediately. Little friend, leave with Wuyue and them, it’s not convenient to stay any longer now.” Hundred Flowers Lady said.
Drunken Taoist nodded and said, “Little Friend Zhou Nan, you leave with Hua Wuyue.”
Zhou An asked curiously, “Senior, who exactly is this Purple River Demon Lord you’re talking about? Can he make you face a formidable enemy? I wonder if this junior can help.”
“Haha, you’re thinking too much. Purple River Demon Lord is a Innate Eighth Level Demonic Cultivator, even we can hardly contend with him. What’s the use of you staying? Instead, it will distract us, let’s go.” Drunken Taoist waved his hand.
Zhou An was shocked. After stepping into Innate, he was very clear about how perverted Innate Eighth Level was, so he didn’t insist and said goodbye to them, following Hua Wuyue to leave.
All the younger generation disciples of Hundred Flowers Valley had already gathered at the entrance of the forbidden area in the backyard. After Hua Wuyue and Zhou An arrived, the elders of the sect who were seeing them off, bid farewell to Hua Wuyue.
“Wuyue, from now on, Hundred Flowers Valley will depend on you. It’s not easy for our Flower Spirits to cultivate, but fortunately you have lived in Qian Capital for many years and are already familiar with how to coexist with humans.” One of the Martial Aunt hugged Hua Wuyue.
Hua Wuyue restrained her emotions, and reluctantly said, “Martial Aunt, Martial Uncle, don’t worry, no matter what, I will take good care of my junior sisters, Hundred Flowers Valley will definitely be rebuilt.”
“Well, you are the most outstanding among us, I believe you will definitely be able to do it. Go quickly, it’s getting late.” The elders were worried that Hua Wuyue and these disciples would be reluctant to leave, and after saying everything, they all flew back to Hundred Flowers Pavilion.
Hua Wuyue took a deep breath, and once again controlled her emotions, turned around and said with a cold face, “Let’s go.”
The new generation of disciples of Hundred Flowers Valley walked into the forbidden area with tears in their eyes. This was another exit of Hundred Flowers Valley. Except for the Hundred Flowers Master of each generation, no one knew why this place was a forbidden area.
Zhou An followed and walked into this valley. After walking more than three hundred meters, he reached the bottom, and a mountain wall blocked the way.
Hua Wuyue took out the Hundred Flowers Token and faced the stone wall. After seeing a seven-colored light, the light curtain on the stone wall twisted and disappeared, revealing a cave.
She took the lead and walked in, and the others followed. After Zhou An stepped in, the system sent a message, arrived at Hundred Flowers Forbidden Ground, check-in reward Ten Thousand Flowers Mystic Light Sword.
This sword was refined by the founder of Hundred Flowers Valley, Hundred Flowers Fairy, a Supreme Spiritual Treasure, which was already rare in the world. Even the one used by Hundred Flowers Lady was only a High-Grade Spiritual Treasure.
This sword, combined with the Dancing Flowers obtained from the previous check-in, can exert extremely terrifying power. Just thinking about the picture of tens of thousands of Flying Swords attacking at the same time, like a sea, endless, Zhou An felt that he would definitely not want to face such an attack.
When he finished checking in, the system sent another message, lit up the entire Hundred Flowers Valley map, and rewarded a volume of Hundred Flowers Flying Picture.
This was a scroll of paintings left by Hundred Flowers Fairy before she passed the Ninth Heavenly Tribulation, recording everything she had learned in her life, and was the best cultivation method for Flower Spirits.
While Zhou An was following the team, he was reading the system introduction, secretly delighted in his heart, but he couldn’t help but complain about Qian Capital, making the city too complicated and too big, checking in was also too troublesome, Hundred Flowers Valley was so good, simple and convenient.