Chapter 2271 - 1953: Entering (Part 2)

Chapter 2271: Chapter 1953: Entering (Part 2)

He waited until the next day to use the token and activate the array.

The waterfall abruptly stopped, revealing the cave hidden behind it. Sunlight streamed through the gaps in the valley, reflected by the copper mirror, and illuminated the deep pool below.

With a splash, the water in the deep pool split open, revealing a dark, pitch-black entrance.

The darkness of the hole seemed bottomless, as if it could swallow a person whole.

However, Song Yun was not afraid because he knew this was the entrance to Taoyuan.

He leaped in, and the parted pool water closed up, the waterfall crashed down, the sound of rushing water resumed, and everything returned to normal.

Song Yun only felt darkness before his eyes, and when his feet touched the ground, he found himself in a cave.

Three sides were stone walls, and in front was a curtain of water.

Above was an opening, which he had just fallen through.

Suddenly, the opening closed up, disappearing from sight.

"Looks like I need the array token to open the entrance and return outside."

Song Yun withdrew his gaze and walked towards the water curtain.

Just as he was about to step through, voices arguing outside reached him.

"You fools, I told you that you need the Taohuayuan Token to leave Taoyuan, but you didn’t believe me, and now how do you plan to get out?"

"Grab it, go grab the Taohuayuan Token."

"But we’ve sworn no more conning, scheming, abducting, or robbing. If we go grab it now, wouldn’t we be breaking our oath?"

"Hee hee hee, you three really are foolish. If you can’t grab it, then borrow it, ask for it."

"Right, right, let’s go ask the five great families. We five will each find a family and see who can borrow the Taohuayuan Token."

Outside, five people were quarreling noisily.

They finally decided to try borrowing the Taohuayuan Token.

"So the token for entering and leaving Taoyuan is called the Taohuayuan Token."

Song Yun glanced at the jade token in his hand, waited until the noise outside subsided, then struck the water curtain with a palm, his figure flashed, leaping through the parted water curtain.

After landing, the first thing he felt was the dense spiritual energy.

Compared to Azure Dragon Villa, the spiritual energy concentration here was at least five or six times higher, not to mention other places.

"Not only is the spiritual energy dense here, but there should be spirit grass as well. Each faction must have cultivation techniques, divine skills manuals, and optimal conditions for training on spiritual grounds, indeed, much better."

Song Yun retracted his thoughts and surveyed the scene before him.

The structure here was indeed similar to the Reverse Locking Array, but the biggest difference was the size; the waterfall stretched several dozen meters high and wide, incredibly magnificent.

Of course, this waterfall wasn’t in a canyon. Looking into the distance, a lush forest surrounded the area, greenery everywhere, the scenery elegant.

"I’ll just head towards the direction facing the waterfall."

Song Yun made up his mind and stepped forward.

Just as he took two steps, suddenly five figures appeared swiftly before him.

These five wore coarse cloth garments, all approximately fifty years old, all male.

Their speed was so quick that Song Yun didn’t see from which direction they came.

Additionally, their hiding techniques were advanced, Song Yun had no sense of them at all.

Clearly, these five were the ones arguing outside the waterfall; they hadn’t left but waited outside.

Song Yun grew cautious, scrutinized the five men, realizing he couldn’t discern their cultivation level at all.

He didn’t believe others possessed a skill like Turtle Breath Technique to hide their cultivation.

This could only mean their cultivation level far surpassed his; at least late-stage enlightenment, peak, or possibly Core Formation Realm.

"Just entering Taoyuan and encountering such experts, will I die here?"

Song Yun frowned, feeling quite depressed.

But then he noticed the five acting skittishly, tilting their heads to inspect him, faces smiling happily, without showing any hostility, let alone murderous intent.

"Hahaha..."

Suddenly, one of the men with sparse hair and a short stature let out a loud laugh, startling Song Yun.

Next to him, a tall and thin man with a pair of glasses missing a lens rolled his eyes at the man with sparse hair and said to Song Yun: "Kid, did you come from the outside?"

Seeing that the other party meant no harm, Song Yun didn’t act rashly.

He cupped his hands and said, "I am Song Yun, greetings to the five seniors, I did indeed come from the outside."

"Song Yun, what a good name!"

Another man with a beer belly laughed and praised, his eyes shifty, as if brewing some mischief.

"Why are you all chattering so much, get to the point."

The person speaking at this moment was handsome, but his smile was annoyingly cheeky, giving off a punch-worthy feel.

"Ahem."

The last person, somewhat dark and thin, coughed twice, stepped forward, cupped his hands to Song Yun, seeming afraid to offend, and politely said, "Brother Song Yun, we... would like to borrow something from you."

"Yes, yes, just borrow, not steal."

"You must hear us clearly, we’re borrowing, we’ll return it."

"We are all reasonable people, we naturally wouldn’t rob you of your things."

The others chimed in to support.

Song Yun suddenly understood, these five people had known he would come out, they were waiting here to get his Taohuayuan Token.

With a quick mental turn, Song Yun hatched a plan and asked, "What would the five seniors like to borrow?"

"The Taohuayuan Token."

The five answered in unison, their eyes filled with eager light.

Song Yun pretended to be confused: "Taohuayuan Token, what is that?"

The sparse-haired man said urgently, "Ah, the Taohuayuan Token, it’s the token for entering Taohuayuan, you could get in from outside, you must have it."

"Oh, so that’s what you all mean."

Song Yun took out his Taohuayuan Token, and as soon as the five saw it, their eyes lit up instantly.

However, the tall, thin man with glasses frowned and said with a pout, "Strange, why is your Taohuayuan Token different from others’?"

Song Yun laughed, "This one I made myself."

Upon hearing this, the five were greatly astonished: "What, you can actually make the Taohuayuan Token yourself?! The Taohuayuan Token was left by Master Yin Xi, how can anyone else make it?"

Left by Master Yin Xi!

Song Yun’s heart skipped a beat, and he asked, "Do you know anything about Master Yin Xi?"

The beer-bellied man pouted, looking displeased, "How did it turn to you asking us?"

The dark and thin man slapped the beer belly on the head, annoyed, "Yu Yan, you fool, don’t upset this young brother, do you want to get out of Taohuayuan or not?"

The beer belly frowned, hastily cupped his hands to Song Yun, and smiled apologetically, "Hehe, Brother Song Yun, sorry, sorry. If you have any questions, just ask, we’ll tell you everything we know."

Seeing the mannerisms of the five, Song Yun was rather perplexed.

He had the feeling that these five were just plain nuts.

Before he could speak, the handsome but annoyingly cheeky man said, "Master Yin Xi appeared in Taohuayuan many years ago, but nothing of his doings remains documented. Other than his name, no one knows more."

Upon hearing this, Song Yun felt a wave of disappointment, it seemed Master Yin Xi had deliberately erased information about himself.

Song Yun asked again, "Is there any record in Taohuayuan of where Master Yin Xi went?"

"Don’t know, he came to Taohuayuan once and never appeared again," the sparse-haired man replied, rubbing his hands with a fawning smile, "Brother Song Yun, now, can we talk about the Taohuayuan Token?"

The glasses man interjected, grinning, "Yes, yes, since you can make Taohuayuan Tokens, why not make a few for us."

"Are you stupid? With such a high skill, of course, we should learn it ourselves, so that we can make Taohuayuan Tokens in the future too."

The beer-belly shot a glare at the glasses man, his eyes rolling, suddenly knelt on the ground with a thud, kowtowing to Song Yun, shouting, "Master, please accept your disciple Yu Yan’s bow. From now on, you’re my master in making Taohuayuan Tokens!"

"No, no, if you apprentice, we must too."

Seeing the beer belly taking Song Yun as the master, the other four were displeased immediately.

Regardless of whether Song Yun agreed or not, they all scrambled to kneel, vying to become apprentices.