Doubts arise in one's mind

  "It's a cliff ahead."

  Fang Yun looked at the distant mist rising, in the midst of the fog, there seemed to be a giant beast with its black mouth wide open.

  Fang Yunlai's encounter with the cliff, no one knew about it. The only person who knew was Fang Qi, but he had been locked in his small courtyard by him. People from outside could enter, but those inside couldn't come out.

  "On the left, a path leads to yin and yang, on the right, a mysterious and profound cliff hangs. It's truly an ominous place." Fang Yun got closer and closer to the precipice, he could already see the entrance of the precipice, but from the outside, it was almost impossible to see what was inside, completely shrouded in mist.

  So-called feng shui land is judged by Feng Shui, some of which are man-made and others are naturally formed.

  This precipice is vast and majestic, with a fierce aura that seems to touch the sky. It's clearly not something that can be achieved by human power, at least not according to legend.

  However, naturally formed hazardous terrain, although dangerous, poses no great harm to those who are aware of it. On the other hand, some man-made hazardous terrain is more threatening because it has a specific target.

  This cliff is a treacherous place. In Feng Shui, it's called "Step by Step Rebirth", which means that every step you take will bring life and death crises.

  Fang Yun had increasingly high expectations for that crazy old man. To dare to live in seclusion in such a dangerous place, one needed not only courage but also extraordinary abilities.

  After entering the precipice, the fog became thicker, but these miasmas could not stop Fang Yun's footsteps. Fang Yun retracted his divine sense and maintained it within a range of ten zhang. He did this to make his divine sense more condensed, allowing him to observe his surroundings more keenly.

  Within ten zhang of Fangyun, the miasma cannot enter. Fangyun is not in a hurry, and on the ominous land, one wrong step can invite fatal disaster.

  Even in his previous life when he had reached the pinnacle of cultivation, Fang Yun still had to be cautious when encountering some heaven-defying and earth-shattering existences, let alone now.

  Although the place was notorious for being a haunted location, that was only relative to ordinary people. This was a relatively common type of haunted location, and even without any cultivation, Fang Yun dared to take a stroll through it.

  In the thick fog, a shrill cry came, it was the shrill voice of a group of snakes, but these were just ordinary venomous snakes, and there were no strange beasts.

  On the Eastern Continent, some ferocious beasts of great strength are referred to as "Yi Shou" (Strange Beasts). Some of these Strange Beasts possess strength rivaling that of the world's strongest warriors and are born with innate abilities such as Qi or magic. This is also the simplest way to distinguish between ordinary wild beasts and Strange Beasts.

  Fang Yun stopped in his tracks and walked towards the direction of the sound. In the crevices of the rock wall, many dark snake shadows were hidden. Snakes like humid and dark places, and the precipice can be said to be the most humid place on the Mu Bei Plain, which is why it attracts so many venomous snakes.

  Fang Yun's eyes sparkled with excitement, these snakes were all top-grade medicinal materials, especially the venomous ones, which could be said to be treasures from head to toe, and even when refining the antidote pills, snake gall was often needed.

  Fang Yun was not afraid at all, and he reached out to grab a poisonous snake as thick as his arm. The snake had a triangular head, vertical pupils, and its entire body was blood red. It coiled around Fang Yun's arm, baring its sharp teeth, ready to strike.

  "Bloodstains, indeed bloodstains!" Fang Yun muttered to himself.

  This blood mark is extremely rare on Earth. In his thousand years of cultivation, he had only encountered it two or three times. He didn't expect to see it here today.

  Blood jade is the most superior elixir of refining Dan treasure, even compared to some precious heavenly treasures, it is not inferior at all.

  Moreover, although Blood Spots are naturally ferocious and their venom is deadly, they pose no danger to cultivators.

  "It seems this trip to the cliff was worthwhile."

  "Kid, if you don't want to die, put down my snake!" A loud roar suddenly came from the dense fog, like a thunderclap, exploding beside Fang Yun's ears, and the dense fog seemed to disperse due to the shock.

  Fang Yun turned his head, looking in the direction of the sound, still holding onto the bloodstain: "This snake is a creature of the precipice, what makes you say it's yours."

  "This cliff is my territory, and the snakes within it are naturally mine."

  "This person should be the crazy old man in Fang Qi's mouth, but his strength seems to be not low. Judging from the transmission sound alone, he has already exceeded the fifth stage." Fang Yun's eyes flickered.

  "How can you prove that this cliff is yours?" Fang Yun asked with a smile.

  "Who else can stay within this precipice besides me?" The voice hummed coldly.

  "So you're saying I can stay here, and this cliff should be mine too?"

  "Hmph! You're not afraid of death, you little brat, daring to enter the Broken Cliff. Do you know how many dry bones are buried here?"

  Fang Yun still didn't intend to leave, instead he started moving around. As for the old madman's words, he didn't take them to heart. In this world, there weren't many people who could kill him, and at least this old madman wasn't one of them.

  "Let me guess why you're living here." Fang Yun said with a smile.

  "I'm hiding out here, what other reason could there be." The old madman said nonchalantly after a brief pause.

  "This place is treacherous and almost uninhabitable, you wouldn't choose to live in seclusion here." Fang Yun said calmly: "Unless there's some unborn treasure here that you can't get your hands on, and you're afraid someone else will get it, so you're guarding it."

  "Haha...... Kid, your imagination is indeed very rich." The old madman burst out laughing.

  "Am I wrong?" Fang Yun continued: "Or is it that you need the environment here to cultivate your aura, so you've been living here for many years."

  "It's still not right."

  "The only possibility left is the last one."

  "Can you guess?" The old madman asked as if expecting something.

  "This place is infested with poisonous insects and miasma, which have been rampant for years. You live here, yet you're unwilling to show your face easily, and instead, you're trying to drive me away. Are you hiding here, using the poisonous insects and miasma to heal your wounds? Are you afraid that if you reveal your weakness in front of outsiders, your enemies or someone else will find out?" Fang Yun said with deep meaning.

  "Who are you?" Fang Yun's words completely startled the old man, who had originally thought that Fang Yun was a lost youth who had wandered in. But he had actually been able to guess the true reason for his hiding here based on these faint clues.

  The old madman's words were laced with a murderous intent, and it was clear that Fang Yun's words had already moved him to kill.

  However, Fang Yun was able to deduce these things, clearly not an ordinary young man. The old madman even suspected that someone was behind him, instructing him to come here and lure him out.

  The more he indulges in wild fancies, the less dare the old madman show his face. He'll suddenly dash out a master hand, and when that happens, he's bound to be at a disadvantage.

  If it were in the past, the old madman would naturally not be afraid, but now he is simply powerless to resist others.

  "Although the cliff is treacherous, it's not deadly. The number of people who have died here can be counted on three fingers." Fang Yun smiled and said: "That rumor in Yan City was probably spread by you, wasn't it?"

  The old madman was more and more horrified as he listened, his own tricks had actually been seen through by Fang Yun, which gave him a chilling feeling, how much did he still know about himself.

  "Who are you, anyway? If you don't speak up, I'll make sure to keep you here even if it kills me!" the old madman bellowed furiously.

  However, his intimidation did not scare Fang Yun, and Fang Yun smiled and said: "I... I just came to buy medicine."