Chapter Fifty-two: Re-entering the Depths of the Back Mountain

  "You're so excited just because of this little bit of spiritual medicine? You're already in such a state just from this tiny amount?" Ye Chen stretched out one finger and gently tapped her smooth forehead, saying with a smile.

  "It's really a lot of spiritual medicine, Nang'er has never seen so much spiritual medicine in her life. Young master, you're too amazing, how did you get so many spiritual medicines? Did the elder give them to you?" Nang'er was excited and her small face turned red.

  Looking at her excited appearance, Ye Chen felt as if a warm breeze had blown through his heart.

  "Nan'er, the spiritual medicine in the storage bag is all for you. After Yugu finishes her business, she will come to pick you up, and at that time we will be separated, who knows when I can see my lovely Nan'er again? So this is Young Master's intention, you must not refuse."

  "Ah... I, can't do it anymore, Young Master. These spiritual medicines are most suitable for you, Nang doesn't need them. In the future, she'll follow Jade Aunt to Linglong Island, where there will definitely be countless spiritual medicines..." Nang's face was full of anxiety, her head shaking like a rattle drum, as she forcibly tried to stuff the storage bag into Ye Chen's hands.

  "Listen, these are all for you, and even if you take these spiritual medicines every day, it's not necessarily that your cultivation will improve faster than mine. I have even better spiritual medicines, don't believe me? Let's compare!" Ye Chen said with a smile.

  "Really?" Nang'er looked at Ye Chen, her eyes filled with tears, moved once again. So many spiritual herbs, and Ye Chen was giving them all to her. Was there a better young master in this world?

  "Of course it's true, didn't I tell you before? I don't need these spiritual medicines at all." Ye Chen adjusted his body and said with a calm demeanor: "In the past few months, I haven't taken any spiritual medicine, but have I not reached this realm as well? Hehe, your young master is no ordinary person."

  "Hmph, Young Master is really self-loving." Nang'er snorted and said with a hint of fervent and bewildered light in her eyes, "However, my Young Master must be the most talented person in this world. Although his cultivation isn't the strongest yet, I believe that Young Master will definitely stand at the pinnacle of this world in the future and become a great man who can touch the sky."

  "Hehe, uh..." Ye Chen's old face slightly flushed with embarrassment. Although he had always thought himself to be excellent, being praised by Nang'er, this little loli, made him feel a bit awkward.

  "Nan'er, let's see who can enter the eighth rank within two months. How about a little competition?" Ye Chen blinked his eyes.

  "Alright." Nang'er immediately agreed, then curled her lip and said: "Young Master, you will definitely lose. Although your power at the same stage is much stronger than that of ordinary cultivators, but now I have so many spiritual medicines on me, in terms of cultivation speed, Young Master will definitely lose."

  "Really?" Ye Chen raised an eyebrow with interest and pressed his nose tip, saying: "How about I make a bet?"

  Nan'er's eyes lit up immediately, "Alright, I've never made a bet with anyone before, how do you want to make the bet, young master?"

  "Hmm... let's see who reaches 8 dan first in two months. If Nang'er loses, then from now on, Nang'er won't have to attend to me when I take a bath." Ye Chen had always been unable to find an excuse to refuse Nang'er's attendance while he took a bath, and now that such a good opportunity had arisen, how could he let it slip away.

  "Ah," Nannuo obviously didn't expect that Ye Chen would bet on this, and she felt wronged in her heart. Tears were about to fall as she pitifully said: "Young Master, don't you like Nannuo anymore?"

  Ye Chen: ......

  A black line appeared on his forehead, and this girl's tears were the most lethal weapon to him. As long as Nannan's tears appeared, Ye Chen basically lost.

  "Who says I don't like Nang'er anymore? It's just that Nang'er has grown up and can't serve me in bathing... Besides, didn't you have great confidence to enter the eighth rank before me? Why are you afraid to bet now?" No matter how he explained, Ye Chen always felt that it was useless. This girl was a stubborn fool, and he had no choice but to use the tactic of provoking her.

  Indeed, Nang'er immediately froze the tears in her eyes as soon as she heard this, tilted her small head to think for a moment, and her two eyes gradually curved into crescent moons. Apparently, she also agreed with Ye Chen's words and didn't believe that under so many spiritual medicines, Ye Chen could still enter the eighth stage before her.

  Nan'er's eyes flashed with a hint of cunning, and she pouted her small mouth, "What if Master loses?"

  "Hey, if I lose, whatever Nannan wants, Master will agree to it." Seeing that Nannan had finally fallen into the trap, Ye Chen let out a deep sigh of relief. At 14 years old, he looked like a 16 or 17-year-old young man. Nannan was also 12 years old and had started developing physically, with a slightly bulging chest, round face, big eyes, slender figure - a perfect little loli. Every time Nannan helped him bathe, Ye Chen felt a twinge of guilt in his heart, but now he finally had a way to get rid of her.

  "Really?" Nannuo laughed even more happily, to the point where Ye Chen was a bit suspicious - had she fallen into his trap or had he fallen into hers? However, he didn't believe that Nannuo would enter the eighth stage before him. He planned to start cultivating in the depths of the rear mountain from tomorrow on, allowing the mark on his chest to continuously temper his body and awaken the cellular particles. For two months, he would maintain an unbroken flow of spiritual energy into his body.

  "Of course, if I lose, Nang can make any request." Ye Chen said confidently, but he somehow felt a little uneasy, and couldn't show weakness in front of a little girl.

  "Young master, you must remember what you said today. As for what the request is, Nang'er won't say it now. Wait until two months later when Nang'er wins, then young master can't deny it."

  Looking at Nang's smile, Ye Chen had an illusion, as if the Nang in front of him had changed, and at this moment he became a big gray wolf, while he was the little sheep who willingly jumped into the trap of the little devil.

  "Heh heh, how could I?" Ye Chen smiled, but it was a bit unnatural. He had shaken his own confidence and rubbed his face, saying: "Do I look like someone who would deny it?"

  On the second day, before dawn, Ye Chen got out of bed, breathed in the morning air, and felt a refreshing sensation in his heart. He couldn't help but say that the air quality in this world was far superior to that of Earth. After several months of adaptation, Ye Chen gradually became deeply interested in this world.

  Last night, he had already told Nang everything that needed to be said. Ye Chen put all the things he needed to prepare into his storage bag and then set off at a swift pace, like a cheetah darting into the depths of the rear mountain.

  In the past, due to his low strength, Ye Chen did not dare to venture too deep. Generally, he could only absorb spiritual energy within three hundred miles of the back mountain. The farthest he had gone was that waterfall and clear pool where he saw the gray bear and black ape, which was approximately five hundred miles into the depths of the back mountain, almost reaching the center of this mountain range. It was undeniable that it was a very dangerous place, but now that the black ape and gray bear were both dead, it had become Ye Chen's destination.

  Generally, powerful beasts have their own territory. For the existence of black apes and gray bears, their territory is probably over dozens of miles in circumference. Now that the black ape and gray bear are dead, no other beast will set foot on that land for a short time.

  That was a place with a strong spiritual energy, and Ye Chen had felt it last time. Under the waterfall, the area where the water pool was located was at least several times more spiritually energetic than the 300-mile radius of the back mountain, making it an ideal place for Ye Chen to cultivate.

  The seal on his chest was in a state of saturation, and it had not absorbed the spiritual energy between heaven and earth. However, Ye Chen could clearly feel the thickness of the spiritual energy here, which was naturally incomparable to the region where he first came to this world from the stone coffin. The spiritual energy there was almost thick enough to be indistinguishable, at least a hundred times thicker than the spiritual energy here.

  At first, where he crawled out of the coffin was in which position on this continent, Ye Chen had always been very suspicious, but he knew that at present, he was absolutely unable to take the initiative to set foot in that place, everything there was full of mystery, it was not an ordinary place.

  Ye Chen walked out of the ancient forest, and soon came to the side of the clear pool. A waterfall cascaded down like a silver river, as if it was falling from the ninth heaven, crashing into the pool with a loud roar, splashing countless water droplets that sparkled in the morning light, like transparent pearls.

  "This is a good place. This should be the safest place in this deep area. Even if I enter deep meditation, I'm afraid there won't be any danger."

  Ye Chen muttered to himself, looking around, this place is about a few hundred meters away from the forest, in front of it is a precipice, which is so high that it can't be seen at the top, and the waterfall is pouring down from the top of the precipice, forming this strange landscape.

  Ye Chen slightly raised his head, his eyes scanning left and right, finally landing on a spot about 100 meters up the sheer cliff. Behind the waterfall, he faintly saw an entrance to a two-meter-sized stone cave, which made his eyes light up instantly.

  Undoubtedly, the stone cave was a good place for cultivation. It wasn't afraid of any beasts attacking it, even if some beasts had caught its scent, they couldn't climb up unless they were flying creatures. This used to be the territory of gray bears or black apes, and their aura hadn't completely dissipated yet. Other beasts and birds couldn't possibly come here.

  "There's a good spot here, I'll stay for a while." Ye Chen retreated more than ten meters, then accelerated and ran until he reached the edge of the pool. With both feet exerting force, his whole body shot towards the stone cave behind the waterfall like an arrow.

  Across dozens of meters from Qingtan, Ye Chen's strength suddenly weakened, and he was still about 80 meters away from the stone above his head.

  "Ding!"

  An iron arrow appeared in his hand, inserted into the mountain wall with a loud noise, so that he was suspended on the stone wall. Then he took out another arrow and alternated inserting it into the stone wall with one hand, slowly climbing up.

  Friends with flowers in hand, scatter a few blossoms.