Wu Tian slowly opened his eyes, and what he saw was a quiet little valley with fragrant flowers and plants, surrounded by a light white mist, like a fairyland. The spiritual energy around was so dense that it was almost overwhelming.

Wu Tian stood up and looked around. There was a simple little house next to him. He walked in and was immediately greeted by a pleasant fragrance. There was an incense burner in the middle of the room, with a small bed on either side. Wu Tian could tell that it was a woman's bed at a glance, and he blushed slightly and quickly ran out.

Just then, a voice came, "You're awake."

A pair of curious eyes looked at Wu Tian. His pupils contracted for a moment. How did this person get close to him without him noticing?

He carefully observed her cultivation level, which seemed to be higher than his own, but not quite at the level of splitting the soul. She must be in the out-of-body period.

"Um, who are you? And where am I?" Wu Tian asked nervously. After all, he was taken here by force, not invited. So he was cautious around the seemingly "fragile" woman in front of him. Wu Tian could tell that she was a gentle type of woman.

She had a faint smile, long and flowing hair, a small cherry mouth, and big eyes that were somewhat melancholic and sad. This added even more beauty to her already beautiful face. Her slightly sickly and pale skin made Wu Tian feel like he wanted to protect her.

However, Wu Tian, although he appreciated her beauty, was not in the mood to admire her right now. He needed to understand the situation first.

The woman looked at Wu Tian's nervous expression and said with a smile, "Don't worry. This is the Yu Valley God's Pool, and you're in my little house. You were brought here by my grandfather, but don't worry, I'll ask him to let you go."

"What a good woman, Wu Tianzhen wanted to go over and hug her. If he were to fight against someone at the tribulation period now, he would definitely be defeated. Even the teleportation technique would not be able to help him escape."

Wu Tian slightly bowed in courtesy and said, "Thank you, but why did your grandfather bring me here? And who is your grandfather? And what is your name?"

Perhaps the most important thing Wu Tian wanted to know was the woman's name.

With a light smile, the woman replied, "I don't know why my grandfather brought you here, but he is very powerful. He has already reached the tribulation period! My name is You Qing, but you can call me Qingqing."

"Qingqing? That's a good name. Hehe...Can you help me leave this place, Qingqing?"

"No! Only my grandfather can enter and exit here. There is a huge array arranged by my grandfather here. If someone accidentally enters it..." You Qing didn't finish her sentence.

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Wu Tian shivered. The old man was so powerful that he must have set up an array that he couldn't break through. He had wanted to sneak away, but now he realized it was impossible. It seemed that he would have to find another way.

"May I ask, Qingqing, what level are you at now?"

Asking someone's level in the cultivation world was taboo, but Wu Tian felt that Qingqing wouldn't turn against him.

"I...sighed softly. I am only at the foundation establishment period. But I will never progress to the golden core stage. My grandfather has been helping me to maintain my life." Qingqing's eyes seemed to be filled with tears.

Wu Tian couldn't understand. He looked at Qing Qing curiously.

Seeing Wu Tian's curious gaze, Qing Qing knew he didn't understand the secret. "A hundred years ago, I was attacked by a demon. He was a big demon from the demon world called Evil Corpse King. My grandfather didn't know why he appeared in the world of cultivation, let alone in the secluded valley. In that battle, my parents and my brother died, and my grandfather was seriously injured while protecting me. It has been a hundred years, but he still hasn't recovered. So Qing Qing is very worried about her grandfather."

Qing Qing shed a tear of sadness.

Wu Tian was speechless. If he had known, he wouldn't have asked. He didn't know how to comfort a girl like her, so he just stood there anxiously.

It seemed like a long time had passed, as if they had gotten used to it. Qing Qing gently wiped away her tears and looked apologetically at Wu Tian. "I'm sorry for showing you this."

"It's okay. I didn't know about your sad past. I'm sorry, Qing Qing."

"It's okay. After my grandfather was injured, a very powerful person finally came here. He drove away that demon. But there are not many people left here. When my grandfather saw me, I was already dying. I was invaded by demonic energy. My grandfather, despite his injuries, used his true essence to help me remove the demonic energy. But at that time, I was only at the foundation establishment stage, and I couldn't withstand such a strong demonic energy attack."

"My grandfather found an old friend from back then and used a magic treasure called the Pure Spirit Ring to maintain my life until now."

When Wu Tian heard Qing Qing's words, his anger towards the black-robed old man had long disappeared. They were all pitiful people. The black-robed old man's white hair and black clothing even made Wu Tian vaguely respect him. He thought that after the old man successfully crossed the tribulation, he might use the true essence of the Mahayana period to repair Qing Qing's meridians. Only the true essence of a Mahayana master contains a faint fairy spirit. However, if he couldn't find someone at the Mahayana level, a loose immortal could also do the job. Loose immortals themselves are also immortals, though only half-immortals. But in any case, they also contain fairy spirit, which is called fairy essence.

Finding fairy essence in the cultivation world is like looking for a needle in a haystack. First of all, fairy essence can be found in fairy instruments, but only true essence is left after refining them.

Can unrefined fairy instruments be found? Immortal medicine may also have fairy essence. However, that kind of thing only exists in the fairy world. In the cultivation world, it's better to find fairy instruments.

Looking at Qing Qing's melancholy eyes, Wu Tian also couldn't feel happy. He just chatted with her to understand the situation here.

Qing Qing seemed to have not talked to anyone for a long time and was very happy to listen to Wu Tian talk about the outside world. She seemed to have never left the secluded valley and divine pool. Seeing her cute and sad face, Wu Tian wondered how he could help her. He didn't have the "Eight Parts Heavenly Dragon" now, so he couldn't help her grandfather cross the tribulation. He also didn't have fairy essence to help her repair her meridians since he accidentally refined all of his fairy instruments.

Wu Tian silently pondered his thoughts while chatting with Qing Qing. He really wanted to help her.

Perhaps someone would appear beside Wu Tian...