find the princess

Suddenly the noisy atmosphere became quiet.

everyone looked at the boulder with curiosity. suddenly..

*grrr* the runes on the stone started to shine, radiating pinkish-silver light.

the whole formation around the boulder activated. giving rise to the occasion.

they all looked at each other but didn't say anything.

the radiating glow became stable and the boulder started to glow silver.

"now move!" the formation master shouted.

but nobody moved.

nobody wanted to be the first anyway, who knows? if there's danger waiting for them?"

"I will go first." a female voice sounded from the divine Phoenix sect.

Zhao Ling came forward and bowed to the Masters.

'!!! it's her!' Yao Chen in the back looked at Zhao Ling. he immediately recognized her. how can he not? it was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen.

"hmm.. go, this boulder works as a portal."

the old master said and smiled.

Zhao Ling nodded and moved forward.

"your Highness wait! you can't." a male voice came from behind followed by a young man in the guard uniform.

"let me go ahead, I will make sure everything is alright,"

he said as he went forward and stood in front of the boulder, which looked around twenty feet tall.

he extended his hand trying to touch the surface. alas, his hand went through.

he breathed in and stepped forward.

*swoosh* he vanished from there.

the area turned dead silent. the elders decided to move forward. The first one to move is the second elder from the divine Phoenix sect.

followed by the third and fifth.

Zhao Ling followed the second elder and entered.

soon one by one the divine Phoenix clan entered. next was the Ning Clan. they entered as a team of thirteen young cultivators, four elders and the patriarch.

then the Divine sword sect moved. they only had two elders, but both are in the earth realm. as for disciples, the lowest cultivation was around the 4th stage of the true spirit realm while the highest was In the earth realm.

they all carried a sword on their waist and their aura was very terrifying.

they soon disappeared inside the boulder.

following them, the Azure dragon sect had three elders and twelve disciples.

two elders had the cultivation base of the earth realm. while the other one had the cultivation base of peak of the true spirit realm.

the disciples are vicious-looking, they kept glaring at the female disciples of the divine spirit unison sect.

and after that the white tiger sect.

they came with three elders and 13 disciples.

the disciples had the cultivation base of the 1st stage of the true spirit realm at minimum, while the highest being in the 8th stage of the true spirit realm.

and the three elders are all at the peak of the true spirit realm.

and Yao Chen could not be considered as a disciple.

so he didn't have to follow them, he simply stayed back. nobody noticed him anyway.

only the divine spirit unison sect was left.

'hm.. the spirit unison sect is left, wow they do live up to their reputation, the chicks are hot.' Yao Chem thought looking at the girls from the spirit unison sect.

suddenly his eyes met with a girl. it was Pan Xiaofan. they looked at each other, but soon Yao Chen retracted his gaze and turned away.

as for Pan Xiaofan, she felt amused, this young man was looking mysterious. she can't see through his cultivation at all... like he was a mortal.

but at the same time, his aura gives off a sense of profoundness.

she looked at his robe which is of the white tiger sect, but he didn't go with them?

"next, divine spirit unison sect," the old man called out to them.

Pan Xiaofan reluctantly looked away and left for the secret realm.

they soon entered one by one. leaving Yao Chen alone.

"Yao Chen, why didn't you follow them?"

asked the old master.

"well.. I don't want to get into trouble, they can easily identify me, then I might get into trouble." Yao Chem smiled helplessly.

"well.. it's very risky to go there alone. here take this." the elder took out a talisman from his pouch and handed it over.

"This.." Yao Chen reluctantly accepted it.

"thirteen days are strict try to return before it."

"thank you, old master." Yao Chen bowed and moved towards the boulder.

"one more thing, bloodthirsty beasts might not be the only thing you will be facing there."

Yao Chen understood his meaning and vanished inside the boulder.

.....

"haah, finally!" Yao Chen exclaimed.

looking around him he found himself in the middle of a thick forest.

but the thing is this isn't a normal forest. he could see some unknown skeleton under the tree roots. giving off a creepy vibe.

the whole area looked suspicious.

Yao Chen decided to look for some beasts to test his increased strength.

he started to walk straight into the forest. with an iron sword in his hand.

compared to his previous self his skin was shiny. which looked good. but his sword is just an ordinary iron nothing special.

after walking for a while he saw something that shook him to the core...

.....

on the other side, the disciples from the divine phoenix sect were gathered in a group. the three are elders were there helping them set their camp.

the second elder, who has the cultivation of earth spirit realm, had a solemn face.

"quickly set the camp, we are going to look for disciple Zhao Ling,"

he said as he reached to the guard who came first.

"don't worry we will find her soon."

the guard didn't look up, but nodded. he was in a state of depression.

he was a guard at the royal consort for three years now. as a peak true spirit realm he was assigned to protect the princess in case of emergency.

even though it's a medium-grade secret realm and she had to be protected by experts from the divine Phoenix sect, he was there as a 'just in case.'

now looking back he feels anxious.

"2nd elder, we have prepared the tents, let's go, and look for senior sister Zhao." said a young lady.

"Okay, Everyone! let's go find here, 4 students will follow each elder and look around in different directions. if you are unable to find her just return to the base before the night. the main expedition begins tomorrow."

"yes, Elder." everyone said in unison.

the second elder brought 4 male disciples. after that, they left in different directions.

...

on the other side the Divine sword sect,

"Zhong Xuan, look it's a 4th stage beast what should we do?"

a disciple asked another fellow disciple.

"don't worry Du Lin, I can easily handle it," the latter said coldly.

"if you say so.." the former went silent. he knew that this Zhong Xuan is a bit reckless, but he looked very confident, so let it be.

soon their gaze landed on the 4th stage beast, it was a wolf beast. it had 4 eyes and two tails.

Without wasting any time, Zhong Xuan jumped in front of it.

*growl!!!* a terrifying roar from the wolf made Du Lin shiver in fear.

this is a terrifying 4th stage beast. As a 5th stage true spirit realm expert, he felt despair.

this Zhong Xuan is strong even one of the strongest in the whole sect.

as for Zhong Xuan, he didn't feel any fear at all. he had a proud smile on his face with eyes full of determination. this is the basic definition of a genius,

" blazing sun sword style, 1st form, cutting ice." he mumbled lightly as he pointed his sword at the wolf.

the sword in his hand started to glow light-red.

the wolf beast got cautious and took a turn to approach him. Zhong Xuan took some opposite steps while concentrating his every in the sword.

they both took a circle around then stopped.

*roar* the wolf leapt at him.

Zhong Xuan turned his blade horizontally and blocked his claws.

*clash* they leapt backwards.

another slash, *grawh* the wolf cried in as his blade landed between his claws.

"haah.. haaah.." Zhong Xuan took a deep breath and calmed down.

*grrrr... howl...* the wolf cried out and started to howl at his full strength.

"oh, shit! it is calling for the pack." Zhong Xuan exclaimed.

"what?" Du Lin was startled, he looked at the wolf and then Zhong Xuan, who is running towards him.

"run! mother fu*ker! it's calling for backup. It's is just a beta.. but there's always stronger beasts around!!"

he said while running past him.

Du Lin grasped the situation and started to run.

**howl** *howl*

another few wolf howl came from behind. but they both aren't in the mood to look back.

but alas they are humans in terms of speed beasts are faster.

they soon started to hear their approaching footsteps.

"Oh shit, there's a dead end. this cliff ends here. we have to turn." Du Lin exclaimed, looking at the valley in front of him.

"no, we can't, this is pretty open, they will catch us, I think there's a lake down there, just jump," said Zhong Xuan with an expressionless face.

"Really? how did you know? I can't see anything down there." Du Lin asked.

"it's my intuition." Zhong Xuan said proudly.

hearing him, Du Lin became pale.

"Fu*k your intuition." Du Lin cursed him.

"JUMP!!!" just as they reached the end, Zhong Xuan shouted.

[thanks for reading, if you find any errors, please point them out. and make sure to leave a comment.

have a good day.]