Chapter 1139: Back to the Deep Valley

Chapter 1139: Back to the Deep Valley

Suddenly, a thick fog enveloped the area. Lin Nuo sensed something was amiss and decided not to waste time. He grabbed Su Kexin’s hand and leapt off the cliff.

This time, the fall seemed to last forever. Neither he nor Su Kexin used any wind techniques or sword control, just a standard jump, yet their bodies felt incredibly light, as if they were floating in the air.

The fog thickened and accelerated, and they quickly lost track of where they were falling.

It felt like they were falling endlessly, suspended in mid-air.

Su Kexin’s mind wandered into strange thoughts, considering that holding Lin Nuo’s hand while jumping off a cliff felt like experiencing a tragic love story.

Even falling off a cliff could be infused with a touch of romance.

She even leaned closer to Lin Nuo, holding hands wasn’t enough, they needed to embrace, vowing never to part.

She relished this moment, lost in the romantic atmosphere.

【Why… haven’t we hit the ground yet?】

Lin Nuo internally complained, baffled by the absurdity of it all. After falling for so long, they were still suspended in mid-air. Was this some kind of endless loop?

And now they had no idea where they were falling to; the fog was too thick to discern any direction.

Were they really going to be stuck here together forever?

If they didn’t hit the ground soon, they would have to use sword control or wind techniques to fly back up or escape this foggy area.

Lin Nuo glanced over at Su Kexin, who seemed completely unfazed, smiling contentedly as she leaned against him.

Don’t think for a second that just because you have that death-defying burst of power, you can ignore all danger!

Seeing that their romantic cliff jump wasn’t having the intended outcome, Lin Nuo chose to retreat. He summoned his Spirit Sword, swiftly flying up beneath him.

Stable!

“Hmm…? Senior Martial Brother, have we reached the bottom of the valley?”

Lost in her romantic experience, Su Kexin suddenly stopped, thinking they had arrived at their destination.

She recalled that deep valley, with dim light and only the two of them—just the perfect setting for sparks to fly. Who knows what could happen if they were stuck here for too long?

It felt like a dream, with their bodies intertwined, lost in a celestial romance.

“Dream my foot, take a look for yourself.” Lin Nuo retorted.

“What’s with this heavy fog? I can’t see anything! Senior Martial Brother, what happened?”

“I wish I knew, but it seems we’ve entered a loop here. Let’s fly out using my sword.”

Saying this, he waved his right hand, summoning his Spirit Sword, preparing to break through the thick fog.

However, as he activated his spirit energy to charge out, his body suddenly grew heavy, as if a gravitational field was pressing down on them.

“What the heck is going on?!”

Lin Nuo felt something was wrong; his body felt unbearably heavy, even his sword couldn’t support him!

“Senior Martial Brother, my body… it’s so heavy…”

“Do what I do! Use your spirit energy to hold on to my sword!”

“Okay, okay.”

Su Kexin quickly complied, channeling her spirit energy to summon her Spirit Sword. The two of them worked together to support themselves, and even though Su Kexin’s skills weren’t top-notch, with the strength of the Phoenix Dual Souls, they should be able to manage for a while.

But…

The moment Su Kexin summoned her Spirit Sword, before she could position it beneath Lin Nuo’s sword, the gravitational field intensified, and despite Lin Nuo’s desperate attempts to maintain their position, he ultimately failed.

They plummeted.

“Ah!”

With Su Kexin’s panicked scream, they fell rapidly, their bodies going numb in a shocking, unexpected rush.

Under such immense gravity, hitting the ground would likely be catastrophic.

Lin Nuo thought to struggle one more time, but his sword slipped from beneath him, unable to catch up to his descent.

The fog thickened, and soon everything faded into a white blur.

……

“Hmm… Senior Martial Brother…”

Su Kexin slowly opened her eyes, rubbing them gently. She recalled the rapid descent they had just experienced; it had been heart-stopping.

Now she was conscious again.

But where was her Senior Martial Brother?

“Senior Martial Brother! Senior Martial Brother! Where are you? Why is it so dark? Come out, don’t scare me!”

“Could you move over a bit…?”

“Ah? Senior Martial Brother, where are you? I can hear your voice! Where are you?!”

“Right under you…”

Lin Nuo complained, completely pinned beneath Su Kexin. Thankfully her small frame made it bearable; otherwise, he might have been crushed!

“Ah! Senior Martial Brother, you’re underneath me! What’s pressing down on me?!”

Su Kexin gasped, wriggling her body.

“Get up quickly!”

Lin Nuo shouted, pushing her aside.

Come on, stop squirming! If we’re both naked, it might really lead to something unintended!

“Hmm… Senior Martial Brother, I’m sorry! Did I hurt you…? Can you still get up?”

“It’s nothing.”

Lin Nuo stood up again; falling had only caused a bit of discomfort—nothing serious.

Where was this…?

It was a bit dim, so Lin Nuo channeled his spirit energy, igniting a flame in his right hand to illuminate the area.

“Hmm? Where is this…?”

Lin Nuo felt a sense of familiarity; this place was none other than the deep valley he had seen in his dreams.

It really existed?

So the fog and gravitational field were all meant to bring them here?

“Senior Martial Brother, this is exactly the deep valley from my dreams! Look, it certainly exists!”

Excited to see the place she had seen before, Su Kexin beamed, realizing that it meant she and Lin Nuo had genuinely been here together!

“I see it. But that doesn’t guarantee anything; who knows if it’s an illusion? This place is too bizarre.”

As Lin Nuo spoke, he attempted to channel his energy, but the Spirit Sword that had fallen beside him wouldn’t respond, lying there as if dead.

“What’s going on? Did it go on strike?”

Lin Nuo complained, repeatedly waving his right hand, but his sword still wouldn’t lift off the ground.

“Why don’t you give it a try?” Lin Nuo suggested to Su Kexin.

“Okay, sure.”

Su Kexin nodded and began to channel her spirit energy to summon her Spirit Sword. The result was the same; her sword would not fly up either.

“Senior Martial Brother, what should we do? Mine won’t move either. Should we use wind techniques to get out?”

“Doubtful; I don’t think we’ll be able to escape.”

Lin Nuo replied, channeling his spirit energy again. He conjured wind around him, leaped with all his strength, trying to jump out of there, but it was useless. He could only rise so high before the gravitational field weighed him down again, and he ultimately crashed back to the ground.

“No way out! Jumping up like before will only make us heavy again.”

Lin Nuo landed back down and kept his gaze fixed upward, explaining to Su Kexin.

“Then, Senior Martial Brother, what do we do?”

“What can we do? In dreams, there’s only forward to go… Oh right, you’re just lying here; there’s no forward movement for you. Let’s go.”

“Senior Martial Brother, wait for me!”

Su Kexin hurried after him, grabbing Lin Nuo’s hand, making her feel much safer.