Chapter 11

Chapter 11: Liu Hua Sword in the Ultimate Deathtrap Array (Part 1)

Nine steps lead to death, ten steps lead to danger;

Yin and Yang, the Eight Trigrams, strange and intertwined;

Snake love grove, A tragedy beyond human comprehension;

Under the Soul-Consuming Flower, the bones have withered for a thousand years;

In the deadly formation, Liu Hua Sword is born.

In the Xueding Mountain, pines and cypress trees grow densely, with miasma and venomous snakes infesting 

the area. Using the Ying-yang techniques, the five elements and Eight divinatory diagrams, a deathtrap array is 

set up. 

Standing in front of the formation, you can't see the scenery in the trees, but this gloomy valley bottom has been 

untouched for many years, which makes it even more scary.

Si Cang Qing looked up at the towering trees, his expression calm, but his words were cold and unfeeling, "Lan, 

since you are going to accompany me into the fray, be careful and follow me closely. If danger arises, you can 

only rely on yourself." 

Feng Lan replied softly, "Yes, Master." He naturally didn't dare to hope that his master would shield him from 

danger.

No longer hesitating, Si Cang Qing stepped forward towards the deadly formation, with Feng Lan closely 

following behind him.

On the top of the Xuedong mountain, Feng Wufei's eyes were kind and compassionate, staring at the bottom 

of the valley from a distance. It was shrouded in light smoke and nothing could be seen.

Sighing slightly, Feng Wufei pinched his fingers to make calculations and looked up to observe the stars.

"May heaven protect and keep you safe."

“Clap, clap”

Having cracked the last hidden trap and mechanism, Si Cang Qing's clothes were slightly torn, and his hair was 

disheveled, but he showed no signs of injury. He slightly turned his head to look at Feng Lan beside him and 

coldly asked, "Are you okay?"

Compared to Si Cang Qing, Feng Lan's situation was much worse, with wounds of all sizes covering his body. 

Just as Si Cang Qing had said before the battle, when faced with danger, one could only rely on oneself.

Feng Lan's expression was somber. As the shadow guard of his master, his martial arts skills were far inferior 

to his master's. He knew that although Si Cang Qing had not saved him directly during several extremely critical 

moments, he had timely disabled the traps, indirectly saving him several times. If it weren't for Si Cang Qing, 

he feared he wouldn't have even made it to this point.

Glancing at Feng Lan's expression, Si Cang Qing reminded lightly, "Don't dwell on the past. The front is more 

dangerous."

The words were brief, but Feng Lan was suddenly startled, and immediately returned to normal, following 

Si Cang Qing's steps cautiously. Then I heard Si Cang Qing's voice, "These are snake love trees. There will be 

countless venomous snakes in them, so you must be careful at every step."

"Master, don't worry."

"Um."

Before the words could finish, countless enchanting giant snakes appeared, flicking their bright red, 

blood-colored tongues, their eyes revealing a greedy, eerie blue light. 

The humans and snakes faced each other, both sides on high alert, not daring to act rashly. 

Suddenly, the venomous snakes swiftly slithered, gathering from the trees, the ground, and the bushes, 

attacking Si Cang Qing and the other person.

Si Cang Qing, holding a short dagger, and Feng Lan, wielding a sword, swiftly dodged and slashed through 

the attacking snakes with precision. 

"Lan, follow my lead.," Si Cang Qing shouted urgently. 

If they were to escape safely, they could only advance and not retreat, only attack and not defend.

While dealing with the swarm of snakes, Feng Lan chased after Si Cang Qing's direction. He narrowly avoided 

being bitten by the venomous snakes several times, thanks to his extremely sharp reflexes. 

Compared to the previous traps and hidden mechanisms, this snake formation seemed much simpler. However, 

if he were to be careless and get bitten by a venomous snake, he would likely die on the spot, so Feng Lan was 

even more cautious.

In the midst of the snake attack, Si Cang Qing led Fenglan to break through the encirclement. Although the 

snakes' attacks were chaotic, the snake trees were indeed arranged according to the principles of the Eight 

Trigrams. However, in such situations, most people are too preoccupied to observe, and thus they would likely 

end up trapped and die in the snake formation.

Just because the Snake Love Tree is not afraid of water or fire, it attracts poisonous snakes from all over the 

world to gather. It is impossible to kill them all by beheading.

As time passed, Si Cang Qing and Feng Lan were both panting and feeling somewhat exhausted, but fortunately, 

the number of snakes was gradually decreasing. 

After quickly scanning the surroundings, Si Cang Qing finally found the exit of the formation and swiftly 

headed towards it. 

Once they exited the formation, the two stopped and took a brief rest.

The scent of emerald bamboo filled the air as Si Cang Qing gazed into the depths of the bamboo forest, lost in 

thought.

 "Master, be careful!" 

Suddenly, Feng Lan's urgent voice broke through. Si Cang Qing swiftly turned around, only to be tackled by 

Feng Lan, whose face had turned a deathly shade of purple.

Si Cang Qing was shocked and looked down. A slender green snake had been cut into two pieces by Feng Lan's 

sword and fell at his feet.

Without a moment's hesitation, Si Cang Qing quickly pressed on Feng Lan's major acupoints to prevent 

the poisonous blood from spreading. Then, he picked up Feng Lan and hurriedly ran deep into the bamboo 

forest...

Just now, he had noticed something strange there, so he was momentarily careless and didn't expect to encounter 

a snake trap, with snakes still launching a surprise attack. Si Cang Qing's face showed a rare hint of helplessness;

if it were him who got bitten by the snake, he wouldn't have minded. Unfortunately, this Feng Lan was standing 

in front of him…

Holding the unconscious Feng Lan, Si Cang Qing stopped in front of a secluded cave. At the entrance of the cave 

was a large field of colorful flowers.

Ecstasy Flower.

Si Cang Qing understood in his heart, picked up Feng Lan, and leaped over, slightly bending down to enter the 

cave. Inside, it twisted and turned, and after about a quarter of an hour of walking, the view suddenly opened up, 

revealing a scene full of vitality.

Large tracts of ecstasy flowers sway in the wind, like the sea surface surging with colorful waves.

This place is truly as beautiful as a paradise on earth.

However, Si Cang Qing had no time to admire it; he was just looking for a place to settle Fenglan. The snake 

venom on him needed to be removed soon, or his life would be in danger!

Walking through the sea of ​​flowers, there is a spacious stone cave.

What came into view was a pair of withered bones. Si Cang Qing swept away the dead bones with an 

expressionless expression and placed Feng Lan on the green bed.

——South China Sea Cold Jade?

Si Cang Qing's eyes revealed surprise; he had originally just wanted to use this bed to place Feng Lan, but by 

chance, he encountered the rare earthly treasure for nurturing life, the South Sea Cold Jade. 

Glancing at the dry bones on the ground, he thought these must be the remains of his ancestor. If it weren't for 

the effects of the South Sea Cold Jade, after a thousand years, how could there still be this pile of bones left!

Anyway, Si Cang Qing untied Feng Lan's clothes leisurely. With the South China Sea Cold Jade, it would be 

easier to remove the poison from Feng Lan!

◇Cang Huan◇Seven Palaces◇

With a heavy head, Feng Lan struggled to open his eyes, and what came into view was a green stone wall. His 

mind was momentarily as muddled as paste, and Feng Lan just lay there blankly on the cold jade bed. 

"Awake?"

A cold yet familiar voice suddenly sounded. Feng Lan turned his head blankly and saw Si Cang Qing sitting 

on a low couch not far away, holding a roll of shabby cloth in his hand and looking at him indifferently. Without 

reacting for a moment, Feng Lan just looked at the other party stupidly.

Looking at Feng Lan, who, although awake, had sluggish reactions and a dazed gaze, Si Cang Qing couldn't help 

but frown slightly. He put down the cloth in his hand, stepped forward, and reached out to check Feng Lan's 

pulse—could it be that the snake venom had attacked his heart and injured his brain?

A series of actions by Si Cang Qing left Feng Lan feeling inexplicably strange. It wasn't until he saw the other 

person frowning and checking his pulse that he was startled and hurriedly tried to retract his hand, all previous 

memories flooding back into his mind. Feng Lan urgently tried to sit up, but his body was as stiff as a stone, 

making it difficult to move. He was greatly alarmed and hurriedly looked up at Si Cang Qing.

Si Cang Qing gently pressed Feng Lan's body and said calmly: "Don't move, you have been poisoned by the 

green silk snake."

Green silk snake venom?

That's right, Feng Lan remembered that after breaking through the poisonous snake formation, Si Cang Qing 

stood there meditating and didn't notice a small green snake coming towards him, so he blocked it in a hurry.

Now... trying to move her body again, Feng Lan felt a bit panicked. The green silk snake venom seemed 

incredibly potent. Would he be paralyzed for life?

Seeing Feng Lan's terrified expression, Si Cang Qing said softly, "Don't move around anymore. If you leave 

this South Sea Cold Jade, the snake venom in your body will never be cured."

Hearing Si Cang Qing's words, Feng Lan then realized that he was lying on a warm green jade bed, with strands 

of warmth from the bed spreading through his body, coursing through his veins.

His thoughts slightly stirred, Feng Lan felt a bit ashamed and spoke with difficulty, "Feng Lan, th-thanks, master, 

for saving my life."

Si Cang Qing merely looked at him coldly, and after a moment, slowly spoke, "You were originally here to save 

me." He then turned his head to look at the sea of vibrant flowers outside the cave, "But I have said before, 

I do not need your protection." 

If he couldn't even protect himself, how could he possibly control others?

"Feng Lan, knows his mistake." Feng Lan said softly, his words difficult yet resolute, "But, if the master is in 

trouble, Feng Lan, Feng Lan absolutely cannot stand by and do nothing." 

With a slight raise of his brow, Si Cang Qing said coldly, "Who said I was in trouble?" 

Just a poisonous snake.

Upon hearing this, Feng Lan slowly bowed his head, unsure of how to respond. It turned out that the danger he 

perceived was not even on Si Cang Qing's mind.

Without looking at Feng Lan again, Si Cang Qing turned around and casually threw something at Feng Lan, 

hitting her. His originally cold and hard voice softened slightly, "Carry this with you. It can dispel a hundred 

poisons, and poisonous substances will not dare to approach."

Without looking at Feng Lan again, Si Cang Qing turned around and casually threw something at Feng Lan, 

hitting him. His originally cold and hard voice softened slightly, "Carry this with you. It can dispel a hundred 

poisons, and poisonous substances will not dare to approach."

The ecstasy flower is the root of all poisons; the root of the ecstasy flower is the nemesis of all poisons.

Feng Lan suddenly looked up at Si Cang Qing's back, struggling to move him arm and tightly gripping the cloth 

bundle in him palm. 

Si Cang Qing walked to the entrance of the stone cave, then stopped, turned back to Feng Lan, and continued, 

"You just need to protect yourself. This kind of thing must not happen again."

"I don't need your protection," Si Cang Qing reiterated this statement once again.

Looking up at the deep and dark blue sky, Si Cang Qing's expression was somewhat dazed. The light and shadow 

cast on his face made it hard for Fenglan inside the cave to see the truth. He could only hear that familiar, cold 

voice continue, "Since you are worried that I will fall into danger, I will entrust my back to you in the future. Do 

not betray my trust."

After saying that, Si Cang Qing's figure disappeared outside the cave. 

Feng Lan, half-reclining on the cold jade bed, found his recently awakened mind to be quite useless; he couldn't 

immediately discern the meaning behind Si Cang Qing's words. 

After a long while, he finally understood. Feng Lan couldn't help but curve his lips, looking softly at the person 

sitting in the sea of flowers outside the cave, and let out a gentle sigh——After more than three years, he finally 

gained Si Cang Qing's trust.

Although Si Cang Qing didn't need his protection, he was willing to entrust his back to him... Feng Lan felt 

increasingly delighted, and the smile on his face deepened.

Outside the cave, Si Cang Qing was sitting in the sea of ​​flowers, looking indifferently at the burning cloth in 

front of him, which recorded the Liu Hua Sword Technique.

The Liu Hua Sword uses air flow as a medium to transform everything into flowing flowers.

The ancestor of the Penglai Pavilion created this sword technique, but it never achieved the desired effect. So, 

he set up a deadly formation here to trap himself, just to focus on his cultivation. However, when Si Cang Qing 

thought of the first skeleton he saw, he feared that the ancestor ultimately never reached the point of "using the 

essence of heaven and earth as his own."

The cloth turned to ashes, and only then did Si Cang Qing leisurely rise and return to the stone cave, sitting back 

on the low couch. He looked at Feng Lan and said, "Once your snake venom is removed, the communication with 

Kui will be entrusted to you and Xiang Mo and Zi." 

And he stayed here, practicing and comprehending the Liu Hua Sword. The deadly formation was completely 

dismantled by Si Cang Qing during Feng Lan's days of unconsciousness.

During this period, in order to reassure Feng Wufei, Si Cang Qing even returned to Penglai Pavilion. Taking 

advantage of this opportunity, Feng Wufei actually passed the Penglai Pavilion token to him, and then disappeared 

without a trace, saying something about traveling the world.

Si Cang Qing secretly thought that it was good, Penglai Pavilion was already used by the royal family. Feng 

Wufei's temperament did not like to be involved in worldly disputes, so it was natural for him to leave.

After hearing Si Cang Qing's words, Feng Lan responded softly: "Yes, Feng Lan will definitely live up to his 

master's expectations."

Si Cang Qing did not respond, merely sitting cross-legged and beginning to cultivate. 

For a moment, the two people in the stone cave fell silent, as they had for countless days and nights before.

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