I was reborn as a young master in an invincible family of immortals

Lin Yun held on tightly to the vines of the rope bridge, feeling the pain on his palms, but at the moment he didn't care about that at all. He was only thinking about how to keep his body steady under the impact of the turbulent river water and save the lives of both of them.

He groaned inwardly. Why was crossing the river so difficult? He had finally built this vine rope bridge, thinking he'd have a smooth passage, but he hadn't expected the river to be so treacherous and attack so fiercely. The obstacles set up by the Shadow Cult were truly one after another, making it impossible to defend against them.

Now, they were in the center of the rope bridge, and the surroundings seemed increasingly ominous. The sky remained gloomy and overcast, its thick clouds pressing down as if to crush everything in between into this endless darkness. Lightning flashed sporadically, its pale light instantly illuminating the river's surface, making the already deep purple water appear even more eerie and sinister, like a giant, roaring, evil-smelling magic carpet.

The river crashed against the piers of the rope bridge—those massive rocks rooted to the riverbed—with a deafening roar, and each impact caused the rope bridge to sway violently. Lin Yun felt like a small boat in a raging storm, vulnerable to being swallowed by the relentless current at any moment.

Su Yao was also clinging to the vines. Although her face was pale, her eyes revealed a tenacity. She was casting a supporting spell with all her strength, continuously injecting her spiritual power into the rope bridge to try to increase its stability. However, despite this, the rope bridge was still shaking violently, as if it would break completely in the next second.

"Lin Yun, I'm afraid this bridge won't last much longer. We have to find a way to get across it quickly!" Su Yao shouted, with a hint of anxiety in her voice.

Lin Yun gritted his teeth and responded, "Okay, let's speed up, but be careful not to fall!"

As he spoke, he took a deep breath, suppressed his inner fear, and carefully moved towards the other side. Each step was extremely difficult, as he had to overcome the swaying of the rope bridge and resist the erosion of the evil spiritual power of the river.

Lin Yun and Su Yao moved forward with difficulty on the rope bridge, and every step seemed to be on the edge of life and death.

The force of the river surged ever stronger, massive waves rising and crashing fiercely against the rope bridge. Each impact made Lin Yun feel as if he'd been struck by a heavy hammer, his internal organs churning. His spiritual energy raced frantically, attempting to resist the onslaught, but it was also being depleted at an alarming rate.

"This river is so fierce! If it continues like this, my spiritual power won't be able to hold on!" Lin Yun thought anxiously. He glanced at Su Yao beside him and saw that she was also struggling. Her forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat. Her hands were tightly grasping the vines, and her lips were trembling slightly. It was obvious that she was also under tremendous pressure.

Just when they were about two-thirds of the way across the rope bridge, something black, like tentacles, suddenly emerged from the river. These tentacles, twisting and covered with sharp barbs, emitted a pungent stench and quickly wrapped around the two of them.

"Oh no, there's a new danger!" Lin Yun shouted. He tried to cut off the tentacles with his sword, but on this swaying rope bridge, his movements were greatly restricted. It was very difficult to swing the sword, and the tentacles were extremely flexible and could cleverly avoid his attacks every time.

Seeing this, Su Yao hurriedly cast a spell, trying to use her spiritual power to push the tentacles away. She quickly formed seals with her hands, muttering something, and a beam of spiritual light shot out from her hands, rushing towards the tentacles. However, the tentacles were only pushed back slightly before quickly wrapping around them again, as if they had identified the two of them and were determined to drag them into the river.

"Lin Yun, we can't go on like this. We have to work together to find a way to deal with these tentacles!" Su Yao said anxiously.

Lin Yun knew that he had to stay calm and find the tentacles' weaknesses in order to have a chance of survival. While dodging the tentacles' attacks, he carefully observed their every move, trying to find a flaw.

At this extremely critical moment, Lin Yun forced himself to calm down and concentrated on observing the black tentacles that kept wrapping around him.

He discovered that every time the tentacles attacked, they would pause for a moment, as if they were readjusting their strength or preparing for the next attack. Furthermore, during this pause, the sharp barbs on the tentacles' surfaces would shrink slightly, as if they needed to protect their weapons while accumulating power.

"Could this be their weakness?" Lin Yun's heart stirred, and a glimmer of hope flashed in his eyes. He decided to observe for a while longer to confirm his guess.

So, he deliberately made some provocative movements to provoke the tentacles to attack even more frantically. Sure enough, after each attack, the tentacles would pause briefly and the barbs would retract.

"Su Yao, I seem to have found the weakness of these tentacles! They will pause for a moment after each attack, and the barbs will shrink. Let's take advantage of this time to attack them!" Lin Yun shouted loudly, with a hint of excitement in his voice, as if he saw a ray of hope in this dark and desperate situation.

Su Yao was cheered up when she heard this, and immediately responded: "Okay, Lin Yun, I will cooperate with you to the best of my ability!"

At this moment, although they were in extreme danger, a glimmer of hope ignited in the hearts of both of them, thinking that perhaps they could use this to turn the unfavorable situation of the battle around.

Lin Yun saw the perfect moment. When a black tentacle attacked again, and there was a momentary pause after completing the attack, and the barbs began to shrink, he shouted, "Now!"

The sword in his hand shone brightly, and he concentrated all his spiritual power on the tip of the sword, unleashing his strongest strike. This sword, with the force of a bamboo, cut through the tentacle with pinpoint accuracy.

At the same time, Su Yao quickly formed seals with her hands, muttered something, and cast an auxiliary spell to enhance the power of the attack, increasing the power of Lin Yun's sword to the extreme.

The tip of the sword accurately cut off the tentacle, and black mucus gushed out from the broken end. Accompanied by a shrill scream, the tentacle trembled violently and then quickly retracted into the river.

"Success!" Lin Yun and Su Yao shouted in surprise at the same time.

Seeing the effect, the two of them gained confidence and continued to attack other tentacles using the same method. As more and more tentacles were cut off by their concentrated attacks, they began to panic, their attack rhythm was disrupted, and their numbers gradually decreased.

Lin Yun and Su Yao gritted their teeth, seized the opportunity, and continued to launch more fierce attacks, finally successfully eliminating all the tentacles.

The entire rope bridge suddenly became quiet, with only the heavy breathing of the two people and the fluctuations of spiritual power that had not yet completely dissipated.

Lin Yun breathed a sigh of relief, feeling relieved. But he also knew that this was only a temporary solution to the immediate crisis; they were still a long way from truly unraveling all the secrets and finding a way out. He looked at the sword in his hand, then at Su Yao beside him, thinking, "Luckily, she's by my side, otherwise I really don't know what to do this time."

After a difficult struggle, Lin Yun and Su Yao finally managed to cross the rope bridge and reached the other side of the river.

Stepping onto the other side, Lin Yun felt his legs weaken, as if he had just experienced a long and brutal war. He glanced back at the still surging river, a wave of emotion welling up in his heart. This river was like a chasm, nearly severing their hopes. Fortunately, with their unwavering perseverance and mutual understanding, they had finally managed to cross it.

At this moment, the environment on the other side of the river had changed again compared to before. The dark clouds in the sky seemed to have dispersed slightly, revealing a small patch of gray sky. Although there was still no sunlight, it was much better than the previous oppressive darkness.

There is a dense forest on the ground. The trees in the forest are of various shapes. Some trunks are so thick that it takes several people to hug them. The bark is covered with strange patterns, as if telling ancient stories; some trees are very slender, and the branches are full of colorful leaves. When the breeze blows, the leaves rustle, making a crisp and pleasant sound, as if nature is celebrating their successful crossing of the river.

Deep in the woods, they could faintly see the mysterious valley they had seen in the image in the box. The valley was shrouded in mist, which was like a soft white veil, slowly drifting across the valley, sometimes dispersing, sometimes gathering, as if playing a game of hide-and-seek with everything in the valley.

"Su Yao, we have finally reached the other side. The mysterious valley is just ahead. We have to speed up and get there. Maybe we can find the key to unlocking all the secrets there." Lin Yun said, his eyes revealing firm determination.

Su Yao nodded and said, "Well, but we still have to be careful. There are dangers everywhere along the way, and the valley will definitely not be peaceful."

After the two of them had discussed it, they headed towards the mysterious valley. They moved cautiously through the woods, always keeping a vigilant eye on their surroundings, fearing they might encounter any new dangers.

As they headed towards the valley, Lin Yun and Su Yao passed through the dense woods. The air in the woods was exceptionally fresh, with a faint scent of grass and trees, which formed a sharp contrast with the riverside environment that was filled with evil spiritual energy.

As Lin Yun walked, he looked at the trees around him curiously. He found that these trees did not seem to be ordinary trees. They all emitted a faint spiritual energy fluctuation, as if they were endowed with some special life.

"Su Yao, look at these trees, they seem to have spiritual power. This place is really strange." Lin Yun said.

Su Yao also noticed this. She stopped, reached out and gently touched a tree trunk, feeling the spiritual power fluctuations on it. After a while, she opened her eyes and said solemnly: "Lin Yun, I feel that the spiritual power fluctuations of these trees seem to have a pattern. They seem to be conveying some kind of information in a specific order, but I'm not sure what the specific information is."

Lin Yun's heart was moved when he heard this. He thought, since these trees have such characteristics, perhaps there are some important clues hidden in them.

"Let's take a closer look. Maybe we can find some clues about the valley or the Shadow Cult from these trees." Lin Yun said.

So the two of them slowed down their pace in the woods and observed each tree more carefully.

During his observation, Lin Yun discovered a distinct depression on the trunk of a relatively sturdy tree, with some tiny runes carved into the depression. These runes emitted a faint golden glow, standing out particularly well in the lush greenery.

"Su Yao, there is a tree over here with runes carved on it. It seems very special. Let's go over and take a look." Lin Yun shouted.

Upon hearing this, everyone gathered around. Lin Yun squatted down and carefully observed the runes. He discovered that the shape and arrangement of the runes seemed to imply a certain order, and that the golden light they emitted seemed to resonate with the spiritual energy fluctuations of the surrounding trees.

"These runes are not simple. I think they may be the key to unlocking the secret here." Lin Yun stood up and continued to look at the runes, trying to find some clues from their shape, arrangement and the light they emitted.

Su Yao also came closer to observe carefully. She gently placed her hands on the runes, trying to sense the flow of spiritual energy. After a while, she said, "Lin Yun, I feel like these runes are releasing spiritual energy according to a specific rhythm, and this rhythm seems to be related to the spiritual energy fluctuations of the surrounding trees. However, I am not sure what the specific connection is."

Lin Yun's heart skipped a beat when he heard this. He squatted down again, carefully comparing the differences between the runes and the changes in the strength of the spiritual energy they emitted. Suddenly, he noticed that the flashing frequencies of several of the runes would briefly synchronize after a period of time, as if transmitting some kind of signal.

"Everyone, pay attention to the flashing frequency of these runes. I think there may be something interesting here. Maybe if we operate or trigger something according to this frequency, we can unlock the secret here." Lin Yun said.

Upon hearing this, everyone focused their attention on the runes, carefully observing their flashing light.

Lin Yun decided to try triggering the runes according to their flashing frequencies to see what effect it would have. He took a deep breath, then gently touched the runes one by one in the order he had observed, the interval between each touch strictly following the synchronized frequency of the flashing lights.

As he touched the last rune, a melodious sound suddenly rang out from the woods, like a mysterious symphony played by nature. Immediately afterwards, the spiritual energy of the surrounding trees began to fluctuate more intensely. Those trees, which had previously emitted a faint spiritual energy, now shone brightly, illuminating the entire forest like daylight.

Under the reflection of the light, Lin Yun found that the original road leading to the valley became clearer, and the clouds in the valley gradually dispersed, making the scene in the valley appear clearer in front of them.

There is an ancient castle in the valley. Its walls are made of huge stones covered with moss, showing the traces of time. The castle towers soar into the sky. The wind chimes on the towers sway gently in the breeze, making a crisp and pleasant sound, as if telling the ancient story of the castle.

Surrounding the castle was a beautiful garden filled with all sorts of exotic flowers and plants. Some had enormous blossoms, like open umbrellas, their petals a dazzling array of colors, shimmering enchantingly in the sun. Others exuded a unique fragrance that permeated the entire valley, bringing a sense of peace and joy to the senses.

"This... this is the scene in the mysterious valley. It looks so beautiful, but I wonder what secrets are hidden in it." Lin Yun said in surprise. His heart was full of curiosity and he couldn't wait to enter the valley and find out.