Chapter 125 - Thoroughly Meticulous (1/2)

“Big Yellow, this can’t go on…” Ou Yangming stopped and complained anxiously, “I must find that d.a.m.n place as soon as possible, or Old Man won’t be able to hold on any longer!”

In actual fact, the human and the dog did not really get along in the beginning, so much so that they competed with and disliked each other.

However, due to their common goal, the big yellow dog pa.s.sed on its mental power cultivation method to Ou Yangming, then used a mysterious art from its Blood Meridian Legacy to build a spiritual connection with him.

It was also the big yellow dog’s way of protecting itself because if it was accidentally separated from Ou Yangming, without the integration of Heaven and man, it would be stuck in the Chaos Cave forever. With the spiritual connection, at the very least, they could find each other even if they lost each other.

Nonetheless, they did not expect to be able to sense one another’s thoughts through the wonderful spiritual connection. Therefore, not only did they cooperate with a deeper connection from then on, but most importantly, they became closer to each other.

The feeling did not merely come from their personal preferences but was born from the connection produced through the mystery art.

That said, the big yellow dog was not aware of the outcome at all.

Throughout the journey, they had only spent half a day progressing from being forced to cooperate with each other to actually having a mutual understanding.

Besides, although they had both given their all to flee on their own earlier when they encountered a big group of Black Magic Crawlers, the conflict was easily resolved when the big yellow dog expressed its guilt and Ou Yangming accepted its apology. With that, the relations.h.i.+p between them became more harmonious.

The big yellow dog wagged its tail as though it was asking Ou Yangming what to do.

“They said that my mental power is helpful in finding the Land of Inheritance, but how am I supposed to utilize it?” Ou Yangming pondered and said. He was not a fool, so he had already used his mental power when they searched without an aim before this, but he did not gain anything The big yellow dog suddenly stopped. It hesitated for a while before opening its mouth to spit out the mysterious gem.

Two days ago, the big yellow dog would not present the gem to Ou Yangming even if it was beaten to death. On the opposite, it only considered for a while at the moment before deciding to show it to him.

Ou Yangming’s eyes lit up because he immediately understood that the gem was related to the Land of Inheritance.

He picked up the gem and inhaled deeply. The precious stone was his final hope.

Driven by his consciousness, Ou Yangming released a hint of mental power into the precious stone. Next, a peculiar thing happened as the gem actually emitted a beautiful yellow ray. It was even more unbelievable that the yellow light was actually directed in a certain direction far away as though it was an arrow that was guiding them.

Ou Yangming and the big yellow dog could not help but cheer internally when they exchanged glances. He supposed that the Ni Xuetian and the other elders were actually unaware of this, or they would not have kept it a secret if they were so eager to find the Land of Inheritance.

If Ou Yangming knew that the gem had such a wonderful effect, why would he have wasted so much time?

Nevertheless, he did not find out too late.

Following that, Ou Yangming and the big yellow dog headed in the direction pointed by the arrow.

After walking for a long time, they backed away again sulkily because the big yellow dog picked up a rich and weird smell halfway through. Even though they could not identify based on the richness of the smell the exact number of Black Magic Crawlers ahead, they were sure that there were way more crawlers than before. Ou Yangming and the big yellow dog did not want to die meaninglessly in the cave, thus they quickly decided to back away.

“It’s okay, we’ll find another path if this one doesn’t work,” Ou Yangming comforted while patting the dog’s head.

The big yellow dog wagged its tail and barked softly to express that it agreed with his suggestion. Therefore, they drove the power on the precious stone from time to time and began going around the area. Despite that, after a considerable amount of time, the faces of Ou Yangming and the big yellow dog took on a ghastly expression. This was because they came to a shocking realization that regardless of the direction they entered from, countless Black Magic Crawlers were stationed. In other words, if they wanted to advance forward according to the path guided by the gem, they would be obstructed by numerous crawlers.

It would not be a coincidence.

When Ou Yangming and the big yellow dog looked at each other, they somehow guessed the answer.

‘Has the Land of Inheritance become the Black Magic Crawlers’ nest? If that’s really the case, the consequence is unbearable.’

Ou Yangming gritted his teeth and tossed the gem to the big yellow dog. “Keep it first, we have to try and see if we can sneak inside.”

The big yellow dog swallowed the gem, then nodded obediently after a moment of hesitation.

Since they had to go through one way or the other, they had to give it a go no matter the danger that lay ahead. If they did not have the guts to try, how could they find the solution?

They would not delay the matter further since they had decided.

Inside the cave, some paths were narrow, some were wide, while some had glowing mosses on the wall, which were brighter. There were also some paths that were truly pitch-black.

Countless Black Magic Crawlers lived inside the cave, but they seemed to yearn for light and avoided complete darkness. As such, a dark path happened to be the only pa.s.sage that Ou Yangming and the big yellow dog could sneak through.

They curled their bodies and curbed their aura as much as they could to not give out a scent.