Chapter 78 – Jade Crystal Wall (1/2)

Chapter 78 – Jade Crystal Wall

“It has been fifteen hours since the boy was trapped in the cocoon, I wonder what is happening to him in there…” Everyone looked worryingly at the three meters tall blood cocoon then at the passage that led deeper into the labyrinth. Their eyes showed a bit of resentment and anxiousness.

Luckily Ye Wei’s life signs had not disappeared, and there was still a Qi disturbance coming from the cocoon.

“Guys, you have recovered pretty well. You might as well head down the passageway. I will guard the cocoon, and everyone else can go search for more treasures. We can’t let those greedy b*stards take everything!” His sight then quickly returned to the cocoon. In his eyes, they were honorable for waiting so long.

“Hong Xun has a point, the treasures in this labyrinth are limited, and we can’t let those loathsome people get everything!” Xue Yao said angrily, her beautiful eyes scanned across everyone present as she stood up.

The passage was right in front of them. It was quite a feat that everyone could stay seated and guard the cocoon for fifteen hours just because of honor despite the depth of the labyrinth tempting them!

The group of cultivators opened their eyes simultaneously as they heard what Hong Xun said, and they glanced at each other to see if anyone else had the same hesitant look in their eyes. Of course, they wanted to leave, but their savior’s fate was still uncertain; if they were to leave now, their conscience would surely haunt them.

“Bang!”

Just as everyone was pondering and wondering if they should leave, a deafening noise came from the blood cocoon as it started rattling vigorously.

“Boom! Boom! Boom!” The same banging noise could be heard from the cocoon. “Crack!” With a loud cracking sound fissures started to appear on its surface, and they quickly grow and covered the whole cocoon.

Just as everyone was staring at the cocoon, it cracked open, and they heard a sharp voice. “Thanks everyone for guarding me this long!” A handsome boy with a childish face slowly walked out with the iron talisman that suppressed the stone giant hanging on his waist.

“The boy survived the rage intent of the Blood Devourer crystals?! And he tamed the energy within them?” Seeing that Ye Wei had not lost his mind and that his presence was stronger than before, everyone was shocked and filled with joy.

Ye Wei was fine! They could finally continue the expedition with a clear conscience.

“Where is this boy from? He has so many tricks up his sleeves! Three medium-grade scrolls, and a talisman that could suppress the stone giant…” People’s eyes stopped on Ye Wei’s belt where the talisman was hung, looked at it with admiration while praising its power.

‘Just the three medium-grade scrolls would cost five hundred thousand silvers, and the talisman that suppressed the stone giant has got to be worth more than that! He is just a Student, yet he is carrying more than a million silver worth of goods on him!?’ This thought lingered in everyone’s minds. They were under the impression that Ye Wei had more valuable and powerful items in his possession as well.

Seeing that everyone was drooling over his talisman, Ye Wei felt slightly uneasy. He knew the talisman was a rare find, and it had unmeasurable value. Even though he was young, he knew that one should not put something valuable on display. Before Ye Wei stepped out of the cocoon he tried to put the talisman in his bag, but it just kept flying back out, so there was no other way!

With no other solutions, Ye Wei decided to hang the talisman on his belt. Although he did not feel safe, all the people outside the cocoon saw the talisman in action and knew he was not one to be messed with. Also, the ones that didn’t see it defeat the stone giant would not really pay it any attention, so Ye Wei was relatively safe contrary to his fears.

Hong Xun glared at Ye Wei to check if he really was feeling well. Afterwards, he turned to the crowd and reported, “He is okay! We can relax now and enter the passage!”

“Yea!” Xue Yao nodded.

“Let’s go!”

“We can’t let the treasures of this labyrinth fall into the hands of Lu Chao and his greedy followers!” Everyone was excited to get up and start moving. They had been waiting for this moment for fifteen hours.

“Let’s go!” The hundreds of cultivators entered the passage behind Hong Xun and Xue Yao.

Ye Wei was also following the crowd closely, feeling very touched and grateful. He could still not quite believe these people wasted their time in the labyrinth guarding him when they could have been hunting for treasures. Ye Wei was a cautious person, but he couldn’t help but taking a liking to the people who waited behind for him. He couldn’t fathom that strangers could be so honorable.

‘I don’t regret helping you guys at all! If I had the same choice again, I would fight for everyone!’ Ye Wei had been teased since he was a young boy because of his red Sentient, but he learned to trust people who gave him gratitude.

“This passage…” The moment they entered the passage, they were shocked. This passage was nothing like the two passages they had gone through before.

The first passage was a narrow tunnel with rune barriers and stone houses on each side. The second passage had nothing on its side walls, and it was no wider than fifteen meters. This passage, however, was over three hundred meters wide, and its walls were made of crystal. They were cool to the touch and glittered in the darkness. The surface was so smooth they could see their reflections!

“There are no signs of any fights here; we should be safe. Lu Chao and the rest entered this passage fifteen hours ago, so we have to speed up if we want to catch up with them!” Hong Xun frowned as he could not see an end to the crystal passageway, so he signaled for everyone to speed up.

“We have to hurry!”

“This passage is very long; I can’t even see the end of it!”

“Let’s hurry!”