Chapter 152: Partnership (1/2)

“All right, stop arguing, you two. Now is not the time to be squabbling amongst ourselves.” The old cultivator stepped forward to act as the peacemaker. As for the remaining cultivators, they simply stood aside to watch. Some were even hoping that the two would get into a fight to the death.

“Ha ha, do you fellows think I am deliberately provoking you? Do you all know what kind of dangers you fellows will be encountering? Do you even know what caused those roars?” Chen Feng deliberately put on an enigmatic façade.

“Do you know?” Evil Moon Grotto Master asked coolly.

“Heh heh, for now, I cannot say what awaits us up ahead. However, there is one thing I can tell you all. The one releasing those roars is most likely a Yao King,” said Chen Feng coldly.

“Yao King?!”

“What? A Yao King?”

“Are you joking with us?”

Hearing Chen Feng’s words, the other cultivators lost their composure. Even the old cultivator’s face turned grim and extremely ugly to behold. All of them turned to look at Chen Feng, inquiring looks on their faces.

“Are you telling the truth? Is it really a Yao King? This is no joking matter. You should know that only Human Immortals can face Yao Kings. If people like us go forward, the only ending for us will be death,” asked the old cultivator, who stared intently at Chen Feng. He was seemingly attempting to look right through his soul to determine if he was lying or not.

“All of us are gathered here right now. Is there a need for me to lie to you fellows? Mo Ji had said before that this place has Prized artefacts. If so, having a Yao King appear here should be quite acceptable,” said Chen Feng with a sneer.

“If that is true, this will be a problem. This is a Yao King we are talking about. Forget a Yao King, even a few Great Yaos are beyond what we can handle,” said a young cultivator who was standing nearby.

“No wonder one roar from it could scare those mad demonic humans into running away. It turns out that thing is a Yao King,” Demon Sound Sect’s Young Sect Master, Xiao Yin said in a hushed tone.

“If there is a Yao King here, why did Mo Ji choose to come here? Isn’t that the equivalent of committing suicide?” A composed, middle-aged cultivator cast a suspicious gaze at Chen Feng.

“Hey, hey. If there is a Sacred artefact here, wouldn’t someone come here? If the Yao King is sealed, wouldn’t others try to risk it?” Chen Feng chuckled at the middle-aged cultivator.

“What? Is there really a Sacred artefact?”

“A sealed Yao King.”

“Is that true?”

The cultivators there cried out in shock again as Chen Feng’s words shocked them once more. Observing the stunned looks on the faces of those cultivators, Chen Feng felt slightly pleased.

“I am only able to tell you all this much since I don’t know too much about it myself. Naturally, some of them are just my own speculations. If you fellows end up encountering a bona fide, unsealed Yao King, don’t blame me for lying,” said Chen Feng with a smile.

Sacred artefact! Sacred artefact!

Yao King! Yao King!

Sealed! Sealed!

Everyone kept mumbling those words as they pondered the veracity of Chen Feng’s words.

“Where did you get that information?” asked Evil Moon Grotto Master while regarding Chen Feng.

“You want to know? That’s simple. Kill this trash first.” Chen Feng pointed at the nearby Elegant Gentleman with a grin.

“Humph!” Evil Moon Grotto Master said nothing else.

“Little brother, some matters cannot be used as jokes. Lives can be lost as a result of that,” said the old cultivator as he shook his head.

“Believe it or not, that is up to you fellows. I will say it again, I just don’t want wastrels dragging us down,” said Chen Feng calmly.

“I believe there is a Yao King here. Even if it is not a Yao King, it is at the very least a very powerful Great Yao. At any rate, this opponent is not one that we can hope to fight against,” Xiao Yin suddenly said.

“I feel the same way. Still, Mo Ji and the others are surely not the type to come here because they are bored. This place must have some incredible treasures. Even if it is not a Sacred artefact, it should at least be at the Prized artefact tier. Don’t forget why we are here,” said the young cultivator.

They really are hiding something from me. Chen Feng thought to himself.

“He he, fellows. I have already given you all so much important information, shouldn’t you fellows be a little open with me? Tell me, why did you fellows come to Demon Soul Valley? Given your abilities, surely you fellows did not come here for that 100,000 Basic Yang Pills,” said Chen Feng coolly.

“He he, you are right. How could cultivators with cultivation bases like ours come to this dangerous place, one that might kill us, for that 100,000 Basic Yang Pills?” replied the old cultivator with a laugh.

“Truth be told, we secretly got wind of a certain piece of information. According to that piece of information, a bunch of treasures is about to appear in Demon Soul Valley. As for where those treasures would appear, we do not know. Back then, when I first heard about it, I didn’t quite care about it. However, when I heard that someone was recruiting a large number of cultivators to venture into Demon Soul Valley, I became tempted. Thus, I secretly joined this group to have a look,” said the old cultivator with a smile.

“It’s the same for me. It is strange. I wonder who had spread that news out. Surely, it is not Mo Ji?” said the composed, middle-aged cultivator.

“Hard to say. That woman is full of deceit and insidiously cunning. Maybe, she had deliberately spread that news to lure in some cultivators to die for her,” the young cultivator disagreed.

“Regardless of where the news originated from, our objective now is to find Mo Ji’s group,” said Evil Moon Grotto Master.

“I think Mo Ji’s group may have already discovered the treasures. Either that, or she has found the place. The Yao King wouldn’t have roared out so loudly otherwise,” said Chen Feng.