Chapter 154: Poisonous Scorpion (1/2)

Right after entering the crack, Chen Feng’s body involuntarily shuddered as the chilling aura kept seeping into his soul, attempting to freeze his divine sense. Even his internal blood circulation became slower. With a thought, Chen Feng secretly stoked his Soulflame. Immediately, the chilling aura was utterly burned away and his whole body grew warm once more.

I can even refine and absorb demonic energy. Unexpectedly, I am incapable of blocking off this chilling, soul-piercing aura. Chen Feng’s heart thumped and he knew that this aura must surely be from the Yao King beneath.

“Brother Chen is truly extraordinary. At merely level 2 of the Concealed stage, you have already condensed out your Soulflame. Meeting a genius of this level is a first for me,” said Xiao Yin with a smile as he regarded Chen Feng, a look of shock crossing his eyes.

“Oh? He he, I was only able to successfully cultivate it thanks to a certain opportunity. However, I am no match for Young Sect Master. Even though you are younger than me, your cultivation base is already far higher than mine.” Chen Feng smiled back. At the same time, he was also secretly feeling shocked. He did not think that Xiao Yin could see through his cultivation state. That can only mean that Xiao Yin’s cultivation base was far, far higher than his.

“Brother Chen, are you interested in joining my Demon Sound Sect?” Xiao Yin suddenly said.

“Join Demon Sound Sect?” Chen Feng was somewhat surprised.

“This is a sincere invitation from me,” said Xiao Yin solemnly.

“He he, now is not the time for this. We should deal with our current situation first. I can already sense an intense feeling of danger,” replied a smiling Chen Feng.

After the two of them entered the crack, they found that the layout beneath looked like an underground palace, with countless passageways of differing sizes, piles of rocks and thick stone pillars of varying lengths. The two of them checked their surroundings, but failed to find any clues about the place.

“Strange, this place appears man-made?” Chen Feng uttered, a slight tone of doubt in his voice.

“It is indeed man-made. However, I am unable to sense the aura of Mo Ji’s group,” said Xiao Yin.

“Tower, how is it?” Chen Feng secretly asked.

“Can you feel it? There is a powerful aura coming from 10,000 metres below. It must be the Yao King. I can sense a formidable fire-type aura,” said Tower.

“Fire-type Yao King?” Chen Feng uttered in shock.

“No mistake about it. A pity, my current level of strength is insufficient and I still cannot sense just what type of yao the other party is,” Tower said slowly.

“What about the aura of Mo Ji and her group?” Chen Feng asked once again.

“Heh heh heh!” Tower suddenly laughed.

“You are really lucky this time. Aren’t you lacking two more Prized artefacts? Your wish might just come true.”

“You are saying there is a Prized artefact here?” Chen Feng uttered in shock.

“Not just one. In addition to Prized artefacts, there is a tightly sealed Sacred artefact. How curious. Just what kind of place is this for it to have a Sacred artefact? Kid, you will have to be careful,” said Tower as he clicked his tongue.

“There is really a Sacred artefact?” Chen Feng was even more surprised.

“With Prized artefacts, I can help you collect and suppress them. Even if it is a grade 7 Prized artefact, or even a grade 8 Prized artefact, my power will be enough to suppress it. However, I have no confidence in dealing with a Sacred artefact. If we are not careful, I will end up getting sucked in myself,” said Tower.

“Get sucked in, what do you mean?” Chen Feng became slightly curious.

“Meaning, I will be swallowed and refined by the other fellow. It will shatter my remnant spirit essence. You need to understand that high-tier magic treasures can devour one another,” Tower said slowly.

“That is somewhat problematic. In that case, lead me to Mo Ji’s group first,” said Chen Feng after a moment’s consideration.

“Fine. Coincidentally, Mo Ji’s group is heading towards a place with a Prized artefact.” Tower laughed.

“Follow me,” Chen Feng said to Xiao Yin.

“Brother Chen, did you find something?” Xiao Yin was shocked. Xiao Yin believed that there were very few who could surpass him in terms of spiritual senses. Unexpectedly, this fellow, whose cultivation base was inferior to him, had found Mo Ji’s whereabouts before him.

“There is an indistinct feeling.” After saying that, Chen Feng stepped forward and sent a furious punch forward. His action created a large fist silhouette, which hammered one of the stone pillars.

A series of snapping sounds rang out and the stone pillar in front disappeared. Next, the scene before their eyes changed and a passageway appeared.

“Eh? An illusion array! I had actually failed to notice that.” Xiao Yin was somewhat shocked.

…

When Chen Feng and Xiao Yin were stepping into the passageway, Mo Ji’s group arrived before a huge cavern. It was an unusually beautiful, man-made cavern.

Gold and jade shone in a competition to outdo each other, creating a dazzling splendour of beauty. The walls were decorated with various striking gemstones. It was actually giving off a mundane aura.

It was not the style of a cultivator.

However, when Mo Ji and the others saw the cavern, they all grew dumbfounded. Every one of them regarded the various decorative items within the cavern.

“Those are Sky Mirage Stones!” a young cultivator suddenly pointed at one of the gemstones on the wall, which appeared no different from any other gemstones.

“These are Scarlet Bloodstones. And the ones beside them are Arhat Corestones. These are Seven-coloured Stones. Tsk, tsk. There are so many good items here.”

“At least we did not come here for nothing.” The escorting cultivators swiftly rushed forward to seize the gemstones. After a brief moment of chaos, the large cavern grew dim as all the gemstones embedded into the walls had been pulled out.

Mo Ji and her four bodyguards were the only ones who did not move to seize the gemstones. Instead, she kept moving forward and the four bodyguards followed her closely. She continued onwards until she was deep within the cavern.

“It’s here, right?” Mo Ji whispered.

“Yes, it is right here. A grade 2 Prized artefact,” replied the mysterious elder.

Pa! Pa! Pa! Pa!

Pulling out her blood-coloured lance, she then thrust forward furiously to break the seal before her to reveal a small stone axe lying there. It was an ordinary-looking axe covered in a thick layer of dust.

Seeing the stone axe, Mo Ji’s eyes lit up and she rapidly stepped forward to pick up the stone axe.