Chapter 1610: Another World Within
"We came back here again?"
Ling Feng looked around for a moment, clearly puzzled. "Hall Master Hui Yue, why come back here? Aren't there other tunnels? There shouldn't be any other passage here, should there?"
Saint Lady Hui Yue ignored him completely. She walked straight to a stone wall, formed a hand seal, and the wall began to rumble violently. A crack split down the middle, revealing a long hidden corridor behind it.
"So there really is something else hidden here."
Ling Feng's eyes lit up. "Don't tell me the higher-ups of Dongling Immortal Pool already knew there was some treasure hidden beneath the Dongxianchuan mine?"
"No. This is not some treasure vault. It is only a spirit-gathering array. Because it lies beneath the elemental stone veins, it draws spiritual energy from countless veins throughout Dongxianchuan. This secret chamber is an exceptional cultivation ground. Under normal circumstances, only those at the level of the eight Hall Masters are qualified to enter and absorb the spiritual energy here to break through their cultivation."
"Just a seclusion chamber?"
Ling Feng's eyelids twitched. He found it hard to believe.
"Of course it is not that simple." Saint Lady Hui Yue's expression turned serious. "I suspect there may still be secrets inside this chamber that no one has uncovered before."
"This secret chamber wasn't created by the ancestors of Dongling Immortal Pool? There are secrets even you don't know about?"
Ling Feng stared at her in surprise.
"You guessed correctly."
Saint Lady Hui Yue glanced at him before speaking calmly. "Over three thousand years ago, an elder skilled in formations discovered this place by accident. While excavating elemental crystals, he unearthed a jade wall. From that jade wall, he learned an exquisite ancient array technique."
"And then?"
"Later, from the information within the jade wall, he learned that deep beneath the Dongxianchuan mine veins, there was another hidden place. He spent more than ten years digging before finally finding this chamber. According to him, the energy-gathering array inside used a method that had already been lost, one that could be traced back tens of thousands of years."
"After that, the sect masters and Supreme Elders of Dongling Immortal Pool searched this place many times. They found nothing except that gathering array, so they simply turned this place into a cultivation sanctuary. Only the sect masters and the eight Hall Masters of each generation know how to open this chamber. Other than them, no one can open this stone gate. In fact, even a Half-Saint attacking with full force could never break through this ordinary-looking wall."
"No wonder."
Ling Feng nodded slightly. It finally explained why the fierce battle between Saint Lady Hui Yue and the six Blood Shadow Alliance elders had barely affected the surrounding stone walls.
So this place was actually an ancient ruin.
"If every generation of sect masters and Hall Masters has entered this place, they must have searched it countless times. Yet no one ever found anything unusual?"
Ling Feng frowned, growing more curious.
"Perhaps those heretics from the Blood Shadow Alliance discovered some other clue."
Saint Lady Hui Yue's expression hardened. Her aura suddenly turned cold as she said sharply, "Isn't that right, Yuan Yangzi? I've already opened the hidden door. Are you still going to hide in the dark?"
"Hahaha, as expected of Saint Lady Hui Yue!"
The shadows in the mine flickered. In the next moment, several figures stepped out.
The leader was none other than Yuan Yangzi, who had fled in panic earlier.
Behind him stood several Blood Shadow Alliance elders, including Elder Chi Duanshui.
Whoosh. Whoosh. Whoosh.
In an instant, six figures appeared once more, spreading out in formation before Saint Lady Hui Yue.
"Hm?"
Yuan Yangzi frowned slightly and said coldly, "Why hasn't that stupid bird arrived yet? Just because it is the Alliance Leader's pet, it has become far too arrogant."
Hearing that, Ling Feng raised a brow and smiled. "Old man, if you're waiting for that Golden-Winged Great Peng, then I'm afraid you'll be waiting forever."
"Hm?"
Yuan Yangzi's gaze locked onto Ling Feng. Earlier, it was this boy who had ruined everything.
"Hehe."
Ling Feng patted his stomach and grinned. "I forgot to tell you. That stupid bird is already here. I have to say, it tasted pretty good."
"You bastard! You dared eat the Alliance Leader's demon pet!"
Yuan Yangzi's brows stood on end. His hawk-like eyes filled with chilling killing intent.
"I ate it. So what can you do about it?"
Ling Feng raised his brows and sneered. "What? Aren't you afraid I'll use that Devouring Flame domain again and burn an old filth like you to death?"
Yuan Yangzi could not hide his caution.
That move of Ling Feng's was terrifyingly powerful. If he handled it carelessly, even he could suffer badly.
After all, during his battle with Saint Lady Hui Yue earlier, he had taken a direct hit. If the Blood Shadow Alliance leader had not repeatedly ordered him to retrieve whatever lay beneath this mine at all costs, he would never have wanted to face her again.
"So it was you who killed more than a hundred of our disciples outside, and then dared sneak back in here!"
Chi Duanshui frowned deeply. He had believed the net he laid outside was inescapable, yet Ling Feng had still carved a bloody path through it.
"What? He killed over a hundred of our disciples?"
Yuan Yangzi's teeth began grinding. Adding the five Blood Shadow Alliance elders Ling Feng had killed earlier, he had slain far more of the alliance's people than even Saint Lady Hui Yue herself.
"Hehe. I'm flattered. Killing you blood dogs is what I do best."
Ling Feng showed no fear at all. Facing the murderous Blood Shadow Alliance elders, he still looked completely relaxed.
In truth, he could no longer use the Devouring Flame domain. At a moment like this, he had to appear even more arrogant and fearless to keep them wary.
"Hehe. This boy is clever."
Saint Lady Hui Yue found herself looking at Ling Feng in a slightly better light. Even against six enemies, she remained completely unafraid.
"Hmph."
Yuan Yangzi drew in a deep breath and stopped looking at Ling Feng's infuriating face. Instead, he fixed his eyes on Saint Lady Hui Yue and said in a low voice, "Saint Lady Hui Yue, you alone cannot protect this place. How about this. I can make the decision to let you leave. Once we take what we came for, we will leave. The Dongxianchuan mine veins will still belong to Dongling Immortal Pool. What do you say?"
"Hahaha!"
Saint Lady Hui Yue laughed aloud.
"Then how about another deal instead? Tell me what secret is hidden in that chamber, and I might consider sparing your lives."
"Hmph. You foolish woman."
Chi Duanshui drew his long blade and sneered. "Elder Yuan, stop wasting time. She refuses to see reason. She is half dead already, and she still thinks she can fight all six of us. On what basis? That boy? Or that black donkey?"
He raised his blade and said coldly, "Kill her, and whatever is inside will naturally become ours."
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