Chapter 943: Chapter 943: The Eerie Cave Space
Running through the newly cleared mountain passage, the group arrived at the entrance of the cave within the mountain.
Inside was a space large enough to be four or five hundred square meters.
The entire space emitted a heat that made it almost inaccessible, and in the corners of the surrounding walls were mysterious stones of various shapes, mostly red in color.
Small holes in the walls next to these stones resembled places where wild beasts might reside.
In the center was a massive stone, slightly transparent, as if something was wrapped inside it.
At this moment, Little Blue lay beside the giant stone, covered in scars, letting out low wails, as if it was crying.
"Brother Zixuan, you have to save Little Blue," Doudou said tearfully.
Liu Zixuan nodded, "I will definitely save it. Doudou, you should step back for now. This is not a place you can enter!"
Doudou reluctantly pouted and stepped back.
"It doesn’t seem like an array; it should be the power emitted from that giant stone that’s preventing everyone from going in," Tongtong said with a frown.
Liu Zixuan agreed, "Indeed, there are no traces of an array. You all stand aside; I’ll try going in first."
"Be careful. If it’s too dangerous, just give up," Gu Yu said solemnly.
Liu Zixuan grinned, thinking to himself, how could he possibly give up on such a treasure.
Then he adjusted his breathing and, running the Holy Medical Scripture internally, proceeded toward the cave.
The moment he stepped into the entrance, a wave of heat rushed at him, nearly knocking Liu Zixuan to the ground under its fierce assault.
This heatwave was peculiar; if a person got close to a large fire, they would merely feel burning. But at this moment, the searing sensation pierced directly into the meridians. Even Liu Zixuan, at the First Heaven of the Innate Emperor Realm, felt a trace of discomfort, let alone anyone else.
Once he slowly adapted to the gradual assault of the power, Liu Zixuan braced himself and continued walking inside.
Picking up a peculiar stone from the wall’s corner, Liu Zixuan raised an eyebrow, "This...is this a Nether Fire Stone? No, the temperature of a Nether Fire Stone isn’t this low."
The stone in his hand indeed resembled a Nether Fire Stone, with faint flames surrounding it, albeit not as intense, which piqued Liu Zixuan’s curiosity.
Putting one of the stones in his pocket, he then proceeded step by step toward Little Blue.
Upon reaching, Liu Zixuan squatted down, gently stroking Little Blue’s head, "What’s wrong with you?"
"Roar!" Little Blue let out a low wail, raised its head, and looked at the giant stone before it, tears still visibly streaming from its eyes, evaporating into mist due to the high temperature.
Liu Zixuan followed Little Blue’s gaze and suddenly saw that inside the giant stone was a purple elixir-like object, faintly emitting power fluctuations, with two leopards beside it.
The two leopards had dual-tone bodies, blue near the purple elixir and normal elsewhere.
Of course, they did not appear to be living creatures but more like two statues trapped inside the giant stone.
"This is..."
Liu Zixuan instinctively took a step forward and was about to reach out to touch the giant stone when suddenly a purple flame shot towards him.
The flame, like a fiery dragon, seemed ready to devour Liu Zixuan wholly.
Roar!
In that critical moment, Little Blue suddenly dashed forward, knocking Liu Zixuan aside and swallowing the flame whole.
Thud!
After swallowing the flame, Little Blue collapsed on the ground, spitting out a mouthful of fresh blood.
"Little Blue!"
Liu Zixuan was instantly anxious. Having visited the Profound Sword Sect, he learned that Little Blue was the missing Qilin cub from four hundred years ago, a miraculous Auspicious Beast destined to protect Lingxiu Village and fight against the Celestial Dao Alliance with him. It must not die in this damned cave!
In a flash, he was by Little Blue’s side, but before he could assess its injuries, yet another purple flame dragon came rushing toward it.
"Sword, to me!"
Liu Zixuan shouted, and the Nameless Sword shot out from his pocket. With a dragon’s roar, its blade abruptly emerged from the hilt, blocking right in front of Liu Zixuan.
Bang!
The flame dragon shattered upon hitting the Nameless Sword, turning into scattered sparks that fell to the ground, while the Nameless Sword was pushed back more than a meter!
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
The purple flame dragons shot out rapidly from the giant stone, one after another, continuously targeting the Nameless Sword.
Seeing the scene within the cave, Gu Yu and the others widened their eyes.
Originally thinking it was merely a treasure-filled cave, they did not expect it to be so dangerous.
And now, they did not dare to step one foot into the cave.
Liu Zixuan was undoubtedly the strongest among them, yet he was barely holding on. If they went in, they would only add unnecessary trouble for him!
Mo Chengfeng furrowed his brow, "What the heck are those flames?"
"Definitely not ordinary elements. Look at how those scattered sparks have burned the ground into pits!" Gu Yu said, pointing at the ground inside.
Everyone looked over and gasped; if those sparks hit a person, they’d probably be burned to bones in moments.
At that moment, they all felt a surge of tension for Liu Zixuan!
Tongtong was especially anxious, quickly shouting, "Big brother, you should retreat now!"
Seeing that the Nameless Sword could withstand the flames, Liu Zixuan was a bit more composed and waved at them, "I’m fine for now, don’t worry!"
Saying that, he stood up and grasped the hilt of the Nameless Sword.
With a gentle wave, the Nameless Sword turned into several sword shadows, shielding in front of him, employing techniques of the Profound Sword Sect.
Once those sword shadows stood in front, Liu Zixuan boldly strode towards the giant stone.
Though taking two steps would push him back one, he was gradually getting closer.
Upon arrival, the purple elixir-like object was bouncing up and down like a tumultuous flame, appearing ready to break free from the giant stone!
"Since that’s the case, I’ll split apart this giant stone and see what you truly are!"
Liu Zixuan’s eyes flashed with a fierce look, his gaze surging. With a tap of his toe, he leapt into the air, raising the Nameless Sword in his hand to slash at the center of the giant stone.
Hiss!
Rumble!
As the sword slashed down, a crack instantly appeared on the giant stone, followed by a violent shake of the entire cave!
Roar!
Roar!
As the giant stone began to split, a chorus of beastly roars erupted from the surrounding small holes at the same time!
Liu Zixuan maneuvered back to Little Blue’s side, warily scanning the surroundings.
Soon, huge heads emerged from those dozen holes, clearly showing they were giant adult leopards...
