Chapter 1902: Chapter 1901: Guidance
Time flowed backward.
When Emperor Yue and Xiang Heng pushed open the two Stone Gates of the Vermilion Bird Holy Temple, flames surged into the tunnel like waves.
Li Feng, who was being crazily chased by the Earth Cave Demon Apes, once again heard the Vermilion Bird’s Divine Sense in his mind: "Come to the Holy Temple, now."
Li Feng was stunned for a moment, then asked in his Sea of Consciousness: "Where is the Holy Temple?"
"Follow the direction of the flames and you’ll find the Holy Temple. Hurry."
"The direction of the flames?"
Li Feng muttered to himself.
"What’s wrong?"
Sikong Yu, who was also covering the rear, thrust his spear through an Earth Cave Demon Ape’s eye socket, then yanked out the Red Tassel Spear and turned to look at the suddenly distracted Li Feng.
Li Feng said, "I sensed the Vermilion Bird’s Divine Sense."
"You sensed it?"
Sikong Yu’s expression turned a little excited: "What did the Vermilion Bird say to you?"
"The Vermilion Bird told us to hurry to the Vermilion Bird Holy Temple, and said it left us a guide, told us to follow the direction of the flames."
Li Feng relayed the Vermilion Bird’s remaining Divine Sense to Sikong Yu, and Sikong Yu also muttered once, "The direction of the flames?"
Just as the two of them were a bit puzzled, they suddenly both turned their heads to look toward the front of the passage. The originally cold, gloomy tunnel was suddenly hit by a wave of heat.
The next instant.
The slightly curved tunnel burst into sky‑rushing firelight, then a rolling wave of fire surged toward them. Li Feng and Sikong Yu exchanged a glance, tapped their toes on the ground, quickly caught up with the people ahead, and then blocked in front.
So this was the guide—really simple and rough.
Li Feng immediately activated his Vermilion Bird Bloodline, a layer of Thunder Flame Gang Qi forming in front of his body: "Stand behind me."
Before the words had even fallen, the surging wave of fire came crashing down at them. The ferocious flames were blocked by Li Feng, but they still swept backward like a breached flood.
The Earth Cave Demon Apes that had been doggedly pursuing from behind also couldn’t escape; they were hit head‑on by the fire wave. Their burly bodies instantly became unmoving targets, directly flipped and slammed to the ground by the flames.
This was also part of the guide. If their strength wasn’t enough, just this one wave of fire could take a few lives.
Fortunately, this ferocious fire wave was also a one‑off. After the fiercest crest of the wave passed, the remaining Fire Element Energy became like a paved red carpet, with a wide open avenue straight ahead.
"Move, if we follow this flame, we’ll see the Vermilion Bird Holy Temple."
Li Feng didn’t hesitate, directly charging at the front. The others closely followed and began to run at full speed. However, the Earth Cave Demon Apes that had been flipped over behind them weren’t killed by the fire wave; they were simply thrown into a tangled heap. After the flames passed, the Earth Cave Demon Apes scrambled up from the ground. Seeing that Li Feng and the others had already fled far away, they let out enraged roars.
Then, the Earth Cave Demon Apes once again began their furious pursuit.
"Vermilion Bird."
In the Sealing grounds where the Earth Cave Demon Ape King lay, the newly revived Demon Ape King instantly felt the Vermilion Bird’s heartbeat. The Earth Cave Demon Ape King’s eyes sprayed fire as it recalled its thousands of years of imprisonment, unable to live or die. It stepped forward, leaped toward the direction of that Vermilion Bird heartbeat, and then slammed a punch at the front wall of the cave.
Crack, crack.
Crack.
The Earth Cave Demon Ape King’s fist didn’t land directly on the rock wall, yet the air in front of the wall shattered like glass.
This was the Earth Cave Demon Ape King’s Shock Space Power. As that punch fell, the fractured space began to spread. The next second, the large area enveloped by the distorted space trembled like an earthquake, fissures splitting open one after another.
A few seconds later.
Bang.
With a booming blast, the wall before it instantly exploded, and a force like an earthquake spread along the stone walls of the cave in all directions.
Li Feng and the others, who were stepping along the Vermilion Bird’s guidance, felt the tremors of the cave. Some stalactites overhead couldn’t withstand the shaking, snapped off one after another, and came crashing down.
"Let me."
Sikong Yu tapped his toes and leaped up, his spear sweeping out domineeringly to smash the falling stalactites into pieces.
Such obstacles still weren’t enough to make Li Feng’s group stop. Sikong Yu landed lightly beside Li Feng and said to him, "With a commotion that big, only that Earth Cave Demon Ape King could have done it."
Li Feng nodded: "That Earth Cave Demon Ape King should also be heading for the Vermilion Bird, but its body is huge; it won’t be that easy for it to reach the Vermilion Bird Holy Temple."
Compared to the Earth Cave Demon Ape King that still couldn’t get here for the moment, the ones they really had to worry about were the Demon Clan. The Vermilion Bird wouldn’t suddenly appear in his mind and urge him to rush to the Vermilion Bird Holy Temple for no reason—eight or nine times out of ten, it meant the Vermilion Bird was in trouble.
Fortunately, Li Feng and the others were taking a shortcut. The massive cavern where the Earth Cave Demon Ape King was located was actually the area of the final nine layers; if they accidentally strayed in there, they’d naturally receive a very "warm" welcome.
As for the entrance to the one‑hundredth floor.
Li Feng found it soon enough, but the entrance had clearly been damaged beforehand—or rather, it had previously been sealed off, which was why no one could find it. The Demon Clan, however, had found this entrance and blasted through the passage.
Dropping straight down through this entrance, they immediately entered the next level of the cave. This time there weren’t so many forks; a wave of scorching heat blew from ahead.
The group followed this single path and charged to a massive Stone Gate, which stood wide open. No need to think about it—beyond the Stone Gate was where the Vermilion Bird Holy Temple lay.
Before Li Feng could pause to observe even a little, roars from the Earth Cave Demon Apes sounded behind them. A large pack of blood‑red‑eyed Earth Cave Demon Apes poured out endlessly from the rear.
"We’re here. Inside this Stone Gate ahead is the Vermilion Bird Holy Temple we’re looking for. But even though we’ve found it, the real danger is only just beginning. The Demon Clan has already arrived ahead of us. Before long, we’re bound to have a bloody battle. Everyone had better be mentally prepared."
Li Feng didn’t leave anyone behind. With danger in front and danger behind, staying here was the same as waiting for death. Wealth is found in danger; in the end, it would all come down to personal fate.
"Camp Master, we won’t hold you back."
Li Feng glanced at his trusted aide, whose gaze was firm: "Once the fighting starts, we might not be able to look after you.
If you want to live, then survive no matter how shamelessly. Remember, staying alive is the only way to have a future."
"Move."
Li Feng didn’t waste breath with any soft‑hearted nagging. The Demon Clan’s strength could easily exceed expectations, and he had no idea how many of them were inside. The Earth Cave Demon Apes behind might be weaker, but there were a lot of them, and on top of that they had a King.
Judging by how the whole cave shook every few seconds with a single punch, it was probably only a matter of time before the other side blasted a tunnel straight through to here.
Right now, it was a race against time.
Without another word, Li Feng stepped into the Stone Gate first. But the instant he entered, he saw a tense standoff not far away.
Li Feng also spotted a familiar figure—the Bi Fang young lady he had seen on the surface. At this moment she was facing off against a member of the Demon Clan.
Li Feng’s gaze swept over that demon: a snake tail and human torso, like the Nuwa of legend. But in this Kunlun Realm, she belonged to the Snake Clan’s Naga Tribe.
"Not good, fall back."
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