Volume 1 Chapter 19: The Black Smoke of the Earth Cave

  After being carried to the Zhou's house, Jiang Feng was still fast asleep. Zhou Yicheng, anxious and eager, ordered his men to place Jiang Feng on a reclining chair and then had him carried directly to a pavilion in the garden. Zhou Yicheng also waited with his men for Jiang Feng to wake up. They waited until noon of the next day.

  Jiang Feng still hasn't woken up, and is still snoring away. Zhou Yicheng can only continue to accompany him. Hopefully Jiang Feng will wake up soon, so they can hurry up and catch the demon.

  Jiang Feng did not wake up immediately, but instead other cultivators arrived. Zhou Yicheng was circling around the original location when he saw three figures flying into the garden and landing directly beside the pond.

  Three flying monks, two males and one female. One of them is a Buddhist monk. All three are young people, estimated to be not very old. Their cultivation levels seem to be around the 8th or 9th layer of Qi Refining stage.

  When he saw the three monks coming, Zhou Yicheng hurriedly went to greet them. However, when they approached, before Zhou Yicheng could say anything, one of the three monks spoke up.

  "Are you the master of this place?" a young man with a green shirt and short hair asked, looking very simple.

  As he nodded at Zhou Yicheng, the man continued, "How long has this cave been here? Has anything strange happened?"

  "It's been half a month. Those who went down to investigate have died, leaving only blackened bones behind. In the city, these days, two people die every day, also leaving only blackened bones." Zhou Yi hastily said.

  The man nodded, then whispered a few words to the person who came with him, as if discussing something. Zhou Yicheng didn't dare to interrupt, just waiting there. Thinking that this time there were four cultivators, it should be solved, right?

  After a moment's pause, the monk said: "Don't worry, sir. We three are traveling monks who happened to pass by this place and found something unusual in the city. After searching carefully, we finally found this place. Now that we're here, we'll definitely solve the problem."

  "Thank you, Immortal Master, thank you!" Zhou Yicheng said hastily.

  "You all retreat first, we want to check what's down there." The only woman said.

  Monday City had thought it would be good, and also thought about retreating a bit further away to avoid being mistakenly hurt. But he thought of Jiang Feng. After all, he was the one who invited Jiang Feng over. Now that he hadn't even waited for him to wake up yet, and let others take care of things instead, it might not be very good to explain later on.

  "A few seniors, can't you wait a bit? There's still one senior in the cool pavilion who hasn't woken up yet. Is it that you'll all take action together after that senior wakes up?" Zhou Yicheng could only say so.

  They had been so focused on finding the source of the strange feeling that they hadn't noticed what was in the garden. Upon Zhou Yicheng's words, the three monks looked towards the pavilion together, and saw Jiang Feng lying on a recliner like a beggar, fast asleep. At this time, Jiang Feng still had a strong smell of alcohol on him.

  "A drunkard, no need to wait for him." The female nun said with a frown. She didn't look at Jiang Feng again, as if she couldn't be bothered to take another glance.

  Zhou Yi Cheng had a kind intention to persuade, but he didn't dare say more, looking very embarrassed. At this time, the monk said: "Donor, don't worry, we three will investigate everything ourselves. Besides, this matter can't be delayed, it's better to solve it as soon as possible."

  Three monks had already made up their minds, and Zhou Yicheng really couldn't say anything else, he could only listen to them. This brought people away from the garden. On the way out, he didn't forget to order someone to carry Jiang Feng away together. But who knew that before they even lifted him, Jiang Feng woke up with a yawn. Zhou Yicheng took one look and thought it was much easier now.

  Without saying a word, Jiang Feng waved his hand and let Zhou Yicheng leave. He remained lying on the chaise longue, first gazing sideways at the three people by the pond. A few seconds later, he took out his wine pouch and drank two mouthfuls.

  Zhou Yi led the crowd and retreated to the Moon Gate in the garden. He stuck his head out to take a look. The three monks who had just arrived didn't notice Jiang Feng at all, they were all surrounding the hole, chatting with each other.

  "It's hard to say if there are any treasures below, but the monsters can't escape. Let them go first, if we can beat them then we'll go and reap the benefits, if not then we'll run." Jiang Feng thought to himself.

  "Don't you think that now you don't look like a monk, but rather a greedy drunkard beggar?" The voice of the woman in blue clothes echoed beside Jiang Feng's ears.

  "It's not just about being greedy, I also have a weakness for women. Besides, it was they who wanted to go, not me who told them to go. Can't blame me for that." Jiang Feng said in a low voice, with the demeanor of a drunkard and a shameless expression.

  If Jiang Feng could see the expression of the woman in blue at this time, he would definitely see a big white eye.

  Two men and one woman, three cultivators, whispered to each other at the edge of the pit for a while, and none of them noticed Jiang Feng. After they finished whispering, they cast their spells into the pit one after another, but didn't see anything below. Then someone took out something and threw it down.

  About a minute later, the thing that was thrown down came back. However, the law enforcement tool was already useless, and it was still unclear what was underneath. After some discussion, the three people decided to go down and take a look.

  The monk jumped down and the other two waited at the edge of the pit. After several minutes, the monk flew up unharmed. During this time, nothing unusual happened.

  The monk and the other two said something, after a discussion, these three people jumped into the pit one after another. Seeing this scene, Jiang Feng was worried that they would find the treasure first, at the same time, he thought that these three people were really bold, not leaving anyone as a backup.

  The time of over ten minutes passed quickly. Originally everything was very calm, but suddenly the ground shook violently. A burst of black smoke rushed out from the hole in the ground. The black smoke swirled up to a height of over ten meters before suddenly rushing towards Zhou Yicheng and others at the Moon Gate.

  Jiang Feng sprang up from the recliner and quickly ran to the Moon Gate. Before the black smoke arrived, Jiang Feng raised a jade token in his hand. A layer of white light enveloped himself and Zhou Yicheng, wrapping them all inside. Then another jade token was taken out, and a flame pillar spouted out from it, burning those black smokes.

  The black smoke that burst out of the hole was limited, and its power didn't seem to be great either. It was quickly burned clean by Jiang Feng's jade symbol. At this time, looking at the hole again, it had become much larger than before. The earthquake came suddenly, but it also passed quickly. By now, everything had calmed down. However, those three cultivators still hadn't come up.

  The ground in the garden has developed many cracks due to the recent tremors. In these cracks, some faint black smoke can be seen. Although the black smoke does not emerge from the cracks, it is gradually becoming denser and is likely to spread out soon.

  The plants in the garden, from the roots up, are withering rapidly. Jiang Feng looked at the position of his body to the ground hole and saw that all the plants within the range covered by the black gas when it came over had rotted away. The plants that were withering in the garden would probably end up like this too.

  "Hurry up and evacuate everyone in the house. The neighbors nearby should also be evacuated immediately. It's possible that in the end, you'll only be able to leave Autumn Water City. Remember, whatever you do, don't touch the black gas from earlier." Jiang Feng said to Zhou Yicheng.

  Zhou Yi Cheng had been frightened by the black smoke just now. After hearing Jiang Feng say that, he immediately left. As he walked away, he couldn't help but think, those three monks from earlier, they didn't die, did they?

  Jiang Feng arrived at the entrance of the cave, frowning as he looked inside. After about ten seconds, Jiang Feng cursed under his breath and then jumped into the cave.