Chapter Eighty-One: The Heavenly Cave Opens

  Everyone was shocked awake, and Li Shimei was no exception.

  "Big Brother Chen" looked at Chen Jiu as he walked in, and Li Shimei softly called out.

  Chen Jiuyi lay down with a snort: "Nothing, just a few jumping clowns, I've sent them packing."

  Li Shimei lay there with a thoughtful expression, wondering what she was thinking about.

  The night flew by, and some thoughtful students looked at the forest that was destroyed by thunder and fire, and thought of Chen Jiu's departure, and couldn't help but shiver.

  "Let's go, it's time to hit the road," said Fuzi.

  Maybe it was because of last night's events, but the atmosphere on this road trip has been very gloomy.

  After three days of traveling in the wind and dust, everyone finally arrived at a high mountain, with flowing water and beautiful scenery.

  There were already quite a few people waiting here.

  There are external forces, and there is a famous academy in Qingzhou Prefecture. However, among the academies, Qingyang Academy is still the leader, and when people see the students of Qingyang Academy, they all come forward to greet them.

  Many of the masters' gazes passed over Fuzi and landed on Chen Jiu's frail body.

  Chen Jiuyi wore a purple robe, his figure was slender and weak, but the aura of being unmoving like a mountain made his small body appear exceptionally majestic.

  "All parties have arrived early, and your Qingyang Academy is really arrogant, making us wait for three whole days." A thin-faced old man said discontentedly.

  The husband smiled lightly and slowly took out a piece of green jade: "Who made our Qingyang Academy the most powerful force in Qingzhou Prefecture, who made the key to this cave heaven in our hands".

  "You, you, you," the old man was so angry that he was trembling all over, too arrogant.

  "Alright, everyone's here to explore the cave, no need to argue to death, idle talk is useless, let's just open the cave quickly." A man stood out.

  "Husband and wife took advantage of the situation and nodded: "Good, fellow Taoist friends work together to help me".

  A stream of magical formulas flew about, falling onto the piece of green jade, and the elder generation who had come poured their magic power into the green jade without hesitation.

  Time passed by, and the green jade remained unchanged. Just as the sun was about to set, the last rays of sunlight shone on the green jade, and it finally underwent a change.

  A layer of strange light flickered and flowed, shining on the great mountain. The great mountain slowly absorbed the power of the stars in the sky, opening a door.

  This portal looks quite illusory, but the leaders all smiled and withdrew their magic.

  Looking at the illusory portal, Master slowly and calmly put away the Qingyu: "You quickly enter the door, a month later must come back, otherwise wait until next year to come out again".

  Chen Jiu glanced at everyone, smiled lightly, and pulled Li Shimei: "I don't know if there will be any changes at the entrance of this cave, it's better to hold on tight."

  After finishing speaking, he walked towards the light gate with a calm and composed pace. This was a psychological tactic, the more confident one appeared, the less grasp the opponent had.

  In the crowd, everyone's eyes shone with different lights, watching Chen Jiu disappear at the entrance of the cave.

  A young scholar from a small academy looked at Chen Jiu's actions and said in confusion, "Why didn't he enter with the others? Is this guy not afraid of danger? He's so arrogant."

  A slightly older scholar standing beside him said, "Don't talk nonsense, that young man's identity is not simple, and his strength is outstanding. We're probably not even a match for him."

  "Is it really that formidable?" The scholar asked skeptically.

  "He is the leader of Qingyang Academy, said to have a saintly appearance, you say he's formidable or not."

  "Hiss~~~" Thanks for letting me know, I'll make a detour around him inside.

  "Master, your Qingyang Academy isn't very peaceful either, to have such a strange and eccentric fellow like him." The old man who had clashed with Master earlier said with a smile.

  "Hmph, the affairs of Qingyang Academy are none of your concern, you good-for-nothings. Take care of your own disciples' lives first before speaking." Husband Bo retorted bluntly.

  "Hmph, it's still unknown who will kill the deer, just wait and see." After finishing speaking, he waved his hand, and the many disciples behind him received the signal, instantly transforming into a flowing light, jumping into the door.

  "Husband looks at the scholars present: 'Here, we are facing life and death struggles, no room for sentimentality. You must take good care of yourselves, lend each other a helping hand, in order to survive. Not everyone has Chen Jiu's kind of strength.'"

  Seeing the students' determined look, the master nodded: "Go ahead".

  A large number of students poured out in a steady stream, followed by some smaller sects and academies.

  Qingzhou Prefecture, the Qingyang Academy is the largest, but it can't monopolize everything. All the major and minor forces in this realm have a share, but the Qingyang Academy has the most people.

  Everyone who entered the cave has gone in, and all the leaders present have found a place to sit down, staring at the entrance of the cave.

  At this moment, a black shadow flashed across the sky. The old master of Qingyang Academy let out a loud roar: "How dare you!"

  The power of Haoran, the spiritual power bursts out instantly, and the righteous air of Haoran explodes in this sky.

  The black shadow in the sky paused, revealing its true form, which was a crow the size of a small chicken. With a "pop" sound, the crow turned into a bloody mist.

  An old man slowly withdrew his hand: "The monster actually has the guts to fight with us, wanting to snatch food from our tiger's mouth?"

  A loud flapping sound echoed through the sky, and then everyone saw countless flying birds rushing towards this place.

  "These demonic beasts are detestable, they're actually using dark magic to control these birds and beasts as vanguards. Everyone be careful, there might be a powerful demon hiding among them." said the old master.

  A man's palm lightly swept, the long sword at his waist instantly transformed into a stream of sword light, constantly shuttling through the air. At this moment, this place became a slaughterhouse, with corpses of birds and beasts all over the ground.

  "We can't let these monsters get away with this, this is our human territory. Now that the human path is flourishing, we will wipe out all of these monsters." A relatively younger-looking husband's hand was constantly rising with vast and mighty energy, wherever he passed by, birds and beasts instantly became corpses.

  "Scholars talk about benevolence and righteousness every day, but when it comes to killing, they are more ruthless than anyone else, more elegant, without a single drop of blood." The thin old man who had previously clashed with the master looked at the corpses falling to the ground with a "pa-ta-pa-ta" sound, the wild beasts without any wounds, making people's hair stand on end.

  "Haha, go ahead and kill me, I'll see how many of you can take down. When your strength is exhausted, it will be your turn to die." A whistling sound came from the mountains and forests.

  "Killing more of you won't affect the future strength of your demon tribe, what's there to be pitied? Wanting to enter the Dongtian is simply a pipe dream. It seems you've forgotten the might of our imperial army's conquest." A robust man with a fierce gaze glared at them.

  "This damned world, why favor the human race, why do humans prosper while we demons have no way out? What is our exit strategy? We demons must rise up and fight back, kill our way to a place in this world."

  "Gah gah gah, it's exactly as I said. My Corpse Refining Sect has come to help you demonic beasts retake the world's vital energy." As soon as the words fell, a strange ripple spread throughout the scene, and the corpses that had already died stood up again, suddenly pouncing on the crowd present.

  "Liānzǐ Zōng, you actually dare to collude with the demon beast, a crime deserving of ten thousand deaths!" An old man's beard was standing on end in anger.

  "Haha, I betrayed humanity to help the demon beasts, and this is all because of you guys' doing."

  "Joke, we've never forced you, wait till I get back and I'll definitely report to the imperial court, thoroughly eliminating your Lian Shi Sect." The master of Qingyang Academy's hand was filled with a surging aura of justice, continuously dispelling that strange fluctuation.

  "Go back? You must be dreaming. If you can survive and come back, then we'll talk. If it weren't for you not opening the cave to us, the Lian Shi Sect, why would we have colluded with the demon beasts? All of this is your fault."

  "Do you think you can wipe us out? Are you dreaming?" Swords flashed in the air as the man who wielded the imperial sword technique sneered.

  "Bang, bang, bang", three loud crashes, the sword light was knocked flying in that instant.

  "Not good, there's a monster among them, everyone be careful." After the sword light dispersed, a black eagle appeared in its original place. In an instant, everyone's firepower shifted, and they all called out to this black eagle.

  The black eagle blocked everyone's attack, and under its body, a black shadow suddenly darted out again, instantly passing through the space gate.

  The old master of Qingyang Academy's eyes turned red: "All of you hold on for me, I'll close this space gate first."