Chapter 72: The Eve of the Cave Mansion

  "What kind of foundation-building cultivator would appear in this cave? Is the restriction that killed Blood Cave so easily broken?" Zhang Heng was somewhat incredulous.

  Wu Ling said in a deep voice, "The rules of the cave are that foundation-building cultivators and above cannot enter, but after all the cultivators enter the cave, things will change."

  "Could it be because of advancing?"

  Wu Ling nodded and said, "It's just a promotion. Some cultivators who have reached the Great Perfection of Qi Refining, their own conditions are already sufficient to enter the Foundation Establishment stage, but they can forcibly suppress their cultivation, making their cultivation still stay in the Qi Refining stage. After entering the cave, they can immediately impact the Foundation Establishment stage, which is also a matter of course, and it won't take much time..."

  Zhang Heng's expression changed several times before he finally said, "So to say, after entering the cave, we may have a chance to fight against the foundation-building cultivators?"

  "This is inevitable," Wu Ling said with a smile, glancing at Zhang Heng: "Is Master Brother afraid of not being able to defeat these Foundation Building cultivators?"

  Zhang Heng said calmly: "I don't know if I can win or not, but to save my life, that's absolutely no problem..."

  "Is it? Brother Wu is being modest." Wu Ling's eyes held a hint of profundity as he gazed at Zhang Heng with a smile.

  Zhang Heng naturally wouldn't get entangled with this guy, so he asked calmly: "Is there anything else you want to discuss with me, Younger Brother?"

  Wu Ling's face was solemn, and he said, "There is one last thing, which is about the meeting point in the cave. Since entering this Blood Kill Cave will result in being randomly teleported to a certain location, it is necessary to designate a meeting spot. The most obvious and easiest place to find would be the mysterious grand hall at the center of the cave."

  "Alright, let's meet there then."

  Wu Ling added: "After entering the cave, about 20 days later, I will arrive at the mysterious temple. Before that, you must keep a low profile and not make enemies with powerful opponents."

  "But why wait 20 days? Is that Blood Kill Cave Mansion really that big?" Zhang Heng asked in puzzlement.

  Wu Ling shook his head and said, "The cave is quite large, but for a cultivator, it's only half a day's journey. Before that, I also need to do something."

  At this point, Wu Ling paused slightly: "I'll use these 20 days to advance..."

  Zhang Heng let out a soft "oh" and didn't expect Ou Ling to choose to advance in the cave. However, was this short period of 20 days enough for him to enter the Great Circle of Refining Qi? This seemed rather difficult.

  After another specific discussion with Zhang Heng, Wu Ling left.

  Wu Ling left soon after, Zhang Heng immediately left Tieling Peak and drove the spiritual device to Ouyang Tiande's cave mansion.

  Actually, before Wu Ling arrived, Zhang Heng had already received Ou Yang Tian De's transmission talisman and was rushing over at this moment.

  Soon, Zhang Heng arrived at Ouyang Tiande's cave mansion.

  Without being blocked in any way, Zhang Heng had just arrived beside the thatched cottage when he was called inside by Old Master Ouyang.

  After entering the thatched cottage, Zhang Heng felt a very oppressive atmosphere. Ouyang Old Ancestor sat cross-legged on the couch, gazing at Zhang Heng for a moment before saying: "Hmmm, you haven't disappointed Old Ancestor's expectations. In just one year, you've already reached the late stage of Qi Refining."

  "This is all thanks to Ancestor's generosity in bestowing so many Supplemental Spirit Pills." Zhang Heng naturally attributed the credit to Ouyang Tiande.

  After listening to Zhang Heng's words, Ou Yang Tian De's face showed no emotions and did not mention the promise of removing the Soul Devouring Insect from Zhang Heng's body and granting him a high-grade spiritual artifact. Instead, he spoke in a flat tone:

  "This time, the plan may undergo some changes. You don't need to go and seize the treasure in the cave, your only task is to assist Miss He Yixiu of Dutiange in competing for the treasure in the cave, and at critical moments, you also need to protect Miss He Yixiu's safety."

  Zhang Heng was perplexed by Ou Yang's sudden change of plan, and he even had to go assist the monks of Du Tian Fort in competing for the treasure?

  Who is this so-called Miss He Yixiu anyway?

  Zhang Heng seemed to hesitate, and Ou Yang's old ancestor coldly snorted: "Don't you want to? You should know that there is still my Soul-Devouring Wasp in your body. With just a thought, I can make you die."

  Although Zhang Heng didn't take the Soul Devouring Gu into consideration, facing Ouyang Old Ancestor's threat, a sense of resentment and anger arose in his heart. If he wasn't without absolute certainty, Zhang Heng would have struck out to exterminate this old fellow right now!

  "The ancestor's orders, the disciple dare not disobey." Suppressing the few strands of anger in his heart, Zhang Heng secretly sneered, and after arriving at the cave mansion, everything would be beyond your control.

  Ou Yang's old ancestor said indifferently, "I warn you, Master, that Miss He Yi Xiu's status is extremely noble. If she suffers any harm in the cave mansion, you can expect to collect a corpse!"

  "Yes, I will do my best to protect this young lady." At that moment, Zhang Heng couldn't help but feel a few threads of interest towards the young lady mentioned by Ouyang Laoye.

  "This is an excellent spiritual artifact that I, the Old Ancestor, have bestowed upon you. Once you complete your task in the cave, the Soul-Devouring Gu within your body will be lifted."

  Ou Yang Old Ancestor immediately took out a top-grade spiritual artifact from his storage bag.

  Zhang Heng took over this top-grade spiritual instrument and thanked him repeatedly, but in his heart, he didn't feel much joy.

  He originally used the medium-grade spiritual artifact, Moon Sorrow, which had been refined within his body for a year. Its power was likely to have surpassed that of an ordinary high-grade spiritual artifact and had already possessed a certain level of spirituality, making it extremely easy to use.

  The top-grade spiritual artifact given by Old Ancestor Ouyang will probably be taken back and thoroughly dismantled by Zhang Heng again.

  "Moreover, there is a token here, you must keep it well. After entering the cave mansion, you can gather with the monks of Dutiange by virtue of this token. Within a radius of ten miles, people holding this token will have some resonance."

  Ou Yang Old Ancestor took out a token that was entirely emerald green, about half the size of a palm, very light in weight, and had complex array patterns engraved on it.

  Zhang Heng put away the token and asked Old Man Ouyang, "For this plan, should I proceed secretly or work together with that young lady from Dugu's Fort?"

  Ou Yang's old ancestor pondered for a moment, then said: "After entering the cave half a month later, you will go to the center of the cave and wait for Miss He Yi Xiu. Then, act together with her."

  "Disciple obeys." Zhang Heng secretly made a calculation in his heart, with the strength of Dutiange this time being so powerful, wouldn't he be able to take advantage of the situation?

  "Also, this is an antidote for Soul Devouring Gu for a month." Ou Yang Senior suddenly remembered this and gave Zhang Heng another month's worth of antidote.

  "There's nothing more for you here, leave for now..." Ou Yang Old Ancestor expressionlessly sent Zhang Heng away.

  After a while, a vague figure suddenly appeared in this ordinary thatched cottage. The blurry figure gradually condensed and revealed a handsome middle-aged man in purple clothes.

  If Zhang Heng were still present, he would have discovered that this person was actually the infant-stage cultivator who manipulated the Purple Moon Ark a year ago - Wuji Duomeng!

  "Haha, is this kid really a junior of Tang Fangzhou? His strength isn't simple at all... I discovered this kid's extraordinariness on Tianling Peak a year ago..."

  The extremely poisonous demon seemed to have a certain appreciation for Zhang Heng who had already left.

  Ou Yang Tian De's relationship with this extremely poisonous demon seemed to be not so simple, and he asked with a puzzled expression: "Senior Jiang, although this kid has spiritual awareness that far surpasses his peers, and his cultivation has reached the late stage of Qi Refining, but his actual strength is not top-notch. Why do you place such high hopes on him?"

  "With my cultivation at the Yuanying stage, can't I even judge a person's strength? Last time, I just thought this kid was unusual, but didn't pay much attention. However, after observing him at such close distance this time, I feel that his actual strength is definitely far superior to same-stage cultivators, and not weaker than Nanming of the Bixue Xiangyun Sect... And what our Demon Poison Sect lacks the most in this operation is precisely someone like him."

  "As for what Senior said, Junior naturally wouldn't dare to doubt it, but this child's identity is related to the secret of Huayuan Dan..." Ouyang Old Ancestor said with some hesitation.

  The extremely poisonous demon sneered and said, "I had already successfully cultivated my infant form two hundred years ago. Would I still be tempted by your single Infant Transformation Pill?"

  "That is..." Ou Yang's old ancestor hung his head low, but still had a few points of worry in his heart. The effect of this Huā Yīng Dān was completely against the heavens. In several hundred years ago, one Huā Yīng Dān caused a bloody dispute among the three-star domain cultivators. Although Wu Ji's poisonous demon had already formed its infant, it didn't represent that he wouldn't be moved by this object.

  "Don't worry, I won't take the Huaiyindan. What I want is the Zijixian that the other person left behind..."

  The voice of Wuji's demonic poison became increasingly low and muffled, with the last few words transmitted directly to Ouyang Old Ancestor.

  In an instant, Ou Yang's face turned deathly pale, with a hint of incredulity still on his face.