Chapter 356: Immortal Cave

Chen Hao drove with Chen Ziyan, speeding all the way.

They finally arrived at a small mountain village.

"Why are we here?"

Chen Ziyan replied, "Didn't you want to know how to cultivate after the Monarch Realm?"

Chen Hao frowned upon hearing this.

"Didn't you say earlier that you didn't know?"

Chen Ziyan shrugged.

"I said I didn't know because that's what I tell others."

"You actually believed that?"

Chen Hao didn't know what to say for a moment.

"Do you see that cave opposite us?"

This small mountain village was built on the edge of a cliff.

Perhaps because the location was too remote, the people here had all moved away.

"You mean over there?"

Chen Ziyan nodded.

"What kind of place is that cave?"

"It's a place called the Immortal Cave."

"Immortal Cave?"

"Yes."

"Legend has it that immortals live inside the Immortal Cave. As long as you can enter and come out alive, you can obtain the method for immortality."

"The method for immortality?"

The ultimate goal of all cultivators is the pursuit of immortality.

Now, an opportunity for immortality was right before his eyes.

However, Chen Hao didn't seem to have any intention of going in.

"Looking at you, you don't seem very willing to go in."

Hearing Chen Ziyan's words, Chen Hao smiled and said, "It's not that I don't want to, but that I can't."

"Why?"

"Because that place is very dangerous. My intuition tells me that entering it is a nine-out-of-ten chance of death."

"You're quite cunning."

"No wonder you've managed to survive until today."

"Let's put it this way: so far, no fewer than a thousand people have gone to explore the Immortal Cave."

"Yet, not a single one has walked out alive."

Chen Hao showed an 'as I expected' expression.

"Then why are you telling me this? Do you want me to go in and explore?"

Chen Ziyan nodded without hesitation.

"That's right, I do hope you'll go in and explore."

"You want me to go, so why don't you go yourself?"

"Because I'm afraid of death!"

"Afraid of death? What kind of reason is that?"

Chen Hao didn't know what to say.

"Alright, I've brought you to the place; whether you go or not is up to you."

As she said this, a flash of cunning crossed Chen Ziyan's eyes.

She knew that with Chen Hao's personality, he would eventually go.

It's like telling someone that there is a priceless treasure buried in a certain place.

And you've warned them in advance that the place is extremely dangerous.

At first, the person might be afraid of the danger and not go to dig for the treasure.

But as time passes, the fear of danger will slowly fade.

The desire for the treasure will climb, and eventually, desire will triumph over reason, and that is when they will go to dig for the treasure.

"Let's go, let's head back."

Chen Ziyan still underestimated Chen Hao's patience.

"Hmm."

Hearing Chen Hao say they were going back, Chen Ziyan didn't say anything.

The seed of evil had already been planted; now she just had to wait for it to take root and sprout.

After Chen Hao dropped Chen Ziyan off.

He returned to the villa.

Just as Chen Ziyan had said, the seed of evil had been planted.

As time passed, Chen Hao also slowly began to grow anxious.

Chen Hao felt curious about everything inside the Immortal Cave.

However, Chen Hao possessed an ability that Chen Ziyan did not.

That was Chen Hao's ability to create clones.

"Is it dangerous?"

All danger is based on the premise of going there in person.

What if it's a clone?

Three days later, Chen Hao had made sufficient preparations and drove to that small mountain village.

Accompanying Chen Hao was William.

Chen Hao asked William to help keep watch, while he himself controlled his clone and flew toward the Immortal Cave.

The Immortal Cave was narrow at first, only allowing one person to pass, but after walking a few dozen steps, it suddenly opened up.

He had thought that passing through the Immortal Cave would lead to a paradise.

But upon arriving, Chen Hao was dumbfounded.

Snow!

A vast expanse of white snow.

Snowflakes were falling from the sky incessantly.

With Chen Hao's current strength, his resistance to the snow had greatly increased.

Although he felt cold, he wouldn't lose his ability to act.

He stepped through the snow and walked forward.

He didn't know how long he had been walking in the snow.

"Woof, woof, woof!"

Chen Hao heard the sound of a dog barking.

A traveler returning home on a snowy night.

Chen Hao followed the sound and soon arrived in front of a small wooden cabin.

The house was brightly lit inside.

Chen Hao subconsciously walked to the door and knocked on the wooden cabin's door.

"Who is it!"

An old man wearing a felt hat walked out of the room.

He opened the door and saw Chen Hao at the entrance.

"Who are you? Do you need something?"

Chen Hao said to the old man, "I'm a traveler passing by, hoping to rest my feet at your place. I hope you can do me a favor."

Seeing that Chen Hao had delicate features and didn't look like a bad person, the old man said to him, "Come in."

Chen Hao walked in.

As the door was closed, the entire room instantly became warm again.

"I've stewed some food."

"If you don't mind, you can sit down and eat with me."

Hearing this, Chen Hao smiled and said, "Then thank you."

When Chen Hao turned his head toward the pot.

He was completely stunned.

Inside the pot, a human head was bubbling and stewing in the water.

Just as Chen Hao was preparing to be on guard, he felt a pain in his back.

His entire train of thought was instantly severed.

"Damn it!"