Chapter 74: Cave Heaven? Entrance? Dragon Blood?

The pitch-black cave had no light, and the air was thin.

Chen Chuyang walked forward wearing the Hunyuan Bell; ahead, it grew narrower; the little carp stopped ahead, waiting for Chen Chuyang to come up; Chen Chuyang saw a narrow opening ahead, just enough for him to crawl in; water flowed out from inside; that opening had already been covered by the water flow; one had to go deep into the water to see this opening.

"Is this the way to go through? Is there still a long distance ahead?"

Chen Chuyang stared at the opening; ahead, he didn't know where it led, nor what dangers lay ahead; he had walked a long way, already far beyond the range of Longshe Shan, and continued forward, not knowing……

Below it was too pitch-black to discern direction, so he couldn't…… know…… where to go next; in front of the opening, there must be something good, but good things come with danger.

Chen Chuyang sensed danger ahead; that faint, oppressive pressure made him hesitate.

"Should we go forward?"

"Stop, or?"

Continuing forward would be troublesome; he would need to crawl ahead; if danger struck, he would be in great peril, unable to break free or escape, given the limited space—the opening was too narrow; Chen Chuyang weighed the pros and cons, and in the end, he gritted his teeth and moved forward.

The little carp seemed to have some kind of sensing ability; its luck was also good; it had gone once and encountered no danger, indicating that the way ahead was simply far, without danger.

He specifically asked the little carp once, and received its answer: no danger.

Chen Chuyang infused true qi; the Hunyuan Bell emitted a faint light, began to rotate, enlarging the opening to increase his safety factor; crawling forward was truly dangerous, but this was unavoidable; although slower, it would still be dangerous; fortunately, the rock here was hard and would not collapse.

The rotation and disturbance of the Hunyuan Bell would not be large; plus the water flow's replenishment made this step easy to control—just that the water would become very turbid; Chen Chuyang still didn't mind, moving forward bit by bit.

Not knowing how far he had gone, after passing one cave and opening after another, he arrived at a new cave, which was quite different.

The water flows out from here; inside, there are some fish, special fish, not many; Chen Chuyang's thoughts were not on these fish; he looked ahead.

His brows furrowed tightly.

"Where is this?"

A wave of pressure came over him.

A terrifying pressure came from ahead; Chen Chuyang's blood began to tremble, a strange trembling like fear, also like terror.

Ahead, there was great horror.

The little carp stopped moving forward, wagging its tail, continually indicating an opening ahead.

That opening was very small; all the anomalies came from inside.

On the other side of the opening was the source of that pressure.

"You mean you advanced here last time, ate the fish here, and then mysteriously advanced to second rank?"

The little carp kept nodding, warning Chen Chuyang not to go further ahead—there was danger.

There is a pool here; when full, it flows out, then continues downstream according to the terrain, eventually reaching the lowest part of Chen Chuyang's Longshe Shan; these spiritual waters, rich in spiritual energy, have nurtured a batch of special fish; these fish are fine treasures, though few, having been transformed by spiritual energy, they possess a certain aura.

It's a pity they haven't awakened spiritual wisdom; not everyone is as lucky as the little carp.

Chen Chuyang ignored those fish, turning instead to approach that opening—just a fist-sized hole—he broke open a gap in the hard wall; around the gap was a crack extending all the way to the bottom.

A terrifying aura came from deep within the crack; that opening was the key.

Chen Chuyang put away the Hunyuan Bell and reached out to touch the spiritual water.

He took a sip, and his eyes lit up.

"The spiritual energy concentration is high, at least ten times richer than the spiritual spring water of my Longshe Shan; such concentrated spiritual spring water is uncommon, yet this place actually has such a treasure—inside……"

Chen Chuyang's heart burned hot; he very much wanted…… to investigate further.

Hum.

It seemed to sense Chen Chuyang's thoughts; from inside the opening came a pressure.

Roar.

A roar directly shook Chen Chuyang's soul.

Immediately after, the spiritual spring water turned crimson; a trace of red blood flowed out, mixing into those spiritual spring waters.

"What is this?"

Chen Chuyang's soul trembled briefly, then quickly calmed; he hurriedly took out a bottle, filled it with that red spiritual spring water—about half a bottle, not much.

The rest was just ordinary spring water.

"Is this the blood of some demonic beast?"

"It seems there is also a faint Dragon Might."

"Did the little carp advance by drinking this?"

The little carp stared longingly at the bottle in Chen Chuyang's hand, wanting to drink the blood inside; that bloodline yearning made it unable to restrain itself.

Chen Chuyang took a little and gave it to drink; the little carp then satisfied, closed its eyes, and began to digest the blood.

"Indeed, this blood is the most precious, and the source that changed all living beings."

"Fortunately we discovered it early; otherwise, we would have suffered a great loss."

"Who knows when this blood will flow out again; what kind of demonic beast is hidden at the source?"

Just the pressure in the blood made Chen Chuyang feel that demonic beast was not simple; it was a demonic beast possessing dragon blood, and any demonic beast touched by dragon blood is not simple.

Chen Chuyang couldn't help but recall the origins of Longshe Cheng and Longshe Shan; it is said these two names were also derived from the dragon-serpent, and it is heard that a dragon-serpent once fell here, achieving the splendor of this land.

However, no one has ever found the dragon-serpent's corpse; over time, it became just a legend.

"Dragon-serpent? Could that be the place where the dragon-serpent fell?"

"That place is, after all, watched by many."

Chen Chuyang narrowed his eyes; if that were true, then his Longshe Shan would be in great danger.

Once people discover this place, Longshe Shan will surely not escape.

And he too would suffer.

"To conceal the entire river would be too big, not easy to do."

"Fortunately it's underground; otherwise, there would really be no way to hide it."

Chen Chuyang gazed at the opening, then at the fish in the pool; these are treasures, indeed—for any cultivator, they are treasures; eating those fish has great effect.

Chen Chuyang tried a little of the blood in the bottle; his true qi quickly boiled, and the blood boiled as well—that feeling, as if he were about to break through—Chen Chuyang……was very excited, and he put away this blood.

"Set up a formation, put away all the blood, and also conceal this place."

"This is all the future rise capital of my Chen Clan; we must not let it be discovered."

"Since it's been discovered, then enjoy it exclusively—for as long as you can enjoy it, that's how long."

Chen Chuyang doesn't want others to set foot here; at the very least, he must wait until he has fully digested everything in this place.