Chapter 596

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Protagonist:

Yu Zhangsheng

"A sect founded by Spirit Beasts, the Ancient Longgong!"

Yu Zhangsheng took a deep breath, silently digesting this.

"If that's the case, the Ancient Longgong should have been extremely powerful, so why has it become so dilapidated?"

The Mysterious Turtle said: "Even the mightiest experts have their day of falling. Even the mightiest sects have their day of decline."

"Although the Ancient Longgong was the absolute overlord sect in that era, it also rapidly fell because of its location."

"However, the things left behind here should still exist to some extent."

Yu Zhangsheng asked: "Could it be that this place has already been looked after by others?"

The Mysterious Turtle said: "This Ancient Longgong was already known to people in our era; it has long ceased to be any secret."

"Perhaps after these years, the world has long forgotten it."

"The things that remain may not be too many either; perhaps in some hidden corners, some supreme treasures can still exist."

Yu Zhangsheng sighed regretfully; he truly felt it was a case of meeting too late with this ruin.

A ruin left by an overlord-tier sect would certainly still hold quite a few good things.

It's a pity it has already been explored by countless people; not much could be left.

"Could it be that there is really no more need to explore this place?"

The Mysterious Turtle laughed: "Being able to visit this Ancient Longgong is itself a fortunate event. Get on up; I still have some impression of this place."

"Good!"

Yu Zhangsheng immediately jumped onto the Mysterious Turtle's back, watching as the Mysterious Turtle continuously shuttled through the ruin.

It seemed extremely familiar with this place, only at some forked intersections.

The Mysterious Turtle would pause to recall slightly, then choose the correct direction and continue forward.

"Turtle Senior, how come you are so familiar with this place?"

"This originates from the primordial memories of all Holy Seeds. Although I am only a Half-Holy Seed, I have still inherited some fragments of memory."

"Even some memories of Holy Seeds that originally lived here, I also have some memory fragments of them, which is why I have a little understanding of the environment here."

Yu Zhangsheng nodded slowly: "Unexpectedly, Holy Seeds actually possess such strange divine abilities; impressive."

"Since that's so, what if one doesn't understand this place?"

"Then it depends on one's own strength."

One person and one beast soon penetrated deep into the interior of the ruin.

As the Mysterious Turtle walked, it intentionally avoided all zones.

Simultaneously, it introduced the situation of this place to Yu Zhangsheng.

"This place seems to be a dedicated area for raising strange beasts that have not yet awakened intelligence."

"It's a pity that after so many years, the strange beasts that managed to survive have long since left this place. It is almost impossible to have any harvest here."

Yu Zhangsheng suddenly asked curiously: "Then what do these Ancient Longgong Spirit Beast disciples eat?"

"Naturally, they eat the unintelligent strange beasts that are penned and raised; otherwise what else could they eat?"

Yu Zhangsheng thought about it and agreed; Spirit Beasts are different from the human race after all, and moreover, different Spirit Beasts among themselves are not a unified race either.

There is merely a unified name for them.

Passing through this zone, Yu Zhangsheng suddenly heard sounds of fighting from the distance.

Yu Zhangsheng immediately warned: "There seems to be a battle ahead. Turtle Senior, you go back first; I'll go scout."

The Mysterious Turtle's huge head swayed: "Good. If a fight is needed, call me again."

Immediately the Mysterious Turtle turned into a streak of light and returned into Yu Zhangsheng's body.

And Yu Zhangsheng then immediately carefully approached the front.

By the time he drew near, the fighting sounds were also becoming increasingly intense.

Yu Zhangsheng carefully crouched in a corner to look, and discovered the fighters were actually Qi Liu San and Lu Chengfeng.

"Didn't expect to actually run into these two guys here."

"But everyone else scattered; why are Qi Liu San and Lu Chengfeng still together?"

The two were not fighting each other, but were dealing with a Spirit Beast of enormous size.

That Spirit Beast looked like a rhinoceros Spirit Beast draped in heavy armor; the aura emanating from its body was estimated at around the Fourth Rank Spirit Beast level.

Under the combined force of Lu Chengfeng and Qi Liu San, that rhinoceros Spirit Beast only persisted for a short while before being blasted to the ground by a fist from Lu Chengfeng, then immediately beheaded by a slash from Qi Liu San.

After the two cleaned up that rhinoceros Spirit Beast, they were just preparing to continue forward.

However, before leaving, Lu Chengfeng stared a glance toward the position where Yu Zhangsheng was.

Yu Zhangsheng immediately shrank back; when he poked his head out again, the two had already gone far.

Seeing this, Yu Zhangsheng followed after them.

The two hadn't gone far when Qi Liu San stopped and began searching the vicinity.

Lu Chengfeng naturally also searched nearby, but this guy intentionally or unintentionally kept drifting toward Yu Zhangsheng's direction.

Once Qi Liu San had already moved far away, Lu Chengfeng simply dropped the pretense and walked straight toward Yu Zhangsheng's position.

"Stop hiding. Do you think I'm blind?"

Hearing Lu Chengfeng's words, Yu Zhangsheng had no choice but to dart out.

"Hehe, the Holy Son truly has remarkable methods? I hid so carefully, yet I was still discovered?"

Lu Chengfeng coldly humphed: "Less nonsense. Previous matters I can let bygones be bygones. But right now is an excellent opportunity."

"You still aren't prepared to make a move?"

"Make a move? Make what move?" Yu Changsheng asked knowingly.

"Don't play dumb with me here. Qi Liu San's contract is most likely on him."

"As long as we kill him, I'll be free. When that time comes, I'll naturally give you benefits."

Yu Changsheng laughed: "Hehe, when it truly reaches that time, the Holy Son probably won't let me off easily, right?"

Lu Chengfeng's cheeks twitched. He took a deep breath: "Since it's like this, what guarantee do you want?"

"Naturally, I'll only make a move after leaving this place."

"Only by ensuring I can safely leave. Otherwise I won't risk my own little life."

Lu Chengfeng gritted his teeth: "Leave this place? How do I know you'll still make a move? Better to just kill you now."

Yu Changsheng also knew this guy was clearly going to get serious. He hurriedly persuaded: "Hehe, Holy Son, wait patiently. Don't you know?"

"As long as we can successfully rescue you, there are quite a few sect rewards."

"Estimated on the circular platform above, others seeing you will all have the idea of getting this reward in hand. Even if I don't make a move, perhaps others will too."

"But for me, this reward is better in my own hands than falling into others' hands."

"So regardless, I'll also make a move to rescue you."

Yu Changsheng's words also made Lu Chengfeng's complexion ease considerably. At least it could be confirmed that Yu Changsheng truly wanted to save him.

"How do you plan to do it?"

Yu Changsheng laughed: "Before leaving this place, you'll have to be wronged a bit first."

"Moreover, just killing Qi Liu San like that would be a waste. If we don't make use of him before killing him, it's truly a losing deal."

"What discoveries and understanding does Qi Liu San have about this place?"

Lu Chengfeng said: "He didn't tell me too much either. Just informed me this place is the Ancient Longgong, an ancient sect. Besides that, he didn't say much more."

Yu Changsheng nodded slightly, without much reaction. After all, he already knew this matter.

Lu Chengfeng said in surprise: "Judging by your appearance, you don't seem surprised. Could it be you also know this matter?"

"Hehe, this point you don't need to worry about."

"You go join up with Qi Liu San first. Don't let him discover anything abnormal." Lu Chengfeng threatened once again: "If I find out you're playing me, even if I have to stake my life, I'll kill you!"

After a round of threats, Lu Chengfeng quickly departed.

And Yu Changsheng also followed far behind them. With these two people in front removing some dangers for him.

Yu Changsheng himself would be much safer.

Yu Changsheng just wanted these two people to act as his lightning rods, to resolve some troubles first.

Moreover, this time entering the Twelfth Layer of the Yong Ta, there are truly too many experts.

Acting rashly, it's very possible one ultimately becomes someone else's wedding dress.

Rather than so, better to let others fight internally first, then Yu Changsheng plucks the final fruit.

That side, after Lu Chengfeng surveyed a circle around the surroundings, he returned to join up with Qi Liu San.

Surveying the surroundings was originally proposed by him and Qi Liu San on their own initiative, precisely to secretly contact Yu Changsheng.

The objective already achieved, there was also no need to waste time.

Qi Liu San looked around in all directions and asked: "You said you discovered something off nearby? There might be hidden spirit beasts? Did you find it?"

Lu Chengfeng shook his head. "Estimated I saw wrong? This direction of mine has nothing."

Qi Liu San suspiciously looked again at the direction Lu Chengfeng went before. After carefully observing a circle, he also didn't detect anything abnormal.

But he always felt Lu Chengfeng had something he was concealing from him.

"Hmph! What tricks are you playing with me?"

Qi Liu San extended a hand. A sheepskin scroll appeared in his hand. His finger drew something on the sheepskin scroll, while his mouth chanted incantations.

Lu Chengfeng instantly fell to the ground in pain. His sturdy body convulsed continuously. His whole person seemed as if completely gnawed by poisonous insects.

Almost already lost consciousness, only endless pain remained.

It continued like this for nearly a minute's time.

But for Lu Chengfeng, it seemed as if he had already experienced a century's torture.

Hearing that sound disperse, Lu Chengfeng still trembled continuously on the ground. Still hadn't recovered.

Qi Liu San kicked him a few more times on his body. Angrily said: "Speak. What are you concealing?"

Lu Chengfeng said in pain: "Elder Qi, I truly am not concealing anything. Just now I indeed saw some strange shadows."

"But after searching, I discovered nothing."

"Strange shadows?"

Qi Liu San stroked his chin, also carefully contemplating.

"Get up. We continue setting out. Don't let others get ahead."

"Yes."

Lu Chengfeng staggered to his feet. Head lowered. Expression dark.

Qi Liu San walked forward on his own. Completely ignoring Lu Chengfeng.

The two quickly departed. Only then did Yu Changsheng show himself.

"Looks like Lu Chengfeng truly is controlled. That sheepskin paper should be the contract on Lu Chengfeng's body?"

"If this item can be obtained, wouldn't that be equivalent to gaining an extra Sub-Talisman Peak thug?"

"Tsk tsk. Can only say, this Da Sheng Clan's methods truly are vicious."

"However, if we can obtain that sheepskin scroll, it might be of great use."

This time, to avoid detection, Yu Zhangsheng did not follow too closely right away; after all, Lu Chengfeng was acting as an inside man.

No matter what, it was almost impossible to lose them.

Even though the two had completely vanished from Yu Zhangsheng's vision, as long as the general direction was not wrong, there was no problem.

Moreover, Yu Zhangsheng could occasionally see some traces, obviously left behind by Lu Chengfeng deliberately to guide Yu Zhangsheng.

With these traces, Yu Zhangsheng had even less need to worry about losing them.

They followed like this for two days; during this period, Qi Liu San stopped several times, but it seemed he had no gains, so he continued on his way.

Yu Zhangsheng himself had even less interest in exploring the nearby area.

The two parties, one in front, one behind, continued walking like this; moreover, there seemed to be no distinction between day and night here, the sky remained in a daytime state.

Yu Zhangsheng released the Profound Turtle; after walking for several days, he also needed to confirm the information.

"Turtle Senior, do you recognize this place? Do you have any impression?"

After the Profound Turtle came out, it looked around in a circle, also trying hard to recall.

"Here, it seems we are not far from the Core area."

"The closer to the Core area, the more dangers there are; although this is a relic left by the Ancient Longgong sect, there are also many mechanisms and traps."

"You must also be extra careful."

"Junior understands."

Yu Zhangsheng looked into the distance, his mind also pondering.

Since this place was already very close to the central location, going further, the probability of encountering others would likely only get higher and higher.

Suddenly, the Profound Turtle abruptly looked up, sniffed its nose, and said:

"Brat, I sense an unusual aura."

Just as Yu Zhangsheng was puzzled, the sky suddenly darkened.

The originally clear sky gradually turned dim; in merely a few breaths' time, it had completely turned black.

"Turtle Senior, what is this situation?"

The Profound Turtle was not too clear either, shook its head,

"Perhaps someone triggered a mechanism here, or perhaps it is some rule left behind by this relic; I am not too clear either."

"My inherited memories are incomplete after all, I don't remember too clearly either."

Yu Zhangsheng said: "Since it is so, we can only proceed carefully."

Yu Zhangsheng simply released the Golden-Winged Great Peng and all his other tamed beasts as well.

In such a dark environment, it is too easy to be ambushed; therefore, the more hands, the safer.

Yu Zhangsheng took out a lighting torch; the weak bright light in the dark night was like a firefly, insignificant.

"This place is dark in a somewhat abnormal way; you all must also be extremely careful."

In the dark night, Yu Zhangsheng advanced cautiously.

With every step taken, it seemed one could hear clear footsteps.

After walking for a while, Yu Zhangsheng stopped again.

He suddenly realized that advancing at this time might not be a wise choice.

Better to stay in place and wait for this darkness to disappear; that is the good method.

Thus Yu Zhangsheng went to a corner nook, directly sat at a spot, minimizing the threat from his rear as much as possible.

And the other few tamed beasts also surrounded him in the center.

All the tamed beasts waited quietly; only tense breathing sounds remained in the air.

Yu Zhangsheng exerted his Divine Sense to the utmost, paying attention at all times to possible threats in the darkness.

Time passed second by second; this darkness seemed to grow even thicker, becoming boundless.

The torch in hand was as if extinguished, barely able to illuminate Yu Zhangsheng himself.

Even the surrounding tamed beasts, the naked eye could completely not see them, only faint, barely perceptible connections remained. (Chapter End)