Chapter 37: The Secret of the Cave

This cave is not large, and the entrance is only four or five meters wide.

Looking inside from the outside, it is pitch black, like a beast waiting to devour people. Laogui is not afraid; he walks straight into the entrance and is swallowed by the deep, dark gloom. He senses that the source of the Yin Qi is within this cave.

Upon entering the cave, Yin Qi rushes at him, chilly and cold, making one feel as if they are in the freezing depths of winter. If an ordinary person were to enter this place, they would drop dead within a quarter of an hour.

However, the path Laogui cultivates is a heterodox one, using Yin Qi as sustenance. Entering this place, he is like a fish in water, and his injuries are recovering rapidly.

His heart is filled with wild joy; this is truly a treasure land!

This cave is very deep; he walks for a long time and still cannot see the end. There are stalactites above the cave walls, and water droplets fall onto the ground along them, making a dripping sound, like a funeral bell tolling in the darkness.

This is a forbidden zone for normal living beings.

Laogui is very surprised. Because according to the lie of the surrounding mountains, a place with such dense Yin Qi should not exist here. Could it be that there is truly a Yin Vein here?

Such an abnormal phenomenon seems to confirm this point. It immediately sets his heart ablaze, and he cannot help but quicken his pace. If this is truly the case, it is a great stroke of fortune.

As his speed increases, the cave also becomes narrower and narrower, until finally, it is only wide enough for one person to pass. Laogui's expression does not change as he continues to walk. Sure enough, after walking a few dozen more steps, it suddenly opens up!

An extremely wide space, roughly the size of a football field, appears before Laogui. But when he clearly sees what is in this space, his pupils shrink abruptly.

"It seems that my Steward must be dead."

"But how did you know about this place? Did you follow the Yin Qi that leaked out inadvertently? But why are you running into the mountains for no reason? Then you are truly unlucky."

This space is clearly a massive sacrificial site, with various Runes arranged around it to attract Yin Qi, and in the center sits a three-person-tall altar, upon which rests a very dark Light Orb, constantly absorbing that Yin Qi.

It contains extremely powerful vitality.

And beneath this altar is that Second Young Master of the Feiyun Chamber of Commerce, his form Illusionary, wisps of Yin Qi radiating from his body, seemingly connected to the black Light Orb.

He looks at Laogui with cold eyes.

Knowing what this place is and who is here, Laogui does not even think; he turns around and runs. Although there is indeed dense Yin Qi here, it is not something he can obtain.

Having inadvertently stumbled upon this great secret, he is finished!

"Why are you running? Behave and come down to be a sacrifice."

The Second Young Master speaks indifferently, and with a wave of his palm, a chain of Yin Qi instantly crosses the distance of over ten meters, firmly locking onto Laogui's neck, intending to drag him over.

Laogui struggles, wanting to break free. But under the reinforcement of the black Light Orb, the Yin Qi chain becomes extremely solid, coupled with the Second Young Master's own extraordinary bloodline.

How could a wild rogue cultivator like Laogui break free?

He is dragged over directly.

"Second Young Master, please spare this old man; don't forget that I also signed a Contract and will not betray you."

Laogui says, appearing somewhat pained.

This Ye Family bloodline has the ability to command Yin Qi, and he happens to cultivate Yin Qi and walk the path of the Weird, so he is completely countered, unable to even think of turning the tables.

"Hehe, you have no value to this young master, other than as a sacrifice. Wait, what is this?"

Originally, the Second Young Master wanted to slaughter this Laogui directly, but he sensed the aura on Laogui's body—it was the mark of Li Heng's Ten Thousand Mile Soul Chasing Secret Technique.

The Second Young Master's expression changes instantly.

"You idiot, you were followed and didn't even know it! You have truly ruined this young master's grand plan."

He appears somewhat angry.

He did not expect an accident to occur at this time.

This cave was already hidden, located in uninhabited deep mountains, and until now, only he and a few trusted aides knew the location.

Furthermore, the thing here was something his Yin Qi Clone discovered here suddenly; to avoid causing too much of a stir and alerting the Government, he had not set up any formations.

Now, he did not expect such an accident to occur?

A dog like Laogui who signed a Guest Elder Contract is one thing; he can manipulate him at will and slaughter him as a fine sacrifice. After all, he is used to eating ordinary people and ordinary martial artists.

But one must eat some True Qi Realm practitioners, no?

But if an outsider, especially a Demon Exorcist from the Demon Suppression Division, finds this place, then he will have enough trouble. Especially at this critical moment, when he is about to succeed.

Could it be that for this thing to be born, it truly must, as the rumors say, survive a tribulation?

The Second Young Master's face is gloomy as he thinks of certain rumors.

Laogui was originally very terrified, but after hearing what the Second Young Master said, it is as if he has grasped a straw to save his life; resisting the suppression of the Yin Qi chain, he speaks with difficulty.

"Se... Second Young Master, this old man can help you hold them off, cough cough... that Demon Exorcist should be chasing here very soon."

How could he not know now that he had been marked by that Demon Exorcist? Yet he is instead grateful to Li Heng. At least this way, he still has some value.

"You piece of trash, do you really think I don't know your current situation? You were likely defeated by that Demon Exorcist, then fled in a panic and ran here by mistake."

The Second Young Master says indifferently, sighing inwardly. Is this truly the tribulation that must be faced for it to be born?

With so many mountains around, why did he have to run to this one?

"Cough cough... Second Young Master, it is different now. There is more Yin Qi here; this old man can unleash stronger techniques to guarantee that Demon Exorcist cannot get in!"

Laogui explains hurriedly, possessing a frantic desire to survive.

The Second Young Master frowns.

He is presiding over the ritual and cannot spare himself; he really does lack a dog to help him block that pursuing Demon Exorcist, so he cannot just kill him outright.

"Then this young master will believe you once."

The Second Young Master releases Laogui, and wisps of Yin Qi take shape in the air, turning into a Rune that is struck into Laogui's forehead.

"This Rune can gather Yin Qi and recover your injuries. But if you want to run away, this Rune will explode instantly, destroying your sea of consciousness and leaving you smashed to pieces."

"Get lost!"

The Second Young Master flicks his sleeve and kicks Laogui away.

Afterward, he turns his head to look at the altar, watching that black Light Orb; in a little while, this Origin Fetus should be born.

Laogui crawls back to the cave entrance, using the Yin Qi inside the cave to heal his wounds, his heart filled with suspicion and uncertainty. What exactly is that black Light Orb? He actually feels that it is alive.

A sacrifice? Is this going to use living people for a Blood Sacrifice?

It seems that the disappearance of people at the Sanshan Gathering and the disappearance of the Demon Exorcist Xu Yinghuan are also related to this place.

Time flowed slowly by.

A mountain cave came into Li Heng's view.