Chapter 182: Even More Remarkable

Jiang Yu knows well that the overt killing and treasure snatching in the secret realm mostly reaches a fever pitch when the realm is about to close.

At that time, the sect elders might not have time to protect their disciples, so one has to hide in a spot and avoid crowded places.

Moreover, before that, even if one or two Jie Dan practitioners secretly tried to seize, Jiang Yu and Jiang Tu could still fend them off.

She thanked Xu Wu for the kind reminder: "There are more than ten pieces of Gengjin on the second floor; are there any left for Foundation Establishment?"

"No, you were the first to reach the second floor for Foundation Establishment.

Afterwards, the immortal cranes were all snatched up by the Jie Dan; if my master hadn't taken them up, I don't know how long I'd have to wait." Gengjin is a rare ore that can enhance an artifact's sharpness and raise its grade; as a sword cultivator, Xu Wu naturally wants to upgrade his life‑bound spiritual sword.

After seeing it on the second floor, she also wanted to follow her master to seize Gengjin, but she was knocked down by a Jie Dan from the Eastern Continent and only managed to grab a jade talisman.

Therefore, she now dislikes cultivators from the Eastern Continent even more.

"Jiang Yu, may I trade a small piece with you using a spiritual stone or artifact?" Xu Wu begged, knowing that the piece his master had was only enough for his master.

Jiang Yu paused briefly, "All that I obtain from the Cave Heaven must be handed over to the sect."

"Then after leaving, can you spare any of the portion that belongs to you?"

To be honest, I can't get it elsewhere; the Gengjin at the auction are all in the hands of high‑tier cultivators, I only need a piece the size of a chicken egg." For the sake of his life‑bound spiritual sword, Xu Wu decided to swallow his pride.

"Jiang Yu's future life‑bound artifact will also be a sword." Jiang Tu felt Jiang Yu was being too harsh to reject, so he materialized to speak.

"I understand; I only ask for whatever is left, and first register my name." Upon hearing this, Xu Wu hurriedly added.

Jiang Yu nodded, "If there's any surplus, I'll definitely send you a message."

Xu Wu immediately seized the moment to ask, "Exchange communication seals?"

Jiang Yu naturally agreed; more friends mean more paths, and she can't just stay within the sect.

As soon as she exchanged messages, she learned from Xu Wu the items many had snatched on the first and second floors.

Jiang Tu silently transmitted to her, "Comrade Xu isn't a sword cultivator at all; he's a lot like Lu Ruochan, always full of information."

"Being sociable is a skill too." Jiang Yu considered herself rather reclusive, but she still made Foundation Establishment contacts with sects such as Profound Heaven, Taiyi, Guiyuan, Falling Moon, Hundred Refinements, and several others.

Only the disciples of Lingxu Sect were not approached, for well‑known reasons.

The group chatted while flying at a decent speed, and after a few hundred li, they again saw a mountain with pavilions, much larger than Crane Immortal Mountain.

More intriguingly, this place lacked a mountain‑protecting formation, and the spiritual perception of the Jie Dan real persons could sweep half the mountain in an instant.

In fact, there were several glimmers of dueling techniques on the mountain that could be seen from afar even without spiritual perception.

However, the detailed situation cannot be seen within the roughly three‑li range of a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Even if Jiang Yu could see up to five li, it still wouldn't work, because the Cave Heaven mountain's height often exceeds two to three thousand zhang.

Long ago, Jiang Yu encountered a thousand‑zhang mountain in the cultivation world and always worried about oxygen at the summit; after actually climbing it, she was fine.

After the group paused their flight, she just transmitted to Jiang Tu that she could see the mountain's condition; Elder Qian had already flown to her side: "Jiang Yu, come with me to rescue them."

"Yes." Jiang Yu leapt up without hesitation, and two Jie Dan were already flying toward the mountain ahead.

Elder Qian placed her third in line, but as they approached the pavilion, several bursts of evading light quickly split toward different directions.

Within a few breaths, Jiang Yu saw a large pool where a three‑zhang ghost‑faced giant fish lunged at cultivators: "Sister Xia, Senior Brother Lin!"

She was about to dive in with her flying sword to help, when Elder Qian already hurled a fireball, instantly striking the seventh‑tier giant fish.

Two sharp cries were heard, and the ghost‑faced giant fish vanished into the water; sensing two equal‑tier auras, it immediately fled.

Jiang Yu discovered the pool filled with blood‑stained water, which somehow blocked human spiritual perception; she could not track the fish.

Elder Qian followed into the water, shouting, "You all stay back."

As Jiang Yu leapt away, she released a flying boat; several senior brothers and sisters climbed aboard, panting heavily.

She swiftly moved the flying boat to land a hundred zhang away, erected a barrier, and applied hemostatic medicine to the two sisters; as for Senior Brother Lin, he could only tend to himself.

"Hiss, a sixth‑tier giant fish—good thing you arrived in time." Lu Ruochan was the weakest in combat and took the most injuries, but she was exceptionally lucky.

The Grand Void Sect distributed fish cards via random red packets; many Foundation Establishment cultivators missed out, yet she not only grabbed one but also successfully claimed ownership without having to transfer it.

"Is there anything abnormal beneath the water?" Jiang Yu didn't want to see Elder Qian get hurt.

Xia Bing had taken a minor restorative pill, healing most of her injuries; the sect's current distribution consisted entirely of top‑grade pills, "I don't know, we teleported to a cave residence, broke the seal and encountered a demonic beast."

"Perhaps Junior Brother Lin knows something." Previously they were gathering treasures, then breaking formations, then battling demons; she hadn't had time to ask in detail.

Jiang Yu waited for the two of them to change clothes, removed the barrier, and asked Lin Yuan.

"Don't mention it. The strangest thing about these buildings is that I was initially trapped in… then later… gathered a few plants and herbs."

That day I thought I'd met another cultivator, but it turned out to be a skeleton monster; after barely escaping, I encountered a ghost cultivator.

While fleeing, I fell into a pool; when I saw Sister Xia, I thought it was an illusion." Lin Yuan was about to act at that moment.

He paused, then said, "Sometimes I wonder, in the Great Luo Cave, could it have gathered all the demons and monsters?"

"In that case, this complex has already been stripped clean by former Eastern Continent cultivators." Jiang Yu's spiritual perception reached toward the nearest small courtyard.

The room's doors and windows were open, yet it was completely empty inside.

Just as her spiritual perception was about to withdraw, another sudden spiritual perception erupted, twisting toward her.

Jiang Yu tried to retreat too late, forced herself to activate the Primordial Chaos Talisman, attacking that spiritual perception together.

The talisman script instantly burst with golden light; her spiritual perception slashed back at the opponent, and a mournful "ah" was heard as the foe retreated.

With a swift victory, Jiang Yu's confidence surged; Jiang Tu had already flown there to investigate, charging through the courtyard gate and precisely swooping onto a corner of the room.

A suddenly appearing dragon claw effortlessly struck a ghost cultivator that possessed only a soul body—it was a female cultivator.

"It's her and the people chasing me." The spiritual perceptions of Lin Yuan and the other two also pursued; even without seeing them, they knew Jiang Tu had already reached the seventh tier.

The information they had was that within the Cave Heaven, the highest cultivation level currently was the Jie Dan Great Perfection.

At this moment, having restored his power, he led the team into the innermost layer where Thus: Xuantang Xingjun manifested Nascent Soul level outwardly.

"Ancestor, does this place not suppress your cultivation?"

"The Tai Chi fish card only allows Jie Dan and below to enter." Senior Brother Xing said to the ancestor before him, both fearful and respectful.

He originally intended to ask why you are not at the Hua Shen realm, but changed his mind at the last moment.

Thus: Xuantang Xingjun returned to his mortal body, overjoyed, and again wore a kind expression, "You want to ask why I'm not a Transformation God, the cave heaven limits the cultivators' level—have I meddled with it?"