Bottom of the Cave

Chapter 96 Bottom of the Cave

A glint of light flashed in Han Li's eyes; he seemed to have seen another, more direct way to break the formation.

His natal magic weapon forced out the array's core, and then he destroyed it with a single blow.

His divine sense, refined using the "Great Evolution Technique," far surpasses that of cultivators of the same level, and his natal magic weapon is a complete set of flying swords.

He can also set up sword formations.

His natal flying sword also contains special spiritual power.

Zhang Feng's method of breaking the formation was practically tailor-made for him.

Han Li felt an indescribable stirring in his heart.

Moreover, he had secretly examined the gift Zhang Feng gave him as a token of gratitude.

A rare, high-grade wood-attribute spirit stone.

Recalling the high-level spirit stone mine battle that broke out in the outer sea decades ago, coupled with Zhang Feng's rapid progress in cultivation.

Han Li suddenly had a guess: this person probably had quite a few high-grade spirit stones.

With one arm crossed and the other slightly raised, Han Li fell into deep thought.

"Brother Zhang, you're doing something a bit...——"

Hu Yue was somewhat incredulous. He could understand Zhang Feng's rapid progress in cultivation by attributing it to his exceptional talent, but the complete set of flying swords and magical treasures was truly too extravagant.

And those two spirit pets whose auras are almost at level six.

Formations, spirit pets, magic weapons, cultivation level—as a Core Formation cultivator, you're far too comprehensive.

No wonder my cousin values ​​Brother Zhang so highly; he truly has exceptional qualities.

Jin Qing thought to himself that, given Zhang Feng's current performance, if resources were plentiful, he would be able to condense his Nascent Soul soon.

"Great! The stronger Brother Zhang is, the safer we will be on this trip."

Jianming, on the other hand, didn't have so many thoughts. He only saw the power of a late-stage Core Formation cultivator, and he was certain that he would be able to do the same when he broke through to the late-stage Core Formation stage in the future.

As Shi Die stood to the side, various thoughts flashed through her mind, and finally a flush of excitement appeared on her face.

"Don't be stunned, everyone! Breaking this spirit-sealing pillar will allow us to enter the ruins and explore its secrets!"

Zhang Feng reminded him that from the time he broke through the protective shield to the time he collected the spiritual fire and finished breaking the formation, it would take at most half a quarter of an hour.

Everyone snapped out of their daze.

With the last layer of restrictive formation gone, everyone's divine senses were finally able to thoroughly investigate these stone pillars.

The eight stone pillars are arranged in eight directions, and each pillar is inscribed with eight huge ancient symbols and many strange stripes from top to bottom.

"This is a Spirit Sealing Pillar!"

"Just as recorded in the ancient books, don't underestimate these stone pillars. They are inlaid with countless Yin-Yang Jade, made from more than a dozen rare refining materials. Each one is worth at least five or six thousand spirit stones."

Shi Die's eyes lit up, and she exclaimed in surprise.

Everyone's eyes lit up, and they were so excited they could hardly contain themselves.

After a moment of surprise, Shi Die hesitated again: "Senior Brother Zhang, the Spirit Sealing Pillar has two main uses. One is to seal some rare spiritual herbs and plants to prevent spiritual energy from leaking out."

"Secondly, to suppress certain evil spirits and demons."

"If what Senior Brother Zhang said is true, then this place may indeed be used to suppress the Xuan Bone Demon."

After these words were spoken, the group fell silent again.

Zhang Feng remained silent, walked forward, and hugged a stone pillar.

"Senior Brother Zhang, no! This Spirit-Sealing Pillar can only be rotated by immense force—"

Before Shi Die could finish speaking, she saw Zhang Feng easily rotate a spirit-sealing pillar with both hands.

Zhang Feng exerted his strength again, pushing the spirit-sealing pillar to one side. With his late-stage third-order body refinement cultivation, moving these stone pillars was no problem for him.

Moreover, he really wanted these eight stone pillars, the Spirit Sealing Pillars, to combine with the concealment formation he had obtained last time.

This will ensure that when I enter the spirit stone mine to collect spirit stones next time, there will be no leakage of spiritual energy.

However, taking it away is a bit troublesome. This pillar is spirit-suppressing and cannot be stored in a spatial storage bag; it can only be moved manually.

Boom!

The stone pillar fell, creating a deep crater in the ground and raising a cloud of dust.

In the center of the eight stone pillars, the nine-story tower that had stood quietly disappeared, and a gap several feet wide suddenly appeared in the ground.

The entrance to the ruins is visible, with a white stone staircase inside.

Zhang Feng raised a cloud of dust, concealing the eight spirit-sealing pillars amidst the puzzled gazes of the crowd.

Let's leave it for now, and then we'll transport it away when we get a spirit ship-type magical artifact later.

"Gentlemen, since we have already decided to investigate thoroughly, let's not waste any more time and go in."

Zhang Feng glanced at everyone and said.

"Let's go in. Now that we're here, we should go in and see what's inside, no matter what it is. Otherwise, I, Old Hu, won't be satisfied."

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Hu Yue spoke first.

Everyone agreed that if they wanted to escape, they should have left after Zhang Feng mentioned the rumors about the seal.

"Gentlemen, do you still remember our three agreements?"

"Please be sure to pay attention to safety."

Zhang Feng gave a final reminder, then activated his protective aura and turned to plunge into the black cave.

Everyone nodded and raised their spiritual light to follow closely behind.

The cave was very deep and the steps were long. The group carefully walked down the steps, and it took them a full quarter of an hour to reach the end of the stone steps.

The once pitch-black cave suddenly became bright before everyone's eyes, and a hall more than twenty feet in size appeared.

Several luminous pearls were embedded in the ceiling of the hall, illuminating the entire hall.

The surrounding walls also emitted speckled light.

In the middle was a pool of water, its bottom unseen. The water did not appear to be clear, but rather a viscous white emulsion, faintly emitting a strange fragrance.

A three-colored lotus flower grows quietly in the center of the pond.

The lotus flower was not yet in bloom, but was already the size of a bowl, radiating a glow of blue, red, and yellow.

Incredibly, a beautiful, tiny seven-colored rainbow appeared out of nowhere above the lotus flower.

"Seven-Colored Lotus!"

"Surely such a thing exists! I thought it was just a rumor. Could this pool of water be the legendary thousand-year-old stalactites?"

Hu Yue exclaimed in surprise, her face revealing greed, and muttered to herself.

"No wonder it was sealed with a spirit-sealing pillar and concealed by numerous arrays."

"Senior Brother Zhang, your rumor is false. This place is used to seal this Seven-Colored Lotus!"

Shi Die stared intently at Cai Lian, her face filled with infatuation.

"Seven-Colored Lotus! Could this be the legendary celestial treasure? Mortals who consume it can be brought back to life and have flesh grow back from bones, while cultivators who consume it will greatly increase their cultivation level, even rising by a whole rank."

Jianming's expression was somewhat frantic.

"Please don't act rashly, everyone. Let's investigate thoroughly before we speak!"

Jin Qing did not share the same intoxication as the three, but instead offered a suggestion.

Zhang Feng nodded. "Hmm, not bad. He remembered my reminder."

After hearing this, Han Li also turned his attention from the white jade skeleton beside him to the Seven-Colored Lotus.

"Really? Is it that amazing?"

Han Li narrowed his eyes slightly, somewhat disbelieving, and after observing carefully for a moment, turned his attention back to the white jade skeleton.

Zhang Feng focused his mind slightly, and in his soul power perception, a wisp of gray mist was quietly hidden on the white skeleton.

The fog was lifeless, without any rolling or surging.

If Zhang Feng hadn't possessed the third-tier Soul Refining ability to sense the ghostly spiritual power contained within, he probably wouldn't have been able to detect the Xuan Bone's whereabouts.

"Senior Xuan Gu, aren't you going to show yourself?"

Zhang Feng shouted loudly.

Everyone was startled and cast questioning glances, but no one hesitated to gather around Zhang Feng instantly.