Nine Nether Cave

"This is a supreme-grade Spirit Stones mine, and your son is mining inside."

Perhaps to make his words more convincing, Yue Qianchou took out a purple Spirit Stone and played with it in his hand. Yan Tuo looked at it with some surprise, then looked at the hideous and terrifying cave entrance and said, "Supreme-grade Spirit Stones are almost extinct in the Cultivation World. I heard that they appeared at the last grand auction. I didn't expect there to be a supreme-grade Spirit Stones mine here."

"Do you want to go in and find it yourself, or should I personally bring it out for you?" Yue Qianchou said, clenching his fist and absorbing all the Spiritual Qi from the supreme-grade Spirit Stones in his hand in one breath. Then, a muffled sound came from his palm, and as he opened his palm, a swirling gust of yin wind carried away a cloud of dust.

Yan Tuo dared not trouble him. He thought he would send someone to bring his son out, after all, it would be difficult to find someone in such a large cave... In his current situation, it was not good to ask others for help. But when he saw the cold wind swirling at the cave entrance, Yan Tuo frowned. How could anyone be mining in such a cave? He felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't figure it out for a moment.

"There's a hidden world inside." Yue Qianchou seemed to have seen through his concerns and said with a hint of disdain, as if to tell him that it would only take a word to harm him and there was no need to go through all this trouble.

A longsword shot out and hovered in the void of the canyon before him. Yue Qianchou stepped onto the flying sword and took the lead, heading towards the cave entrance. Yan Tuo looked slightly embarrassed. Killing him was just a matter of a word; there was really no need to go through all this trouble. He pushed off the ground and flew after Yue Qianchou.

Seeing Yue Qianchou suddenly fly towards the cave entrance, the others' expressions changed drastically, and the group of ghost generals looked at Yu Ji. Yu Ji's face was slightly pale. She had already made herself very clear to him, and she really didn't understand why he insisted on taking this risk. If the disciple of the Punishment Envoy were to get into trouble here, she was afraid her life would be in danger as well. Although she was afraid, she believed that Yue Qianchou must have his reasons for daring to do this, because this guy didn't seem like the type to seek losses.

Ziyi bit her lip. Although she disapproved of Yue Qianchou's actions, protecting him was her duty, and she couldn't afford to run away, no matter how afraid she was. Just as she was about to fly after him, Yu Ji grabbed her wrist and shook her head slightly...

As soon as Yue Qianchou landed at the cave entrance and put away his flying sword, a gust of cold wind suddenly blew out of the cave, hitting him head-on. It was as if he had fallen into an ice cellar in an instant. He felt his body slowly stiffening. The temperature here was too low. He was a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator, yet he felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave in a single encounter. His True Essence could not withstand the wind, and even his soul felt swaying. His mind was even slightly dazed.

Yue Qianchou was taken aback. He bit his tongue to regain his senses. He hadn't expected that he couldn't even withstand the attack at the very entrance of the cave with his current cultivation level. The Nine Nether Cave truly lived up to its reputation. In an instant, a thin wisp of green flame ignited around him, enveloping him completely. His stiff body immediately returned to normal. It seemed that the Green Flame, one of the Three Flavored True Fire, was not to be underestimated.

The eerie wind, carrying a faint black aura, sizzled upon contact with the azure flame, like water splashing into a pan of oil. Yue Qianchou suddenly realized that while the azure flame was resisting the eerie wind, he himself seemed to be consuming energy, though at a very slow rate. Yue Qianchou was taken aback, then overjoyed. Although the azure flame was being consumed, it was clearly able to resist the eerie wind from the netherworld. With the large amount of azure flame element stored within his body, he might be able to penetrate to the bottom of the cave.

However, he seemed to have forgotten that he was only at the entrance of the Nine Nether Cave, and the situation ahead was still uncertain. It seemed that he was getting excited a little too soon.

Yue Qianchou glanced back at Yan Tuo, who had followed him. Yan Tuo had clearly not expected the yin wind blowing from the cave to be so powerful, but Yue Qianchou's cultivation was obviously much higher than his own. He shivered, and a transparent sphere of light immediately rose from his body, enveloping him. He released his protective Gang Qi to resist the yin wind. With this protection, he finally had the mind to look around. When he saw Yue Qianchou enveloped in azure flames, Yan Tuo was somewhat surprised, clearly having never seen anything like it before. Moreover, this fire subtly suppressed the blowing yin wind; the strong wind couldn't extinguish it, and it barely moved him.

In fact, even Yue Qianchou himself didn't know the reason. The truth is that the azure fire, with its extremely high temperature, is similar to an extremely yang substance, which can just suppress yin substances. And the yin wind blowing out of the Nine Nether Cave is precisely Evil Qi, which can just suppress it.

Yue Qianchou gestured for him to enter, and Yan Tuo, glancing suspiciously into the eerie cave. He had no way out and could only hope that Yue Qianchou wasn't lying; otherwise, he would die either way. As he entered the cave, it immediately became pitch black, and he couldn't see the path ahead. However, the blue flames that appeared behind him indicated that Yue Qianchou had followed him in. Yan Tuo immediately felt relieved, realizing his suspicions were unnecessary, as he couldn't see any benefit in the other party lying to him.

Everyone on the opposite cliff stared intently at the cave entrance, watching the two figures gradually disappear inside...

The deeper they went, the more alarmed they became. The eerie winds, no longer blowing wildly like at the cave entrance, began to Yan Tuo, striking Yan Tuo's protective aura with "poof" Gang Qi. Yue Qianchou's flames immediately intensified; otherwise, the azure fire wouldn't have had time to neutralize the winds before striking his body. At the same time, Yue Qianchou carefully positioned himself behind Yan Tuo's protective Gang Qi, letting Yan Tuo, who was in front, withstand the Yan Tuo. Sure enough, the consumption of azure fire elemental energy decreased significantly.

The passageway inside the cave suddenly turned, and the two stopped abruptly. Before they even turned the corner, they heard a rapid whistling sound coming from within. A chilling wind swirled and rushed out, almost making it difficult to stand. And this wasn't even the direct wind blowing out; one could imagine how powerful the wind inside was. Yan Tuo glanced back and saw Yue Qianchou's inexplicable expression. A chill ran down his spine. Did he also seem to be a first-timer here?

"Let's go!" Yue Qianchou said, but found that his voice didn't carry far at all, as if it had been blown away by the wind. So he shouted again and made some hand gestures.

Yan Tuo nodded gravely, his protective Gang Qi instantly becoming much more turbid, clearly indicating he had strengthened his defenses. Yue Qianchou continued to follow behind him, and the two of them turned into the room with heavy steps.

A strong wind carrying black, Sha Qi swept towards them, startling the two men once more. Yan Tuo felt his protective Gang Qi, supported by his True Essence depleting under the onslaught of the wind and Sha Qi. Yue Qianchou, though hiding behind him, also felt his azure flame rapidly dwindling and immediately increased his fire element output. He was relatively better off; his internal fire element reserves were ample, and he only needed to use his azure flame to defend himself. The consumption of his True Essence wouldn't be significant, and if things got too dangerous, he could instantly retreat to Utopia. Therefore, he wasn't afraid of any danger. Yan Tuo, however, paled. If his True Essence were completely exhausted, no one had ever personally experienced the power of the wind and Sha Qi, but judging from its appearance, it was definitely not simple. The outcome was predictable.

The cave began its descent, and the two continued forward. The eerie wind grew stronger, the blackness thickened, and Yue Qianchou's azure fire and Yan Tuo's True Essence were being depleted more and more rapidly. The cave seemed bottomless, and they had no idea when they would reach the end. In the darkness, the two were as small as fireflies, groping and cautiously advancing.

Determined to resist the onslaught, Yan Tuo had walked for an unknown amount of time. His face grew increasingly pale, and he felt his True Essence was dwindling, with no end in sight. Yue Qianchou noticed something was wrong and immediately guessed the reason. Although he had been sent to shield Yan Tuo from the attack, he didn't want him to die so soon. He reached for his Storage Bag at his waist, intending to give him some elixirs to restore his True Essence and allow him to hold on a little longer. However, he found that even speaking was difficult in his current state, making it too troublesome to give him elixirs.

If the elixir were tossed to him, it would surely be blown away by the wind before it even reached his hands. But if it were a direct hand-to-hand exchange, and the other party was of higher cultivation, they would likely notice something was amiss and guess that he was being tricked. What if the other party suddenly launched a sneak attack... It would be better to let him wear him down until he was almost too weak to fight back before giving it to him. Yue Qianchou couldn't help but become cautious and wary.

Sure enough, Yan Tuo suddenly turned around, and under the light of the azure flame, Azure Nether's face was somewhat ferocious. He shouted, "Yue Qianchou! This is not a Spirit Stone mine at all. My son Yan Shu could never mine here. Why did you trick me into coming here? What kind of hellish place is this?"

Because he was speaking with the wind at his back, Yue Qianchou could hear every word clearly. The azure fire suddenly swelled considerably. Yue Qianchou raised an eyebrow and sneered. Speaking against the wind from this direction made it difficult for his voice to travel, and besides, with his current cultivation level, he couldn't transmit sound. So, he raised his hand, which was enveloped by the azure fire, and extended a finger to write characters in the air with the fire. The four characters "Nine Nether Cave" appeared in the azure fire. Then, with a wave of his hand, he collected the four azure fire characters. He couldn't waste the azure fire now.

Yan Tuo, being an elder on Fu Xian Island, was no fool. Upon seeing the words "Nine Nether Cave," he pondered for a moment, then his expression changed drastically. He seemed surprised to find himself in this legendary place. He gritted his teeth and said, "So, my son Yan Shu is long gone? He had a grudge against you, and he died at your hands?" As he spoke, his hand unconsciously reached for his waist.

"You're getting senile! You're touching a bird when you have nothing!" Yue Qianchou glanced at his empty waist and sneered as he drew a few words with his finger again, "Now you understand? Isn't it a bit too late?" His finger was like chalk, and his palm was like a blackboard eraser, writing something and then erasing it immediately.

Yan Tuo it and then remembered that his Storage Bag had been confiscated the day he was captured. Yue Qianchou, on the other hand, clapped his hands together and pulled them apart, creating a cyan flying sword. Yue Qianchou quickly wrote a line: "Old man, you're no match for me now. If you don't want to die, keep leading the way."

Upon hearing this, Yan Tuo disregarded the miraculous appearance of the cyan flying sword and suddenly shook his full head of white hair, bursting into wild laughter. His laughter was filled with indescribable grief and indignation. He then clenched his fists and said, "Don't want to die? Yue Qianchou, don't try to fool me anymore. I'm already deep in the cave. Even if I were to leave now, I wouldn't be able to hold out until I get outside. Today, I'm doomed either way, but even if I die, I won't let you have a quick death!"

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