The Terrifying Scene the Tenseigan Saw

"Hmm? Do you know me?" Lin Chuan asked in confusion. Among the three people before him, a taller youth had revealed a look of surprise the moment he saw Lin Chuan.

"I don't! But I saw you before entering the Hunting Grounds. Your white hair and white eyes are too eye-catching; it's hard not to notice you!" the youth said with a smile.

"Oh!" Lin Chuan nodded slightly and smiled. He could sense that there was no malice in this youth.

"Why are you alone? Are your companions gone? Do you want to join us?" The youth seemed full of curiosity about Lin Chuan and even extended an invitation directly.

Before Lin Chuan could answer, one of the people beside the youth spoke up first. However, he wasn't speaking to Lin Chuan, but to the youth, his voice kept very low: "Zhang Leyang, how many times have I told you not to trust others? Why are you always so familiar with strangers? It was one thing when you brought along those who were only at the second or third level of the Qi Refining Stage, but this youth is at the fifth level. What if he's a bad person? Even if the three of us could win, we would have to pay a certain price."

"I didn't think that much..." the tall, thin youth named Zhang Leyang said softly, smiling somewhat awkwardly.

His companion shook his head helplessly. Zhang Leyang was good at everything, and his strength was the highest among the three of them, but he was just too kind. In their words, a child like this was not suited to step into the world of cultivation.

Lin Chuan watched them talk silently. Originally prepared to refuse directly, he suddenly became interested in the youth before him. Because from this youth, Lin Chuan seemed to feel the sensation of his classmates from his previous life—no schemes, no deceit, only the simplest camaraderie between students.

This was the first time Lin Chuan had encountered such a person since stepping into this cultivation world.

"Sure, my companions happened to have a little accident and are resting outside!" Lin Chuan smiled slowly and said lightly.

"Great, then come with us!" Zhang Leyang said with a smile, revealing a small canine tooth.

His two companions rolled their eyes in unison. Great, everything we just said was for nothing! It turns out we were just playing the lute to a cow.

Since Zhang Leyang had already agreed, the two people beside him didn't object further, though they remained somewhat guarded after Lin Chuan walked over, not fully trusting this outsider who had suddenly appeared alone.

"By the way, I remember there was a girl in your team, right?" As the four walked and chatted, Zhang Leyang asked casually.

"Yeah, that's right. You have a good memory!" Lin Chuan nodded.

"Of course, there aren't many girls among all the newcomers!" Zhang Leyang said with a smile.

Nani? Lin Chuan's head was instantly covered in black lines. So this guy is being so enthusiastic toward me because he's interested in Bu Lianshi? Why does this feel like discussing which girl is prettier with classmates back in college? What is this nonsense!?

"What happened to you guys earlier? How did you end up coming to the underground Lava Cave alone? It's very dangerous here. We were almost dragged into a chaotic battle earlier; it was only because we were strong enough that we escaped a disaster!" Zhang Leyang said with great interest, though the corners of his two companions' mouths twitched.

It was clearly because we were being hunted that we ran here! one of them muttered to himself, which was seen clearly by Lin Chuan's Byakugan.

Why do I feel like I've boarded a pirate ship? Lin Chuan was speechless.

However, as his understanding of the three deepened, Lin Chuan found that aside from being talkative, they were actually quite decent—at least much better than those outside who only knew how to kill. If this were his previous life, these three would definitely be upright and honest young men.

Unfortunately, they were born in the wrong place.

Without realizing it, the three had walked two or three kilometers underground. Lin Chuan roughly calculated that their current position was about ten kilometers below the central lake of the No. 44 Hunting Grounds. It was already quite deep, and basically, no one else set foot in this area.

Zhang Leyang and his two companions had also stumbled into this passage while fleeing from being hunted. Thinking of the chaotic scene above, the three had decided to explore the depths of the earth, which happened to coincide with Lin Chuan's direction, so they ended up walking together.

"I have a dangerous feeling," Lin Chuan frowned. As they continued to go deeper, the atmosphere among the four became increasingly oppressive. They stopped chatting and were all vigilantly watching their surroundings.

Lin Chuan hadn't forgotten the corpses they saw after entering the underground cave that had been torn apart. If his judgment was correct, there must be some ferocious Spirit Beast in this place.

His Byakugan was not kept active at all times due to chakra consumption, but Lin Chuan ensured he checked the surroundings every so often. Moreover, since arriving here, he had been constantly shortening the interval between checks.

Zhang Leyang and his two companions had also grown accustomed to the veins bulging around Lin Chuan's eyes every so often, assuming that Lin Chuan had an eye condition and needed to exert great effort to see the surroundings.

"It doesn't seem like there's anything special here, not even a shadow of a Crimson Flame Lotus. Should we go back?" one suggested. The feeling of being so deep underground was truly too oppressive.

Besides, they weren't here for an adventure, but for the Crimson Flame Lotus. They had originally thought that the deeper they went, the more Crimson Flame Lotus there would be, but now it didn't seem to be the case.

Lin Chuan had actually discovered some growth points of the Crimson Flame Lotus on the way, but he didn't mention it, silently memorizing the locations instead. He couldn't explain it to Zhang Leyang and the others, so he figured he would just collect the Crimson Flame Lotus and give them a few stalks later.

"Let's walk a bit further and see. I feel like we should be reaching the bottom of this cave soon!" Lin Chuan said softly.

Zhang Leyang hesitated for a moment but decided to accompany Lin Chuan further down. Since they had already come this far, a few more steps wouldn't hurt.

The three continued to descend for about another kilometer. By this time, Lin Chuan felt an increasingly intense sense of crisis. This crisis made the hair on his back stand on end, but no matter how he looked with his Byakugan, he couldn't see anything wrong. He only felt as if some terrifying presence was lurking beneath his feet, waiting for an opportunity to strike.

"Let's go back!" At this moment, Zhang Leyang also felt that something was wrong and dared not continue.

Lin Chuan frowned, and after a long while, he nodded. However, the moment Zhang Leyang and the others turned around, the Byakugan in Lin Chuan's eyes immediately shifted to a sky-blue color, transforming into the Tenseigan.

In the next instant, Lin Chuan was so frightened by what he saw through the Tenseigan that he couldn't speak. His entire brain went blank in that moment, as if he had seen the most terrifying thing in existence, and sweat instantly soaked through his clothes.