The Dao's Path Was Long and Fraught with Obstacles, Ye King Cave, Ghost Flower (2/10)

"I never imagined that the Lord of Purple Jade would have such a talented disciple; it's truly enviable!"

The group headed to Danzhang Mountain together. The master of Treasure Lord Mountain approached Wu Chu and tried to ingratiate himself with him. This was true, and everyone nodded in agreement without hesitation.

A being at the Taiyi Realm actually possesses a disciple at the Golden Immortal Realm. It's not impossible that this disciple will surpass their master in the future, is it?

What they found even more unbelievable was that Wu Chu and Qingqiu Li seemed to be on equal footing. Despite only being at the Taiyi Realm, Wu Chu could act so casually when facing the Qingqiu Lord, who was at the Daluo Realm. This relationship was rather alarming!

"I had met Purple Jade Daoist a few times before, but I never expected that when I emerged from my seclusion, I would only hear that Purple Jade Daoist had already passed away..."

Baojun Daoist spoke, he glanced at the Little Yellow Dragon behind him, which puzzled Wu Chu somewhat. He wondered if the little dragon genuinely wanted to get closer to him or was mocking him. After all, the Lord of Purple Jade had died at the hands of the Dragon Clan, and yet he was now taking a Dragon Clan member as his disciple...

Wu Chu shook his head and sighed softly, saying, "When Fellow Daoist Purple Jade passed away, he asked me to guard Purple Jade Mountain for three Epoch a unit of time) for him. Now the appointed time has long passed, but he has not returned. I suppose he was just trying to comfort me back then. Life is long and arduous, and unexpected events that no one wants to encounter can happen at any time. It is truly lamentable."

Little Moon Spirit and the Little Fox couldn't help but glance at Wu Chu, because, if they remembered correctly, their Brother A Chu had said he would protect Purple Jade Mountain for a Kalpa for Purple Jade Daoist. Although they didn't know how long a Kalpa was.

All we know is that when Fierce Beasts ravaged the Primordial World, some called it the Fierce Beast Calamity, and the duration of that period was unimaginably long.

This time, it was Baojun Daoist's turn to be a little confused. He vaguely felt that Wu Chu's words carried a hint of threat, but he didn't know if it was true.

At this moment, Qingqiu Li seemed to find flying like this too slow and boring, so she flicked her sleeve and used her magic to envelop everyone, including the little demons who came with the White Ye King.

Then Qingqiu Li used the Universe in the Sleeve Technique to instantly pull everyone into her sleeve, and then used the Qiankun Shifting Art.

In an instant, they traveled millions of miles and arrived above Danzhang Mountain.

Upon seeing this, the Daoist priests exchanged bewildered glances, secretly shocked, but they couldn't help but compliment Qingqiu Li's Tongtian and profound magic.

Wu Chu secretly curled her lip. If it weren't for the fact that no one could beat her, she would have been beaten up for hiding everyone in her sleeve.

"Senior brother, are these Ancestor Yang Mei's 'Universe in the Sleeve Technique' and Qiankun Ancestor's 'Qiankun Shifting Art'?" Hao asked Wu Chu with a puzzled look, transmitting his voice.

Wu Chu nodded slightly and asked, "What? You don't know this supernatural power?"

Young Hao shook his head slightly, "Master never taught us these supernatural abilities, though I have seen him demonstrate them. But these are other people's abilities, and I dare not hope to attain them..."

Wu Chu remained calm and smiled as he transmitted his voice, "It's alright, your senior brother will teach you later. Besides these two techniques, there's also the Yin-Yang Ancestor's Yang-Yang Divine Wheel Art!"

Hao asked with some concern, "Won't those senior figures have any objections?"

"If you're bothered by this, then you're seriously underestimating those senior figures!"

"..."

The two brothers chatted silently as the White Ye King descended from the clouds and arrived at a barren stone mountain. At the summit of this stone mountain was a cave.

Above the entrance to this cave dwelling, three large characters are written in Primordial Script: Ye King Cave. Why it is a cave instead of a nest is unclear to Wu Chu.

Who knew that the White Ye King lived in a hole instead of a nest!

However, the cave looked incredibly magnificent, with a wide and tall entrance. The stone gate was estimated to be tens of feet high, making everyone standing in front of it appear extremely small.

Countless monsters of various shapes and sizes gathered in front of the cave. Upon seeing Wu Chu and his companions land, they all bowed and greeted them.

Perhaps these minor demons were insignificant, so the White Ye King did not introduce them to the crowd.

Upon entering the cave, one can see countless bright pearls embedded in the ceiling of the passageway, illuminating the irregular passageway with exceptional brightness.

After walking for several dozen feet, the interior space suddenly changed, becoming much more spacious. The diameter of the cave was estimated to be several dozen miles, and the dome of the cave was at least a hundred feet high.

Above the dome, countless stalactites hang down, and hundreds of bright pearls are scattered on the stones like stars. Upon closer inspection, one can see that it is actually a Star Dipper Formation.

Of course, this Star Dipper Formation is not complicated, with only 108 stars, which conforms to the number of the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiends. Compared with the Great Formation of the Cosmic Stars deduced by the future Heavenly Court ruler Di Jun, this formation is not even worth mentioning, and is far inferior.

Although Wu Chu had never seen the Zhou Tian Star Dou Great Array Great Formation of the Cosmic Stars, he could imagine that the array had tens of thousands of bases, supplemented by the power of billions of gods and demons. Just thinking about it made him realize how enormous and complex that array was, far beyond what this small array could compare to.

It's unclear whether the White Ye King comprehended this formation himself or learned it from elsewhere.

Inside this cave dwelling, there are also some spiritual plants. Although these plants are not very tall, the fragrance they emit, which exudes spiritual energy, adds a touch of warmth to the cave dwelling and dilutes the grim atmosphere that was originally present.

However, among those spiritual plants, a small patch of crystal-like purple fungal plants caught Wu Chu's attention.

In fact, it is not a fungus, but a flowering plant.

Not only did Wu Chu discover them, but even those around Wu Chu did.

Little Moon Spirit even secretly transmitted her voice to Wu Chu, "Brother A Chu, did you see those white and purple mushrooms in the flower bushes? They look so translucent! They look delicious! Maybe we should talk to the White Ye King about them later..."

"..."

Wu Chu examined it carefully and secretly replied, "That's not a mushroom; it's probably a flower, but it's rather peculiar..."

At this moment, Yibao inside his body said, "Those flowers that look like crystals should be the legendary Crystal Orchid, also known as the Ghost Flower, although they look Taiyi."

As Yibao spoke, she also showed Wu Chu a picture in his mind, which was actually retrieved from Wu Chu's memories.

Sure enough, after seeing the picture, Wu Chu felt that it must be the Ghost Flower.

Yibao added, "This flower doesn't give me a good feeling. It seems to have some lingering demonic energy. It must have been corrupted by demonic energy in the past."

Wu Chu was taken aback for a moment, then asked silently, "You mean, there really is Demonic Evil here?"

"Who knows, maybe it was left behind when the Old Demon corrupted Zhujian!"

So, Wu Chu secretly sent a telepathic message to Qingqiu Li, "Sister, be careful, there might really be something wrong with this Danzhang Mountain! Although the White Ye King wasn't corrupted by demonic energy, there's a lingering aura of demonic energy in his cave, which might be left behind when the demonic energy corrupted Zhujian."

"How do you know?" Qingqiu Li asked silently, her expression unchanged.

"Yibao told me that there was residual demonic energy in those flowers. Although I couldn't sense any demonic energy on the White Ye King, there might be creatures on this Danzhang Mountain that have been corrupted by demonic energy. It's also possible that Demon Lord's clone has been hiding here all along."

Qingqiu Li nodded slightly, secretly becoming more vigilant.