The World Within the Cave, Divine Sense Riding the Wind

Boom!

Outside the Broken Lotus Valley, before the altar, a god and a human clashed several times. The power that dissipated caused a huge rift to split open in the sky, no less impressive than the canyon below!

The spatial rift was pitch black, giving it a terrifying, abyss-like feel.

The sword-wielding man flew backward rapidly, stirring up numerous fragments of Order around him, causing the scene to shift and change mysteriously. A trace of color returned to his face as he looked at the Eye-Bearing Star Lord with a hint of surprise, revealing astonishment. "A deity of your cultivation level can actually exist in the lower Continent?"

"You do have some understanding of the gods, unlike many of the cultivators I've met before." The Eye-Bearing Star Lord hovered in the air, his black cloak resembling ink on rice paper, its edges blurred, staining a patch of sky.

The sword-wielding man stopped, narrowing his eyes. "Indeed, although those who summoned me from the pass all say you are a god who has broken through the seal, I know that among those gods within the seal, there is no deity of your level!"

"It seems you know quite a bit about the Divine Path. No wonder, once you've cultivated to your level, you'll soon be ostracized by the world. Once you sever your ties to the mortal realm, you can ascend to immortality. You must have some understanding of the affairs beyond that continent." Eye-Bearing Star Lord nodded.

"Indeed, I was once aided by the Dao Ancestor, and my soul traveled Beyond Heaven. I know that this Zhou Rao but a corner of the Cosmic Primordial Wilds. However, even so, it is not something a single god can roam freely!" As soon as he finished speaking, he wielded his longsword, and the surrounding scenery changed, Order rolled in, and many real scenes were created, with matter moving at will!

A divine power descended from the heavens!

"Don't think that just because you barely managed a draw with me, you can settle things. If it weren't for the suppression and spatial restrictions imposed by this Continent, preventing me from going all out, you wouldn't have had a chance at all. Our previous fight, though seemingly intense, was merely a delaying tactic. I may have power, but fists aren't everything..."

At this point, facing the overwhelming and violent pressure, Eye-Bearing Star Lord calmly pointed to the altar below and asked, "Do you know the true purpose of this altar?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the altar exploded, sending up a burst of crimson light filled with the essence of Qi and Blood.

Upon seeing this radiance, the sword-wielding man's pupils dilated suddenly, but he said nothing, his hand seals remaining unchanged as he continued to press forward!

The space around Eye-Bearing Star Lord gradually shattered, but he showed no panic whatsoever, still wearing a calm and composed smile.

"The altar is for sacrifices, for paying homage to heaven and the gods, not for extracting your souls and Qi and Blood..."

He raised his hand to capture the crimson light, then squeezed it in mid-air. The ball of light exploded, but from within surged a rich stream of incense Votive Thoughts! Drawn upon it, it converged towards the Eye-Bearing Star Lord!

Almost simultaneously, a strong sense of alarm rose in the man's mind!

"Hmm? Why is there such a strong atmosphere of incense Votive Thoughts?"

On the other side, Qiu Yan, who had just emerged from the cave with Xiao Li, also noticed something unusual about the place.

Xiao Li and Ziyun were hovering in the air on their swords, their eyes wide open as they looked ahead. Before them stretched a vast plain that seemed to have no end, while beneath their feet lay a large, lush forest.

Behind them was a steep cliff, its walls riddled with holes of all sizes. Xiao Li and Ziyun emerged from one of these holes.

Looking back, one could see blood surging within the cave entrance, but it was blocked by an invisible wall, unable to spread out, and could only tumble inside the cave.

Even so, one could still see the walls of the cave corroded by the blood-red light, with stone fragments scattering and merging into the blood-red light before disappearing without a trace.

"Where is this?" Ziyun looked around. "There's no record of this in our sect's records. It only says that there are fortuitous opportunity and dangers in the caves on the cliffs of Broken Lotus Valley, and that many fruits can be obtained from the crevices..."

Xiao Li then said, "Since the purpose of letting us into the valley is to use us as pawns, then forging some ancient texts is not surprising. Perhaps, this place is even more dangerous than the bloodshed in the cave."

As he spoke, the effects of the medicine on Xiao Li's body began to wear off, and the aftereffects of stimulating his potential began to spread. His face turned pale, and he realized how frightened he was. Ziyun also showed a look of lingering fear.

The situation was urgent just now, and he and Ziyun sensed an alarm and instinctively urged their swords to escape. This was a spiritual sense honed through countless battles and struggles, similar to the sense of one's own fortune that cultivators in the Eastern Radiance Continent have after condensing their Heavenly Soul.

Now that they've escaped, recalling what happened before, they tried to sense the blood-red light and caught a clear sense of killing intent and chaos within it. They knew it was truly a close call; if they had fallen inside, their chances of survival would have been slim.

"It's not necessarily safe now. This isn't a canyon. Could it be that we've already come out? But where are the restrictions?"

Immediately afterwards, their thoughts turned to their surroundings. After pondering for a while, they carefully suppressed their sword light and put their feet on solid ground. They were surprised to find a rich sense of life in the grass. The fragrance was overwhelming and made them feel dizzy. Even Qiu Yan's Divine Sense flickered slightly, but it was gone in a flash.

This feeling can generally only be experienced with heavenly materials and earthly treasures.

"Could it be..." Xiao Li guessed, bending down to pull a stalk from the grass, gently rubbing it, and infusing it with a bit of True Qi. Immediately, a rich medicinal fragrance wafted out.

"This herb is actually heavenly materials and earthly treasures containing vital energy!"

Upon seeing this, the two could not hide their surprise. They exchanged a glance, both seeing shock in each other's eyes. Then they looked around, their eyes sweeping across the grass, their breathing becoming rapid.

At that moment, two screams rang out from the sky, and two people fell down, naked, covered in blood, their flesh corroded, and in some places their white bones were visible.

After landing, the two were dazed and confused, but fortunately, their Life Cultivation foundation was still intact. Although their internal organs were shaken, they calmed down their injuries with a little circulation.

Then, struggling to their feet, they looked at Xiao Li and Ziyun with blurry eyes, barely able to make out their identities.

"Senior Brother Xiao... Senior Sister Zi, in that cave..."

These two were also disciples of the Three Sages Dao. Although shrouded in bloody light, they darted through the cave at high speed and managed to survive.

"Don't speak yet. Focus on regulating your breathing and stabilizing your injuries. If you have any medicine, take it first." Ziyun shook her head, stopping the two from speaking.

The two men were in excruciating pain, but they still forced themselves to say, "Our clothes and storage bags have been corroded by the blood, and all the contents inside are gone!" By the end, their voices were even breaking with sobs.

The cultivators of Zhou Rao are wary of outsiders and do not easily trust others. Therefore, they keep everything they own in a mustard seed bag and carry it with them at all times. Once the mustard seed bag is gone, all their possessions accumulated through cultivation will be lost, which is truly tragic.

Upon hearing this, Ziyun was slightly taken aback. Resources were precious, and she would not use her own pills to save people. However, Xiao Li stepped forward, his body trembled, his Seven Souls followed, and his True Qi mixed with Kidney Fire surged, suppressing the two of them and urging them to roll in the grass.

Two muffled groans were heard, and the two rolled over. The flowers and grass in the bushes were all broken, and a rich vitality wafted out and seeped into their bodies.

Seeing this, Ziyun, who was about to speak, remained silent. After rolling around a few times, the wounds on the two people's bodies quickly scabbed over, and their severe injuries healed without medicine.

After a few breaths, they got up from the bushes, initially looking angry. But after a moment's thought, the anger they felt from Xiao Li's surprise attack vanished, replaced by genuine joy and shock!

However, after a moment 'Human Thoughts still said, "Thank you for saving us, Senior Brother Xiao," and then, looking at the flowers and plants all over the ground, their minds started racing.

Xiao Li waved his hand dismissively, saying, "No need to be polite. We're fellow disciples; it's only right that we hold each other hostage."

But he was equally shocked. His intervention was not only to save the two, but also to test them and see if the flowers and plants on the ground were truly rare and heavenly materials and earthly treasures, as he had suspected.

After all, herbs contain medicinal properties and can move people's hearts, but they may also harbor hidden murderous intent and invisible threats.

The result of this test was enough to drive anyone mad.

"This forest and plain stretch as far as the eye can see. Could every single plant within be heavenly materials and earthly treasures? Even if it merely contains Qi and Blood and is considered the lowest grade of such heavenly materials and earthly treasures, the sheer number of them would make their alchemy extraordinary! Enough to allow me to break through my current cultivation level! If I were to combine it with the flesh-and-blood condensation method passed down by Senior Qiu, then..."

Thinking of this, even with Xiao Li's composure, he couldn't help but tremble, unable to control himself.

This is understandable. In this Continent, improving one's cultivation requires constantly collecting resources, refining pills, and accumulating power, which is not easy to begin with. Various sects and factions kill each other for resources. Suddenly, such a plain appeared. Not to mention Xiao Li, even if it were an elder from his sect, it would be difficult for him to remain calm.

"Could it be that the legendary Golden Cicada Fruit grows in this kind of environment?"

In fact, Qiu Yan, who was hiding nearby, was equally amazed, but what he cared more about was the fleeting incense Votive Thoughts.

"Besides the potent medicinal properties, this grass is also filled with the faint scent of incense Votive Thoughts! It's truly bizarre. I've hardly seen any trace of Divine Path power in this Continent, but here..."

Silently releasing his senses, Qiu Yan suddenly felt a stirring in his heart. He actually detected a fleeting aura on Xiao Li, Ziyun, and the other two disciples of the Three Sages Sect. It turned out that, without knowing when, the three of them had been constantly emitting incense Votive Thoughts!

"What happened?"

This discovery made Qiu Yan even more puzzled. The people Zhou Rao are extremely self-centered, and it is extremely difficult to get them to place their hopes on others. Even if Qiu Yan taught Xiao Li the magic, mixing in the method of Contemplating the Spirit, it would still be difficult to change his mind. At most, he could only peek into his thoughts, but he could not get any incense offerings. But now this situation has been easily broken.

As Qiu Yan pondered, a guess arose, and his senses suddenly extended outwards, radiating outwards.

But at that moment, a Divine Sense came with the wind and formed a sentence in Qiu Yan's mind—

"I didn't expect that fellow practitioners from the Divine Path would actually come. It was worthwhile for me to set up this elaborate formation to lure these mortals here!"