Immortal and Martial Dual Cultivation
chapter-1823

Chapter 1823 (Raw 1834): Mysterious Demonic Cave

“Old pal Yan, why are we not bringing that young man?”

Senior Chai’s eyes flickered. When he spoke, his voice always had a sinister tone, making one tremble in fear.

However, Yan Zhe handled the situation calmly. He smiled and replied, “That young man is not simple. I’m afraid that bringing him will complicate things. After all, he gained the recognition of the Scarlet Blood War Banner. If he could make use of some of the restrictions in it, both of us would be in danger.”

Yan Zhe’s worry was not without reason.

Since Xiao Chen had the Scarlet Blood War Banner’s acknowledgment, many restrictions might be ineffective on him in the forbidden area. With the Scarlet Blood Pirate King’s strength, such measures were entirely possible.

Senior Chai nodded and said, “That makes sense. Then, why not just kill him? He is only a Major Primal Core Venerate. Killing him would be easier than killing an ant.”

Yan Zhe smiled and retorted, “We can’t do that. What if we need him to get to some of the inheritance? That would just be causing problems for ourselves.”

“However, how will we find him, then?”

“Haha! Senior Chai, there is no need to worry about that. Since I can find him now, I definitely can find him later. He will not be able to escape from the palm of my hand.”

Yan Zhe appeared very smug. He felt very confident that his plan was airtight.

What a fellow! He is really impressive, indeed, Senior Chai thought to himself. He could not help admiring Yan Zhe. His plots and schemes are very meticulous, truly terrifying.

Being targeted by Yan Zhe is really a terrifying thing.

Fortunately, I do not have any conflict of interest with him on this trip. I also can’t be bothered to fight with him for the Scarlet Blood Pirate King’s inheritance.

All I need is a Secret Technique that would let me live another life or a Medicinal Pill for extending my lifespan.

These two Holy Venerates traveled at full speed and soon arrived at the Myriad Star Mountain’s main peak.

“This…”

The two’s expressions suddenly changed when they saw a huge cave mouth in the main peak, which was sucking in the demonic clouds in the sky.

Yan Zhe said, “I always thought that these demonic clouds were natural. Unexpectedly, they actually come from the Scarlet Blood Pirate King’s body.”

Senior Chai felt deeply moved. “After he died, his body formed these one hundred thousand great peaks. I really cannot imagine how strong this Scarlet Blood Pirate King was when he was alive. I wonder if he managed to become a god?”

The god that Senior Chai spoke about referred to True Gods rather than Faux Gods.

When Yan Zhe saw this majestic scene, he also felt deeply moved. He said, “How could it be easy to become a True God? If one manages to ignite a divine flame and become a Faux God, one can already rule the world and snatch away its Luck.”

The two did not advance. The situation before them was truly unexpected.

This time, the demonic clouds did not scatter. All of them were sucked into the main peak, and a mysterious cave mouth appeared.

Without a doubt, that cave mouth would be the inheritance land of the Scarlet Blood Pirate King’s treasure trove.

Right now, the problem was that the huge cave mouth had demonic clouds churning in it, materializing many mysterious phenomena and demonic beasts. The Demonic Qi there was extremely dense and would block entry.

“Senior Chai, it is up to you,” Yan Zhe said with a smile as he looked at the skinny old man beside him.

“Attack straight on, then.”

Senior Chai did not say anything more. His figure flashed, and he flew towards the cave mouth.

From a distance, that cave mouth did not look particularly big. When one approached, however, one would discover that a cultivator was tiny in comparison.

“Boom!”

The two had just approached when they saw the demonic clouds in the cave mouth materialize a group of hell soldiers wearing demonic armor. These soldiers charged over by the thousands.

At this moment, the demonic clouds were not completely sucked in yet. It was when the clouds were at their most berserk and violent.

However, the two wanted to snatch the initiative and clearly could not worry much.

Senior Chai snorted coldly and threw a palm strike. A palm wind swept across.

Senior Chai clashed head-on with the large army and managed to tear an opening in the clouds. The two grabbed hold of this opportunity and entered the cave mouth with a flash.

However, this was just the start. The demonic clouds in the cave were even more horrifying.

The sky was nightless, with ten thousand stars flickering. The one hundred thousand great peaks glinted with light.

Everything the eye could see—trees, flowers, grass, undergrowth, forests, mountains, and rocks—was bathed in a sprinkling of faint starlight, looking very beautiful.

All one hundred thousand great peaks seemed to have a veil of starlight draped over them, looking like a dreamlike wonderland.

Xiao Chen stood where he was. After calming himself for a while, he managed to sort out his emotions.

The Scarlet Blood War Banner had been taken away, but Yan Zhe had definitely planted something like the black lotus mark on Xiao Chen so that he could track down Xiao Chen at any moment.

Furthermore, Yan Zhe was working with an old Holy Venerate. No matter what, the situation looked bad for Xiao Chen.

Right now, the right choice was to go as far away as possible.

However, Xiao Chen was not satisfied with this. He could not swallow this frustration.

Actually, this Yan Zhe had already become a mental block for Xiao Chen. If he could not defeat Yan Zhe, he would not be able to go much further on his martial path.

Since coming to the Great Thousand Realms, Xiao Chen had walked to where he was by himself. Others would not be able to understand the difficulty involved and the extreme humiliation that he had suffered.

However, there was no such thing as “give up” in Xiao Chen’s dictionary.

Before he put in his best effort, he absolutely would not give up.

The path of a cultivator did not depend on one’s talent or one’s birth. It was about who could maintain the pride in their heart, never giving up.

Ultimately, who could climb onto the throne at the peak?

Xiao Chen did not act rashly. He closed his eyes and organized all the trump cards he possessed. Then, he seriously analyzed all the information that he obtained, going over it many times.

When Xiao Chen next opened his eyes, he no longer looked confused, resentful, or angry.

His eyes were like spring water, calm and clear.

They did not seem to have any fluctuations. However, when peering into that deep gaze, one would see a flame hidden in the depths of his eyes.

The fierce flame blazed strongly.

“Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!”

Under the illumination of the starlight, Xiao Chen traveled quickly through the one hundred thousand great peaks, flying towards the Myriad Star Mountain’s main peak.

It was already very late, but he was in no hurry, advancing using just a tenth of his usual speed.

Xiao Chen already anticipated that the mysterious cave mouth, which swallowed the demonic clouds, on the main peak was extraordinary.

Going early might not be an opportunity.

One might end up leaving a pile of bones, simply paving the way for others.

At this moment, people were rushing over from everywhere in the one hundred thousand great peaks, from as far as millions of kilometers away. They all flew towards the main peak, one after another, fearing that they would lag behind the others.

At this moment, treasures, radiating demonic light and bathed in starlight, materialized a certain scene in the sky of the one hundred thousand great peaks.

These places were the Remnants of the Myriad Holy Temple. All sorts of treasures frequently appeared there.

This was especially so for the main peak. Now that the mysterious phenomenon happened in advance and a mysterious cave mouth appeared on the main peak, it would naturally attract a lot of attention.

Xiao Chen already felt several terrifying auras, together with vast Demonic Might clad in starlight, rushing over.

Everywhere these people passed, the ground shook and mountains trembled, prompting others to avoid them quickly, not daring to get close.

The commotion caused was much more than when the inherited Dao Tool appeared.

The many true inheritors, inner sect Elders, and 7-Star pirate experts were probably all racing over at their fastest speed.

“There really are a lot of corpses.”

As Xiao Chen traveled, he saw more and more corpses strewn on the ground, looking like they died very miserable deaths.

Before the event formally started, fights had already broken out, and all sorts of killing had happened.

“Boom!”

A loud sound rang out in the sky, along with a blast of overwhelming Demonic Qi. Clearly, there was a disagreement, and a fight broke out. Various mysterious phenomena appeared as Veritable Essence Energy surged, sounding like thunder.

“Whoosh!” Suddenly, a ferocious beast flew out of the peaks, opened its jaws wide, and swallowed up the combatants whole.

Immediately after, the ferocious beast shrank and took on a human form. It turned out to be a Heavenly Eagle Castle peak expert, who used his demonic Cultivation Technique to transform into a ferocious beast and eat the people fighting in one bite.

“Trash! With so little strength, they actually dared to seek fortuitous encounters and block my path. There is no need to pity their deaths.”

A gray-clad man licked his lips as he landed on a huge Heavenly Thunder Eagle in the air. Then, he continued rushing to the main peak, accompanied by thunderous sounds.

A true inheritor!

Xiao Chen felt startled. This person came really quickly. However, while this person was strong, he was still not comparable to Yan Zhe or that skinny old man.

Although Xiao Chen acknowledged this person’s strength, he did not feel any fear at all.

Since the true inheritors had already arrived, Xiao Chen stopped hiding his strength and traveled at full speed.

After one hour, his figure flashed, and he landed gently by the mysterious cave mouth on the main peak.