Chapter 318 The Ancient Cave of Ten Thousand Bats
Since the space was pitch black, the gray-haired monkey had no idea where it was, and it squeaked and ran around in all directions.
The fire unicorn, which was dozing in the space, was immediately awakened by the commotion of the gray-haired monkey.
At the same time, as a ferocious beast, the Fire Qilin has an innate sense of territory.
It felt that its territory had been invaded by an outsider.
Immediately, the flames on its body leaped up, and its giant, lantern-like eyes burst into flames.
The gray-haired monkey was so frightened by the sudden sight of a flaming beast that it went limp and cowered in a corner, too afraid to move.
Li Yao sensed the movement in the space and quickly used his mind to say to the fire qilin, "Little fire, this is the playmate I found for you. You won't be lonely anymore."
Although the Fire Qilin is a homebody, it is still young and its playful nature is innate.
In the world of Fengyun, it often breathes fire to scare the nearby villagers. Seeing humans trembling with fear, it feels extremely proud.
Now, upon hearing from its owner that the little monkey in front of it was specially found by its owner to be its playmate, it immediately became interested.
It stared wide-eyed at its little playmate.
Suddenly, it opened its huge mouth and with a whoosh, a ball of incredibly hot flame shot towards the gray-haired monkey.
The gray-haired monkey was so frightened that its fur stood on end, its eyes widened, and it fainted on the spot.
Seeing that the little monkey had been frightened into fainting, the fire qilin snorted triumphantly a few times.
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The purpose of this trip to Dazhu Peak in Qingyun Mountain has been basically achieved.
Li Yao did not linger at Dazhu Peak and returned directly to Wushuang Sect.
He then gave instructions to his five apprentices, including Xiao Yuchen and Zhang Xiaofan.
Then, he left the Peerless Sect alone, flying with his spear towards the legendary Ten Thousand Bats Cave.
The Wanfu Ancient Cave is located in Kongsang Mountain, three thousand miles to the east.
Eight hundred years ago, it was the headquarters of the "Blood Refining Hall," a branch of the Demonic Cult.
At that time, the Blood Refining Hall was a powerful force, one of the five major forces of the Demonic Sect.
However, after the Blood Refining Hall was defeated by the righteous sects led by the Azure Cloud Sect, it never recovered, and the Ten Thousand Bat Cave was abandoned.
Beneath the Ten Thousand Bats Cave lies a Blood-Dripping Cave, within which lies the first part of the "Heavenly Book," the origin of all cultivation paths in the world of Jade Dynasty.
Whether it's the righteous sects led by Qingyun Sect, Tianyin Temple, and Fenxiang Valley, or the demonic sects led by Ghost King Sect, the cultivation techniques they practice all originate from the "Heavenly Book".
Therefore, Li Yao's purpose in going to the Ten Thousand Bats Cave was very clear: to obtain the first part of the "Heavenly Book".
After several days of flying with his spear and making some inquiries, Li Yao soon arrived at Kongsang Mountain.
Within a radius of a hundred miles, there is only one large mountain, steep and towering.
However, the mountain was full of bare rocks, with few flowers, grass and trees, and the area below was deserted and desolate.
After searching for a while, Li Yao finally found a dark cave.
This cave must be the Ancient Cave of Ten Thousand Bats.
As soon as you approach the cave, a cold, eerie wind blows against your face.
At the same time, an extremely unpleasant stench emanated from inside.
Li Yao immediately took out the Soul-Devouring Staff from his body, stepped on it, and slowly flew inside.
Because the Soul-Devouring Staff has a negative impact on living beings, he did not keep it in his spatial storage, but rather on his person.
The space is completely isolated from the outside world; only he can store or retrieve things from it.
In this way, as long as the Soul-Devouring Staff is no longer in the space, it will not affect the Fire Qilin and the Three-Eyed Spirit Monkey.
Then, with a thought, the Overlord Divine Spear in his hand transformed into a short stick. He infused it with spiritual energy, and the short stick emitted a soft yet bright white light, enough to illuminate the cave.
Although his five senses are extremely powerful, he can see in the dark.
However, with white light illumination, it can be seen more clearly.
The reason he flew through the cave on the Soul-Eating Staff was because he knew that the cave floor was covered with a thick layer of foul-smelling bat droppings.
In the original novel, Lu Xueqi, who had obsessive-compulsive disorder about cleanliness, was left in a sorry state and pale-faced by these bat droppings.
Actually, the cave is quite spacious, and the ceiling is extremely high above the ground, allowing one to fly on a sword.
However, one needs an extremely high level of cultivation to dare to fly in this cave.
Because flying on a sword is generally very fast, and the cave is winding, if you don't control your speed well, you are very likely to crash into the cave wall.
This was not a problem for Li Yao.
Because his control over spiritual power has reached a level of exquisite detail, he can control his flight speed to match his walking speed, or even slower.
Therefore, he could fly slowly through the cave with his staff, thus avoiding collisions with the cave walls.
As Li Yao flew, he observed the situation inside the cave.
At the top of the cave, countless black bats hung upside down, making it almost impossible to see the cave's rocks.
These bats also made a low, rustling sound, which was quite eerie.
In the darkness, the bats illuminated by the white light seemed to sense unease and began to move about, but instead of taking flight, they used their claws to climb the rocks and move into the darkness, some even clinging to their own kind.
Despite the menacing fangs in the bats' mouths, they seemed more wary of the glowing short stick in Li Yao's hand and dared not attack him.
As they ventured deeper into the cave, the number of bats on the ceiling increased, their sharp teeth and fangs rustling and creating an eerie and terrifying atmosphere.
If an ordinary person were to enter this cave, they would probably be scared out of their wits by the eerie environment.
After flying for some time, they came to a cave ahead, where a huge stone tablet, as tall as six people, appeared, with four large, blood-red characters carved on it:
The will of Heaven rests with me!
On either side of the stone tablet, there are two forked roads.
Meanwhile, there are no more bats on the cave ceiling, and of course, no more disgusting bat droppings on the ground.
Li Yao put away the Soul-Devouring Staff, randomly chose a side path, and walked in.
The fork in the road is very narrow, with sharp, protruding rocks on both sides.
The cave seemed to have no end, with no clear conclusion.
I don't know how long we walked, but the cave ahead became wider and wider, and the endless darkness around us seemed to swallow up any light, which was terrifying.
Suddenly, a strange look flashed across Li Yao's face.
"There's movement!"
Sure enough, not long after, a huge, deafening wailing sound came from the cave, which was terrifying to hear.
These terrifying wails seemed to come from both the front and the back.
Suddenly, from the endless darkness in all directions, various strange lights appeared and rushed towards Li Yao.
Chapter 319 The Surprise Brought by Soul Devouring
In the surrounding darkness, countless beams of light of various colors roared in, and from all directions in the cave came bursts of triumphant laughter.
The laughter carried an eerie and terrifying undertone, along with an unbridled sense of triumph.
"A bunch of demons and monsters, they want to attack me too!"
Li Yao smiled slightly, a thought flashed through his mind, and a red shadow flashed by as he quickly made a movement with his left and right hands.
With a crisp sound, the amber-red silk ribbon flew out.
The light burst forth, growing rapidly with the wind, filling the entire cave completely in an instant.
Immediately, the rosy light transformed into countless ribbons that rushed towards the oncoming magical artifact.
In an instant, these magical artifacts, which emitted various colors of light, were bound together by countless ribbons.
Li Yao reached out and beckoned, and these magical treasures flew towards him one by one along with the silk rope.
Without any hesitation, he quickly stored these magical treasures into his spatial storage.
The fire unicorn and the three-eyed spirit monkey, who were playing in the space, were startled by the sudden appearance of many magical treasures.
These two little ones have become inseparable friends in the past few days.
To allow them to play happily in the space, Li Yao specially placed several luminous pearls inside, making the space as bright as day.
"What happened? Where did my magic weapon go?"
"My magic weapon took decades to forge!"
"You brat, give me back my magic weapon!"
"..."
The attackers, hidden in the darkness, were shocked and furious to see their magical artifact vanish in an instant, and they all started shouting and yelling.
In the world of Jade Dynasty, cultivation level is certainly important, but magical treasures are indispensable for every cultivator.
They basically need to use magical artifacts to deal with their opponents during battles.
Fighting an opponent empty-handed is a very disadvantageous thing.
Now, Li Yao has taken away all the attackers' magical weapons, greatly reducing their combat effectiveness.
Moreover, a truly satisfying treasure is hard to come by and may require a lifetime of effort and resources.
Now that their magic weapon has been taken away, how can they remain calm!
So, they all unleashed their magic with their bare hands, sending beams and orbs of magic of various colors toward Li Yao.
Unfortunately, as soon as these beams of light reached Li Yao, they flashed with a faint light and burst into multicolored light, shattering into pieces.