SWDnovel Chapter 78 The Cave Heaven is Exposed, Greed Burns Bright
Chapter 78 The Cave Heaven is Exposed, Greed Burns Bright
Upon hearing Li Ya's words, Yan Wangji's last bit of energy completely dissipated.
"Thank you for accepting this task, fellow Daoist!" He cupped his hands with difficulty, his expression sincere. "The Tai Xuan Dao will always repay kindness and will certainly give you a satisfactory reward."
Looking at his completely exhausted state, Li Ya felt a surge of anger at being caught up in the conflict, but also admiration for the guy's gambling spirit.
Yan Wangji's physical body had completely collapsed, and he was destined to die.
"I don't quite understand. You're already a disciple of the Tai Xuan Dao, why are you risking your life here? Wouldn't it be better to stay in your own backyard and enjoy the immortal path?"
"The Great Mystery unites with the Dao, embracing simplicity and truth..."
"Tai Xuan has never betrayed me, and I will never betray...Tai Xuan..."
He had exhausted his remaining strength in just a few words.
At this moment, Yan Wangji's pupils completely lost focus, and the divine light was dimming rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Li Ya stood quietly under the Dragon Blood Tree, watching Yan Wangji's life force completely dissipate and his body gradually stiffen, a hint of confusion flashing in his eyes.
"What is it about the Tai Xuan Dao that makes its disciples so willing to sacrifice themselves? If this were the Yunfu Sect, it would be unimaginable."
Tai Xuan Dao has been established in Zhongzhou for thousands of years, with a long and rich history. Its predecessor was one of the top sects in the Lingxu Realm.
If we return this Sumeru Bracelet, we'll at least gain a favor.
Top-tier favors are never ordinary; they can be extremely useful in crucial moments.
This is a favor I can do, and it's worth doing.
After properly arranging Yan Wangji's body, Li Ya began to investigate the outside world.
The people from the Three Dao Sect mentioned by the seven cultivators earlier have arrived, bringing with them a large number of cultivators.
At this moment, the area within several miles centered on the bloodstains left by Yan Wangji has been completely sealed off, with layers upon layers of security.
Li Ya had seen everything happening around him and now he truly felt that things were getting a bit tricky.
It was originally expected that the outside cultivators would leave on their own after failing to find anything, but unexpectedly, they managed to control this small place so tightly that no blind spots were left.
As his thoughts wandered, Li Ya touched the fine, pale gold lines on his left forearm.
Previously, opening the Ling Shu Cave Heaven required the Fang Cun Luo to be nearby.
After all, this square-inch snail was the medium that carried the Spirit Pivot Cave Heaven. After this transformation, the square-inch snail completely became a part of Li Ya, achieving a kind of symbiosis.
He doesn't need to rely on any external things; he can enter and exit the cave with a single thought.
The place where he entered the cave will become the anchor point connecting the small world and the large world, and he will also appear from this place when he leaves the cave again.
"We can only wait until the cultivators disperse before making a decision."
With such a large entourage, if he dares to show his face, he will be directly attacked by dozens of cultivators. Even if he grows three heads and six arms, it will probably be of no use.
The Ling Shu Cave Heaven is well-fed and clothed, and has even purchased a batch of furniture beforehand, so it's a good time to rest and relieve the fatigue of the past few days.
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The person in charge of the Sanyi Dao Sect who came was Zuo Qingshan, Zuo Qingyun's cousin, who was listening to the cultivators' report in a simple tent.
"That kid is definitely hiding here. I saw him rush into the pile of rocks with my own eyes. One moment he was running away, and the next he vanished into thin air. There's no way he could have escaped completely!"
The fat monk said with a confident expression.
"How can you be so sure it's still hidden here? We've already searched the whole place, and we haven't found a single hair."
The Sanyi Daoist cultivator beside Zuo Qingshan was somewhat skeptical. He simply didn't believe such a thing could happen, and he even thought that these seven guys were just trying to scam the reward money.
"If you don't believe me, you can always withdraw these people!"
Zuo Qingshan then concluded definitively, "That's exactly what I was thinking. Fellow Daoist Zhu, take the brothers to collect your reward!"
After the others left, Zuo Qingshan said to his followers, "Those seven probably weren't mistaken; that strangely dressed cultivator is likely hiding somewhere."
"It's just that we failed to notice!"
"Senior brother, you actually believe their nonsense!"
Faced with his junior brother's questioning, Zuo Qingshan simply leaned close to his ear and said something indifferently.
"When something absurd happens, there must be an absurd reason for it."
After saying that, he left the tent without waiting for his junior brother's response and went straight to the place where Li Ya had disappeared.
He began to have a guess, but he didn't dare to confirm it yet.
He used this spot as a center to survey his surroundings, pausing for a moment in a crevice in the rocks.
Then he summoned his henchmen and ordered, "Disperse, they've probably already disappeared."
After everyone had left, Zuo Qingshan looked back at the place and narrowed his eyes slightly.
"Walk!"
A flying shuttle transformed into a beam of light, carrying him away into the distance.
The people in charge dispersed, and the rest of the people followed suit. However, the seven cultivators who had initially surrounded Li Ya remained there.
"Fatty, what do you suggest we do?"
"What else can we do? Let's go!" The chubby cultivator said with squinting eyes, "It doesn't matter whether they believe us or not, as long as they give us the reward. We, the brothers of the Seven Sect Alliance, shouldn't get too involved."
"Put everything else aside for now, let's change this outfit and mask, then create a new identity and go check out other forces!"
"What Fatty said makes sense. These three sects are paid generously, but they're all so arrogant and difficult to please."
"I heard that the women at the Azure Heaven Palace are even more extravagant. Why don't we go and take a look?"
Fatty immediately decided, "Let's go to the Azure Water Palace and find the fairy."
"Yes, yes, she's a fairy."
Li Ya witnessed this entire scene and couldn't help but admire it.
"Those seven guys are really showing off their skills!"
He was lying on a bench by the lake, with Ling Pei serving him, and several steaming spiritual dishes on the table.
They were all purchased at Liushanju a few days before departure and stored in the Sumeru bag.
For the past ten days, they haven't had a proper meal. Not to mention Li Ya himself, even the wine worm has been without alcohol for ten days. Fortunately, there is enough spiritual wine stored in the wine orifice, otherwise they would have rebelled.
Even after all the cultivators outside had left, Li Ya did not act immediately. Instead, he finished all the spiritual food on the table and drank half a bottle of Senior Shen's strong liquor.
He waited all night to make sure there were no ambushes outside before he set off.
Li Ya appeared abruptly from the pile of rocks without any warning.
The moment he appeared, Li Ya did not pause at all. He activated the power of his cave heaven to strengthen himself, and at the same time activated several talismans such as the Divine Speed Talisman and the Vajra Body Protection Talisman that had been activated in the Spirit Pivot Cave Heaven.
His body moved like a ghost, quickly leaving the pile of rocks as if nothing had happened.
Just as Li Ya appeared, in an inconspicuous crevice in the pile of rocks, there was a jade talisman that was integrated into the mountain rock.
It transmitted everything about Li Ya's appearance from the void to another jade talisman in Zuo Qingshan's hand.
A few dozen breaths later, a flying shuttle landed, and Zuo Qingshan, dressed in a black outfit, slowly walked out.
He never completely left from beginning to end.
He raised his hand and grabbed, and the shadow talisman that had been lying in the crevice of the rock burst out of the air and hovered steadily above his palm.
"Expensive items are great in every way, except for one drawback: they're expensive!"
The images and scenes from earlier kept replaying in his mind.
The figure appeared out of thin air without any surge of spiritual energy, as if it had been born on the spot.
Zuo Qingshan locked his divine sense onto the image, once, twice, three times, not missing a single detail.
A glint of greed began to appear in his sinister eyes, his chest heaved violently, and his breathing became rapid and heavy.
"A treasure from a grotto-heaven, it's actually a treasure from a grotto-heaven..."
"How could it be a treasure of a celestial realm? It can only be a treasure of a celestial realm..."
These words were practically squeezed out from between his teeth.
The value of this treasure from the cave has long surpassed that of so-called rare and precious materials and dragon pearl fragments.
Not to mention, the Dragon Ball fragments that Yan Wangji obtained were also on this cultivator.
"These two blessings are rightfully mine, Zuo Qingshan!"
He seemed to already see himself receiving this good fortune, surpassing his elder brother Zuo Qingyun, and becoming the most outstanding member of the Sanyi Sect.
He stared intently in the direction Li Ya had fled, and in the chaos of the world, he summoned a small black sable.
"Honey, remember this taste, don't lose it, hurry up!"
He couldn't set off yet. The other party possessed a treasure from a hidden cave, and this secret must not be revealed, otherwise the opportunity might not fall into his lap.
If that kid hides in the cave, he'll be left helpless, so he needs to go back and retrieve a treasure.
A smaller version of the Tianyuan Seal, a treasure of the Sanyi Daoist sect, was made by refining it.
The Heavenly Seal was crafted by the founding patriarch of the Sanyi Dao Sect. It was already famous throughout the Central Continent at that time, and was a spiritual treasure with all thirty-six Heavenly Gang Spiritual Restrictions perfectly completed.
It possesses the power to suppress the void, seal off regions, and imprison movement.
Although the Little Heavenly Enclosure Seal is a replica, it still possesses some of the power.
Once he obtains the Lesser Heavenly Enclosure Seal, he can lock down a region, preventing Li Ya from entering the cave.
At that time, without the ability to create his own magical cave, he would be like a fish on a chopping board, at the mercy of others.