The Wandering Immortal

Chapter 102 Beauty Trap

Jiang Yuan stared blankly at the hole he had dug, never expecting that someone else would build a cave near a spiritual vein like him.

The passageway looks old, but it's possible that there are still people inside.

What should have been a peaceful development and construction project suddenly turned into an exploration, with Jiang Yuan and Cui Qinghe still leading the way.

The cave opposite was also very long, and they found a vein of spirit stones, but the entrance to the mine hadn't been touched for hundreds of years and was covered with moss.

That puts my mind at ease; at least I won't be caught in a bloody battle because I dug into someone else's cave.

After exploring for half a day, there were no formations or traps inside, and there were seven or eight functional rooms. The layout was somewhat random, but it was still a fairy cave.

It was also connected to the spiritual spring, and a large pool was used to disperse the spiritual energy. It seems that there weren't many people in the cave before, and it's reasonable to guess that there were only one or two people.

The exit leading upwards from the cave has been collapsed and blocked, and it is unknown where the exit leads.

It seems the original owner never returned after leaving.

Qinghe finally relaxed and said with a smile, "Every time my husband takes a fancy to a place, someone else has already dug a cave for it."

"It's not surprising. There's a harbor above that gathers and retains energy, so it's easy to see the spiritual vein pattern. The exit of his cave should be in the mortal village above, and it might have been dug by a rogue cultivator."

"But what should we do now?"

"No matter where it leads from above, we must dig up the passage to see what it's like before we can figure out how to cover it up."

So the group from Wanghailou carefully dug open the collapsed passage. The exit of this small cave was indeed next to the mortal village, and the houses above it were in ruins.

Jiang Yuan went out to take a look. This ruin had been there for a long time and was originally quite large. He wondered why no one had invaded it.

It can only be speculated that the original owner of the cave was discovered by his enemies, who then hastily collapsed the spiritual vein cave passage, and he was subsequently killed by his enemies, with the house also destroyed. This was most likely done by Laoshan, perhaps the people of Laoshan emptied the cave and blocked the spiritual spring.

This way, the only option is to leave the ruins intact; if they were suddenly cleared away, people would question their actions.

The entrance to the cave was sealed off again and some concealment was done. The main cave was more than a mile underground, a depth that even ordinary people would not dig a basement for a house.

The interior was completely sealed off, a passage more than a mile deep, and reinforced with array formations, which also served as an early warning system.

This small cave dwelling originally became part of the Wanghailou martial arts arena.

The outlet of the spiritual spring can also be utilized by digging water channels around the arena. As for the original large pool, it can simply be converted into a bathhouse, where people can soak in the spiritual spring after training.

The Silla Cave was renovated in a very respectable manner, taking about half a year to complete.

According to Jiang Yuan's estimate, this spiritual spring can last for at least another hundred years, and barring any unforeseen circumstances, it is possible that two Nascent Soul cultivators could emerge from here.

The number of spirit stones obtained from excavating the cave is in the millions. After that, when mining spirit stones, we will only dig along the vein and will not damage the structure of the cave.

The repercussions of the division of Laoshan by the Central Plains did not end there; the conflicts between Kongtong Mountain and Emei Mountain, and between Qingcheng Mountain and Luofu Mountain, deepened.

The Taiyi Sect now wants to act as a peacemaker and mediate, simply because the Taiyi Sect's Nascent Soul Ancestor has repeatedly emphasized that they should absolutely not try to take any action against Mount Luofu, or something terrible will happen.

The old man suffered backlash every time he tried to calculate, and thought that True Man Zhu of Luofu Mountain had already advanced to the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm, and that he was no match for him.

The Taiyi Sect asked Qin Feihong to make contact with Chu Yunfei first. Although their statuses were not equal, Qin Feihong was now the head of the Laoshan branch of the Taiyi Sect. Since it was also about the Laoshan matter, it was not inappropriate to have a brief talk.

Qin Feihong finally found a legitimate reason to contact Chu Yunfei.

Chu Yunfei certainly remembered Qin Feihong, but he didn't know what had changed over the years. After receiving the talisman, he took the initiative to go to Laoshan.

Upon meeting, the two were stunned, their appearances and demeanors unchanged from a hundred years ago.

What was originally an official business turned into a private meeting between the two. Qin Feihong dismissed his subordinates, set up a screen in the reception room, and then took out the Green Fox Bow.

Upon seeing Qinghu, Chu Yunfei immediately sprang to his feet, his expression changing drastically. He hadn't heard from Cui Qinghe for years; had she really been killed by Qin Feihong?

If Qin Feihong hadn't met Guan Canghai and Cui Qinghe in person, seeing Chu Yunfei like this, he might have become extremely jealous again.

Qin Feihong bit her lip, her face flushed, and said, "Cui Qinghe entrusted the Green Fox Bow to me, asking me to return it to you personally!"

Chu Yunfei then realized that he had already shown murderous intent. "It seems I misunderstood Fairy Qin. I wonder when you two met?"

“I met them in Changbai Mountain. The couple said they would flee overseas and never return to China, so they asked me to return the Green Fox Bow.”

Chu Yunfei sighed, "Alas, that child is kind-hearted and has excellent talent. I once wanted to take him under my wing, but in the end, I couldn't fulfill my wish."

Qin Feihong was still full of shame. "I went to Changbai Mountain to ambush them, but I was no match for the two of them. I thought I was going to die, but they let me go and even entrusted me with the Green Fox Bow!"

Chu Yunfei was taken aback. "Is Fairy Qin sure it's just her and her husband, and no other helpers?"

Qin Feihong didn't want to reveal the identities of those beauties, so he could only say, "I didn't underestimate them before. I gathered four mid-stage Golden Core cultivators and even practiced formations, but Guan Canghai defeated them in one move and captured one of them alive. He must have the killing power of a Nascent Soul level cultivator!"

Chu Yunfei's thoughts were quite complicated. Could it be that the benefactor of Luofu Mountain was Guan Canghai?

Qin Feihong placed the Green Fox Bow on the table in front of Chu Yunfei. "Aren't you going to ask me why I told you all this?"

Chu Yunfei finally began to realize that something was wrong. Qin Feihong seemed to be using a honey trap, and her every move was full of seductive charm. Fortunately, I cultivate the Yuan Yang Gongfa!
"Appreciate further details!"

Qin Feihong beat around the bush and hesitated, but still couldn't get a straight answer, so he turned the conversation back to Cui Qinghe.

"Cui Qinghe swears that she has never used this bow to kill innocent people!"

"That's not surprising. Despite the many rumors circulating, I, Chu Yunfei, have never believed that Cui Qinghe is a villain."

Finally, they got to the point. Qin Feihong's face lit up with a smile again. "Cui Qinghe also said... she said... she said you practice the Yuan Yang Technique..."

Chu Yunfei felt his mind waver. It was over. Although his cultivation level was higher than hers, he still couldn't resist this bewitching technique. He almost lost his power to her a hundred years ago!
Seeing Chu Yunfei's evasive gaze, Qin Feihong quickly added, "After you condense your Nascent Soul, you can have a Daoist partner, right?"

Chu Yunfei was shocked. "She really said that? The secret of my cultivation technique is unknown even to the sect's supreme elders..."

Only then did Chu Yunfei realize his lapse in composure.

Qin Feihong also felt that he had been too impulsive before, and slightly restrained his posture. "It seems that she was right. That Guan Canghai is indeed no ordinary person!"

Chu Yunfei's thoughts were far more complex than Qin Feihong's; he had pieced together events from the past ten years or so.

"As soon as Guan Canghai and Cui Qinghe arrived at Luofu Immortal City, their master, Master Zhu, received an illusion that Luofu Cave Heaven was flooded and that his disciples should investigate Luofu Immortal City."

"At that time, Guan Canghai was injured and fell into a state of near-humanity."

"Afterwards, Master suffered another illusion and was even attacked by it. He once again ordered an investigation into Luofu Immortal City. Guan Canghai has already recovered half of his spiritual veins."

"When Cui Qinghe was forced to leave Mount Luofu, Master was in high spirits and suddenly wanted to take me as his last disciple. He didn't even know my name before, which means he was obviously guided by an illusion."

"Furthermore, Cui Qinghe publicly accused Laoshan of sending Song Tianxi's soul-searching information to Luofu Mountain, but Master said that I, Chu Yunfei, have a benefactor to help me."

"Guan Canghai has only met me twice, yet he has been able to see through the secrets of my cultivation technique and even guide my master's decision. Isn't his cultivation level far beyond the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm?"

Seeing Chu Yunfei's unpleasant expression, Qin Feihong thought he had angered him and dared not say another word.

Chu Yunfei got up to take his leave, not saying a word about business, and even leaving without taking the Green Fox Bow.

Qin Feihong turned around and saw that the Green Fox Bow was still on the table in the reception room.

I don't know why Chu Yunfei reacted so strongly, and my heart sank!

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