Grassroots Travel: The Star Lord of Another World

The atmosphere in the cave suddenly froze. Gao Xingchen clenched the Meteoric Blade in his hand, and the blade emitted a faint cold light, as if foreshadowing that a bloody battle was about to begin. Nan Li injected spiritual power into the dagger, and the dagger emitted bursts of cold light, ready to meet the enemy at any time.

"You want to get the treasure with just a bunch of scum like you?" Nan Li snorted coldly, his tone full of disdain.

"Looking for death!" The leading man in black shouted angrily, swung the sword in his hand, and a sharp sword energy went straight towards Nanli.

Nan Li dodged the sword easily, and the dagger stabbed at the throat of the man in black like a poisonous snake. The man in black obviously did not expect Nan Li to be so agile, and he raised his sword to block in a hurry. There was a "clang" sound, sparks flew, and the man in black was knocked back several steps.

“You’re quite capable. No wonder you dare to trespass here!” The man in black steadied himself, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, and then ordered the people behind him, “Go together and kill them!”

As soon as he finished speaking, dozens of men in black rushed forward and surrounded Gao Xingchen and Nan Li. The flashing of swords and the shouting of killing shook the sky, and the cave suddenly fell into chaos.

Gao Xingchen wielded the Meteoric Blade, and each blow contained great power, forcing the approaching men in black to retreat. The Meteoric Blade was indeed a divine weapon, so sharp that the men in black could not get close to him. Nan Li shuttled through the crowd like a civet cat, and every swing of the dagger took away a life.

Although Gao Xingchen and Nan Li fought hard, they were helpless because of the large number of enemies and their strength. As time went on, they gradually felt exhausted and the situation was precarious.

"This is not a solution. We will be exhausted sooner or later!" Gao Xingchen said anxiously while resisting the attack.

"Are we going to surrender?" Nan Li asked back, with a hint of unwillingness in his tone.

At this moment, Murong Xue, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said, "I have a way!"

"What method?" Gao Xingchen and Nan Li asked in unison.

Murong Xue pointed to the depths of the cave and said, "When I was exploring for treasures before, I found that there seemed to be a mechanism hidden there. If we can activate the mechanism, we may be able to use its power to get out of this predicament."

"But we know nothing about the mechanism. What if..." Gao Xingchen looked embarrassed and was interrupted by Nan Li before he could finish his words.

"There is no time to hesitate now, we can only take a risk and give it a try!" Nan Li said decisively, "Xingchen, do you believe me?"

Gao Xingchen looked at Nan Li's determined eyes and nodded without hesitation, "I believe you!" "Follow me!" Murong Xue no longer hesitated and turned to run deep into the cave. Gao Xingchen and Nan Li followed closely behind her. The three of them shuttled through the maze-like cave, with deafening shouts and the clanging of weapons behind them.

Murong Xue seemed to know the terrain here very well. She led Gao Xingchen and Nan Li around and soon came to a wide stone chamber. In the center of the stone chamber, a huge stone platform exuded an ancient and mysterious atmosphere. The stone platform was carved with complex patterns, and the starlight could be vaguely seen flowing. It was obviously a powerful formation.

"It's right here!" Murong Xue pointed to a groove in the center of the stone platform and said, "I feel that there is a strong energy hidden here. If I'm not mistaken, this should be the key to activating the mechanism."

"But how do we activate it?" Gao Xingchen looked at the complex patterns in front of him, confused.

"Put your Meteoric Blade on it and try it." Nan Li said after thinking for a moment.

Upon hearing this, Gao Xingchen inserted the Meteorite Knife in his hand into the groove without hesitation.

Rumble!

In an instant, the entire stone chamber shook violently, the patterns on the stone platform burst into dazzling light, and an invisible force quickly spread around.

"Oh no, the mechanism has been activated, let's go!" Murong Xue exclaimed, and pulled Gao Xingchen and Nan Li to run outside.

Just as the three of them escaped from the stone chamber, a deafening roar came from behind them. The entire cave seemed to collapse, and countless rubble fell from the top of the cave, blocking the entrance tightly.

"Cough cough..."

Gao Xingchen, Nan Li and Murong Xue were blown away by the shock wave of the explosion and fell heavily to the ground. Each of them suffered varying degrees of injuries.

"Did we... did we succeed?" Murong Xue asked weakly as she struggled to get up from the ground.

"It should have succeeded. At least those guys are trapped." Gao Xingchen nodded, enduring the pain.

"We have to leave here quickly. The explosion will soon attract other people." Nan Li's face was pale, but she still kept a cool head.

The three of them supported each other and stumbled deeper into the cave. They didn't know where the exit was, nor what dangers were waiting for them ahead, but they always had a glimmer of hope in their hearts, that is, to survive.

Dust filled the air and rubble rolled down. Gao Xingchen and his group were trapped deep in a collapsed cave with little hope.

"Brother Xingchen, Sister Nanli, are you okay?" Suddenly, a familiar voice came from afar, like the sound of nature, echoing in the empty cave.

Gao Xingchen looked up in surprise, and saw in the dim light, Xuanfeng and Ling'er leading a group of people running towards them anxiously.

"Brother Xuanfeng, Miss Ling'er, why are you here?" Gao Xingchen was surprised and delighted.

"We received a message from Miss Murong saying that you were in danger, so we immediately brought people to support you." Ling'er explained, her face full of worry.

"Thanks to you for arriving in time, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous." Nanli said gratefully.

With the help of Xuanfeng, Ling'er and others, Gao Xingchen, Nanli and Murong Xue finally escaped from the collapsed cave and returned to Qingyunmen.

After returning to the sect, the first thing Gao Xingchen and Nanli did was to use the secret recipe obtained from the treasure to make a delicacy that could quickly restore physical strength.

"Xingchen, this 'Nine-Turn Rejuvenation Soup' is indeed worthy of its reputation. I just drank a few sips and I feel full of strength." Nanli put down the bowl of soup in his hand and exclaimed.

"Of course, I have carefully improved this recipe based on an ancient recipe." Gao Xingchen smiled proudly, "Come on, everyone, eat more and keep your body healthy. We still have to prepare for new challenges!"

With the help of the "Nine-Turn Rejuvenation Soup", Gao Xingchen, Nanli and other injured disciples quickly recovered their vitality.

Just as Gao Xingchen and Nan Li were about to set off again to the cooking competition to resolve this sudden crisis, a carrier pigeon flew in front of the window.

"It's a letter from Boss Xu!" Gao Xingchen recognized the mark on the pigeon's foot at a glance.

He quickly opened the letter and read it at a glance. In the letter, Boss Xu described in detail the recent changes in the cooking competition and mentioned a shocking secret about the cooking competition, hoping that Gao Xingchen could go and meet him as soon as possible.

"What's wrong, Xingchen? What did the letter say?" Nan Li asked with concern when she saw Gao Xingchen's serious expression.

Gao Xingchen took a deep breath and said slowly: "It seems that this cooking competition is more complicated than we imagined..."