Dragon Hidden in the Sky

Lu Chen was the first to rush into the cave.

Then Ye Qing and the others quickly followed.

The passage was pitch black, but as they went deeper, it widened. The passage looked as if it had been cleaved open by a sword. Their entrance was like the starting point of the sword's edge, and the further they went, the more open the space became.

The surroundings were dark, but after walking for a long time, they saw some pale yellow light ahead.

"It's right ahead!" Yao Qianshu shouted excitedly when he saw the yellow light.

"Shut up!" Lu Chen hissed. "Kid, we don't even know what's going on here. If you keep talking nonsense and attract the enemy, I'll kill you!"

Yao Qianshu quickly said, "I'm sorry, senior, I was just too excited..."

Ye Qing frowned slightly, but he didn't say anything.

They continued towards the yellow light, and after an unknown amount of time, Ye Qing suddenly felt an immense pressure bearing down on him.

"Ok?"

Ye Qing's pupils suddenly contracted.

This sudden sense of oppression made him feel like he couldn't breathe.

This wasn't the first time Ye Qing had experienced such a place, but it was the most stressful he had ever felt!

It took him a long time to calm down. He exhaled and looked at Yao Qianshu and the others beside him.

In comparison, Yao Qianshu and his group seemed to feel less pressure.

At this moment, Lu Chen's entire body was trembling slightly. He was clearly under the greatest pressure and had not yet recovered.

Qin Niang let out a breath and looked at Ye Qing, saying, "It seems that the stronger a person is, the stronger the pressure on their soul and body they experience in this place."

Ye Qing nodded and said, "It seems so. Let's take a look around first!"

"Alright!" Qin Niang looked around, and after a short while, her expression changed slightly. Then she looked ahead and said, "Residual sword energy!"

The group quickly went to meet them. Qin Niang's expression changed slightly as she said, "Judging from the sword energy residue, it seems to be the sword energy residue of the Swordless level. Among you, who has reached the Swordless level?"

Yao Qianshu and the others quickly shook their heads!

There are very few people at the Venerable level who can reach the level of sword intent without a sword.

Not to mention they are just domain lords!

Ye Qing looked at the sword intent, his brows furrowing slightly. He felt that the sword intent was somewhat familiar, somewhat like the sword intent of Chasing Stars.

But he didn't think it was such a coincidence!

The Tianxi Continent is boundless. The place they are in now belongs to the Jiangli region, which is the territory of the Xuan Shen Sect. Zhu Xing is a person from the world and does not exist on this continent. Ye Qing figured that the probability of encountering him in Jiangli was not very high.

Just as Ye Qing was pondering, a voice rang in his ear, saying, "If it is sword intent at the level of swordlessness, then the person who enters here must be at least a Venerable. If they are Venerable experts, those who can comprehend sword intent at the level of swordlessness at this realm are mostly prodigies!"

Ye Qing remained noncommittal about this, since many of them had comprehended the fourth level of weapon intent at the Domain Lord level.

I wonder what these people would think if they knew that Ye Qing had comprehended the meaning of three weapons during his time as a Domain Lord, and that he had reached the fourth level in all of them.

"Either these people are saints or higher!"

The speaker was Lu Chen, who was panting heavily.

Ye Qing looked at Lu Chen and said, "Scared?"

"Afraid?" Lu Chen grinned and said, "I, Lu Chen, am just a rogue cultivator with no sect resources. I've made it all the way to the late stage of the Venerable realm. I've never known the meaning of the word 'fear.' I'm just reminding you to be mentally prepared. What we're about to encounter might not be good. Those who are afraid should leave now!"

Ye Qing shook his head and said, "Moreover, it's not just that. There's no reason for him to leave behind only this one sword intent. If nothing unexpected happens, he must have fought someone here. It's just that this sword intent is too strong, which may have isolated other auras. This also means that there are at least two forces that entered this place. They may have already obtained what they wanted and left! Or they may be deep in this area right now!"

The entire place was bathed in a pale yellow light, seemingly emanating from something attached to the rocks. The whole world appeared yellow, giving it a desolate feel, and there were no living creatures around.

It stretches as far as the eye can see, and no one knows what lies deep within it.

Clearly, he wasn't the only one with Lu Chen's mindset!

Everyone knows that cultivation is a process where you either progress or regress!

"Martial arts are a must-win!" Qin Niang said calmly from the side, "Since the opportunity is right in front of us, we should naturally fight for it."

“Let’s go!” Lu Chen said.

The group set off again, pushing forward under pressure. Yang Yun led the way, and after walking for a short while, Yao Qianshu said, "Brother, I found that star-patterned stone here last time. However, the surrounding area was quite scattered at the time. Besides the star-patterned stone, we also found some decayed weapons and cultivation techniques!"

Ye Qing nodded and said, "You didn't go any deeper?"

Yao Qianshu nodded, pointing to the hill-like area ahead and saying, "After we got to that bottom, we felt our bodies couldn't handle going up any further! So we didn't go any higher!"

Soon, they arrived at the foot of the hill.

Yang Yun said, "For the road ahead, we'll have to trouble you, senior, to help us isolate ourselves from this pressure!"

"Isolate you from the pressure?" Lu Chen glanced at Yang Yun indifferently and said, "Me, bear it for you? Why should I?"

Yang Yun was stunned and said, "What do you mean by that, senior? We made a deal when I said I would bring you to this place."

"So what? Did I say I'd take you in back then?" Lu Chen said, "You two are just a burden. If you really get into this place, you might even hold me back!"

Hearing this, Ye Qing and Qin Niang frowned, but since they weren't summoned by Yang Yun, they couldn't say anything more at this moment.

Both Yao Qianshu and Yao Qianxing's expressions changed slightly. Yao Qianxing even tugged at Ye Qing, her eyes pleading as she looked at him.

Ye Qing smiled and said, "Don't worry, I promised you I would take you with me, and naturally I will!"

Lu Chen narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Ye Qing, saying, "What? Does Your Excellency mean that what I did was unfair?"

"You think you've done something very decent?" Ye Qing retorted sarcastically.

Qin Niang also spoke up, "Don't worry, I will bring both of you in!"

"Hmph!" Lu Chen sneered, "I think you all know how strange this place is. If we bring them in, it will get us killed."

“That’s none of your business!” Ye Qing said.

Lu Chen squinted at Ye Qing, then sneered, "Kid, don't blame me for not warning you when you die. These people are better off staying outside. When we go in and search for treasure, we'll give each of them a seventh-grade weapon. That will be a huge income for them!"

Ye Qing ignored him and said, "Forget it, I'm too lazy to say anything more to you. Let's split up from here on out!"

Lu Chen's pupils contracted as he asked, "You want to break up with me?"

"Otherwise what?" Ye Qing said, "A person like you can turn on us at any time. Once we're really inside, and we've gotten what we wanted, you might turn on us again. I don't want to cooperate with someone like you. Let's part ways here and wish each other well!"

Qin Niang nodded and said, "That's right! You go ahead and do it, Mr. Ye. How about we join forces and split what we get?"

"Okay!" Ye Qing nodded and said.