novelraw Chapter 892 756: Then I'll Pretend I Didn't See It
Chapter 892 756: Then I'll Pretend I Didn't See It
Shi Chun, who entered the weightless zone, didn't directly approach the Demon Altar but instead circled around it from afar. He used his Right Eye Superpower to observe the surroundings carefully. After confirming no one was around, he slowly moved closer to the Demon Altar.
The six columns remained spread out, but the soft white glow at the entrance had already vanished. The Right Eye Superpower also confirmed the disappearance of the entrance indications.
What's going on? Is it closed? Did the people inside come out or not?
He now recalled what Huang Yingying said about seeing a group of people pass by. Could it be that they all came out at that time?
But it doesn't make sense. When the Tianyi Lineage found out that the watchers outside had all disappeared, how could they not investigate?
Unable to figure out the reason, he went over to the chain that bound the Nine Dragons, picked it up, and gave it a tug.
Obviously, it was a futile effort. With his cultivation, it was impossible to break it. He could only abandon the idea of taking it away.
Not understanding the situation here, he dared not make any noise, and quietly left.
Not long after he left, three cloaked figures arrived. They were from the Demon Path Three Lineages.
One of them raised his hand to push back the brim of his cloak. His blood-red eyes, gleaming slightly, observed the surroundings while the other two remained vigilant on either side.
After swiftly searching the scene, the one with the Demon Eye waved to call the others over, tracing the aura left by Shi Chun.
After exiting the weightless zone, the person using the Demon Eye suddenly stopped.
Someone beside him asked, "What happened?"
The person with the Demon Eye pointed in a direction and questioned them, "It went that way. Does it match with your Two Lineages' safe route?"
His implication was that the Gui Cang Lineage hadn't explored a safe route in this direction.
The other two took out maps to verify, both falling into a state of puzzlement.
After noticing it wasn't on the other Two Lineages' safe routes either, the person with the Demon Eye pondered, "Could it mean the visitor has nothing to do with our Three Lineages?"
The person on the left said, "Do you think you can report back with this conclusion?"
The other two were speechless. Reporting back without investigating would obviously not suffice.
The person on the left continued, "Since it went that way, let's follow. The route can't be wrong."
The person with the Demon Eye said, "Remember the route well."
As he spoke, he took out a Jade Scroll and began recording while moving forward, just like the other two.
The problem was they dared not create any light; everything had to be done in darkness, requiring precise records.
They also didn't dare to use magic to scan around, fearing the detection of mana waves...
At the hideout, as soon as Shi Chun returned, Wu Jinliang asked, "How did it go?"
Shi Chun shook his head and in front of Tong Mingshan and others, he didn't say much. He had already planned to leave.
The entrance to the Demon Altar had closed. Logically, people must have come out, and Huang Yingying indeed saw some people leaving. But he couldn't understand why there hadn't been any search for the missing individuals, which felt somewhat unreasonable.
Could it be that the Tianyi Lineage was decimated by the other Two Lineages, thus no one cared about the wellbeing of the Tianyi guards?
Regardless, since no one had come to search until now, there was no need to wait anymore.
Fortunately, there was still contact with the Demon Path, and if this attempt failed, there were other ways.
Before that, though, he needed to attend to Tong Mingshan's injury and test the 'Jade Marrow Fruit's' effects to see if it could indeed regenerate his severed arm.
He directly reached out to Zhu Xiangxin, "Keep three of those fruits for yourself."
Zhu Xiangxin hesitated not at all; she was more interested in re-entering that medicine garden to steal Spirit Grass.
Thinking about the act of 'stealing,' she couldn't help but scold herself for being shameless. How could she become addicted to stealing?
Stealing others' alchemy materials is the most disgraceful act in the Alchemy World.
Yet the allure of the medicine garden was too strong for her.
So she quickly found a way to comfort herself, thinking if Master let her in again, there was no avoiding it.
She pulled out a bag and kept three pieces for herself, handing the rest with the bag to Shi Chun. The bag was designed specifically for storing alchemy materials, an expert's tool.
Even as Shi Chun took it, he cast a spell to check. There were thirty-eight pieces left, the count was correct. After smelling one, he asked, "How is it used, how much at a time?"
Zhu Xiangxin replied, "Ideally, one piece should suffice, but I don't know the current potency of the medicine."
Wu Jinliang had already approached, curious, "What is this?"
The lighting was poor, and even with his Dharma Eye wide open, he couldn't see the fruit's appearance clearly.
"Alchemy Material," Shi Chun casually replied, not wanting to explain further. He handed the fruit to Tong Mingshan, "Sect Master, this Spiritual Medicine might have an effect on your severed arm. Give it a try."
For him, since the Demon Path didn't come searching, no one else could possibly venture this deep, making it the perfect place to test medicine.
Tong Mingshan reached out to take the fruit, feeling its slightly soft and elastic texture, and sniffed it, "Indeed has a nice fragrance."
Not wary of the Master present, though the fruit had a peculiar feel, he brought it to his mouth and bit into it. The fruit was big, couldn't fit in one mouthful, but chewing on the first bite, he acknowledged, "Rich, sweet, kind of like dried fruit."
Then he ate the whole thing, chew by chew.
Afterwards, he went deep into the cave, sat cross-legged, and began casting spells to refine the effects of the medicine.
As the effects spread, he quickly felt a surge of heat spreading to all his limbs and bones, especially in his spine, as if stimulated into a hot source, growing hotter and hotter. The wound on his severed arm in particular felt as if it were burning like charcoal.
He could clearly feel the scabbed wound break open again and could feel blood dripping out, his body's blood almost boiling.
Others couldn't see his face clearly, but in fact, his entire skin had turned red.
Shi Chun was also quietly awaiting the effects of the medicine, and if one fruit didn't work, he would take another one.
However, at that moment, Huang Yingying, who was guarding the cave entrance, suddenly turned her head and softly shushed twice; he hadn't learned how to transmit sound yet.
Others didn't understand the meaning, but upon hearing the sound, Shi Chun's heartstrings tightened suddenly. Could it be that the Demon Path was just now tracking him?
A thought flashed through his mind, vaguely suspecting that it was related to the route he had just returned on.
He quickly moved to Huang Yingying's side and used his Right Eye Superpower to check, but saw nothing.
Huang Yingying, however, pointed in a direction and said, "Three people are coming."
Three? Shi Chun was slightly surprised and immediately asked in a low voice, "Can you see who they are?"
Huang Yingying replied, "I can't see clearly, they came from the direction you came from, not fast, very cautious, as if they're carefully feeling their way over."
Upon hearing this, Shi Chun was almost certain. The route he had found, others couldn't possibly know. They were probably trailing him by his aura; he was too familiar with this trick, he could even sniff out who was coming.
Early or late, as long as they come, it's good.
He was very excited and relieved not to have left immediately, otherwise, he might have missed out.
Now the problem is, his original intention has shifted.
The original plan was to get one, then get one more Demon Cultivator in the Heavenly Immortal Realm, just one would be enough to decisively retreat.
Right now, he could completely execute the original plan. Just use the Void Escape Divine Arrow to take down one, the other two would probably run away out of fear. Who wouldn't be afraid of the Void Escape Divine Arrow appearing in this place?
But now there's a new situation.
The initial expectation was for the Demon Cultivators to come along a safe route, but now they came along the shortcut he had just found, what does that mean?
It means the Demon Cultivators have entered an unfamiliar route, and once startled, they could easily get lost.
Moreover, he couldn't be sure that among the people coming, there was definitely a Demon Cultivator of the Heavenly Immortal Realm, but there might be. How to judge who is who, it's not like he could let them come into view, right?
If a Demon Cultivator of the Heavenly Immortal Realm came in front of him, it would be too dangerous.
He realized a new possibility and had a new idea. Instantly he asked in a quick low voice, "Old Huang, can you shoot three arrows at once?"
Huang Yingying replied softly, "I don't know, I've never tried, and there's no time to try now, right?"
Shi Chun thought so too. With rapid mental calculations, he suddenly waved his hand and directly released Qilin A San.
A San hadn't yet figured out what's going on around him. Just as he wanted to speak, he was silenced by Shi Chun's hand over his mouth, "Don't make a sound, the enemies have come, later when I tell you where to run, just run there."
A San, being quite clever, nodded.
His eyesight is good, even better than Huang Yingying's. He couldn't help it, he didn't abide by the laws of yin and yang, and for his eyesight, darkness and daylight made no difference, so he saw several eyes looking at him.
Guessing they were allies, he nodded amiably towards everyone.
Then he saw a big fellow move closer to the master and ask, "Chun Tian, what's this?"
Shi Chun waved his hand, signaling to talk later, and first instructed Huang Yingying, "Try it. It's fast; if anything goes wrong, ride it, draw your bow and chase after them, surely you can at least take one down, right?"
He surmised that those from the Demon Path wouldn't dare to run recklessly here, so he felt the possibility of a successful chase was quite high.
Huang Yingying sighed; initially, they had agreed on just one, now plans have changed again. She could only nod, "If you say so, let's try, but don't blame me if it doesn't work." While speaking, she occasionally looked back.
Then saw the creature lower its head to his and stick its head out of the cave, peering towards the three cautiously approaching people, softly asking, "Just them?"
In another world, it just couldn't resist peeping, its eyes full of curiosity, full of novelty and expectation, was the storm of blood already coming this soon?
By rights, the Qilin clan shouldn't get involved in such matters, but what the master said was true; back then, he was still young, believing whatever adults said, but maybe things weren't like that.
Moreover, being annihilated as a clan, how could one not take action?
Shi Chun nodded in agreement.
Qilin A San curiously looked around the area tucked between the cliffs, then in a hushed voice noticed a direction, "Master, why are there holes everywhere in this space? Those holes seem alive, they can move, where is this?"
Shi Chun was taken aback by the comment, quickly looking in the direction A San was watching, seeing a void opening moving in and out, he was astonished, "You can see those openings in the void?"
Qilin A San paused, then softly asked, "Shouldn't I be able to see them? Then... master, I'll pretend not to see them."
The way he said it left the people around him stunned, they all realized what the holes it mentioned were. This creature could see the terrifying space turbulence gaps in the Extreme Abyss?
Especially Wu Jinliang, his thick brows and big eyes flickering with uncertain suspicion, wondering why it called Chun Tian 'master'.
Shi Chun was so excited he almost wanted to slap his thigh. He hadn't been sure about simultaneously hunting all three, since controlling them through message transmission really affected speed. He hadn't expected this A San to be able to see the dangerous spatial rifts, it was simply amazing.
His confidence surged, and his resolve to kill was undeniable!