Chapter 37

(P.S.: The previous first place has already come off the new book chart. Now we are the first in the new game category chart. A second-level text recommendation, achieving this result in five days on the recommendation list is due to everyone's support. However, to go further on Qidian, this achievement is far from enough. Next week, we have a category strong recommendation. Can we make it to the homepage new book chart? Without saying more, if successful, additional updates are no problem...)

"Right there, there are traces of artificial excavation inside that cave. I went in and saw that it was a place where a disciple of the Asura Sect was in seclusion, breaking through to the Qi Transformation and Spirit Formation stages. However, it seems he went mad in the process. There are many good things left inside, but there is a one-star high-grade demonic beast, so I had to escape. Now that I've met you all, it's perfect. With so many of us, a one-star high-grade demonic beast is nothing."

Lei Potian led Zhuge Xiang and the others for about half an hour before finally arriving at the entrance of a cave. Zhuge Xiang and the others looked around; the entrance to the cave was square, clearly not naturally formed, but rather artificially excavated. This made them more inclined to believe Lei Potian's words.

"A one-star high-grade demonic beast? Ha ha, I'm here..." Zhuge Xiang swung the Blood Refining Saber in his hand and rushed forward, leading the charge. Zhuge Xiang's enthusiasm for battle, especially for one-star mid-grade and high-grade demonic beasts, was something Lu Yuling and the others were already used to. They just smiled and followed him.

For Lu Yuling and the others, who had already successfully slain a two-star demonic beast, a one-star high-grade demonic beast posed no real threat. After all, a one-star high-grade demonic beast was incomparable to a two-star demonic beast. Moreover, with Lei Potian, a powerful ally, a one-star high-grade demonic beast was nothing to them.

The group of several people entered the cave one after another. However, just as they walked in, a broken dragon stone door suddenly descended at the entrance, sealing it off and cutting off their retreat.

"Don't worry, the mechanism of this broken dragon stone door seems to be malfunctioning. It automatically opens and closes every hour. It will open again after an hour," Lei Potian said, sensing the group's unease.

Since Lei Potian had been in before and managed to get out, there was no problem. Moreover, since he was also trapped inside and wasn't worried, they had nothing to worry about. After some thought, everyone relaxed.

Zhuge Xiang, holding the Blood Refining Saber, still led the charge. Although the cave entrance was sealed, the walls were embedded with many luminous pearls, which were commonly used in cave chambers to provide light. These were said to be made from used spirit stones, collecting sunlight, and although they weren't particularly valuable, they were very practical.

The cave wasn't very deep, clearly only needing a quiet environment for seclusion and breakthrough, not requiring much depth. After a short walk, the view suddenly opened up, revealing a chamber about seven to eight meters in diameter.

At the bottom of the chamber was a platform with a table, and on the platform sat a pale skeleton, clearly the remains of the person who had been in seclusion. In the center of the chamber was a pool of water, which was an eerie purple-red, giving a very strange feeling. A stone path crossed the pool, connecting to the platform at the bottom...

"This is a pool of poison," Niu Geng said, looking at the pool of water that almost occupied half of the chamber.

Gurgling...

At that moment, the purple-red poison pool suddenly started bubbling, and ripples spread across the surface, as if something was about to emerge. Zhuge Xiang and the others quickly prepared for battle, and Lei Potian said, "Be careful, the demonic beast inside is about to come out."

Two long, thick tentacles first pierced the surface, followed by a head covered in fur, with a pair of compound eyes staring intently at Zhuge Xiang and the others. As the demonic beast fully emerged from the water, Zhuge Xiang and the others were greatly alarmed.

It was a giant moth, as large as an elephant, with wings that spread out, releasing a purple-red toxic mist. Clearly, due to soaking in the poison pool, the moth's body had turned purple-red, becoming a highly toxic creature.

Of course, this wasn't the main issue. The main issue was the overwhelming demonic aura emanating from the toxic moth, which was far beyond that of a one-star high-grade demonic beast. This was clearly a two-star demonic beast.

"Lei Potian!!!" Zhuge Xiang, seeing the two-star demonic beast, turned around with a dark expression.

At this point, everyone knew that everything was planned by Lei Potian. No matter how wrong the information was, it couldn't be so off as to mistake a two-star demonic beast for a one-star high-grade one.

"Why did you do this? You can't escape either, can you?" Zhuge Xiang asked Lei Potian with a serious face.

"Ha ha, don't worry about that. A few months ago, I obtained a Breath Concealment Pearl. As long as I stay more than five meters away, no one can sense my presence. After you all die, I can come back and collect your magical artifacts. I've already used this method to successfully kill two groups of passing disciples, gaining three magical artifacts. I didn't expect to meet you all this time, it's a big harvest," Lei Potian said with a smug smile.

"You can just stay here and play with the two-star demonic beast. I'll leave first and come back to see you later. By then, you'll probably be dead. Ha ha..." Seeing the growing anger on Zhuge Xiang's face, Lei Potian decided to leave.

"Ah..." However, at that moment, Lei Potian suddenly cried out in pain, reflexively slapping his neck. A poisonous bee flew away from his neck, circled around, and landed in the Yin Gu Hu in Niu Geng's hand, a poisonous bee cultivated using the art of raising insects.

"When did you...?" Lei Potian, clutching his neck, widened his eyes in disbelief. With his perception, he should have noticed the bee if it had approached him.

"When? Naturally, before we entered the cave. In the forest, surrounded by trees, it's not hard to have a poisonous bee secretly hide on you. When Zhuge Xiang asked me to do this, I didn't understand why, but now I know. He had already seen through your problem," Niu Geng explained, seeing Lei Potian's shocked expression.

"Seen through my problem? That's impossible," Lei Potian, clutching his neck, completely disbelieved it.

However, in a short time, Lei Potian felt his neck becoming numb, almost losing all sensation. The poisonous bee, cultivated using the art of raising insects, clearly had a very potent poison.

"Zhuge Xiang, how did you see through his problem?" At this point, Lu Yuling, surprised, asked Zhuge Xiang, and the others also looked at him with confusion, clearly not having noticed anything wrong with Lei Potian.

"From the moment I first saw him, I suspected something was wrong," Zhuge Xiang explained, seeing the puzzled expressions of Lu Yuling and the others. "We were heading towards the Aurora Asura Tower, but we ran into him head-on. Doesn't that seem strange? Asura Sect disciples should be heading towards the Aurora Asura Tower. Even if we met, we should have been following him, not running into him head-on."

Pausing slightly, Zhuge Xiang continued, "Moreover, he had several more magical artifacts. How could he suddenly have more magical artifacts? We are all in the middle of fleeing. How could he have time for adventures? So I suspected that Lei Potian had already discovered us and deliberately came to find us. Now it seems he was stationed at a high point, and whenever he saw passing disciples, he would kill them and take their treasures. If it was a group, he would use this method to lead them here and kill them."

"I see," Lu Yuling and the others nodded in understanding. After his analysis, it indeed seemed suspicious. Everyone was heading towards the Aurora Asura Tower, but he was going in the opposite direction and ran into them head-on, which was very suspicious.

"Impossible... impossible... I don't want to die... save me..." Clutching his neck, Lei Potian's voice became hoarse. In a short time, the place where the bee stung him had swollen, black blood flowed out, and his neck was completely numb, making it difficult to breathe. In a moment, he was dead from the poison.

Seeing Lei Potian die from the poison, Hua Nongying and the others felt a deep sense of the nature of the Asura Sect and the evil sects. To kill and rob for magical artifacts, even among fellow disciples, was done without hesitation. They also felt fortunate that Zhuge Xiang had seen through his scheme.

"However, even though we saw through his scheme, it's too late now," Lu Yuling's expression became serious as he turned to look at the toxic moth floating over the poison pool.

Hua Nongying and the others also looked grim. Indeed, even though they had seen through Lei Potian's scheme, it was too late. They were trapped, and a two-star demonic beast was not easy to kill. The previous demonic bear had already made them realize the terror of a two-star demonic beast.

Everyone turned to look at the toxic moth, which was floating over the pool, not rushing to attack. Instead, it seemed to be watching the internal conflict among Zhuge Xiang and the others with a human-like expression.

"This demonic beast has some intelligence," Lu Yuling noted, seeing the human-like expression in the toxic moth's eyes, and his expression turned grim.

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