Chapter 100

"Ha ha, Brother Ye Zhong, you truly have great skills. You even managed to deal with the human-faced water dragon king who has roamed this region for many years. It seems that the Star Constellation Sect is truly a place of great feng shui. It’s not enough to have just Lingyue; now we have Ye Zhong as well..."

Xue Xin, noticing Ye Zhong's gaze falling on him, frowned and then grinned, saying with a hint of menace, "That’s really a compliment..."

Ye Zhong smiled, but there was no warmth in his smile, only icy coldness. Because of the previous encounter, Ye Zhong was acutely aware that the most dangerous and threatening part of this trip to Hongya Cave was the people of the Blood Yuan Dynasty. As for the other strong individuals, no matter how powerful they were, they could not compare to the thousands of troops the Blood Yuan Dynasty had deployed outside. The best way to resolve this situation seemed to be to take advantage of the moment and kill Xue Xin here!

With this thought, Ye Zhong's eyes grew even colder. After staring at Xue Xin, who was smiling insincerely, for a moment, he suddenly took a step forward and whispered, "Xue Xin, don’t you want to make a move now? I just dealt with a human-faced water dragon and am in a weakened state. This is your best chance to kill me..."

Xue Xin's eyes flickered rapidly, showing a struggle. Ye Zhong considered him a major threat and wanted to lure him into making a move, but Xue Xin was also extremely wary of Ye Zhong.

After staring at Ye Zhong for a moment, Xue Xin grinned and said, "Brother Ye Zhong, you’re joking. If you were so easy to deal with, that human-faced water dragon wouldn’t have died so unwillingly... I would love to fight you, but now is not the time. There will be an opportunity soon..."

With that, Xue Xin waved his hand and led the many strong individuals of the Blood Yuan Dynasty into the entrance at the bottom of the lake, moving so quickly that it seemed he was afraid of Ye Zhong.

The other strong individuals, seeing this, all had a deep look in their eyes.

Ye Zhong watched Xue Xin's rapidly disappearing figure and frowned slightly. Although he wanted to take advantage of the moment to kill Xue Xin and eliminate a major threat, he didn’t expect this guy to be so shrewd and able to resist making a move in such a situation!

If he made a move, he might fall into a trap Xue Xin had set. The other strong individuals were already wary of him, and if he showed too much strength, it might not be a good thing.

Therefore, after hesitating for a moment, Ye Zhong ultimately did not pursue. Instead, he flickered slightly, deliberately bit his tongue, and spat out a mouthful of blood before landing on the small island.

Seeing Ye Zhong force Xue Xin to retreat and then spit out blood, the various strong individuals, who were extremely wary of Ye Zhong, all relaxed a bit.

If Ye Zhong had shown no signs of injury, they would have to consider not how to find treasures but how to first join forces to deal with Ye Zhong.

Only Lingyue, Su Yu, and others who understood Ye Zhong's character a bit, seeing his actions, all slightly sneered in their hearts. These guys really were too naive if they thought they could play with their little junior brother!

"Ha, I didn’t expect the Star Constellation Sect to produce a talent like you, Brother. I am truly impressed!" The leader of the Blood Array Four Generals from the Battle Prince Manor stepped forward, bowed from a distance, and said with a light laugh, "Brother, we are all from the Great Zhou Dynasty. If the need arises, perhaps we can cooperate!"

Ye Zhong glanced at Lingyue and the others behind him, hesitated for a moment, and then bowed, saying, "If there is a real need, I will certainly speak up."

"Ha ha ha, we like straightforward people like you, Brother. If there’s an opportunity in the future, come to our Battle Prince Manor! But for today, we won’t be polite and will go in first!"

With that, the Blood Array Four Generals waved their hands and led a group of strong individuals into the entrance in an instant.

Seeing the two batches of strong individuals enter Hongya Cave, many other strong individuals, after a moment of hesitation, also entered the cave.

In less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, most of the strong individuals had entered.

"Junior Brother Ye Zhong, what should we do now?" Lingyue looked at Ye Zhong and asked, as if he were the one in charge.

"Senior Sister Lingyue, what’s your condition now?" Ye Zhong did not rush to enter Hongya Cave. After all, Xue Xin and the others had prepared for a long time, and Ye Zhong did not believe they would enter without any certainty. Therefore, he did not want to enter the cave lightly if they were not in perfect condition.

"I should be able to recover in about an hour. I just consumed a lot of energy. However, an hour might be too long..." Lingyue glanced at the entrance.

Although they didn’t know what would appear in Hongya Cave or whether the place where a Divine Realm expert had died, as Lü Bing said, was true, if they waited outside for an hour, the treasures inside would likely be divided up by then.

After pondering for a moment, Ye Zhong flipped his hand and threw a bottle of pills to Lingyue, then said solemnly, "Senior Sister Lingyue, try to recover as quickly as possible. Don’t worry about wasting pills. We will enter Hongya Cave now. If we wait too long, it won’t be good for us. However, our main task in Hongya Cave is already completed. If we encounter any problems inside, we will retreat immediately. I’m afraid the Blood Yuan Dynasty’s setup is not simple."

Hearing this, Su Yu and the others nodded slightly. As Ye Zhong said, their main task was already completed. Entering Hongya Cave now was just a matter of luck. If they could gain something, they would, but if they lost their lives for a bit of gain, it would not be worth it.

"Since we’ve decided, let’s go." Seeing that everyone agreed, Ye Zhong did not waste time. After the major forces like the Black Demon Sect and the Beast King Sect entered Hongya Cave, Ye Zhong waved his hand, and the group also plunged into the lake, heading for the entrance of Hongya Cave.

"Whoosh—"

As they approached the entrance, a strange suction force instantly pulled the five of them into the faintly glowing entrance.

Seeing Ye Zhong’s group enter, the remaining forces from various factions also quickly entered Hongya Cave.

In a short time, the previously noisy peak became silent again...

...

The moment Ye Zhong’s group entered the spatial vortex of the Hongya Cave entrance, a strange fluctuation instantly enveloped them. However, before Ye Zhong could fully perceive the power and rules within the spatial vortex, everything around them became clear again in about half a minute.

The moment everything returned to normal, Ye Zhong’s gaze swept out, and he took a slight breath, his eyes showing a hint of shock.

What he saw was a desolate, yellowish world, even the sky was the same color, as if all life had been drained from it.

"This is not just a cave, it’s a small world in its dying phase!"

Ye Zhong came from the Three Thousand Divine Realms, where he had once been incredibly powerful. He had entered similar places before. So, the moment he opened his eyes, he recognized that this so-called Hongya Cave was actually a small world.

However, even so, Ye Zhong was still incredibly shocked, as he had never seen a small world in such a late stage of its dying phase. According to his estimation, it might be completely gone in about ten years.

But generally, a small world’s existence spans millions of years, an endless span of time. Something extremely terrifying must have happened in this Hongya Cave small world for it to be dying so quickly.

"Is this Hongya Cave?" Su Yu, standing behind Ye Zhong, muttered to herself.

"No wonder the Blood Yuan Dynasty made such a big move. This Hongya Cave is actually a small world, and it’s in a rapid dying phase. This means that any hidden things inside will have their restrictions weakened due to the dying phase. We might have stumbled upon a good opportunity. The gains from this trip to Hongya Cave might exceed our expectations," Lingyue, who was also quite experienced, said after scanning the surroundings for a moment, with a hint of seriousness.

"Small world..." Hao Feng and Lü Bing both drew in a breath. Places like this were not where they should have the qualifications to come.

"I still say, if things go wrong, we retreat," Ye Zhong said, not overly optimistic. After frowning and staring at the surroundings for a moment, he added, "Although the restrictions will be weakened due to the dying phase, how weak can the restrictions of a small world be? We are not even at the Wu Dao Xian Tian level, so in a place like this, we are no different from ants."

"Um." Hearing this, even Lingyue nodded slightly. As Ye Zhong said, although there might be countless opportunities in Hongya Cave, one wrong move could lead to a disastrous end!

"Since we all understand, let’s go. Don’t waste time. We need to be cautious, but if we encounter something good, don’t miss it. We can’t come here for nothing." Ye Zhong grinned, waved his hand, and the group quickly moved forward. After advancing to the sixth level of the Body Tempering stage, he needed some spiritual medicines to continue his cultivation, and there were three specific medicines required for advancing to the sixth level of Body Tempering.

Lei Yin Guo, Qian Ji Gu, and Ling Xiao Sha.