160: Wuzong Cave

Ning Zhifeng said with a bitter smile, "Of course it's not enough! If the Demon Race's old geezers, who have lived for hundreds of years, knew of your existence, they would probably awaken, and by then, I might not be able to protect you."

Lin Wanqing's expression sank.

"But, Uncle Ning, you promised me!"

Ning Zhifeng said softly, "You're in such a hurry to go out for your little boyfriend, aren't you? Don't worry, I asked Gu Feng to deduce it, and you two will meet again very soon!"

With her thoughts exposed, Lin Wanqing's pretty face flushed.

But she still nodded slightly and didn't pester him further.

Over the next month, Lu Xingchen continued to grind experience points in the Spirit Gathering Pagoda, while simultaneously refining his Soul Power with the "Divine Grinding Art."

In fact, the Spiritual Qi provided on the first floor of the Spirit Gathering Pagoda was quite abundant. Lu Xingchen only idled for a month, and his Realm advanced to Six-Star Martial King.

But he was still not satisfied, feeling that this upgrade speed was too slow.

At the same time, his Soul Power also greatly increased, and he could now persist for a quarter of a rotation in the stone mill.

Additionally, he also incidentally leveled up his Spirit Array profession, becoming a Fifth-Grade Spirit Array Master.

In this short month, Lu Xingchen's strength had grown considerably, incomparable to before.

After the month ended, Lu Xingchen returned to his Immortal Cave and rested for a few days.

Immediately after, he went to the Inner Sect market and used the spirit value obtained from selling Medicinal Pills to purchase three Fifth-rank Demonic Beast demon cores. He then refined all three corpses of the Black Wind Domain Sect Masters into Earth Fiend Puppets of the Ten-Star Martial King Realm.

The Sect Masters of the four great Sects in the Black Wind Domain had all been refined into Puppets by him.

If this matter were to spread, it would certainly cause a huge uproar!

One day, as he was sleeping on his bed, there was a sudden knock on the Immortal Cave door.

Lu Xingchen hastily got up, opened the door, and saw Yun Li's beautiful face.

Looking at Yun Li's head, Lu Xingchen was also shocked.

Just over a month ago, her Realm was still Four-star Martial Emperor, but now she had become a Five-Star Martial Emperor!

One must know that the higher one's Realm, the more difficult it is to Breakthrough.

Yun Li's Breakthrough of a minor Realm within the Martial Emperor Realm was far more significant than his own Breakthrough within the Martial King Realm.

He could only achieve such results by relying on the System and the Spirit Gathering Pagoda, yet Yun Li could do it independently.

Truly terrifying!

Although a storm raged in his heart, Lu Xingchen showed no trace of it on his face, merely smiling slightly and saying softly, "Miss Yun Li, is there something you need from me?"

Yun Li raised an eyebrow and said in a deep voice, "Lu Xingchen, after more than a month, why do I feel like you've grown much stronger again?"

Lu Xingchen was startled.

Is this girl's perception really that sharp?

Lu Xingchen laughed, "You've always been running ahead, so I have to work hard too, otherwise I'll be left behind!"

Yun Li nodded slightly, "That's true. I have a very lucrative mission here, but the risk is also very high, and we're still short on people."

"I don't trust others, only you satisfy me the most, so I came to find you."

Hearing the words "very lucrative," Lu Xingchen's eyes lit up, and he said with a smile, "Tell me about it!"

"A Immortal Cave has appeared in the Tianlun Mountain Range. According to the Sect's investigation, it is suspected to have been left by a Martial Ancestor Expert. So the Sect wants me to take three Inner Sect Disciples to check it out, and all proceeds can be freely kept."

Upon hearing this, Lu Xingchen's heart was filled with joy.

"All proceeds can be freely kept? It truly is very lucrative! In that case, I absolutely cannot miss it. Miss Yun Li, count me in!"

Yun Li chuckled, "I knew that with your personality, you wouldn't miss an Opportunity to gain benefits. But this mission carries a certain risk, because Liyun Kingdom, the Yin Yang Sect, and the Dragon Seeking Gate will also send experts."

"Not only do we have to deal with the mechanisms in the Immortal Cave, but we also have to compete with people from these three forces for Opportunities."

Lu Xingchen nodded slightly.

"As expected. There's no free lunch in the world; you have to pay a price to gain benefits. But I believe, with Miss Yun Li around, we will surely return with a full harvest!"

Yun Li chuckled, "What, you want to live off me?"

Lu Xingchen nodded slightly.

"I can do it the hard way!"

The two bantered for a while, then went with the other two Inner Sect Disciples to the Mission Hall to accept the mission.

After deliberation, the three great Sects and Liyun Kingdom set rules: each force could only send four people into the Martial Ancestor Cave Mansion, and their age could not exceed 30.

Lin Yuan was in seclusion again, so Yun Li had to lead the team.

The other two Inner Sect Disciples were also old acquaintances: Hua Li and Long Yang.

During this time, Hua Li's Realm had also made a Breakthrough, from Six-Star Martial King to Seven-Star Martial King.

Seeing Lu Xingchen and Yun Li approaching, chatting and laughing, Hua Li felt a little uneasy.

Once upon a time, she had been arrogant in front of him, warning him not to get too close to the Saintess.

But now?

He had defeated Ye Chen, a Seven-Star Martial King, in one move, his strength far surpassing hers, earning him the qualification to stand side-by-side with the Saintess.

Recalling her words from back then, she was filled with shame, feeling like a complete clown.

After much hesitation, Hua Li still bit the bullet and walked up, cupping her hands towards Lu Xingchen, "Junior Brother Lu, your progress is too fast, it's simply incredible. I apologize for what I said before; you truly have the right to be friends with the Saintess!"

Lu Xingchen said indifferently, "You don't need to tell me, I know it in my heart. Just don't drag us down when we're executing the mission later."

Hearing Lu Xingchen's unceremonious words, Hua Li felt incredibly angry, but more so, she felt disheartened.

Because, among the four of them now, her strength was indeed the weakest.

Hua Li had no right to retort, she merely sank her face and stood behind Yun Li.

After accepting the mission, the four set off, led by Yun Li, walking towards the depths of the Tianlun Mountain Range.

The Tianlun Mountain Range was vast and boundless, with no shortage of Fifth-rank and Sixth-rank Yao Beasts, and even some Seventh-rank peerless Vicious Beasts.

Under these circumstances, none of the four dared to fly in the air, but instead walked towards their destination.

After all, if they were to fly over the territory of a high-rank Yao Beast and be swatted down by its paw, that would be rather unpleasant.

The Martial Ancestor Immortal Cave was on a mountain peak, but when the four arrived at the foot of the peak, their expressions were all a little grim.

Because, at this moment, the foot of the peak was densely packed with Yao Beasts, most of them Fourth-Star, and quite a few Fifth-rank Demonic Beasts.

They opened their gaping maws and confronted Lu Xingchen and the other three.

Hua Li said in a deep voice, "How can there be so many Yao Beasts?"

Lu Xingchen said indifferently, "Normal. It should be the secret technique left by this Martial Ancestor Expert that attracted these Yao Beasts, using them as guard dogs."

Hua Li then said, "Then what do we do?"

Lu Xingchen's tone remained cold, "What do we do? Of course, we kill our way up!"