97: Chapter 97 All Parties Gather

Zhou Yuan stepped forward and took a look at Li Changsheng.

His gaze lingered on the wounds on Li Changsheng's body for a moment, and he frowned slightly.

"You are Li Changsheng?" he asked.

Li Changsheng nodded.

Zhou Yuan stopped speaking and just looked at the two stone doors.

"Jingyun, you tried yesterday, but couldn't get in?" he asked.

Lin Jingyun stepped forward and nodded.

"We tried. The Restriction of runes on the door is very strong. If we force our way in, we will suffer a backlash."

"We tried all kinds of methods, but none worked."

Zhou Yuan was silent for a moment, then looked at the people from the Blood Fiend Sect.

"Isn't your Blood Fiend Sect the best at breaking Restrictions? Do you want to try?"

The leading youth sneered.

"We can try. But after getting inside, the Opportunity will depend on one's own ability."

Zhou Yuan nodded.

"Naturally."

The leading youth took his three subordinates to the stone doors and carefully studied the runes.

They took out various Magical Artifacts, measuring and sensing, struggling for a full hour.

Finally, the leading youth stood up straight, a smug smile curling at the corner of his mouth.

"This is a 'Blood Soul Restriction'."

He said, "It needs to be activated with essence blood to open temporarily."

"Essence blood?"

Zhou Yuan frowned.

"Whose?"

The leading youth looked at Li Changsheng.

No, he wasn't looking at Li Changsheng.

He was looking behind him.

At Li Xiaocao.

Li Changsheng's eyes turned cold instantly.

"You dare."

The leading youth sneered.

"It's not like we want her life. Just a little essence blood, how much can a little girl have? Don't worry, she won't die."

Li Changsheng didn't speak, but stood in front of Li Xiaocao, his hand resting on the hilt of his sword.

The atmosphere suddenly became tense.

Zhou Yuan looked at Li Changsheng, glanced at the crowd of the Qinglan Sword Sect, then looked at the leading youth, and suddenly laughed.

"Why bother?"

He said, "Since we only need essence blood, there are so many of us, each person can just contribute a little."

"Why make things difficult for a little girl?"

He reached out, cut his finger, and dripped a few drops of blood into a jade bottle.

Lin Jingyun also stepped forward and dripped a drop of blood.

The female cultivator from Qingxin Pavilion hesitated for a moment, then did the same.

The arrogant youth from Medicine King Valley snorted coldly, but ultimately also dripped a drop.

Although the Loose Cultivators were reluctant, seeing that the leaders had all done it, they had no choice but to step forward one after another and contribute a little essence blood.

Soon, the jade bottle was half full of fresh blood.

The leading youth took the jade bottle, walked to the stone doors, and sprinkled the fresh blood onto those runes.

The moment the fresh blood touched the runes, those ancient runes suddenly lit up!

A blood-red light spread from the doors, becoming brighter and brighter, more and more blinding!

Rumble.

With a dull boom, the two stone doors slowly opened.

Behind the doors was a deep corridor, leading to unknown places.

Everyone looked at each other, but no one moved.

The leading youth sneered, took his three subordinates, and stepped into the corridor first.

The people from the Jinyang Sect followed closely behind.

The people from Qingxin Pavilion hesitated for a moment, then also walked in.

The Loose Cultivators swarmed in.

Finally, only Li Changsheng and his group of four remained.

"Let's go."

Li Changsheng said.

"Stay close to me."

The four of them stepped into the corridor.

The corridor was very long, and the walls on both sides were covered with murals.

Those murals depicted some ancient scenes.

Someone was fighting a Yao Beast, someone was practicing Alchemy, someone was worshipping, and someone was undergoing Ascension and disappearing into the clouds.

Li Xiaocao looked at the murals curiously and asked in a low voice.

"Brother Changsheng, who is this?"

Li Changsheng shook his head.

"I don't know. But it should be the owner of this Immortal Cave."

After walking for about the time it takes to burn an incense stick, the corridor finally came to an end.

The view in front of them suddenly opened up.

It was a huge underground palace, hundreds of feet in circumference.

The dome of the palace was dozens of feet high, inlaid with countless night-luminescent pearls, emitting a soft light that illuminated the entire palace like daylight.

Around the palace were dozens of stone rooms of various sizes, the doors of each stone room were open, and light was faintly visible inside.

And in the center of the palace stood a high platform.

On the high platform was a simple stone box.

Everyone's eyes were attracted by that stone box.

Inside that, there must be the greatest Opportunity of this Immortal Cave!

"Grab it!"

I don't know who shouted, but the Loose Cultivators rushed towards those stone rooms!

The Disciples of the Jinyang Sect and Qingxin Pavilion also moved, but they didn't rush to the stone rooms; instead, they rushed towards the central high platform!

The people from the Blood Fiend Sect also rushed towards the high platform!

Li Changsheng didn't move.

He stood where he was, scanning the stone rooms with his gaze.

Then, he took Li Changqing and the other two and walked towards the nearest stone room.

"Changsheng, are we not going to grab that stone box?" Li Changqing asked.

Li Changsheng shook his head.

"That thing isn't for us. Let's find other Opportunities first."

The four of them walked into the first stone room.

This stone room was not big, and inside there was only a stone table with a few Jade Slips on it.

Li Changsheng picked one up and probed it with his Divine Sense.

It was a Cultivation Technique, the advanced version of the "Qingyuan Formula", the "Qingyuan True Formula", a complete Legacy from the Qi Refining Stage to the Foundation Establishment Stage.

Good stuff.

He put the Jade Slip away.

He picked up another one, it was a sword technique, "Thirteen Swords of the Clear Wind", more exquisite than the "Qinglan Sword Art".

He put it away too.

The third Jade Slip was an "Introduction to Alchemy".

He took that too.

The four of them searched the stone room, then turned and entered the second one.

The second stone room was a Medicinal Pill room.

There were a dozen jade bottles inside, and the bottles were filled with Medicinal Pills.

peiyuan pills, qi gathering pills, Qingxin pills...

Li Changsheng distributed the Medicinal Pills to the three of them and kept a few bottles for himself.

The third stone room was an armory.

Hanging on the wall were more than a dozen Magical Artifacts — swords, sabers, spears, whips, and their grades were not low; the worst ones were Medium Grade Magical Artifacts.

Li Changsheng picked a green steel sword, which was countless times better than the one he had before.

Li Changqing picked a thin sword, the blade was light and thin, sharp and revealing.

Shi Tiezhu picked a black iron rod, which was heavy in the hand, just right for him.

Li Xiaocao picked a small, delicate short sword and hung it at her waist, looking incredibly happy.

In the fourth stone room, just as Li Changsheng stepped in, he froze.

This stone room was very small, and inside there was only a stone platform with a palm-sized jade box on it.

The jade box was open, and inside lay a jade-green bead.

The bead was completely green, crystal clear, with light faintly flowing within it.

When Li Changsheng approached, the "Evergreen Plant Truth Scripture" in his body suddenly started running frantically!

That sense of attraction was stronger than ever before!

This was it!

It was this thing calling to him!

He reached out and gently picked up the bead.

The moment the bead touched his hand, a vigorous vitality rushed into his body!

That vitality was gentle, pure, like the first rain of spring, nourishing his parched Meridians!

The wounds on his body healed at a speed visible to the naked eye!

The terrifying knife wound from his left shoulder to his right rib began to shed its scar, and the newly grown skin was as smooth as before!

Even the spiritual power in his body began to grow frantically!

Qi Refining Level 6 Middle Stage, Late Stage, Peak.

Boom!

Qi Refining Level 7!

Li Changsheng stood there, feeling the surging spiritual power and that vibrant vitality in his body, unable to speak for a long time.

"Brother Changsheng, what's wrong?"

Li Xiaocao ran in, saw the bead, and also froze.

"So pretty..."

Li Changsheng took a deep breath and carefully put the bead away.

"This is a good thing."

"It is very important to me."

He turned around and looked at Li Changqing and Shi Tiezhu.

"Let's go, continue."

The four of them walked out of the stone room, and outside it was already a mess.

The Loose Cultivators were fighting in the various stone rooms, with swords flashing and blood splashing.

The people from the Jinyang Sect and Qingxin Pavilion were confronting each other near the high platform, neither daring to make the first move.

The people from the Blood Fiend Sect were nowhere to be seen.

And on the central high platform, that stone box still sat quietly, with no one daring to go and take it.

Li Changsheng took a look, then retracted his gaze.

"Let's go,"

"We have found enough."

The four of them quietly retreated from the palace and returned along the original path.