"Huff, huff—"
Zhou Yun breathed rapidly, her heart still not quite settled after witnessing a large batch of poisonous snakes fall off the cliff in front of her, and her complexion exceptionally pale.
She knew that if Zhu Fei hadn’t stepped in when he did, she might very well have t her end on this cliffside.
"Little Yun, how are you? Are you hurt?"
By that ti, Lin Hao had finally dispatched the poisonous snakes in front of him and, grasping the mountaineering rope, reached Zhou Yun’s side, asking with concern.
"I’m fine," Zhou Yun shook her head, then turned her grateful gaze toward Zhu Fei nearby.
Lin Hao, too, looked at Zhu Fei, then said to him, "Brother Zhu, thank you for this. You’ve saved my wife. From now on, I, Lin Hao, owe you my life. If you ever have any commands, I shall not dare to refuse."
"There’s no need for formalities, just be more careful from here on out."
After killing all the poisonous snakes before him, Zhu Fei grabbed the mountaineering rope and approached where Lin Hao and Zhou Yun were, then said, "Let’s hurry up and take care of the remaining snakes. I estimate that the treasure location shouldn’t be far from here."
As they spoke, the three of them held nothing back, acting in unison. Soon, all the snakes in the area were slain.
...
Perhaps monts later, when the trio had descended nearly thirty ters, Zhu Fei suddenly raised his hand and said, "Wait, there seems to be a cave over there. Let’s go check it out."
Zhu Fei’s words were a surprise to both Lin Hao and Zhou Yun.
You see, in their current location, their eyesight was limited to less than three ters.
Yet, all the way down, Zhu Fei had ti and again been able to point out the correct foothold at the critical mont, without a single mistake.
Now, he was able to spot a cave in the distance and specify its location — how could such exceptional ability not shock both husband and wife, Lin Hao?
Without hesitation, Lin Hao and Zhou Yun followed Zhu Fei, and after traversing a distance of more than ten ters, they indeed discovered a cave about the height of a person.
"No, this cave is fishy. Brother Lin, Sister Zhou, you two wait here for a mont. I’ll go in and have a look first."
Suddenly, Zhu Fei’s complexion changed slightly, and he spoke in a grave tone to the two behind him.
Naturally, Lin Hao and Zhou Yun did not harbor any doubts, and imdiately agreed to his proposal.
With the abilities Zhu Fei had demonstrated thus far, they had no reason to question him. If he said there was sothing amiss about this cave, there was certainly sothing amiss.
...
Walking into the cave, a shadowy darkness imdiately engulfed Zhu Fei.
In his heart, a chill rose up.
In fact, the reason he had asked Lin Hao and his wife to stay outside was not without cause.
Just a mont ago, when his Divine Sense spread toward the interior of the cave, he was t with obstruction.
What did this an? It ant that inside the cave, there was either so kind of Prohibition or an Array.
If there was no danger inside, that would be one thing, but if there was danger, with the abilities of Lin Hao and his wife, it would be a nearly certain death.
Unexpectedly, this treasure hunt led to encounter a Dark Hidden Trapping and Killing Array.
That’s right, Zhu Fei was now certain that there existed a low-level Array within this cave, and the na of this Array was the Dark Hidden Trapping and Killing Array.
The so-called Dark Hidden Trapping and Killing Array is a Mixed Array combining both a Trapping Array and a Killing Array.
Anyone who enters this formation will be shrouded by invisible darkness, unable to see and with their Divine Sense incapable of detecting their surroundings. A single misstep could cause them to get lost within the Array and be targeted by the hidden killing chanisms.
Fortunately, this Dark Hidden Trapping and Killing Array seed to have withstood many years, with the Killing Array part already dissipated, leaving only the Trapping Array remaining.
Zhu Fei stood still, pondered for a mont, and suddenly conjured two streaks of crimson flas in his hands.
Even as the flas flickered, it was still impossible to see through the surroundings.
Although my cultivation is only at the Qi Refining Fifth Level, the re idea that a re broken Dark Hidden Trapping and Killing Array could completely trap is clearly impossible.
Zhu Fei’s eyes suddenly burst forth with two beams of golden light.
He brought his index and middle fingers together and quickly tapped his forehead.
"Buzz—"
His forehead rapidly swelled, and a five-colored brilliance suddenly spurted out from Zhu Fei’s Mud Pill Palace.
"Five Elents Eye, open for !"
Zhu Fei bellowed, and colors of blue, red, yellow, white, and black streaked rapidly across his eyes.
In an instant, a speck of light suddenly appeared in the cave that had been engulfed in darkness.
Without hesitation, Zhu Fei’s figure swiftly leaped towards the speck of light he saw.
"Qi Sword Skill!"
"Shiiishiiishiii..."
In a flash, Zhu Fei’s hand released countless streams of Sword Qi, all striking the pinpoint of light.
There was a sound like fabric being torn.
Zhu Fei instantly felt as if so force within the cave had slightly twisted at that mont.
Then in the next second, what was once a pitch-black environnt suddenly brightened.
Zhu Fei imdiately saw that about ten ters in front of him, a stone door had appeared.
The stone door was two ters tall and half a ter wide, just enough for a person to pass through.
Beside it, there was also a chanism.
Presumably, this chanism must be what opened the stone door.
"Hmm."
Zhu Fei suddenly let out a low grunt, a trickle of fresh blood seeping from the corner of his mouth, and he couldn’t help but stagger back several steps.
He forced a smile; it seed that using the Five Elents Eye, given my current strength, would inevitably cause backlash, and the longer it was sustained, the more severe the backlash.
However, as of now, I’ve only grasped the re basics of this secret technique. I believe that as my cultivation grows, I should gradually understand its principles and reduce the frequency of backlash.
Well, whatever the case, the broken Dark Hidden Trapping and Killing Array has already been broken by , and it’s ti to call Lin Hao and the others in.
Zhu Fei had no intention of monopolizing the treasures behind the stone door on his own, adhering to his promise. This was both a principle by which he lived and a commitnt he maintained in his path of cultivation.
What’s more, if it weren’t for Lin Hao and their treasure map, he would have never found this place.
So in the next mont, Zhu Fei’s figure flashed, and he quickly returned to Lin Hao and the other person’s side.
"Brother Lin, Sister Zhou, there’s no issue inside the cave anymore, let’s go in."
"Eh? Brother Zhu, did you get hurt just now? Is it serious?"
Zhou Yun, being observant, noticed the trace of blood on Zhu Fei’s mouth as soon as he erged.
Hearing that, Lin Hao was also taken aback, he too turned to Zhu Fei with concern, "Right, why don’t you rest first? We’re not in a hurry."
Seeing that both of them were first concerned about his injuries rather than the treasure location, Zhu Fei involuntarily felt a surge of goodwill towards them.
He then smiled and shook his head, saying, "I’m fine, it’s just a minor injury, let’s talk about everything else inside, Brother Lin, Sister Zhou."
With that, Zhu Fei once again moved swiftly and re-entered the cave.
Seeing this, Lin Hao and Zhou Yun exchanged glances, both of them couldn’t help but smile wryly.
Nevertheless, they didn’t hesitate either and likewise darted into the cave.
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