Chapter 1224: Chapter 1272: Strange Stone Wall
Descending into the canyon ant going directly downward. The cliff face was not smooth, dotted with protruding rocks, which made it easy for martial artists of their caliber to descend.
However, Li Yifei was still sowhat worried about Xu Shanshan. He had Xu Shanshan stay at the top so that he could catch her from below if anything went wrong. He also kept looking up, knowing that if Murong Yuanqing and his n followed them down, now would be the easiest ti to be detected.
But he never saw anyone following them from above, which left him sowhat uneasy. He did not know whether Murong Yuanqing and his n had gotten lost in the Great Formation and had not followed them down, or if they were still able to completely conceal their presence at this ti.
Even though Murong Yuanqing and his n were extrely skilled, it would have been impossible for them to hide on such an exposed cliff face where everything above was clearly visible.
Wu Chang led the three of them down, and it took them more than half an hour to finally stop. Then they climbed sideways for over ten more minutes. The cliff wall suddenly receded inward, and a platform appeared beneath their feet.
"We’re here," Wu Chang said, his voice suddenly hushed, his deanor cautious.
Li Yifei and Xu Shanshan both nodded and then exchanged a glance. They both knew that the people inside must be extraordinary; otherwise, Wu Chang would not be so careful. Wu Chang’s skill level was comparable to Xu Shanshan’s. Those inside must be even more skilled, and if this was a trap, Li Yifei and Xu Shanshan were surely dood without a chance to fight back.
This was a cave, the entrance of which bore traces of damage, indicating it had likely not been disturbed for many years.
The three of them walked inside. The cave was not deep, and after a few ters, Li Yifei and Xu Shanshan could hear breathing sounds, stable and with a long rhythm, clearly indicating a master. But then again, anyone who could make it this far was by no ans a novice.
After walking another ten ters or so inside, Li Yifei finally saw people. Three individuals were sitting on the ground, but the cave was too dark for him to see their faces.
"You’ve arrived," a very deep male voice sounded.
"Great Elder!" Wu Chang respectfully bowed and said, "I’ve brought the people."
All three stood up. Two were tall n while one was a petite figure, clearly a woman, dressed in black clothes with a black headgear and a black veil over it, making it impossible to see even her eyes.
Recognizing the silhouette, Li Yifei imdiately realized this must be the woman who had rescued Park Sung-ho.
The Great Elder ca directly in front of Li Yifei and Xu Shanshan. Dressed in black with a mask covering everything but his eyes, he first looked at Xu Shanshan, then turned to Li Yifei and said, "Clan leader Li, Sung-ho has already negotiated the terms with you, right?"
Li Yifei nodded, saying, "Yes." He was not nervous at the mont. Although the Great Elder was obviously extrely powerful, far more so than Wu Chang, which ant he stood no chance against the Great Elder, there was no need to go to such lengths if the others wanted to harm him. So, there was nothing to worry about.
"Good, then let’s hope our cooperation will be successful," said the Great Elder, nodding. He then turned to Xu Shanshan and continued, "After careful research, we’ve determined that a door inside requires two people with Innate Vital Energy to open it together, so I hope you can give it your all."
Xu Shanshan looked further inside. The cave seed to reach an end there, and the door must be located at that point. "Okay, as long as there’s enough benefit, of course, I’ll try my best. But, Great Elder, you’re so powerful. If we open the door, you won’t turn on us and take out my brother-in-law and , right?"
The Great Elder smiled faintly and replied, "Don’t think that just because our organization is very mysterious, we are involved in all sorts of deeds. We absolutely value credibility. We also hope that you can beco our most reliable allies in Huaxia. Killing you would bring us no substantial benefits."
Xu Shanshan imdiately said, "By killing us, you could monopolize whatever is inside."
"Rest assured, if that were the case, our organization wouldn’t have been able to develop to this point," the Great Elder patiently explained. "Your cooperation with us is just beginning, so it’s normal for you to be cautious. In Mile City, those two groups that were eliminated by you had cooperated with us, and from that, you can witness that as long as soone cooperates with us, our organization will show sufficient sincerity."
Xu Shanshan chuckled, "Since you say so, I’ll trust you this ti, taking a gamble. But you have to tell
what I need to do, right?"
"Follow !" The Great Elder turned and walked deeper inward, stopping in front of the Stone Door.
Li Yifei and Xu Shanshan followed. Looking at the Stone Door, Li Yifei asked, "Have you never thought of just using explosives to open it?"
The Great Elder nodded, "I’ve considered that, but the map clearly warns that using force to open it will disturb the balance inside, causing it to collapse, so it must be opened through proper ans."
"That mysterious?" Xu Shanshan exclaid in surprise.
"Yes, the wisdom of the ancients is truly incomparable to ours. Just like the Great Formation outside, without the formation map, no matter how skilled one’s martial arts, it would be absolutely impossible to enter."
Li Yifei and Xu Shanshan deeply agreed that this kind of Great Formation was completely beyond the understanding of ordinary people. If they hadn’t seen it with their own eyes, they wouldn’t believe it even if soone told them.
The Great Elder then said, "Clan leader Li, you can try this Stone Door to see if there is anything unusual."
Li Yifei nodded, placed his hand on the stone wall, and suddenly exclaid in amazent, "There’s True Qi inside?"
The Great Elder nodded and said, "Yes, that’s why we didn’t dare to act rashly."
Li Yifei had just felt the presence of True Qi, but now he increased his True Qi to see what was happening inside. However, as soon as he raised his True Qi, a gentle yet incredibly strong True Qi imdiately repelled his palm.
"Bizarre!" Li Yifei’s interest was further piqued. He placed his palm against the stone wall again, but this ti he did not force his True Qi. Instead, he slowly infused it. The retaliating force was much weaker. Yet, Li Yifei found it absolutely impossible to feel the True Qi inside by using his own True Qi—it was like a barrier that completely blocked the entry of his True Qi.
At that mont, Xu Shanshan curiously said, "Let
give it a try." She then placed her palm on the stone wall as well.
"Huh..." Xu Shanshan’s hand wasn’t repelled, but she showed a look of great surprise.
Seeing Xu Shanshan’s reaction, Li Yifei gave up on his own attempts and focused his attention on her.
After a while, Xu Shanshan stopped and looked at Li Yifei with a bizarre expression, saying, "It’s very eerie inside, the True Qi seems like it can communicate with ."
The Great Elder chuckled and said, "Yes, only those with Innate Vital Energy can receive a response from it. So now, we can only rely on you and her to open this Stone Door." With that, he gestured towards the woman clad in black with a covered face.
Xu Shanshan said, "Then you have to tell
how to do it, right?"
The Great Elder shook his head and replied, "We don’t know that either. We believe it requires two people with Innate Vital Energy to open it, but that’s just a guess. The specifics, you two will have to figure out."
Xu Shanshan rolled her eyes and said, "So you’ve been here this long, and she hasn’t discovered anything?"
"Nothing!" the masked woman finally spoke, but her voice was quite hoarse and uncomfortable to listen to.
"So what do we do?" Xu Shanshan was visibly annoyed.
The Great Elder then added, "The two of you should use your Innate Vital Energy to try and communicate with the True Qi inside. Perhaps by joining forces, you can find the chanism inside, and then open this Stone Door."
"Dizzying, it’s so troubleso," Xu Shanshan said with discontent.
"Then we leave it to you." After saying this, the Great Elder stepped back.
The black-clad, masked woman ca up to the stone wall, nodded at Xu Shanshan, and placed her hand on the wall.
Xu Shanshan turned and looked at the Great Elder, saying, "So you’re just waiting to reap the benefits, huh? How unfair." Then she too placed her hand on the stone wall.
Li Yifei watched Xu Shanshan and the masked woman both curiously and nervously, but after a long while, he saw no response from them, and the Stone Door remained motionless as before.
After quite so ti, Li Yifei also felt bored watching and simply turned around, only to see the Great Elder and Wu Chang had both sat down on the ground, along with another person doing the sa.
Li Yifei had noticed that person since the mont he entered, but the person had not spoken at all, or made any sound, making him seem non-existent.
He appeared to be an unimportant individual, yet Li Yifei felt a sudden and strange intuition that this person was the most powerful and held the highest status here.
Leader!
The word suddenly flashed across Li Yifei’s mind, causing his heart to involuntarily skip a beat—this person could possibly be the supre leader of the Noah’s Ark Organization!
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