The Fairy: From the Traveling Merchant

Chapter 914 Cave Mansion
The terrifying lightning that shattered the "Four Spirits Blood Array" with a single strike and even obliterated Xue Bailing's body was naturally the work of Fang Peiniang, the "Thunder Princess" released by Zhao Chen earlier.

Ultimately, the "Four Spirits Blood Array" is merely an array used to refine and corrupt the bodies and treasures of others. Its defense is not outstanding. Even with the magical artifact "Black Blood Spirit Banner" as a suppressing object, it is difficult to withstand a full-force attack from a true cultivator with supernatural powers.

Moreover, Zhao Chen not only gave his "Minor Five Elements Mixed Yuan Fire Thunder Pearl" to Fang Peiniang, greatly increasing the power of her "Thunder Extreme Arc Light", but also temporarily tilted the blessing of the "Hundred Flowers Manual" towards her, which allowed that lightning to unleash the power of almost a fourth-grade divine power!

The moment the lightning appeared, the True Qi and Qi Refining cultivators present were stunned by its terrifying power, unable to even have a thought, only instinctive trembling and terror lingering in their hearts.

It wasn't until Zhao Chen uttered that mocking "Great Shaking Technique" that they seemed to regain their senses. Their clothes were soaked with sweat, and most of them even collapsed to the ground with their legs giving way.

This was not only because he was frightened by the supernatural lightning, but also because his essence, energy and spirit had just been absorbed by the "Four Spirits Blood Array".

Many people disregarded their appearance, panting heavily to vent their pent-up fear, despair, and relief at surviving the ordeal.

Meanwhile, Commander Meng shakily took out a pill and put it in his mouth. After regaining some of his thinking ability, he finally understood the meaning of "Young Master Wang's" words:
"This young master of the Jianye royal family was secretly protected by a master when he went out to travel. It was his protector who made the move just now!"

Generally speaking, members of prominent families do not equip themselves with protectors when they travel, because once they develop a dependency mentality, it is difficult to achieve the desired training effect.

Moreover, when the direct descendants of aristocratic families and superior sects go out to travel, they must already be at the supernatural level. It is impossible to send a "Dongxuan" True Person as a protector, right?
However, there are always exceptions. Some people with special identities, such as Cui Zihao, the "Qingyin Sword", are the son of a princess and are always accompanied by a "Commander of Soldiers" to protect them.

Meng Zhenshou clearly regarded Zhao Chen in front of him as this type of person.

Seeing that the formation had been destroyed and the ringleader had been executed, and that Zong Fangqing was trapped in place and unable to move, Meng Zhenshou, who finally had the strength to stand up, immediately bowed deeply to Zhao Chen and said gratefully, "If it weren't for Young Master Wang passing by Ye Nan and seeing through the villain's treacherous plot, we would probably have been annihilated..."

"This old man is very grateful to Young Master Wang for saving my life!"

Upon hearing this, the other cultivators who were able to stand up also bowed and said in unison, "Thank you, Young Master Wang, for saving our lives. We will never refuse any request you may give us in the future!"

Zhao Chen nodded, then casually cast a few spells to bind all the remaining cultivators of the Peng family, especially Peng Qi, the disciple of "White Spirit Sword." He then instructed Meng Zhenshou, "After you recover, keep an eye on the Zong and Peng families, and then hand them over to the head constables of the Six Doors."

Although the actions of the clan head and Xue Bailing were egregious, they did not involve demons or evil spirits and were merely internal disputes among cultivators, thus falling within the jurisdiction of the Six Doors.

Although the Peng family members seemed innocent, Zhao Chen learned through "identification" that they were actually deeply involved with Xue Bailing and were even willing to "sacrifice" themselves to help Xue Bailing break the seal on that "treasure".

They even walked into the black mist released by the "Four Spirits Blood Array"!
This is also why Zhao Chen did not rescue them.

"Also, there's something strange about Peng Qi; we need to observe him further..."

While Zhao Chen was pondering, the shrewd and experienced Prefect Meng had already realized what "Young Master Wang" truly meant and said with a smile, "Young Master, please go ahead and take care of your business. I will send someone to clean up this mess."

He guessed that Young Master Wang was probably going to see the "treasure" that Zong Fangqing and Xue Bailing were both eyeing!
However, since Young Master Wang has relieved the cultivators of Ye Nan from their predicament, even if he monopolizes the treasure, no one will find it inappropriate... It is the spoils of war that he deserves.

Seeing that Old Man Meng was so cooperative, Zhao Chen was quite satisfied. However, out of caution, he secretly released another "Flower Fairy," Bai Nongmei, to keep watch and prevent any accidents from happening. After doing this, he activated his magic, simulating the "Gentle Breeze Sword Robe," and was lifted by the breeze to fly towards the mountainside.

Witnessing his graceful ascent into the sky, the cultivators of True Qi and Qi Refining in the courtyard couldn't help but exclaim in admiration: "Truly worthy of being a scion of a prestigious family, a true immortal!"

As renowned figures in the town, they had witnessed the power of many "magical" masters before, but none were as formidable as Young Master Wang. Although today's events were perilous, they were enough to become a topic of conversation for the rest of their lives.

Only Peng Qi, who was bound, suddenly awoke from her coma after Zhao Chen left, a strange light flashing in her eyes.

……

The entrance to the so-called "treasure" of the Zong family was located inside a hidden crack in the mountain wall, and there were various disguises outside. If Fang Peiniang hadn't been released in advance and followed behind the old man next to Zong Fangqing, it would have been really difficult to find it.

In particular, the mountain's energy field is quite unique, and spiritual and divine senses are not very sensitive to it, making it easy to overlook certain areas without realizing it.

—The old man had secretly left the courtyard when Zong Fangqing and Peng Qi were dueling, and came to this "cave entrance" to guide the power of the "blood sacrifice".

However, with Fang Peiniang's guidance, Zhao Chen entered the mountain crevice with ease, then passed through four or five restrictions, and arrived at an extremely spacious cave.

At the end of the cave is a destroyed "blood pool", and directly below it, on the ground, is a "door" shaped like a blooming flower.

The old man had disappeared without a trace, but Zhao Chen knew that he had actually been reduced to dust by Fang Peiniang.

Although Lady Fang lacked a grand vision and suffered many hardships, her personality was not distorted, and she naturally loathed the matter of "blood sacrifice".

As Zhao Chen approached the "blood pool," Fang Peiniang, who had been transformed into lightning, appeared. After giving a simple bow, she reported, "Young master, I have just investigated and confirmed that this is actually the entrance to the cave of a supernatural cultivator."

"It must have been imbued with some kind of high-grade divine power, which I cannot open with my current strength."

I guessed the cave dwelling of the supernatural cultivator, but why is the entrance shaped like a "flower"?

After pondering for a while, Zhao Chen raised his hand and released Xue Bailing's soul, which he had just taken away. He then used the methods of the "Yin Demon Sect" to stimulate her, briefly bringing her to "awakening".

But this kind of "clear-headedness" lacks rationality and can only provide simple answers to some questions.

"Whose cave is this?" Zhao Chen asked without wasting any time.

(End of this chapter)