Taming Beasts and Cultivating Immortality from Two Realms

Chapter 322 Ruins of the Array Sect
"I swear on my Dao heart that every word I have said is true. I only ask that the three fairies show mercy and let me go. At that time, all the opportunities in the cave will belong to the three of you." Li Senyi was breathing rapidly and speaking quickly.

"An opportunity in the cave?"

A glint of greed flashed in the eyes of the woman in red. She said cautiously, "Tell me carefully. If it is true, the three of us sisters might spare your life."

The other two female cultivators nodded slightly and stopped making a move, lest they push their prey too far and miss the opportunity.

Upon noticing Sanxiu's reaction, Li Senyi felt a slight sense of relief.

He wasn't foolish enough to believe what the cultivator said, but in order to buy time and think of a countermeasure, he had no choice but to carefully choose his words and reveal some information:
"Sixty-five years ago, I accidentally discovered the entrance to an ancient cultivator's cave near the Dry Poison Ravine in the Black Wind Mountains."

"The array formations and restrictions of that cave have endured for a long time. Although they are dilapidated, they still shimmer with spiritual light, which is no ordinary thing."

At this point, Li Senyi paused slightly: "Back then, my strength was low. I was only at the early stage of Foundation Establishment when I was able to break through two layers of restrictions and obtain some array inheritances and pills, but I was stopped at the third layer of restrictions."

With the abilities of the three fairies, breaking through the subsequent restrictions and obtaining the cave's inheritance shouldn't be difficult.

Upon hearing this, the red-clad female cultivator's heart stirred slightly.

In just sixty-five years, Li Senyi was able to leap from a Foundation Establishment Stage 1 cultivator to a Foundation Establishment Stage 2 cultivator, which suggests that the hidden opportunities within that cave are quite significant.

But only children make choices; she wants the opportunity, and she wants the person too!

After all, it's not easy to ambush and kill a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.

If it weren't for the fact that a cultivation family in the Biyuan Mountains was unhappy with Li Senyi's existence and secretly provided information, the three sisters would usually only be able to ambush and kill cultivators at the peak of Qi Refining and the early to mid-stages of Foundation Establishment.

"That horrible place, the Dry Poison Ravine, is teeming with poisonous insects and has traces of Golden Core demonic beasts. Do you think we're stupid and want to lure us to our deaths?" the red-clad female cultivator suddenly shouted.

"That was never the intention."

Li Senyi quickly shook his head: "That cave is located deep in the Dry Poison Ravine, and the entrance is extremely hidden."

If I hadn't been tracking a miasma scorpion back then, I would never have discovered it.

"If the three fairies are willing to spare my life, I can now swear an oath of faith and provide a detailed map and all the information I know."

Upon hearing this, the Three Devouring Fiends were clearly tempted and exchanged glances with each other.

The inheritance opportunity of a cave dwelling is far more valuable than that of a Foundation Establishment cultivator; it must be extracted first.

The female cultivator in red stared intently at Li Senyi, her lewd expression fading slightly: "Fine, then swear an oath now by your inner demons."

Without hesitation, Li Senyi pointed to the sky and the earth, made a solemn oath against his inner demons, and then took out a jade slip containing information about his cave.

After doing all this, he looked at the Three Devouring Fiends with a firm expression: "Now it's your turn to swear an oath, otherwise even if you die here, I will not give you the chance to search your souls."

The three female cultivators exchanged glances and simultaneously made a vow of faith.

Li Senyi relaxed, maintained his escape distance, and threw out the jade slip in his hand.

"Not bad, you know what's good for you." The red-clad female cultivator scanned the jade slip with her divine sense: "But to prevent you from deliberately hiding crucial information, you must accompany us until we have obtained all the opportunities in the cave. Only then can we let you leave, how about it?"

"You have broken your oath of faith, aren't you afraid of the backlash from your inner demons and your cultivation stagnation?" Li Senyi's expression changed drastically, but he was secretly delighted.

They finally fell for the trap!
He was a second-tier high-grade spirit array master, but because he was ambushed, he was unable to unleash his full power as an array master, which limited him in many ways and made it difficult for him to defeat the Three Devouring Fiends.

But in that mysterious cave, with the help of the remaining restrictions, he was confident that he could escape unscathed even if he failed to fight back.

“We made a vow of faith to let you go, but we didn’t say when we would let you go.”

The female cultivator in red said with great interest, "If you dare not come with us, then you are guilty and deliberately hiding key information about the cave to set a trap."

Even if we, the three sisters, were to kill you now, we would not break the vow we just made to uphold our Daoist principles.

Compared to righteous cultivators, evil and demonic cultivators who are eager for quick success and instant benefits will not easily violate the vows they have made to uphold their Dao.

Taking advantage of this, the three sisters have used seemingly harsh conditions, but in reality, they have manipulated concepts and hidden some preconditions to drain the life out of many cultivators over the years.

But can't those cultivators really see the flaws in the Dao Heart Oath?

That's not necessarily true. The initiative to make a vow of Dao heart lies in the hands of the sisters; they can choose whether or not to make one.

Those cultivators were merely fish on a chopping board, forced to fight for their lives and risk everything to find a glimmer of hope.

"The three fairies... truly have a brilliant plan!"

Li Senyi's voice was hoarse, like a wild beast forced to the edge of a cliff: "I can take you there, but if you go back on your word again, even if I die, I will take one of you with me."

"Of course." The red-clad female cultivator smiled charmingly.

The tactic of "boiling a frog in lukewarm water" may seem simple, but it has proven effective time and again.

Hey! (There's a chance!)

Wu Qi Teng stared intently at Chen Beiwu.

They are so lucky; even when they are out and about, opportunities to inherit their skills come to them.

Chen Beiwu remained calm.

He knew all too well how cunning and treacherous the cultivators of the Southern Wilderness were, and how they would stop at nothing to seize resources and achieve immortality.

Especially those skilled in formations and adept at stratagems.

The "legacy" and "opportunity" they left behind before their demise were most likely traps, either schemes for possession and rebirth or deadly traps to drag others down with them.

Very few cultivators in the Southern Wilderness truly wanted to preserve their lineage, and the requirements were extremely stringent.

For example, in the Heavenly Evolution True Realm that Chen Beiwu had previously entered, the Heavenly Evolution True Monarch did indeed leave behind a lineage of Daoist inheritance, but once a Foundation Establishment cultivator encountered the Demonic Ape, it was basically a death sentence.

His survival at that time was purely due to his amazing talent; all three of his attributes were rated as top-tier, meeting the requirements of the Fighting Demon Ape.

That is why Chen Beiwu was not very interested in the inheritance opportunities mentioned by these Foundation Establishment cultivators.

No matter how great the opportunity, could it be greater than the five major sects that rule the Earthly Realm and have a long history?

Thinking of this, Chen Beiwu didn't stop walking.

"tread!"

"tread!"

"tread!"

A series of unhurried footsteps came clearly from the southeast, approaching from a distance.

The female cultivator in red narrowed her eyes slightly, then suddenly turned her head, using her divine sense to probe the source of the sound.

The footsteps were very steady, as steady as if they were strolling leisurely.

Her intuition, honed from years of living on the edge, inexplicably tightened in her heart.

The next instant, in her divine sense, a tall and elegant figure gradually became clear.

The newcomer was handsome, dressed in an ordinary blue Taoist robe, and his body showed no trace of magical power, appearing as an unremarkable mortal. However, the red-clad female cultivator's pupils contracted. Mortals were not uncommon near the Biyuan Mountains, but this person's eyes were far too calm.

That detached and aloof demeanor far surpassed that of most cultivators she had ever met.

Something's not right, there's something wrong, this person is definitely not an ordinary mortal!
The alarm bells rang in the red-clad female cultivator's mind. She instinctively gripped the spiritual weapon in her hand and simultaneously activated her divine sense to warn her sisters to be careful.

But perhaps the green-clad female cultivator had had too many smooth years and had become less vigilant.

Seeing that the newcomer was just a handsome young man with no magical power, and noticing that the eldest sister had suddenly lost her focus, she assumed that the eldest sister was tempted by the sight of a prey and immediately let out a charming laugh.

"Oh my, whose lost young master is this? He's quite handsome!"

She looked Chen Beiwu up and down, her eyes filled with desire: "Big sister, look at this young man, he has fair skin and tender flesh, and his appearance and temperament are top-notch. Why don't we take him back and have some fun with him?"

Another female cultivator in yellow also covered her mouth and chuckled, her eyes fixed on Chen Beiwu: "Hehe, Second Sister is right, such an outstanding mortal is indeed a rare sight. Can I have a taste of the first soup, little sister?"

"Shut up!"

The red-clad female cultivator's expression changed drastically. She shouted angrily, wishing she could sew the mouths of these two incompetent teammates shut.

What kind of extraordinary mortal?
Are these two idiots out of their minds? They dare to make suggestive remarks about a mysterious cultivator whose background they don't even know.

But her rebuke came too late; Chen Beiwu's calm gaze flickered slightly.

He didn't care much about the opportunities that the group of cultivators were talking about; such inheritances, which were hard to distinguish between true and false, were mostly far more dangerous than rewarding.

He did not deliberately conceal his whereabouts, and from beginning to end walked along this road leading to Biyuan Market with the mindset of sightseeing.

To put it bluntly, a group of Foundation Establishment cultivators are not worthy of Chen Beiwu's special consideration in concealing his aura or taking a detour.

What he cared about was the aura emanating from the red-clad female cultivator and the male cultivator, and as a result, he overheard some unpleasant teasing.

Chen Beiwu glanced indifferently at the green-clad female cultivator who had uttered the foul language, as if he were looking at a noisy cicada.

That one glance froze the smile on the green-clad female cultivator's face, her entire body's magical power was frozen, and she didn't even have a chance to use her divine sense to ask for help. She stood frozen in place, and then her eyes lost their luster, and her aura completely dissipated.

Upon witnessing this scene, the female cultivator in red was utterly horrified.

There was no casting of spells, no fluctuation of magical power, and not even the slightest movement of a finger.

With just a calm glance, he crushed all the life force of a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator with overwhelming force.

This method is so profound that it is completely beyond her comprehension!
'Golden...Golden Core True Person?'

Upon realizing this, the woman in red did not hesitate for a moment. She knelt down with a thud, pressing her forehead firmly against the damp soil: "Please, senior, spare my life!"

The female cultivator in yellow swallowed hard, wanting to kneel down and beg for mercy like her elder sister, but as soon as she opened her mouth, everything went black before her eyes, and she lost all consciousness.

Upon discovering that the life force of the two cultivators of the same realm had been cut off, Li Senyi was shocked. Before he could even feel relieved, his body reacted before his mind could react, and he knelt heavily on the ground.

"Junior Li Senyi thanks you for saving my life, senior!"

He said respectfully, "My cultivation is low, and I possess nothing of value, except for information about an ancient cave ruin, which might be of some value to you, senior."

"This servant, Zhao Wuyan, is willing to serve you, senior," the red-clad female cultivator quickly echoed.

It is impossible to be an enemy!
Although the bond between best friends is important, nothing is more important than one's own life.

From another perspective, if she could use this opportunity to attach herself to a Golden Core cultivator, even if only as a furnace for nourishment, she could leap to become a Foundation Establishment cultivator whom no one in the Biyuan Mountains dared to provoke, and might even have the potential to advance to the peak of Foundation Establishment and attempt to form a Core.

She was now afraid that this Golden Core senior had too high a standard, and that her plain appearance was simply not worthy of his attention.

"Na."

Five Qi Vine shook its head.

Its intuition told it that neither of the two monks were good people.

Chen Beiwu's gaze swept over the two people kneeling on the ground.

He possesses the Nine Breaths Qi Absorption Divine Power, which allows him to easily see through the fortunes of two people.

A dense, crimson aura of malevolence swirled and rolled above Zhao Wuyan's head, clearly indicating that she had accumulated too much negative karma and was burdened by it.

Even if Chen Beiwu doesn't make a move today, this woman will surely suffer a terrible fate and die a horrible death in the future.

However, what concerned Chen Beiwu was that deep within the radiant aura of misfortune possessed by Zhao Wuyan, there was an incomparably dark, calamity-inducing aura, like a maggot clinging to a bone.

He only glanced at it, yet he sensed an ominous sign that dark clouds were gathering overhead and a great calamity was about to befall him.

'Why would a Foundation Establishment cultivator possess such a fierce aura of tribulation?' Chen Beiwu wondered.

If the crimson and black aura of calamity is considered to be at the level of a third-order calamity, then the pitch-black aura of calamity covered by dark clouds is, in Chen Beiwu's estimation, comparable to a fourth-order calamity.

This was the second time Chen Beiwu had witnessed such a level of calamity aura; the first time he had seen it was on Yu Zhaoli, the master of the Talisman Hall.

As one of the five major sects in the Earthly Realm, the elders of the Mirror Moon Sect's main branch are at least at the peak of the Golden Core stage, just one step away from becoming Nascent Soul True Monarchs.

Yu Zhaoli, who ranks high and is the fourth elder of the sect, is a Golden Core Perfection True Person. He is only half a step away from becoming a True Monarch and one of the top immortal cultivators in the Southern Wilderness.

It's truly unbelievable that Zhao Wuyan, a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, could possess such a level of tribulation energy.

Compared to Zhao Wuyan, Li Senyi's luck seemed more normal.

It possesses both a third-tier pale orange aura of fortune and a scarlet ominous aura that accounts for two-thirds of its overall fortune.

If Chen Beiwu wasn't mistaken, this crimson aura of misfortune either originated from today's disaster or from the ruins of that cave.

But Chen Beiwu prefers the latter to the former.

"call out."

With a thought, Chen Beiwu's jade slip fell into his hand.

The next moment, a new piece of information suddenly appeared in his mind.

The information in the jade slip was not complicated; it simply introduced the situation of the inheritance cave in the Dry Poison Ravine, and it was speculated that this cave likely originated from the ancient array sect, the Taixu Array Sect.

This reminded Chen Beiwu of the inner disciple token of the Taixu Array Sect stored in his storage ring.

Those who possess a disciple token can directly enter the Taixu Array Sect through the inheritance caves in various parts of the Southern Wilderness to undergo trials.

The cave dwelling in the Dry Poison Ravine recorded in the jade slip is undoubtedly one of them, and it is a hidden entrance that the Burning Flame Sect has not yet discovered.

'Whale fall gives birth to all things. Although the Taixu Array Sect has declined, it has left behind many relics and inheritances within the Earthly Evolution Realm, giving birth to many powerful rogue cultivators.' Chen Beiwu sighed inwardly.

Opportunity and reward are commensurate.

Tianyan Zhenjun was a rogue cultivator, all alone. If he hadn't been fortunate enough to inherit the Taixu Array Sect's legacy, he probably wouldn't have been able to attain the Nascent Soul True Lord status as a rogue cultivator in his entire life.

But Chen Beiwu was different. As the leader of Jingyue Daozi and Yuqing Immortal Sect, he thought it better to try to subdue the Heart Monkey and obtain the inheritance of Tianyan Zhenjun than to risk entering an ancient ruin with unknown risks.

(End of this chapter)