The cave was dark and damp, with a thick, almost solidified green mist of corpse poison emanating from it, carrying a putrid stench that assaulted the senses.

Chen Yang slowly walked deeper into the area, and the further he went, the stronger the aura of corpse poison became.

At this point, he had no choice but to fully activate the primordial lightning in his eyes, releasing a continuous stream of lightning power that spread throughout his body, constantly clearing away the corpse poison that had invaded his system.

At this moment, the power of the Primordial Thunder was like an impenetrable electric net, coursing through Chen Yang's limbs and bones. Any corpse poison or evil energy that approached would be instantly crushed and pulverized by the lightning.

Chen Yang explored deeper and deeper, and after walking more than thirty meters forward, suddenly, an extremely terrifying and soul-piercing pressure, along with boundless fear, slammed into his mind with a "boom"!

Chen Yang froze on the spot, his hair standing on end.

The next moment, the primordial power of lightning in his eyes suddenly erupted, and the blinding lightning exploded in his sea of ​​consciousness, instantly shattering the fear that had invaded his mind.

Coming to his senses, Chen Yang opened his eyes and stared intently ahead.

Just over ten meters away, there stood a humanoid creature that was more than two meters tall.

Its body was hunched over, writhing slowly in agony. Its outline was vaguely human, but its skin was covered with dense, dark green scales. Beneath the scales, its body was rotting, the festering wounds gaping open, revealing the internal organs inside its chest cavity.

Chen Yang stood there, and could clearly see that the blackened heart was still beating slowly, and he could also see the intestines hanging out.

Most of the intestines had rotted and dissolved, leaving only sticky, rotten flesh. A foul stench mixed with corpse poison permeated the air. Its liver had rotted down to the size of a little finger, and the rest had turned into foul-smelling pus.

His face was even more gruesome, his features looked as if they had been gouged out piece by piece with a knife, leaving a bloody mess.

Its entire body was tightly bound by a bright red chain.

This is the source of all the corpse poison.

What shocked Chen Yang even more was that the humanoid creature in front of him was still alive!

Although its heartbeat is slow, only slightly per minute, it never stops.

Its entire body was festering and decaying, yet new buds kept sprouting from the rotting areas. It was firmly bound here by chains, enduring the endless torment of decay, rebirth, decay, and rebirth day after day, year after year.

Chen Yang was deeply shocked, his scalp tingling, and at that moment, he felt as if his thoughts had frozen.

Just then, the humanoid creature covered in scales on the chain suddenly turned its head sharply and looked directly in Chen Yang's direction!

Chen Yang's heart skipped a beat.

The man's eye sockets were sunken and rotten, leaving only half of a cloudy eyeball bobbing in its orbit, yet it seemed to have a precise view of Chen Yang. An indescribable sense of fear surged through Chen Yang once more, gripping his heart tightly.

The creature seemed somewhat agitated, making muffled hoarse sounds in its throat as it struggled painfully, as if trying to say something to Chen Yang.

However, the moment its body moved, the red chains binding it burst forth with streaks of blood-red light, which, like red-hot irons, pierced deep into the scaled man's body.

The scaled man writhed in agony, and with a "boom," his body erupted once more with a pungent stench, the thick, unyielding aura of corpse poison spreading rapidly in all directions!

Chen Yang was startled by what he saw. He knew he had reached his limit, and if he went any further, even the Primordial Thunder Scripture would probably not be able to dispel such a strong aura of corpse poison.

He was about to turn and leave when he suddenly caught a glimpse of a storage bag made of animal hide lying not far to his side.

Without a second thought, Chen Yang reached out and grabbed the storage bag, then turned and frantically retreated. He retreated dozens of meters before finally returning to Feng Tingting's side.

Only then did Chen Yang breathe a slight sigh of relief.

Feng Tingting waited anxiously, her face full of worry. Seeing Chen Yang return, she immediately grabbed his arm and asked urgently, "Chen Yang, how is it?"

Chen Yang shook his head and said in a deep voice, "Let's go back first, we'll talk about it outside."

Then he pulled Feng Tingting up, and the two of them flashed and quickly retreated, instantly escaping from the black hole and returning to the black desert.

It wasn't until he stood in the open space of the crevice, surrounded by thousands of disciples, that Chen Yang's wildly beating heart gradually calmed down.

At this moment, Chen Yang was still immersed in the deep-seated fear he had just felt.

What kind of being is it? What kind of pain is it enduring?

He was like a prisoner neither dead nor alive, enduring this rotting curse day after day, yet unable to die completely. If the corpse poison emanating from his body possessed such terrifying toxicity, what kind of earth-shattering powerhouse must he have been in life?

However, Chen Yang also knew that these were things he couldn't touch right now. Perhaps only after his Primordial Thunder Eyes evolved twice more would he be able to get close enough to truly understand that person's identity and experiences.

Chen Yang looked at the disciples around him and said, "Alright, everyone, re-cover this cave."

Everyone stepped forward, and with the help of their spiritual power, the black sand surged and quickly covered and leveled the pit again.

Chen Yang secretly marked the spot for future visits.

Then he checked Su Nuanyun's aura-shielding formation again.

At this moment, the crack was filled with a simple array. This array was only open to Su Nuanyun's aura. If other Golden Core cultivators rashly entered this crack, they would inevitably be devoured by the laws of heaven. Only Su Nuanyun could freely enter and exit.

Chen Yang looked towards the end of the passage. He had heard people say that as long as he jumped out from that end, he could reach the Battle Domain, which was a special training ground for Golden Core cultivators.

Chen Yang hesitated slightly, but ultimately did not dare to try jumping out of the rift. He was afraid that if he left, he would never be able to come back. Although he had the system, he had no chance of winning against a Golden Core cultivator.

With everything resolved within the rift, Chen Yang said, "Everyone, things are settled. Let's leave this rift now."

The crowd responded and turned to follow Chen Yang, Hu Hai, Feng Tingting, and the others, heading out of the crack in a grand procession.

Feng Tingting flew alongside Chen Yang. When other people were around, she didn't act particularly affectionate with Chen Yang. Instead, she deliberately kept a distance, only occasionally glancing at the man beside her out of the corner of her eye.

Before long, the group of nearly a thousand people filed out of the crevice and returned to the surface of the sea.

At this moment, several Golden Core cultivators were guarding the area around the crack.

Seeing so many cultivators from Tianhai Sect and Baisong Sect suddenly appear, two Golden Core cultivators showed an incredulous look on their faces. They exchanged a glance, and without saying a word, they turned into streaks of light and flew away.

Clearly, these two were Golden Core cultivators from the Holy Fire Sect.

Just as Chen Yang and the others regained their footing, they saw a graceful figure flying swiftly towards them from afar. The woman was voluptuous, with stunning beauty, and possessed a gentle yet dignified demeanor; it was none other than Su Nuanyun.

Chen Yang felt a warmth in his heart when he saw Su Nuanyun. He immediately went to greet her and flew towards her, saying with delight, "Great-grandmother, I'm back."

Su Nuanyun was overjoyed to see Chen Yang return safely. She went straight up and gently hugged him.

Chen Yang quickly said, "Great-grandmother, don't worry, everything is fine at the Jiang family. Qingxia is cultivating there, so there are no problems for the time being."

Su Nuanyun patted Chen Yang on the shoulder and said, "I know everything. Chen Yang, thank you so much. Liu Qingxia didn't marry the wrong person. If it weren't for you, I would have made an irreparable mistake this time. Let's go back to Tianhai Gate first."

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