Cultivating Immortality Through a Hundred Lifetimes: I Possess the Heavenly Book of Merit

Deli clutched her chest and staggered after Yu Yan as they arrived at the well in the center of the courtyard.

The wellhead was covered with a stone slab, which was covered with moss and had obviously not been touched for a long time.

Yu Yan reached out and lifted the stone slab, and a damp, cold aura wafted out of the well, mixed with a faint stench of decay.

He peeked down and looked down.

The well was very deep, pitch black, and the bottom could not be seen.

When one probes with their divine sense, they can only vaguely sense the well water flowing deep within, but they cannot immediately discern exactly how deep it is or what lies below.

Yu Yan turned his head and looked at Deli.

"Are the marks you made still there?"

Deli nodded, took out a tracking talisman from his pocket, stuck the talisman in his palm, made hand seals, and chanted incantations.

A moment later, the talisman trembled slightly, emitting a faint spiritual light that pointed towards the bottom of the well.

"It's still there." Derek breathed a sigh of relief. "The dagger is still down there."

Yu Yan nodded, took out a long rope from his storage bag, tied one end to the stone block next to the well, and threw the other end into the well.

"Get out of here."

Deli paused for a moment, looking at the dark well opening, a hint of hesitation flashing across his face.

Yu Yan looked at him without saying a word.

Deli gritted his teeth, grabbed the rope, and jumped down into the well.

Yu Yan didn't need the rope, so he put it away and casually jumped down behind him.

The well walls were slippery and covered in moss, with water droplets constantly falling from above, their coldness biting at my face. The deeper I went, the more damp and chilly the air became, and the stronger the stench of decay grew.

After sliding down about ten feet, my feet suddenly moved, followed by the sound of rushing water.

It seems the well is in a good location, and the water is plentiful.

Yu Yan steadied himself and looked around.

The bottom of the well was larger than I had imagined, measuring several meters square.

The surrounding stone walls are smooth, covered with moss and aquatic plants.

Moonlight shone down from the well overhead, casting faint ripples on the well water.

On one side of the well wall, there is also an opening.

The cave entrance was small, only about half a person's height, and pitch black; it was unclear where it led.

The well water flowed out of the cave entrance, forming an underground stream that made a gurgling sound.

Deli pointed to the hole, his voice trembling slightly.

His acupoints were sealed, and he was seriously injured, so he had no way to resist the icy cold well water.

"The dagger... the dagger is inside. I sensed it with the talisman; it was swept inside."

Yu Yan didn't speak, but just stared at the hole, his eyes slightly narrowed.

undercurrent.

The situation inside the cave is unknown.

If the dagger is really inside, then going in to retrieve it will inevitably involve some risk.

But since we've come all this way, we can't go back empty-handed.

He took out a water-repelling talisman from his pocket and stuck it to his body. A spiritual light appeared, enveloping the two of them and insulating them from the coldness of the well water.

Then he looked at Deli.

"lead the way."

Deli swallowed hard, nodded, and bent down to crawl into the hole.

Yu Yan followed behind him and crawled inside.

The cave is very narrow, allowing only one person to crawl forward at a time.

Sharp stalagmites protrude from the rock face from time to time, and you can easily cut your skin if you're not careful.

The well water was icy cold, but fortunately, Yu Yan's water-repelling talisman protected him, preventing the chill from seeping into his bones.

The two groped their way forward in the darkness.

After climbing for an unknown amount of time, the view suddenly opened up ahead.

It's another cave.

This cave is much larger than the previous one, measuring several meters in diameter.

The cave ceiling is very high; you can't even see the top at a glance.

There were also some glowing moss on the surrounding stone walls, which made the whole cave look hazy.

In the center of the cave is a small pool of water.

The pool was small, only about ten feet in diameter, but very deep, with no bottom in sight. The water flowed in from the hole they had crawled through, into the pool, and then flowed away through an underground current on the other side.

Deli pointed to the pool, a hint of excitement in his voice.

"Thankfully, it wasn't completely washed away; it's still inside!"

He strode to the edge of the pool, made a hand seal, and activated the talisman in his hands.

The runes on the talisman suddenly lit up and shot into the depths of the pool.

A moment later, ripples appeared on the water's surface.

Deli reached in, fumbled around for a moment, then picked up the dagger, held it with both hands, and handed it to Yu Yan.

Yu Yan took the dagger and examined it carefully.

The dagger was short, about a foot long, and made entirely of some kind of black metal. It was heavy and icy cold to the touch. The blade was engraved with dense runes, and faintly emitted fluctuations of spiritual energy.

What caught Yu Yan's attention most was a single character engraved on the hilt of the knife.

"pickup".

The character 拾 (shí) in 林拾 (Lín Shí) means "to pick up" or "to pick up".

Yu Yan looked at the word, and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly.

found it.

With this dagger and Deli as a witness, Lin Jiu can at least get out of the dungeon temporarily.

He put the dagger away and was about to speak when a sudden sense of alarm arose in his heart.

There's a murderous aura about him!

Almost instinctively, Yu Yan grabbed De Li, activated the Shrinking Earth Talisman, and moved three zhang to the side!

hiss hiss hiss—

Three cold lights flashed past where they had just stood, piercing the stone wall with a dull thud.

There are three short swords.

The sword was embedded in the stone wall, with only the hilt sticking out, humming and vibrating.

Yu Yan steadied himself and looked up.

At the entrance of the cave, three more people had appeared without anyone noticing.

The three men were all dressed in black, their faces covered, only their eyes visible. Their auras were deep and restrained, their gazes cold, carrying undisguised killing intent.

Late stage of Qi Refining.

All three are in the late stage of Qi Refining.

The moment Deli saw the three people clearly, his face turned deathly pale.

"It's...it's Lin Shi's people..."

His voice trembled.

"He...he sent people to kill me to silence me..."

Yu Yan had already thought of this, so at the very beginning, he used the silk manipulation technique to temporarily change his appearance in order to prevent Lin Shi from discovering his whereabouts.

He didn't speak, but just stared intently at the three men in black.

This is a bit tricky.

He and Deli, both at the mid-stage of Qi Refining, would surely die in a direct confrontation.

If you can't beat them, just run away.

The three men in black gave them no time to think; their first attack missed, and they immediately pounced again!

Yu Yan was prepared. He pulled out a handful of talismans from his pocket and threw them at them!

The talisman exploded in mid-air, turning into countless streams of light that shot towards the three men in black.

There were fire talismans, thunder talismans, all sorts of things, a complete mess.

The three men in black were clearly caught off guard by his many talismans and were momentarily flustered, forced to stop and defend themselves.

In that instant, Yu Yan had already grabbed De Li, activated the Shrinking Earth Talisman again, and rushed towards another cave entrance!

"Chase!"

A low shout came from behind.

Three figures pursued relentlessly.

The two passed through cave after cave and entered secret passage after secret passage.

The three men in black were hot on his heels, but every time they were about to catch up, Yu Yan would throw out a handful of talismans to force them back.

And so, the two hid and fled in the underground cave for an unknown amount of time.

Finally, a light appeared ahead.

exit!

Yu Yan was overjoyed and pulled Deli towards the light.

The moment they burst out of the cave, the two of them felt a blur before their eyes and found themselves on the ground.

The water flows gently, its surface shimmering in the sunlight.

Yu Yan didn't have time to figure out which way to go, and pulled Deli along as they continued running forward.

Behind them, the three men in black had already chased after them.

"stop!"

A sharp shout rang out.

Who do you think you are? You think you can just stop me because you tell me to?

Yu Yan didn't look back and kept running.