The sunlight gradually dimmed, and night was about to fall.
After isolating himself from the outside world with a sword shield, Su Yang sat calmly at the top, meditating on the sword intent. As the sun dipped below the horizon and only the last rays of sunset remained in the distance, Su Yang slowly opened his eyes.
During this time, he was not only comprehending the sword intent, but also paying attention to the movements of the disaster below.
Surprisingly, the calamities didn't act too recklessly, mostly just wandering around the perimeter before converging in a cave within a mining area. Even now, Su Yang hasn't seen many calamities loitering outside. Furthermore, it's noteworthy that almost all the swaying calamities are mutated; there aren't a single blood demon.
"Could they all be inside?" Su Yang murmured.
Another hour passed, and there was still no response.
Seeing that darkness was falling on the horizon, Su Yang didn't want to wait any longer.
Su Yang patted Ahei beside him and said, "Let's get ready to go."
Ahei yawned, stretched, and jumped onto Su Yang's shoulder.
Everything is ready.
Set off!
In an instant, Su Yang arrived at the cave entrance, where a D-rank Calamity lay perched, seemingly guarding the entrance. The moment it saw Su Yang, before it could even utter a sound, a sword light ripped it to pieces! In a flash, it transformed into countless pieces of flesh and blood, collapsing in a heap!
Su Yang slowly sheathed his sword and said, "There are actually guards at the cave entrance?"
Disasters should be unconscious. The disaster he just killed was like it was guarding the cave entrance, but they didn't sense anything unusual here before.
It's only a C-level disaster, so its intelligence shouldn't be very high.
"Awooo!"
Suddenly, Ahei barked softly twice and wrote a few words on the ground.
'The atmosphere inside is very strong!'
Is it heavy?
What does this mean?
Su Yang frowned, and Ahei jumped onto his shoulder again. At this moment, Su Yang also sensed a fishy and putrid smell coming from the cave entrance. It seemed that there was indeed something in this stone cave, but it was definitely not a treasure.
Su Yang's breathing was steady as he slowly walked inside. At the same time, he closed his eyes and used his perception of the myriad realms of the mind to discern the size of the entire cave.
The cave was indeed enormous, perhaps requiring small transport carts to navigate through. The passageway was four meters high and six meters wide, providing ample space for simple passage. However, Su Yang could sense an even larger space deeper within!
There, it was as if an invisible wall was blocking Su Yang's senses from entering.
Forbidden perception!
Su Yang withdrew his senses and stared ahead: "There's actually a barrier here that isolates auras and senses?"
With that thought in mind, Su Yang strode forward.
There was no light inside, and everything around seemed so deep, as if continuing to walk in would lead to an endless abyss.
And in this darkness, some monsters two or three meters long crawl on the stone walls above. If there were light, they would be visible. They have fiery red scales on their backs, which are the C-level calamities recorded in the annals.
Fireback Dragon Lizard!
At this moment, three Fireback Dragon Lizards were above him, swimming nimbly back and forth. After noticing Su Yang's appearance, they kept hovering above him, as if ready to strike at any moment!
To this day, Su Yang has seven Fireback Dragon Lizards above his head!
A dense swarm of giant lizards lay on his head, their deep eyes fixed on Su Yang, and a trickle of saliva slowly dripped from their mouths, which were dripping with putrid venom.
At the exact moment of turning a corner, seven fire-backed dragon lizards suddenly attacked from above!
The seven giant bodies moved simultaneously, and their venom and curled tongues sprayed towards Su Yang at that moment. Even the venom dripping onto the ground corroded a stone completely!
But just as they pounced,
The sound of swords clashing rang out!
Countless dappled sword lights flashed around Su Yang! With a faint sword cry, countless sword beams instantly slashed down all the attacking Fireback Dragon Lizards!
Neither their flesh nor their venom came within three feet!
"It saves me the trouble of looking for them one by one."
Su Yang shrugged and breathed a sigh of relief, then continued walking forward.
Even Ahei, looking at the many dragon lizard corpses on the ground, couldn't help but show a look of disappointment. Clearly, after eating Huanling's beast core, it looked down on these weaker calamities.
The deeper they went, the more disasters they encountered along the way, all of which Su Yang killed instantly with a single sword strike without hesitation!
In such a cave, prolonged fighting was not advisable, so Su Yang showed no mercy throughout the journey. Especially after his battle with Huan Ling, Su Yang's understanding of swordsmanship had deepened, making him a master of slaughtering C-rank calamities as easily as butchering pigs and dogs.
Along the way, Su Yang silently counted the numbers in his mind.
"Seventeen."
After his sword fell, he counted and found that he had killed a total of seventeen calamities, all of which were recorded. Of course, this only included the calamities in the stone cave passage; Su Yang did not know if there were any more calamities further inside.
Because there's a barrier!
Su Yang slowly walked forward, looking towards the end of the passageway that led into the depths.
It wasn't completely dark inside; instead, a faint blue light illuminated the space. Even from the outside, you could see that the area was enormous, probably a full eighty meters long and wide. Stones emitting a faint blue glow hung on the walls; even if each stone only emitted a tiny glimmer, hundreds of stones were enough to illuminate the entire space!
"Spirit stones?" Su Yang narrowed his eyes.
There are spirit stones here?
Moreover, the quantity appears to be considerable. If mining continues, the potential earnings would likely be far more than a few hundred spirit stones, but tens of thousands! With even greater luck, these mountain peaks might even be connected to form a spiritual vein!
"There are so many spirit stones here, but why is the spiritual energy so thin? Could it be because of this barrier?" Su Yang pondered.
If that's the case, then who set up this barrier?
This is not the Xuanzhen Continent, where people who understand formations, aura, and perception are almost non-existent. Even some sects that have been pursuing the path of cultivation should not have mastered such a massive barrier in such a short time.
Is it possible that this world is not just inhabited by humans?
Su Yang frowned.
Regardless of who created this barrier, he was fearless! Moreover, with so many spirit stones here, the materials used for the spirit-gathering array would be several times more effective than the raw jade stones.
Su Yang took a deep breath and stepped into the area at a leisurely pace.
However, as soon as he stepped inside, Su Yang immediately sensed something was amiss!
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