Attacked by the Female Demon at the Beginning - Chapter 188

Chapter 188: A Step Ahead, Incomprehensible

Knowing there were people inside the ruins, Jiang Hao was in no rush to enter.

The ruins were not safe, and he needed to recover to his peak condition before venturing in.

He also waited to see if anyone else would escape.

Logically, if Lan Feng at the early stage of Golden Core could come out, others at the Golden Core level might also have a chance.

And if Golden Core cultivators could come out, it would be even safer for him as a Nascent Soul to go in.

But he couldn’t be too confident; he needed to give it his all.

Retreating a distance, Jiang Hao began to restore his divine ability, Hidden Spirit Manifestation.

Once he reached his peak strength, he would go in to investigate.

If it was too dangerous, he would exit immediately.

There was no need to take risks.

……

Inside the ruins.

The sky was vast, surrounded by endless abysses.

Above the abyss floated many stone platforms and pathways.

At the core, two elders stood, smiling as they looked ahead.

“People from the Tianyin Sect have some skills. One escaped, and another hid inside,” the white-haired elder said with a smile.

They had entered from the outside, intending to find Jiang Hao, but accidentally came here.

Feeling that this place hid treasures, they decided to explore.

After entering, they found that someone had beaten them to it, so they followed behind like a mantis stalking a cicada.

But the person in front was moving too slowly, and by the time they caught up, they wanted to control those people to continue helping them explore.

Unfortunately, these people were rebellious by nature.

They didn’t listen to orders.

One escaped using a formation, another hid in the mist.

The remaining two or three were used by the two people and all died.

This made the two from the Tiansheng Sect quite sentimental.

“This place is very sealed off; it feels quite complex. We should be careful. After getting the items, we still need to find people,” the goatee-bearded elder said.

Then the two moved forward.

They had already passed many checkpoints and should be close to where the treasures were placed.

“This abyss is strange. I wonder what would happen if we fell down,” the white-haired elder said, looking down at the abyss with some trepidation.

“We need to be careful, but with the Tianyin Sect person running away, will they call for strong reinforcements?”

“This is the Foundation Establishment area. What kind of strong reinforcements can he call for? Even if it’s a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, the two of us together have nothing to fear. If we can’t handle it, we still have ways to escape,” the goatee-bearded elder said with a laugh, full of confidence.

The white-haired elder nodded, and the two quickened their pace.

They wanted to catch the early-stage Golden Core inside and then have her explore the way.

……

At this moment, on the floating path inside, Fairy Ye Ji clutched her wounded arm as she proceeded further in.

“Damn it, two Nascent Souls actually showed up.”

She had no power to resist against Nascent Souls.

Had she not taken the chance to flee, she would now be like a fish on the chopping block.

“It’s a pity everyone’s dead. If there was someone still alive, I could have continued to use them.”

“This place needs someone sharp. If Jiang Hao hadn’t died, he would have been the best person to use. With him around, he could definitely have taken a lot of hits for me. Facing two Nascent Souls, I could have found a good situation to let him shine one last time and help me escape from here.”

Lan Feng had escaped, and she envied his luck.

Sometimes, knowing enough about formations can indeed secure a lifeline for oneself.

Now she had no choice but to continue inward, hoping to find a chance to survive.

……

At night.

Ning Xuan and the others reached an area surrounded by trees.

They sensed the presence of demons.

“Many Golden Core and Nascent Soul demons, does that mean this is the place we’re looking for?” Mu Qi spoke up.

Fairy Ning Xuan nodded, but with some confusion:

“There’s nothing wrong with the demons here, which means the person who was ahead of us didn’t come here.”

“Maybe he went in the wrong direction?” another man tentatively suggested.

“It’s hard to say. For now, let’s lure out the demons and kill them one by one,” said Fairy Ning Xuan.

With a plan in mind, they began to draw out the demons.

After a long battle, the three of them finally killed all the demons.

Although it was difficult, it was still a success.

At that moment, they saw a wooden hut. If their guess was correct, this place was an important site for the demons.

Aside from the core of the Demon Cavern, it should be the most important location.

The three of them cautiously entered the hut.

However, upon entering, they all frowned slightly.

Inside the hut, there was only one demon lying on the ground, and on the table, there was a piece of stone that had been cut.

This stone seemed to have a special power that was faintly discernible.

Although there was nothing else, they were not fools.

Everything indicated that the person who had been ahead of them had already dealt with everything.

He had even bypassed the outer defenses and come straight into the hut.

“Who on earth could it be?”

Ning Xuan picked up the stone from the table, certain that it was what they were looking for.

But it had been tampered with.

This person came and went without a trace, and their strength far exceeded theirs.

Mu Qi and the others shook their heads, clueless.

“Let’s go back. This stone is our achievement. Since that person didn’t want it, it’s ours,” Fairy Ning Xuan said without pretense.

She directly claimed the other’s achievement.

Mu Qi and the other person were also pleased; with this achievement, they could obtain many good things.

However, the appearance of the mysterious person was of some concern to them.

What exactly was their motive?

……

Outside the ruins.

Jiang Hao opened his eyes, now back in peak condition.

No one had come out of the ruins during this time.

He landed at the entrance, making sure the Thousand Li Teleportation Talisman was working properly before stepping inside.

If he encountered an insurmountable danger, he would use the Thousand Li Teleportation Talisman to escape.

Just to be safe.

The entrance was a staircase leading downward into darkness.

After descending six hundred and sixty-six steps, Jiang Hao finally reached the bottom.

This showed how deep the ruins were.

There was light at the bottom, the space was vast, with specks of starlight above, no boundaries to the left or right, and an endless abyss below.

Ahead was a suspended path, along with some floating stone platforms.

Each stone platform bore traces of formations.

Even the path itself had formations, which could be unpredictable if touched.

In addition to these, there were also various restrictions and traps.

Some had been triggered, but most were hidden in the shadows.

“It seems someone has cleared the way.”

Jiang Hao stepped forward, walking along the safe line.

He noticed that the path seemed to keep going downward.

After descending another level, he saw a corpse.

It was a man.

Jiang Hao had seen him before; he was one of the Foundation Establishment cultivators who had come out with them.

He had died in one of the restrictions.

Shaking his head, Jiang Hao moved forward again.

This time, instead of going down, he passed through a huge passage and saw a similar scene: floating paths and formations.

Occasionally, he would see some corpses.

After safely passing several checkpoints, Jiang Hao arrived at a place shrouded in mist.

It was so thick that he couldn’t see his own hand in front of him, and there were many dangers around.

Slowing down and taking some time, he passed through the mist.

He arrived at a huge floating platform.

“Still haven’t seen anyone? Just how deep is this ruin?”

So far, he hadn’t seen any treasures, and the deeper he went, the more he felt an invisible force pressing down from above.

It was as if something was being suppressed here.