Attacked by the Female Demon at the Beginning - Chapter 189

Chapter 189: Isn’t it possible that I have some special trump card?

Inside the ruins, Jiang Hao looked up at the sky.

He couldn’t see the stone walls nor anything else besides the stars.

Even when he extended his spiritual sense upward, he found nothing.

Is this still underground?

He couldn’t help but wonder.

There was also a sense of suppression that he could feel when he paid close attention, yet it seemed absent.

It was as if it was all in his head.

Especially since there was no one else around, aside from the sound of his own footsteps, there was silence.

It was an inexplicable heaviness.

After passing through this area, Jiang Hao stood on a straight path.

This time there were no floating objects, just a road leading forward.

But he couldn’t see the end of it.

Walking on the road gave one a strange feeling as if it might collapse at any moment.

Doubtful, Jiang Hao placed his hand on the edge of the abyss and felt an inexplicable suction force, as if staying outside the path for too long would easily lead to falling into the endless abyss.

What lay beneath the abyss was a mystery.

In any case, Jiang Hao did not want to go down.

After walking for a long time, laughter could be heard.

“Haha, running away? Where can you run to?”

Immediately after, Jiang Hao saw an old man flying over his head and landing behind him.

Early Nascent Soul stage.

Knowing the strength of the other party, Jiang Hao breathed a sigh of relief.

Early stage was still manageable.

The white-haired old man was somewhat surprised to see Jiang Hao.

“It’s really true that sometimes you can find what you’re not looking for without even trying.”

At the same time, a woman stumbled and ran towards them from the front.

When she saw Jiang Hao, she was also startled.

But upon seeing the white-haired old man, she almost despaired.

She had tried everything to escape, but in the end, she couldn’t get away.

Soon she came to Jiang Hao’s side and said seriously.

“Junior Brother, has the sect sent reinforcements?”

Jiang Hao naturally recognized the woman; she was Senior Sister Ye Ji.

She had some injuries on her body, her cultivation was unstable, and she seemed to be in bad shape.

To be alive after being targeted by two Nascent Souls, she either had something unique about her or the Nascent Souls had no intention of killing.

He had a rough understanding of the situation here.

The two Nascent Souls were also seen by him, both were elderly and also at the early stage of Nascent Soul.

This was his first time facing normal Nascent Soul early stage cultivators.

For a moment, he didn’t know what their actual combat abilities were.

However, he understood what Senior Sister Ye Ji meant.

He nodded slightly and said calmly:

“The sect reinforcements are on their way, the demons have been controlled, and the sect’s Elders are clearing them out everywhere.”

“Boy, who are you trying to fool?” The old man with a goat beard stepped forward and said.

“Do you really think the demons are so weak? Even if the demons are weak, our Tiansheng Sect is not a pushover.”

People from Tiansheng Sect?

Jiang Hao was surprised, thinking that he had become a lamb delivered to their door.

“Duanqing Cliff’s Jiang Hao, right?” The white-haired old man stared at Jiang Hao and asked.

“What did Yan Hua tell you? What is the secret of the mine?”

Ye Ji was somewhat surprised; she didn’t expect the people from Tiansheng Sect to know Jiang Hao, and they seemed to value him highly.

Thinking of this, she felt a surge of joy as their attention shifted away from her.

She would have a chance to escape.

“Why do you insist on thinking that Yan Hua gave the secret to me?” Jiang Hao asked curiously.

“Before Yan Hua disappeared, she only saw you. If she didn’t give the secret to you, would she give it to me?” The white-haired old man asked.

“Is it possible that she did this deliberately? To lead you to me? Maybe she gave the secret to someone else.” Jiang Hao countered.

“Possible, but can you tell me, who else can we look for?” The white-haired old man asked in return.

Jiang Hao had nothing to say in response.

Thinking about it, besides himself, Yan Hua hadn’t seen anyone else.

Who else could they look for?

Even without suspicion, they had to catch him first to talk.

“But I really don’t have the secret of the mine,” Jiang Hao said truthfully.

“Whether the secret of the mine is with you or not, that’s not urgent. Let’s keep walking inside,” the old man with the goat beard came to the white-haired old man’s side, then said to Jiang Hao.

“Please, you must be curious about the treasures that are often found here too.”

Jiang Hao was silent for a moment, then stepped forward and walked on.

Ye Ji didn’t speak, following beside Jiang Hao, acting as if he was the leader.

She was lowering her presence, looking for a chance to escape.

As for Jiang Hao, if he could contribute to her survival, he would surely be pleased.

Unaware of Ye Ji’s thoughts, Jiang Hao was indeed curious about the treasures here.

He also wanted to ask what was going on with Tiansheng Sect.

“I heard that your Tiansheng Sect is going to attack our sect? What is the reason for that?”

“Huh?” The old man with the goat beard looked surprised.

“Did I say that Tiansheng Sect is going to attack your sect? So, why do you think that is?”

On the surface, he was chatting with Jiang Hao, but in reality, he kept a close watch on him.

To prevent him from escaping, although he was only at the late stage of Foundation Establishment, Yan Hua chose him for a reason.

He shouldn’t be underestimated.

“Because of me?” Jiang Hao didn’t beat around the bush.

“Partly,” the bearded elder chuckled.

“Although many people insist on capturing you, actively attacking Tianyin Sect is not a wise move. We can’t just throw our lives away in vain for the Saint Lord.”

“Saint Lord?” Jiang Hao didn’t know who the Saint Lord of Tiansheng Sect was.

However, he thought of the Saintesses of Tiansheng Sect and curiously asked.

“Are the Saintesses of Tiansheng Sect were prepared for the Saint Lord?”

“Heh, you sure ask a lot of questions,” the white-haired elder interrupted the topic.

Jiang Hao kept walking forward, holding a saber in his hand, also wary of the two people behind him.

“Do you see any difference between me and a dead man? There’s no need to be so guarded against me.”

“You do have a point,” the white-haired elder sneered.

“But as for our Saint Lord and the Saintess, it’s better for you not to know.”

“Actually, it wouldn’t be hard to find out,” the bearded elder said with a smile.

“All you have to do is grit your teeth and say you don’t know what Yan Hua told you, and we’ll take you back to the sect. Then you’ll get to see for yourself, but you’ll have to endure torture worse than death. We’ve already thought about how to interrogate you. I hope you can hold on for a while.”

“Have you not noticed how calm I actually am? Isn’t it possible that I have some special trump card?” Jiang Hao asked.

“Hahaha!”

This comment provoked hearty laughter from the other party, and the white-haired elder stared at Jiang Hao: “I look forward to your trump card, and you’ll see that everything is a paper tiger in the face of absolute power.”

Such arrogance, Jiang Hao thought to himself as a warning.

Strength blinds people, and arrogance can also lead to death. He must not become complacent.

After a while, Jiang Hao arrived at a crossroads.

Straight ahead, or to the left or right.

“Left,” the white-haired elder said.

Jiang Hao turned left.

Although he didn’t understand why they were so certain about the left, there was no danger at the moment.

He just needed to keep moving forward.

After an unknown amount of time, Jiang Hao saw a huge door.

When he saw this door, he frowned.

There was a strange force here, trying to overflow, but it was suppressed by an invisible force around it.

He had arrived to the very center of this relic.

“Enter,” the white-haired elder immediately said.

They were all somewhat excited.

The door was open, and the inside was undetectable; surely it was where the treasures were stored.

Jiang Hao held the knife and stepped inside.

He carefully observed that there was a protruding stone on the door, possibly a switch.

Ye Ji deliberately slowed down and also noticed the switch.

Her beautiful eyes moved, seemingly thinking of how to escape.

Jiang Hao caught a glimpse of her eyes and thought, is she planning to use me and then trap people inside?

As soon as he entered the stone gate, Jiang Hao felt a red light shining over him.

This light made him instinctively operate the Primordial Heart Sutra to resist; the things inside were extraordinary.

When the red light dissipated, what he saw was a vast cave with floating stone steps in the middle.

Like a pyramid, the stones were laid out in descending order, all highlighting a central and topmost red bead.

This bead emitted a faint red light, with strange forces drifting from all directions, all resonating with the red light, inscrutable.

Seeing this, Jiang Hao felt a great crisis.

If he got too close to these things, there would be very bad consequences.

Without hesitation, he chose to activate his divine ability.

Appraisal.