Chapter 783

The dust scattered, revealing that Long Chen had already disappeared . They were all stunned .

There was only one entrance to this place, and they had completely sealed it . Not even a fly could have gotten past them .

“He entered a trial cave . ”

Xue You looked towards one cave . He sensed the slightest bit of leftover aura there . That aura contained the Ghost Devours Spirit’s curse energy .

“He entered a trial cave? Heavens, he entered the peak trial cave! That’s somewhere even you can’t enter!” cried one of the Corrupt experts .

“My guess is that he doesn’t even recognize the immortal characters on top of the caves . There were two low level trials, three middle level trials, two high level trials, and only one peak level trial, but he actually chose the peak one . Hmph, he’s definitely dead!” said another Corrupt expert .

“Even the sect master solemnly warned you to only choose the high level trial . As for the peak level trial, Long Chen has zero chance of surviving . How regretful . His body and soul were wasted just like that, and without his head, there’s no way to exchange it for a reward,” sighed another one .

They all looked at Xue You as he was their leader . Now that Long Chen had entered a trial cave, he would be the one to decide what they should do .

Xue You said, “These trial caves flowed down from antiquity . The outside looks broken, but there are still treasures inside . Two generations ago, one of our seniors found a divine elixir within the lower level trial . When he brought it back, the Elders appraised it and said that it was an extremely famous Divine Mortal Molting Elixir . This elixir was something created through formations that drew out the most primal energy in the ground .

“A single drop of that divine elixir was diluted a thousand times and then given to ordinary disciples . Those ordinary disciples then completely transformed . Not only did their strength grow, but their talent also improved . Their Spirit Roots also advanced a level .

“You were just ordinary Celestials before, but your foundations were excellent, so you were bestowed with a bottle of that diluted divine elixir . That’s the only reason you managed to become rank two Celestials .

“This Divine Mortal Molting Elixir is our secret . The senior from two generations ago only found this place by accident . He was fighting here, which destroyed some of the terrains and revealed this entrance . That senior was only an ordinary Celestial, but his luck was good and he entered a low level cave . When he left, he marked down this place and also copied the immortal characters here .

“Back then, our entire Eastern Wasteland’s Corrupt path was shaken . The next time the Immemorial Path opened, we sent eighteen of our strongest disciples here . They were all at least rank two Celestials, and two had reached the third rank .

“As a result, only one disciple managed to survive . And that was because he entered the wrong cave . He entered the low level cave beside the middle level one . Thus, he was the only one who managed to bring back some Divine Mortal Molting Elixir .

“The others all died inside . The trial caves are filled with multiple mechanisms, and the final test is a fierce beast .

“According to the Elders, those beasts should be nourished by some special formation that makes their longevity almost limitless . After the Immemorial Path was destroyed, no one looked after them, and so they managed to break past their original limits to become even more powerful . To be safe, you should all choose the low level trial caves . ”

They had already figured out that once you entered, you couldn’t leave . If you tried, a powerful force would block it . If you pushed it, you would be injured by that mysterious force, and you could even die .

The Corrupt path’s Elders guessed that even though there was no one looking after these trial caves anymore, a portion of the formations inside must still be functional and in use .

Furthermore, once they entered from their current location, each trial cave would be split into another eight caves . They were also split into two low level, three middle level, two high level, and one peak level trail . You could choose the difficulty most accustomed to you . Each of these trial caves only permitted two disciples to enter .

“In a bit, there should still be some more people coming . Two of you stay behind and guard the entrance . As soon as any outsiders come, kill them . This trial region can’t be allowed to be leaked .

“This place isn’t too far from the entrance of the Immemorial Path, and too many people came this time, so some people will likely show up . Furthermore, I saw the Bloodkill Hall’s insignia on one of the corpses’ robes .

“Those fellows are a bunch of irritating hyenas . They can follow people’s auras, and their concealing arts are too strong . If you notice any of them, you have to immediately kill them . This matter concerns the prosperity of the Corrupt path, so don’t get careless,” warned Xue You solemnly .

This trial region was first noticed by the Corrupt path . If they could keep it secret, it would bring unimaginable benefits to the Corrupt path .

“Yes!” Several of them hastily assented . They were all people that had followed Xue You for a long time, and they were powerful rank two Celestials . Xue You also treated them as loyal followers to be raised . He often gave them pointers . It could be said that they were peak existences amongst rank two Celestials .

“Which one are you going to choose?” asked one of them .

Xue You looked at the peak trial cave . His heart was moved slightly, but he shook his head in the end . “I’ll be choosing the high level cave . ”

The trial caves here were very strange because a person could only enter once . Even if you succeeded, you would be forced back if you tried to enter another trial cave . That was this place’s law .

In other words, Xue You would only have one chance, but he still suppressed his desire and entered the high level cave .

“Let’s go . Leaving behind two people is enough . Once the others arrive, you can also enter . ” Xue You waved his hand and entered the cave beside the one Long Chen had entered . The others went directly for the two low level caves .

. . .

Once Long Chen entered the cave, he immediately found that something was wrong . The space behind him had been completely sealed . With each step he took, the space behind him would become untraversable . There was no way for him to retreat .

Right now, he was under a curse, and his body was extremely weak . His current combat ability was less than half of his peak state . Against someone like Xue You, he had no chance of winning .

All he hoped was to stall long enough for the curse to dissipate . Then once he had recovered, he could have an all-out fight against Xue You . Xue You might be strong, but Long Chen wasn’t afraid . In fact, he made him feel intense battle intent . He was looking forward to having a real fight with a real expert .

He knew that Xue You’s power was beyond his current comprehension . The blood-red runes he had released weren’t Heavenly Dao runes, but some magical art .

It was usually only the Sea Expansion experts that could use magical arts . That was something related to the amount of spiritual yuan a person could use .

Only once the qi sea’s spiritual yuan was plentiful enough could it keep up with the immense exhaustion of a magical art . But Xue You was able to use a magical art so easily . At that time, he hadn’t even released his manifestation . That magical art was an ordinary attack to him, but it had still forced Long Chen to the point of using the Double Dragon Destruction .

It was a good thing that Long Chen had improved upon the double dragon attack he had used in the Xuantian Dao Sect . Back then, when Lei Long and Huo Long’s bodies came out, they couldn’t control their own power .

Once they attacked, they would use up all the power they had . They were like spendthrifts, not holding back at all . Even if Long Chen only wanted them to kill a mosquito, they would release their full power .

Although it was extremely powerful, it would use up all their accumulated power . It might be satisfying, but he wouldn’t be able to release a second attack for a while .

Later, Long Chen had changed this attack . He sent a portion of his spiritual yuan into their energies so that he could control their power while their true bodies stayed in his body . It could be considered a joint attack between them .

Although that kind of power wasn’t equal to the full strength of their true bodies, it was already enough . Just the fact that it could kill a rank three Celestial and five rank two Celestials showed its power .

Of course, the fact that this attack had managed to kill the rank three Celestial was also lucky . It was because he had underestimated Long Chen, thinking that he wouldn’t be able to release such an ultimate move while being in a cursed state .

But the other five rank two Celestials hadn’t been careless . Even when using their full strength, they had been killed in one shot .

It was because Long Chen had improved upon this attack that he had managed to escape with his life . Otherwise in his weakened state, he would have been powerless to resist Xue You’s magical art .

However, after using the Double Dragon Destruction twice, Long Chen found that with his current spiritual yuan, he would barely be able to release the attack once more .

Long Chen carefully advanced . The cave was completely straight, and the walls and floor were covered in runes . He tried punching it, but not even the slightest bit of dust fell .

But that wasn’t strange . The entire Immemorial Path had crumbled . The fact that this secret cave had been able to survive proved that it was extraordinary . Furthermore, they had fought so intensely within it . If it had been an ordinary mountain, it would have long since collapsed .

He advanced slowly . This cave gave him a feeling of immense pressure . Although he didn’t feel any danger yet, he definitely wasn’t feeling anything to be happy about .

After an incense stick’s worth of time, the path diverged into eight . Long Chen was startled . He looked around and decided on one path randomly .

What he didn’t realize was that the immortal character above the path he chose was the same as the one above the trial cave he had entered .