Chapter 601: Chapter 594: The Mountain Summit

A thought flickered through his mind, and quickly, Chen Hai had made a decision.

He didn’t particularly enjoy owing others favors, and if he truly could take control of the entire Miaozhen Cave Mansion through the information provided by Zhang Tianci, there was no doubt that the favor would be significant.

He had already made it clear to him that, for the time being, there was nothing he could teach him, yet he still insisted on becoming his disciple?

Well, if he wished to acknowledge him as a master, so be it; after all, it would only be a nominal master-disciple relationship…

Besides, Zhang Tianci, this guy, was planning to become the Sect Master of the Five Thunders Sect within five years. Judging by his manner, he wasn’t likely to stick around and hinder Chen Hai.

After pondering for quite some time, Chen Hai felt that besides acquiring a nominal disciple, he seemingly had no other loss.

“Zhang Tianci, is it? As long as I can successfully take control of the Miaozhen Cave Mansion, I can agree to let you become my disciple and my First Disciple!”

After weighing the matter in his heart, Chen Hai nodded and looking directly at Zhang Tianci in front of him, he spoke slowly.

“Disciple pays respects to Master…” Upon hearing this, Zhang Tianci was overjoyed and quickly performed a respectful bow.

Chen Hai, on the side, quickly waved his hand to stop him: “It’s too early to perform the discipleship rites now. We can discuss this after the matters of the Miaozhen Cave Mansion are settled!”

“Tianci understands!” Stunned for a moment, Zhang Tianci quickly nodded.

Then, he added, “Regarding the takeover of the Miaozhen Cave Mansion, you alone are enough to act; my presence would only hold you back!”

“The position of Sect Master of our Five Thunders Sect is something I must obtain; I shall not accompany you, Elder. It is better for me to continue playing dead!”

Scanning the vicinity, and seeing Elder Sun and others still lying unconscious haphazardly on the ground, Zhang Tianci rolled his eyes and fell to the ground rigidly.

His acting skills were in no way inferior to the boatman in “Pick one at random”.

As for the exotic flowers and herbs in the valley and their falling into Chen Hai’s hands, he did not even bring it up at all.

The matter of controlling the Miaozhen Cave Mansion, even with the guidance from a dream, whether it would ultimately fall into the hands of people like Zhang Tianci, was still unknown.

After all, their group was weak in strength, and in the cave mansion, there had arrived quite a number of True Immortals and True Demons.

Several days had already passed since the opening of the Miaozhen Cave Mansion, and by this time, someone might have already reached the summit and discovered the palace complexes, it was possible.

And the valley where their group was located was still far from the summit.

Frankly speaking, no matter how detailed their knowledge of the Spirit of Cave Mansion was, without strength, it was all meaningless.

With their meager strength, the chance of controlling the Miaozhen Cave Mansion was slim to none, almost equivalent to zero.

By offering up the information about the Spirit of Cave Mansion to Chen Hai and using it as a bargaining chip to try to become his disciple, Zhang Tianci was essentially offering someone else’s flowers to the Buddha, which didn’t really mean a loss for him.

Witnessing the scene of Zhang Tianci playing dead, Chen Hai wore a strange expression, barely holding back a laugh.

“Take care of yourself!” With these few words left behind, his figure flickered, and he had disappeared without a trace.

The Heavenly Maiden had already left the cave mansion and returned to the outside world.

Chen Hai continued to stay here, as his original goal was merely to resolve the issues with Wu Renxin and Fan Tong, the True Demon and True Immortal of the Heavenly Extreme Holy Sect.

For the peace and stability within the West Barbarian Mountain territory, he racked his brains and poured out his heart and soul.

In his view, merely getting rid of the two, Wu Renxin and Fan Tong, was still far from enough.

He had to visit the domain of the Heavenly Extreme Holy Sect, kill another three or four True Immortals and True Demons, and only then could a semblance of balance be tentatively restored between Medicine King Valley and the Heavenly Extreme Holy Sect.

As for chance opportunities, if they came, so be it, and if not, he would not force it.

After all, the foundation of the Cultivation Method he practiced was within himself.

Immortal Artifacts and Spiritual Artifacts, these external objects, could only temporarily enhance his combat power. If he grew stronger and reached the required realm, perhaps with a single punch, those Immortal and Spiritual Artifacts could be directly shattered into dust.

Unless they were innate objects of legend, such as the Hetu Luoshu, Tai Chi Diagram, or the Seven Treasures Miao Tree, nothing truly piqued his interest.

But who could be sure if such treasures ever really existed?

For these reasons, Chen Hai had never been particularly interested in such instruments, except for those that could aid in cultivation and improve efficiency, which might capture his attention, at least a little.

Having learned about the Spirit of the Cave Mansion from Zhang Tianci, and knowing that by refining it one could truly control the entire cave mansion, he no longer delayed on his journey and flew directly towards the summit.

Because of the Red Dust Purgatory Love Silk Poison, he had been involved with the Heavenly Maiden for nearly three days to completely eliminate the hidden danger.

Although he did not know if anyone had already reached the summit and found the palace complex mentioned by Zhang Tianci, he sped up to prevent others from beating him to it, nearly giving it his all.

On the first day that the Miaozhen Cave Mansion was opened, over a hundred people had entered.

In the following days, the door of the cave mansion remained wide open, and an unknown number of people had entered.

Along the way, Chen Hai had encountered at least dozens of groups, amounting to several hundred people.

However, these people were all of average strength. He had not seen a single True Immortal or True Demon among them.

With their strength, they couldn’t even make out Chen Hai’s appearance, only catching a fleeting shadow as he passed by.

West Barbarian Mountain was a remote territory, home to many small and large sects, yet overall their strength had always been somewhat weak.

Openly, only Medicine King Valley and the Heavenly Extreme Holy Sect, which had only appeared in the world a couple of years ago, had True Im-mortals and True Demons.

Maybe hidden within these other sects were True Immortals and True Demons, but they were cautious about attracting suspicion from Medicine King Valley and Heavenly Extreme Holy Sect, so they generally kept a low profile and dare not show themselves.

Within the Miaozhen Cave Mansion, aside from Medicine King Valley and Heavenly Extreme Holy Sect, no other True Immortals or True Demons could be seen, which was quite normal.

…

Atop the Giant Peak, at the summit.

A palace complex composed of dozens of palaces stood proudly.

Clouds surrounded the palaces, making them seem as if they were piercing the sky, so striking and awe-inspiring to behold.

At this moment, three to four dozen people had reached the summit and appeared here.

Once stepping into the Miaozhen Cave Mansion, one encountered a massive mountain. Beyond this Giant Peak, there were no other territories.

Faced with this situation, anyone would know that the most important place in the cave mansion had to be atop this summit.

Those who were confident in their own strength naturally aimed for the summit, rarely delaying along the way.

At this moment, those who had arrived earlier were primarily those who had overcome the Nine Realms’ Heavenly Tribulation.

Walking around the palace complex, the crowd had been circling for quite a while, sadly to no avail as they couldn’t find a way to enter.

“Folks, delaying like this isn’t going to get us anywhere!”

“This palace complex is undoubtedly the core of the entire Miaozhen Cave Mansion, but the array that enshrouds it is a bit troublesome. We can’t get inside unless we break the formation.”

“Among you, whoever is adept at arrays, step forward…”

The speaker was Wu Renxin.

He was one of the very first to enter the Miaozhen Cave Mansion, and combined with his strength, he still managed to reach the summit despite having delayed quite some time.

“Gentlemen, regarding the items in this palace, Brother Wu and I are determined to have them.”

“If you help us to break this array, when we feast on the meat, we’ll certainly leave some bones and scraps for you.”

“Hopefully, you’ll be wise about this. If Brother Wu and I have to use force, you should be aware of the consequences!”

Fan Tong, who had also arrived promptly, cackled and echoed the statement.