CHAPTER 823: CHAPTER 817: THE DEMON CLAN’S DISCOVERY

Roar!

After the tentacles were completely severed, an angry roar suddenly echoed from the abyss, and a pair of giant blood-red eyes abruptly opened, locking onto Ye Xuan.

"It’s the Shadow Beast. This thing is extremely troublesome and very hard to kill. We need to leave quickly."

Luo Qing said sharply.

"Go!"

A light array formed from sword qi materialized in front of Ye Xuan. He struck out with his palm, and the sword array descended furiously, sealing the entire abyss.

Boom!

A violent collision sound echoed as the tentacles fiercely struck the sword array, and intense waves of force swept forth instantly.

Knowing they couldn’t hold back the Shadow Beast for long, Ye Xuan retreated swiftly after sealing the abyss, following the troops in a rapid escape.

Not long after the team left, the sword array Ye Xuan had set up shattered with a loud crash, completely destroyed.

Tentacles reached into the air, wantonly flailing.

...

"Quickly, go!"

Elsewhere, Ye Xuan’s team had already withdrawn from the abyss, yet to prevent a Shadow Beast counterattack, they hurriedly urged their mounts, accelerating their escape.

"Stop."

Suddenly, Ye Xuan raised his palm, signaling everyone to halt.

"What’s wrong, Commander?"

Someone asked in confusion.

"There’s a Demon Clan camp not far ahead."

The Emperor’s Eye on Ye Xuan’s brow flickered faintly. Thousands of meters away, there was a Demon Clan camp teeming with armies, patrolling guards, some exuding strong auras.

"A Demon Clan camp? Our forces are still stationed ahead. Encountering Demons now would be extremely disadvantageous for us."

Ba Zhuo frowned and said.

"Signal the others to come over. The Demons seem to have discovered something. I’ll go in first to investigate. You stay here and await orders." Wherever Ye Xuan’s Emperor’s Eye scanned, he detected unusual fluctuations emanating from within the camp.

"Sir, isn’t it too risky to charge into a Demon Clan camp alone?" Luo Qing advised.

"You can’t catch a tiger cub without entering the tiger’s lair. Without entering the Demon camp, how can we get information on the Night Key?"

Ye Xuan shook his head. "You are to remain here, do not act rashly."

Saying this, Ye Xuan turned and leapt away, turning into a phantom as he vanished into the distance.

...

Inside the Demon Clan camp.

"It seems the commander has discovered something. Could it be that the Night Key has been found?"

"Hard to say. I’m not sure if the Night Key was discovered, but something definitely has been. They say it’s a hidden realm, a very ancient one, and many treasures have flowed out from it."

"Is that so? Alas, no matter how many treasures, they have nothing to do with us."

A few Demon soldiers talked amongst themselves, completely unaware of Ye Xuan’s stealth. The latter’s figure flickered past them.

"What a fierce wind!"

A Demon soldier cursed, thinking a strong gust had blown through.

By now, Ye Xuan had already reached deep within the camp. He turned, giving a faint smile, then dashed into the area where the suspicious fluctuations emanated.

Easily evading sentries, Ye Xuan cautiously infiltrated the premises, and before long, a peculiar subterranean cave appeared in his view.

Rather than a cave, it was more like a hidden space disguised by a prohibition.

"Could this be the hiding place of the Night Key?"

Ye Xuan’s eyes sparkled slightly. He didn’t hesitate long before heading into the cave.

"What terrifying nature’s spiritual energy."

Upon entering, Ye Xuan was startled by the abundance of spiritual energy. It was like a separate space altogether, with spiritual energy so dense it was unimaginable. Clouds of spiritual energy floated above, forming a spiritual energy cloud, and a spiritual rain drizzled down, nourishing the plants below.

As far as the eye could see, there were spirit grasses everywhere, even the most common weeds were upper grade.

Of course, Ye Xuan had high standards, ordinary spirit grasses didn’t catch his eye.

"Is this the hidden region discovered by the Demons?" Ye Xuan’s face showed a thoughtful expression, his gaze slightly shaken. He hadn’t expected the Demons to find such a place in the Heavenly Fury Forest before they did.

"Purple Heart Flower!"

"Xuanyin Grass!

"Seven-colored Holy Crystal!"

To say nothing of the spirit grasses, there were many high-grade spirit grasses born here. In a short time, Ye Xuan acquired four holy-grade spirit grasses; the Purple Heart Flower and Xuanyin Grass were medium holy-grade, and aided by these two, could make his yin and yang energies more harmoniously perfect, significantly aiding in the enhancement of his holy body. Ye Xuan’s current holy body was at the early stage of the fourth rank, but with Purple Heart Flower and Xuanyin Grass, along with other materials, he was confident he could break through to the fifth rank.

Understandably, the advancement of the holy body became increasingly difficult, except for body refinement experts, elevating one stage past the third rank was as hard as ascending to heaven, requiring extremely precious treasures for assistance. Treasures weren’t like common vegetables, easily obtained, and using Purple Heart Flower and Xuanyin Grass once meant they would have no effect next time—a more precious treasure would be needed.

As for the Seven-colored Holy Crystal, it was a rare treasure capable of strengthening the martial arts primordial spirit. The extent depended on the age of the crystal, and this one, growing for at least tens of thousands of years, could make Ye Xuan’s martial arts primordial spirit more condensed and recover some strength. Once strengthened, the talent in martial arts would also be enhanced.

This place, indeed, swarmed with treasures.

Unknowingly, Ye Xuan had reached the depths of the illusory space.

At this moment, he halted.

At the center of his view was an oddly-shaped white stone, quite conspicuous and out of place with the environment in the cave.

Ye Xuan was just about to activate the Emperor’s Eye to see through the white stone.

Crack!

Cracks spread across the stone’s surface, growing larger and spreading everywhere until the entire stone shattered, revealing a mass of ice-white light at its core.

"Not good."

Ye Xuan felt uneasy. He distinctly saw a figure sitting cross-legged within the icy white light. Though restrained, the figure emitted an implicit pressure that far surpassed even a Fifth Grade Martial Saint. Encountering such a powerful, whether human clan or not, one must tread carefully.

"Where do you think you’re going?"

The ice-white light retracted into the body of an ice-cold elder, who extended his right hand, subtly grasping. Space-time began to contract, pulling Ye Xuan, who had leapt far away, back in as though he was a small fish swimming against the current, until he was caught in the elder’s palm, as if his hand was a world, an ancient grand mountain pressing down, rendering Ye Xuan immobile.

"Goodness, hiding such mysteries here."

Ye Xuan raised an eyebrow, realizing these treasures wouldn’t be easily gained. He retreated quickly, constructing a defense to ward off the terrifying pressure.