CHAPTER 188: CHAPTER 184: TERROR

A copy of "Luo River" solved all the Demon Beasts, and Chen Xuan and the others returned to the City Lord’s Mansion.

"Master, what did you mean just now?"

Chen Xuan’s gaze fell on Xuan Er, his mind replaying that sentence.

’Maybe this is its original form!’

Even Ye Yilan was looking at him, waiting for an explanation.

"I’m not too sure." Seeing the two of them looking at him, Xuan Er spoke.

"What do you mean not sure, just tell us everything you know." Ye Yilan’s heart felt like it was being scratched by a cat, unbearably uncomfortable.

Normally, Xuan Er would definitely retort a few lines back, but surprisingly not this time.

"Many years ago, while traveling through the Nine Provinces, I discovered an ancient relic, though it was dilapidated. There, an ancient cultivator left an image behind."

"It mentioned some secrets, and the circumstances of an ancient battle!"

"Among them, a heavenly book was mentioned, blood-red in color, as a treasure to suppress Demon Beasts."

"So when I saw "Luo River" autonomously go to kill those beasts, and the cover turning red, it reminded me of it."

Ancient!

Chen Xuan had heard those words many times before, but as to what ancient meant, or what happened, he had consulted many books before, with no record at all.

So he hurriedly asked: "What was the ancient battle for?"

"I don’t know!"

Xuan Er shook his head, "Because the image had been too old, it was fragmented, and not very clear, I only heard two words — fierce. Then the stone bearing the image turned to powder."

Since then, he had been deliberately searching for relics or ancient texts left by ancients across the Nine Provinces.

But apart from that one serendipitous finding, he never encountered any again.

"Damn! At the end of the day, still don’t know a damn thing, wasted speech!"

Ye Yilan couldn’t help but grumble.

He had always been interested in anything ancient, having started gathering such information many years ago, but the ancients seemed to have been washed away by the river of time, with no record at all.

Despite time, even a tiny bit of trace should be left behind.

But none!

He once boldly guessed, perhaps someone deliberately concealed it, or it was completely erased.

"Get lost!"

Xuan Er didn’t hold back this time, directly cursed him. What did he mean by wasted speech?

Chen Xuan looking at the two as they were about to go at it again, feeling weary, grown men behaving like kids.

Especially Ye Yilan, who always got crushed by Xuan Er, truly—

naturally asking for trouble, never learning from mistakes.

"By the way, the blood python said they came from the bottom of a lake, there are many lakes near Youlan Mansion, I suggest we find them quickly, seal them off, otherwise, it’ll be a constant bother."

Hearing this, Ye Yilan quickly nodded, "We need to find it soon, hell this is too dangerous, didn’t expect the demon beast’s entrance is near my Youlan Mansion, damn so unlucky!"

Still feeling a wave of fear in his heart.

If not for Xuan Er, Chen Xuan being at Youlan Mansion this time, the result would be, damn it! Nothing left.

"Demon beast entrance? Lord Mansion Master knew where they came from all along?"

Such crucial information, yet he kept it to himself.

Unbelievable!

"I knew there was an entrance, it came as news from the court back then, but I thought, Youlan Mansion is tiny, wouldn’t be so unlucky, right? But turns out, it is!"

Not really his fault, right?

After all, he was injured the while ago, been healing, even if not hurt, didn’t have the guts to find the entrance.

Later when Xuan Er and them returned, in excitement, he simply forgot about it.

"Useless!"

Knowing he had made a mistake, Ye Yilan didn’t even dare to refute.

Instead, filled with self-blame, "Quickly find it, seal it, otherwise who knows how many people will die, sigh, as Mansion Master, truly heart aches."

"Spare me the act, if not for me returning, you would’ve definitely fled, don’t I know you! So good at pretending!"

Ye Yilan’s character, wouldn’t he know?

Seeing things go south, bolts faster than anyone, expecting him to hold Youlan Mansion, dream on.

Just seeing them return made him pretend to be a good Mansion Master.

"Finding it is sure, but not sealing it!"

Chen Xuan’s words surprised them, since he was the one suggesting sealing, why the change.

"Keeping it open is too dangerous, rather....."

Ye Yilan’s words cut off by Xuan Er standing, asking: "Is it useful? Is it ’Luo River’?"

"Yes!"

Chen Xuan nodded slightly, but didn’t explain further.

"Alright then, we’ll scour every lake in Youlan Mansion! Also, other states in Great Xia have demon beasts running rampant, if not enough you can go to other states!"

However, facing Xuan Er’s proposal, Chen Xuan didn’t agree right away.

Instead turned to Ye Yilan: "Kindly have Lord Mansion Master spread news of Youlan Mansion’s demon beast extermination, it’s no small matter, should be rewarded."

Two birds with one stone!

Demon beasts he’ll kill, rewards he’ll take.

"You rascal! Can’t take any loss, huh?" Ye Yilan joked and cussed.

But it suited him well, why do work without compensation, he wasn’t Great Xia’s ruler.

...

Soon under Xuan Er and Chen Xuan’s search, the lake mentioned by blood python was found.

Turns out to be Blue Moon Lake.

At that moment, the two stood hovering above the center of the lake.

"Master, where exactly does this fissure lead to?"

Chen Xuan’s face at this moment didn’t look good. Under his Spiritual Power, he could clearly see the fissure at the bottom of the lake, about more than a yard wide, pitch black, making it impossible to see inside.

Moreover, this fissure seemed to devour his Spiritual Power.

"Let’s go down and take a look!"

Then Xuan Er released a burst of Spiritual Power, creating a defensive barrier, isolating the lake water, and arrived at the lake bottom after a moment.

"Ooooooh..."

The two stood a hundred meters away from the fissure. Sharp noises echoed, making them feel very uncomfortable.

The sound was like the mournful cries of an infant.

Chen Xuan squinted, trying to see if he could discern anything with his eyesight.

"Darkness! Complete darkness!"

Except for that, there was nothing else.

Meanwhile, Xuan Er beside him, his eyes suddenly shone brightly, and suddenly two blue beams shot out from his eyes, flying into the fissure.

A stick of incense time.

Xuan Er continued to probe the fissure, but at this moment, Chen Xuan felt his Spiritual Power was nearly depleted.

Drops of sweat actually appeared on his forehead.

"No, we can’t go on like this, Master is reaching his limit."

Feeling his condition worsening, Chen Xuan was also ready to stop him from continuing.

"Hahhh~~"

Suddenly, a strange sound came from within the fissure.

"Puh~~"

Immediately, Xuan Er spat out a mouthful of blood, his face instantly turning pale.

"Master!"

Chen Xuan’s expression changed drastically. He placed a hand on his back, Spiritual Power flooding into his body like a tide.

After a moment, Xuan Er’s face regained a hint of color, "Let’s leave first! We can discuss this later!"

"Alright!"

Not daring to delay, they quickly left the lake bottom and returned to the City Lord’s Mansion.

...

"Old Second, what happened to you?"

After the two returned to the City Lord’s Mansion, upon seeing Xuan Er’s complexion, Ye Yilan’s expression changed dramatically, looking at him with worry.

The two are both first-class.

What kind of Demon Beast did they encounter to injure Xuan Er like this?

"It’s nothing, just a minor injury!"

Xuan Er sat cross-legged and after swallowing a few pills, finally his complexion returned ruddy.

"What exactly happened?"

Seeing his complexion recovered, Ye Yilan was slightly relieved, but still very puzzled inside.

"Boundless darkness!"

These words left Ye Yilan puzzled, "What darkness, what does that even mean?"

Hoo——

Xuan Er let out a long breath, recalling the previous scene, a trace of fear appeared in his eyes.

In that boundless darkness, there appeared a Demon Beast a thousand yards large. Just one glance made his heart tremble slightly.

But, just as he was about to take a closer look, suddenly, the Demon Beast let out a sound.

Not only did it repel him, but he was also severely injured.

After all, he is of first-class Dual Cultivation!

Now he couldn’t even withstand a sound from the Demon Beast!

How could he not be terrified?

If this Demon Beast were to come out, let alone the small Youlan Mansion, even the Nine Provinces would be difficult to protect.

It’s too terrifying.

"Enough, don’t worry about it, report it to the court and let them handle it!"

Since the Great Xia has long known about this thing, they must have a way.

The urgent matter at hand is to seal this fissure; otherwise, disaster will strike.

"Hmm?"

Ye Yilan raised his eyebrows slightly, knowing that they didn’t plan on telling him.

However, he knew that doing so was definitely for his own good.

He then said, "I understand, I already informed the court yesterday, they should be sending people soon."

"Right, I’ll step out for a bit first."

After adding this, he left the study room.

After he left, Chen Xuan finally asked, "What exactly is this thing? That sound...?"

"It’s a Demon Beast. As for its exact appearance, I couldn’t see clearly, but it’s thousands of yards large! As you saw, just a sound could injure me. Such a Demon Beast’s power definitely surpasses yours, so abandon such thoughts, it’s too dangerous."

Previously, Chen Xuan wanted to stay by the fissure, waiting for the Demon Beast to emerge, in order to repair the "River Luo."

At that time, he felt that with his strength, there shouldn’t be much of an issue.

However, after seeing that Demon Beast, his ideas were too naive.

So, the fissure must be repaired quickly.

"A Demon Beast, huh?"

Chen Xuan murmured to himself, "What place is that, where such a powerful Demon Beast exists?"