Supreme Master - Chapter 51: The Cave Dwelling

Translator – Misty

Chapter 51: The Cave Dwelling

Spiritual energy is a marvelous thing.

It acts like a fountain of life, capable of nurturing numerous heavenly and earthly treasures, serving as the so-called resources for cultivation.

Such as spiritual veins, spirit stones, various medicinal herbs, and so on, almost all are nurtured by spiritual energy.

Anything nurtured by spiritual energy possesses a spiritual aura.

A spiritual aura is colorless and odorless, invisible and intangible, only perceivable through spiritual sense.

The purple-green twilight aura counts as a rare type of spiritual aura. At least in Gu Qingfeng’s memory, this kind of aura is not commonly seen. As for what the situation is like after the revival of all things in the modern world compared to ancient times, it remains unknown.

In memory, things containing the purple-green twilight aura, without exception, are treasures. As for what they are, Gu Qingfeng cannot judge at the moment; only upon arrival can one know.

That night…

Gu Qingfeng wandered in the void, stepping nine meters at a time, truly shrinking distance into mere inches.

He did not refine a flying sword, so this was not sword flight.

Nor was it any kind of wind-riding flying technique.

Instead, it was a form of lightness skill.

A lightness skill he created himself, named Void Meteor Step.

After executing it, one steps through the void like a meteor, swift as a shooting star.

He discovered that the location of the cave dwelling was far, far away from the Cloudy Rosy Heaven Sect.

Even employing the Void Meteor Step, Gu Qingfeng took two full hours, arriving at the desolate mountains and wild ridges just as dawn was breaking.

What puzzled him was that the two groups of people who had fought here earlier had not entered the cave dwelling, and the woman who had sliced open the minor nature formation with a single sword stroke had not entered either. They were all closely guarding the entrance as if waiting for something.

Perhaps sensing Gu Qingfeng’s arrival, these people immediately became alert, with one of the men shouting threateningly.

“If you know what’s good for you, get lost, or I’ll take your life!”

Gu Qingfeng landed on a distant large tree and did not move forward or speak. A glance revealed that these individuals’ cultivation levels were mostly at the late stages of foundation establishment, around the seventh or eighth level, except for the woman, who had a commendable cultivation, having already established her true body.

“Seeking death!”

Seeing that Gu Qingfeng neither spoke nor left, the man who had shouted threateningly drew his flying sword to attack.

“What are you doing, Huang Yao!”

The woman shouted in reprimand.

“Daoist Master Qing Ning, this person is clearly intending to compete with us for the cave dwelling by staying here.”

“Did he say he was going to compete?” Daoist Master Qing Ning looked disdainfully at the man called Huang Yao and said, “Besides, this cave dwelling is ownerless to begin with; everyone has the right to compete for it.”

The man named Huang Yao wanted to say more, but at this moment, a man from the opposite group sneered, “Huang Yao, oh, Huang Yao, this isn’t your Cloudy Rosy Heaven Sect. I advise you not to be too arrogant. Without your Twelve Courtyards’ backing, you’re nothing!”

“Zhang Hengsheng, I think you’re courting death!”

Huang Yao was furious, shouted sharply, and was about to make a move, but was stopped by a white-clothed man standing in front of him.

Zhang Hengsheng sneered, “Learn a bit, even though you’re one of the chief disciples of the Twelve Courtyards, you’re far behind Li Qiandong.”

The white-clothed man named Li Qiandong said, “Enough, Zhang Hengsheng.”

Zhang Hengsheng snorted coldly and said no more.

From afar, Gu Qingfeng, standing on the large tree, couldn’t help but laugh silently upon hearing their quarrel. Unexpectedly, one of the groups was disciples of the Cloudy Rosy Heaven Sect, and the leading two seemed to be the chief disciples of the Twelve Courtyards? What a coincidence.

Gu Qingfeng said nothing, looking towards the entrance.

At this moment, the entrance was enveloped by a formation.

This formation was quite simple, designed to prevent the leakage of the Purple Gold Twilight Aura from within the cave.

It was likely set up by the woman known as Daoist Master Qing Ning, with the obvious aim of preventing others from discovering it.

However, it was unclear what exactly this group of people was waiting for.

Gu Qingfeng extended his spiritual sense into the cave through the entrance to investigate. Inside, it was chaotic, extremely so. Many formations were dissipating, highly unstable. This likely explained why the group hesitated to enter, fearing a venture inside might result in certain death.

A cave dwelling is an exceedingly complex entity.

Merely digging a hole in a mountain does not make it a cave dwelling; that would be just a cave.

A true cave dwelling is a small secret realm created within nature through the use of supernatural powers.

Every cultivator, upon reaching a certain level of cultivation, would establish their own cave dwelling,

Firstly, for secluded meditation.

Secondly, for the comprehension of the Dao.

And eventually, for transcending tribulations.

After all, sects are sects, situated within the mundane world, where worldly affairs are inevitable, neither conducive to secluded meditation nor to the comprehension of the Dao.

Most importantly, cave dwellings are used for refining various elixirs, magical treasures, talismans, etc., which are highly dangerous to produce and unsuitable for just any location.

Cave dwellings are mostly very concealed, typically undiscoverable under normal circumstances. Of course, there are exceptions. Since all cave dwellings are created based on the laws of nature, they gradually come to light as nature itself changes.

As for why this particular cave dwelling has emerged, Gu Qingfeng did not know. However, one thing was certain: there were no people inside. If there were, they would not allow the formation core to exhaust itself, nor would they watch the formations within disintegrate. After all, most formations in a cave dwelling are meant to protect pills and magical treasures.

About half an hour passed until the formations inside completely dissipated. After waiting a bit longer, the woman known as Daoist Master Qing Ning said, “The formations inside the cave dwelling have all dissipated. I just used my spiritual sense to thoroughly investigate once more and there should be no danger. However, just to be cautious, I’ll go down first. Once I confirm it’s safe, the rest of you can follow.”

Both groups looked at each other, then nodded in agreement.

They were all exceptional young cultivators, fully aware that while treasures might be inside the cave dwelling, it was also filled with various unknown dangers. Over the years, countless people had died inside such places. Treasures were important, but one needed to be alive to seize them.

Just as Daoist Master Qing Ning was about to enter with her flying sword, a voice suddenly interrupted.

“Miss, if you go down like this, you will undoubtedly die.”

Hmm?

Daoist Master Qing Ning looked surprised and turned to see that the speaker was none other than Gu Qingfeng.

“What do you mean by that!”

“The formations have only dissipated, but the formation core has not. If it explodes, the force will be tremendous, instantly tearing you to pieces.”

Before Daoist Master Qing Ning could reply, the man named Huang Yao stepped forward, arrogantly shouting, “And who are you? What business is it of yours here!”

“I’m just passing by. Seeing you all so young, I can’t bear to watch you throw away your lives like this.”

Gu Qingfeng jumped down from the tree, taking out a Red Leaf Demon Fruit to eat.

“Presumptuous! Overestimating yourself!”

Huang Yao appeared young and brash, very arrogant. Seeing Gu Qingfeng approach, he prepared to teach him a lesson.

“Huang Yao! If you dare to act rashly again, I’ll throw you in there right now!” Daoist Master Qing Ning was thoroughly annoyed, glaring at him before turning to Gu Qingfeng and asking, “Fellow Daoist, thank you for your kind warning. However, I have already used my spiritual sense to carefully inspect the place. Thirty-seven formations inside have all dissipated, including their cores…”

“There is still one formation core that hasn’t dissipated, and it’s the most crucial one, hidden the deepest.”

(End of Chapter)