With A Crippled Spiritual Core, I Become The Boss Of The Cultivation World - Chapter 35

Chapter 35 The Senior Cultivator’s Ancient Cave Abode

Naturally, in Wang Ping’s heart, he didn’t want to take the risk by entering the array formation.

However, after hearing Meng Changyou’s plan on how to break the array formation, he knew that Meng Changyou would not leave him outside.

After all, having an additional person inside the array formation could take away a portion of the burden.

Under such circumstances, even Gu Feng would probably make sure that he entered the array formation.

Since that was the case, there was no need for him to bring this up to attract suspicion.

However, when he entered the array formation, he secretly held the “Heaven and Earth Shell” in his hand.

If he really encountered a danger that was too difficult to resist, he could only take the risk by entering the “Heaven and Earth Shell” to hide.

He was still sufficiently confident in the defensive power of the “Heaven and Earth Shell” —He did not believe that there was any power on Heaven Heart Island that could destroy it.

However, the expected array formation attack did not appear.

After Wang Ping entered the fog region, other than his projected divine sense being disrupted and distorted by a mysterious force, which prevented him from checking his surroundings, he did not receive any attacks.

He didn’t know what to do, nor did he dare to move recklessly.

Thus, he stood on the spot and waited vigilantly for a while. After detecting no further changes, Wang Ping simply stood still and waited.

In any case, he knew himself very well. Even though he knew that there might be some great rewards in this senior cultivator’s cave abode, he didn’t think about them too much because his cultivation base was too low.

In this sort of situation, there was no need for him to spend so much effort thinking about how to break the formation. It would be better for him to stay put and wait.

Not long after, Wang Ping heard a cacophony from the explosions of Dharma techniques and the angry shouts of other cultivators.

At the same time, he discovered that the fog around him had also started to thin out. It was as if the array formation had already used up all its power to attack the cultivators who were attempting to break through the array formation, no longer having any energy to produce the fog.

Seeing this situation, Wang Ping did not dare to act rashly. He only focused on maintaining the blue barrier formed from the “Rippling Water Barrier” to protect himself, patiently waiting for Meng Changyou and the others to break the array.

About a minute later, Meng Changyou’s furious howl rang through the air. The array formation, which was already at its limits, finally collapsed.

As soon as the formation was broken, the area that had been obscured by the mist became completely exposed to Wang Ping and the others.

Wang Ping looked over and saw a lush green mountain that was 400 to 500 feet tall. Halfway up the mountain, someone had built a wooden and stone courtyard. Perhaps because it had been there for too long, some of the wooden buildings in the courtyard had already collapsed.

Around the courtyard, he could vaguely make out the herb farm and vegetable fields that had been opened up.

Similarly, because it had been too long since anyone took care of it, the herb farm and vegetable fields were overgrown with thick weeds and trees. It was unknown if there were any spiritual herbs left.

There was a similarly-decayed wooden plankway leading down from the mountaintop to the lake at the foot of the mountain. One could vaguely see the ruins of a collapsed wooden pavilion by the lake.

Was this the cave abode of a senior cultivator?

Wasn’t this a little too desolate?

Wang Ping looked at the desolate and dilapidated courtyard on the mountain and compared it to the cave abode of the “Black Shark Drifter.” He felt that the cultivation level of the senior cultivator who left this cave abode behind was probably not higher than that of the Black Shark Drifter.

Of course, this was just the sensing he got from “judging a book by its cover.” As for the truth, he could only come to a conclusion after entering the courtyard to investigate.

Thinking up to this point, Wang Ping could not help but shift his gaze, from the courtyard to Meng Changyou and the others.

His gaze froze.

When they entered the array formation, they were all completely fine. Now, apart from Meng Changyou and Zhao Jing, all of them were injured.

Zhou Xu, who had once reprimanded Wang Ping, had his white robe stained red with his own blood. His face was pale as he applied ointment to the wound on his shoulder while bandaging it with a clean white cloth.

Gu Feng’s right leg was also stained with blood. He was squatting down to apply medicine and bandage his wounds.

From the looks of these people, the process of breaking the array formation earlier hadn’t been as simple as Meng Chang had said earlier.

Just as Wang Ping was hesitating on whether he should go up and express his concern for Gu Feng, Meng Changyou also withdrew his gaze from the mountain peak ahead. He looked at Zhou Xu and Gu Feng with a peculiar expression and said, “Old Brother Zhou, Old Brother Gu, your injuries aren’t too serious, right? Why don’t you rest here first? Old Brother Zhao and I will scout ahead and see if there are any other traps!” As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Jing, who was also unscathed, immediately agreed. “What Boss Meng said is very true. Brother Zhou, Brother Gu, you two are injured. Leave the potential dangers to us!”

However, when he heard their words, Zhou Xu’s originally pale face immediately flushed red as he shouted, “I appreciate Boss Meng and Old Brother Zhao’s good intentions, but although my injuries look serious, they are actually just superficial wounds. After applying some medicine, there won’t be any major problems. They will definitely not affect my strength.”

Gu Feng immediately straightened his back and stood up. With a determined expression, he said, “Although my leg is injured, this injury only affects walking. I don’t think there are any more demon beasts on this mountain. Even if there are traps, it is very likely that they are already ineffective since too much time has passed.”

They had put their lives on the line to kill the Black-Scaled Crocodiles and break the cave abode’s protective array formation. Now that the cave abode left behind by the senior cultivator was right in front of them, how could they allow others to enter the cave abode before them to seek the treasures within?

No matter how nice Meng Changyou and Zhao Jing had worded it, no matter how good their relationship was, they would never agree to it.

When Wang Ping saw this, he could not help but sneer in his heart.

He wasn’t surprised by the current situation. Interests moved people’s hearts. When these benefits are large enough, even blood brothers could end up facing each other with swords, let alone Meng Changyou’s team of demon-hunting cultivators.

This was also the main reason why he had never fought with anyone when demon-hunting.

As long as there were no conflicts of interest, the other cultivators would not have any ill intentions toward him. As long as he looked poor enough, they would not have any thoughts of killing him for his treasures.

At this time, when he saw that Meng Changyou and Zhao Jing didn’t respond to Zhou Xu and Gu Feng’s words, Wang Ping’s heart suddenly stirred. He cupped his fists and bowed toward them, speaking in a crisp and clear voice. “Boss Meng, Big Brother Gu, I know that my cultivation is low and hence I don’t dare to trespass into senior’s cultivator cave-dwelling, so I won’t accompany you up the mountain. Please allow this little brother to rest in the forest at the back and wait.”

Upon hearing Wang Ping’s words, Meng Changyou seemed to have found a way out. He immediately looked at Wang Ping with a smile and nodded. “Fellow Daoist Wang can do as you wish.”

With that, he nodded at Zhou Xu and Gu Feng and said, “Since both of you are fine, let’s hurry up and go up the mountain. Otherwise, it won’t be as convenient to do after the sky turns dark.”

“What Boss Meng said makes sense. Let’s head up the mountain.”

Zhou Xu and Gu Feng looked at each other, before voicing their agreement with Meng Changyou.

After that, the group of six quickly climbed up the mountain, towards the courtyard halfway up.