Chapter 123: The Cave Residence Opens, Meeting the Wasteland Realm's Remnants Again

【The restriction vanished!】Someone shouted, and the layer of restriction outside the cave residence shattered, revealing the complete cave residence.

【You immediately sensed a dense immortal aura. Just one breath, and your whole body felt like it was about to ascend!】

【“An immortal, there really is an immortal!”】

【“Hahahaha! Today, I’m going to become an immortal!”】

【You saw many cultivators with only early-stage and mid-stage Spirit Transformation cultivation begin to fall into madness, even forcing their way into the cave residence despite being stopped.】

【“There’s something in this immortal qi that can cause hallucinations!” Lan Shang transmitted to you.】

【“Mm, I felt it.” You nodded. A mere hallucinogenic effect had little influence on you.】

【“Master, I sense the aura of a dragon inside!” Xiao Long, after its atavism, likewise ignored the hallucinogenic effect, but because of that also sensed some dragon aura.】

【“No rush. Let them scout the path first.” You reassured it.】

【“AH!!!!” Soon you heard miserable screams from within the cave residence. Just from the sounds, one could guess the cave residence had to be extremely dangerous.】

【Your Martial Dao Heavenly Eye opened. Your gaze penetrated deep into the cave residence and saw the Spirit Transformation cultivators who had died tragically.】

【Inside the cave residence, you saw a creature — a humanoid being somewhat similar to a human. You thought of the Wasteland Realm’s Remnants!】

【You saw that Wasteland Realm Remnant grabbing the Spirit Transformation cultivators who had forced their way in, eating them bite by bite!】

【Blood from the corpses flowed down the corners of the Remnant’s mouth. Soon, bright red blood soaked its entire body, and a small pool of blood gathered on the ground!】

【Suddenly, the Wasteland Realm Remnant that was eating the Spirit Transformation corpse raised its head. A pair of crimson eyes looked toward you!】

【Its mouth corners smeared with blood, it revealed a cold smile and spoke in a low voice. “Found you!”】

【“Heh heh heh!”】

【“What’s that sound!” The crowd that had not yet entered the cave residence instantly grew tense.】

【You withdrew your gaze and silently pondered.】

【Suddenly, you thought of the Wasteland Realm Remnant you had encountered back in the Holy City!】

【“Over a hundred years have passed. How could it appear here?” Without showing any emotion, you came to Lan Shang’s side and extended a hand.】

【“Have you seen this person?” In your hand, the appearance of that Wasteland Realm Remnant from the cave residence emerged. Your gaze was fixed dead on Lan Shang.】

【“A Wasteland???” Lan Shang blurted out. Looking at the portrait in your hand, his eyes widened.】

【“Fellow Daoist Lan Shang, what’s wrong? ‘Wasteland’?” asked that Spirit Transformation Great Perfection disciple from the Langya Academy.】

【Sensing everyone’s gazes, Lan Shang’s expression returned to normal. He explained with a straight face. “It’s nothing. Everyone need not be alarmed. We should go in.”】

【“Indeed. The dangers inside the cave residence have already been scouted by them. It’s our turn now.”】

【You watched the crowd of cultivators enter, then followed Lan Shang and five Spirit Transformation Great Perfection cultivators, bringing up the rear.】

【“This is a Wasteland! I don’t know the specifics. I only remember the elders in my family saying we absolutely cannot oppose a Wasteland.”】

【“Wherever a Wasteland appears, our Lan Clan cultivators must retreat three hundred li!”】

【“Otherwise, our lives are forfeit!” Lan Shang transmitted to you.】

【“Fellow Daoist, you’ve seen a Wasteland?”】

【“The Wasteland you speak of is inside this cave residence.” Your expression was calm as you transmitted without showing any emotion.】

【“What???” Though it was only a transmission, you could still feel the panic in Lan Shang’s words.】

【“Fellow Daoist, how about we withdraw? This Wasteland truly cannot be touched!”】

【“Our Lan Clan’s family rules can be ignored, but the ancestral teachings absolutely, must, definitely be obeyed!” This time Lan Shang was extremely resolute. He directly grabbed your arm, stopping you from continuing forward.】

【You paused your steps and glanced at Lan Shang. You transmitted a warning. “Don’t forget, your soul blood is still in my hands!”】

【“Sigh, could it be that I, Lan Shang, am going to die here today?” Lan Shang lamented, released your arm, and obediently followed at your side, stepping into the cave residence as if facing death with equanimity.】

【“From the outside, this cave residence didn’t look very big, but I never imagined there’d be a whole other world inside.”】

【“Such a magnificent cave residence, it must have quite a few treasures, right?”】

【“Master, that dragon aura is growing stronger and stronger!” Xiao Long followed at your side and transmitted.】

【“Can you sense its rough location?” Your Martial Dao Heavenly Eye opened, sweeping the surroundings of the cave residence.】

【“Yes! I sensed it!” Xiao Long was thrilled. Something that could be connected to a dragon — how could it be an ordinary thing?】

【You nodded slightly, glanced at Lan Shang, and transmitted. “You follow them deeper in. I have something to do and need to leave the group for a while.”】

【“Ah, this……”】

【Seeing Lan Shang’s hesitation, you directly handed over a jade talisman and transmitted. “If anything happens, use this to contact me.”】

【“Alright…” Lan Shang agreed reluctantly.】

【You brought Xiao Long and slowed your pace, falling behind the crowd, gradually separating from the group.】

【“Huh, Fellow Daoist Lan Shang, where are those two fellow Daoists beside you?” Someone noticed something off.】

【“Ahem, don’t mind them. Those two, cowardly as rats, didn’t dare go in and actually withdrew from the cave residence.” Lan Shang explained.】

【With Lan Shang covering for you, no other cultivators came looking for you, allowing you to act alone.】

【“It’s right here!” Xiao Long brought you to a stop at a secret chamber and said in surprise.】

【Your gaze swept the room. Everything inside had long since been looted clean. Not to mention a single book, there wasn’t even a teacup left behind!】

【“These cultivators really are the type to pluck every feather a passing goose leaves behind!” Looking at the bare secret chamber, you could not help but complain.】

【“Keep sensing. See where the thing is hidden.”】

【Xiao Long shut its eyes tightly. The dragon bloodline within its body was extremely active, sensing continuously.】

【“Right here!” Xiao Long opened its eyes and pointed at the wall of the secret chamber.】

【Following where Xiao Long pointed, you deployed your Martial Dao Heavenly Eye, but discovered no abnormality at all.】

【“No abnormality — that is the greatest abnormality of all!”】

【You threw a punch at the direction Xiao Long pointed!】

【The entire wall was punched through by you, revealing what lay behind it.】

【An unremarkable green bottle blocked your attack, lying quietly on the ground, itself completely unharmed.】

【“Master, that’s it, that’s the green bottle! There’s something inside it constantly drawing me, wanting me to devour it!” Xiao Long pointed at the green bottle on the ground and shouted. If you hadn’t been at its side, Xiao Long would have already rushed over to snatch up the little green bottle.】

【You reached out and grabbed. The green bottle appeared in your hand. Within it, you sensed an incomparably powerful aura!】

【You carefully opened the green bottle. A vast dragon might surged out, instantly suppressing every cultivator inside the cave residence!】

【When you saw clearly what was inside, you could not help but blurt out. “Dragon blood!”】