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Chapter 1418: Training
If it weren’t for the Ice Flame Tiger’s killing intent toward the two of them, she wouldn’t have let the Demon Suppression Tower deal with it. It really did harbor murderous intent toward this mother and daughter. Their lives would have been in danger.
The two of them searched through the Ice Flame Tiger’s cave-dwelling once more, but didn’t find anything else they needed.
"Mom, are we going to leave here?"
"We’ll talk about it tomorrow. Let’s rest here today."
"I don’t like this smell."
Yuanyuan didn’t like it either, so the two of them went into the space together. It was still more comfortable inside.
The next day when they came out, they put away the Array Plate and quickly left this place.
Li Shaobai curiously went in to take a look, discovered there was nothing of real value, and went out again to follow after the mother and daughter.
He became even more certain that Yuanyuan definitely had some great treasure in her hands.
The two of them were planning to go take a look at the cave-dwelling marked on the map. It was said to be a Nascent Soul Cultivator’s cave-dwelling from long ago, but no one had ever found it.
"Mom, what do we do about that annoying guy following us?"
"We can’t just kill him, can we? Let him follow."
This was a stretch of mountain range. After they entered, the mother and daughter advanced according to the map’s guidance.
Watching their movements, Li Shaobai felt they must know something about this place. Legend said there was a Nascent Soul Cultivator’s cave-dwelling here. He had come to search before as well, but hadn’t found it. Following them today, maybe he’d actually gain something.
The two of them ignored the person behind them and continued searching according to the map.
They wandered around here for two whole days, but simply couldn’t find it.
At night the two of them set out an Array Plate at the spot marked as the cave entrance on the map.
"Mom, the map shouldn’t be fake, so why can’t we find anything?"
"If it were that easy, it would’ve been found long ago."
The long-armed ape in the space spoke up. "Master, I know. It’s right where you’re sitting. Use your Divine Sense to probe downward, there’s Absolute Spirit Stone below."
Yuanyuan wasn’t unfamiliar with Absolute Spirit Stone; she and her father had seen it before.
The mother and daughter sent their Divine Sense downward. If they hadn’t known beforehand that there was Absolute Spirit Stone down there, they really would have been fooled. Although neither of them had an Earth Spirit Root, Spiritual Power could still be converted.
And there was still an Array Plate set up outside. The two of them didn’t rest at all.
When they encountered the Absolute Spirit Stone, the long-armed ape came out to help, so the two of them didn’t have to break anything to get in.
To be honest, calling it a cave-dwelling was a bit much; it was more like a simple temporary resting place. At least, that was the feeling Yuanyuan got.
The two—mother and child—fully released their Divine Sense, but really didn’t find anything.
"That’s not right, the rumors outside make it sound so mysterious."
"Master, this is just an outer blind. There’s an Array inside here—you’ll need to properly study it."
Yuanyuan felt a bit annoyed. From the moment they came in, it was like they were being led by the nose. That was very wrong.
Because Li Shaobai was outside, they couldn’t take too long. They still had to hurry.
Yuanyuan only had theoretical knowledge when it came to Breaking Array, so she calmed down and began calculating.
Very soon the two of them found the entrance. There was still Absolute Spirit Stone here. When they went in, they couldn’t help feeling amazed. Who knew how many years had passed, yet the Array was still running. It showed that the person who set this up was quite capable.
In the very center sat an Immortal-like, dignified-looking Cultivator. At a glance he looked extremely deceptive.
After circling around once, Yuanyuan put away all the Jade Scroll Books, as well as the Alchemy Furnace and Artifact Refining Furnace.
After roughly sweeping through, it was actually quite valuable. This person was truly capable; he was proficient in all Four Cultivation Skills. Otherwise he couldn’t have made such a hidden cave-dwelling, nor could he have kept the Array running for so many years.
Qi Wen looked at the horsetail whisk in his hand. "Mom, it really does have that kind of vibe."
"He should have been a very capable senior. Be careful—children’s words are taken as innocent chatter."
Qi Wen looked at her mother and blinked, then knowingly blinked as well.
The two of them slowly edged closer to the Cultivator who had already sat in death. They didn’t even dare use voice transmission, afraid of being noticed.
In this kind of situation, the most dangerous thing was Possession.
Qi Wen had Gu Ersheng on his side. Although Gu Ersheng was still in deep sleep, Yuanyuan really wasn’t worried about the problem of Possession.
She herself didn’t have an issue either. If he didn’t attempt Possession, there might still be a chance. If he really tried to possess her, that would actually make things simpler.
The two of them cautiously approached, and really did guess right. A white speck of light shot toward Qi Wen.
Qi Wen hadn’t even reacted when the white light failed to actually enter his Sea of Consciousness, circled around, and flew toward Yuanyuan instead.
Yuanyuan released the long-armed ape, and as it came close, she grabbed it in one go.
"Let me go, let me go."
Yuanyuan wrapped it in her Divine Sense and directly performed a Soul Search.
This had been a Late-stage Nascent Soul Cultivator. From the time he sat in death until now, more than ten thousand years had passed.
Yuanyuan learned everything about this place and immediately went to collect many hidden Storage Bags. Last was the Storage Ring on his person.
After the Storage Ring was taken, they watched the corpse weather and truly disperse right before their eyes.
The mother and daughter quickly left, not leaving behind any trace that they’d been here.
After returning to the surface, they also withdrew the Array. Now they needed to focus on getting back as soon as possible.
Li Shaobai had been waiting outside anxiously, and suddenly saw the two of them hurrying off in the direction of the exit.
He went to check the place where their Array had been. With the long-armed ape helping to cover things up, even Li Shaobai, a Nascent Soul Cultivator, couldn’t see anything.
The mother and daughter kept running outside without stopping, just wanting to leave the Golden Core Stage Trial Arena immediately.
Things didn’t go as they wished. The two of them ran into another Sixth-rank Demon Beast.
Yuanyuan knew they had to fight this time. Before the demon beast could react, she threw down a Sixth Rank Array Plate.
The Demon Suppression Tower appeared again and still only took the Demon Core. "We’ve got one day of travel left before we can leave this place. Let’s rest for a bit."
Li Shaobai was frustrated again. He’d only looked away for a moment—how had he walked into another Array?
When he got back he was definitely going to the Deacon Office to exchange for a High-level Array Plate. Watching this woman temper herself outside had once again driven home how important Arrays were.
"Mom, is that guy still following us?"
"I didn’t sense him just now, but he should be somewhere behind."
"Mom, what exactly is that guy after?"
Yuanyuan felt awkward saying it. As a mother, telling her young woman these things really felt a bit embarrassing. But she still said it in the end—after all, her young woman would run into such things in the future.
"Mom, if my dad finds out about this, he’s definitely going to be furious."
"Then we have to tell him when we get back. Our whole family will need to be more careful from now on."
"He probably wouldn’t dare do anything openly, right?"
"He definitely wouldn’t dare, but as a Nascent Soul Cultivator, he still has plenty of chances and methods to deal with us."