Chapter 609: Predicting the Future with Precision

Yao Shi Wan Neng was surprised to find that Mei Ying not only possessed treasures like the Fire-Avoiding Pearl but also shared them without hesitation with the Mu family.
However…
Even after discovering other traps, Yao Shi Wan Neng could only send secret signals to Kai Xin, hoping he would refuse. The hidden traps might lead to the true location of the Heavenly Demon Secret Cave, and he certainly didn’t want Kai Xin and Mei Ying to head in that direction—a path that could be a dead end filled with deadly traps!
“Lord Mei Ying is truly generous; I admire him. But we just realized that this path might not lead to the Heavenly Demon Secret Cave. How about we check the other path first before making a decision?” Kai Xin’s words shocked Yao Shi Wan Neng, who then helplessly reached into a very hidden small hole in the corner.
Boom…
Near the entrance to the flame-filled mountain interior, another stone door suddenly opened, releasing a bone-chilling cold air that instantly dispelled the heat from the adjacent area. Everyone was shocked and looked at each other in confusion…
“There are indeed other passages.” Mei Ying frowned. The passage on the left led to a hot world, while the one on the right was a frozen, icy world—one of extreme heat, the other of extreme cold, both seemingly dangerous.
The people from the Mu family also didn’t expect the second trap-filled passage to be equally perilous. Although it didn’t seem very dangerous at first glance, unseen threats were even more terrifying.
In the volcanic mountain interior, one needed endless internal energy to survive; in the icy world, it hindered the intruders’ mobility, greatly weakening them. For a moment, everyone was unsure which path led to the true entrance of the Heavenly Demon Secret Cave…
“Yao Shi, can you figure something out?”
Xiao Bei gained a better understanding of Yao Shi Wan Neng’s abilities and even began to rely on him.
The latter smiled bitterly: “I know a bit about traps, but nothing about feng shui.”
“Feng shui?”
Hearing this word, Yin Hu let out a soft sound and glanced at Feng Ling.
Weren’t Feng Ling an expert in this field? A master of the I Ching who also had knowledge of feng shui?
Feng Ling frowned, stepped forward, examined the situation, his eyes flickering, before shaking his head: “It looks strange. Both paths are dangerous—one of extreme heat, the other of extreme cold. It seems none of them lead to the Heavenly Demon Secret Cave, yet it also seems they do. It’s a strange design; I can’t figure anything out.”
“Since we can’t tell from the outside, let’s go in and find out!”
“Wait.”

At this moment, Shadow stepped up to Happy, lowered her whip, and suddenly swung it, scooping up a nearby stone before hurling it fiercely into the icy world…
The group quickly focused on that stone. It quickly froze from a thin layer of frost, then slammed hard against a wall, sticking there without falling.
“What terrifying cold!”
Everyone noticed something strange—this seemingly harmless icy world seemed even more terrifying than the hot world here, capable of freezing everything silently. If a person entered, what would happen?
“Let’s go this way.”
Shadow took out a fiery red bead from her pouch and handed it to Happy, saying casually, “To show our sincerity in cooperating, I’m giving this to you to keep. But once we leave here, you must return it to me…”
“…”
Happy silently took it and nodded.
This woman, Shadow, was truly remarkable!
Just one fire-resistant bead had completely united the Xifeng Tower and the Mu Family. At least for this trip to the Heavenly Demon Cave, they were now teammates.
Moreover, since Happy had accepted this fire-resistant bead, she couldn’t attack the people from the Xifeng Tower and had to help her teammates instead…
However, it had to be admitted that without the fire-resistant bead, Happy’s situation would indeed be quite troublesome.
After all, she was the only one who possessed the Nine Yang Divine Skill. Entering the Qilin Cave alone, without a proper reason and without revealing her secret of rebirth, was indeed a difficult task…
…
The fire-resistant bead felt warm to the touch, but Happy clearly sensed the temperature around her dropping, as if all heat was being repelled by some invisible force—a truly mysterious sensation.
“Hah, it seems colder…”
“Ugh, it’s so cold!”
The flames from the Qilin Cave had just been driven back inside, and the cold here suddenly intensified! The group clearly felt their internal vital energy threatening to freeze, making it difficult to move their energy or doing so very slowly.
“Damn it.”
“It seems even more dangerous here.” Yao Shi Wanneng looked grim. He had originally planned to let Shadow’s group enter the fire cave first before activating the passage mechanism here, but it now seemed the situation here was even worse.
The others felt the same way.
“There’s no time to lose. Let’s go!”
Happy declared seriously, “We’re entering the cave!”
With that, she took the lead and entered the Fire Qilin Cave, with the others following in pairs.

With the Fire-Resisting Pearl in place, although the temperature inside the cave was scorching and the air suffocating, a faintly visible barrier seemed to have formed around them. The twelve of them were at the center of this barrier, protected by the Fire-Resisting Pearl.

“What’s that?”

Just as they passed through the first passage, the observant Xiao Bei noticed a black plant above their heads, with some black lotus-like pods hanging on it. There was also a gentle fragrance in the air, not as suffocating or unpleasant as before.

Everyone stopped to take a look. Meiying’s eyes suddenly lit up: “It’s a Black Jade Fire Lotus! I heard it can only grow in high-temperature volcanic environments. It’s a very rare first-class medicinal material. I never expected to find it here too.”

“High-temperature volcanoes? Isn’t it said this place was built by humans? How could such a thing grow here?” Wu Kuo’s casual remark made everyone look extremely serious—except for Kai Xin…

“Let’s keep moving.”

Without hesitation, Kai Xin picked the medicinal plants and divided them evenly, giving three to the Mu Family and three to the Xifeng Tower.

First-class medicinal materials are extremely precious, both now and in the future! They fetch very high prices.

The group continued forward. After about ten minutes, the temperature finally dropped slightly.

The walls and floor around them also became more ordinary.

“The temperature has dropped.”

Wu Kuo walked to the edge, reached out to feel the temperature around him, and, confirming it was harmless to his body, showed a pleased expression.

Everyone scanned the surroundings. Once sure, they left the protective barrier and began to move around freely.

The most eager among them was Yao Shi Wanneng, whose interest in the Heavenly Demon Secret Cavern grew stronger by the moment. He couldn’t wait to uncover the true secrets of the cavern.

Kai Xin, however, directly said to Feng Ling, “Feng Ling, help me determine Song Yuanqiao’s exact location.”

As soon as he spoke, Meiying and the others exchanged astonished glances…

Inside the Heavenly Demon Secret Cavern, it was impossible to send messages via pigeons, but it seemed Kai Xin had made plenty of preparations in advance—having various experts and resources, and even being able to use divination techniques to obtain information from the I Ching right there.

No wonder he had been so confident throughout the journey!