Chapter 33: The Location of the Cave Residence

In Nanyun City, Qu Yi returned.
Wei Yan and Master Xuan Gu, after leading the cultivators to take control of the Hundred Demons Mountain Range, also returned to Nanyun City.
Qing Wu Gui, who had been training in the Hundred Demons Mountain Range and even fought against over 300 cultivators, could resist Qu Yi’s call and returned to Nanyun City as well.
At that moment, inside Tingfeng Residence, Qu Yi, Bai Man, Qing Wu Gui, Wu Yuan, Wei Yan, and Master Xuan Gu sat together.
Qu Yi glanced at Wei Yan and Master Xuan Gu and said with a smile, “Thank you both for your efforts. I’ll leave the management of the Hundred Demons Mountain Range to you, Wei Yan.”
Wei Yan was overjoyed upon hearing this and immediately stood up, saying, “Yes, master.”
Now, in front of so many people, Wei Yan no longer dared to call him “boring”; he had to address Qu Yi as master, just like Master Xuan Gu.
Qu Yi nodded with a smile and added, “Xuan Gu, come with me back to the Black Bone Sect. There are important matters to attend to.”
Master Xuan Gu was momentarily stunned, unable to understand why Qu Yi wanted to go to the Black Bone Sect. After hesitating for a while, he replied, “Yes, master.”
Seeing Master Xuan Gu’s hesitation, Qu Yi understood his thoughts and didn’t try to explain further. Instead, he turned to Qing Wu Gui and said, “Qing Wu Gui, I think it’s necessary for us to visit the Black Bone Mountain Range. It’s time to search for what you’re looking for.”
Qing Wu Gui was overjoyed upon hearing this. He had obtained the “Asura Demon Canon” from the Scattered Demon Cave Residence on Liupan Star, along with a treasure map that revealed another spirit talisman cave residence on Tianfeng Star, containing a “Spirit Talisman Canon.”
“Very good,” Qing Wu Gui said with a faint smile.
Qu Yi then spoke a few words to Wei Yan before smiling at everyone and saying, “Alright. With Wei Yan in charge of the Hundred Demons Mountain Range, I’m relieved. Qing Wu Gui, Xuan Gu, let’s head to the Black Bone Mountain Range right away.”
Soon, Qu Yi, Bai Man, Qing Wu Gui, and Wu Yuan entered the Dimensional Sphere, while Master Xuan Gu carried the sphere and flew alone toward the Black Bone Mountain Range at high speed.
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While significant changes were taking place in the Hundred Demons Mountain Range, various cultivation sects on the South Demon Continent and the North Immortal Continent also experienced turmoil. In particular, the ten major Immortal and Demon sects were heavily infiltrated by demon cultivators.
At one point, the most formidable figures from these ten sects were challenged by powerful demon cultivators and then left their sects collectively. After that, the hidden demon cultivators within each sect began to become active.
On the South Demon Continent, the five major demon cultivation sects were engaged in fierce internal struggles.

In the Valley of a Hundred Bloods, Bai Yan not only controlled Xue Yin, the master of the Blood Demon Altar, but also kept under his control the other five altar masters. The Valley of a Hundred Bloods had only twenty altar masters in total, yet Bai Yan controlled six of them alone, giving him immense power throughout the valley. After taking control of those six altar masters, Bai Yan used them to subdue everyone from the other six altars. Then, he ordered the people from those altars to deliberately stir up conflicts within the Valley of a Hundred Bloods. The cultivation techniques practiced in this valley were associated with cruel and violent people. Previously, the various altars had already disliked each other, engaging in constant open and secret struggles that led to many conflicts. With Bai Yan’s secret schemes, the entire valley was thrown into chaos—each altar attacking the others’ peaks, resulting in countless deaths and injuries among the disciples. However, the six altars controlled by Bai Yan suffered the fewest losses as they united as one. As the battles continued, the Valley of a Hundred Bloods declined rapidly…

In the Black Bone Sect, Luo Yun first controlled Zhen Xiong, the sect’s educational elder, and then, while the supreme leader was away, took control of the Xuan Yang Hall. After some scheming, Luo Yun also seized control of the eight other halls of the Black Bone Sect, bringing his total control to ten halls. With the sect having twenty halls in total, Luo Yun controlled ten of them, effectively splitting the sect apart. After taking control of those ten altars, Luo Yun ordered their members to start fighting to annex the other ten altars. Naturally, the members of the Black Bone Sect engaged in ruthless internal battles. These battles were extremely fierce; since the sect focused on physical cultivation, when they discovered others killing and refining corpses to boost their strength, the disciples of the Black Bone Sect would automatically join the fighting. In this chaos, Luo Yun, having planned everything in advance, ensured that his ten controlled altars suffered the least losses and saw the fastest improvement in their members’ strength. Gradually, all power within the Black Bone Sect began to fall into Luo Yun’s hands…

In the White Moon Palace, the twenty peaks were connected through the Snow Crystal Cave. After Zhuo Xi, the Light Breathing Bee, controlled Piao Ling Er, the master of the Snow Peak, he also learned the secrets of the Snow Crystal Cave and devised a plan. Using Piao Ling Er as cover, Zhuo Xi entered the other nineteen peaks through the Snow Crystal Cave and gradually took control of the masters of fifteen of them. It can be said that after controlling sixteen peaks of the White Moon Palace, Zhuo Xi effectively took control of the entire palace. He then ordered the people from those sixteen peaks to immediately attack the remaining four peaks.

Undoubtedly, Zhuo Xi had an overwhelming advantage in terms of the number of experts and disciples; all the people from the Four Peaks died. From then on, the White Moon Palace actually belonged to Zhuo Xi.
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Within the Yin Wind Sect, after Yuan Feng, the Howling Wind Ape, took control of Xiao Tian Shangren and Chen Xing Shangren, he successively took control of ten more Shangren. In other words, Yuan Feng controlled the twelve Shangren of the Yin Wind Sect, which corresponded to the twelve cultivation peaks. Then, Yuan Feng commanded the disciples of these twelve peaks to eliminate the other eight peaks one by one. Throughout the struggle, the disciples of the twelve peaks and those of the other eight peaks suffered heavy casualties; the number of remaining disciples was even less than that of a single cultivation peak originally. Yet, during this time, the Howling Wind Ape actually reached the later stage of exiting the body. Naturally, with his enhanced strength, the Howling Wind Ape no longer hid in the shadows but stepped forward directly. After all, at this stage, he could completely suppress all the experts of the Yin Wind Sect; even if the sect master returned, the Howling Wind Ape could defeat him. It could be said that the Yin Wind Sect was now dead.
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At Wanlei Cliff, due to the uniqueness of its cultivation techniques and the fact that there were only five places in the entire Wanlei Mountain Range where lightning struck regularly, there were only five cultivation sites there. Ever since the Lightning Beast Lei Peng took control of Lei Ji, it had remained quietly hidden. It wasn’t until Wan Kong, the master of Wanlei Cliff, was taken away by a powerful demon cultivator that Lei Peng began to act. Lei Peng concealed its true energy aura and followed Lei Ji. Then, when it went to the other four cultivation sites to visit the valley masters, Lei Peng and Lei Ji joined forces to capture all four of them. It didn’t take long before Lei Peng actually took control of all the forces at Wanlei Cliff. Even if Wan Kong returned, Lei Peng had the strength to confront him.
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While the five sects on the South Demon Continent were in chaos, Xuan Gu Shangren finally arrived at the Black Bone Mountain Range with the Dimensional Ball. Xuan Gu Shangren stopped on one of the peaks. Qu Yi and Qing Wu Gui came out of the Dimensional Ball, with Qing Wu Gui already holding up his treasured treasure map. “Xuan Gu, take a look at this map. See the scenery depicted on it—where in the Black Bone Mountain Range is it?” Qu Yi asked with a smile. Qing Wu Gui handed the treasure map to Xuan Gu Shangren, who then studied it carefully, trying to recall. On the map was a mountain map, a line of poetry, and a piece of black bone.

“Master, the scenery depicted on this treasure map doesn’t seem familiar to me in the Black Bone Mountains. However, the two lines of poetry recorded on it—‘Black Tiger Swallows the Sun, Golden Lion Falls into the Deep Abyss’—remind me that there are two large mountains side by side in the Black Bone Mountains: one called Black Tiger Mountain and the other Golden Lion Mountain,” said Xuan Gu Shangren seriously.

After hearing this, Qu Yi and Qing Wu Gui were overjoyed. Back on the Wind-Facing Ship, after seeing Wei Yan’s map of Tianfeng Star, Qing Wu Gui had associated it with the Black Bone Mountains on the treasure map and concluded that the Spirit Talisman Cave was located there. Now, hearing Xuan Gu Shangren’s words, Qu Yi could also be certain that the Spirit Talisman Cave was indeed in the Black Bone Mountains.

“Then take us there,” Qu Yi said immediately.

Xuan Gu Shangren was momentarily stunned. He had initially thought Qu Yi wanted to cause trouble in the Black Bone Sect, but it turned out his intention wasn’t to target the sect at all—his real goal was to find treasure.

“Yes, Master,” Xuan Gu Shangren replied right away.

A few days later, Xuan Gu Shangren arrived at a high mountain with the Dimensional Sphere. Qu Yi, Qing Wu Gui, Bai Man, and Wu Yuan emerged from the sphere and stood on the mountain top, gazing into the distance.

About ten thousand meters ahead, there was a large mountain on the left made of black stones, its shape resembling a tiger. On the right was another mountain made of golden stones, shaped like a lion. Between the two mountains lay a very deep gorge, shrouded in clouds and mist.

Suddenly, the Spirit of the Artifact transmitted a message to Qu Yi: “The Spirit Talisman Cave is beneath the depths of that gorge. But you can’t go down now. You must wait until noon, when sunlight will pierce through the clouds and mist in the gorge, reaching the depths. Then, you must fly down from the top of Golden Lion Mountain to avoid being attacked by the illusion arrays and spirit talisman traps set in the gorge, so you can reach the bottom safely.”

After hearing this, Qu Yi immediately understood the meaning of the poem “Black Tiger Swallows the Sun, Golden Lion Falls into the Deep Abyss.” Yet he was once again puzzled.

“Spirit of the Artifact, how do you know so much about the arrays in that gorge?” Qu Yi asked in confusion.

“Hehe, in your cultivation world, what could possibly be difficult for me?” the Spirit of the Artifact replied with a faint smile.

Qu Yi was speechless again. Although he believed the Spirit of the Artifact was extremely powerful, everything seemed as simple as drinking water to it, which made it hard for Qu Yi to fathom its true strength.

But it didn’t matter if he couldn’t figure it out—the Spirit of the Artifact was always on his side, so Qu Yi wasn’t too worried.

“Heartless. It seems we’ve found them.” After observing the scene, Qu Yi immediately said to Qing Wu Gui with a smile.
“Yes.” Qing Wu Gui’s face lit up with joy.