Urban Martial Saint

Yin Xianzi was also looking at the four marks left behind, and upon seeing the characters left by Wu Tianchi, her expression changed as though she had seen something incredibly incomprehensible.

”Yin Xianzi, have you heard of this Wu Tianchi?” Ye Qing asked.

Yin Xianzi didn’t answer Ye Qing but walked over, reaching out to touch the characters left by Wu Tianchi. Her fingers were small and had ample space around the engravings. She slowly traced the five characters, then turned to Ye Qing and said, ”Ye Qing, you try it.”

”Try what?” Ye Qing asked in puzzlement.

”Put your hand in and try,” Yin Xianzi said, ”Feel the texture of the engravings.”

Ye Qing was full of doubts, not knowing what Yin Xianzi wanted, but he still walked over, placing his fingers into the crevices and slowly tracing the marks.

As he traced a certain distance, Ye Qing suddenly widened his eyes, turned to Yin Xianzi, and exclaimed, ”This... this... these characters were carved with fingers!”

”Precisely!” Yin Xianzi nodded slowly, and said solemnly, ”I never thought, in today’s world, there would be someone with such power!”

Ye Qing’s eyes widened. Even though he wasn’t as powerful as Yin Xianzi, he knew how difficult this was. The stone was very hard, and even if one had the ability, carving characters with delicate fingers on such a rock wasn’t easy. Moreover, the key point was that these five characters were carved very deeply, and the texture felt seamless as if it was done in one stroke, which was even more astonishing.

What level of power must one have to carve these five characters into the stone wall with their fingers?

Ye Qing turned to look at Yin Xianzi. Yin Xianzi was also looking at him, and before Ye Qing could speak, she softly said, ”I can’t do it, nor can the Five Uniques!”

Ye Qing took a sharp breath. Even those with the skill of the Five Uniques couldn’t do it, so who could achieve such a feat? What level of power did this person possess? Was there truly someone in this world with power far surpassing the Five Uniques?

”Who exactly is this Wu Tianchi?” Ye Qing asked softly.

Yin Xianzi shook her head and softly said, ”I’ve never heard of this name either.”

Ye Qing was even more astonished and said, ”How can someone with this level of skill be an unknown figure?”

In fact, Yin Xianzi was even more astonished than Ye Qing. She knew very well how difficult it was to progress their skills to the next level, and for Wu Tianchi to surpass them by so much was unheard of. How had he trained?

”Judging by the wear of the engraving marks, these were left decades ago,” Yin Xianzi said, ”This Wu Tianchi must have been a master from the previous era!”

”Wasn’t the previous era the era of Divine Doctor An Shiping?” Ye Qing asked in surprise, ”In that era, An Shiping was the Supreme of the world. I’ve never heard the name Wu Tianchi. With his power, he definitely wouldn’t be beneath An Shiping, so how could he be an unknown figure?”

Yin Xianzi also had no answer for Ye Qing because she herself was unsure.

”It seems we can only ask the Heavenly Master when we return!” Yin Xianzi replied softly.

Ye Qing nodded. Basing judgment solely on their guesses here was bound to lead nowhere.

”What should we do now?” Ye Qing asked, looking at the five divergent paths ahead, ”Which Cave should we enter?”

Yin Xianzi examined the marks on the diverging paths and said softly, ”Taoist Incantation, Buddhist Texts, Nanyang Language, Wu Tianchi...”

”What Nanyang Language?” Ye Qing asked, puzzled. He recognized Taoist Incantation and Buddhist Texts and saw Wu Tianchi, but what did Nanyang Language refer to?

”This is Nanyang Language,” Yin Xianzi pointed to a mark that Ye Qing couldn’t recognize.

”This is Nanyang Language?” Ye Qing was surprised, and asked, ”Is it the language of those Sorcerers?”

”Exactly!” Yin Xianzi nodded, having traveled to the Nanyang region in her early years and was familiar with such things.

”So there’s also a Sorcerer who reached here?” Ye Qing was even more astonished that despite their and Yin Xianzi’s power, they almost lost their lives. How could Sorcerers have reached this place?

”It seems so!” Yin Xianzi nodded slowly, even more surprised than Ye Qing.

Ye Qing was stunned for a moment and said, ”Then... which cave should we enter?”

”The Taoist Incantation one.” Yin Xianzi softly replied.

”Why?” Ye Qing looked at the fork leading to the Buddhist Texts path and said, ”I feel this path might be safer.”

Ye Qing had been following the signs left by the Buddhist monk to get here, and the journey had been without danger, which made him trust this enlightened monk immensely. Now that Yin Xianzi wanted to choose the Taoist Incantation cave, Ye Qing felt somewhat averse; he always thought the Buddhist Texts cave seemed safer.

The reason Yin Xianzi chose the Taoist Incantation cave was that the Heavenly Master Lin Xuan Yue she followed was a top figure in the Taoist Sect. Therefore, she had great trust in the Taoist Sect and always felt entering the Taoist Incantation cave was safer.

But in reality, having reached this place, no matter what cave you entered, the result would probably be the same. Just like the five caves before, whichever you chose had dangers inside; who knew what dangers these five paths held?

Yin Xianzi was silent for a moment before saying seriously, ”I think, we should go separately.”

”Why separate?” Ye Qing was puzzled.

”Those who can make it here are already very few,” Yin Xianzi said. ”According to the Heavenly Master, after passing those five checkpoints, it’s the place where the Great Demon King fell. In other words, the place where the Great Demon King fell must be within one of these five paths. If this path is the right one, then the other four paths are definitely dead ends!”

Speaking to this point, Yin Xianzi looked at Ye Qing and said, ”Five paths, only a one in five chance. If we split up, the probability of finding the Secret Technique left by the Great Demon King is higher. If we go together and choose wrong, then there is no hope at all!”

Ye Qing pondered for a while; what Yin Xianzi said also resonated with him. Now it wasn’t about the safety of being together, but about how to walk separately to increase the chances of survival.

”Alright then!” Ye Qing nodded and said, ”I’ll choose this path.”

Ye Qing chose the cave marked with the Buddhist Texts; he had been following this enlightened monk’s path the whole way, and this time was no exception.

”Then I’ll go this way!” Yin Xianzi chose the Taoist Incantation path, which didn’t surprise Ye Qing.

The two nodded to each other and walked into the separate paths. At this moment, although unspoken, their feelings were the same. Having experienced so much together, the hostility and grievances between them were gone, leaving only the camaraderie of fighting side by side!

Entering the cave marked with the Buddhist Texts, Ye Qing discovered it was not dark inside; everything around could be clearly seen. He didn’t know how it was lit; he saw no obvious light source, but it was brightly lit inside.

As he continued walking, the cave had nothing special inside at all, aside from being brighter, nothing was different from before. Moreover, along the way, Ye Qing remained cautious and vigilant, but in reality, nothing dangerous happened in this cave, making Ye Qing even more perplexed.

After walking for about half an hour, the cave gradually widened. At this point, Ye Qing noticed some traces of vines on the stone walls, which immediately made him nervous. These vines must belong to the Devouring Demon Flower; could it be he was going to encounter them again?

Ye Qing took out the Mu Ling and clenched it tightly in his hand, remaining on high alert to avoid being knocked out by the mesmerising medicine secreted by the vines.

However, after walking for quite a while, the vines made no movement at all; the cave seemed like any ordinary one. Yet, the surrounding vines gradually increased, and later, Ye Qing found that the vines actually began to have Devouring Demon Flowers on them. However, they were only buds.

The buds of the Devouring Demon Flower weren’t small, with one just sprouting being about as large as a table. Such a large bud, when it blooms into a devouring flower, swallowing a cow would really be no difficult task.

Seeing these Devouring Demon Flowers, Ye Qing’s heart also started pounding wildly. He still remembered that he was nearly swallowed by a Devouring Demon Flower earlier. Now meeting them again, how could he not be afraid?

But fear or not, having come this far, he had no choice but to keep moving forward.

The further he went, the more vines there were, and the more Devouring Demon Flowers. Most crucially, these Devouring Demon Flowers gradually grew larger. Previously they were buds, but later ones were blooming into complete flowers. Everywhere on the stone walls on both sides was filled with vines and Devouring Demon Flowers, with Ye Qing amidst them. Any one flower could pounce and swallow him whole forever!

At first, Ye Qing was somewhat scared. But as the Devouring Demon Flowers increased, Ye Qing became less afraid. After all, if these flowers really all pounced, he wouldn’t be able to escape; he simply stopped worrying about them altogether. Life and death are destined, wealth and honor are heaven’s will!

Fortunately, this cave wasn’t too long. After walking a bit more, Ye Qing suddenly found that there was no road ahead; he had reached the end!

Ye Qing had been walking in this cave for such a long time, he had all but given up, thinking the cave had no end. Who would have thought that here he reached the end of the cave!

What could be hidden at the end of the cave?