Chapter 1644: Chapter 1514: Bottom of the Abyss

Such a vast abyss made people stare in awe. Below was as dark as ink, and there was utterly nothing to be seen, truly making one’s heart shiver.

However, the immense Dragon Energy mixed with the aura of Heaven Grade Spirit Stones kept surging from below the abyss, captivating everyone.

Those were Heaven Grade Spirit Stones, extremely rare even in the Holy Land and Wu Shang Sect. They are exceedingly precious, a cultivator’s favorite.

Even those who were well-traveled were deeply shocked, each with mouths agape, dumbfounded.

Such a colossal abyss, like a bottomless pit, seemed to be able to swallow one’s consciousness, making one sink into it.

"Why do I feel a chill down my spine? This place is full of demonic power." Hu Fei shivered, muttering to himself.

"I feel the same, as if some primordial beast is watching us from the depths of the abyss!" Shi Ye, with beast-like spiritual sense, also sensed danger.

The abyss was extremely vast and silent, seemingly connected to the netherworld, stirring unease in their hearts.

"Nine Dragons Spitting Mist, now I understand. This place is far more terrifying than the True Dragon Nest. This must be one of the strongest terrains in the world—the Jiu Long Nest!" Ye Fan observed for a long time, feeling increasingly alarmed.

Wenren Jing and Hu Fei were both filled with shock upon hearing this, and even the usually thick-skinned Shi Ye was a bit uneasy, muttering softly: "What kind of haunted place is this? Can we still get out?"

"We can! But we need to fight for it!"

Ye Fan also felt a chill. He never expected the place to be so strange and frightening. He always believed such a terrain could not exist in reality and only existed in speculation and legend, yet he truly encountered it.

Encountering such a terrain usually means Nine Deaths and One Life or even Ten Deaths No Life; he must deduce carefully to create a path of survival here.

Strictly speaking, this place is not far from the true Primordial Ancient Mine, which is exactly what he fears.

A slight mistake could summon them into the Ancient Mine area, and no help would come from heaven or earth then.

For his life and his friends’ lives, he must make the most precise choice, especially now that Liu Da and his companions have no solution, and all hope rests on him alone.

Standing at the edge of the abyss, Ye Fan leaned forward and looked down, seeing Dragon Energy surging like tides below the endless dark abyss, with occasional divine brilliance, propelling upward a few Heaven Grade Spirit Stones, crystal clear and radiant.

Hu Fei said, "This is too absurd, even Heaven Grade Spirit Stones are coming up. Certainly, there’s more than one. Below is surely a place of Divine Treasure!"

"You haven’t seen it. The Heaven Grade Spirit Stone that came up just now was at least dozens of times bigger than this one. That is the real Divine Treasure!" Huai Gu smiled and said.

"Dozens of times bigger?"

Hu Fei nearly bit his tongue. What kind of concept is that? Though the one that just surfaced is only the size of a finger, if one dozens of times bigger appeared, it would be at least the size of a human head!

Though they have seen Heaven Grade Spirit Stones large enough to seal half a person in the Immortal Academy’s spirit stone mine, those belong to the academy and have nothing to do with them. But those in front of them, once acquired, would be their own.

For a moment, everyone present, except Ye Fan, had eyes glowing green with greed.

"Little brother, have you seen clearly? Is this really the Jiu Long Nest?" Liu Da asked worriedly.

"Yes!"

Ye Fan nodded, "Based on various signs, this is indeed the Jiu Long Nest. It’s truly inconceivable that such terrain exists in the world!"

Then, Ye Fan educated them a bit about the so-called Jiu Long Nest, all recorded in the Dragon Seeking Formulas. Except for those of the Earth Master lineage, no one in the Cultivation World knows. It’s extremely secretive.

The Jiu Long Nest, one of the strongest terrains in the world, though recorded in the Dragon Seeking Formulas but unbreakable, is considered one of the most terrifying dead-ends.

The so-called Jiu Long Nest can spawn Dragon Veins, not one or two, but nine. According to the Earth Master’s speculation, endless ages ago, it might have truly been the nest of a True Dragon.

Heaven and Earth in perfect harmony, everything aligns with destiny, and even True Dragons could be born in the Jiu Long Nest.

"Then aren’t we doomed? Even the Earth Masters can’t break such terrain, and we recklessly stepped in. We’re finished!" a young cultivator shouted in despair.

"Shut up, or I’ll throw you down right now!" Liu Da glared, spreading a menacing aura that instantly frightened the young cultivator.

This old guy is a rogue with no taboos. In such a place, angering him might truly lead to being thrown down.

Although there are many Heaven Grade Spirit Stones below, a place known as Divine Treasure, one needs to survive to claim them, and the events of the Heavenly Slaughter Array have already scared him senseless, and he doesn’t dare to try lightly now.

"Little brother, what do you say we do?"

After the young cultivator was scared into silence, Liu Da turned to Ye Fan asked.

"Find life beyond death!"

Ye Fan’s eyes shot out two resolute beams of light and said, "According to the records left by the Earth Master, if we encounter such a terrain, trying to escape is impossible. The space here has already changed, and no matter which direction we go, we’ll end up back at the abyss. So our only path to survival is to descend into the abyss and seek a way out below."

"Are you kidding? Who knows what dangers are down there? I’m not going, anyone who wants to can go." The young cultivator immediately jumped up, full of terror.

"Go or not, no one is forcing you."

Wenren Jing sneered and said to Ye Fan, "Brother, just tell us what to do next. Worst case, I, your brother, will die here today."

"Going down into the abyss is our only chance to get out." After speaking, Ye Fan was the first to fly down into the abyss.

Immediately, Shi Ye, Hu Fei, and Wenren Jing followed, with Huai Gu and Liu Da and his companions close behind. Everyone continued to descend, and all they could see were blocks of Heaven Grade Spirit Stones shining radiantly like stars in the sky.

The young cultivator hesitated repeatedly but eventually jumped down as well. Though descending was dangerous, staying alone on top was even more perilous; he had to take a gamble.

Dragon Energy surged violently like ocean tides, creating significant resistance on the way down. Ye Fan did not dare to dive too deep all at once, descending slowly, bit by bit.

Ten thousand meters, twenty thousand meters, thirty thousand meters...

They were a bit frightened, having traveled downwards for a full forty thousand meters and still not reaching the bottom, seemingly endless, leading to the netherworld.

During this, Ye Fan had to stop and continue deducing with the Dragon Seeking Skill, as one wrong move could lead to a life-and-death catastrophe.

After a long time, he exhaled deeply. The results showed no danger; they could continue descending.

Fifty thousand meters, sixty thousand meters, seventy thousand meters...

Descending to over ninety thousand meters, they finally sensed the bottom of the abyss, about several hundred meters away from the surface.

"Damn, this might really be a pitfall, so deep!"

Hu Fei was astonished; he had never seen an abyss this deep before.

"Everyone be careful."

Ye Fan reminded as they were about to reach the bottom of the abyss, not far from the Jiu Long Nest, where there might be danger.

Approaching the bottom of the abyss, they felt a wave of unease. A cultivator grinned and said, "This really is coming to be the legendary ’dragon’s pond and tiger’s cave.’

His words received unanimous agreement from everyone, though they said nothing. They all knew this was indeed a ’dragon’s pond and tiger’s cave,’ where any carelessness would mean none of them could leave alive; all would meet their end here.

Finally, they landed on the ground, met with an ancient and desolate aura, as if they had returned to the Taigu era.

The bottom of the abyss was not very dark; many Heaven Grade Spirit Stones were sparkling, each one large with colors varying widely.

However, the abyss was too vast to be fully illuminated, still somewhat dim; looking around, it seemed like a vast void, resembling more an ancient battlefield than an underground.

"Heaven Grade Spirit Stones! We’re rich!"

The previously hesitant young cultivator’s eyes glowed green as he quickly ran towards the nearest Heaven Grade Spirit Stone, which was as large as a millstone, emitting a bright green hue like the purest jade.

Ye Fan coldly observed, neither stopping nor warning, even encouraging the young man named Huai Gu to snatch these Heaven Grade Spirit Stones.

However, he privately used divine consciousness Transmission to warn Hu Fei and the others not to act rashly. Though the Heaven Grade Spirit Stones seemed randomly placed, they actually formed a Heaven and Earth Killing Array. Each Heaven Grade Spirit Stone corresponded to a star in the sky, able to absorb Star Power and Earth Vein Dragon Qi, together forming a unique killing trap.

"You sly devil, you’re using this terrain to pit everybody!" Wenren Jing laughed and cursed through Divine Soul transmission.

"I’m not trying to trap everyone; my target is just one person, that young man named Huai Gu. Don’t you think he resembles someone from the Ancient Emperor Family?" Ye Fan said.

"I didn’t notice before you mentioned it, but now that you say it, I do see something. This guy’s deeply hidden, never exerting his full strength. Even when we encountered those Blood Tornadoes, we didn’t know what he did. It’s quite possible he could indeed be the legendary Emperor’s son from the Ancient Emperor Family!" Wenren Jing gasped, analyzing with Ye Fan.

"Exactly, I’m sure he’s the Emperor’s son of the Ancient Emperor Family. I’m just unsure of his purpose infiltrating our group. Is it merely to see the Primordial Ancient Mine, or does he have another motive? Either way, keeping an eye on him won’t hurt," Ye Fan said.

"Ah..."

At this moment, the greedy young cultivator had reached the Heaven Grade Spirit Stone that resembled jade. Just as he was about to store it in his Space Spiritual Artifact, a green light flashed by, and the young cultivator screamed, instantly vaporizing.

"How could this happen?"

This scene shocked everyone, even the young man named Huai Gu was astonished. He had intended to collect a few Heaven Grade Spirit Stones as well. Fortunately, he moved slower; otherwise, his fate might not have been much better than that of the young cultivator.

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