The Sect Leader Has Taken in a New Female Disciple-Chapter 789 - 258: So You Are Number One? How Is That Possible!

Faced with Shen Hanyi's proposal, Zhou Qing laughed lightly and did not respond.

"Alright, let's go then!" Shen Hanyi sighed helplessly at this and invited Zhou Qing to proceed inside again.

After they sang a love song under the crooked jujube tree and found the key to the second stage on the ancient ship, activating it caused the scene before them to spin wildly.

The original ancient ship and the surrounding darkness vanished instantly, replaced by an expansive ancient mine.

As before, Spiritual Qi here was dense, but tainted with a trace of blood and decay, sending a chill through one's heart.

As far as the eye could see, the sky was somber, and countless mine shafts clustered like beehives, oppressive in their presence.

Calculating, these hundred thousand mine shafts were the second stage of this forbidden zone. If the Divine Beast fell in the central area, it can be inferred that there is likely a third or fourth stage beyond this, indicating how vast this forbidden zone truly is.

"Actually, most people are trapped at the first stage. If it weren't for singing the love song, I probably wouldn't have found the key so easily."

"The real danger in these ten thousand ancient mines is hidden in those mine shafts!" Shen Hanyi remarked.

Zhou Qing remained silent, merely observing quietly.

It seems that, if one day I reach the Celestial Fate Sacred Dynasty, this level five Cultivation Country, exploring this forbidden zone should not be difficult.

"We can't fly too high; some mine shafts have no-fly zones above them. Nor can we go too fast, or tear through space to move, even though it looks peaceful ahead, it's full of traps..."

Shen Hanyi continued to brief Zhou Qing on the various precautions she had gathered.

Zhou Qing nodded slightly, secretly relieved.

He had been worried that Shen Hanyi's speed would be too fast, exposing his true cultivation not being at the Spirit Severing Realm.

Then the two cautiously ventured forward through the ancient mines ahead...

...

Meanwhile, in a misty rear mountain area, there was a small pitch-black hut, entirely surrounded by a vague Restriction.

Runes on the Restriction flickered, faintly glowing with four-color light.

Soon, a few inconspicuous stones quietly rolled on the ground, pausing abruptly after moving a certain distance.

Next, the stones surprisingly split open with cracks, revealing pairs of green eyes, cautiously watching the surroundings.

As they approached the small black hut, the stones piled on top of each other, forming a stone monster.

It opened its mouth, extending a long, stone-patterned arm from within.

The front of the arm held a black disc imbued with an ancient air, inscribed with Restriction Runes similar to those outside the small black hut.

"To open or not to open, that is a question worth pondering!" The stone monster contemplated with the key in hand.

"Hey, Big Smart, what are you doing? While my sister's not here, hurry up and let me out!"

Soon after, an urgent young voice came from within the small black hut.

The stone monster, called Big Smart, looked up at the hut, hesitated briefly, then swallowed the key again.

"My Lord, perhaps we shouldn't. If the young lady finds out, she'll surely destroy me," the stone monster grumbled in a muffled voice.

The young voice answered again, "I'm already healed now, I must repay this debt of gratitude."

"It's enough that you're not causing trouble!" The stone monster couldn't help raising its voice. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

"Big Smart, when have I caused trouble? Do you know what my sister went through for these two Divinity Transformation Spirit Medicines?" The young man said emotionally.

The stone monster trembled slightly and said, "I know, when the young lady finally brought back that Crimson Flame Golden Vine, she was severely injured but still holding on. Even I felt heartbroken seeing it."

"So, I must repay this favor on her behalf. The forbidden zone won't allow me; then I will go to that level four Cultivation Country she mentioned. That's permissible, right?" The young man's voice was resolute.

The stone monster, filled with doubt, asked, "What are you going to do there?"

"While she was talking to Father, I overheard things in a daze. There's someone named Zhou Qing there who helped her get this Crimson Flame Golden Vine."

"But at that time, she was grievously wounded, and her Magical Treasures and pills were depleted. She left with just a word of thanks."

The young man's voice rose, continuing, "How is that right? Our Shen Family has always repaid kindness, especially when that Divine Medicine saved my life, so this debt I must personally repay. Big Smart, don't you agree!"

The stone monster hesitated.

That reasoning seemed sound, yet something felt off.

"You're not going to cause trouble again, are you? The young lady is still at home!" the stone monster asked worriedly.

"Of course not, do I look like that kind of person? Besides, I want to continue refining my Realm and quickly break through to Divinity Transformation Perfection and advance to Spirit Severing Realm."

"Being locked in a small black hut all the time is no long-term solution, right?"

The young man's voice rang out confidently.

"But—" the stone monster remained indecisive.

The young man's voice drifted out leisurely, "I happen to have an Imaging Stone here, capturing a certain someone's antics after getting drunk..."

"I'll open, I'll open! But I have a condition; you must knock me out!" Before the young man finished speaking, the stone monster, as if its tail was stepped on, urgently interrupted.

The young man smiled triumphantly and responded crisply, "No problem!"