Chapter 1445 - 1442: Ice Cave Granary

Chapter 1445: Chapter 1442: Ice Cave Granary

The two of them followed the path behind the Assassin Group’s mountain and soon arrived at a small cave. Few people had ever visited here, and it was somewhere Master Ye Feng had secretly brought them to see at night.

At the time, Ye Feng only told them that if one day the Assassin Group faced trouble or a natural disaster, this place, an ice-sealed granary, could be a temporary solution. Inside was an immense cold, but the provisions from inside could last a year and a half, easing the temporary burden of hunger.

And isn’t now exactly the kind of disaster Master spoke of back then?

Thus, the two of them went without hesitation to the entrance of this small cave, untouched for over twenty years and tightly sealed by vines growing before the stone door.

After they pulled and tore at the vines for a bit and found it too slow, they each drew their weapons. A few swings at the front, and the stone door was revealed before them.

At this point, Chen Tianlong and Wu Guangzu walked up and felt around the stone door but couldn’t find any mechanism.

"Chen Tianlong, it seems this door doesn’t have a mechanism. Do you remember how the master opened it last time?" Wu Guangzu suddenly remembered the scene back then.

Chen Tianlong gave a bitter smile. He only remembered playing around, then turned to see the stone door already open. Thus, somewhat frustrated, Chen Tianlong shook his head, indicating he couldn’t recall.

"In that case, your Dragon Slayer Sword is said to be indestructible, why don’t you try opening this stone door?" Wu Guangzu thought it over and, regardless of potential damage, quickly urged Chen Tianlong to give it a try.

Chen Tianlong nodded, gripped the Dragon Slayer Sword tightly, then took two steps back and began gathering strength. About ten seconds later, Chen Tianlong suddenly swung the sword, sending a powerful Sword Qi flying toward the stone door.

"Boom..."

After a thunderous sound, the ground shook and the mountains trembled, but moments later, the cave’s stone door remained intact, leaving the two frustrated.

"Oh... It seems this stone door isn’t as easy to open as we thought. If it can store thousand-year-old ice, then it’s definitely not made of ordinary materials; it might be something like a Profound Iron Stone." Wu Guangzu sighed.

"Hmm, I can tell too; otherwise, with the indestructible power of my Dragon Slayer Sword, it wouldn’t have no effect on it." Chen Tianlong still had faith in the power of the Dragon Slayer Sword.

Just as the two were about to be frustrated, Chen Tianlong suddenly remembered something, a flash of memory replay in his mind. The Nine Yang Celestial Dragon Technique granted him enhanced memory and fully activated his brain, giving him an ability beyond ordinary people: memory replay.

Chen Tianlong felt a headache, as memories quickly rewound to three years ago.

That day, Ye Feng brought him and Wu Guangzu to the cave, where the two played on the side. At that moment, Ye Feng recited two sentences and the door opened.

"An incantation?"

Upon recalling this, Chen Tianlong swiftly rewound his memory again, then used the Nine Yang Celestial Dragon Technique Heart Method, intensely focused his attention, and zoomed in to Fang Yan’s position.

"Assassins have no gods, only the Celestial Venerable, frozen for ten thousand miles, Dharma reborn."

This was all Ye Feng said.

Whether this was the key to opening the stone door was unclear, so Chen Tianlong immediately went over. Wu Guangzu was stunned, unsure what his junior brother was doing, but he seemed to have found a good solution.

Wu Guangzu quickly followed as Chen Tianlong stood before the stone door and recited the earlier sentence: "Assassins have no gods, only the Celestial Venerable, frozen for ten thousand miles, Dharma reborn."

"Boom..."

The stone door actually opened.

"Heh, it really worked!"

Chen Tianlong was overjoyed to find that this was indeed Master Fang Yan’s incantation. It was fortunate he could replay his memories; otherwise, he wouldn’t have known how to open it.

Wu Guangzu saw the stone door open and said, wide-eyed in disbelief, "Chen Tianlong, you’re remarkable."

"Hehe, you’re too kind, senior brother. I just remembered what Master said back then and repeated it. I had no idea it would actually work." Chen Tianlong couldn’t very well say he could replay memories, which was too extraordinary, so he preferred to say he simply remembered it—the more acceptable explanation.

"Alright then, let’s go inside and take a look."

Wu Guangzu felt a chill rush in as the door opened, piqued with curiosity, he quickly walked over. Chen Tianlong followed closely behind, one in front of the other, as they entered.

The entrance was narrow, only about a meter and a half wide and roughly a meter and a half high.

As they entered, they had to lower their heads, but upon entering, their eyes were greeted with brightness and surprise. The inside of the cave was entirely unexpected, with all sorts of stone pillars erected in the wide chamber.

However, what caught both of their attention even more was the air inside, which seemed a bit cold. After taking a few steps, they suddenly felt a chill wash over them, and both sneezed simultaneously.

"Wow, it’s so cold in here, just like a freezer," Chen Tianlong couldn’t help but say.

"Yes, like a winter ice cellar, but that makes sense. Otherwise, the grain stored here would have surely rotted after twenty years," Wu Guangzu thought aloud.

"Haha, that’s right, I almost forgot; we’re here to find the grain. I thought we were on another adventure," Chen Tianlong said, having entered so many caves over the years, he had started to get the feeling that this was another adventure to fight monsters.

Wu Guangzu was somewhat speechless; his junior had strange ideas that he couldn’t quite grasp. However, seeing him handle matters cheerfully put his mind at ease; years ago, Master Ye Feng was most concerned about Chen Tianlong, placing the heavy responsibility on him, tasked with protecting Chen Tianlong well.

Now, with Chen Tianlong becoming so formidable and clever, Wu Guangzu could indeed breathe a sigh of relief.

The two continued forward; given that this was a grain storage, it wouldn’t lead to deep caves. As expected, just after ten meters, they saw that they had reached the end.

It was clearly very cold here, yet they both felt this chill wasn’t just mild but rather residual cold emanating from an ice source.

After a turn, the two found themselves at the bottom of the cave.

A stone gate lay ahead, and it seemed the cold indeed emanated from the doorway, for even though the door was shut, it couldn’t keep the cold from spreading.

The door had a large lock, but it was quite old, covered in ice, frozen solidly. Wu Guangzu raised the Blood Shadow Saber, took aim at the lock, and struck it hard, breaking the lock instantly.

This seemed to be just an ordinary lock; the most complex part perhaps was the cave entrance itself.

Without the secret code, no matter how skilled you are, it might be useless, unless one reached that supreme realm, the legendary Extreme Dao stage.

After breaking the lock, the two pushed open the stone gate, whereby a blast of cold air swept over them, making them feel as if they couldn’t breathe; this was the thousand-year-old ice vault.

Once inside, they saw the place was filled with grain. In a little hundred-square-meter room, there were bags of grain everywhere.

Wu Guangzu walked over, pierced a bag with his saber, and checked; although frozen somewhat solid, it was still grain, much like freshly harvested produce. Overjoyed, they needn’t worry about grain anymore.

But upon reflection, they realized the grain couldn’t stay out for long, or it would spoil quickly, so they decided to come here every few days.

Ultimately, the two reached an agreement—Chen Tianlong taught Wu Guangzu the stone gate’s opening code.

After having done all this, they were about to leave when they suddenly saw a shadow swiftly flash by, then slip through the stone gate. They were both stunned, a bit surprised that someone managed to escape right under their noses without revealing their identity; how skilled that person must be, since they hadn’t sensed any presence.

"Let’s go see; I wonder who it is," Wu Guangzu voiced his concern.

Thus, they pushed open the ice door and stepped outside the Ice Cave. Chen Tianlong used his super x-ray vision to scan the entire cave, yet found no trace of anyone or any presence.

And just like that, the person vanished like a ghost—coming and going without a trace, disappearing right in front of their eyes.

After searching for a while, Wu Guangzu and Chen Tianlong concluded the person had left the cave, didn’t dwell on it, and returned to the Assassin Group’s compound, sending over a few brothers to carry out a dozen bags of grain.

Then, after closing the stone gate, they left calmly.

As they departed, Wu Guangzu was still pondering the fleeting shadow, unsure whether it was friend or foe; if a friend, it would be a relief, but if an enemy, what could be the purpose of hiding here all these years, he wondered.

Once they had left, a white-haired elder akin to an immortal watched the young men from atop the Assassin Group peak, smiling contentedly. However, he soon frowned as if recalling something.

This was none other than one of the Assassin Group’s founders, the Assassin Group Master, Dharma II.

"What is meant to come will come, but I pity those two..."

Dharma II sighed with helplessness, not foreseeing the plight of the Assassin Group.

This Dharma II was a master of Celestial Dao Seven Stars Great Perfection, close to Extreme Dao. But just one step away; despite decades of cultivation, he hadn’t achieved it.

Extreme Dao practitioners generally possess innate qualities, like Chen Tianlong, Wu Mengting, Wu Guangzu, and Hao Shuai and Wu Jun, who clearly have the innate potential to become Extreme Dao masters.

With a sigh, Dharma II vanished from the ever-gloomy Assassin Group peak.

When Chen Tianlong and Wu Guangzu returned to the compound, it was already near dusk, with a slanting sunset over the mountain front; after such a long journey, they finally found a place resembling home.