Chapter 2754 - 2751: Black Statue

"I’ve cultivated my whole life, led the Glorious Tribe to sweep across the entire Brilliant World, and it was never by relying on external power, but on my own ferocity and that of my soldiers!"

"The path I walk is one of breaking all techniques with raw strength. What I pursue is my own might. Other than that, nothing can truly make me stronger. These secret treasures are just the icing on the cake. Without them, I can still take revenge on the Shui Clan!"

"If you rely too much on external power and the might of Magical Treasures, you actually depart from the essence of cultivation. We cultivate to strengthen ourselves, not to use Magical Treasures or some other things to boost our power!"

Hearing Tianyang’s confident laughter and words, Ling Feng suddenly sank into deep thought. From that little mountain village on Earth till now, he had always relied on a pile of Magical Treasures and help from the outside world to get where he was.

Whenever enemies appeared, Little Fei, Jin Gang, or even the Blade of the Apocalypse would naturally help Ling Feng clear the obstacles, and Ling Feng could also use his many Magical Treasures like the Shadowless Needle and the Invisibility Ring to take care of trouble.

How long had it been since he last fought with everything he had? How long had Ling Feng been relying on all these external forces and secret treasures? Did he still remember that he himself was a Cultivator?

Granted, relying on Magical Treasures is also a part of one’s own strength, but is that really a good thing? Ling Feng asked himself honestly: how long had it been since his strength was truly tempered? When the time came that he had to face enemies alone, with no pets and no pile of Magical Treasures, could he still remain as composed as he was now?

Tianyang’s words made Ling Feng reflect deeply on his own actions and on the cultivation path he would take in the future. Ling Feng had no choice but to admit that although he was a very lazy person, that hot blood in his heart,

hadn’t gone cold yet!

"All right then. Since you’ve said this much, and offered such generous terms, it’d be unreasonable for me not to agree. I, Ling Feng, hereby formally accept your conditions!"

"I will rescue you from the statue. I will go and find the Wood-Affinity Magic Staff. Whether it’s for myself or for our deal, I will obtain the Staff and then get you out of there!"

After saying these words of promise, Ling Feng was ready to leave. There was no point staying any longer; it was obvious Tianyang wasn’t about to hand over the Earth-Sealing Magic Staff to Ling Feng right now.

Just as Ling Feng was about to turn and leave, he suddenly seemed to recall something and turned back to ask, "Can I ask you why the aura in this underground place is so strange? Why does it kill insects?"

Tianyang fell silent for a long time before he explained, "To be honest, I don’t really want to bring this up, but since you asked, I’ll give you an answer,"

"It’s because, during the time my clan was sealed here, a vast number of them died. Their resentment and deathly aura replaced the original aura of this underground world, forming a ring of territory around here akin to a domain of death,"

"Any living creature that enters will feel more or less unwell. Strictly speaking, you should feel it too. This deathly aura and resentment make the living extremely uncomfortable."

Ling Feng and Song Ruozhao exchanged a glance and saw nothing unusual in each other’s eyes. Clearly, at Ling Feng and Song Ruozhao’s level of Cultivation, they were no longer affected by deathly aura of this degree.

But Ling Feng had gotten the answer he wanted, so he left satisfied. Standing on Little Fei’s back, he departed from this place along with Song Ruozhao, who was traveling with Sky Command.

Once Song Ruozhao and Ling Feng left, the massive canyon fissure above the underground world slowly closed. But even though the fissure closed, the beams of light in the underground world did not go out and continued to illuminate it.

The calm lasted for a long time, and then a faint voice suddenly echoed out from among those thousands of statues:

"My king, are you sure those two will believe your story?"

The warm, pale yellow light atop Tianyang’s statue suddenly turned into a cold, purple glow in an instant, casting a chilling, sinister atmosphere and adding an unsettling feeling to this underground world.

If the previous lighting had made people lower their guard, then the lighting now filled them with a sense of danger.

Tianyang’s statue fell silent for a long while, then a black, terrifying face suddenly surfaced on the statue’s features. Tianyang’s face now had expression, and he then grinned viciously: "I don’t know. But I do know that the two of them are smart. They’ll doubt my words and go look for proof,"

"But that man named Ling Feng has already accepted my deal. I know they can’t resist the lure of my treasures. However, he won’t truly and sincerely help me undo the seal. As for how things will play out afterward, I don’t know,"

"All I can do is wait for the good news..."

"Hehehe, I really am looking forward to how things will develop next. But compared to that Ling Feng, I’m more interested in the man next to him. From what I sensed just now, I found that his strength far surpasses Ling Feng’s,"

"And his aura is extremely steady, sending a chill down my spine. Several times just now, under his gaze, I felt a bit guilty. I could see that he was suspicious of me, but fortunately that fellow didn’t bring it up. Otherwise, Ling Feng might not have agreed to make a deal with me so easily,"

"Do you think they’re trustworthy?" That eerie voice sounded again. If Ling Feng were here now, he would surely recognize the source of the voice—it came from the black statue closest to Tianyang among that cluster of statues.

The statue was almost entirely pitch-black, with only one difference: its pupils were pure white, making it look like a blind person. Yet this statue’s face looked very young, while its voice was incredibly aged, sounding as if its throat were ruined.

The ferocious face on Tianyang’s statue curved into another insidious smile. "That I don’t know. But I caught a scent on them that doesn’t belong to Nine Nether. On the contrary, that Song Ruozhao carried a strong aura of the Nine Provinces,"

"As for Ling Feng, there wasn’t much aura of either world on him. I’m guessing he doesn’t belong to Nine Nether or the Nine Provinces. But I did smell a familiar scent on him—a scent that belongs to my old friend. Looks like it has its eye on Ling Feng as well."

"Your old friend... are you saying that existence?" the black statue asked in disbelief.

"Hehe, I’m getting more and more excited about how things will unfold..." Tianyang’s statue smiled, and then the black face slowly faded away. The beam of light above his head gradually vanished, and the underground world returned once more to darkness and silence.