Traversing countless worlds from the primordial era

Chapter 29 Encounter in the Earthly Fiend Cave

A faint aura of earthly evil energy emanated from the earthly evil cave. The violent aura of earthly evil energy was enough to kill cultivators below the Foundation Establishment stage. Even Foundation Establishment cultivators dared not stay in the earthly evil energy for long.

Lei Ming stared at the dark cave entrance, unsure of its depth. Out of caution, he cultivated near the entrance first. When he activated the Earthly Fiend Golden Body, a faint golden glow emanated from Lei Ming's body, surrounded by a layer of black light. The black light flowed, absorbing the surrounding Earthly Fiend Qi. As the Earthly Fiend Qi entered his body, Lei Ming felt as if knives were cutting his flesh; the pain was indescribable.

Lei Ming took a pill, then used his spiritual sense to seal off part of his perception and forcibly circulated his cultivation technique. Gradually, the pain disappeared, and Lei Ming's absorption of the earth's evil energy accelerated.

"The cultivation of the Earthly Fiend Golden Body requires the assistance of the Spirit-Shocking Pill. The Spirit-Shocking Pill can block some of the pain sensation. Otherwise, even if you use your spiritual sense to block your senses, you will not be able to endure the pain of cultivating the Earthly Fiend Golden Body."

Lei Ming's rapid progress in cultivating his Earthly Fiend Golden Body was not only due to his immense physical potential, but also thanks to the Zhenling Pill. Like many pills, the spiritual herbs used to refine the Zhenling Pill were extremely rare, and even ordinary high-level cultivators would find it difficult to gather them all. However, with Han Li's help, Lei Ming solved the problem of obtaining the necessary spiritual herbs.

Lei Ming's cultivation lasted for more than a month. When he woke up after more than a month, he found that the earthly evil energy at the entrance of the cave had almost disappeared.

"It seems I have no choice but to go down... Cultivating in the Earthly Fiend Cave is indeed different; my Earthly Fiend Golden Body has actually improved somewhat."

The Earthly Fiend Cave was of unknown size and depth, filled with malevolent energy. Lei Ming flew for half an hour without encountering a single living creature. The atmosphere within the cave was terrifying, constantly sending chills down Lei Ming's spine.

Under the azure sky, a black flying boat sped towards them from afar. The flying boat was nearly ten zhang long and looked extremely luxurious.

The airship forced its way through the clouds and landed above the volcano. The volcano spewed thick smoke, which was blown away by magic before it could even get close to the airship.

More than ten cultivators disembarked from the flying boat, which was then stored away. Leading them was a cultivator dressed in a purple-gold robe; his face was purplish-gold, and he possessed an imposing presence.

"Why is there no aura of the Earthly Fiends?" the purple-gold cultivator asked. "Go and look for them."

The other cultivators received orders and scattered in all directions, but they searched everywhere without success. The earthly evil energy outside the Earthly Fiend Cave had long been absorbed by Lei Ming, so naturally they couldn't find it.

"Junior Brother Mo, please lend a hand," said the purple-gold cultivator.

The black-robed cultivator took out a box, opened it, and found dozens of black moths sleeping inside. The cultivator chanted a spell, and the moths slowly awoke.

"Go," the black-robed monk murmured. The moth flew out of the box and disappeared in no time.

After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the black-robed cultivator spoke up: "Young Master, the Earthly Fiend Cave has been found."

The purple-gold cultivator was overjoyed: "It seems our intelligence was correct. Junior Brother Mo, lead the way."

The black-robed cultivator followed the moth, leading the group towards the Earthly Fiend Cave. Upon reaching the cave entrance, the black-robed cultivator stopped.

"This place is really strange; there's no earthly evil energy at the cave entrance."

"Could they have gotten the wrong person?" someone said.

The black-robed cultivator shook his head decisively: "There is absolutely no mistake. Ancient moths are most sensitive to the earth's evil energy. Even if they are dozens of miles away, they can clearly sense it."

"In that case, let's go down and take a look," said the purple-gold cultivator.

"Young Master, legend has it that the Earthly Fiend Cave is fraught with indescribable dangers. We should be careful," said a cultivator at the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage.

"We are only collecting the earth's Fiend Qi. We will leave immediately after we finish and will not go deep into the cave," said the purple-gold cultivator.

The purple-gold cultivator was Wei Zhenlong, son of the Demon Flame Sect's leader, whose cultivation had reached the mid-Foundation Establishment stage. The Demon Flame Sect was one of the six major demonic sects, and its strength surpassed that of the Yellow Maple Valley. In recent years, the six major demonic sects had been secretly expanding, conquering many countries; the Yuanwu Kingdom was their next target. Currently, the six major demonic sects were not yet ready, and the all-out war had not yet begun.

"You all follow behind, but be careful." Wei Zhenlong and the black-robed cultivator flew in front, and the others quickly followed. There was not a single ray of light inside the Earthly Fiend Cave, and even the cultivators' divine eyes could not fully see the situation inside the cave.

A lamp flew out from the black-robed cultivator's sleeve. The lamp ignited without being lit and hung two meters away, illuminating the surroundings.

"The earthly evil energy here has also disappeared," the black-robed cultivator said.

"Could it be that this Earthly Fiend Cave is already abandoned?" Wei Zhenlong asked in surprise.

The black-robed cultivator looked at Gu E and shook his head, saying, "There must still be earthly evil energy in the cave."

"Let's move forward. My Seven-Turn Demon Flame has already reached the fourth stage. Today, I must obtain the Earthly Fiend Qi to help me reach the fifth stage!" Wei Zhenlong said.

Lei Ming had been in seclusion in the underground cave for half a year. At first, he was cultivating at the cave entrance, but gradually he went deeper and deeper into the cave.

The deeper one goes into the Earthly Fiend Cave, the denser the Earthly Fiend Qi becomes, and the faster Lei Ming absorbs it. In half a year, Lei Ming has used nearly a hundred Zhenling Pills to cultivate the Earthly Fiend Golden Body to the fourth stage.

After breaking through, Lei Ming wanted to go deeper, but a sense of fear inexplicably rose in his heart, which made him hesitate.

"Alright, let's leave it at that." Lei Ming decided not to take any more risks.

On the way back, Lei Ming saw a light ahead and was immediately startled. At that moment, Wei Zhenlong and the others also saw Lei Ming.

Wei Zhenlong and the others immediately stopped listening and cautiously formed a circle.

"Who are you? What are you doing here?" Wei Zhenlong asked.

Lei Ming glanced at the other party; these people were shrouded in a murderous aura and were clearly not to be trifled with.

"I've stumbled upon this place by mistake and was just about to leave. Who are you?" Lei Ming asked.

Wei Zhenlong looked at Lei Ming. The area was filled with a faint aura of earthly evil, but they all had special magical treasures protecting them, which was why they weren't afraid. Lei Ming, however, didn't activate any magical treasures, letting the earthly evil aura assault his body as if he felt nothing.

"This person is not easy to deal with," Wei Zhenlong thought to himself.

"We came here by chance, and we never expected to meet you, fellow Daoist," Wei Zhenlong said with a smile.

"In that case, let's part ways here," Lei Ming said.

The two sides tacitly avoided each other, with Lei Ming going around to the side. Wei Zhenlong had an idea in mind, and with a glance, the cultivator next to him nodded.

Just as Lei Ming was about to leave, more than a dozen needles landed on him. Sensing the danger, Lei Ming instinctively activated his Earthly Fiend Golden Body, and the flying needles were blocked.

Lei Ming was furious, but before he could say anything, Wei Zhenlong spoke up.

"You are a disciple of the Ghost Spirit Sect. I didn't expect you to have cultivated the Earthly Fiend Golden Body to the point where you are not afraid of top-tier magic weapons!" Wei Zhenlong recognized you at a glance. "I know all the disciples in the Ghost Spirit Sect who cultivate this technique, but I have never seen you before. It seems that you are a hidden elite disciple of the Ghost Spirit Sect."

Upon hearing this, Lei Ming did not immediately take action, but instead moved closer to the other party.

"So we're kindred spirits." Lei Ming smiled. "May I ask which sect you disciples belong to?"

"You don't recognize me?" Wei Zhenlong asked in astonishment.

Lei Ming realized he was in trouble; he had probably given himself away. Sure enough, Wei Zhenlong shouted, "Take him down!"

In the darkness, dozens of magical artifacts flew toward Leiming, these artifacts shrouded in black light, as if they had merged with the darkness.

Lei Ming couldn't see clearly, and he dared not use his divine sense, as the Earthly Fiend Qi would damage it. He could only activate the Earthly Fiend Golden Body and simultaneously summon the Fixed Origin Bell.

Lei Ming's Earthly Fiend Golden Body had surpassed that of ordinary top-tier magical artifacts. These artifacts did not harm him, but before Lei Ming could even breathe a sigh of relief, leaping fireballs came toward him one after another. Those fireballs were all blue, making Lei Ming feel a deadly threat.

"Although the Earthly Fiend Golden Body is powerful, it is countered by the Azure Yang Demonic Fire of my sect!" Wei Zhenlong was not worried and looked confident.

Lei Ming knew these people were not to be trifled with, so he no longer held back. With a flash of crimson light, the Azure Sun Fireballs vanished. Although the Azure Sun Fireballs were powerful, they were still just ordinary fire and were countered by Lei Ming's Five Elements Divine Light.

Lei Ming acted swiftly, extinguishing the fireballs, and then the Five Elements Divine Light swept towards the others. The five cultivators, caught off guard, were swept away by Lei Ming and lost their lives.

(End of this chapter)