Nine Nether Heavenly Emperor
Chapter 595 - 585: Stone Well in the Forest

Chapter 595: Chapter 585: Stone Well in the Forest

The golden key, like a shooting star, pierced into the lifeless, barren hillside, casting a vast golden beam from within the hill towards the void, shining beneath Chu Yue’s feet.

Looking closely, one could see a golden staircase, crafted as if from gold itself, flickering within the golden beam, extending from Chu Yue’s feet down toward the hillside.

After the appearance of the golden staircase, Chu Yue ceased his handprint movements, turned his head towards Shi Feng, and said, "Let’s go down."

"Mm!"

Shi Feng nodded, and Chu Yue took the lead into the golden beam. Chu Xin followed, and then Shi Feng, Shi Jinsuai, and Xueh Wuheng also stepped into the golden beam, descending the golden staircase step by step.

Before long, the hillside below drew closer as they descended the golden staircase and entered its peak.

The moment they set foot on the peak, the surroundings abruptly transformed.

From the outside, this seemed a barren hillside, but having entered it, they found it was another world—a serene valley with birds chirping and flowers fragrant, a stream in the distance flowing gently, carrying the sound of clear water.

However, what felt most different was that the Heavenly Earth Yuan Qi here was much denser than in the outside world!

"What a clever illusion technique!" Xueh Wuheng exclaimed as he looked over the valley.

Hearing Xueh Wuheng’s exclamation, pride flickered across Chu Yue’s face as he said, "This is an Illusion Technique arranged by the ancestors of the Chu Family!" When he spoke these words, Chu Yue paused, his demeanor suggesting that he had arranged the illusion himself.

Just then, Chu Yue gestured with his hand, and a golden light shot toward him from within the valley—the ancient golden key. It flew into Chu Yue’s palm and was secured in his Storage Ring.

Afterward, Chu Yue introduced to Shi Feng and the others, "This valley was established by the ancestors of the Chu Family as a cultivation site. The entrance to the Sealing Land is right here." With that, Chu Yue turned to look at Shi Feng and spoke.

"Mm! Please lead the way!" Shi Feng nodded and responded.

"Sure!" Chu Yue nodded back. Then, Shi Feng turned to his daughter Chu Xin and said, "Xinn’er, you promised your mother and me that you would only come this far. Don’t follow us further."

"Ah!" Hearing her father’s words, Chu Xin let out a surprised sound, her face showing disappointment. She had thought her father might forget, and she could sneak in with them, but it turned out he remembered.

"Alright," Chu Xin finally muttered with pursed lips, then looked at Shi Feng and said, "Brother Shi Feng, since my father won’t let me go any further, I’ll wait here for you all to come out."

"Mm!" Shi Feng nodded at Chu Xin, then said, "We’re leaving now."

Led by Chu Yue, Shi Feng and the others ventured deeper into the valley, leaving Chu Xin standing there, watching the figures move away, watching the dark silhouettes slowly disappear from her line of sight.

"Sigh!" Watching them disappear, Chu Xin let out a soft, long sigh.

..

Under Chu Yue’s leadership, several people had entered a secluded path through the woods. However, as they followed Chu Yue deeper, they noticed the light becoming dimmer and even felt a cold, sinister aura.

"This feeling?" After sensing the chill in the air, Shi Feng and Xueh Wuheng suddenly spoke out and exchanged glances.

Both of them practiced the Nine Nether Technique, a cultivation method of extreme cold and yin. They could sense that this cold power was the eerie chill of death.

"Could it be that this Sealing Land is sealing death creatures?" Shi Feng furrowed his brow and murmured softly, though the cold aura he sensed didn’t seem all that powerful.

Then, a blood-colored glow flashed in Shi Feng’s right hand, and the Blood-colored Longsword transformed into sword markings, appearing in his hand.

As soon as the Bloodthirsty Sword appeared, it began to tremble violently, emitting a sonorous tremor. It sensed the nearby Sacred Sword Fragment, which was why it was making such a loud disturbance.

At this time, the entire group noticed the trembling sword in Shi Feng’s hand. Shi Jinsuai spoke out, asking Shi Feng, "Brother Shi, what’s wrong with your sword?"

"I came here to find the fragments of this sword. It has sensed the fragment and is getting closer, which is why it’s reacting so intensely," Shi Feng replied.

"What?" Hearing Shi Feng’s words, Chu Yue’s face showed surprise as he said, "The Sealing Land of my Chu Family actually holds a fragment of your sword? How is this possible?"

Shi Feng shook his head and said, "I’m not sure how it happened either. All I know is that the fragment of my sword is here. Once we enter, we’ll find out."

"Alright!" Chu Yue nodded, and then they continued deeper into the true Sealing Land. Soon, they left the long wooded path behind.

At that moment, they entered a forest even darker and colder than the path before, without any light at all.

Not far ahead, they spotted a stone well!

"Brother Shi, the entrance to the real Sealing Land is right there," Chu Yue pointed to the stone well ahead and told Shi Feng.

Upon reaching this point, the vibrations of the Bloodthirsty Sword in Shi Feng’s hand grew even more intense. It seemed that the Sacred Sword Fragment must also be within the real Sealing Land.

The chilling aura they had felt before also became clearer. "Yes, there are indeed death creatures in here!" Now, Shi Feng was even more certain.

"Let’s go take a look," Shi Feng said.

"Alright!" Everyone nodded, and they walked together toward the stone well.

The four of them stood around the well, looking down. What they saw was a pitch-black abyss, seemingly endless as they peered into it.

With a "thud," a flame as tiny as a candle flame, yet white as bone, ignited on the tip of Shi Feng’s left finger. Then, with a flick of his finger, Shi Feng sent the burst of white flame plummeting down the well.

However, to everyone’s astonishment, they watched the white flame drift further and further, gradually disappearing.

"How deep is this well exactly!" Watching the white flame vanish into the darkness, Shi Jinsuai wondered aloud.