Record of a Demon's Cultivation

Chapter 266: The Ancient Great Hall



Translator: Cinder Translations

One hour later.

Zuo Shuiyun arrived outside Song Wen's cave.

"Junior Brother Wu, I need to disturb you for a moment; I have something to discuss."

Song Wen removed the formation and stepped out of the cave, asking, "Is Senior Sister Zuo preparing to set off back to the sect?"

Zuo Shuiyun shook her head.

"I have gained some insights and have decided to enter seclusion here for a while. I came to inform you that if you're in a hurry to return to the sect, you can go back alone."

Zuo Shuiyun had just attempted to establish a spirit beast soul contract with the blood demon, but it had not gone smoothly. Even though the blood demon was severely injured, the soul contract still failed.

This made her realize that subduing the blood demon was not so easy.

Cheng Ruida had gone to great lengths to refine the blood puppet spirit pill for a reason.

She needed to weaken the blood demon's intelligence first by having it consume the blood puppet spirit pill to have any chance of successfully signing the soul contract.

This task was not suitable for completion within the Beastmaster Sect.

Thus, she decided to subdue the blood demon before returning to the Beastmaster Sect.

Upon hearing this, Song Wen furrowed his brow in thought.

He had just conducted a soul search on Cheng Ruida.

He learned that eight years ago, Cheng Ruida discovered the location of an ancient site related to the Blood Curse Technique.

The ancient site was not far from here, just about a thousand miles away.

The site contained clues about the Divine Blood Gate, which was linked to the "Corpse King

Blood Refining Technique," and Song Wen was interested in exploring it.

"I have some personal matters to attend to and do not plan to return to the sect immediately," Song Wen replied.

Zuo Shuiyun's eyes lit up. "How long do you need to handle your personal matters, Junior Brother Wu?"

"Shortest would be half a month, longest a month," Song Wen said casually.

"Then how about we meet here a month later and return to the sect together?" Zuo Shuiyun suggested, estimating that she would have enough time to subdue the blood demon in a month.

Song Wen nodded, "Alright, a month later, I will come here to find you, Senior Sister."

After saying that, Song Wen mounted his flying sword and soared into the air, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

Zuo Shuiyun watched his departing figure until it completely vanished into the horizon, then slowly withdrew her gaze.

Her brows furrowed tightly as she pondered for a long time.

Gradually, her expression became resolute.

Zuo Shuiyun flashed into the cave.

One day later.

In a valley surrounded by mountains.

The spiritual energy here was thin and desolate, with neither cultivators nor ordinary people passing through; not even a slightly powerful beast could be found.

According to Cheng Ruida's memories, the entrance to the ancient site was located within this

valley.

With a flash of sword light, Song Wen descended to the valley floor.

A deep cave, washed out by rainwater, appeared before him.

The cave entrance was not large, about three feet wide, extending vertically downward, enveloped in darkness.

Although Cheng Ruida's memories indicated that there were no dangers inside the cave, Song Wen did not recklessly enter.

He sent his spiritual sense into the deep cave.

The cave was deep, extending over a thousand meters downward, leading to a spacious underground chamber.

The chamber covered more than a hundred acres, crossed by a dark underground river.

The river flowed rapidly, resembling a giant python slithering underground.

The water churned, carrying mud and stones, occasionally swirling into vortices, withn/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

currents surging.

Two Sacred Gu fluttered their wings and flew into the deep cave. After confirming once again that the underground cave was safe, Song Wen jumped in.

Entering the underground cave, Song Wen flew up to the top of a stone wall that rose a hundred meters high, severely eroded and uneven.

On the stone wall, there was a stone cavity about ten feet square.

Back then, Cheng Ruida and a friend discovered a skeletal remains in this stone cavity.

The remains belonged to an unknown creature that had died countless years ago, yet the bones had not decayed or eroded.

Cheng Ruida concluded that the creature's original body must have been incredibly strong, allowing its bones to withstand the ravages of time and remain intact after so many years.

On the right-hand index finger of the skeleton was an ancient storage ring.

Upon seeing the storage ring for the first time, Cheng Ruida was certain it contained ancient treasures, which led him to harbor malicious intentions and ambush his friend.

However, he was gravely injured by his friend's desperate final strike before death.

To Cheng Ruida's disappointment, the storage ring he obtained at the cost of his injuries contained no magical treasures or spiritual artifacts, only a number of pills and spirit stones that had decayed into a pile of lifeless powder over the long passage of time.

The only thing he could salvage was a token that recorded the Blood Curse Technique.

After thoroughly investigating the cave and the stone wall, Song Wen found nothing of value.

There were no exits like stone doors, nor did he find any hidden passages. Had it not been for

the rainwater that eroded the cave entrance, this place would have been a completely enclosed space.

This left him somewhat disappointed. Having traveled thousands of miles to this location, he

had hoped to find clues about the "Corpse King Blood Refining Technique," only to end up

empty-handed.

The only area left that he had not explored was the dark river.

Just as Song Wen was considering whether to stay or leave, the ground of the cave, piled high

with countless fragments of stone, suddenly lit up with a blue glow.

Song Wen was taken aback and had no time to summon his flying sword before feeling a

sudden vertigo.

Then, the blue light vanished, and Song Wen disappeared from the underground cave.

...

In a place deep underground, there was a massive underground cavity.

At the center of this cavity stood an ancient great hall.

The great hall was constructed from countless giant stones, each filled with the marks of

time.

On the stone doors and walls of the hall were carved some ancient and bizarre patterns, which

emitted a faint glow in the dim cave.

In front of the great hall, there was a plaza.

Surrounding the plaza were thirteen towering statues.

These sculptures were humanoid, but they had wings growing from their backs, fangs in their

mouths, and twisted, ferocious faces.

Opposite the great hall, a waterfall cascaded from the ceiling of the cave, with roaring water

creating a thunderous sound.

Below the waterfall was a bottomless pool, the depths unknown, which swallowed all the

water flowing down from above.

On the plaza.

Three groups of people were tense and in a standoff.

The largest group had eight members, all dressed in matching blue garments, clearly from

some cultivation family.

The smallest group had only four members, donned in cassocks with shiny, shaved heads, indicating they were Buddhist cultivators.

Another group consisted of several individuals with mixed clothing, identified as loose

cultivators.

Everyone present revealed their cultivation levels to be in the Foundation Establishment

stage.

On the ground, there were two corpses that had recently died, bright red blood flowing from

the bodies and staining the stone floor crimson.

The atmosphere on the plaza was heavy, yet none of the factions acted rashly.

It was as if they feared disturbing the thirteen statues guarding the ancient great hall.

(End of the Chapter)

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