Chapter 81 Silk Worm Cave

Xie Lintian stepped on the sticky, soft, and unknown creature under his feet and rushed into the cave first.
He had already released the Devouring Eye, which allowed him to see further and clearer, so he wouldn't be attacked by sudden monsters or fall into a trap in a forked path.
However, the interior of the cave is not pitch black, but emits a faint green glow; the shape of this green light resembles droplets of solidified water hanging from the walls, adding to the mysterious atmosphere.
"Brother Xie, wait up." Qian Jing called out to Xie Lingtian from behind, her eyebrows furrowed with a sense of unease as she scanned her surroundings before speaking, "We can't go any further. I feel like it's very dangerous inside."
Xie Lingtian looked at Qian Jing's rare serious expression, and he also hesitated.
He originally wanted to let the Flowing Soul Green Python stop the three of them, and if he was lucky, he could make them suffer a lot; then he could scatter them in the huge cave with many forked roads and wait for the opportunity to defeat them one by one.
However, now it seems that the cave is far from being as simple as he had seen before; nevertheless, he did not feel as uneasy as Qianjing, perhaps because he lacked Qianjing's strong perception.
"Are there other monsters here?" Xie Lingtian pondered for a moment before asking.
"Hmm." Qian Jing nodded solemnly, then shook her head. "I can sense the faint presence of monsters, but no matter how I try to sense it, I can't accurately locate their position. I think it's not monsters inside, but a clan of monsters, and they are much stronger than us."
Upon hearing this, Xie Lingtian hesitated a bit as the strength of the Yao race was indeed extraordinary.
Xie Lingtian was not foolish enough to walk into this trap, but after listening to Qian Jing's words, he instead wanted to show himself and lead those three people deeper into the area.
After all, even if he escaped from here, those three and the unknown black-clad men outside would not easily let him go; relying on himself to deal with so many strong opponents, one careless move could result in death...
"I want to take a risk and lure them inside," Xie Lintian said with a smile. "Qian Jing, let's split up and collect more blue blood silkworms. We'll meet up later when I come out."
"No way!" Qian Jing firmly refused. He had witnessed the strength of the demon clan and even his Starry Perception was unable to detect their location, indicating that their power was unfathomable. He could not watch as Xie Lingtian endangered himself alone.
"You're my friend, I can't let you fight alone."
"Don't worry, I have a way." Xie Lingtian smiled.
Qian Jing thought of a plan and quickly asked, "Do you have another outfit like this? I'll change into it too. That way we can split up and they'll definitely separate."
"Great idea!" Xie Lintian's eyes lit up and he immediately took out the same style of clothes from his ring and handed them to Qian Jing.
They were of similar height and build, and in the dim environment, the other side would certainly not give up chasing either of them.
Qianjing took the clothes and changed quickly. Then she handed a delicate golden teleportation talisman to Xie Lingtian and said seriously, "This is a teleportation talisman. If you encounter the monster race and cannot defeat them, use it immediately to teleport to me."
"Teleportation seal!" Xie Lingtian was surprised and stunned, looking at Qian Jing in disbelief.
Teleportation seal is not just any ordinary magic treasure; it can be said to be a time and space law object.
It is well-known among people that teleportation arrays are extremely rare and difficult to construct; each country or state may only have one or two teleportation arrays at most, and even the strongest Heavenly Kingdom of China in the Central Domain has only a dozen or so teleportation arrays, let alone other smaller countries.
The principle of the transmission symbol seal is similar to that of the transmission array, but it can teleport within a certain range; if it is a parent-child transmission symbol seal, it can also be designated to teleport to the holder's side.
The difficulty and rarity of its refining are far beyond comparison with that of teleportation arrays. It can even be said to be the most scarce and rare treasure in the world today, without any exception.
However, each teleportation talisman can only be used for three times at most, and will self-destruct afterwards. It is said that there are no more than twenty teleportation talismans in the world!
Xie Lingtian shook his head in disbelief and joked, "Brother, your stuff is really too good. You even have a teleportation talisman."
"Ah, you better put it away quickly." Qian Jing looked at the teleportation talisman with an expression of pain, but without hesitation, she stuffed it into Xie Lingtian's arms.
"Well, I really don't want to use this," Xie Lintian said with a bitter smile, secretly sighing that Qian Jing's background must be extraordinary, not just anyone can have this teleportation talisman. But he gave one to Xie Lintian, showing that he truly considered him a friend.
As they were planning their next move, a banging sound echoed from outside the cave. They turned to see the spectral green python chasing after Gong Shouzhe and his companions from afar and heading in their direction.
"I have to go now, Brother Lingtian, be careful and don't hesitate to use that talisman." Qian Jing reminded, then hurriedly ran towards the other fork in the cave entrance.
Meanwhile, Xie Lingtian also ran towards the cave entrance behind him.
Only three figures were seen by the palace guards, two of which were very similar in appearance, running towards different caves, and it was not clear who was who.
"Luan Tian, you go to the right cave!" Seeing this, the palace guards could only instruct Luan Tian to pursue the person on the right side, while he and Du Chen went to the left side.
The lost soul green python naturally would not let go of the palace guard who attacked it, and pursued him tightly.
However, within the time it took to brew a cup of tea, the lost soul green python abruptly halted its body deep within the left cave entrance. Its emerald green snake pupils flickered as it anxiously searched its surroundings, before hastily turning its massive body around and fleeing without any regard.
The panicked and reckless Lost Soul Green Python slammed into the cave wall with a "bang bang" sound, causing rocks to fly and dust and sticky green liquid to splash around.
Gong Shouze and Du Chan were also startled and quickly stopped their steps, turning around to take a look.
This snake was frantically fleeing as if encountering a terrifying presence.
"What's going on?" Du Xun looked puzzled at the departing figure of the Flowing Soul Green Python, then at Gong Shouze. He had been uneasy all along, and now the feeling was even stronger. He didn't expect the seemingly simple son-in-law selection meeting to lead him into such a dangerous situation!
宫守则同样不解，但他看到停在百米之外的谢翎天对着他嚣张地挥手，知道此刻是不可能就此退去！
"Chase! We must catch this kid," Gong Shouze's face was ice-cold, and he didn't even want to say a word of nonsense.
"Okay, let's go after them." Du Chun was also frustrated and gritted his teeth in agreement.
Xie Lingtian couldn't continue running, as the long hallway had come to an end. At the end was a space dozens of meters high, with strange trees and rocks everywhere, but no exit was in sight.
Xie Lingtian stopped and the Eye of Devouring watched warily at the surroundings.
Gong Shouze and Du Xun were not slow, within a blink of an eye they appeared at the entrance of the corridor. They also deliberately observed the environment around them and cautiously walked towards Xie Lingtian.
Xie Lingtian did not dodge, but stood still and stared at the two of them.
"You are quite arrogant, boy! How dare you choose to wait for us in this dead end!" Gong Shouze said coldly, looking at Xie Lingtian, still not understanding where his confidence came from.
Du Chun remained silent and occasionally looked around the environment. He pinched the clay on the rocks and sniffed it.
"Senior Palace, something is not right here. This smell and stickiness feels different from the Flowing Soul Green Python." Du Chun is indeed a meticulous person and quickly noticed the clues.
He continued, "The escape of the wandering green python may be due to the presence of another, more powerful beast's lair here!"
Upon hearing Du Chun's reminder, Gong Shouze also carefully observed, his nose twitching slightly. As Du Chun said, there was a faint scent here that was different from that of the wandering green python.
The aura was not strong, which made the two of them even more puzzled.
"Kid, don't try to play any tricks with me," threatened Palace Keeper Ze. "I'll give you two choices. One, you come with me. Two, you answer my questions honestly."
"I'll choose two," Xie Lintian replied without hesitation.
The other party's straightforward attitude was reminiscent of someone who had nothing to lose, which momentarily caused both Gong Shouze and Du Chun to freeze in surprise.
Gong Shouze's face immediately turned darker, standing one zhang away from Xie Lingtian, his gaze sharp as he stared at him: "Don't test my patience. If you don't cooperate, I'll cut out your tongue first!"
"Oh?" Xie Lingtian smiled slightly and countered without showing any weakness, "I seem to remember who you are... Hmm? Oh dear, my memory is terrible, I forgot."
Gong Shouze's face immediately turned livid.
“宫前辈，事不宜迟，不管怎样，先将他给拿下再说。”杜琒深知这里不是久留之地，急忙劝道。
“哼！”宫守则重重地冷哼一声，也懒得多费口舌，直接就要抬扇挥去。
Only then did Xie Lingtian's body transform into a demonic form, blood wings and four antennae suddenly sprouting from his back, as a massive aura of black magic energy surged into the sky!
He appeared like a ferocious beast infected with a deadly scourge, or an undying warrior from the depths of hell, pointing the tip of the Nine Dynasties Divine Sword directly at Gong Shouze, and uttering each word slowly: "Ling Soul Sect, I have not forgotten any one of you!"
Upon hearing Xie Lingtian's words, Gong Shouze was taken aback. The other party had already recognized their identities.
Gong Shouze put away his white fan and drew two silver short swords. He murmured something under his breath and then crossed his hands, causing the silver short swords to spin around and transform into hundreds of short swords of the same size, rotating in front of him.
Meanwhile, Du Chun once again invoked the glass robe to assist Gong Shouze's attack.
"Shoo! Shoo! Shoo!"
For a moment, countless silver swords rained down on Xie Lengtian like a storm of pear blossoms.
"Roar!" Xie Lengtian roared, and with the power of the demon inside him, he lunged forward like a fierce beast, his Nine Dynasty Sword leaving a long trail of flames behind him.