Although this is the outskirts of the mountain range, their luck is bad enough. Even if they encounter a leopard, it’s enough for these two kids to take a hit, which just shows their courage is truly great, and their luck is indeed good.
Shaking his head, Lu Ye continued deeper.
Moments later, Lu Ye reached the place the little boy mentioned before and discovered a cave.
This cave doesn’t seem deep, but a sweep of Lu Ye’s Spiritual Sense revealed an array hidden inside, albeit somewhat concealed.
Those who don’t understand arrays won’t notice it.
"Interesting, could there be another old demon hidden down here?"
With a spark of intrigued expression in his eyes, Lu Ye considered for a moment and decided not to enter the cave immediately.
He was just a step away from advancing to the Celestial Realm Fourth Layer. Since he suspected that there could indeed be an elder from the Celestial Demon Divine Sect down there.
It’s naturally better to advance first and increase his chances of success.
Therefore, after setting a barrier here, Lu Ye began cultivating, aiming to break through to the Celestial Realm Fourth Layer.
The time during cultivation flew by, and suddenly three days had passed.
As time progressed, Lu Ye’s aura grew increasingly robust, and he was already at the critical juncture of reaching the Fourth Layer.
His aura was truly overpowering; even though a barrier was used to conceal it, the fluctuations in the Source Qi within the mountain range were still so intense that fierce beasts dared not linger here any longer.
Among them was one beast with a bewildered expression.
It felt like... its luck wasn’t too good?
In fact, it wasn’t originally a resident beast of this mountain range, but came from elsewhere.
Last time, it also encountered a similar situation, which forced it to change its territory.
Why did this terrifying disturbance happen again despite moving here?!
As it fled, watching the other beasts escaping, this beast thought it might be a jinx, causing trouble wherever it went.
It absolutely couldn’t reveal this, or it wouldn’t be welcome anywhere!
Thinking like this, the beast ran even faster.
Meanwhile, wanting to verify if it really was a jinx beast, it chose not to decide independently but followed a group of beasts to another location.
"Guys, sorry to use you for testing..."
...
The commotion among the beasts within the mountain range didn’t disrupt Lu Ye; he remained focused on his breakthrough.
Soon, a few hours passed...
After Lu Ye absorbed more Source Crystals and Spirit Medicine, the breakthrough arrived concurrently.
Boom!
An overwhelmingly strong aura instantly materialized within the mountain range.
At this moment, there were no beasts left in the mountain range, so no further large-scale commotion was triggered by this aura’s diffusion.
"Phew, Celestial Realm Fourth Layer... Given this situation, even if there’s an elder from the Celestial Demon Divine Sect within, as long as they’re not beyond the Celestial Realm Ninth Layer, I have a chance to fight them."
This wasn’t Lu Ye being arrogant. Even if the demon inside truly was at the Celestial Realm Ninth Layer, as long as it wasn’t beyond that Great Realm.
Judging by how long they’ve been sealed, their strength absolutely couldn’t have been preserved completely.
Standing up and removing the barrier, Lu Ye looked at the now silent mountain range and could only shake his head helplessly.
He didn’t intend for the beasts to leave here, as he wasn’t a villain.
Approaching the cave once more, Lu Ye didn’t hesitate and directly stepped inside.
The inside of the cave was rugged, but didn’t affect movement.
According to the little boy, he had dug up a tile here, only slightly revealed.
Upon reaching the deepest part, Lu Ye immediately saw an array that led elsewhere.
Inside the teleportation array, Lu Ye took out several Source Crystals to serve as energy stones.
In the next moment, the Source Crystals dimmed a little, and Lu Ye’s figure vanished from this location.
In a flash, what came into view was darkness faintly illuminated by lighting stones in the distance.
Lu Ye glanced around and found a circular high platform, with dark red marks around it, possibly dried blood.
As expected, atop the platform, a silhouette stood.
He seemed sealed there.
Initially thinking it was a fresh-faced lackey that reached him, the unkempt man opened his eyes and was shocked.
"Who are you?"
Clearly, Lu Ye wasn’t inflicted by the demonic aura, nor was he the blood offering awaited.
This seal required a large amount of tainted blood to weaken its power; once a certain limit was reached, it could be broken.
Lu Ye had anticipated that this might be a big catch, possibly... an elder or higher rank Divine Envoy from the Celestial Demon Divine Sect!
The ragged man, however, was only at the Earth Realm Fifth Layer.
Such strength, even after years of being sealed and diminished, wasn’t considered high within the Celestial Demon Divine Sect.
At most, he was probably just a lowly Guardian who could only cackle sinisterly.
Lu Ye had no intention to converse, raising his hand ready to send the man to his death, freeing him.
Suddenly, a deadly aura descended, terrifying the ragged man: "Wait... who are you?! Why kill me upon arrival? I have secrets to trade for my life!"
At the brink of making his move, Lu Ye suddenly hesitated, intrigued: "Oh? Let’s hear it, if it’s not worth anything, it won’t buy your life. Although you’re not strong, you should at least be a Guardian from the Celestial Demon Divine Sect."
Upon hearing Lu Ye’s words, the ragged man’s eyes widened in shock; he hadn’t expected the sudden arrival of a young man to uncover his identity so straightforwardly!
How could it be?!
He was so young, how could he know about the Divine Sect?
After darting his gaze around, the ragged man spoke: "That item isn’t on me, but I can assure you it’s a treasure related to a hidden treasure in the Boundless Sea!"
Frowning at the sight of the ragged man’s shifty demeanor, Lu Ye instinctively sensed a trick.
This fellow clearly didn’t project honesty, which made sense—how could a truthful person end up in the Celestial Demon Divine Sect?
"Since you won’t speak truthfully... I’ll just send you off to meet your grandfather then."
Lu Ye’s tone grew cold and a terrifying murderous intent reappeared, alarming the ragged man.
"No... please, no!" the ragged man exclaimed in panic: "I swear, I’m not deceiving you!"
Afraid that the palm would fall upon him, the ragged man hurriedly added: "Even top sects in the Boundless Sea, like the Sea Spirit Hall and Yuanyang Palace, are searching for this treasure!"