Chapter 55

Creak!

Mu Zibai completely opened the door and it seemed that there was no danger or anything strange . He said in an indifferent tone, “Now do you believe me, Qing Ning? If there was a hidden mechanism, it would’ve been triggered already . That Seacloud Devouring Mechanism is just a big joke!”

Huh?

Qing Ning frowned slightly and probed carefully in order to see if there was anything abnormal, but all of a sudden a mysterious pattern had appeared on the ground and it shone with light .

“This is bad! Be careful!”

Both Qing Ning and Mu Zibai were startled and they prepared to dodge, but it was already too late . The light quickly enveloped them and immediately after, a humongous pressure swept over them, making it difficult to breathe .

There was really a mechanism similar to a quicksand!

At this moment, neither Qing Ning nor Mu Zibai had time to think about anything and they started to operate the spiritual force inside their bodies so they could forcefully break out .

However, after operating their spiritual force they discovered that the pressure and power of this quicksand became even stronger and they were quickly overwhelmed . In the beginning, they could move inside the quicksand, but after operating their spiritual force, they couldn’t even move an arm .

Inside the hall, Gu Qingfeng looked at the two people who fell into the mechanism’s trap and shook his head while sighing, “Don’t operate your spiritual force, don’t struggle, don’t even move, or you will fall deeper into the quicksand . Stand still and calm your mind . ”

Qing Ning stopped struggling and interrupted her spiritual force and discovered that the pressure was gradually decreasing .

On the other hand, perhaps because he was afraid he was going to die, Mu Zibai was frantically struggling, even more than before . The more he struggled, the stronger the pressure became and he felt as if he was going to lose his life immediately .

Gu Qingfeng lifted his hand and performed a spiritual art, then with a bang, the light dissipated and the mechanism stopped .

Qing Ning’s face was pale with fear and felt as if a stone had been lifted from her body, while Mu Zibai was paralyzed on the ground like a dead dog, gasping for air .

“You shouldn’t be in this place . Leave immediately after you’ve recovered . ”

After saying that, Gu Qingfeng opened another stone door and walked in, sighing at the recklessness of the young people from the current days . Entering an immortal cave without being knowledgeable in the art of mechanisms was similar to asking for death .

However, after Gu Qingfeng carefully thought about it, he did the same thing when he was young . He had encountered countless dangers when he went to dig out immortal caves in the past, but fortunately for him, he always had someone able at his side to help him, otherwise he would’ve been long dead .

After Gu Qingfeng had left, Qing Ning wanted to get up to thank him, but she didn’t have much strength . She took out two Vitality Pills and ate one, while handing the other one to Mu Zibai .

Although they had almost died, only their vitality had been injured and as long as they rested a while, they could recover .

While resting, Qing Ning thought about Gu Qingfeng’s identity . ,

Not only was he able to sense something that was basically nonexistent to her, but he also seemed knowledgeable about the art of mechanisms . He discovered the hidden mechanism just by casually looking at the dor, and he even knew what type of mechanism it was .

Moreover, what amazed her even more was the fact that he had stopped the mechanism by casually performing a spiritual art .

Daoist Qing Ning could not understand how was he able to do this .

Although she had a high cultivation base and had already established her true body, she did not understand too much about unorthodox arts like the art of mechanisms .

A few moments later, Qing Ning and Mu Zibai ‘s vitality began recovering . Though, Qing Ning looked much better than Mu Zibai who still needed more time to restore his strength, but he could move now .

“Mu Zibai, how are you?”

Mu Zibai, who sat cross-legged and focused on his recovery, shook his head, ‘I’m fine . ”

“Sigh! I told you to be careful but you did not listen . If we had listened to him, none of this would have happened . ”

The more Qing Ning thought about it, the more frightened she became, “If it wasn’t for him, we would have died in this place today . ”

“Hmph!”

Mu Zibai was an arrogant man with a huge ego, and instead of feeling grateful for what just happened, he felt as if his dignity had been insulted and he had lost face in front of Qing Ning, which was something he could not accept .

After resting, Qing Ning stood up, “He should be right ahead, let’s go over and look for him . ”

“Why?” Perhaps because he felt as if he had been humiliated, Mi Zibai was no longer the handsome and elegant man from before, and he became gloomier .

“Mu Zibai, why are you acting like this? He saved us, don’t you think we should thank him? Moreover, he saved me more than once . ”

Qing Ning was a member of the Nineglory Alliance and had a noble status, far higher than Mu Zibai who was merely the chief of the prime disciples in the Redcloud Sect .

Although he was extremely reluctant, Mu Zibai still had to follow Qing Ning as she walked towards the stone door .

After passing through two more stone doors, they had finally met Gu Qingfeng .

At this moment, Gu Qingfeng standing by the side of the last formation core, carefully picking the shards of the Amethyst Celestial Radiant Crystal . This thing was something that contained violent solar spiritual energy, so he had to be prudent .

It would’ve been fine if it was a whole Amethyst Celestial Radiant Crystal, but now it had turned into a pile of shards, causing the solar spiritual force to become extremely unstable, which was extremely dangerous .

As soon as the two arrived here, they were immediately attracted by those lavender-colored shards, especially Mu Zibai . Although they didn’t know what those hards were, they could sense the powerful spiritual aura emanating from them . They had never seen a crystal shard that contained such a powerful spiritual aura .

“What? You want to rob the man the just saved your lives?” Gu Qingfeng stood by the side of the high stage and looked at them, then he continued picking the shards .

“Fellow daoist, you’re misunderstanding, w-we came here to thank you for saving our lives, and we hope to learn your nam- . ”

Gu Qingfeng was no longer interested in listening and interrupted her, “There’s no need for thanks . Leave this place immediately if you don’t want to die . ”

“Fellow-”

Before Qing Ning could say something, she was interrupted by Gu Qingfeng again, “You still have more to say? Just beat it!”

“W-what wrong with you?”

In her entire life, nobody had told Qing Ning to ‘beat it’ . She pointed her finger at Gu Qingfeng, somewhat displeased, “I know what you’re worried about, but you need to relax, we won’t rob you . I’m not that type of person, moreover, you even save my life twice . ”

Having said that, she turned towards Mu Zibai and said, “Let’s go . ”

Mu Zibai didn’t move an inch and he just stared intently at those lavender-colored shards while his eyes were glowing with a bright light .

“Mu Zibai, what are you staring at?”

“Qing Ning, before entering this cave, we agreed that if we found any treasures inside, we will divide them equally . ”

Creak!

Mu Zibai completely opened the door and it seemed that there was no danger or anything strange . He said in an indifferent tone, “Now do you believe me, Qing Ning? If there was a hidden mechanism, it would’ve been triggered already . That Seacloud Devouring Mechanism is just a big joke!”

Huh?

Qing Ning frowned slightly and probed carefully in order to see if there was anything abnormal, but all of a sudden a mysterious pattern had appeared on the ground and it shone with light .

“This is bad! Be careful!”

Both Qing Ning and Mu Zibai were startled and they prepared to dodge, but it was already too late . The light quickly enveloped them and immediately after, a humongous pressure swept over them, making it difficult to breathe .

There was really a mechanism similar to a quicksand!

At this moment, neither Qing Ning nor Mu Zibai had time to think about anything and they started to operate the spiritual force inside their bodies so they could forcefully break out .

However, after operating their spiritual force they discovered that the pressure and power of this quicksand became even stronger and they were quickly overwhelmed . In the beginning, they could move inside the quicksand, but after operating their spiritual force, they couldn’t even move an arm .

Inside the hall, Gu Qingfeng looked at the two people who fell into the mechanism’s trap and shook his head while sighing, “Don’t operate your spiritual force, don’t struggle, don’t even move, or you will fall deeper into the quicksand . Stand still and calm your mind . ”

Qing Ning stopped struggling and interrupted her spiritual force and discovered that the pressure was gradually decreasing .

On the other hand, perhaps because he was afraid he was going to die, Mu Zibai was frantically struggling, even more than before . The more he struggled, the stronger the pressure became and he felt as if he was going to lose his life immediately .

Gu Qingfeng lifted his hand and performed a spiritual art, then with a bang, the light dissipated and the mechanism stopped .

Qing Ning’s face was pale with fear and felt as if a stone had been lifted from her body, while Mu Zibai was paralyzed on the ground like a dead dog, gasping for air .

“You shouldn’t be in this place . Leave immediately after you’ve recovered . ”

After saying that, Gu Qingfeng opened another stone door and walked in, sighing at the recklessness of the young people from the current days . Entering an immortal cave without being knowledgeable in the art of mechanisms was similar to asking for death .

However, after Gu Qingfeng carefully thought about it, he did the same thing when he was young . He had encountered countless dangers when he went to dig out immortal caves in the past, but fortunately for him, he always had someone able at his side to help him, otherwise he would’ve been long dead .

After Gu Qingfeng had left, Qing Ning wanted to get up to thank him, but she didn’t have much strength . She took out two Vitality Pills and ate one, while handing the other one to Mu Zibai .

Although they had almost died, only their vitality had been injured and as long as they rested a while, they could recover .

While resting, Qing Ning thought about Gu Qingfeng’s identity . ,

Not only was he able to sense something that was basically nonexistent to her, but he also seemed knowledgeable about the art of mechanisms . He discovered the hidden mechanism just by casually looking at the dor, and he even knew what type of mechanism it was .

Moreover, what amazed her even more was the fact that he had stopped the mechanism by casually performing a spiritual art .

Daoist Qing Ning could not understand how was he able to do this .

Although she had a high cultivation base and had already established her true body, she did not understand too much about unorthodox arts like the art of mechanisms .

A few moments later, Qing Ning and Mu Zibai ‘s vitality began recovering . Though, Qing Ning looked much better than Mu Zibai who still needed more time to restore his strength, but he could move now .

“Mu Zibai, how are you?”

Mu Zibai, who sat cross-legged and focused on his recovery, shook his head, ‘I’m fine . ”

“Sigh! I told you to be careful but you did not listen . If we had listened to him, none of this would have happened . ”

The more Qing Ning thought about it, the more frightened she became, “If it wasn’t for him, we would have died in this place today . ”

“Hmph!”

Mu Zibai was an arrogant man with a huge ego, and instead of feeling grateful for what just happened, he felt as if his dignity had been insulted and he had lost face in front of Qing Ning, which was something he could not accept .

After resting, Qing Ning stood up, “He should be right ahead, let’s go over and look for him . ”

“Why?” Perhaps because he felt as if he had been humiliated, Mi Zibai was no longer the handsome and elegant man from before, and he became gloomier .

“Mu Zibai, why are you acting like this? He saved us, don’t you think we should thank him? Moreover, he saved me more than once . ”

Qing Ning was a member of the Nineglory Alliance and had a noble status, far higher than Mu Zibai who was merely the chief of the prime disciples in the Redcloud Sect .

Although he was extremely reluctant, Mu Zibai still had to follow Qing Ning as she walked towards the stone door .

After passing through two more stone doors, they had finally met Gu Qingfeng .

At this moment, Gu Qingfeng standing by the side of the last formation core, carefully picking the shards of the Amethyst Celestial Radiant Crystal . This thing was something that contained violent solar spiritual energy, so he had to be prudent .

It would’ve been fine if it was a whole Amethyst Celestial Radiant Crystal, but now it had turned into a pile of shards, causing the solar spiritual force to become extremely unstable, which was extremely dangerous .

As soon as the two arrived here, they were immediately attracted by those lavender-colored shards, especially Mu Zibai . Although they didn’t know what those hards were, they could sense the powerful spiritual aura emanating from them . They had never seen a crystal shard that contained such a powerful spiritual aura .

“What? You want to rob the man the just saved your lives?” Gu Qingfeng stood by the side of the high stage and looked at them, then he continued picking the shards .

“Fellow daoist, you’re misunderstanding, w-we came here to thank you for saving our lives, and we hope to learn your nam- . ”

Gu Qingfeng was no longer interested in listening and interrupted her, “There’s no need for thanks . Leave this place immediately if you don’t want to die . ”

“Fellow-”

Before Qing Ning could say something, she was interrupted by Gu Qingfeng again, “You still have more to say? Just beat it!”

“W-what wrong with you?”

In her entire life, nobody had told Qing Ning to ‘beat it’ . She pointed her finger at Gu Qingfeng, somewhat displeased, “I know what you’re worried about, but you need to relax, we won’t rob you . I’m not that type of person, moreover, you even save my life twice . ”

Having said that, she turned towards Mu Zibai and said, “Let’s go . ”

Mu Zibai didn’t move an inch and he just stared intently at those lavender-colored shards while his eyes were glowing with a bright light .

“Mu Zibai, what are you staring at?”

“Qing Ning, before entering this cave, we agreed that if we found any treasures inside, we will divide them equally . ”