Chapter 1303: Return to the Demon Cave
Yang Yan gently waved his hand and comforted, "Over the past ten years, I haven’t been empty-handed, and I’ve prepared many trump cards. Since I could come out safely last time, I believe this time will be no exception."
"Moreover, to be honest, these ten years of hard cultivation have benefited me greatly. Additionally, I have Wish Power to protect me. If I can’t make it out, sending more people will be of no avail."
Seeing that he couldn’t dissuade Yang Yan, Sect Leader Lin An could only give a helpless bitter smile, give a few instructions, and let him go on his way.
Feeling the urgency of the situation, Yang Yan hurried to the location of the Demon Cave without even greeting others after leaving the main hall.
On the way to the Demon Cave’s entrance, Yang Yan took a moment to communicate with the Nascent Void, saying, "Do you know if there are other demons sealed within the Demon Cave?"
The Nascent Void, hearing this, gave a bitter smile and shook its head, "When my master sealed me inside the Demon Cave, I had already fallen into a long slumber. I am completely unaware of what happened afterward."
"Had you not awakened me by chance that day, the Wandering Dragon Star might no longer exist."
Yang Yan, feeling he couldn’t get much information, could only keep his head down and continue on his way.
When soldiers come, use generals to block; when water flows, use earth to cover.
No matter what terrifying things are inside, he has an inescapable duty to take this step.
Even if it means risking his life, he is willing to.
Two days later, after Yang Yan hurried as fast as he could, he finally arrived near the entrance of the Demon Cave.
Without waiting to rest, he went to the stronghold of the Ancient Abyss Sect to find the team that had explored the Demon Cave.
Catching the leader of the team, he questioned them in detail about what they had seen and heard that day.
As it turned out, as early as half a month ago, the Demon Cave had become increasingly eerie.
Even exploring the outskirts of the Demon Cave could result in being dragged inside by the Evil Qi, and those dragged into the Demon Cave never came out again.
Moreover, at night, from places relatively close to the Demon Cave, faint cries for help could be heard.
A Core Formation cultivator, looking terrified, said, "But that is not a sound humans can make, like a long-decayed corpse making a dry sound from its throat."
Coming out of the stronghold, Yang Yan’s expression inevitably turned heavy.
Walking in the city where the stronghold is located, passersby with sallow faces and lingering fear are everywhere.
Yang Yan didn’t want to see more and casually found a secluded place to start recovering.
The next day at noon, Yang Yan walked near the entrance of the Demon Cave.
Compared to the past, the vicinity of the Demon Cave entrance was more sinister and bizarre, filled with an extremely oppressive atmosphere.
Walking within, the sky above was overcast, and the Yin Wind raged, as if brewing a terrifying aura.
Within a hundred miles, all the withered vegetation that once existed had disappeared.
The earth was dark everywhere, extremely oppressive.
The blood of those who perished in the calamity of the past did not fade even a bit, even in the Yin Wind of the Demon Cave’s vicinity.
When Yang Yan walked into the Demon Cave, the ground, once broken, was piled with mountains of white bones, with damaged spiritual soldiers everywhere...
Additionally, sparsely there were clusters of lingering remnants of souls.
Yang Yan just felt a breath stuck in his chest, extremely irritable.
With a thought, he easily wiped them all away with a wave of his hand, allowing them to be freed.
Yang Yan continued deeper, arriving in front of the Sealing Array of the past, only to find the array still operating.
Yang Yan entered the Array; what once seemed a paradise on earth was now ravaged by Evil Qi, barren and desolate.
Wherever he looked, incomplete white bones were half-covered by brown soil, appearing extremely eerie.
This, however, truly felt like a Demon Cave.
Numerous evil beings were walking on the ground, each moving sluggishly like puppets upon the earth.
Yang Yan couldn’t help but feel as if a lifetime had passed.
Those once exquisite and magnificent great halls, and the jade-carved towers, seemed to have undergone the baptism of millennia, appearing dull and shabby.
Yang Yan couldn’t help but feel worried.
The Demon Cave was so chaotic now; he wondered if the Three Dragon Sons were alright?
Back then, the Primordial Spirits of the three Dragon Children Bian, and Pulao were already extremely weak.
Years have passed, and he didn’t know if they had already dissipated.
When Yang Yan came to his senses, the evil beings on the ground were already within a hundred meters of him.
Seeing this, Yang Yan’s lips curled into a cold smile, immediately activating the Nascent Void, injecting Wish Power.
Buzz——
With the infusion of Wish Power, the Nascent Void emitted a faint golden glow, its body like glass.
As the Sealing Array operated, the bottom of the Nascent Void Tower resembled a black hole, absorbing all those evil spirits and Evil Qi within for purification.
Despite his worries, Yang Yan had no other means and could only continuously search and purify the Demon Cave.
Yang Yan guessed that the Three Dragon Sons might be hiding in the place where the Nascent Void once slumbered.
Thus, he continued to delve deeper into the Demon Cave.
As he advanced, he couldn’t help but accelerate the purification process.
But as he went deeper, he felt a sense of foreboding that grew stronger, and his expression became increasingly anxious.
Despite the bad feeling, Yang Yan still plunged into the deeper parts of the Demon Cave without hesitation.
For no other reason than his deep concern for the safety of the Three Dragon Sons, heading towards the place where he had previously found the Nascent Void.
After two hours, Yang Yan arrived at the place where the Nascent Void used to be.
Yet now, apart from the scarred earth, there was nothing else.
Despite searching everywhere, Yang Yan found nothing.
This made Yang Yan furrow his brows even tighter.
Without seeing the Three Dragon Sons, he felt uneasy, as if a stone was unsettled in his heart.
Back then, he had befriended the Three Dragon Sons here, but the Wandering Dragon Star had faced various calamities over the years; he didn’t know if the Dragon Sons were safe and sound.
He had come as promised to look for them, only to find nothing.
Suddenly, an idea struck Yang Yan; he thought to summon the Nascent Void to see if it could sense the location of the Dragon Sons...
Thinking of it, he acted.
Yang Yan slightly closed his eyes, secretly communicating with the Nascent Void.
"Nascent Void, can you hear me?"
However, despite calling several times, there was no response from the Nascent Void.
Yang Yan couldn’t help but sigh, appearing very helpless.
Apparently, the Nascent Void had also fallen asleep again at some unknown time, so it seemed finding the Three Dragon Sons was impossible now.
Just when Yang Yan was feeling disheartened, he suddenly heard a sound.
Yang Yan concentrated and listened carefully, suddenly realizing the sound was coming from underground.
Yang Yan immediately released Divine Thought, searching carefully, and finally found the source of the sound in a corner covered by ruins.
Yet the sound that came was growing weaker.
Yang Yan anxiously called out, "Bian, Pulao, is it you? If it is, can you respond?"
Yang Yan kept shouting, eventually hearing Bian’s weak voice.
Elated, Yang Yan searched for their hiding place.
After a fruitless search, Yang Yan released Wish Power, probing the area continuously, and finally discovered their hidden sanctuary.