Chapter Seven: The Stone Fragment (1)

Somewhere within the Magical Cave, one youth and a young lady were walking with tattered and wounds on their body.

The tattered clothes revealed the young lady's white as jade skin, it was very beautiful to look at. However, the young man by her side hadn't even look at him once while showing a red as a tomato face. He was clearly furious!

This young man is naturally Wang Tai while the young lady was Mu Qingqing. After they got encircled with deadly beasts, they've been naturally surrounded with crisis. And also, after the Early-Ranked Magical Treasure was snatched away. Wang Tai directly escaped with Mu Qingqing. However, he didn't save the remaining group members knowing that they're just a bunch of cowards who left their comrades.

He save Mu Qingqing because he felt that he was cute and innocent. Leaving her behind might leave scars on his martial heart.

"Are you okay, Qing'er?" Asked Wang Tai as he glance at Mu Qingqing.

Mu Qingqing lowered her head and said. "Mhm, I'm okay Brother Wang. If it's not for you, I might have died there."

"Qing'er don't blame me that I didn't save them. For me, they're cowards who left their comrades. If we hadn't got surrounded, your group will surely flee from the distance. As for now, our priority is to venture into this inheritance place. If I find that bastard who stole the Treasure, I will kill him!" said Wang Tai when he sees Mu Qingqing lowered her head and also telling her that treasure was more important than blaming!

Hearing him, Mu Qingqing had a sudden realization and nodded her head and no longer bothered herself for those people that died.

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Within the cave, a thick heaven punishment energy was hovering like a mist. The wall on the cave was crumbling and a mysterious force was continuously bombarding at the young man who's was sitting cross-legged.

His body was covered in sweat and his face was showing pain. He was gritting his teeth while maintaining his composure to defend with the energy that was attacking his body continuously.

This was naturally Lu Chen who had applied the oilment on his body. Fortunately, it had enhanced the effect on his cultivation and was now currently in the middle of the second layer. However, he was still cultivating and the heaven punishment qi in the surrounding was growing thicker and stronger.

Every time it entered Lu Chen's body. He could feel a thousand of ants that were crawling and biting his body every second, feeling the pain and numbness. Although Lu Chen was drenched in sweat and was in pain. He never groaned and only closed his eyes as he composed himself.

Two days passed in a blink of an eye, and Lu Chen who was still sitting cross-legged had finally shown the slightest movement. As the energy and pressured surrounding him was dissipating, and Lu Chen opened his eyes.

[Finally! Peak of Martial Seeker. Body Oilment was definitely a great help in my cultivation or else I could've not entered the peak of martial seeker so easily.]

(Author note: Remember Peak Martial Seeker is the third layer of Qi Refinement.)

Lu Chen stood up and swept his gaze seeing a boulder on his left side. He stretched his right hand as he punched with all of his strength.

Boom!

The punch made a loud boom as the boulder disintegrate into pieces, then it becomes a fragment. That punch was so terrifying that the might be comparable to pathfinder. However, if Lu Chen battle out a pathfinder that had to stabilize his cultivation. He will probably not able to stand out face to face on the match since Lu Chen hadn't yet transformed his pressure energy into true energy. His current realm was only comparable to those who had recently breakthrough into pathfinder.

[Probably my punch was about 4800 jin of strength. Slightly stronger than that martial artist who had found their path. As the majority said, Pathfinder who had not yet stabilize their cultivation base had only about 4500 jin strength. If they did, then their strength will boost to thousand jin if they infuse true energy at their punch. Mhm, I'm still far away to compare myself to Wang Peng who had stayed into Pathfinder long ago.]

(Author note: [ ] means Mc's was talking on his mind. While " " was in murmuring or conversation.)

"Time to venture deeper into this place!"

Lu Chen murmured as he directly stepped outside the hidden cave he was cultivating.

On the way, Lu Chen had made a several stopped into a deadly beast who can threaten third or early fourth-ranked. Lu Chen fought skillfully with the beasts and his battle experience was also growing up at a rapid pace.

Boom!

In an open area, a peak second-ranked deadly beast (can threatened early pathfinder) and a young man was battling wildly.

Every time they clash with each other, the young man had been injured by its claw. However, he didn't care about his injury and crazily punches the tiger on its body.

"Micro Step!"

This young man was naturally Lu Chen. His body instantly disappeared in the ground as he appeared in the back of the tiger on the midair. His muscle was showing its veins as he squeezed out all his strength as punches the back the tiger.

His punch was very fast as if it was blazing in fire and struck the tiger on the ground.

Lu Chen didn't stop his punch as he send a punches one after another, not giving the deadly beast to retaliate. The tiger cried out in pain as it struggles to crawl up. However, its effort was futile and had died after a minute of continuous punch.

The tiger body was bleeding, and its organs were severely destroyed. Lu Chen cut all of the important parts and put it on his storage pouch[1]. Then directly left the area and venture deeper into this inheritance place.

On his way, Lu Chen had concealed himself and leaped tree to tree using his Micro Step.

Only after a few hours of wandering, he finds another cave filled with thick spiritual energy. Lu Chen's eyes shine and directly launched out like an arrow who had left its bow.

Swoosh!

Lu Chen entered the cave and was welcomed with a different place. The wall seemed to be built on ancient times and the tiles on the road were filled with a mysterious aura.

Lu Chen had one thought and this was the place had an extraordinary history! Perhaps this is the inheritance site!

Lu Chen walked carefully. On his path, a cold wind occasionally blown out across him, giving him a chill on his spine. In another minute of walking, he arrives in a huge door that was engraved with mysterious text.

Lu Chen thought for a while before pushing the door. At the moment he pushed the door, a screeching sounded and the cold wind inside the door gushes out on Lu Chen's entire body giving him stronger cold wind. It was really cold! If he hadn't cultivated towards the path of Body Refinement. Perhaps this bone-chilling wind could instantly freeze him up.

Gritting his teeth, Lu Chen push with all his strength. After the door was opened, a strong cold wind blows out instantly. But Lu Chen only gritted his teeth and endure the coldness as he stepped inside.

With every step Lu Chen took, the coldness doubled but he endures it while a small ice formed on his skin as he forcefully stride.

After Lu Chen arrived in the middle, he found a text engraved in a circle at the end of the road, And he thought. "Perhaps this is the end of the inheritance place." Lu Chen quickens his pace as he walks.

When he finally arrived at the end, one meter away before he can step and crossed the strange text. Lu Chen noticed a human figure that had been frozen in ice on his side.

Surprisingly Lu Chen was familiar with this person. Because this person who had been freeze was the purple short-skirted, Mu Qingqing!

Lu Chen look at her eyes who had shows a horrified expression and her hands who had blocking her views. Naturally, this was used to forcefully block the ice-cold wind. However, she still eventually froze up due to the strong cold wind!

He no longer look at the girl beside him, as he crossed over the engraved text. On his mind, he naturally had already a thought that perhaps Wang Tai or the rest had already beyond this place.

When Lu Chen entered, once again, he appeared in a mysterious place. But this time, there's no cold wind nor hot. It was just a steady temperature. He swept his gaze at the structure that had been build in a grand and impressive materials. Lu Chen couldn't help but took a deep breath. Each material was so precious for a martial artist. However, Lu Chen couldn't even pull out even the brick who had been cracked out. So, he only smiled wryly at this as he continues to venture deeper.

When Lu Chen had passed the passageway, he arrived in a huge altar.

And in front of him, Lu Chen saw a human figure and frowned deeper.

This human figure belongs to none other than Wang Tai, who had an itching to kill him after being so furious at the stolen treasure!

In the middle of the huge altar, a fragment shaped like a stone was floating there with strange text circling it.

Lu Chen once again reverted his pupils at Wang Tai who had been having sweats on his forehead and his legs seem to be shaken every time he made a step.

At that moment, Lu Chen understood what was happening. The surrounding of the altar seems to be releasing pressure, and every time you step closer the pressure will be doubled its release to that person. The best example is, Wang Tai who's fifty meters away from the fragment in the middle!

[This fragment is mine!]

Lu Chen licked his lips as he walks towards the fragment. His step was loud and attracted Wang Tai who was in the pressure zone.

At the moment, Wang Tai saw the person. He yelled out angrily.

"So your that bastard who had stolen my treasure!"

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[1] - The treasure pouch was given to the previous Lu Chen when he entered the sect. The same with the rest. It is a mystical object that could store treasure, etc, inside it.