Mysterious Place

(Li Tian Pov)

"Aaaaaaah!" I screamed as I felt my body getting sucked into the abyss.

"Where is this?" I opened my eyes slowly to find myself lying in a cave-like structure. I got up and started examining the surroundings.

"These symbols and inscriptions on the walls..." Seeing the beautiful symbols and inscriptions on the cave walls, I couldn't control myself and gazed at their beauty.

"Is this really an immortal's inheritance?" I muttered in excitement.

"This is my chance to become unparalleled, a chance to create a better life for my family living in Jade blossom City."

I couldn't help but become emotional, thinking about how my family had spent all their money to enroll me in the Celestial Wind Sect.

"Don't worry, mother, father, and my dear brother! Li Tian will surely come back alive from this inheritance and give you a better life!" As I said those words, my eyes shined with determination.

"This place is only lightly dimmed; it would be hard to find a pa- Aaaah?!" I was suddenly interrupted by a heavy force colliding with me, sending me flying.

"Who was that!?" Just as I shouted furiously, a figure appeared in front of me, in a snake shape covered with dark obsidian scales and dark eyes.

"Phantom Serpent of Qi Condensation Stage 5?!" Panic struck me. Phantom serpents were very dangerous and rare beasts! They could manipulate shadows and turn phantom to evade any attack! They could also intimidate others with their eyes.

The figure, not giving me any time, disappeared into its shadow.

"Aaaaah, so annoying! Where is it?" I scanned my surroundings.

Suddenly, a figure emerged from my shadow and attacked me.

"Wind Step!" I shouted in my mind as I disappeared from my position, reappearing 5 meters away from my previous spot.

Stabilizing myself, I got into a fighting stance. Wind started flowing around me rapidly.

"Celestial Wind Technique — First Style — Fist of the Celestial Wind!" Just as I performed this technique, my fist became covered in Wind Qi.

The serpent, seeing me perform the technique, suddenly lunged at me with its mouth open, moving at an extremely fast speed.

All these movements were seen by me as I gracefully evaded it and threw a barrage of punches at its face.

"Bam-bam-bam!" Winds blew at its face on top of my barrage of punches, and just as I was about to land a finishing blow, my fist went through its body.

Caught off guard, the serpent landed a hit with its tail and sent me flying again.

"Bluegh." Just as I crashed into the walls, I started spitting mouthfuls of blood.

The serpent, on the other hand, was also covered in heavy wounds, with one of its eyes crushed.

I slowly stood up with difficulty. The serpent, on the other hand, was exhausted and breathing heavily.

With my last bit of Qi, I exclaimed, "Fist of Celestial Wind — Third Form — Tempest Kick!" I disappeared from my position as I struck the serpent with my legs.

First Strike! I struck my leg at its face with lightning-fast speed, sending it flying into the wall.

Second Strike! I appeared in front of the serpent and further delivered a horizontal kick to its already injured face, which destroyed a part of the wall.

Third Strike! I soared high in the air and dropped an axe kick on the serpent's head. The impact of the kick caused the serpent's head to explode!

"Huf, huf, huf," I began to take heavy breaths as I fell to the ground. My Qi was fully depleted, and my legs were rendered temporarily useless from the backlash of the power of the Tempest Kick.

Suddenly, a large amount of Qi was released from my body.

"What?!" I shouted in extreme shock.

"Did I just breakthrough to Qi Condensation Stage 6?!" Although I was closer to the Qi Condensation Stage 6, it wasn't this close!

At the same time...

"What's happening to the corpse of the Phantom Serpent?!" I screamed as the corpse started to disappear. The corpse of a Phantom Serpent could be sold for a high value, and it was disappearing right in front of me!

My heart ached! But suddenly, in place of the corpse, a small box and a stone appeared.

I crawled towards the box with my hands. The box seemed to be made of top-grade material and looked very luxurious.

Apart from the box was a stone, and there was something written on it—Returner Stone.

"A Returner Stone? Can I return back to the Whispering Woodlands with this?" I started to get excited, thinking that I might be able to get out of this inheritance.

I put the stone in my robe and opened the box.

Inside the box was a small pill that was pure golden in color.

"A pill? From the look of it, it appears very expensive! I should notify the sect about this place. It is very mysterious, as it helped me breakthrough to the next stage after defeating a beast. This is something that has not been seen throughout the world, and if I notify the sect about it, I can obtain a large amount of rewards. With that, I can take care of my family!"

A new opportunity to change my life appeared in front of me. I took the stone, which I named the Returner Stone, and shouted,

"Return!"

As I said that, a huge vortex suddenly engulfed me.

To be continued...