My low-key cultivation of immortality was discovered by the emperor in my diary.

Chapter 404 A Year's Sword, Frosty Blade Untested

In the stone cave on the left, the insect puppet was blocked by a magical barrier as soon as it entered, and could not go any further.

The stone cave in the middle is a tightly closed iron door, and no one knows what secrets are hidden behind it.

The stone cave on the right, though completely unobstructed, was destroyed by a vine-like monster as soon as the insect puppet entered.

Before the puppets were completely destroyed, they transmitted the images inside.

Chu Lengyu's eyes flickered, and then her fingertips moved quickly, causing the array flags to disappear into the stone wall and be hidden.

She first set up an array here as an escape route before slipping into the passage on the right.

As soon as you approach the cave entrance, the vines that were originally hanging quietly come to life and start dancing wildly.

Some of the vines, like sharp swords, stabbed towards her with a fierce killing intent.

The other part is woven into a dense, impenetrable net, both blocking her path and attempting to capture her.

However, Chu Lengyu did not take these vines seriously.

Several faint sword lights flashed out instantly, easily slicing the vines into large chunks as if cutting tofu.

The vines fell to the ground, no longer able to stop her from advancing.

The space before me suddenly opened up.

Iron cages were piled up haphazardly here, with suspended prisons hanging from them.

The monsters imprisoned here were listless, on the verge of death, and their eyes were lifeless.

Even when Chu Lengyu, a stranger, barged in, they remained unmoved, as quiet as if they were dead.

Chu Lengyu's gaze swept over the demonic beasts, trying to identify their species.

She could recognize most of the demonic beasts, but unfortunately, she did not find the other Aurora Fox among them.

Although this place is somewhat similar to the palace in Zheng Buyi's memory, it is not the same place.

It seems she still has to keep going and try to conquer the magnificent golden palace on that mountain.

But having come this far, Chu Lengyu had no reason to leave empty-handed.

She took out a beast-taming bag and took the monsters here, cages and all, with her.

Just then, an excited voice suddenly came from inside the suspended cage: "Are you the enemy of that red-bearded man?"

Chu Lengyu's gaze shifted slightly, landing on the source of the sound.

A fox spirit was seen gripping the iron bars of the cage tightly, her face showing excitement.

The red beard she mentioned was undoubtedly that of Venerable Qianyan. Thinking back, his hair did indeed have a reddish tinge, likely due to the presence of a strange fire.

Chu Lengyu glanced at her; she was just a very common fox demon who had already cultivated to the three-tailed realm.

Surprisingly, she only appeared to have some minor skin injuries, and her condition was the best preserved here.

In such a dangerous environment, she appeared so ordinary, yet so suspicious.

Without saying a word, Chu Lengyu took a rope-like magic item, tied her up, and put her and the cage into the beast-taming bag.

Just as she was about to leave, a soft sound of footsteps quietly arose, gradually becoming clearer as it approached.

Chen Ziliang had successfully dealt with the mutated fire python and was now walking briskly towards this place.

When his gaze fell upon the large brass alchemy furnace, he involuntarily lowered his head, not daring to look up and examine it closely, and silently walked towards the leftmost passage.

He knew in his heart that the passage on the left led to Venerable Qianyan's underground study, which, although rich in books, was not of great value to him.

However, the iron gate to the central treasure vault was tightly shut, and he could not open it.

The monsters imprisoned in the cage on the right were of little use to him.

Therefore, he had no choice but to select the left-hand channel, which had the lowest value.

Chen Ziliang had finished his plan, his face showing a mixture of tension and excitement. He was about to activate the restriction when a hand reached out from the darkness and pressed down on his shoulder.

He trembled, and his face turned deathly pale instantly.

Before dying, he turned his head in terror, trying to see who the owner of that hand was, but only met a pair of eyes that were devoid of joy or sorrow.

Chu Lengyu's movements were fluid and graceful, and the soul-searching and corpse-touching were completed in one go.

Originally, she did not intend to take Chen Ziliang's life; in her eyes, this Golden Core cultivator still had some value to her.

However, when she tried to probe into Chen Ziliang's soul, she unexpectedly triggered a restriction secretly set by Venerable Qianyan.

Once this soul-binding restriction is disturbed, it will suddenly erupt and destroy the body.

Chen Ziliang's eyes instantly lost their light, and his body collapsed weakly to the ground, where he perished.

She had hoped to obtain important information about Venerable Qianyan through soul searching, but this plan failed due to the existence of the restriction.

But she did not come away empty-handed. In Chen Ziliang’s last few thoughts, she gleaned some key information, such as the secrets of the underground study, the treasure vault, the Great Sun Blazing Fire, and his plan to escape from Tianhuo Island.

These pieces of information were piecing together in her mind like scattered fragments.

Chu Lengyu frowned.

In fact, she wasn't very interested in Venerable Qianyan's study and treasure vault. Her primary task was to rescue Aurora Fox, and only then did she deal with Venerable Qianyan.

Those treasures and secret techniques that might bring danger and uncertainty were not worth the risk for her.

A wisp of scorching heat emerged from Chen Ziliang's corpse; this was the sub-fire of the Great Sun Blazing Fire.

Chu Lengyu's gaze sharpened, and she directly ordered the Seven-Turn Glazed Flame to go and devour it.

This wisp of fire was utterly powerless to resist and was devoured by the Seven-Turn Glazed Flame. But for the Glazed Flame, such a wisp of strange fire was at most nothing more than a mouthful.

At this moment, the mutated fire python had already sensed the abnormality in the cave. Its huge body slid rapidly across the ground, like a red lightning bolt, quickly approaching.

Seeing that Chen Ziliang had fallen dead, and that a strange and suspicious female cultivator had appeared in the cave where outsiders were forbidden, the mutated fire python was immediately enraged.

Its golden vertical pupils flowed with a cold and cruel killing intent.

Immediately afterwards, a huge snake tail, thicker than a water vat, suddenly lashed out, whistling through the air, and slammed down on her.

Opposite it, the white-clad female cultivator also had a cold look in her eyes, but the sword energy emanating from her body burned its eyes so much that it dared not look directly at her.

Such terrifying sharpness was something the mutated fire python had never seen before.

It subconsciously compared it to its master, Venerable Qianyan, but the result horrified it.

It all sounds like a long story, but it actually happened in the blink of an eye.

In the dark cave, a flash of light disappeared, and with a loud "bang," the thick, long snake tail was severed and fell to the ground.

The mutated fire python couldn't help but let out a cry of pain, its heart filled with disbelief.