The moment Long Feng saw those scatites, a system notification suddenly appeared before his eyes.
[Ding! New Task Detected!]
[Task: Take all of the Stalactites in the cave for yourself and don’t give anyone even a single drop. Reward: One drop of Ten-Thousand-Year Stalactite.]
Long Feng’s eyes immediately widened.
’Ten-Thousand-Year Stalactite?’
His breathing almost stopped for a moment. He quickly looked toward the Stalactite in front of him.
These Stalactites here were only Thousand-Year Stalactites. Even so, the moment they appeared in front of everyone, the entire crowd had gone mad.
The Golden Core Realm cultivators had fiery expressions in their eyes. Even the high-level True Spirit Realm cultivators were extremely excited.
With just a few drops of this Thousand-Year Stalactite, they might be able to break through their current bottleneck and advance further.
But the system’s reward was something completely different.
Ten-Thousand-Year Stalactite!
The difference between a thousand years and ten thousand years wasn’t merely ten times. The older the Stalactite, the rarer and more precious it became.
A single drop of Ten-Thousand-Year Stalactite was an unimaginable treasure.
Its value was probably greater than all the Thousand-Year Stalactites in this cave combined.
Long Feng’s eyes immediately became filled with greed.
’This mission... I have to complete it.’
But his excitement quickly faded. His expression became serious.
’The problem is... how?’
Long Feng quietly looked around.
There were dozens of cultivators here, among them were several Golden Core Realm experts.
Even if he somehow managed to collect all the Stalactites, the moment everyone realized what he had done, they would definitely attack him together.
At that time, even if he had Puppet Wang, he would still be surrounded by this pack of hungry wolves.
And if the cave collapsed during the battle, he might actually be buried alive here.
The system’s task seemed extremely dangerous.
He had time to think carefully before making his move. He absolutely couldn’t let this opportunity slip away.
"Send someone to test it first and see if the stone bridge is still dangerous."
As he was thinking in his heart, those cultivators couldn’t wait any longer to get hands upon those scatites. One of Peak True Spirit Realm disciple from the Azura Heaven Sect suggested them.
"That’s right, pick someone to test it first! Let’s see if the stone bridge is still dangerous."
"That’s right!"
"Someone should test it first!"
Many people immediately agreed.
But when the question came, everyone became silent. No one wanted to risk their life.
Those low-level True Spirit Realm cultivators had already retreated far away. Most of them had companions. Naturally, they weren’t willing to sacrifice themselves.
Then, one by one, the gazes of everyone slowly concentrated on a young man.
He was standing alone and wore an inner disciple robe of the Azura Heaven Sect.
The young man immediately sensed the gazes surrounding him. His expression became cold.
Why him?
The reason was simple.
His cultivation was weak, only at Second level of True Spirit Realm and more importantly, he was alone. Among the dozens of cultivators present, almost everyone had companions.
He was the only one standing alone. Therefore, no one would stand up for him.
Everyone’s gaze was unfriendly, and some of them even let out sneers.
"Kid, get on the bridge and test whether it is safe."
The young man’s eyes became cold. He immediately recognized the intentions of these people. They wanted him to risk his life for them.
"Little Kid, what are you waiting for?"
Another cultivator shouted at him, there wasn’t even a hint of embarrassment or shame.
It wouldn’t take long for the cold hurricane to churn again; missing this opportunity would mean waiting another hour.
"Hurry up or don’t blame us for being impolite."
The young man clenched his fists. His eyes became increasingly cold.
Long Feng watched this silently. He didn’t know this person, but he could clearly see the bullying happening before him.
However, he himself wasn’t a good person, or every powerful cultivator had to go through bloodbath. If someone could lead this dangerous path, even if it forced, he wouldn’t reject.
This mindset was the same as all other powerful cultivators present here.
Someone suddenly called out.
"Ye Wuxie, stop struggling, hurry up and go!""
The person who shouted his name was a young man named Hou Lie. It seemed that the two knew each other and there was certainly no friendship between them.
Ye Wuxie ignored him. Instead, his eyes swept across the crowd, landing on several Golden Core Realm disciples of the Azura Heaven Sect.
They were clearly powerful. If they said something, the other people would probably stop.
But one of the leading disciples coldly spoke.
"Don’t look at us. You have three breaths."
The man’s voice was completely emotionless, as if this matter was already decided.
"Get on the bridge."
Ye Wuxie stared at him, his eyes became cold.
"I remember you."
He firmly engraved the man’s face into his memory. He also remembered the faces of everyone who had forced him.
But he couldn’t retreat anymore. His right foot slowly moved and landed on the stone bridge. There was no longer anywhere to retreat.
Ye Wuxie took a deep breath. He knew that this wasn’t the time to become angry. If he fought these people now, he would certainly die.
"Hurry up!"
"Move!"
The people behind him continued urging.
Ye Wuxie’s fists clenched. His eyes flashed with hatred.
"I, Ye Wuxie, swear that if I don’t die today... I will slaughter every single one of you!"
"Hahaha!"
"Survive first before making such a ridiculous vow!"
Mocking laughter came from behind, even some of the Azura Heaven Sect disciples sneered.
"Ye Wuxie, you have no chance of surviving. Just obediently go across."
Hou Lie was especially excited.
Even if Ye Wuxie successfully crossed the bridge, he knew that these people wouldn’t let him go. They would certainly kill him afterward.
Ye Wuxie gritted his teeth, then began moving forward. His eyes constantly observed the cold hurricane.
Step by step, he walked forward.
Three minutes passed, Ye Wuxie had already crossed nearly thirty steps. He was approaching the center of the stone bridge.
He continued moving forward. Every few steps, he would stop, his eyes constantly observed the cold hurricane below.
Long Feng gradually noticed something strange.
Ye Wuxie wasn’t simply relying on luck. His eyes were constantly moving, carefully observing the trajectory of the black wind.
Whenever the hurricane began to stir, he would immediately change his position.
Sometimes he would speed up, sometimes he would suddenly stop. At other times, he would even take a step backward.
It was almost as if, he could predict the movement of the hurricane.
’Interesting.’
This guy really had some ability.
Although he could also sense these cold hurricane with his refined senses, he couldn’t predict their direction with such accuracy.
After another few minutes, Ye Wuxie finally approached the other side.
The stone bridge was only a few steps away from the end.
However, at that moment, Ye Wuxie’s expression suddenly changed. The black hurricane below began to stir once again. The calm period was about to end.
’Not good.’
Ye Wuxie’s eyes became serious, he immediately increased his speed.
He was about to reach the other side. But just as Ye Wuxie was about to take his final step—
Whoosh!
A figure suddenly leaped forward.
Ye Wuxie’s pupils shrank in surprise.
The figure landed directly on the stone bridge. He didn’t stop and his body moved like lightning. In only a few breaths, he crossed the remaining distance.
Boom!
The figure landed on the other side with him.
At almost the same moment, the terrifying black hurricane erupted once again. The entire abyss was filled with violent winds.
Ye Wuxie finally turned around to see the person who had suddenly crossed the bridge was standing a short distance away.
He recognized him. It was none other than Long Feng, one of the people who had been standing among the crowd earlier.
He was also one of the people who had remained silent when everyone forced Ye Wuxie onto the stone bridge.
But now, he had actually take risk to cross the bridge with him. And judging from his appearance, he seemed completely unharmed.
While Ye Wuxie was scanning him, Long Feng was also looking at him with a faint smirk.
"I thought so. You really can predict the movement of the wind. Tsk tsk... what a rare talent!"
Ye Wuxie’s expression changed slightly, but not much. However, his eyes became slightly more colder.
"Let’s see what is here."
But Long Feng didn’t care about him anymore. After he noticed that this kid has a way to safely crossed the bridge, he used this chance to get his hands on the scatites first.
As for how to get out, he could think this problem in future.
At the most he has to use his trump card, the Puppet Wang. But after that, in order to stop spreading news, he had to kill every person here.
He turned his attention toward the opposite side.
There was far more Stalactite than he had expected. The spiritual energy contained within the liquid was extremely pure.
Long Feng didn’t hesitate and took out many jade bottles to store them. He began to take whole stalactite as if Ye Wuxie wasn’t there, or he didn’t care if he was.
Looking at his behavior, Ye Wuxie’s expression changed. His figure suddenly moved.
Boom!
His fist was aimed to Long Feng’s head, as if wants to take his life.
"Kid, I’m still going easy. Don’t get in my way or I’ll damage your pretty face."
Long Feng didn’t even take this attack seriously, but he was still surprised that he dare to attack.
His own cultivation was peak True Spirit realm, while opponent was just a second level of True Spirit Realm expert.
The difference between their strength was enormous. But it seems his guts were even bigger than that.
He casually raised his fist to meet his head on.
Boom!
Their fists collided and a terrifying energy shockwave spread to the area.
"What?"
The next instant, Long Feng’s expression changed greatly from calm to shocked, before turning sour.
A terrifying force exploded from Ye Wuxie’s fist, pushing Long Feng’s body backward. His feet dragged across the ground.
However, ignoring pain coming from his fist, his eyes widened as he looked at him in disbelief.