sinovels Chapter 25 Cuiyang Cave
Chapter 25 Cuiyang Cave
In the central area of the Hidden Moon Sect, the cave dwellings of nearly a thousand Foundation Establishment cultivators are like sparse stars under the night sky, dotting the vast mountains and forests.
Cuiyang Cave is hidden deep inside one of the peaks. The peak is not a mountain peak, but a circular opening with a diameter of nearly 100 feet. The top is equipped with a mysterious magic array that constantly draws in and absorbs the ultimate sunlight that falls from the sun.
The area within a five-mile radius of the mountain peak was designated as a restricted zone by the sect. The barrier light screen appeared intermittently, and high-level cultivators would occasionally sweep across it with their divine senses, patrolling and keeping watch.
As a sect that established itself on the path of dual cultivation, the Hidden Moon Sect has a profound foundation in harmonizing and refining Yin and Yang energies. The Gathering Yang Cave is one of the supreme treasure lands for cultivating the ultimate Yang power, which the sect has painstakingly built over a hundred years. Its importance is self-evident.
"This is it." Qin Xue rode a high-grade flying sword magic weapon, carrying Yao Guang, and quietly landed in a remote valley more than ten miles away from Cuiyang Cave. The place was full of strange rocks and sparse vegetation, and from the outside, it looked out of place with the mountain peak where Cuiyang Cave was located in the distance.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!" Qin Xue channeled her magic power and struck the seemingly smooth mountain wall three times in a row, producing hollow and crisp echoes. Waves of spiritual energy spread out, staining the stone wall with a pale red halo.
With a crisp "clang," the smooth mountain wall suddenly opened up behind it, revealing a deep and winding passageway.
"Thank you so much for leading the way, Senior Sister. I really don't know how you discovered such a hidden passage?" Yao Guang said excitedly.
He never expected that this senior sister, who was in the Qi Refining stage, would know the secret path leading to Cuiyang Cave. So when they were outside the market, he immediately assured her that he could remove the evil spirits and stubborn diseases from her body in a year at most.
Qin Xue chuckled, and said with a hint of reminiscence, "Years ago, I stumbled upon this secret passage by accident. It must have been a private passage left by the senior who oversaw the opening of Cuiyang Cave, which is why it is so well hidden and unknown even to later generations."
Seeing that the opened mountain wall suddenly began to slowly close again, the two did not delay any longer and jumped into the tunnel one after the other.
The passageway was uneven and extremely narrow, allowing only one person to pass at a time. The two used the Light-Burning Technique for illumination and traveled for more than ten miles when a wave of scorching gas rushed towards them. They saw red light billowing and steam rising in front of the passageway, as if it led to the interior of a blazing volcano.
Yao Guang followed Qin Xue closely, bypassing a long tunnel and traveling for nearly ten miles. The hot wind was blowing fiercely, and finally, after turning a corner, the view opened up before them, revealing a dazzling red and white light.
The two stopped in their tracks; there was no road ahead.
Upon closer inspection, they saw a massive mountain belly nearly a hundred feet in circumference in front of them. At the top of the mountain belly was a circular opening that faced the sky. The two of them were standing on a protruding cliff on the inner wall of the mountain belly.
At this moment, the blazing sun hangs high in the sky, and the intense sunlight is captured and condensed by the giant magic array at the top, turning into a beam of blazing white light that pours into the cave with a roar!
Mirrors—the mountain walls are covered with mirror-shaped magical artifacts.
These mirror-like magical artifacts can reflect and amplify light energy. After the incandescent white beams of light fall into the cave, they are reflected, refracted, and converged! Countless beams of light intertwine in the cave, eventually converging like rivers flowing into the sea, focusing on a protruding crimson stone platform in the mountain below.
Beneath the stone platform, surging crimson magma roared and surged like a raging sea, occasionally erupting into towering waves of fire, which were dazzlingly beautiful under the blazing white light.
This really is a volcanic crater.
The heat waves from the gushing magma merged and sublimated with the blazing white pillar of light near the stone platform, forming an area filled with intense yang energy.
The entire Cuiyang Cave is like a giant furnace forged by the combined forces of celestial light, terrestrial fire, and a grand formation.
"So, junior brother, how long do you think you can hold out here?"
Qin Xue had already summoned an Ice Pearl, whose cold light formed a thin protective shield that enveloped the two of them, temporarily resisting the surging, intense yang energy.
Excitement gleamed in Yao Guang's eyes. Under the violent power of the supreme yang, his whole body seemed to tremble slightly. This was the treasure land he had been dreaming of for cultivating the Holy Light Technique.
"Senior sister, I can't thank you enough. I'll be going now."
Without hesitation, he leaped and landed on the stone platform where the strongest yang energy was concentrated.
"Wait, aren't you going to cast a protective shield?"
Qin Xue never expected that he wouldn't even need a basic protective shield and would have to rely solely on his physical body to resist this extreme yang power, so she couldn't help but shout anxiously.
"Boom." The instant he landed on the stone platform, Yao Guang felt as if millions of steel needles were piercing his entire body, and the power of extreme yang was engulfing him, as if it would burn him to ashes in the next moment.
If it were any other low-level cultivator, being directly struck by that blazing white beam of light would likely result in immediate lacerations, severe injuries, and coughing up blood. However, Yao Guang had absorbed the Blood Jade Spider's physique, making his physical resistance nearly equal to that of the Blood Jade Spider, thus preventing him from being injured immediately.
"Huh? Junior brother is a body cultivator?" Qin Xue on the cliff was stunned. The defensive magic weapon she was about to throw down to him froze in her hand. Yao Guang's physical strength was far beyond her expectations.
Yao Guang endured the stinging pain, sat cross-legged, and silently began to circulate the mental technique of "Hun Yuan Sheng Guang Shu," which he was extremely familiar with from his previous life.
Half an hour later, large charred marks began to appear on Yao Guang's skin, his hair became curly and yellowish, and wisps of smoke rose from it.
He had already put most of his clothes into his storage bag, leaving only a few items to cover his modesty.
Qin Xue was horrified. Even a Core Formation cultivator couldn't last more than half an hour here, and he had already been here for about the same amount of time as a Core Formation cultivator.
"Junior brother, come up quickly and let your injuries heal before continuing." Qin Xue's anxious words had barely left her mouth when her eyes suddenly widened, as if she had seen something unbelievable.
A faint golden light began to emanate from Yao Guang's body. This golden light was completely different from the blazing white light shining down from the outside. It originated from within him and carried an aura of supreme divinity and holiness.
Immediately afterwards, the golden light grew even brighter, like a divine fire burning around Yao Guang, dazzling and intense. He seemed to transform into a small sun, radiating divine light, and his originally frizzy hair stood on end, tinged with golden luster.
At this moment, Yao Guang was filled with surging energy, as if the son of the sun god had descended to earth.
"What kind of technique is this?" Qin Xue stared in disbelief at the strange phenomena surrounding Yao Guang. She knew a little about all the Yang-attribute techniques of the Hidden Moon Sect, but she had never seen such a sacred and pure power of supreme Yang light, which seemed to be able to purify all evil spirits in the world.
Within Yao Guang's Wheel Sea Secret Realm, as the Primordial Holy Light Technique was activated, a cluster of light appeared above the Chaotic Mist Sea. The cluster of light resonated with the Chaotic Mist Sea, gradually radiating holy light that illuminated the entire secret realm.
Time passed slowly, and after more than two hours, the ball of light above the Chaotic Mist Sea gradually condensed into a thin wisp of golden primordial energy, which was the primordial energy of supreme yang and supreme light belonging to the Primordial Holy Light Technique.
Yao Guang slowly opened his eyes, his pupils blazing with golden light. He stood up, his body radiating a faint, sacred golden glow.
This round of cultivation has ended. Cultivation should proceed step by step, and one should not be impatient for quick results.
He leaped into the air, riding the golden rainbow light, and steadily flew back to the cliff, walking out along the passageway.