Chapter 127: After the Ninth Cave

As with the previous times, once I entered the cave behind the gate, the gate automatically closed.

With the dull roar of the closing door, my previously strong will suddenly deflated, and I was once again in a position of oppression.

But once I entered the cave, the Taoist boy could not change the outcome at all… Once again, he regained control of his body, and now he stood behind the gate, not moving.

Due to the excessive consumption of spiritual awareness, the nosebleeds in my body could not be stopped, and the blood still dripped onto my clothes… slowly spreading from my chest to the bottom of my clothes.

However, at this point, who would pay attention to such a trivial matter? The Taoist boy was previously agitated and persistent, but now that the die is cast, his emotions have once again calmed down. Of course, this is also the Taoist boy’s true nature.

At this moment of silence, a sudden burst of arrogant laughter entered the minds of Tao Tongzi and I. We were naturally not unfamiliar with this arrogant voice, which was the voice of a person with a primitive aura, pretending to be very experienced, but actually very childish.

“You made the wrong choice. I thought your luck would keep on going.” After laughing, the voice resounded in my and Daotongzi’s minds like thunder.

“That’s right, who can say for sure about luck? But I want to ask you a question. If I choose to go through the seventh gate, is that right?” For no reason, Daotongzi suddenly asked this question.

“That’s right. The problem is that your luck has run out and you’ve reached the ninth gate.” The voice hurriedly added this, fearing that it would lose the verbal dispute to the Taoist boy.

The Taoist priest, who had been standing behind the gate, said nothing, but instead walked down the cave. As he walked, he said to the voice, “That’s it. Since I knew the seventh gate, why did I still walk to the ninth gate… It’s not that I’m unlucky, it’s just that I’ve had enough fun. I want to take risks, and you have an opinion about that.”

“You, you, you…” The voice was obviously annoyed by the Taoist boy’s casual attitude, but after all this time, you haven’t said anything out of line… After all, this is simply irrefutable, which means that I am not incapable of choosing the right thing, but that I am impatient to play with you.

What’s even more frustrating is that here, this voice really doesn’t dare to do anything to the Taoist boy. It must still be afraid of the Snow Mountain sect, after all, it is still being held here by the Snow Mountain sect no matter what.

After so many conversations, it is not stupid, despite its naivety, and it can also think that I am extremely important to the Snow Mountain lineage, so it was already somewhat cautious, and now it is even more afraid to act rashly.

No matter what emotions the voice had, Daotongzi just walked on lightly. Because of my sudden outburst earlier, I felt that although I was still suppressed… however, the shackles had loosened a little, and I could still feel Daotongzi’s emotions to some extent.

It turned out that the two lines of argument he had with the voice were purely because he didn’t want to lose… I didn’t understand why the Taoist boy didn’t want to lose so much.

The other reason was that he had something to say to me, but he just wanted to get rid of the voice quickly.

As the Taoist boy walked on, the voice was once again unable to speak, and after a while, it said, “Let this yellow-mouthed child have his way. After all, this cave is holding a guy who is not in his right mind. I’m too lazy to bother with it. If you die here, I’ll be in a good mood and might save you and keep you here with me to get rid of my loneliness for a thousand years.”

After that, the voice faded away… I was a little shocked. A thousand years of loneliness? What kind of concept of time is that? Even the cold-hearted Tao Tongzi couldn’t help but ponder in his heart, a thousand years?

But that was it. He didn’t say anything else, but said, “Chen Chengyi, things have come to this point. I don’t care if I get angry with you or scold you for being stubborn. In any case, the result can’t be changed.”

He really did have something to say to me. I replied in a sullen tone, “I just listened to my heart. But what do you want to tell me?”

“I just want to tell you that the existence in this cave is invincible. Here, I think that no matter if it is you or me, it is the end. Originally, I was ashamed that my will would take over your body and help you achieve what you wanted in your heart, which would also be a reward for you. Now, you can’t blame me.” The Taoist boy stopped and spoke in a serious tone.

So that’s the reason? I laughed a little and said, “The difference between cultivators and ordinary people is that ordinary people can still reincarnate in the end. You and I cultivators are already going against the grain. When we encounter a dead end, we will be scattered to the four winds. Where is there any resentment? Besides, even if we are lucky enough to reincarnate, it will be you, not me. What do I resent you for? I’m just very happy that you and I are so different, but in the end, we are both clear-eyed and value cause and effect. So you and I are essentially the same.”

“I don’t know what you mean!” The Taoist boy snorted and didn’t want to talk to me anymore. He just walked down two steps and said, “Chen Chengyi, you’re not greedy, so why risk your life for the chance of finding something in this cave?”

“I’ll say it again, I’m just following my heart.” I didn’t know how to explain it to the Taoist boy, and all I could say was that sentence over and over again.

The Taoist monk wanted to say something else… but at this moment, for no reason, a strong tremor suddenly came from the cave, like an earthquake. Neither I nor the Taoist monk reacted, and we heard a long, unforgettable sound, like a cow’s moo, but a hundred times deeper than a cow’s moo.

At this time, Daotongzi only had time to turn his head and saw… a figure of the Chinese dragon flying towards us… Even in this underground cave, between the rolling of the body, there was a faint mist of clouds and rain, an indescribable sense of majesty and awe, which made people feel reverence.

As a descendant of the Chinese people and a descendant of the dragon, if I were still in control of my body, I would definitely be unable to resist worship.

This can only mean one thing: what we are facing is the soul of a real dragon! The soul of a real dragon… I can’t help but tremble at the thought of it. How could the Snow Mountain Sect have gone against the heavens to imprison the soul of a real dragon here?

As for Daotongzi, he didn’t have the same sense of worship as I did, but his usually calm heart was filled with shock… he couldn’t help but mutter, “In this space, there is such a thing?”

But compared to me, Daotongzi was much calmer. In such a fleeting glance, he already saw clearly that the soul of the real dragon was incomplete. It was because the soul’s eyes were so cloudy that there was not a hint of clarity in the complete spirit. Not to mention that this is the soul of a real dragon, the majesty in its eyes is incomparable to the soul of an ordinary beast.

Even the ancient beings in the legendary Classic of Mountains and Seas have absolutely no such majesty as a true dragon!

We were too late to do anything… The soul of the true dragon, surrounded by the clouds and rain, was crazy. It raised its claws with the thunderous momentum unique to the soul of a dragon, and it actually grabbed my head without asking.

Although it is a dragon, it is a soul, and it will not cause any substantial damage to my body. In fact, I don’t doubt that this strike with lightning and thunder will shatter my spirit platform and directly grab out my soul.

This is the attack of the true dragon!

At this moment, a furious tiger roar came from the depths of my soul, and then a white light flashed. Before I could see clearly, I saw… silly tiger had already rushed out of my soul and rushed towards the true dragon high above, raising its claws high in the process.

With a loud bang, it collided with the dragon’s claws!

A series of thunderclaps followed as the lightning wrapped around Silly Tiger’s claws… You see, no matter how powerful a spirit is, lightning is its greatest nemesis… But this is also unique to the spirit of the true dragon, and the favor bestowed by heaven has instead become its means of attack.

The difficult thing is that Silly Tiger was only knocked a few steps away by this collision… Then it rolled over, allowing the electricity to pass through its body without flinching.

At this point, I could see that Silly Tiger had undergone a transformation. Two long fangs had grown out completely, just like the saber-toothed tiger of ancient times… And on its back, two bulges had clearly appeared… as if something was about to break out of its shell.

The next moment, Shahu roared, and the wind element was rapidly concentrated, and the wind in the cave was wild…

The spirit of the true dragon, with its yellow eyes, also revealed the anger of a noble king after being provoked, and it let out a roar similar to a cow’s.

The Taoist boy instinctively covered his ears. I could feel that he was wondering, but I didn’t know what he was wondering about.

But I distinctly heard him say, “Chen Chengyi, is this the opportunity you want, even if it means giving up your life? Although it is an opportunity, isn’t it better to have a life?”