Chapter 1650: Chapter 1639: The Fish Is About to Bite the Hook
Night.
Quiet and profound.
Only the occasional breeze rustling the leaves makes a sound.
A thick cloud obscured the moon in the night sky, making the entire land even darker.
After Ye Chenfeng silently dealt with the iron-masked man, he stripped the clothes from the man’s body, and then threw the body into a secluded corner.
After putting on the iron-masked man’s clothes and donning his mask, Ye Chenfeng activated the Demon Heaven Art within his body, maintaining the same level of demonic qi as the iron-masked man.
Ye Chenfeng’s strength was only at the Middle Stage of the First Heaven Creation Realm, whereas the iron-masked man was at the Peak of the First Heaven Creation Realm. Ultimately, Ye Chenfeng had to deliberately suppress his strength, hoping the others would not notice this flaw.
Once everything was ready, Ye Chenfeng headed towards the main hall, trying his best to imitate the iron-masked man’s walking posture. Upon entering the main hall, he saw two elders sitting on the chairs in the center and knew these two elders must be the ancestors of the Blood Refinement Sect.
A middle-aged man in the Middle Stage of the Third Heaven Reincarnation Realm, upon seeing Ye Chenfeng, shouted, "Iron Mask, what are you dawdling for? Quickly go and oversee the excavation progress; there’s about one day left before the underground secret chamber can be fully unearthed."
The power of the Reincarnation Realm.
Ye Chenfeng knew this middle-aged man had to be the Sect Master of the Blood Refinement Sect.
Indeed, Ye Chenfeng guessed right; this middle-aged man in the Reincarnation Realm was none other than the Sect Master, Chen Qianwu.
Ye Chenfeng realized Chen Qianwu was speaking to him; it seemed "Iron Mask" was the nickname of the iron-masked man.
Luckily, the iron-masked man had said "who are you" before Ye Chenfeng had killed him.
Ye Chenfeng mimicked the voice of the iron-masked man, saying, "Okay."
Apparently, Ye Chenfeng’s deliberate suppression of his strength did not arouse suspicion among the Blood Refinement Sect members present.
Moreover, everyone else present was above the Peak of the First Heaven Creation Realm, and the iron-masked man was originally among the weakest, so he was assigned to oversee the Ye Gate disciples’ excavation progress.
This saved Ye Chenfeng a lot of trouble, as he didn’t need to find an excuse to enter the underground excavation site; he could walk down openly.
Ye Chenfeng imitated the iron-masked man’s voice perfectly, and the faint demonic qi emanating from him prevented Sect Master Chen Qianwu from noticing the change in the person referred to as Iron Mask.
Meanwhile, the ancestors Jiang Qishi and Zhong Yonian, sitting on the main hall’s central chairs, had their eyes slightly closed, constantly sensing the inside and outside of the Ye Gate, not sparing a glance at Ye Chenfeng, nor suspecting him.
After all, Ye Chenfeng maintained the same level of demonic qi as the iron-masked man, and even though Ye Chenfeng suppressed his strength, it was easily overlooked by the Blood Refinement Sect members present.
As Ye Chenfeng entered the main hall, he surveyed the surroundings and noticed a large hole in the right-hand corner of the floor. He knew the Ye Gate disciples were likely digging at the bottom of that hole.
Ye Chenfeng swaggered towards the hole in the right-hand corner.
The hole stretched downward endlessly.
Ye Chenfeng entered the hole, descending a series of steps while torches lined the earthen walls.
Ye Chenfeng followed the steps downward. The excavation seemed exceedingly deep, and after walking for over three minutes, Ye Chenfeng still hadn’t reached the bottom.
At the very bottom of the hole, at the end of the steps,
was a rather spacious area. On the left side of this space, a secret chamber had already been dug out.
This secret chamber was most likely a decoy used by the Ghost Heaven Gate back in the day, as it was completely empty.
According to the Blood Refinement Sect ancestors’ speculation, there were two secret chambers set up by the Ghost Heaven Gate under this location, supposedly on the left and right. Now that the left chamber was unearthed, only the right chamber, which actually concealed treasure, remained.
In this spacious area at the end of the steps sat several exhausted, ashen-faced Ye Gate disciples.
These individuals had been working nonstop for a month, digging day and night. If they ever stopped, they would be severely beaten by the Blood Refinement Sect members or threatened with Elder Tianhuo’s life.
Among this large group of Ye Gate disciples, three youths stood out as the leaders: He Ping, Huang Chongyi, and Xiang Xiaoyi.
Previously, these three had faced hardships with Ye Chenfeng in the Ice Holy Land of the Hanbing Sect, and they genuinely regarded Ye Chenfeng as their leader.
During Ye Chenfeng’s absence from the Ye Gate, under the protection of Elder Tianhuo, things had been running smoothly. However, the arrival of the Blood Refinement Sect a month ago plunged the Ye Gate into a nightmare.
He Ping, Huang Chongyi, and Xiang Xiaoyi had faces full of worry; they vaguely knew that the treasure beneath the ground was about to be unearthed, and once it was, it would mark the end for all of them.
"The Sect Master will surely come to save us; I believe he will appear."
"Yes, once the Sect Master returns, we will see the light of day again."
...
The Ye Gate disciples around He Ping, Huang Chongyi, and Xiang Xiaoyi spoke in succession, their hearts filled with hope for Ye Chenfeng, or perhaps Ye Chenfeng was now their only hope.
He Ping, Huang Chongyi, and Xiang Xiaoyi sighed deeply within themselves; this invasion by the Blood Refinement Sect from the Demonic Path had the two Nirvana Realm ancestors personally leading the assault.
Those are Nirvana Realm powerhouses!
In the eyes of He Ping and the others, Nirvana Realm powerhouses were unreachable, and their thoughts aligned with Elder Tianhuo. Even if Ye Chenfeng returned, he wouldn’t be able to handle the two ancestors of the Blood Refinement Sect.
This was not about discouraging themselves or elevating others.
The Blood Refinement Sect was simply too powerful, so powerful that He Ping and the others dared not hope anymore. They refrained from speaking the harsh reality aloud, only hoping the other Ye Gate disciples wouldn’t die in despair.
He Ping, Huang Chongyi, and Xiang Xiaoyi, viewing Ye Chenfeng as their leader, naturally didn’t want him to return only to face death.
As the Ye Gate disciples engaged in hushed discussions,
the masked Ye Chenfeng finally reached the bottom. Upon seeing Ye Chenfeng, Huang Chongyi and the others immediately mistook him for the iron-masked man and continued their excavation.
In the past, He Ping and the others would have prepared themselves for a beating, but Ye Chenfeng simply walked into the left chamber that had already been excavated, causing some puzzlement among He Ping and the others, though they dared not question or disturb him.
The reason Ye Chenfeng did not immediately reveal himself to He Ping and the others was his concern about alerting the enemy.
When Ye Chenfeng saw He Ping and the Ye Gate disciples earlier, their pale faces and over-exhaustion were evident, with some even covered in wounds, igniting a furious fire in Ye Chenfeng’s heart once more.
Who dared to harm those under Ye Chenfeng’s protection?
Ye Chenfeng was notorious for being fiercely protective.
Upon entering the left chamber, Ye Chenfeng found it completely empty. He surmised that the treasure had either been taken or that the chamber had never had any treasure to begin with, serving only as a distraction.
Ye Chenfeng intentionally carved a rectangular recess into the wall and took out the ancestral rectangular box from the Shuis.
He infused spiritual energy into the box’s surface patterns, and once the patterns lit up, he began arranging them on the box.
Aligning the patterns correctly to open the box,
went "click!"
The box opened on its own, and a dense, ancient aura wafted out.
Ye Chenfeng’s hands danced rapidly.
The ancient aura drifted out of the secret chamber, floating towards the ground above.
Ye Chenfeng believed that once the Blood Refinement Sect’s ancestors sensed this aura, they would immediately come down to investigate, and Ye Chenfeng promised they would pay the price.
The fish were about to bite!
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