942: Chapter 935: Desolate Maze 942: Chapter 935: Desolate Maze After the young master of Cloud Soaring Palace, Li Zihao, finished speaking, Ye Chenfeng deliberately pondered for a moment.
He furrowed his eyebrows tightly together, pursed his lips, and said, “I can lead the way for you, but after we find the Ghost King Sect’s treasure, you must share a portion with us.
Otherwise, even if it costs us our lives, we won’t guide you.”
Li Zihao looked at Li Dongtian and said, “Father, let’s agree to their demands.
If these two really lead us to the treasure of the Ghost King Sect, they would have played an indispensable role.”
Of course, the Sect Leader of Cloud Soaring Palace, Li Dongtian, did not believe his son was suddenly being benevolent.
He knew his son was merely placating Ye Chenfeng and Xia Zining for the time being.
Once they found the treasure of the Ghost King Sect, given Li Zihao’s character, he would likely kill Ye Chenfeng and Xia Zining immediately.
However, Li Dongtian did not show any emotion on his face, merely nodding as he said, “Fine, Cloud Soaring Palace agrees to your terms.”
Then, Li Dongtian turned his attention to the people from Earth Demon Hall and Yun Tian Sect.
Those from smaller sects and factions were outright ignored by Li Dongtian.
The Sect Leaders of Earth Demon Hall, Mo Wusha, and Yun Tian Sect, Wang Zhongtian, also sensed Li Dongtian’s gaze.
They knew full well that the father and son duo, Li Dongtian and Li Zihao, were not kind-hearted.
Even if Ye Chenfeng and Xia Zining lead them to the Ghost King Sect’s treasure, Li Dongtian and Li Zihao would not share anything with Ye Chenfeng or Xia Zining.
Thus, Mo Wusha and Wang Zhongtian also agreed to Ye Chenfeng’s demands.
Seeing the attitude of the three major sects, a proud expression intensified on Ye Chenfeng’s face as he said, “Good, since that is the case, we are now in a partnership.
We will lead you to the treasure of the Ghost King Sect.”
Upon seeing Ye Chenfeng’s arrogant manner, the representatives of the three major sects sneered inwardly.
In their eyes, Ye Chenfeng was utterly a fool without strength or intelligence, causing them to lower their guard against him unconsciously.
Meanwhile, those from smaller sects and factions, upon witnessing the agreement between Ye Chenfeng and the three major sects, also displayed schadenfreude grins.
They knew once Ye Chenfeng and Xia Zining find the treasure, that would be when the three major sects would turn on them.
Ye Chenfeng, holding Xia Zining’s hand, moved to the front of the crowd and arrogantly said, “You better keep up with us later.
If anyone strays from the group, I’m not waiting for them.”
Ye Chenfeng had to fully display his so-called arrogance now.
After all, among the sects present were experts from the peak of Primordial Heaven, and he needed everyone to believe he was nothing but a foolish, arrogant idiot.
Li Zihao, the young master of Cloud Soaring Palace, clenched his fists tightly upon hearing Ye Chenfeng’s condescending tone.
He had been tolerating a lot internally, for as the heir to the Ancient Martial Punisher, it had always been him who looked down on others.
Who else had dared act superior in front of him?
Yet now, a boy whose strength was at most at the Initial Stage of Sky-Breaking dared to act so brazenly before him, causing veins to bulge angrily on his forehead.
Seeing that his son’s emotions were about to explode, Li Dongtian impatiently said to Ye Chenfeng, “Alright, alright.
The two of you go ahead and scout for us.
We will certainly keep our promise.”
After hearing Li Dongtian’s words, Ye Chenfeng disdainfully pursed his lips, then took Xia Zining by the hand and started walking forward.
Torches mounted on the walls of the corridor lit themselves, illuminating the passageway quite well.
As soon as Ye Chenfeng and Xia Zining’s footsteps began moving, the members of the three major sects, as well as those from smaller sects and factions, hurriedly followed closely behind.
Having just passed through a dense hail of arrows, everyone’s nerves had tightened, and they proceeded cautiously, step by step.
The entire corridor was silent except for a faint echo of footsteps, “Tap!
Tap!
Tap!” enveloping the atmosphere, making it extremely solemn.
In this eerie silence, everyone’s chest felt somewhat heavy, as if something bad might happen at any moment.
Of course, walking at the very front were Ye Chenfeng and Xia Zining, whose moods were still very relaxed.
Ye Chenfeng was confident because he had mastered the internal mechanism map of the Ghost King Sect’s relics, while Xia Zining trusted her man, Ye Chenfeng.
The silent atmosphere lasted for about an hour.
The seemingly endless corridor, under Ye Chenfeng’s lead, was finally navigated through, and only then did Li Dongtian and the others from the top forces heave a huge sigh of relief.
After exhaling, Li Dongtian and the others started to observe their surroundings.
They found themselves in an even narrower passage, with walls on both sides embedded with mirror-like objects.
Even the space above their heads was fitted with these objects.
Moreover, the narrow passage was not straight; it had many twists and turns, which gave Li Dongtian and the rest a dizzying sensation.
Upon arriving at this peculiar place, a cold sneer grew inside Ye Chenfeng’s heart, as it looked exactly like the mechanism layout depicted in his mind.
This place was called “Desolate Maze.”
Once others stepped in, they might easily lose their direction, and the Desolate Maze was full of traps.
Ye Chenfeng had originally intended to lure the people from the three major sects here.
After stepping into the Desolate Maze, Ye Chenfeng deliberately furrowed his brows and said to Li Dongtian and the others, “This place gives me a very eerie feeling.
I have studied many mechanism layouts before, but I’ve never seen one like this.
So, make sure you follow my commands later.
If anyone acts recklessly and loses their life, don’t blame me.”
Although Li Dongtian and the others didn’t like the feeling of being commanded, they still nodded temporarily.
After Ye Chenfeng and Xia Zining slowly walked forward, the others slowly followed.
Li Zihao looked at Ye Chenfeng’s back, gritting his teeth with anger.
He was extremely displeased with Ye Chenfeng’s superior attitude.
In his view, someone like Ye Chenfeng only deserved to lick his boots.
Thus, he thought to himself, “I’ll tolerate this for now, but once we find the treasure of the Ghost King Sect, I’ll definitely tear you two to pieces.”
The Desolate Maze was full of winding paths, and the surroundings, all mirror-like, easily disoriented the mind.
About ten minutes into the walk, Ye Chenfeng suddenly said, “Everyone, stop for a moment.”
Sure enough, upon hearing Ye Chenfeng’s voice, everyone instinctively stopped.
Seeing that Li Dongtian and the others had stopped, Ye Chenfeng continued casually, “Based on my years of studying mechanism layouts, I feel there should be a mechanism nearby.
So, don’t move from where you stand.
We’ll walk a few steps ahead to check.”
Before Li Dongtian and the others could even agree, Ye Chenfeng pulled Xia Zining forward about four or five steps.
In truth, Ye Chenfeng was not lying; according to the mechanism layout in his mind, there indeed was a mechanism, but it was right under the feet of Li Dongtian and the rest.
Ye Chenfeng moving forward was just to trigger the mechanism for them.
After taking five steps forward, Ye Chenfeng forcefully slapped his left palm on the mirror-like material to his left and then, immediately increased his pace, pulling Xia Zining to run forward.
Those present never expected Ye Chenfeng and Xia Zining to suddenly run away, and by the time Li Dongtian and the others came to their senses, thinking they had been played by Ye Chenfeng and Xia Zining, their faces showed angry expressions.
However, just then, the ground beneath their feet began to shake, revealing fists-sized holes, from which bursts of hot air emerged, followed by flames shooting up directly from these holes.
Rays of flames surged to the sky, densely filling the area.
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(To be continued.
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