Chapter 180: Chapter 178: Suicide by Jumping Off a Cliff?

The cave dwelling on the Jade Platform had openings at both the front and back.

However, the main entrance was sealed by an ancient, lingering Restriction. Although the gate was wide open, one had to first break through its Power of Restriction to pass.

Yet, Jiang Jichen had simply ignored the ancient lingering Restriction and walked right through.

The sight was utterly stunning!

Inside the cave, Jiang Jichen found it completely empty, save for a pool in the center. It was a Spiritual Spring, and floating atop it, a purple Dao Spirit Flower was in full, brilliant bloom, its roots extending into the spring itself.

’This is rootless water, a Top Grade Spiritual Spring!’

Jiang Jichen’s heart pounded as he took in the scene.

No wonder a Dao Spirit Flower could grow here; there was an entire pool of water from a Rootless Spiritual Spring.

Putting aside the value of the Dao Spirit Flower, the water from this Rootless Spiritual Spring was itself a Supreme treasure.

For instance, if Jiang Jichen had used this rootless water to make the Treasure Medicine Serpent Broth last time, its medicinal effects would have likely doubled—an almost heaven-defying enhancement.

How could Jiang Jichen possibly let such a wonderful thing go?

He took out a Treasure Bottle, and with a single motion, drew all the rootless water from the pool into the bottle’s inner space.

A full hundred cubic meters of it!

Next, Jiang Jichen casually collected the Dao Spirit Flower.

It had nine purple petals, brimming with spiritual energy. A faint Dao rhythm emanated from it, as if the Great Dao of heaven and earth was contained within the flower itself.

This was the Dao Spirit Flower, an Ancient Supreme Treasure Medicine, a rare treasure that could drive countless people mad with desire. And now, it was in Jiang Jichen’s hands.

This all took some time to describe, but Jiang Jichen completed everything in an instant. He didn’t linger in the cave at all, immediately rushing out through the opposite entrance.

He had intended to escape, but was ultimately intercepted on the giant iron chain by Wei Xiaolang and Zhongg Li.

"You certainly have some extraordinary skills, being able to ignore Restrictions. But this is where it ends!"

Wei Xiaolang was a relatively calm person, but his words carried a lonely arrogance, clearly belonging to someone accustomed to being above others.

Jiang Jichen stood gracefully on the massive iron chain, his voice filled with ridicule. "I have plenty of extraordinary qualities, not just that one. Just you watch!"

"Is that so? You’re just a Junior Cultivator at the Innate Sixth Layer. How extraordinary can you possibly be? I’d like to see for myself!"

Wei Xiaolang’s gaze turned cold, and a Treasure Sword shimmering with purple light suddenly appeared in his hand.

Facing Jiang Jichen, he lifted his hand and thrust lightly. The purple Treasure Sword seemed to close the distance instantly, aiming for Jiang Jichen’s vital points.

With every vibration of the purple Treasure Sword in his hand, a sound like rolling thunder shook the void. Above, dark clouds gathered and the winds churned, accompanied by deafening peals of thunder, as if endless lightning was about to strike down and engulf Jiang Jichen’s position at any moment.

This was the Heavenly Thunder Sword!

Wind Step and Heavenly Thunder Sword. Wei Xiaolang was truly powerful. His sword’s momentum was like lightning and thunder—fierce, strong, and unstoppable!

Jiang Jichen’s expression grew solemn. He knew full well that with his current Cultivation Power, taking even a single strike from that lightning sword meant certain death.

However, he never had any intention of facing the Heavenly Thunder Sword’s attack head-on.

Behind him, Zhongg Li activated his taunt ability again. "No one survives the Heavenly Thunder Sword! Jiang Jichen, you trash Junior Cultivator, you’re dead for sure! You..."

But his words were once again cut short, his voice abruptly silenced as he was stunned by Jiang Jichen’s unexpected move.

This wasn’t the first time this had happened. Witnessing this scene, the crowd couldn’t help but want to laugh; it was just too comical!

At this moment, however, no one could bring themselves to laugh, because they watched as Jiang Jichen leaped into the endless abyss.

BOOM!

The spot where Jiang Jichen had just been standing was inundated by endless lightning. Wei Xiaolang’s attack had missed, but the power it displayed was truly terrifying.

Everyone stared, dumbfounded and in disbelief, as Jiang Jichen’s figure was swallowed by the Darkness of the abyss.

"He jumped off the cliff?"

"He killed himself?"

"The Darkness of the abyss is filled with endless death qi. Jiang Jichen is definitely dead... but I feel like something’s missing!"

"It seems... the... Dao Spirit Flower and the Rootless Spring... they all fell into the Dark Abyss with him!"

The crowd broke into astonished chatter, but when a Wei Family disciple suddenly uttered that sentence, the entire area fell utterly silent. You could have heard a pin drop.

Their purpose had been to retrieve the Dao Spirit Flower; killing Jiang Jichen was merely incidental. But now the result was... this was an absolute case of all their efforts being for nothing.

Even though Jiang Jichen was dead, in the eyes of Zhongg Li, Wei Xiaolang, and the others, a thousand of his lives couldn’t compare to the importance of the Dao Spirit Flower and the Rootless Spring. The loss was so great they almost wanted to cry.

As for entering the Dark Abyss to retrieve the Dao Spirit Flower?

That was simply daydreaming, a suicide mission.

Wei Xiaohao looked on in surprise. Having spent several days with Jiang Jichen, he knew that when it came to life and death, the man never did anything without a reason.

And from start to finish, Jiang Jichen had been incredibly calm and composed. Even at the end, when he jumped into the abyss, he had a relaxed look on his face!

Jumping off a cliff to commit suicide?

’That’s clearly not his style,’ Wei Xiaohao thought. ’Based on what I know, even if there wasn’t a sliver of hope, he would never give up. He would fight until his very last breath. So for him to do this willingly, it must mean... he’s extremely confident he will survive.’

These were his private guesses, and Wei Xiaohao didn’t voice them. Instead, he broke the silence, "Brother, the Cultivation Tower in the Ancient Ruined City is our ultimate goal. If you can emerge from the Cultivation Tower, in a few more years, you might even rank among the top ten young experts of the Southern Continent!"

At this, Wei Xiaolang also calmed his emotions. Although he was incredibly unwilling to accept it, what Wei Xiaohao said was the truth.

No matter how many Treasure Medicines they found during their training, none could compare to entering the Cultivation Tower in the Ancient Ruined City.

Only by entering that mysterious Cultivation Tower could their Cultivation undergo a qualitative change.

After all, which of the current top ten young experts in the Southern Continent hadn’t entered the Cultivation Tower?

Moreover, a person could only enter the Cultivation Tower once in their lifetime, and their Cultivation could not exceed the Foundation Establishment Realm.

In the end, the group from the Wei Family left, their moods thoroughly soured.

But these people would never know that Jiang Jichen, having fallen into the abyss, was still safe and sound.

As he descended deeper into the abyss, he could sense the growing Darkness, the thickening death qi, and a chill that seeped into his very bones.

He kept falling and falling, as if there were no end to it!

Only at this moment did Jiang Jichen finally sense the danger.

Darkness, death qi, cold...

It seemed these things could increase infinitely with the depth of the abyss.

And no matter how strong Jiang Jichen was, he couldn’t possibly fight against the ever-intensifying Darkness, death qi, and cold.

This time, he suddenly felt he might have been a bit too overconfident. The slightest misstep, and he could really perish in this Dark Abyss.