My Father Is Definitely Possessed-Chapter 36: He Was Here

"With the river flowing so turbulently, if I jump in, I might not drown, but I’ll be swept away by the current."

"What should we do?" 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

"It would be too embarrassing to admit I can’t swim at a time like this."

Just as Li Changqing was wondering what to do, he heard Yin Changli anxiously say, "Master, I can’t swim!"

"Good kid!" Li Changqing couldn’t help but glance at Yin Changli, suspecting that Yin Changli might actually be his own son.

"No worries." Xu Muhai waved his hand, and a palm imprint instantly suppressed down.

"Stop!"

At the sound of the word, the rushing river froze under the palm imprint, and at the same time, the imprint carved out a huge deep pit in the river, straight to the bottom.

The surrounding waters ceased to flow.

Such a miraculous skill left Yin Changli greatly shocked.

"The Five Extremes Seal of the Dao Mountain Ancient Land truly lives up to its name," Mu Qingge sighed.

"We need to go in quickly; it might not hold for long," Xu Muhai urged.

"Let’s go!"

Without hesitation, they hurriedly stepped into the pit.

Li Changqing took a deep breath and also gritted his teeth as he jumped in.

Li Changqing didn’t expect the riverbed to be so deep, probably five to six meters. If a normal person jumped in, they’d either drown or fall to their death.

Looking up at the river frozen above his head, Li Changqing’s heart pounded. If Xu Muhai’s Five Extremes Seal couldn’t hold and collapsed, it would be enough to swallow him here.

But as everyone landed at the riverbed, in the murky dark bottom, they could see an artificial rock with a dark cave entrance on it. At this moment, the Golden Silk Linlang Beast was waiting for them.

Upon seeing everyone arrive, the Golden Silk Linlang Beast was the first to squeeze into the cave entrance.

"Be careful," Mu Qingge reminded, while also preparing silver needles, ready to act if anything went wrong.

Xu Muhai also nodded solemnly.

The group entered the dark cave, which was winding and narrow.

Li Changqing, Mu Qingge, and Yin Changli managed fine, but Xu Muhai’s slightly plump figure made it quite strenuous for him to move.

After turning multiple corners for nearly half an incense stick’s time, Li Changqing finally saw a glimmer of light ahead.

"We’ve arrived," Li Changqing said as he stepped out of the narrow cave entrance.

The scene that met his eyes left Li Changqing astonished.

There was indeed a massive cavern here, seemingly bottomless, stretching beyond the eye’s reach.

The part of the cavern directly in front seemed as large as two football fields.

Various luminescent stones were embedded in the cavern’s ceiling, illuminating the entire cavern, leaving it not dark at all.

What amazed Li Changqing even more was that even though they were beneath the river, not a drop of water was present.

The ground was littered with fragments and remnants of armor.

Weapons of all kinds—swords, spears, lances, and halberds—were scattered untidily, while around them were racks of decaying wood, as if these items were once displayed here, left in disarray by someone.

"It seems someone once lived in seclusion here," Xu Muhai noted as he and others stepped out and observed the surroundings.

"Master, this looks like a treasure trove, with many divine weapons and armor, but unfortunately, they’re all decayed," Yin Changli commented, picking up a sword.

The sword looked like it was once fine, but now it was broken.

Even the sword tassel was rotten.

"Because time has taken its toll, few divine weapons can remain uncorrupted for so long," Mu Qingge said.

"It appears someone arrived here before us and rummaged through the place," Xu Muhai added, noticing a few tattered scrolls lying on the ground not far away.

The spiritual qi of the scrolls had long dissipated, but faintly, images of spirit beasts could be made out.

"The spirit beasts depicted in the scrolls likely guarded this place. Someone turned everything over and battled these Painting Souls before departing," Xu Muhai speculated.

"So, it seems the Golden Silk Linlang Beast is the last surviving Painting Soul," Mu Qingge mused, stepping forward to investigate, only to step on something.

Looking down, it was a red orb.

"This is..."

She picked up the red orb, finding it surprisingly new, unlike anything else in the cavern.

"Red Water Stone?" Mu Qingge’s eyebrows raised. "Red Water Stones are only found in the Cloud Wasteland. How did it end up here?"

Hearing this, Xu Muhai also walked over, looking at the red orb, seeming deep in thought, and quickly scanned the ground.

"What are you searching for?" Mu Qingge curiously asked, seeing Xu Muhai’s actions.

"This," Xu Muhai replied, stepping forward to pick up a rusty iron box, which had a square, missing piece within.

"What is this?" Mu Qingge asked, puzzled.

"Something was taken from here," Xu Muhai sighed, "The one who came was Yan Dongchen from Yin Shi Tower. He took the Qishan Order, fought the Painting Souls, and was likely injured by the Golden Silk Linlang Beast before leaving."

"The Qishan Order appeared?" Mu Qingge exclaimed in surprise.

"Yes," Xu Muhai nodded, then glanced stealthily at Li Changqing, who remained engrossed in exploring the treasures, seemingly indifferent to their conversation.

This puzzled Xu Muhai greatly.

In Xu Muhai’s view, Li Changqing giving the Qishan Order to his son, Li Hengsheng, was already questionable.

Entrusting a Transcendent Realm martial artist with the Qishan Order seemed reckless.

Would the Ghost Race let this slide?

What exactly was Li Changqing planning?

"I’ll explain more about the Qishan Order later. I’m more intrigued by the identity of the cave’s owner," Xu Muhai said, gazing into the depths of the cave.

At that point, the Golden Silk Linlang Beast barked at them, seemingly urging them to go deeper.

"Let’s go, take a look," Li Changqing beckoned to the group.

Seeing Li Changqing’s agreement, the others consented as well.

There wasn’t anything of value here, just junk, frustrating Li Changqing. He came for fortune, not scrap collecting.

Venturing further in, Yin Changli suddenly exclaimed, "There’s a scent of herbs!"

"Scent of herbs?" Xu Muhai sniffed but didn’t detect anything.

"Looks like there might be some medicinal herbs inside," Mu Qingge smiled, "My disciple has a Xuanwood body, naturally sensitive and attuned to herbs. He can smell what perhaps you cannot, Xu Daoist."

"A Xuanwood body, born an Alchemy Grandmaster," Xu Muhai admired, "Your Medical King Valley is sure to have an outstanding member in the making."