The Lustful Young Master starting with Holy Maiden.-Chapter 64 - 5) The celestial assembly...

Crossing the second trial,

In the dark space...

Woosh!

A piercing sound sliced through the darkness, carried by a streak of white light that moved swiftly yet carried hostility, hurtling toward a white-robed youth who walking calmly before Lu Tian.

The air trembled with killing intent, as the light was cold and sharp like frost biting steel.

Tangg!!!

Steel met light as, the boy’s sword flashed out like thunder drawn instantly from his waist, meeting the strike with a resonant clash that rang through the darkness like a bell of the monastery in the early morning, the echo remaining for at least 3 heartbeats.

The light upon closer glance wasn’t a mere white glow rather, it was a blade, thin as a whisper and sharp enough to cut through human flesh.

And its top part was laced with purple poison that shimmered faintly, like venomous dew on a serpent’s fang.

Indeed, these hidden realms are treacherous beyond reason.

In such veiled lands, danger wears no face, and death strikes not from ahead but even from the backside, the ancient sage used to say, death has no face yet it laughs, alas, the wisdom of sages is unknown to newborn calfs.

Had that boy before Lu Tian faltered even a breath too late, death would not have come swiftly but cruelly, like a thousand needles piercing from within.

For the blade’s tip was tainted with Blood-Condensing Poison.

A poison so disgraceful that it could unbind the essence of life itself, turning rich red blood into cold, lifeless water, contaminating all the blood essence.

And, it won’t be a swift death after that either, as once affected, you can only wait for a slow painful death, losing the control over your body as the blood that has turned into water slowly leaves the body and muscles start to burn.

Meanwhile,

Witnessing such a swift reaction amidst sudden peril, the nearby disciples were struck with awe/their eyes widened, breaths caught in their chests.

Few of them couldn’t even properly see the blade.

In an instant, caution bloomed like thorns on a weary vine.

Their body stiffened becoming fully alert with senses sharpened looking left and right for danger, as in these darkness death would catch you without warning, and only the quick would escape its touch.

"Everyone, be on your guard! There may be traps hidden in every breath of this place!" one of them thinking he was intelligent uttered unknown he was just giving his position to enemies that are unseen.

"Indeed! This domain is riddled with schemes and each step might be your last... This junior can’t even start a fire as my elemental core has been suppressed"

( Golden core realm... )

"Wait a moment, what kind of place is this really? I thought we were here to gather rare herbs and heavenly treasures, while competing with others yet it feels more like we are being summoned to drink tea with Lord Yama himself!"

"You’re unaware? This domain is none other than the Tomb of the Ancient Immortals, those who perished in the War of the Gods. Survive all the trials, and you will for certain receive the inheritance of Immortals and fallen gods..."

"Senior Brother’s wisdom pierces deeper than my sword, this junior must have been asleep when the Sect Master taught such truths, this junior bows his head for enlightenment,"

"Enough little chatter!" Lu Tian’s voice cut through the disciples’ murmurs like a blade.

"We move now. Others will soon catch up to us... If we want to claim the treasures of heaven and earth, we cannot afford idle breaths..."

His tone carried pride and command, yet beneath the foolish bravery, he remained blissfully unaware of the abyss that awaited beyond each step.

Some fools are destined to chase shadows, never learning from the bruises left by their own stupidity.

How could such worthless trash bask beneath the Enlightenment Rain stirred by Young Master Zhao’s divine aura and gain the most out of it?

Surely, this reeks of favoritism, could it be.... perhaps the Sect Master twisted fate’s strings to shove his own blood into this mission.

A pig wallowing in filth remains blind to the donkey’s broken hooves as it climbs a mountain far beyond its realm.

Jia, jia, jia... What treasure is there to claim when you don’t have your life itself?

Nevertheless, bearing the title of Sect Master’s heir, with robes stitched in legacy and arrogance, his words flowed like decree.

And so, despite their doubts, the disciples followed not out of trust, but out of tradition, as if his voice alone held salvation, when in truth, it was merely the echo of borrowed power.

Obviously, Young Master Zhao isn’t a sheep that follows another sheep to death.

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"Let’s use our defensive tools and artifacts to move forward..."

"I only have two defensive tools on me, if we use our defensive tools right now, what will we do if someone attacks us?"

"Shush! Keep Quiet, I think someone is watching us..."

"Wait... I can’t use my treasures," A woman said with a horrified tone.

"Yes... I can’t use my artifact either," Another male said while trying to pour Qi into his jade pendant.

Indeed, aside from tier-1 treasure, tier-1array, everything else won’t work in this domain.

Yet, hearing the chilling words that someone else might be watching them, everyone felt chill in their back aside from Zhao Fan.

Zhao Fan, like others, was also suppressed, be it spiritual sense or spiritual vision, yet he still had that natural eyesight and smell.

It would be a lie to say, that Young Master Zhao could see perfectly in this dark place with no source of any light, yet he could see few things around him and had sharp well trained sense.

And, he could tell the scent of insects.

Something like lizards...

Dagger-throwing lizards.

Young Master Zhao hurriedly summoned a small orb of light to illuminate the place and then took a glimpse of that dagger, and indeed... It was the thin glowing tongue of a lizard.

These lizards are magical dagger-throwing lizards who use their tongue as dagger, after all, traditionally daggers are meant to be thrown sneakily, and their tongue can regrow instantly, and as the name suggests, their tongue looks like a dagger.

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