Chapter 1099: Chapter 1099

Ding Fan felt He Qianyao's actions and was momentarily stunned. But he quickly figured it out, perhaps she was just overly frightened. He comforted her slightly by saying:

"No need to worry too much, we'll be relatively safer here. However, you doing this will make it difficult for me to act later."

Upon hearing Ding Fan's words, He Qianyao realized she was indeed a bit out of sorts. Perhaps it was because she was just too scared at the moment.

Immediately, He Qianyao let go of him and mobilized her True Qi. Although she knew her cultivation was indeed low and faced with those fierce Yuan Beasts, she had no chance to resist.

But even so, she understood she needed to offer some help to him and couldn't just sit idly by.

"By the way, you saved me again, what's your name?"

He Qianyao looked at his blurred silhouette and asked sweetly.

Ding Fan replied directly. He could tell she wasn't a bad woman, or he wouldn't have saved her repeatedly.

Yet, he was puzzled about the Mountain Range as something big seemed to be happening, making it very dangerous. Why was she, a woman, here alone?

Then Ding Fan directly asked:

"I came to find treasure, but I didn't expect it to be so dangerous here."

He Qianyao said regretfully.

Upon hearing her response, Ding Fan was speechless for a moment. It turned out she was here for the same reason as him, except he was prepared while she was a bit reckless. From this, Ding Fan could infer she probably came from a wealthy family and wasn't savvy about the world, especially the dangers in the Cultivation World.

As for her background, Ding Fan wasn't interested. The girl seemed kind-hearted and they were somehow intertwined by fate as he had saved her twice, which was merely a trivial gesture.

He Qianyao was also curious, wondering why he came here.

"It's similar to yours, a new disciple mission."

Ding Fan spoke directly.

Hearing Ding Fan's words, He Qianyao was a bit taken aback, then asked directly:

"Are you a disciple of the Dayang Sect?"

Ding Fan nodded without saying much. This wasn't something to hide.

At that moment, He Qianyao was momentarily stunned upon hearing he was a disciple of the Dayang Sect. She was secretly pleased because this made her not too distant from Ding Fan since she was also from the Dayang Sect. Moreover, her father was the sect leader, making it easy to see him again later.

However, after some joy, she felt something was off. After pondering for a while, she realized, why had Dayang Sect's new disciple mission become so difficult?

It was known that recently, many disciples had died in Beihou Mountain. Her father had mentioned this to her, so he must have talked about it within the sect. How could he send a new disciple to such a dangerous place?

She herself had come recklessly after overhearing her father mention that a treasure might appear in Beihou Mountain.

Thinking back now, she couldn't help but feel regret.

At this moment, Ding Fan noticed that when she heard he was from Dayang Sect, she paused. From this, Ding Fan could confirm she must be from Dayang Sect too, otherwise rarely would an outsider cultivator come to Dayang Sect's Beihou Mountain.

Yet, Ding Fan didn't press further. If she didn't want to talk, there was no need to force her. After all, most cultivators have secrets of their own.

"Be careful, they're coming!"

Suddenly, Ding Fan noticed numerous Yuan Beasts had reached the cave entrance and promptly warned.

He Qianyao grew tense upon hearing Ding Fan's words, raised her True Qi, and watched the entrance cautiously.

What followed took Ding Fan by surprise.

Ding Fan had expected the Yuan Beasts to rush into the cave upon discovering them, but when he extended his Divine Sense, he found those Yuan Beasts had reached the cave edge, maintaining about a meter's distance from the entrance. Different Yuan Beasts gathered around, their demeanor devoid of initial rage but instead appearing solemn and dignified, even showing an almost submissive intent. Nᴇw ɴovel chaptᴇrs are published on 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝⁂𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚⁂𝔫𝔢𝔱

Witnessing this, Ding Fan was stunned.

He didn't expect such a scene. The Yuan Beasts near the cave were of various types and seemed to number in the hundreds or thousands now. What's astonishing is that in the distance behind, even more Yuan Beasts appeared to be converging here.

This was somewhat unbelievable.

A moment ago, the violent Beast Tide now seemed like subjects paying respect to a king by the cave's edge, humbly refraining from any insolence. Ding Fan's Divine Sense perceived their inner reverence.

Ding Fan was caught off guard and, after inspecting for a while, realized the mountain cave where they were must contain something that these Yuan Beasts feared greatly, preventing them from entering, not even allowing them to step within a meter of the cave entrance.

At this point, Ding Fan finally breathed a sigh of relief, with thousands upon thousands of Yuan Beasts gathered outside, had they charged into the cave to attack him, he wouldn't have been able to deal with it.

"What's happening outside?"

He Qianyao, behind Ding Fan, noticed he seemed to relax and was puzzled, so she asked with a face full of questions.

"The Yuan Beasts seem afraid to enter this cave, all clustered outside."

Ding Fan answered directly.

Upon hearing the other's words, He Qianyao couldn't help but feel a bit panicked and immediately continued to ask:

"Since the Yuan Beasts don't dare to enter this cave, is there any danger here?"

Ding Fan shook his head and said somewhat helplessly:

"We have no other choice. If we hadn't come to this cave, we would probably already be victims of the Beast Tide."

Upon hearing the other's words, He Qianyao couldn't help but become somewhat anxious. The situation was indeed as described. Although her Divine Sense seemed useless here, she could hear the roars of numerous Yuan Beasts outside from time to time, which could easily indicate that there were at least tens of thousands of Yuan Beasts outside.

Even the most powerful Cultivator faced with such a Beast Tide would probably be doomed!

"What should we do now?"

For a moment, He Qianyao seemed extremely anxious. Clearly, being trapped here wasn't a good feeling.

"Since we are here, let's find peace. At least, we are safe now."

Ding Fan immediately said.

After speaking, Ding Fan expanded his Divine Sense to observe the cave. Sitting and waiting for fate was definitely not in his nature.

Since these Yuan Beasts were very afraid of something inside this cave, there must be something special here.

This cave was certainly not just any ordinary cave.

Using his Divine Sense, Ding Fan discovered that there was indeed another passage behind a stone wall where they were.

Delighted by this discovery, Ding Fan immediately walked over to the stone wall and began to explore.

The sound of Ding Fan exploring the wall clearly attracted He Qianyao's attention. Although the pitch-black cave didn't allow her to see him, the sound was very clear.

"What are you doing?"

He Qianyao directly asked Ding Fan.

"Get back a bit, I want to open this wall."

Ding Fan said directly.

Upon hearing Ding Fan's words, He Qianyao was stunned.

He wants to open this wall?

Could there be a passage behind this wall? He Qianyao, being quite intelligent, quickly thought of this. However, she was still extremely surprised.

How did he know there was a passage behind this wall?

Could it be that his Divine Sense wasn't blocked here? After all, when He Qianyao used her Divine Sense to scan the wall, there was no effect at all, and her Divine Sense was completely isolated.

He Qianyao, full of doubts, then made room behind the stone wall.

At this moment, Ding Fan gathered all his True Qi and punched around the wall fiercely. This was his last chance. If he didn't find a way out, the final result would be being trapped to death in this cave.

With a dull sound, the wall collapsed, revealing another passage in front of Ding Fan and He Qianyao.

At this moment, a glimmer of bright and dazzling light emerged from the passage. Although not as bright as outside, it illuminated the entire passage. Looking closely, one would find this light was reflected by some ice crystals on the ground and stone wall. The entire passage was not claustrophobic, but the temperature was extremely low, and ice crystals were everywhere on the ground and stone wall.

Upon seeing this scene, Ding Fan and He Qianyao were both overjoyed. Having a cave here gave them a glimmer of hope, much better than being stuck in a dead end.

Upon seeing this, He Qianyao was extremely shocked by Ding Fan, feeling amazed at how he discovered it.

This was really a bit too unscientific!

However, since they found a way, it was ultimately a good thing, and she quickly followed Ding Fan.

Just as Ding Fan was about to leave, a large amount of Cold Qi seemed to have transmitted from this new passage to the outside of the cave, causing a cacophony of Yuan Beast howls outside that was deafening, as if an endless wave was passing through the cave.

The sounds of Yuan Beast howls were so numerous that even people distant several kilometers away could definitely hear them, and this was the unity of beasts' cries; even some timid individuals might not dare to go out in broad daylight upon hearing such a sound.

A wave of beast cries came; He Qianyao couldn't help but feel tense, leaning close to Ding Fan. Apparently, she was equally frightened by the Yuan Beast roars.

He Qianyao then nervously looked at Ding Fan and said:

"This place seems very unusual."

Ding Fan immediately patted He Qianyao's body and comforted her, saying:

"Don't be afraid. With me here, nothing will happen to you. Come on, this is the only way."

Upon hearing Ding Fan's words, He Qianyao seemed to gain a bit of confidence and then followed Ding Fan down the passage.