Monarch Night

Fang Che said.

"The One Cave Spear Demon belongs to ancient times..."

The Yin Shen Palace said: "It's already impressive that you remember this name. But do you know how the name 'One Cave Spear Demon' came about?"

"Is it because of this cave?"

Fang Che asked.

"That's right."

The Yin Shen Palace said: "Back then, his title was the Wujin Spear Demon; it is said that during a battle with an opponent, a spear thrust into the void made the opponent evade, yet the Spear Energy was like a dragon, and the Spear intent was unstoppable, piercing straight through to create such a cave!"

"So, since then, the name 'One Cave Spear Demon' came to be."

"The Spear intent congealed, so... over countless years of change, many places have transformed drastically, losing their original landscape, yet these two mountains have stood immovable."

"And this cave has remained intact. Until Lord Duan Xiyang's spear technique was perfected, he came here again and reinforced the mountain once more."

"So on these two mountains, no matter how plants try to grow, it is unusually slow because the Mountain Formation has become so united, it's difficult to take root."

The Yin Shen Palace looked at Fang Che and smiled: "What do you think will happen to such a mountain after many, many years?"

Fang Che, without hesitation, said: "Veins! And it must be jade veins."

"Yes."

The Yin Shen Palace nodded, saying: "After the battle, the Wujin Spear Demon went into seclusion, and when he emerged, he could control his Spear intent freely, never again having any uncontrollable Spiritual Energy phenomena like a cave being made by a single spear thrust. So this cave became a legacy left by the One Cave Spear Demon in the Mortal World... considered a relic."

Fang Che couldn't help but click his tongue.

From what it sounds like, when this One Cave Spear Demon pierced through two mountains with one spear, he hadn't even reached his Peak cultivation.

He wasn't at his Peak yet and already... like this?

Then what must his Peak be like?

Fang Che widened his eyes, looking at this cave.

His heart filled with awe!

...

"The day you said you wanted to do spear training, I thought of this place. It's said that this spear came from atop the clouds; it gathered the energy of Baiyun, pierced through the light of the sun and moon, could change the color of the heavens and earth, and could move ghosts and gods. So, from that time... slowly, Baiyun State came into being."

The Yin Shen Palace said: "The Spear intent permeates through ages, always in existence, and although the sharpness of that Spear intent was greatly worn down by tens of thousands of years, it can still be felt today."

"Indeed!"

Fang Che felt a yearning deep within.

Imagining back when the Wujin Spear Demon leaped into the sky, gathered the winds and clouds, and stabbed out with such majesty that the mountains and rivers changed color, he couldn't help but shiver with excitement all over.

It was so amazing!

He slowly walked into the cave, touching the smooth cave walls, imagining the awe-inspiring power when the Spear intent penetrated through the skies and the earth.

Fang Che was filled with a deep longing.

If I...

The Yin Shen Palace also walked in, with Mu Lin Yuan and the other three following silently behind the master and disciple, their faces heavy.

They were even somewhat worried, trying hard to conceal it so Fang Che wouldn't notice.

"With a regular cave, such strong wind blowing in would certainly make it roar like thunder inside, but not this cave. The wind simply doesn't come in."

"For all these years, the Spear intent has battled with the wind, frost, snow, and rain, with the passage of time and the power of the world, yet it hasn't dissipated. Now it's very faint; perhaps in a few thousand years... snow would cover the entrance. But as long as the Spear intent exists, it won't."

The Yin Shen Palace said lightly: "This is the lifelong pursuit for us Martial Artists."

Fang Che asked: "Master, reaching such a level, what realm would that be?"

The Yin Shen Palace paused for a moment and said: "I don't know, but it should be close to a Martial God."

He sighed deeply and said: "In this lifetime, it is improbable for me. Let's see if you can reach that step. You said the other day that you wanted to become the Sect Hierarch at the Main Sect, hehe..."

The Yin Shen Palace chuckled and said: "Now, Chief Duan Xiyang has already surpassed this spear."

Fang Che felt a sense of embarrassment.

Realizing that the boasting he did the other day was perhaps overblown.

...

The Yin Shen Palace talked while leading Fang Che further inside.

As Fang Che walked, he continuously observed the cave walls.

He felt as if he were walking inside a huge tube.

Even while already walking inside, it was difficult to imagine this was made by a single spear thrust.

The further he walked inside, the darker it became, straight and blackened.

Hearing the echo of footsteps, Fang Che was puzzled, should they keep walking?

But the Yin Shen Palace kept walking, so Fang Che had no choice but to follow silently.

So he studied the Spear intent of this spear along the way.

Although it was no longer understandable, the sharpness of a spear coming from the heavens could still be felt.

Fang Che both felt and communicated with the little elf in the Divine Sense Space.

The little elf was now diligently transforming the Divine Attribute Metal into a long spear. The basic outline was essentially formed.

With this sharp Spear intent entering, the little elf immediately understood something.

It began to capture the Spear intent and attach it to the Divine Metal...

Going forward.

Fang Che's nose twitched; he suddenly stopped, shocked: "Is someone ahead?"

"Someone is there."

The Yin Shen Palace said indifferently, continuing forward with hands behind his back.

"What kind of person?"

Fang Che's heart inexplicably started to race.

"Someone you are very familiar with."

The Yin Shen Palace smiled faintly and waved a palm.

A flame, softly flying over, lit the few candles already placed there.

Suddenly, the cave was lit up brightly.

Ahead, a few people were lying on the ground, unconscious.

Seeing this, Fang Che felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave, his whole body turning cold, a flash of lightning going through his mind, causing dizziness, and his vision to darken intermittently.

Under the candlelight, in the cave, the person at the forefront with eyes tightly shut came into Fang Che's view.

It was none other than the Baiyun State Guardian Hall's Steward Jinxing, Zuo Guanglie!

Fang Che felt as if all the blood in his body had suddenly frozen.