Chapter 113: The Hidden Chamber

The first strike missed its mark. The Firebird let out a long, piercing cry, its demonic aura surging. With a powerful flap of its flaming wings, the void trembled, colliding once more with Zhen Ling!

Tu Lu gritted his teeth, steadying himself as he maneuvered around them and charged deeper inside.

The Firebird’s eyes flickered slightly, clearly sensing this “little mouse,” but it quickly withdrew its attention. After all, the true enemy stood before it, and compared to that, the “little mouse” was insignificant.

Tu Lu pressed on, narrowly avoiding danger as he ventured deeper.

After charging over ten miles, he could no longer endure and let out a pained scream, falling from the air to the ground.

His expression shifted, but he dared not slacken, immediately drawing on the mighty vitality of the century-old Mother Herb to mend his body.

Yet, under the strain of his depleted Saint Body, the once unfailing Mother Herb’s regenerative power faltered. Though it still rapidly healed his wounds, the recovery speed was no longer swift.

“Indeed, it’s not so easy,” he sighed, slowly closing his eyes.

Though the Saint Body was formidable, its consumption of life force was even more terrifying. The Mother Herb was already struggling.

Still, he soon cast aside distractions, fully immersing himself in recovery.

Nearby, two powerful beings at the Divine Transformation stage battled fiercely. The danger was immense, making it all the more necessary for him to calm his mind and recuperate.

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Determined to regain the ability to escape as soon as possible, he opened his eyes after half an hour and took flight deeper into the wilds.

The moment he left the ground, a blazing arrow of fire descended from the sky, striking the very spot where he had lain. With a thunderous explosion, it burned a massive crater into the earth.

Tu Lu gritted his teeth, not even glancing back, and surged onward into the depths.

The battle on the horizon raged on. Regardless of whether Zhen Ling triumphed or fell, it was bad news for him. Until the outcome was clear, he needed to avoid all eyes, hiding somewhere no one would think to search, to fully recover and stabilize his cultivation.

Though his emergency healing had lasted only half an hour, he had regained about seventy to eighty percent of his strength. The remaining twenty percent required a prolonged period of quiet cultivation to restore.

Hours passed as he utilized the aura of the early Purple Mansion stage to evade the notice of several terrifying beings. At the most perilous moment, he was even surrounded by several ancient beasts, struggling fiercely before finally breaking free and slipping into the deepest domain of the Thunder Demon Mountain Range—the Thunder Demon Territory.

Tu Lu gazed upon the vast plain before him, utterly astonished.

“So this is the deepest part of the Thunder Demon Mountain Range—the Thunder Demon Territory?”

He could hardly believe it. It was his first time here, yet how could there be such an enormous plain nestled so deeply within the mountain range? The surrounding terrain was composed of towering mountains and plateaus, as if this great stretch had suddenly sunken down.

Though new to the place, his instincts screamed that something was off.

What was even more perplexing was that this land itself seemed to exude a sense of danger—not from any particular creature, but as if the territory itself were alive and threatening.

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As he observed his surroundings, he realized he was being watched just as intently.

“No doubt, Gongsun Yan and Xiao Cai should be nearby, but…”

Suppressing the swirling thoughts in his mind, his brows furrowed slightly. He chose not to seek them out but instead found an abandoned cave nearby to take shelter.

It wasn’t that he was unwilling to establish his own refuge; rather, this area was so peculiar that even with his strength, he couldn’t easily break through stone or soil.

Nor did he dare make too much noise. Thus, he settled into a natural hollow cave.

But the moment he stepped inside, a violent tremor shook him!

“What are these?”

Massive patterns were carved into the rock walls on either side, depicting countless enormous, resplendent seven-colored dragons.

He rushed forward to examine them closely, his eyes widening with each passing moment until they were round with astonishment.