Published: September 5, 2025
Chapter 694: Thunderfire Dagger
Amidst the fierce trembling of the ground beneath their feet, Little Stone Mountain split vertically from its peak down to the base, forming a narrow crack from which a soft white light emanated.
It seemed as if the stone mountain was truly about to be cleaved into two halves.
Han Li and the others gasped inwardly, feeling a deep apprehension toward the mountain-splitting stone-cracking magical ability wielded by the two marquises of Nanlong.
Yet despite their shock, their expressions remained composed, each calmly watching the scene before them. What they were truly thinking in their hearts—only heaven knew.
Among them, the cultivators with the lowest cultivation base, Wang Chan and Yan Ru Yan, stood pale and silent behind Wang Tiangu.
Han Li shot them a cold glance before withdrawing his gaze.
It seemed there would be no chance to act against Wang Chan before they retrieved the treasure.
The chanting of the marquis of Nanlong and the Old Man in White Shirt never ceased for a moment.
After a short while, the stone mountain finally split into two, revealing a massive fissure over ten zhang wide.
Within the crack, a flight of bluestone steps leading straight underground appeared before everyone.
“Let’s go,” the Old Man in White Shirt said briefly, a flicker of excitement crossing his face as he led the way inside.
As the initiator, the marquis of Nanlong smiled faintly and followed behind.
Seeing this, Han Li’s heart stirred.
It looked like this Old Man in White Shirt was no ordinary person; even the marquis of Nanlong seemed to defer to him at this point.
The others seemed to notice something too. They exchanged glances but cunningly said nothing, following in without changing their expressions.
The staircase was long, inlaid on both sides with white moonlight stones. But the deeper they walked, the colder and gloomier it became.
Before long, the group descended about a hundred zhang deep beneath the stone mountain.
The glow from the moonlight stones no longer emitted a faint white light. For some unknown reason, it shifted to a ghostly green hue, making the passage dim and eerie, brimming with a sinister atmosphere.
Seeing this, Han Li frowned slightly and instinctively kept some distance from the stern-faced man ahead, ensuring he had time to react should any sudden danger arise.
Han Li wasn’t the only one. Aside from the marquis of Nanlong and the Old Man in White Shirt, the other seasoned cultivators also wisely made the same move, spreading out over a distance of more than ten zhang.
The marquis of Nanlong and the Old Man in White Shirt, fully aware that the others were wary of them, pretended ignorance and strode forward without the slightest displeasure.
After what felt like the time of a single meal, Han Li and the others finally stepped into a mysterious hall.
It was called mysterious because the four walls shimmered with blue light, and the entire hall looked crystal clear, as if carved from a massive piece of jadeite. It was dazzlingly beautiful.
Standing in this giant hall, tens of zhang wide, everyone’s faces showed astonishment.
These things were certainly not real jadeite!
As Han Li entered, he immediately swept his spiritual awareness over one wall.
The moment his spiritual awareness touched it, it was instantly reflected back; he couldn’t penetrate it in the slightest.
Han Li was not surprised and scanned the rest of the hall similarly, checking every corner.
The results were all the same.
Muttering quietly to himself, Han Li shifted his gaze to the others.
Wang Tiangu, the cultivator surnamed You, and the others furrowed their brows, clearly sharing his concern. This was proving to be quite troublesome.
“Could this be where the ‘supreme mysterious divine seal’ was laid out? It seems the marquis of Nanlong has not exaggerated.”
Han Li was just pondering this when the entire hall suddenly shook violently. Then a series of loud crashes echoed behind them.
The elderly women were startled and quickly turned to look.