Lu Xingchen did not show himself. He stood within the black storm, watching Qin Feiyang enter the cave, his eyes sparkling with an indescribable luster.

Qin Feiyang moved slowly, his breath fully concealed, the flame Battle Intent in his palm swirling and illuminating all around him. With the help of the flame, he carefully scrutinized the ground and the walls on both sides, not missing any suspicious places. However, he found nothing along the way.

If only White-Eyed Wolf were here, Qin Feiyang couldn't help sighing quietly. The Wolf King's nose was so sensitive that it could track effortlessly.

A little later, he reached the ice cave again. Since the Sacred Monkey had left, the residual ice inside had melted, turning it into a stone cave about ten Zhang wide. Qin Feiyang searched within the cave for a while but found nothing like a secret passage. Where exactly is the flame hidden? he couldn't help but wonder, frowning.

He retraced his steps, moving even slower than before. Just as he reached a bend, a low rumbling sound suddenly echoed ahead. He quickly dispersed his flame Battle Intent, vanished into the darkness, and peeked ahead. He saw the wall about a hundred meters away cracking open.

So, it's there! With a flash in his eyes, Qin Feiyang decisively entered the ancient castle.

The Sacred Monkey, having sealed himself for tens of thousands of years, had undoubtedly declined in cultivation. However, he still retained his foundation, and his perception and sensitivity were beyond ordinary. If Qin Feiyang continued to stay in the secret tunnel, the Sacred Monkey might discover him!

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

After the wall cracked open, several beastly shadows walked out. The one leading was the Sacred Monkey. Next were the four beast kings, all their expressions full of reverence.

As the Sacred Monkey walked out, he asked, "Are those two humans still causing trouble outside?"

"Yes," the Monkey King nodded.

A murderous glint shone in the Sacred Monkey's eyes as he said, "We can't let them leave the valley alive. Later, go lay an ambush."

"Lord Sacred Monkey, I'm afraid our ambush won't work," the Monkey King said. "Because they're both Alchemists and must have plenty of resources. They don't fear a war of attrition with us."

"So what if they're Alchemists?" the Sacred Monkey said dismissively. "I don't believe they have enough resources on them to cultivate to War Saint. Besides, even if they do cultivate to War Saint, it's no concern. Killing them would be as easy as flipping my hand!"

Upon hearing this, all four beast kings smiled. That's right! No matter how many resources one had, they were still limited. Moreover, the resources needed for cultivation from War Emperor to War Saint were unimaginable. With the Sacred Monkey present, they could easily exhaust those humans to death.

The Monkey King asked cautiously, "Lord Sacred Monkey, after sealing yourself for so many years, has your cultivation declined?"

"Yes," the Sacred Monkey nodded. "My cultivation has fallen to a Two-star War Saint, so I need to go into seclusion again and recover to my peak condition as soon as possible."

The Monkey King said, "You should go into seclusion here then, to avoid disturbances from those two humans."

"No, the four of you are not enough to stop them," said the Sacred Monkey. "I'll go into seclusion outside. As soon as they emerge, I'll be able to sense it immediately."

The four beasts looked on with awe. "Lord Sacred Monkey is truly wise."

When they had left the cave, Qin Feiyang appeared out of thin air and gently approached the wall. The flame Battle Intent spouted forth, making the area as bright as day. However, no matter how hard he searched, he couldn't find any seam. The entire wall was seamless.

Who designed this? It's too perfect! Qin Feiyang murmured with a slight frown as he began looking for a mechanism. These secret doors usually had a mechanism, but he couldn't find one. How is this possible? He found it somewhat hard to accept and unwillingly began searching again.

「Meanwhile.」

Outside, the Sacred Monkey was sitting on a huge rock on the mountain peak, immersed in quiet cultivation. The four beast kings hovered at the edge of the peak, scanning the jungle below, their eyes flashing intensely. The jungle was quiet.

Suddenly, a voice echoed in the minds of both the Sacred Monkey and the four beast kings. "Qin Feiyang has entered the cave! Go stop him quickly, or the flame will surely be taken by him!"

The four beast kings were greatly bewildered. The Sacred Monkey also abruptly opened his eyes, which were full of shock. He stood up suddenly, looked around, and bellowed, "Whoever you are, please show yourself!"

After all, he was a War Saint. For someone to transmit a message to him so silently, their strength was certainly not weak. Furthermore, knowing that Qin Feiyang had entered the cave implied this person had been hiding nearby, observing everything. Most critically, to have evaded his detection was truly inconceivable. But after waiting for a long while, the mysterious voice didn't sound again.

The Sacred Monkey retracted his gaze, looked at the four beast kings, and asked in a deep voice, "Are there other creatures or humans in this valley?"

"There's one human," the four beast kings nodded.

An intense chill flashed in the Sacred Monkey's eyes. "Who?"

The Monkey King said, "His name's Ren Duxing. He entered the valley decades ago."

The Sacred Monkey roared in rage, "Why haven't you killed him? Don't tell me he's stronger than you!"

The Monkey King shrank his neck and hastily said, "When he entered the valley, he was only a Seven-star War Emperor. We wanted to kill him then, but we couldn't."

The Sacred Monkey looked puzzled. "Why not?"

The Monkey King said, "He found our master's legacy and even received the master's inheritance."

"What?" The Sacred Monkey's eyes bulged with disbelief. His breathing grew rapid as he exclaimed, "Where is he? Take me to him right away!"

"We don't know either." The four beast kings shook their heads. "His movements are unpredictable. Unless he shows himself, we just can't find him."

The Sacred Monkey asked, "So, was that voice his?"

"No." The four beast kings shook their heads again. They too were puzzled. If not Ren Duxing, then who could it be?

The Sacred Monkey pondered for a moment, then said, "Forget about who that person is for now. Sand Python, Fire Dragon Lion, you two guard outside. Snow Eagle, Monkey, you two follow me into the cave."

WHOOSH!

With that, the Sacred Monkey flashed and dashed into the cave with a speed faster than lightning, almost like teleportation. The Eagle King and Monkey King quickly followed. The Sand Python and Lion King blocked the entrance to the cave.

Inside the cave, Qin Feiyang stood in front of the wall, his brows furrowed. No matter how much he searched, he could not find any mechanism. Without a mechanism, how did this secret door open?

Suddenly, he thought of the Elixir Tower. The entrance to the Elixir Tower, as well as the stone door of the secret room that contained the Heaven Thunder Flame, both required the tower master's blood to open. Could it be that this secret door also requires the Monkey King's blood to open? If so, that would be troublesome.

Suddenly, he turned to look at the end of the tunnel, his expression changing abruptly. Hmm?

WHOOSH!

The next moment, he vanished without a trace.

The moment after he disappeared, the Sacred Monkey dropped out of thin air in front of that wall, his gaze rather gloomy. Soon, the Eagle King and the Monkey King also arrived.

The Monkey King asked, "Lord Sacred Monkey, did you find Qin Feiyang?"

"No," said the Sacred Monkey. "But just now, I saw a light here. It must have been him. It seems he has already found the secret door."

The Monkey King said angrily, "He even found this! Why is this human so tough to deal with?"

The Eagle King said disdainfully, "So what if he's tough to deal with? I don't believe he can open this secret door."

The Monkey King also sneered, then turned to the Sacred Monkey and said, "Lord Sacred Monkey, Qin Feiyang must be hiding in that spatial treasure now. And from my observation, he can hear outside noises while inside it."

"Spatial Treasure!" A sharp light flashed in the Sacred Monkey's eyes. He declared, "I will cultivate here from now on. You two may leave!"

"Understood." The Monkey King and Eagle King respectfully answered, then quickly turned and left. With Lord Sacred Monkey guarding here in person, it's a pipe dream for Qin Feiyang to escape.

The Sacred Monkey scanned the void and said, "Qin Feiyang, come out. Let's have a chat."

「Inside the ancient castle.」

The Pangolin Beast said to Qin Feiyang, "You can't go out! The suppression of a War Saint is too strong. Once you're imprisoned, you won't be able to enter the ancient castle at all. In that case, it would be a dead end."

"I must go out," Qin Feiyang said, frowning. "He has set his mind to wait here. If I don't go out, we will be trapped here and die. But one thing I don't understand is, how did they know I was in the cave?"

The Pangolin Beast asked in shock, "Could Lu Xingchen have betrayed you?"

Qin Feiyang hesitated, not daring to jump to conclusions. Deciding not to dwell on it, he thought, I'll just go out and ask him.

WHOOSH!

In a flash, Qin Feiyang appeared in the secret passage. It was pitch black; you couldn't even see your fingers in front of your face. But Qin Feiyang could feel that the Sacred Monkey was right in front of him because he could clearly sense his breathing and heartbeat.

BUZZ!

Qin Feiyang waved his hand, and flame Battle Intent emerged, illuminating the area. As expected, the Sacred Monkey was standing one meter away from him. Looking at Qin Feiyang, he said, "If I wanted to kill you, you would be dead by now."

Qin Feiyang did not deny it, because the Sacred Monkey was telling the truth. With the Sacred Monkey's strength, he could have killed him the moment he appeared.

Qin Feiyang didn't bother with small talk and asked suspiciously, "How did you know I was in the cave?"

"You don't need to know that." The Sacred Monkey's eyes were filled with greed. "I only want your spatial treasure. If you hand it over, I'll let you go."

Qin Feiyang calmly said, "If I wanted to leave, I would have done so while you were healing your heart."

The Sacred Monkey was taken aback and asked, not understanding, "Then why didn't you leave?"

Qin Feiyang said, "I need to save a partner, and I need the flame behind this secret door."

Partner? The Sacred Monkey looked at him in surprise and scoffed, "I didn't expect you to be such a sentimental and righteous human."

Qin Feiyang completely ignored the Sacred Monkey's mockery. "If you let me in, I can give you other things, but the spatial treasure is absolutely impossible."

"Your spatial treasure, even I can't detect it. This indicates it is no common object," the Sacred Monkey said. "Why don't you tell me, what else do you have that is more valuable than this?"

Qin Feiyang fell silent. Frankly, there was really nothing that could compare to the ancient castle. Even Blue Snow probably paled in comparison. But to ask him to give up the ancient castle was absolutely impossible. After all, it was the only thing Uncle Yuan had left for him. As for Blue Snow, that was even more out of the question.

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