107: Chapter 107 Reaching the Black Wind Cave's Key Point, Slaying the Poisonous Scorpion and Seizing the Treasure

Black Wind Cave was located deep within a stretch of continuous black stone forest to the northwest of the basin.

This place was shrouded year-round in a highly toxic black miasma, and the ground was riddled with holes of all sizes, like a honeycomb, with poisonous insects crawling in and out from time to time, while the air was filled with a pungent, fishy stench.

Ye Qing, following the location provided by that Golden Core Early Stage Yao Beast general, quickly found the main entrance of Black Wind Cave.

The entrance was several zhang high and hidden behind several huge, scorpion-tail-shaped black rocks; the edges of the entrance were coated in a thick layer of toxic frost that shimmered with a dim green luster, emitting a heart-palpitating toxic fluctuation.

Inside the entrance, it was pitch black and bottomless, and faint rustling crawling sounds and low hisses could be heard, making one's scalp tingle.

Ye Qing did not rush in directly.

He first probed the entrance with his Divine Sense, carefully sensing the internal structure and the distribution of life Auras.

There were many forks inside the cave, like a labyrinth, and it was filled with various poisonous insects and traps; furthermore, several tyrannical Demonic Qi resided deep within, one of which had clearly reached the peak of the Third Rank, only a step away from the Nascent Soul stage—evidently, that was the "Ink Jade Poisonous Scorpion."

"It is managed quite well, like a fortress of bronze and iron. Unfortunately, it cannot stop a Nascent Soul Cultivator."

Ye Qing retracted his Divine Sense, hesitated no longer, flickered his figure, and stepped directly into the entrance.

The moment his figure submerged into the darkness, a faint layer of Chaos halo appeared around his body, isolating all the encroaching toxic miasma and poisonous insects.

Those poisonous insects that attempted to ambush him, upon hitting the Chaos halo, were like hitting an iron plate; they burst one after another, turning into pools of venom, yet they could not even touch the hem of Ye Qing's clothes.

His pace was not fast, but he carried an unstoppable Aura as he moved down along the main passage.

The poisonous insects, traps, and several waves of low-rank scorpion Yao Beasts responsible for guarding the path were like mere dirt and dogs before him; he did not even need to act, as the mere pressure of his Nascent Soul Aura terrified those low-rank Yao Beasts into shivering and prostrating on the ground, not daring to move.

Soon, he arrived deep in the cave, at a huge underground karst cave.

In the center of the karst cave, there was a huge bone throne piled up from the skeletons of countless poisonous scorpions.

On the bone throne coiled a giant poisonous scorpion over three zhang long, its entire body covered in a jet-black, jade-like carapace that shimmered with a dim light, and its tail barb presented an enchanting purplish-red color—the Ink Jade Poisonous Scorpion!

The Ink Jade Poisonous Scorpion had clearly sensed Ye Qing's arrival long ago, and at this moment, it was brandishing its two huge pincers, its poisonous tail hook raised high, emitting threatening hisses, its scarlet compound eyes filled with vigilance and ferocity.

"Human Race Nascent Soul! This place is the Forbidden Ground of my Black Wind Cave, why does Your Excellency intrude into my Immortal Cave and kill my descendants?!" The Ink Jade Poisonous Scorpion spoke in human language, its voice hoarse and ear-piercing, carrying suppressed anger and a trace of trepidation.

"Hand over the core hub of the ancient teleportation array, and this seat can spare your life." Ye Qing got straight to the point, not bothering to waste words with it.

Upon hearing this, a flash of shock and panic crossed the Ink Jade Poisonous Scorpion's scarlet compound eyes, which then immediately turned into an even more intense fierce light: "What core hub! I don't know what you are talking about! If Your Excellency is here for this, I am afraid you have found the wrong place!"

"You don't know?" A mocking smile curled at the corners of Ye Qing's mouth, "Then what is hidden in the pile of scorpion tail bones behind you?"

His Divine Sense had long since locked onto it; deep within the mountain of poisonous scorpion skeletons, there was a jade box sealed by a Demonic Technique, and the spatial fluctuations and star Aura emitted from it were of the same origin and quality as the core hub base he had seen before.

Seeing that its tracks were exposed, the Ink Jade Poisonous Scorpion no longer feigned ignorance, emitting a sharp hiss: "Since you have discovered it, then I cannot let you leave here alive! It just so happens that devouring the essence blood and soul of a Human Race Nascent Soul might help me break through that final step and achieve the Yao Infant!"

Before the words fell, its massive body sprang up violently, turning into a bolt of black lightning, its pincers tearing through the air, carrying a pungent, fishy wind, as it viciously sheared toward Ye Qing's head! The purplish-red poisonous hook at its tail was like a venomous snake emerging from its hole, stabbing toward the back of Ye Qing's heart from an extremely tricky angle!

This strike had already exerted its full strength at the peak of the Third Rank; even an ordinary Golden Core Perfection Cultivator would find it extremely difficult to resist.

However, the one it was facing was Ye Qing.

A Nascent Soul Cultivator.

Ye Qing did not even use his sword formation; he merely slowly raised his right hand, extended his index finger, and tapped lightly toward the huge pincers shearing toward him.

At his fingertip, a point of Chaos starlight flashed and vanished.

Ding!

A crisp sound of metal clashing rang out.

The Ink Jade Poisonous Scorpion's huge pincers, which were sufficient to shear through High Grade Magical Artifacts, were frozen in mid-air the moment they came into contact with Ye Qing's fingertip, as if immobilized by an immobilization spell.

Immediately following this, fine cracks rapidly spread from that point of contact to the entire pincer, and then with a "bang," the entire pincer exploded, turning into black debris filling the sky!

"Hiss—!!!"

The Ink Jade Poisonous Scorpion let out an extremely painful hiss, its massive body retreating wildly, its gaze toward Ye Qing filled with boundless fear!

Its prideful defense and strength were unexpectedly so vulnerable before the opponent!

"This... this is impossible! You are only at the Early Stage of the Nascent Soul..." Its voice trembled, carrying disbelief.

"Early Stage of the Nascent Soul is enough to kill you." Ye Qing's tone was calm; he raised his hand again and made a phantom grasp toward the wildly retreating Ink Jade Poisonous Scorpion.

"Void, Imprison."

An invisible force of space descended instantly, firmly imprisoning the Ink Jade Poisonous Scorpion's massive body in mid-air; no matter how it struggled, it could not move a single bit.

"No! You cannot kill me! I am under the command of 'Venerable Heavenly Poison'! If you kill me, the Venerable will never let you off!" The Ink Jade Poisonous Scorpion let out a desperate roar, bringing out its backing.

"Venerable Heavenly Poison? Never heard of it. Even if he comes, he cannot save you."

Ye Qing pressed his fingers together like a sword and slashed through the air toward the Ink Jade Poisonous Scorpion's head.

A condensed Chaos Sword Qi flashed and vanished.

The Ink Jade Poisonous Scorpion's roar came to an abrupt end.

Its head and body separated silently, the cut smooth as a mirror, and only then did the purplish-black blood spray out wildly.

The master of Black Wind Cave, the Ink Jade Poisonous Scorpion, at the peak of the Third Rank and only a step away from the Nascent Soul, was dead.

Ye Qing did not even look at the huge scorpion corpse; he raised his hand and grasped into the void, and the jade box hidden deep in the pile of skeletons flew up on its own and landed in his hand.

The jade box felt heavy in his hand, its surface covered in Seal Demonic patterns, emitting strong spatial and star fluctuations.

Ye Qing probed with his Divine Sense to confirm there were no traps or self-destruct Restrictions inside, only then did he use his Chaos magic power to forcibly wipe away the Demonic power Seal on the surface of the jade box and slowly open it.

Inside the box lay a crystal the size of a fist, perfectly round, a deep dark gold color, its surface covered in naturally formed spiral patterns like a nebula.

The crystal emitted a soft and vast light, as if a miniature starry sky were sealed inside; every time the light flickered, it caused the surrounding space to slightly distort.

"heart of the void!"

A flash of surprise and joy crossed Ye Qing's eyes.

This crystal was precisely the most core hub for repairing the ancient teleportation array—the heart of the void! Moreover, the quality was extremely high, far exceeding his expectations!

"With this item, plus my own Nascent Soul magic power and the power of the Cave Heaven World as a guide, I have more than an eighty percent chance of repairing that teleportation array and restarting the teleportation!"

He carefully stored the heart of the void into his Cave Heaven World, placed it beside the star core, and nourished it with the purest star source essence and Chaos Infant Essence, so that it would merge with his own Aura as quickly as possible.

Then, he scanned the karst cave, scavenging the Ink Jade Poisonous Scorpion's corpse, Yao core, and other valuable Materials and collections in the cave, and only then, satisfied, did he turn and leave.

After exiting Black Wind Cave, Ye Qing did not linger for a moment; his figure transformed into an escape light, and he sped off again toward the direction of the ancient teleportation array ruins.

The core hub had been obtained; next, it would be time to repair the teleportation array and begin the journey to that unknown Star Domain.

Inside his body, in the twenty-thousand-zhang Cave Heaven World, the heart of the void slowly rotated beside the star core, emitting a soft light and creating a subtle resonance with the entire Cave Heaven World.

The Chaos Nascent Soul sat in the Dantian, breathing in and out Chaos Infant Essence, making final preparations for the upcoming teleportation.