World’s End: My Keyword is One More Than Others - Chapter 286: Demon Sealing Cave

Of course, there were no pursuers.

From the capital to Tongshan City was over a thousand miles. Even by plane, it would take more than an hour. Leaving half an hour earlier was enough to shake off anyone.

The reason for telling Cheng Wendi that the Special Affairs Bureau was hunting them was simply to create a sense of urgency and make the Heavenly Demon of Dragon and Tiger Mountain more vigilant.

Chai Wenhai and Cheng Wendi, as members of their small group in Tongshan City, did not participate in their collective activities, which could only be related to the Heavenly Demon.

Either they found the Heavenly Demon and brought him back to Dragon and Tiger Mountain, or Dragon and Tiger Mountain discovered the Heavenly Demon and summoned them back.

In any case, it was always right to let them prepare in advance. At the very least, they couldn’t let the Special Affairs Bureau focus solely on them.

…

By the time everyone arrived at Tianshi Mountain, it was already early the next morning. The parking lot at the foot of the mountain was already full of vehicles.

Unlike the cultivation sects on the last Alien Star Battlefield, people in this world focused on self-cultivation and didn’t mind their sect locations being developed into tourist spots.

Moreover, the income from such development could be used as cultivation funds. Places like Qingxin Temple, which hadn’t been developed, were actually in the minority.

Zhang Ziqing was an inner disciple of Tianshi Mountain and directly led the group to the back mountain. The back mountain was off-limits to tourists and was the true location of the Tianshi Sect.

“Brother Zhang.”

“Greetings, Brother Zhang. Bringing friends to visit?”

Along the way, disciples of the Tianshi Sect greeted Zhang Ziqing from time to time.

The candidates had only been in the Simulation Field for three days, yet they had already stirred up the cultivation world.

However, most of the Heavenly Demons were still wandering in the mundane world and had not mingled with the cultivation sects. Therefore, no one thought Zhang Ziqing would bring a Heavenly Demon back to the mountain.

Zhang Ziqing nodded in response to each greeting.

He didn’t enter the main gate but instead led the group through a small path to the forbidden area of the back mountain.

The further they went, the quieter it became. The stone-paved path was overgrown with weeds, and in some places, the path was even buried.

Not only had this place been artificially neglected, but it was also set up with formations. If a tourist accidentally wandered in, they would circle the mountain forest a few times and then exit through another opening.

They would only think the scenery was poor and wouldn’t realize they had gotten lost in the mountain forest.

But such a path naturally couldn’t hinder a group of cultivators. Even after Chen Ziyong’s attributes were enhanced, he was still light and agile, making mountain paths a breeze.

The Special Affairs Bureau had sealed his account, merely reducing his influence. The effects of his previous confession were still there, and his strength hadn’t diminished much.

Currently, there were still over six hundred people left in the Simulation Field, and Chen Ziyong was ranked 34th.

The attributes he had enhanced through Keywords were far less effective in cultivation. He had practiced the “Tiangang Heart Method” of the Tianshi Sect, but his cultivation progress was clearly slower than Du Ge’s.

“Brother Cheng, today the ones guarding the Demon Sealing Cave are Grandmasters Liu Guang and Wu Huai. Their cultivation has reached the peak of the Qi Refining Realm, the highest level of contemporary cultivation. Brother Cheng, do you think we can take them down with just a few of us?” Zhang Ziqing asked as they walked.

“How do their cultivation levels compare to the Ghost King?” Du Ge asked.

It was his first time encountering a world with spells and magical artifacts, so he didn’t have an accurate understanding of the overall combat power of this world.

In a horizontal comparison, with various talismans enhancing him, his current strength was at most equivalent to the Golden Elixir Realm of the previous world.

But the Golden Elixir Realm in the two worlds was clearly not the same level. In this world, reaching the Golden Elixir Realm was akin to becoming a terrestrial immortal.

However, although terrestrial immortals in this world had magical artifacts and spells, Du Ge felt that their overall combat power was probably not as high as the Mahayana Realm of the last battlefield.

Maybe.

This was the difference between the Simulation Field and the Alien Star Battlefield!

In the Simulation Field, the only benefit was that death meant elimination, and one could take risks freely.

“One can’t defeat the Ghost King, but two might be able to fight him to a draw,” Zhang Ziqing said. “However, I’m not talking about the Ghost King of Beimang Mountain. Beimang Mountain is an extremely yin place, most beneficial for the cultivation of yin souls. The Ghost King there has almost reached the highest level of ghost cultivation, comparable to our inner elixir experts. He has countless ghost generals under his command. Unless he leaves Beimang Mountain, no one in the world dares to claim they can take down the Ghost King of Beimang Mountain.”

“The Ghost King in the Demon Sealing Cave isn’t as strong as the one in Beimang Mountain?” Du Ge asked.

“Not as strong,” Zhang Ziqing replied. “But those sealed here by generations of Tianshi must be ones that couldn’t be completely destroyed.”

“Got it.” Du Ge nodded and continued up the mountain.

At this point, he no longer cared about the main storyline.

Admittedly, when he entered the Simulation Field, Du Ge was somewhat complacent, not taking these candidates seriously. He only thought about methodically brushing up his skills, then finding the main storyline and ending this Simulation Field.

If there was enough time, he would start the next Simulation Field.

But now, the sudden chaos and the uncontrollable Simulation Field had sounded an alarm for Du Ge.

If an open Simulation Field was this chaotic, the Alien Star Battlefield, where Alien Star warriors fought for life and resources, would be even more ruthless.

Encountering such fierce opponents in the Simulation Field was better than facing them on the Alien Star Battlefield. Du Ge’s competitive spirit was fully aroused.

He had to force himself to adapt to this chaotic Simulation Field and achieve final victory.

These were all valuable experiences.

In fact, the sense of urgency Du Ge felt several times was brought about by the candidates in the Simulation Field.

…

In a sense, modern society’s speed of information dissemination was indeed very fast. But similarly, the control over information had become very strict.

Information that they didn’t want you to know would absolutely not be leaked at all.

Currently.

With the initiative in the opponent’s hands, Du Ge’s channels for obtaining information had suddenly narrowed.

The only way to win was to thicken the cards in his hand and then further develop the Keywords.

“Brother Cheng, why don’t Chen Ziyong and I go talk to the two grandmasters first and see if we can persuade them to open the Demon Sealing Cave?” Zhang Ziqing suggested.

Du Ge didn’t directly answer his question. After asking about the Ghost King for a long time, Zhang Ziqing was also unsure.

No matter how talented Du Ge was, he had only been cultivating for a day.

His two grandmasters had been cultivating their entire lives. Although they hadn’t formed a Golden Elixir, they were considered grandmasters in various sects, with astonishing cultivation and mastery of talismans and thunder techniques.

From a normal person’s perspective, they wouldn’t think Du Ge could defeat the two grandmasters, and even the grandmasters might not be able to defeat him.

Not to mention the Ghost King in the Demon Sealing Cave, Zhang Ziqing felt that his impulsive decision to bring Du Ge to open the Demon Sealing Cave was somewhat rash.

“No need, just find a way to distract them. Leave the rest to me.” Du Ge glanced at Zhang Ziqing, holding several Five Thunder Talismans and Cloud Rain Talismans in his palm, and pasted a Speed Talisman and a Protective Talisman on his leg.

The Speed Talisman would suddenly increase a person’s speed. In the past, cultivators in this world usually used it for traveling.

But with more convenient transportation like cars, the Speed Talisman had fallen out of use, becoming a chicken-rib talisman.

After all, in battle, body coordination was crucial. Sudden speed increases could cause overall imbalance, but Du Ge didn’t worry about the side effects of the Speed Talisman.

After training in several worlds, he had long adapted to any speed at any stage. The Speed Talisman was more helpful to him than the Five Thunder Talisman.

Seeing Du Ge preparing talismans for himself, Zhang Ziqing didn’t say anything. After being hit by the “Unfamiliarity Breeds Contempt” skill, he would always consider Du Ge’s safety.

Compared to the safety of sect elders, what could be more important than a friend’s safety?

As they spoke.

The group arrived at the front of the Demon Sealing Cave.

From the outside, the Demon Sealing Cave didn’t look unusual. It was just a cave with two stone doors, on which were carved ancient dragon and phoenix inscriptions.

Outside the dragon and phoenix inscriptions were layers of talismans, added by generations of Tianshi to strengthen the seal.

In addition, a stone turtle lay in front of the cave, carrying a stele inscribed with the words “Tianshi Zhang’s Seal,” left by an unknown generation of Tianshi.

Two elderly men in Taoist robes, looking to be in their seventies, were playing chess in a pavilion in front of the cave. Just sitting there, they gave off a harmonious feeling, as if they were one with nature.

Noticing Du Ge and the others climbing the mountain, the two didn’t even lift their heads.

“Seventy-sixth generation disciple Zhang Ziqing greets the two grandmasters.” Zhang Ziqing bowed to the two elders.

“What brings you up the mountain?” one of the elders asked.

“I have brought junior disciples from Maoshan, Emei, Shi, Bai, and Luo families to observe the Tianshi Seal,” Zhang Ziqing respectfully replied.

“Zhong Xie of the Maoshan Sect greets the two grandmasters.”

“Rosie of the Emei Sect greets the two grandmasters.”

“Luo Fan of the Luo family…”

Each person introduced themselves and bowed to the two elders in turn.

When it was Chen Ziyong’s turn, he stepped forward and said, “To see the two grandmasters, I climbed nine hundred and ninety steps, just to stand before you and tell you that I like you.”

The two calm elders suddenly shuddered and turned sharply to Chen Ziyong.

At the moment their attention was drawn to Chen Ziyong.

Du Ge flicked his fingers, and several Five Thunder Talismans flew from his hand, blasting towards the two elders in the pavilion.

At the same time.

He flashed towards the stone turtle, throwing two Cloud Rain Talismans into the air and reaching out to push the Tianshi Seal.

The Tianshi Sect was skilled in thunder techniques. When the Five Thunder Talismans fell, the two elders had already flashed out of the pavilion, dodging the five bolts of lightning.

Seeing Du Ge moving the Tianshi Seal, the two elders were furious. “How dare you, thief!”

Before the words were finished.

They raised their palms, and thunderbolts shot from their palms towards Du Ge’s hand.

Du Ge activated the Heavenly Eye of Maoshan, his eyes emitting golden light. At the moment they raised their hands, it was as if a net appeared in his eyes, showing the best attack routes for the next second.

He dodged and threw another Five Thunder Talisman, shouting, “Amateur players!”

At the same time.

Under his control, the water from the Cloud Rain Talismans had quietly condensed, turning into several streams that directly drilled into the elders’ seven orifices.

Seamless.