Forge your destiny and become an immortal, starting with hunting demons in the deep sea.

Chapter 55 A Tier 3 Monster? An Opportunity?!

"Are you two joking?"

Qiao Guanjiang snorted coldly and stepped forward.

"We were entrusted by your Bai family to reclaim this island, so naturally we must also eliminate some potential dangers. This cave is connected to a sea eye; who knows what might emerge from it?"

"What if your Bai family members get injured or killed because of this underground cave in the future? Won't you say we rogue cultivators took the money but didn't do our job?!"

"you……!"

The two members of the Bai family were only in their early twenties. How could they have ever seen the power of a rogue cultivator like Qiao Guanjiang who had fought his way up from the bottom?

Startled by these words, they all took a few steps back.

"Fifth Brother, what should we do?" one of the slightly immature members of the Bai family asked his elder brother in a low voice.

"Qiao Guanjiang is the strongest among the rogue cultivators. We are no match for him. Quickly go back and report to the clan leader."

"it is good."

After a brief exchange, the two ignored the rogue cultivators and quickly left the area using their movement techniques.

Qiao Guanjiang did not intervene, but simply stared coldly at the two figures as they walked away.

Although Bai Changnian, the patriarch of the Bai family, has reached the ninth level of the Spirit Gathering stage, he is over eighty years old and his blood and energy are declining, so it is unknown how much strength he can still retain.

This could be an opportunity to lure the entire Bai family into the underground cave, thus eliminating any future trouble.

"Call for help!"

Qiao Guanjiang turned his head away and gave an order to one of his subordinates behind him.

"Yes, Boss Qiao."

The subordinate quickly took out a talisman from his pocket, activated it, and threw it into the air.

A burst of multicolored magical light shot into the sky, and soon more than thirty rogue cultivators gathered from all directions.

This is nearly half the number of independent cultivators on the island, showing that Qiao Guanjiang had been planning this for a long time!

"Boss Qiao, this cave is blocked by a huge rock, and the entrance is too narrow. There are so many of us, we can't get down."

A rogue cultivator threw a stone into the crack, and a hollow echo came from inside, indicating that there was a large space underground.

"What's so difficult about that?"

Qiao Guanjiang curled his lip in disdain, then summoned a high-grade magic sword, infused it with spiritual power, and the sword energy slashed towards the boulder blocking the cave entrance!

boom!!

With a loud bang, the ground seemed to tremble. The massive boulder, more than ten feet thick, shattered into pieces in an instant. As the dust settled, a huge opening, large enough to accommodate two carriages side by side, was revealed below.

"Walk!"

At Qiao Guanjiang's command, he led the large group of cultivators toward the cave entrance.

This cave is not vertically downward, but at a certain angle. As the entrance is exposed, sunlight shines in, and the cave is winding and rugged, leading to an unknown destination. The four rock walls are covered with scratches, as if a giant serpent had crawled through them!

Unexpectedly, just before stepping into the underground cave, Qiao Guanjiang suddenly stopped, turned his head, looked at Chen Ye not far away, and frowned.

"Fellow Daoist Luo, won't you join us to explore?"

Chen Ye was surprised that Qiao Guanjiang would take the initiative to speak to him. He shook his head, his expression showing a hint of fear.

"Luo has been afraid of such confined environments since childhood, so he won't go down with Boss Qiao."

As he spoke, Chen Ye took a few steps back to show that he had no interest in what was inside.

"Fear?"

Qiao Guanjiang smiled disdainfully upon hearing this. This kid does value his life, but he does have some self-awareness.

"It's a pity that we hit it off immediately. Since Fellow Daoist Luo is unwilling to explore the cave, I will not force you."

As soon as he finished speaking, Qiao Guanjiang eagerly stepped into the cave.

"Love at first sight? Indeed, after all, we met a year ago."

Chen Ye withdrew his gaze, found a clean place to sit down and meditate, and casually popped a top-grade Rejuvenation Pill into his mouth to replenish the spiritual energy he had previously consumed and quickly adjust his condition.

A quarter of an hour later, another group of cultivators rushed over, but this time it was the Bai family cultivators, a total of twenty-seven clansmen, all of whom were present.

"Hmm? All those rogue cultivators have gone down?"

Bai Changnian's heart sank when he saw the cave that had been blasted open.

The Bai family has been busy these past few days, relying on their family's beast-taming heritage to explore Cangji Island. Who knew that a group of clueless rogue cultivators would get there first!

"Wait? There's still one who hasn't gone down?"

At this moment, Bai Changnian suddenly noticed Chen Ye sitting under a large tree not far away, meditating.

"Brother Luo, you and them..." Bai Miaozhu couldn't help but speak, but before she could finish, she was interrupted by Bai Yunheng.

"Hmph, is that even a question? This kid must have been left out as a lookout by that bastard Qiao Guanjiang!"

Bai Yunheng snorted coldly and drew his longsword, intending to take Chen Ye's life.

"Stop right there!" Bai Changnian glared at his impetuous grandson, then bowed to Chen Ye.

"Young friend Luo, why didn't you enter the cave with Qiao Guanjiang and the others?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Ye slowly shook his head and said in a deep voice.

"I have no acquaintance with Qiao Guanjiang, nor do I have any interest in the things inside the cave. I came here only to obtain the insect-controlling technique from the nobleman."

"Since that's the case..." Bai Changnian pondered for a moment, but he couldn't tell whether Chen Ye's words were true or false. However, since he didn't enter the underground cave, he must not be on the same side as Qiao Guanjiang.

"Then I'll trouble you to wait here a little longer, young friend Luo. Once I've quelled those troublesome rogue cultivators, I will gladly present you with the Insect Control Technique."

After saying that, Bai Changnian led his clansmen into the cave. Bai Miaozhu glanced back at Chen Ye, but Chen Ye did not give her any response.

Two groups of people entered the underground cave one after the other. Once they met, a bloody battle was bound to break out!

Chen Ye regained his composure and pondered silently.

It would be a lie to say I'm not interested in the opportunities inside the cave, but the situation inside is unclear, and who knows if there might be other dangers?

Qiao Guanjiang and the Bai family may have been fearless or forced into this situation, but Chen Ye had no need to be the one to stick his neck out.

It's better to wait outside for a while; you never know when things might turn around.

Not long after the Bai family members descended into the cave, they heard the sounds of fierce fighting and magical attacks coming from inside, and they could even hear the roars and howls of demonic beasts from time to time.

As a family that tames beasts, almost every member of the Bai family has a contracted spirit beast. However, Qiao Guanjiang's group of rogue cultivators has more members, and most of them are more powerful than the Bai family members. It is estimated that it will be difficult to determine a winner in the short term.

After waiting for about half an incense stick's time, a disheveled figure climbed out of the cave.

"Help...help me, there's something in this cave..."

"What?"

Chen Ye unleashed a burst of spiritual energy to pull the man up, then drew his Crimson Feather Sword and pressed it against the man's neck, asking in a cold voice.

What's inside the cave?

Having barely escaped the battle between the two sides, this cultivator was now being questioned sternly by Chen Ye, and with the scorching sword energy emanating from the Crimson Feather Sword almost slicing his neck, how could he dare to hide anything?

He shuddered and stammered.

"Inside, inside there are... third-tier demonic beasts!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Ye's pupils contracted sharply.

A third-tier demonic beast? This is what they call an opportunity?!

It's a chance to lose one's life!