Chapter 529 - 528: The Holy Medicine Fails

Chapter 529: Chapter 528: The Holy Medicine Fails

Now, having fallen into the Land of Divine Demon again, Lian Shuang had already betrayed the Xu Clan.

If the Kunpeng Race were to see her now, things would get very complicated.

"What? We’ve entered the Sealed Demon Land!" Upon hearing this, Ling Fei’s brow furrowed tightly. "This is trouble."

"Is there any hope for us to survive?" Shangguan Wan’Er asked Lian Shuang, her own brow locked in a tight frown.

She had been full of anticipation for her journey to the Divine Wilderness, only to fall into the Sealed Demon Land and become a prisoner.

With her life hanging in the balance, reaching the Martial Arts Peak was now an impossible dream.

It was like plummeting into a ravine just as you were about to reach the summit—a despair that left one feeling powerless.

"You don’t need to despair," Lian Shuang said. "There are a total of Seven Great Divine Demon Ancient Clans sealed within this Land of Divine Demon. Not all of these Ancient Clans are on good terms with the Kunpeng Race. Take the Stone Race, for example. Although they are also sealed here, during the Ancient Era, they did not cause chaos throughout the world like the Kunpeng Race did!"

"Oh!" Hearing this, Ling Fei’s eyes lit up.

Shangguan Wan’Er also breathed a sigh of relief.

Initially, they had assumed that these great clans were sealed here for committing terrible crimes in ancient times.

If that were the case, they would surely be the embodiment of evil.

To fall into such a place, survival seemed nearly impossible, especially since their Cultivation was still so low.

"The Ancient Era was a time of turmoil, and no one could remain uninvolved. We can’t know the full truth of what happened," Lian Shuang explained, "but the Stone Race and the Fighting Saint Ape Clan are considered followers of the Righteous Dao. Great Powers from their clans made significant contributions to the Human Race back then. It’s just that the situation in the Ancient Era was chaotic, and for various reasons, they all ended up sealed here." She wasn’t entirely clear on all the details of these ancient secrets herself.

Ling Fei and Shangguan Wan’Er knew little about the events of Ancient Times, so they couldn’t form any judgment upon hearing this.

"As long as the Stone Race doesn’t target us, we have a fighting chance!" Lian Shuang said simply.

"Then it all comes down to fate," Ling Fei said, a glint in his eyes. Since they were already here, they had to make the best of it. Overthinking was pointless.

Besides, from the looks of it, the Stone Race didn’t seem evil.

Otherwise, they would have executed him long ago.

"Mm," Lian Shuang nodded. At this point, it really was up to their individual fortunes.

"In that case, I’ll focus on healing first," Ling Fei said. "Only by returning to my peak condition can I better handle whatever comes next."

"Alright!" Lian Shuang and Shangguan Wan’Er nodded.

And so, inside the stone cell, Ling Fei sat cross-legged on a stone bed in the corner and began to circulate his Cultivation Technique to heal.

The collapse of the teleportation channel and the raging turbulence had damaged his bones and meridians. However, thanks to the protection of his True Dragon Armor, the injuries weren’t severe. He had coughed up blood mainly because the immense pressure had caused the qi and blood in his body to flow in reverse, resulting in minor injuries to his internal organs.

Ling Fei had Healing Elixirs, and with the guidance of his True Dragon Body Refining Technique, he could use the Dragon Qi within him to recover from his injuries far faster than other Cultivators.

Time passed quietly.

In the blink of an eye, half a day went by. Ling Fei’s injuries gradually healed, and even his fractured bones began to mend.

...

The next morning, in a great hall of the Stone Race, six Elders sat anxiously in their seats, waiting for something.

Finally, an old man walked in from outside the hall. It was none other than the old Clan Leader of the Stone Race.

"Clan Leader, how did it go?" When Old Shi Ren approached, the six Elders hurriedly stood up and asked. They were all Elders of the Stone Race.

"After Little Shi Tou consumed the Holy Stone Milk, his bloodline inheritance gradually reawakened, and his strength has grown. However, his Spiritual Aperture did not open." Old Shi Ren walked to the main seat at the head of the hall and sat down. In that instant, the nine-foot-tall old man seemed to have aged a hundred years.

Although Little Shi Tou was now much stronger, what was the use if his Spiritual Wisdom hadn’t awakened? He couldn’t think for himself; he was just a wooden puppet. How could he become the future pillar of the Stone Race? How could he withstand the erosion of time to become a peerless powerhouse of his generation?

So, no matter how powerful Little Shi Tou was now, it was all for naught without his Spiritual Wisdom awakened.

"The Spiritual Aperture didn’t open?"

"How could this be?"

"Don’t tell me even our clan’s Holy Medicine is useless?"

"Heavens! If you were going to give the Stone Race a peerless genius not seen in a hundred thousand years, why must you torment our clan like this!"

Instantly, the six Elders in the hall looked utterly dejected. Some even began to wail in despair.

Clearly, none of them could accept this reality.

If Little Shi Tou were to fully mature, they wouldn’t even have to worry about the other sealed beings. Among the people of the current era, the Stone Race would have been strong enough to dominate all opposition.

Alas, all of it had become an illusory dream.

"It must be because the Holy Stone Milk was knocked down! The medicinal efficacy was affected, and that’s why it couldn’t open Little Shi Tou’s Spiritual Aperture!"

"It must be because that youth who fell from the sky desecrated our clan’s Holy Stone! That’s what affected the Holy Stone Milk’s efficacy!"

As they despaired, the eyes of two Elders flashed, and they spoke with rising anger.

The anger in their hearts was difficult to quell, and they could only vent it on Ling Fei.

Otherwise, if they kept bottling it up, they would be consumed by misery.

"That young man?" Old Shi Ren’s eyes flickered as he, too, thought of Ling Fei.

"In my opinion, if we don’t kill him, the anger of our clansmen will never be appeased!" an Elder beside him said.

The others nodded, all of them filled with hatred for Ling Fei.

"Bring him here first. Let’s have a look," Old Shi Ren said after a moment of thought.

Although he was angry, he hadn’t been completely blinded by his rage.

"Yes!" An Elder nearby immediately sent a message to have Ling Fei brought over.

"What? Little Shi Tou didn’t awaken his Spiritual Aperture?"

"Even the Holy Stone Milk didn’t work?"

"It must be that person who appeared out of nowhere! He desecrated the Holy Stone, causing the Holy Stone Milk to fail!"

"That must be it. When he fell, the Holy Stone released Dao Patterns to defend itself. The Essence Qi of the Holy Stone Milk must have been depleted then."

News of Little Shi Tou’s failed awakening quickly spread throughout the Stone Race.

Instantly, every single Stone Man felt a sense of loss.

In their despair, everyone couldn’t help but place all the blame on Ling Fei.

Just like that, Ling Fei became the Stone Race’s scapegoat.

His timing had simply been too unfortunate.

...

「Inside the stone cell.」

Ling Fei was currently healing in seclusion.

After stopping the circulation of his True Dragon Body Refining Technique, Ling Fei let out a long breath and opened his eyes. "My injuries have finally healed," he sighed softly, "but my Cultivation is still too low. Although my Divine Soul is comparable to that of Nascent Soul Realm Powerhouses, I’m still far too weak compared to experts at the Divine Mansion Realm or Daoist Palace Realm."

And here in the Sealed Demon Land, there were even stronger beings.

This made Ling Fei lament his weakness. He wished he could instantly become a peerless powerhouse, free to roam the world with no one capable of stopping him.

Just as Ling Fei was lost in these thoughts, the sound of the stone cell’s door opening suddenly rang out.

’Someone’s coming!’ Ling Fei’s eyes sharpened with vigilance.

"This brat! He actually caused our clan’s Holy Medicine to fail! The clan elders have spoken—we have to teach him a lesson!"

"We should at least cripple the brat before throwing him into the mountains to feed the Black-Scaled Demon Eagles!" two burly Stone Men said, walking over with resentful expressions.

’The Holy Medicine failed?’ The words reached Ling Fei’s ears, and his heart skipped a beat. ’Damn it,’ he thought, ’I’m about to become their scapegoat!’