Record of a Demon's Cultivation

Chapter 469 - Establishing a Cave Dwelling

Translator: Cinder Translations

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"Where is the Gui Yuan Qi?" Song Wen asked.

An Tong replied, "Does Senior have a sea chart?"

Song Wen flipped his hand and took out a jade slip. After infusing his spiritual power into it, a virtual sea chart appeared in mid-air.

An Tong pointed to the upper-left corner of the chart, where there was nothing but sea.

"Here, there is an underwater reef island. On the eastern side of the island, there is a tomb, and the Gui Yuan Qi is within the tomb."

Song Wen frowned slightly. "An underwater reef island? If the island is below the water, how can we determine its location?"

An Tong said, "Surrounding the reef island within a hundred miles are three smaller islands, and the reef island is in the center of these three islands."

Song Wen scanned the three small islands on the sea chart and nodded.

"How did your father know that there was a tomb on the underwater reef island?"

An Tong replied, "Before he passed, my father was invited by a friend to explore the tomb. In the end, he died from the evil qi inside the tomb."

"Did your father ever tell you about the specifics of the tomb, or did he have a map of it?" Song Wen asked.

An Tong shook her head. "No. When my father returned, he was already poisoned by the evil qi, on the verge of death, and didn't mention anything about the tomb."

Song Wen couldn't help but feel slightly disappointed.

However, it was then that An Yin, who had been silent, spoke up.

"No, there was a rough sketch. I saw it when I was sorting through my father's belongings."

An Tong looked at her younger sister in surprise, clearly unaware of this.

"Where is the rough sketch?" Song Wen asked.

"It was burned with my father's other belongings," An Yin replied. "But I can remember it."

Song Wen took out paper and a brush from his storage ring. "Draw it for me."

An Tong took the paper and brush. Glancing at the empty cave dwelling, which had no table, she had no choice but to kneel and start drawing.

It seemed that their father had not fully explored the entire tomb, as An Tong's sketch was very simple, only containing a few strokes.

It showed part of the tomb's passage and two side chambers on the left but no information about the main chamber.

Their father might not have entered the main chamber, or perhaps he was forced to retreat after encountering the Gui Yuan Qi inside.

From the sketch, not much could be gathered, but Song Wen could roughly deduce that, for him, the tomb should not be dangerous.

After all, a Foundation Establishment cultivator had been able to approach the main chamber; how dangerous could it really be?

Song Wen shot out a burst of spiritual power, shattering the sketch.

"This matter must not be spoken of to anyone," Song Wen said coldly.

"Rest assured, Senior, as long as you do not expel us, we do not intend to leave this island for the rest of our lives. This matter will not reach a fourth person," An Tong said.

"That's good."

Song Wen moved to a corner of the cave dwelling and took out the Starry Line Formation array, carefully calculating the positions of the stars before beginning to set up the formation.

Two hours later, nightfall arrived.

Suddenly, a dazzling silver beam of light shot up from the jade plate, speeding toward the sky.

About a quarter of an hour later, the light gradually weakened, but it did not completely dissipate. It remained faintly visible in the sky.

If outsiders saw this beam, they would know that this island was owned and would not dare to approach casually.

"From today onward, you two will reside in this cave dwelling. You may take any birds, beasts, or spirit herbs from the island, or you can open up a spirit garden to cultivate your own. In any case, I will not interfere with your daily life or cultivation. However, you cannot leave the island freely."

An Tong looked at Song Wen in surprise. She had never expected him to give them such a large amount of freedom and permission.

"Senior, aren't you going to stay in this cave dwelling?" she asked.

Song Wen replied, "I will establish another cave dwelling, but where it is, you do not need to know. The only thing you need to do is to guard the Starry Line Formation. If anyone sends a message, you must notify me in time."

Saying this, Song Wen tossed a communication jade slip to them.

An Tong took the jade slip. "What if Senior is not on the island and cannot receive the message?"

Song Wen replied, "Then you should send a message at regular intervals until I receive it."

"Understood, Senior."

Song Wen nodded and turned to leave the cave dwelling.

He flew to the sky above the island, intending to find a suitable location to establish another cave dwelling.

The cave dwelling on the cliff was too conspicuous. If one day they provoked a strong enemy, the enemy would be able to find the cave with a single glance.

As for An Tong and her sister, they could divert the enemy's attention and buy Song Wen some time to escape.

After observing for a long time from high above, Song Wen dove into the sea.

Since he planned to stay on this island for an extended period, he needed to understand it thoroughly.

A quarter of an hour later, Song Wen surfaced from the water. He had found the perfect place for his new cave dwelling — the western side of the island, which was also the back of An Tong and her sister's cave.

The entrance to the cave was at the base of a cliff, hidden among the rocks where the waves crashed.

Song Wen worked for three hours before finally carving out the cave.

The entrance was small, just tall enough for one person, cleverly concealed by the towering rocks and the crashing waves.

The passage behind the entrance was narrow, sloping upwards. After a short distance, the space opened up into a wide, open area.

This was a spacious cave with a diameter of about one mile.

To avoid being trapped inside by enemies, Song Wen carved two additional exits in the cave.

One sloped downward into the deep sea, while the other was a straight path leading up to the mountain's peak.

Neither tunnel was fully opened; each still had about ten feet of rock left to be excavated.

The cave was taking shape, and now Song Wen needed to connect it to the ley lines to increase the spiritual energy in the area.

After carefully calculating the path of the ley lines, Song Wen took out four blue flags and a large copper mirror-like formation disk.

He planned to set up the Spirit Pivot Phantom Vein Formation. This was a Level 4 formation, not particularly advanced, but capable of slightly altering the flow of the miniature ley lines' energy.

Ji Yin Island was only a few dozen miles long, so the Spirit Pivot Phantom Vein Formation was sufficient. Of course, Song Wen couldn't set up a complex large-scale formation.

Song Wen had obtained the formation flags and disk while still at the Beastmaster Sect. He had always thought this formation was quite useful, so he had kept it and never sold it.

Suddenly, the entire Ji Yin Island began to tremble lightly. The sand and stones on the ground shifted, and the sea churned as if an invisible force was moving deep beneath the earth.

"Boom!"

A deep, long sound resonated from the depths of the earth.

"What's happening?" An Yin asked, her expression slightly panicked as she turned to her sister.

An Tong shook her head, her brows furrowed with worry in her eyes.

She and her sister had just received Song Wen's protection, and they didn't want any further disturbances.

"Eh! The concentration of spiritual energy in the cave is rapidly decreasing," An Yin exclaimed in surprise.

An Tong suddenly had a thought and said, "It might be Senior's doing."

An Yin asked, "What is Senior doing? Why doesn't he stay in the same cave as us?"

An Tong replied, "Don't try to guess Senior's intentions. We just need to obey his commands. For him to provide us with a place to live is already a tremendous opportunity for us."

An Yin sighed, "I never expected there would be such kind-hearted seniors in the cultivation world."

What the two sisters didn't notice was that, in a corner of the cave, a small insect was hiding in a crack, watching them intently.

(End of the Chapter)

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