"Little Gold, what's wrong?"
Duan Lingtian looked at the little gold mouse on his shoulder with a bewildered expression as he asked curiously.
"Squeak squeak ~"
The little gold mouse raised her little head and looked towards the distance on the right.
Duan Lingtian followed the little gold mouse's gaze and looked over, and he saw an expanse of black mist coiled around there, causing him to be utterly unable to see clearly what was there.
"Did you notice something?"
Duan Lingtian's Spiritual Force stretched over, yet it felt as if a stone had sunk into the ocean, and he didn't notice anything.
"Big Brother Ling Tian, didn't you notice it? The aura emitted from there is too terrifying … "
The little gold mouse's young and tender voice entered into Duan Lingtian's ears. It contained a trace of terror mixed within.
"I didn't."
Duan Lingtian shook his head, then walked over curiously, and his entire body fused into the black mist.
Duan Lingtian's vision was obstructed within the black mist, and he could only use his Spiritual Force to feel the way ahead.
But, Spiritual Force wasn't eyes after all, and it could only tell Duan Lingtian if there was a swamp ahead, and it was unable to guide the way for Duan Lingtian.
"Big Brother Ling Tian, to the right."
Fortunately, the little gold mouse's voice sounded out in time, allowing Duan Lingtian to stop being a 'blind person.'
Under the little gold mouse's guidance, Duan Lingtian arrived at the side of a strange enormous pit.
This was an enormous pit that was so deep that the bottom couldn't be seen, and black mist coiled around it, causing it to be impossible to see the bottom.
"Hey!"
Duan Lingtian shouted towards the enormous pit, and after a few breaths of time, his reply sounded out.
So deep!
Duan Lingtian's pupils constricted.
"Big Brother Ling Tian, it's … It's inside."
The little gold mouse's voice transmission seemed to contain a trace of trembling mixed within.
"That aura that caused you to be afraid came from within this enormous pit?"
Duan Lingtian looked at the little gold mouse and frowned. "Little Gold, you wouldn't have sensed wrongly, right?"
The little gold mouse shook her head. "No … It's inside. Big Brother Ling Tian, if you don't believe me, I'll bring you down to have a look. " “
After the little gold mouse finished speaking, it turned into the size of a small mountain.
"Yes."
Duan Lingtian nodded. The little gold mouse's words had aroused his curiosity, and he really wanted to know what was inside this enormous pit that could actually cause the little gold mouse that wasn't afraid of anything to feel fear.
In his opinion, this was an inconceivable matter.
The enormous pit was very large, and it could completely accommodate the little gold mouse's enlarged body.
The little gold mouse carried Duan Lingtian and slowly descended into the enormous pit …
"Not there yet?"
After 15 minutes, Duan Lingtian noticed that the little gold mouse was still slowly descending, and he couldn't help but ask.
"Soon."
The little gold mouse spoke via voice transmission.
Finally, after another 10 plus breaths of time, the little gold mouse's speed finally slowed down. "Big Brother Ling Tian, look!"
Under the little gold mouse's guidance, Duan Lingtian looked down.
With just a glance, he could see that in the dark pit, on one side of the wall, there was actually a cave that could accommodate an adult …
To be more precise, it was a cave passage.
"Eh."
In next to no time, a flower at the side of the cave passage attracted Duan Lingtian's attention.
This was a flower that was pitch black like ink, and because of its color, it practically merged into one with the wall of the enormous pit. Because of the distance earlier, Duan Lingtian hadn't noticed it.
Now, along with the little gold mouse stopping, Duan Lingtian just happened to be at the same height as the entrance of the cave passage, and he was able to clearly see the outline of this black flower.
Following the memories of Samsara Emperor Wu, Duan Lingtian recognized this flower.
"Serene Cereus!"
Duan Lingtian's pupils constricted, as he never imagined that this was the Serene Cereus.
Although it was the first time he'd seen the Serene Cereus, it wasn't the first time he'd heard of it.
All those years ago, his mother, Li Rou, had told him about it.
20 plus years ago, his cheapskate father, Duan Rufeng, had entered deep into the Swamp of Death precisely for the sake of the Serene Cereus … Until now, there was no news of him.
Now, 20 years had passed, and he'd actually encountered the Serene Cereus.
"It's really an unintentional willow that grows into a shade …"
Duan Lingtian revealed a bitter smile, then conveniently plucked the Serene Cereus.
The Serene Cereus was an incomparably precious medicinal material.
It was priceless!
The refinement of many special medicinal pills more or less required the use of it.
Whoosh!
Duan Lingtian observed the entrance of the cave passage for a while longer, and after he noticed that there was nothing else, his figure flashed and he entered the cave passage.
At this time, the little gold mouse shrunk once more and followed him into the cave passage before descending onto Duan Lingtian's shoulder.
"What is this place?"
Duan Lingtian walked into the cave passage, and it became darker and darker, to the point he couldn't even see his own fingers.
Hiss!
With a raise of his hand, the weapon flame in Duan Lingtian's hand raged and jumped up, illuminating the entire cave.
After walking along the cave passage for an entire hour, Duan Lingtian was slightly impatient. "What the hell is this place?"
All along the way, Duan Lingtian could feel that the terrain was constantly lowering.
His initial estimation was that he was now at a depth of 1,000 meters underground.
"Big Brother Ling Tian, that aura is getting closer and closer …"
The little gold mouse's voice sounded out, causing Duan Lingtian to heave a sigh of relief. There was finally hope.
Finally, another half an hour passed, and Duan Lingtian turned a corner and noticed that a white dot of light had appeared before him …
"That's the exit?"
Duan Lingtian thought in his heart, and the speed of his feet increased.
Finally, the white dot of light before his eyes gradually enlarged, and Duan Lingtian finally walked out of the cave passage and entered a space that was as bright as day …
Accurately speaking, this was a space that was similar to a palace hall.
The hall was dazzling, as if it was an underground palace that was inlaid into the ground.
On the ceiling, nine enormous Luminous Pearls were inlaid, and the light of the hall came from them.
"Any one of these Luminous Pearls is at least double the size of the one that the Patriarch of the Phoenix Nest City's Chang Clan gave me back then! Any one of these Luminous Pearls is priceless. "
At the same time that Duan Lingtian gasped, his eyes glowed.
Finally, Duan Lingtian's gaze moved away from the nine Luminous Pearls and descended into the hall.
At the side of the hall, a skeleton laid there, and it attracted Duan Lingtian's attention.
The skeleton wore a set of clothes that ought to have experienced countless years and become extremely tattered.
From the thick bones of the skeleton, one could discern that this skeleton belonged to a man. "Who is this? Why is it here? "
Duan Lingtian was curious in his heart and carefully sized it up.
In next to no time, he noticed that the sternum of this skeleton was actually shattered, as if it was shattered by a palm strike of someone's hand …
"Big Brother Ling Tian, what's this?"
The little gold mouse's voice transmission entered into Duan Lingtian's ears in a timely manner.
Only now did Duan Lingtian notice that the little gold mouse had unknowingly left his shoulder and descended to the side of the skeleton. Presently, she was grabbing out a command token that was suffused with dust from the waist of the skeleton …
Duan Lingtian's face went ghastly pale when he saw this command token.
On the front of the command token, the word 'Duan' was clearly inscribed.
"It's the Duan Clan's command token!"
Duan Lingtian grabbed the command token, then took a deep breath before turning it over.
On it, the word 'direct' was so conspicuous.
Duan Clan, direct descendant disciple!
Duan Lingtian had seen this type of command token before. The Duan Clan's Patriarch, Duan Ru Huo, Grand Elder, Duan Zhen, and the Duan Clan's Fourth Master, Duan Ru Hong, all carried them on their person.
It was the command token that all direct descendant disciples of the Duan Clan wore!
"Could it be …?"
After taking a deep breath, Duan Lingtian's heartbeat abruptly sped up, and his gaze once again descended onto the skeleton before him.
Could it be that this is my deadbeat father, Duan Rufeng?
For a time, a wisp of a bitter smile appeared on the corners of Duan Lingtian's mouth.
If this skeleton was really his deadbeat father, then although he wouldn't be sad, he couldn't avoid being slightly disappointed …
After all, his mother had always firmly believed that his deadbeat father was still alive.
"Squeak squeak ~"
Right at this moment, the little gold mouse cried out once more.
"Big Brother Ling Tian, a Spatial Ring … It's a Spatial Ring."
When he heard the little gold mouse's voice transmission, Duan Lingtian's gaze descended onto the right hand of the skeleton before him, and on the right hand of the skeleton was a dark copper Spatial Ring.
After removing the Spatial Ring, Duan Lingtian dripped his blood on it to establish ownership.
"I hope there's something within this Spatial Ring that can prove the identity of this skeleton …"
Duan Lingtian thought in his heart, and his mood became even more perturbed.
What he was most worried about now was that this skeleton was really his deadbeat father, and once it was confirmed, he didn't know how sad his mother would be.
"Even if it's confirmed that he's really my deadbeat father, I still want to keep this secret to myself!"
Duan Lingtian took a deep breath and thought to himself.
He didn't want his mother to be sad.
At least, there was still a trace of hope in his mother's heart.
Allowing this trace of hope to accompany his mother for her entire life would perhaps be the best choice.
With a command in his heart, Duan Lingtian looked through the things within the Spatial Ring.
In next to no time, his gaze lit up. "A letter! There's actually a letter within this Spatial Ring … No matter if this letter was written by someone to the owner of the Spatial Ring or written by the owner of the Spatial Ring to someone else, it would surely have a signature! "
With a raise of his hand, a letter appeared in Duan Lingtian's hand.
This was a letter that had been opened.
"It ought to have been written by someone to the original owner of this Spatial Ring."
Duan Lingtian thought in his heart as he opened the letter and started reading it.
The opening of the letter was the address that someone addressed the original owner of the Spatial Ring …
"Duan You?"
When Duan Lingtian's gaze descended onto the words' Lord Duan You 'at the beginning of the letter, his gaze abruptly focused.
Duan You!
A direct descendant of the Duan Clan.
"Could it be that he's the Half-step Void Stage martial artist of the Duan Clan that came to the Swamp of Death to look for my deadbeat father all those years ago?"
This thought arose within Duan Lingtian's heart at the first possible moment.
After this thought arose, he was even more convinced.
"No matter if it's him or not … I can be sure of one thing, this skeleton doesn't belong to my deadbeat father."
Duan Lingtian heaved a sigh of relief and rejoiced.
Although he didn't know what his deadbeat father encountered all those years ago, since he didn't see the skeleton now, it meant that there was still a possibility that his deadbeat father was still alive …
Of course, it was also possible that he was swallowed by the swamp.
But it was only a possibility.
"Little Gold, the aura you spoke of earlier that caused you to be afraid came from here? “
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