After being swept away by the Underground River, Su Wuchen held his breath underwater, being pushed forward by the current.
He originally thought he'd be holding his breath like this indefinitely, not knowing when he'd run out of air.
But he didn't expect that the next moment, the water current would carry him into an underground space.
Because of the Cave Mansion's collapse, the top of this space was already shattered, with many irregularly sized stones haphazardly pressing down.
Sunlight shone down through the cracks above, allowing him to clearly see the scene within the space.
"So, it's a broken Passage here. Looks like this is the lower level of the Cave Mansion..." Su Wuchen murmured.
He knew that as long as he climbed up through the cracks above, he could safely leave this broken Passage.
"Hmm?"
Su Wuchen suddenly noticed that directly ahead of him, there was a passage sloping downwards.
I wonder what's at the bottom of this passage?
Su Wuchen was curious.
"Clang, clang, clang…"
At that moment!
He suddenly heard the sounds of metal clashing coming from ahead.
Someone's fighting!
Following the sounds of the fight, Su Wuchen cautiously walked forward and entered the Underground River.
When he walked out of the entire passage, he saw the end of the passage.
Before him was a giant palace!
The palace was resplendent, with bright lights.
Around the palace, there were also many small passages.
And in the very center of the palace, there was a huge pool!
In the very center of the pool stood a large Stone Platform.
On the Stone Platform, there seemed to be a box.
And around the banks of the pool, there were more than a dozen corpses of martial artists.
In the palace, only two martial artists remained alive.
The two survivors were young men, both seemingly in their early twenties, and incredibly strong.
Astonishingly, both were at the sixth level of the Mortal Martial Realm!
Currently, they were battling over a dozen metal golems.
These metal golems, each clad in armor, didn't possess the cultivation aura of human martial artists, but their combat strength was extraordinary. They were holding their own against the two young experts.
Whenever the two men tried to approach the Pool, the dozen or so metal golems would fiercely block them, attacking to prevent them from getting closer.
Seeing this, Su Wuchen naturally understood.
The box on the Stone Platform in the center of the Pool was definitely not ordinary; it must contain some precious treasure.
Those two young, powerful men, along with the corpses lying by the Pool, had clearly come for that box.
And those Metal Golems were likely there to protect the box, which was why they attacked anyone who approached.
As time passed, those dozen or so Metal Golems were all dismantled by the two young, powerful men, reduced to scrap.
But the two of them were also severely injured and exhausted as a result.
The man in the Gray-robed, looked at the other man in White-robed and said, "Brother Leng, the greatest Opportunity in this Cave Mansion is this box. Whatever is inside is definitely extraordinary. I'll go get it now, and then we'll split it, how does that sound?"
"Alright!" The White-robed man nodded slightly.
"The greatest Opportunity in this Cave Mansion?"
Hearing their conversation, Su Wuchen, who was not far away, was startled.
He didn't expect that the box on the Stone Platform in the center of the Pool would actually be the biggest Opportunity in this Cave Mansion!
Perhaps… I can compete for it!
Su Wuchen stared at the box, his gaze becoming fervent.
At that moment, the Gray-robed man leaped onto the Stone Platform in the center of the Pool.
But just then…
Swoosh!
A Flying Sword instantly pierced through his body from behind.
"Ugh…"
After a pained groan, the Gray-robed man turned to the White-robed man standing by the Pool, his eyes filled with confusion and resentment. "Brother Leng, you... you..."
But before he could finish, his body tilted backward, falling into the Pool and slowly losing his breath.
Watching the Gray-robed man, now dead in the Pool, the White-robed man sneered coldly, "This box is the greatest Opportunity in this Cave Mansion. You actually thought I'd share it with you? Heh! Fool! Haha... Cough cough... Pfft!"
However, before he could finish laughing, a mouthful of blood suddenly spurted from his mouth, making his face even paler. Then, he dropped to one knee, barely managing to stay upright.
"Damn, I didn't expect the injuries to be so severe, but all the effort was worth it to get this Opportunity. Now that everyone is dead, this Opportunity belongs to me and me alone, haha... huh?"
Just then!
His laughter abruptly stopped.
Because at this moment!
A young man was standing on the Stone Platform in the Pool, appearing there at some unknown point.
It was Su Wuchen!
"Boy, you... who are you? Put down the box immediately!"
Seeing that Su Wuchen had already embraced the box on the Stone Platform, the White-robed man could no longer remain seated.
Su Wuchen turned to look at the White-robed man and said, "The things in this Cave Mansion are ownerless, why should I give them to you?"
The White-robed man said coldly, "In front of this old man, you dare to steal his things, aren't you afraid I'll kill you?"
Su Wuchen said, "If you could kill me now, would you still have time to talk nonsense with me?"
"You..." The White-robed man ground his teeth in anger.
He was indeed seriously injured.
Otherwise, he would have killed this wretched kid in front of him immediately.
Seeing that force wouldn't work, he tried a softer approach, "Kid, so many of us died here trying to get this box, but in the end, you came out and reaped the benefits. Isn't that a bit unfair?"
"What does your death have to do with me?"
"You!"
Su Wuchen continued, "Besides, don't speak so righteously. Just now, to monopolize this box, you mercilessly killed your companions who fought alongside you. Someone as ruthless and selfish as you, what right do you have to say I'm unfair?"
"You..." The white-robed man was speechless, his expression extremely ugly.
Su Wuchen didn't bother wasting any more words with him, turned around, jumped off the Stone Platform, and left the Pool.
He could have killed the white-robed man to silence him.
But this white-robed man was at the sixth level of the Mortal Martial Realm and might have some life-saving methods.
If he pushed the other party too hard, and the other party jumped the wall out of desperation, who knew if they would end up taking him down with them?
After careful consideration, he chose not to act rashly.
Seeing Su Wuchen about to leave, the white-robed man angrily said, "Boy, who are you? If you have the guts, tell me your name!"
Su Wuchen said seriously, "I don't change my name or surname. I am an outer disciple of the Black Fire Sect, and my name is Zhang Wuji! If you want revenge, go find me at the Black Fire Sect! I, Zhang Wuji, will be waiting for you!"
After saying this, Su Wuchen turned and left the Palace.
Looking at the direction Su Wuchen had gone, the white-robed man angrily said, "Alright, Zhang Wuji, outer disciple of the Black Fire Sect, is it? You dare to steal my things, just you wait!"
After leaving the Palace, Su Wuchen returned to the broken Passage he had just come from.
Soon, he climbed through the stone cracks in the Passage and left the Cave Mansion.
At this moment, he scanned the surroundings and realized that the entire Cave Mansion had moved away from the ground and sunk dozens of meters deep into the earth, forming a massive pit.
"Brother Wuchen!"
A voice suddenly rang out.
Su Wuchen looked in the direction of the voice and saw a familiar figure jump down into the Cave Mansion's deep pit.
A moment later.
That familiar figure ran towards him from not far away in the deep pit.
The person was none other than Chen Jiushan!
After Chen Jiushan arrived in front of Su Wuchen, he said with a face full of joy, "Brother Wuchen, I didn't expect you to be alive, that's great!"
"Do you want me to die that much?" Su Wuchen joked.
"Bah, bah… look at my big mouth! I didn't mean it."
Chen Jiushan quickly explained, "Brother Wuchen, I didn't expect that you would sacrifice yourself for me, disregarding your own safety. I thought you would be buried underground and wouldn't be able to get out. But I believe that you, a lucky person, will always turn bad luck into good fortune. It's great to see you escape death. I, Chen Jiushan, owe you a life! No, two!"
Hearing this, Su Wuchen was stunned.
He didn't expect that after he threw Chen Jiushan out of the Cave Mansion's exit, Chen Jiushan didn't leave.
He had been worried about him.
He'd been waiting here for him to come out.
It seemed this person was someone who knew how to repay kindness, and was worth befriending.
He said, "The situation was urgent back then, one of us had to get out alive, you don't need to worry too much."
"No!"
Chen Jiushan's face was serious. "Brother Wuchen, you saved my life, your kindness is as heavy as a mountain, so from today on, you are my boss, Chen Jiushan!"
After saying this, he immediately knelt on one knee in front of Su Wuchen, raised his hand and bowed, saying, "Boss!"
Su Wuchen was a bit startled, and smiled awkwardly. "Brother Jiushan, I'll be friends with you, but you don't have to call me boss, I..."
"No!"
Chen Jiushan interrupted Su Wuchen. "I've made up my mind. From now on, you're my boss. And Boss, you can just call me Jiushan from now on!"
Seeing how resolute Chen Jiushan was, Su Wuchen couldn't help but rub his forehead, a look of helplessness on his face. "Alright, get up."
"Yes, Boss!"
Only then did Chen Jiushan stand up, his face beaming with a smile. "Boss, I'll take you to the sect now!"
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