CHAPTER 827: FOUND SOMETHING UNEXPECTED?

Spear intent was just like sword intent, except that it was derived from the spear. A spear user with deep mastery and comprehension of spearmanship would naturally comprehend spear intent.

In fact, any weapon could lead a cultivator to comprehend intent, will, and heart according to their weapon’s comprehension. The difficulty varied, but the concept remained the same—to become one with the weapon and understand it deeply enough to unleash far greater power.

Anyone who had comprehended such a level was truly worthy of being called a master of their weapon and a powerful cultivator.

Aldrian actually knew some people who had reached this level with their weapon, which was not the sword. For example, Emperor Ladwin had comprehended bow intent, making each of his arrows devastating compared to normal shots.

There was also Pope Claudius, who had comprehended spear intent. With the Heavenly Direction Church’s legacy artifact, the Heaven’s Punishment Spear, he could be said to be one of the most powerful Emperor Stage existences.

Many people mostly heard about sword intent and sword will, but not about others like spear intent or spear will. The popularity of swords among cultivators was truly high compared to other weapons, which was why they only heard about the sword intent or will.

Still, whatever the weapon was, those who had comprehended the intent or will of their weapon could not be underestimated and were far stronger than their peers.

If someone at Munez’s level had comprehended spear intent, the power he could unleash would be truly devastating. With just a swift, ordinary swing, he could instantly kill a giant fish the size of a house, one that possessed low pseudo-immortal stage cultivation.

Regardless of the fact that Munez was his enemy, Aldrian had to admit that Munez was a genius and a powerful cultivator.

"Let’s continue. There might be stronger beings underwater, and it will be troublesome if there are many of them," Munez said as the spear in his hand disappeared.

The others said nothing more before continuing their journey. The river was quite wide, and along the way, they encountered another beast with much stronger cultivation at the middle pseudo-immortal stage. Munez did the same as before and killed it with ease before they finally reached the other side of the river.

After landing, they continued walking in search of their goal. Along the way, they occasionally encountered powerful beasts, but they were still able to kill them. The beasts here were all guaranteed to be powerful and poisonous due to the environment. Every beast they met had at least pseudo-immortal stage cultivation.

It was not surprising, considering that these beasts had to survive in such a harsh environment. They had to be powerful and were mostly huge, as all of them had reached the pseudo-immortal stage.

Most of the ones they encountered were from the insect and arachnid kinds, such as scorpions and spiders.

These beasts were another factor that made the valley even more dangerous. Cultivators had to fight them in this kind of environment, and if they were trapped in a prolonged battle, they would quickly exhaust their energy. That would be the worst-case scenario here, as it was basically a death sentence for anyone without something like a poison resistance pill.

Another hour finally passed, and it was around the time Godard had mentioned he found the Celestial Angel Flower in the past.

"There is still no sign of the flower, but we still have two hours before the effect of the pill runs out," Munez said as he looked around. Their visibility was still terrible, and it had not changed even a bit since earlier.

After observing the situation and the environment, Aldrian strengthened his belief that the story about the flower might be false and that there was no Celestial Angel Flower here at all. The Celestial Angel Flower could grow in this kind of environment because the herb was capable of filtering any toxic substance. As long as the conditions for its growth were met, it would grow anywhere.

At first, based on the avatar’s analysis, the chance of the story being fake was seventy percent. Now, Aldrian believed ninety-nine percent that there was no flower in this place. With such poor visibility and so many strong beasts around, it was nearly impossible for Godard to have had such a fortunate encounter with his low pseudo-immortal cultivation.

Unless he had heaven-defying luck, there was no way he could have fought all those beasts alone. He would have been dead before he even knew it.

"Wait, I sense something nearby, this way," Munez suddenly said as he pointed in one direction. The others stopped, and Munez continued,

"Let’s check it."

They walked toward the direction Munez had pointed, and after about fifteen minutes, they finally arrived at the side of a cliff. Sir Ferix raised his eyebrows when he saw the cliff wall because there was actually a cave entrance there.

"This... I don’t think I passed this place before, so let’s not—"

"Wait, do you feel it? This energy..." Munez cut off Godard, narrowing his eyes at the cave entrance.

Godard and Sir Ferix focused their senses, probing the entrance and deeper inside. They finally understood what Munez was referring to.

"This... this is devil energy," Godard said with a shocked expression. "How could there be traces of devils here, in the deep core region of the Poison Valley?! What are devils doing in this place?"

Munez frowned as he looked at the others. "It seems we’ve found something unexpected here. With devil energy present, I’m afraid the devils have been operating from this place for who knows how long," he said with a solemn expression.

"At this moment, we have two choices. We can ignore this place and continue searching for the flower, or we can enter the cave and investigate the devils’ presence here. If you ask me personally, this might be our chance to eradicate the devils hiding in this area. Maybe this is their base, which allowed them to remain hidden for so long."

"If we go back now, we might never find this place again, and the devils could continue to hide here." Munez’s expression was filled with righteousness.

"We can check it quickly, and if there really are devils inside, we’ll kill them as fast as possible before continuing our search for the flower. So you don’t have to worry about me abandoning our main purpose for coming here. I know that you’re here for the Celestial Angel Flower, after all," he added, glancing at Godard and Sir Ferix.

Sir Ferix did not say anything and only looked at Munez calmly. This made Munez wonder in his mind whether his little brother simply did not care about the miracle herb and was just following his lead. He neither spoke nor showed any expression, which felt strange.

Although their relationship was bad, the existence of the Celestial Angel Flower should have been good news for his little brother and should have stirred some reaction. Munez had expected to see the same anxious and hopeful expression he once had in the past, but what he saw instead left him disappointed.

"If Patriarch Barevisk says so, then I will follow you," Godard said, prompting Munez to nod.

"Alright, if that’s the case, then let’s enter now," Munez said as he approached the cave entrance.

As they entered, Aldrian couldn’t help but snort inwardly at Munez.

’What a great act. So this was his intent from the start, to bring Sir Ferix here, to a place with traces of devils,’ he thought.

However, he was actually quite surprised that there were traces of devil energy in this place. The devil energy deep inside the cave was real, which meant this might have been a former hiding spot for the devils.

This area was still within the domain he had created before entering the core region, and when he probed inside, he confirmed that there were no devils remaining, only traces of their presence.

"I think this is it. Munez’s plan might begin once we’re already inside this place," Aldrian sent through voice transmission to Sir Ferix.

"Yes, Your Majesty. I think so too. This kind of trick is rather sloppy since we already know Munez’s intent," Sir Ferix replied.

They finally entered the cave, and the devil energy could be sensed even more clearly inside. Munez and Godard both showed wary expressions, while Aldrian observed their surroundings with a calm face. He wondered how the devils had managed to live in such a place and where they had gone.

As they continued walking, the shape of the cave slowly turned more artificial. The rough stone walls gradually transformed into smooth concrete, forming a hallway. Aldrian could sense complex formations embedded within the walls, designed to protect the place from the surrounding poison.

They kept moving until they finally reached a fork in the path, one leading to the right and the other to the left.

Munez looked at both sides before turning his gaze toward the right.

"Let’s take this way. Stay together, we don’t know what might be waiting for us here, and it’s better not to split up for now," he said before stepping forward.

Aldrian and Sir Ferix followed behind him, while Aldrian quietly wondered what Munez’s plan was in bringing them to this place.