Falling in Love to Escape the Original Book Plot [BL]
Chapter 269: Demon Cave 2

Chapter 269: Demon Cave 2

The first thing Shen Xu noticed was the darkness, followed by the silence.

In reflex, he raised his hand, planning to use his spiritual root fire as a source of light.

Unfortunately, the fire would not appear and nothing Shen Xu did could change that.

"Is my qi cultivation sealed?" He muttered and instinctively sensed his cultivation.

However, his spiritual sense and consciousness were also sealed and could not be used.

’What kind of demon cave is this?’ He wondered but was at least grateful there was no demon qi and demons.

Realising he could not use his cultivation, Shen Xu listened to the surroundings but the place was eerily quiet.

There was no sound of the wind blowing, birds singing, or bugs chirping.

This was a complete lack of sound that made the cave eerie and Shen Xu couldn’t help but feel a little uncomfortable.

"Ayuan." He called, turning to the side.

However, Zhen Yuan was no longer there and even his contractees had disappeared.

Fortunately, he sensed the contracts and everyone was alright, so he forcibly suppressed his worry.

"What is the point of this place?" He wondered, turning around to see if he would notice something.

However, other than darkness, there was nothing to be seen.

’Should I begin walking but where should I go?’ He wondered.

After all, everywhere was black and there was no way to tell which way led outside.

Considering this, Shen Xu frowned and decided to find a wall.

As long as he found a wall, he could grope his way and maybe end up somewhere else.

After figuring it out, Shen Xu stepped forward and gasped.

Before the step, only the darkness and silence were abnormal.

However, after he began walking, a heavy weight landed on his shoulders and a powerful pressure suppressed his presence.

"What in the world is going on?" Shen Xu asked through gritted teeth.

At the same time, he activated his body refining technique, trying to bear the sudden weight.

When he could stand without bending his waist, he sensed a path had appeared in the darkness.

"This..." He muttered and frowned.

However, he chose to follow the path since he didn’t have other options.

One step...

Two steps...

Three steps...

Shen Xu felt like he was dying.

As he walked, the weight grew heavier and the oppression became overwhelming.

Most importantly, unknown things appeared on the good path.

At first, Shen Xu thought he was stepping on sticks and stones.

However, things became weirder as he walked.

Before long, he became convinced he was stepping on bones, bodies, and pools of blood.

Shen Xu was horrified when he realised this.

He stepped aside, wanting to avoid the bodies and blood.

Unfortunately, there was only the one path and even more unfortunate, the path back had already disappeared.

In this case, he could only move forward or stand still.

Knowing this, Shen Xu gritted his teeth.

Even thinking with his toes, he knew he would die if he stood still.

As such, his only choice was to continue walking, hoping the messy path would lead to somewhere better.

After figuring it out, Shen Xu bore the pressure and continued forward.

Time passed but Shen Xu had no concept of time.

On this day, Shen Xu was still walking when he felt a shift in his surroundings.

Soon after, something rushed towards him and before he could react, it entered his body.

A moment later, the thing invaded his sea of consciousness and began attacking.

"Damned it! Trying to seize my body at this time." The double cursed.

At the same time, his soul took form and a hammer appeared in its arm.

Soon after, the soul raised the hammer and attacked the thing that had entered his sea of consciousness.

Five hammers later, the foreign soul dissipated and turned into a stream of light which was instinctively swallowed by Shen Xu’s soul.

Seeing this, Shen Xu gasped and his eyes widened.

"Wait..., has my consciousness been unsealed?" He wondered.

After all, he had tried many times to use his consciousness and spiritual sense but nothing had worked.

It was not until now that he realised his consciousness could enter the sea of consciousness to command his soul.

However, Shen Xu didn’t have time to think about this.

Just after dealing with the soul that tried to seize his body, another entered his sea of consciousness and the pressure on him increased.

In this way, Shen Xu was pressured from all sides.

His body was worn down from carrying excessive weight, his willpower was tested from resisting the oppressive pressure and he was constantly fighting the souls that tried to seize his body.

Time passed but Shen Xu only thought of walking and didn’t care about time.

Soon, he saw a rage bear rushing towards him.

The bear had red eyes and was clearly in a berserk state.

Seeing this, Shen Xu panicked a little.

After all, there was a weight on his shoulders, an oppressive pressure that was weighing on him and a soul that was trying to seize his body.

However, after the initial panic, he calmed down and unleashed his hammer.

A moment later, he gritted his teeth and dredged enough strength to swing the hammer.

Compared to his laboured movements, the rage bear was fast.

It punched the hammer and continued towards Shen Xu.

"How can it be so fast?" Shen Xu cursed and twisted his body, using this turn to change the trajectory of the hammer.

Fortunately, the bear was in a berserk state and its judgment was clouded.

Instead of blocking the hammer, it continued towards the double, allowing Shen Xu to smash it on the head.

This smash contained all the power Shen Xu could summon.

It drained every bit of strength, leaving the double vulnerable to the bear’s counterattack.

However, Shen Xu was lucky and the attack somehow managed to smash the bear to death.

After the bear was snakes, spiders, birds, ...

All kinds of creatures appeared before Shen Xu and the double was forced to continuously surpass his limits to save his life.