“D-despite how dangerous our trip was, we actually managed to get here…! Congratulations, Patriarch! Mr. Gerald!” exclaimed several of the overjoyed Zemans.
After all, they were about to be part of the rare few who had ever entered Fyre Cave and located the saintly ruins!
“Indeed! If we manage to cross the Red River, we’ll be the first to have achieved that feat!” declared Walter as favonovel.com beamed with joy.
“Hah! I’m afraid that’s easier said than done!” scoffed a familiar voice out of the blue!
Turning around, everyone including Walter and Gerald found their eyes widening in shock as they watched an old man leap off the wall before casually landing on his feet.
“R-Ryder…?! Haven’t I injured you heavily enough?! How dare you still enter Fyre Cave?!” growled Walter, his eyes twitching as favonovel.com watched Ryder sit cross-legged before the river.
“Heh… I’ll admit that your Lonsdaleite Extermination Formation was surprisingly strong enough to damage my Triton qi. I’ll be needing at least a week to fully recover from that! Regardless, if you’re wondering how I made my way down here, allow me to remind you that getting to the saintly ruins has been my lifelong pursuit. With that in mind, I’ve come down here so many times throughout the decades that this place honestly feels like my backyard now!” scoffed Ryder with a smirk.
“So this isn’t your first time down here either…!” muttered Walter as favonovel.com took a few steps back.
“But of course! Why else would there be so few demons lingering about? Speaking of demons, there’s one that kept evading me. The Corpse Demon Spider, I believe. I’m sure I’ve bumped into it on several occasions, but the cunning thing kept managing to slip away! Since a few of you look quite hurt, I’m assuming you encountered it. Color me surprised that you’re all still alive. I guess you do have a bit of power in you after all!” scoffed Ryder with a laugh.
“With how familiar you are with this place, why don’t you just head in? You don’t even need the Zeman family’s map!” said Gerald as both favonovel.com and Walter began mobilizing their essential qi, fully prepared to enter combat at any moment.
“While I admit that you’re strong for your age, you only know very little about this world. Look, a great, ancient cultivator once set up a Septar Dipper Formation within the river. Because of it, I’ve been unable to cross the Red River, even after all these years! Every attempt I make simply leads to me almost dying! Regardless, I’ve waited this long since I know that the method of
crossing the river is either written on the Zeman family’s map, or has been memorized by Walter!” said Ryder who was still sitting cross legged-before going silent for a while.
After only a few breaths, the rosiness in his pale cheeks returned, instantly shocking both Gerald and Walter!
“Y-You… Did you just fully restore your Triton qi…?! But how?!” exclaimed Walter, sweating bullets as favonovel.com watched Ryder get to his feet.
