Chapter 543: The Ancient Cave of Time

Ling Feng stood on a giant hand, feeling an incredibly terrifying demonic essence. He couldn't help but swallow hard.

Just how powerful is this golden Demonic Jiao?

A demon emperor? Or a demon ruler?

Ling Feng even felt that this golden Demonic Jiao's strength might surpass that of the Qiongqi Demon Emperor.

However, Ling Feng couldn't understand why this golden Demonic Jiao suddenly appeared to help him out of his predicament.

The situation was changing rapidly. Cold sweat dripped down from Ling Feng's forehead. The demon kings were already deadly enough, and now, a being suspected to be a demon ruler had appeared.

It was terrifying!

Too terrifying!

"Rise, all of you."

The golden Demonic Jiao spoke calmly, and then focused its gaze on Ling Feng. Its enormous face actually showed a slight smile. "You’ve finally arrived!"

"Uh..."

Ling Feng was stunned.

Could this golden Demonic Jiao possibly know me? Impossible, this is my first time in the Nanjiang demon domain.

Moreover, the demon race experts often have lifespans of thousands of years. I am not even twenty yet. How could it have met me?

The Three-Headed Demonic Jiao clan below all looked at each other in shock.

This old ancestor hadn’t come out for decades, yet now he appeared because of this Prince Long Fei?

"Hehe..."

Ling Feng’s mouth twitched slightly as he forced a smile and looked up at the golden Demonic Jiao.

Its massive body made Ling Feng's neck ache just from standing on its hand and having to look up.

"Ancestor, why have you suddenly emerged?" Jin Zhulong asked nervously while looking at the golden Demonic Jiao. For decades, this old ancestor had guarded the Ancient Cave of Time, and was completely indifferent to the life and death of the Three-Headed Demonic Jiao. Yet today, he acted for Long Fei.

"None of you are to trouble him." The golden Demonic Jiao's voice was very calm, with eyes as deep and unfathomable as the sea.

"Yes! Yes!"

All of the Three-Headed Demonic Jiao nodded repeatedly. This old ancestor’s power had reached an unimaginable level.

Even this incarnation was not his true form but merely a manifestation of his spiritual thoughts.

"Young one, if you wish to know some interesting things, you might want to come to the Ancient Cave of Time to find me. That is, if you can find it. Hahaha..."

The golden demonic Jiao's incarnation gradually dissipated, and its laughter faded with the golden light.

Ling Feng descended slowly, his mind still in a daze.

The Ancient Cave of Time?

What kind of place is that?

After a long while, Jin Zhulong finally mustered the courage to walk up to Ling Feng. He then knelt on one knee before him, and said solemnly, "Prince Long Fei, I was momentarily foolish enough to doubt your identity. I was extremely foolish!"

The other clan elders also knelt together. The old ancestor had spoken, affirming he was of the demon race. Who would dare to question it now?

Even those young ones who initially disrespected Ling Feng mostly knelt, except for Xiaomeng and the severely injured Jin Jiao, who could not kneel.

"It doesn't matter," Ling Feng said, secretly relieved that he had managed to bluff his way through.

He helped Jin Zhulong up and said lightly, "It is not that I am unwilling to reveal my true form, but due to certain tasks, I have long been undercover in the human realm and rarely transform. I hope you understand, Chief Zhulong."

"I understand," Jin Zhulong nodded, now believing that Ling Feng was of the demon race. Everything made sense.

"You rebellious girl, kneel and apologize to Prince Long Fei!"

Jin Zhulong turned and glared at Xiaomeng. This time, even the old ancestor was alarmed. If this girl dared to provoke Ling Feng again, it could bring great disaster.

"Hmph!" Xiaomeng clenched her fists and knelt on the ground with a thud while gritting her teeth. "So what if I was wrong? It's no big deal!"

"You! You ungrateful wretch!"

Jin Zhulong raised his hand high, ready to slap Xiaomeng hard across the face.

However, before he could bring his hand down, Ling Feng grabbed his wrist.

"Chief Zhulong, Xiaomeng was merely concerned about Jin Jiao's injuries," Ling Feng said with a faint smile. He took out a bottle of medicinal pills from his robe and tossed it to Xiaomeng. "This is a human medicinal pill. Give it to Jin Jiao. In three days, your Big Brother Jin Jiao will be back to full health."

Xiaomeng held the bottle tightly. Hearing Ling Feng's words, her face flushed slightly, and she gritted her teeth. "I won't thank you!"

With that, Xiaomeng ignored the kneeling members of her clan and hurried off to give the medicinal pill to Jin Jiao.

Ling Feng touched his nose, hoping that this little girl wouldn't cause him any more trouble.

In truth, he hadn't known that the Three-Headed Demonic Jiao Clan only had one spot. Taking this sole spot for himself naturally made him their target of hatred.

"Prince Long Fei, you are indeed magnanimous!"

Jin Zhulong sighed lightly and said, "My daughter has been rude to you. I hope you won't hold it against her."

"I won't," Ling Feng replied with a faint smile. Then he asked, "By the way, who exactly was that ancestor just now?"

"Well..." Jin Zhulong hesitated for a moment before speaking, "I don't know much about that ancestor's identity either. He is indeed the ancestor of our Three-Headed Demonic Jiao Clan and holds immense power. I suspect he has already reached the level of a demon ruler."

"A demon ruler!"

Ling Feng squinted his eyes. His guess had been correct. However, it seemed that no other demons in Heavenly Demon City knew of this powerful being’s existence. Otherwise, the Three-Headed Demonic Jiao Clan wouldn't be in such a miserable state.

"I only know that the ancestor's name is Kong."

"Kong?"

Ling Feng blinked.

Kong, meaning 'empty' or 'nothing,'[1] was indeed a strange name!

𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

"This ancestor existed even before the Three-Headed Demonic Jiao Clan migrated to the northern demon domain, so it’s possible that he’s from a much older era. Yet, he has always guarded the Ancient Cave of Time, never allowing anyone to enter and never coming out himself."

"We Three-Headed Demonic Jiao only know of such an ancient existence but have almost never seen him. This time, we got to see this legendary figure only because of your arrival, prince."

Ling Feng nodded slightly and asked, "Then, what is this Ancient Cave of Time?"

"Prince Long Fei, haven't the elders of the main branch mentioned it to you?" Jin Zhulong asked curiously.

"No."

Ling Feng touched his nose.

Is this Ancient Cave of Time such a well-known secret among the Three-Headed Demonic Jiao?

"Well..." Jin Zhulong shook his head and smiled. "The legends about the Ancient Cave of Time are just rumors. There's indeed no need to bring it up."

Jin Zhulong took a deep breath and said calmly, "I only know that the entrance to the Ancient Cave of Time is behind our Three-Headed Demonic Jiao Clan's settlement. There is a long mountain path there. However, no matter how long you walk, it seems you can never reach the end.

"And it's said that the end of that mountain path is where the Ancient Cave of Time is located." Jin Zhulong squinted his eyes at Ling Feng and said slowly, "The ancestor just said that you could go to the Ancient Cave of Time to find him. Perhaps you might actually be able to enter that legendary place."

"A legendary place, huh?"

Ling Feng's eyes shone with a sharp light. Ever since he arrived in Heavenly Demon City, he had always felt a mysterious force calling out to him. Now, this call seemed even stronger.

The Ancient Cave of Time, huh?

Ling Feng clenched his fists.

Perhaps, it is indeed necessary for me to investigate!

1. Kong in Chinese translates to empty ☜