The Clan Master Can’t possibly Be A Mortal

Chapter 1596: Chapter 1596: The Secret of the Black Castle

Ye Feng quietly watched.

During this process, his Divine Sense continuously scanned the two Black Castles and discovered a special Formation deep underground that the first castle didn’t have.

This piqued his curiosity.

"Seems like I have to explore this a bit."

Ye Feng left a fake body on the spot to confuse the Ancient Immortal Emperors present, while his true body secretly sneaked underground, arriving at a dim underground passage.

He looked around, instinctively feeling that this underground passage was used for drainage.

"How could there be such a thing in the Black Castle?"

Ye Feng looked bewildered.

At this time, he discovered that this underground passage had other branches. By comparing them, Ye Feng found that the direction of these underground passages was the same as the Black Brick Road.

"Is this an escape route?"

Ye Feng thought of this point.

With curiosity in mind, he walked along the underground passage and found that as the passage approached the edge of the castle, it came to an end.

After some exploration, he found that the surface of the black bricks at the end had many scratches, obviously made by people who had excavated the black bricks.

However, the black bricks within the Black Castle were not as hard as those on the Black Brick Road, so they could dig out a passage under the castle, but once beyond the castle’s range, the hardness of the black bricks increased significantly, making excavation impossible.

"I wonder who did this."

Ye Feng was very interested.

At this moment, he discovered many ancient Array Patterns on the walls of the passage. When he touched them, his fingertips could feel a clear friction, as if he were touching history.

Buzz! Buzz!

The touched Array Patterns suddenly lit up, and a bizarre figure jumped out of the wall, it was a small old man less than five feet tall, looking like a human but with the demeanor of a rodent.

"Who are you?"

Ye Feng and the small old man spoke in unison.

Immediately, the place fell into silence.

[Name: Gopher]

[Grade: Forty-Ninth Rank Immortal Emperor]

[Introduction: A mouse with a special burrowing Bloodline, he can dig through anything, even the void, if he wants to create a broad road.]

[Note: Dugging Master]

Seeing this, Ye Feng laughed.

It turned out that the underground passage under the Black Castle was dug by the Gopher in front of him. Unfortunately, since he was only a Forty-Ninth Rank Immortal Emperor, he couldn’t dig through the extremely hard black bricks of the Black Brick Road, so he was stuck here.

"Hey kid, you’re new here?"

The Gopher asked coldly, looking vigilant.

"Yes." Ye Feng nodded, pointing at the surroundings, "So, this underground passage was dug by you, trying to use this to escape? Haha, you’re really like the Shawshank Redemption of the cultivation world."

"Shh! Shh!"

The Gopher quickly placed his index finger in front of his mouth, glaring with eyes the size of soybeans, "Can you not make a sound? If others find out, we’re all screwed, especially if the Black Prison Demonic Beast gets wind of it, we’ll definitely be devoured."

"I’m not afraid," said Ye Feng.

After all, he wasn’t a prisoner of the Black Prison.

What was there to fear?

"You!" The Gopher, hearing Ye Feng’s arrogant tone, was so angry his liver hurt, "Truly a newborn calf that isn’t afraid of tigers. You must have just gotten locked up here, not knowing the terror of the Black Prison Demonic Beast."

"I indeed just arrived," Ye Feng nodded.

"No wonder." The Gopher snorted coldly, "The Black Prison Demonic Beast is the manager of the Black Prison. Once it targets us prisoners, it will go on a killing spree, swallowing dozens of Ancient Immortal Emperors in one gulp without negotiation."

"Oh, so impressive?" Ye Feng feigned surprise, his acting impeccable, "Then, do you know any other secrets about the Black Prison? For example, what’s the deal with these Black Castles we’re in now?"

He decided to gather some information.

Rather than exploring on his own, it was faster to interrogate a local figure.

"It’s clear you’re new, not even knowing how the Black Castles came to be." The Gopher wore a smug look, adopting an elder’s stance, "You want to know, then you better give some benefits, or I’ll subdue you!"

With that said, the aura of a Forty-Ninth Rank Immortal Emperor spread out, trying to suppress Ye Feng.

"You’re quite arrogant, huh!"

Ye Feng, however, was not affected at all. He raised his hand to hold the Gopher’s head, slamming it against the wall, and feeling unsatisfied, slammed it several more times.

"Ow, master, spare me! It’s this small one’s fault for not recognizing Mount Tai, I beg you, spare my life!"

The Gopher immediately gave in.

At this moment, in this situation, there wasn’t a single bone in his body that was firm.

"Weren’t you quite arrogant just now?" Ye Feng lazily spoke, holding the Gopher’s head and slamming it against the wall a dozen more times until the fellow was bruised and swollen.

"Now, can you speak?"

Ye Feng released his hand.

"I’ll talk, I’ll talk," the Gopher rubbed his crushed nose, looked behind him at Ye Feng, and discovered that there was a distance of more than one meter between them, enough to escape.

Then, with a swoosh.

The Gopher was already running along the underground passage. Seeing that Ye Feng didn’t chase, he laughed wildly, "Haha, you come catch me? You won’t be able to catch me!"

But just as he finished speaking, with a bang, a sound echoed.

The Gopher didn’t know why, in the underground passage he could run through with his eyes closed, a wall suddenly appeared, making him crash and bleed nosebleed.

"Go on, keep running!"

A voice as if from a nightmare rang out, and the Gopher found that Ye Feng was already behind him, lifting him up by his collar, holding him high.

"My lord, I was wrong."

The Gopher started begging for mercy.

But this time, Ye Feng didn’t hold back at all, he exhaled fiercely, severing the Gopher’s limbs with Sword Qi, and then pierced his chest with another, nailing him to the wall.

Afterward, Ye Feng picked up a small stool, sat down, and smiled playfully.

On the wall.

The Gopher realized he couldn’t move, instantly recognizing the terror of the newcomer before him, crying, "Sire, spare my life!"

"I don’t like listening to crap, tell me all the secrets you know. If I’m happy, I’ll let you go. If you make me unhappy... Haha!"

Ye Feng’s face turned cold.

The Gopher felt a chill throughout his body and mustered the courage to ask, "Sire, what do you want to hear?"

Ye Feng blew out a breath, and another sharp sword penetrated the Gopher’s chest, making him scream and immediately confess everything.

"Sire, I’ll confess everything!"

"I’m not too sure about the secrets of the Black Prison, as I’m just a prisoner held in this Black Castle and have no contact with other places."

"However, I do know a thing or two about the secrets of this Black Castle."

"Countless years ago, I got caught by numerous strong figures for tomb raiding and was imprisoned in this Black Castle, and at that time, this castle was still under construction."

"At the center of the Black Prison, there’s a place called Black Mountain, with endless black soil, and the black bricks needed for building Black Castles are fired there."

"We early prisoners, once we received the black bricks transported from Black Mountain, had to help build the Black Castles, and over time, they were built as they are now."

"Because the black bricks used in the Black Castles are not as hard as those on the Black Brick Road, I thought I could dig a passage underground to study a way to escape. And during the excavation of the underground passage, I discovered a major secret!"

At this point, the Gopher wore a mysterious expression.

Ye Feng’s interest was also piqued.

The Gopher continued, "Each Black Castle has an Evil Thought Core, and once it absorbs enough evil thoughts, it will bloom into an Evil Thought Flower, which is the Black Prison Demonic Beast’s favorite food."

Hearing this, Ye Feng raised an eyebrow.

It turned out to be a secret involving the Evil Thought Flower!

Now, he was even more intrigued.