On Great Yan Mountain, thorns and weeds grew wildly, and all sorts of plants and trees sprouted everywhere.

However, because the thirty thousand strong army of Qinghu Island was stationed within several li of the Bottomless Pit, the trees and vegetation in that area suffered. A large number of trees were felled, and weeds were cleared away. Military tents were set up one after another, like mere specks dotting the surface of Great Yan Mountain.

Of course, in this multi-li area, there were too many trees, so some that were not in the way were left standing.

Soldiers clad in heavy armor were dispersed throughout the camp, and numerous Silver Flood Dragon Army soldiers patrolled the grounds.

"Make way!"

Following a sharp shout, the Silver Flood Dragon Army soldiers hastily backed away in alarm. A group of several dozen people, accompanied by twelve Innate experts from Qinghu Island, strode purposefully toward the southeast.

"Who are those people? The Island Master and the Law Enforcement Elders are all following alongside them?"

"I don't know, but they must all be Innate experts. My second brother’s spearmen unit is already at the front of the camp preparing to meet any enemy. It’s probably to deal with this group. Damn it, one day, if I can be this arrogant, dying would be worth it."

"You mean, this entire group is made up of Innates?"

Some soldiers stepped aside, watching the group depart, unable to help but marvel and discuss amongst themselves.

"Nearly fifty Innate experts. How many Innates are there in all of the Nine Provinces? To have so many gather at Great Yan Mountain... Tsk, tsk, no wonder the Island Master and the others are being so cautious." To ordinary civilians, these Silver Flood Dragon Army soldiers were lofty and superior, but compared to Innate experts, they belonged to entirely different worlds.

This single group of Innate experts could slaughter them!

After all, at least two or three tenths of all the Innate experts in the entire Nine Provinces were gathered here! Just among the thirty-six names on the Heavenly Rankings, more than ten were present at Great Yan Mountain today! Even the number one on the Heavenly Rankings was here.

From the banquet location until now, Teng Qingshan and his group had walked for about two li.

"Brother Qin Lang, do you know where the entrance is?" Liu Xiu, walking beside him, whispered quietly.

"It should be right here," Teng Qingshan replied with a faint smile.

Teng Qingshan’s steps were steady as he moved continuously toward the southeast along the winding path.

"Brother Qin Lang," Gu Yong, who was following behind, finally spoke, "Whether we are searching the main camp or searching Great Yan Mountain, Brother Qin Lang can begin his search now. But walking southeast with your eyes closed like this, isn’t Brother Qin Lang wasting everyone’s time here?"

"We are not in a hurry," the 'Beast King' Wu Hou grinned.

"If Island Master Gu Yong gets tired after walking just two or three li, he can certainly stop and rest for a moment," the sturdy man 'Wuma' from Hongtian City mocked with a laugh. How could an expert of the Innate Golden Core realm be tired after walking only a couple of li? The sarcasm in his words was obvious.

"Gu Yong, are you afraid Brother Qin Lang will find the entrance?" A cold voice sounded. It was 'Ying Haojiang' from the Ying Clan. The nine black-robed enforcers, all wearing golden masks, maintained their speed and continued to follow closely behind Teng Qingshan.

Gu Yong gave a faint smile. "What would I fear? I myself have no idea if there is even a Treasure of Emperor Yu on Great Yan Mountain. If there truly is a treasure and Brother Qin Lang can find it, that is a good thing. My Qinghu Island will also get to see what Emperor Yu's palace looks like." The thickness of Gu Yong's skin astonished even Teng Qingshan.

They proceeded onward.

"Island Master," Zhao Danchen said anxiously, looking at Gu Yong.

Gu Yong shook his head slightly but said nothing.

Indeed, Teng Qingshan was now very close to the location of the Bottomless Pit, less than fifty zhang away. To have followed him from the banquet all the way here had already made the twelve Innate experts of Qinghu Island deeply apprehensive.

"Everyone, the entrance leading to the underground palace is just ahead!"

A clear voice cut through the silence of the military camp.

"This is bad!" Gu Yong’s heart trembled, but his expression remained unchanged.

The masters from the Ying Clan, Mani Temple, Sun-Shooting Divine Mountain, and various other factions simultaneously turned to look at the twelve Qinghu Island members behind them... Except for a few individuals like Gu Yong and Zhao Danchen whose expressions were normal, the faces of the other Innate experts from Qinghu Island had turned quite grim.

"Hahaha..." The disheveled Wu Hou burst into loud laughter. "Brother Qin Lang, point out where that entrance is, and let these stubborn, uncooperative fellows from Qinghu Island see it."

"Brother Wu Hou, rest assured."

Within thirty zhang in front of Teng Qingshan, there were five military tents, and nearly a hundred Silver Flood Dragon Army soldiers were resting around them.

Teng Qingshan glanced at the undulating mountain range around them. He knew that as the captain of the Teng Family Village hunting team, he had been doing this job for over six years. Over those six years, Teng Qingshan was intimately familiar with Great Yan Mountain, as if it were his own palm. "Many surrounding trees have been cut down, but the undulating terrain hasn't changed."

Teng Qingshan easily determined the location of the Bottomless Pit.

"There are five tents ahead," Teng Qingshan announced loudly. "The underground entrance is inside one of those large tents."

Gu Yong’s face truly changed!

"Brother Qin Lang, it’s up to you now," the lean, scaled man from Sun-Shooting Divine Mountain also roared. Whether it was Mani Temple, the Ying Clan, or the other Innate experts present, they were all watching Teng Qingshan.

"Who is this person?" Many nearby Silver Flood Dragon Army soldiers also looked at Teng Qingshan in surprise.

Teng Qingshan strode to the side of a thick willow tree, extended both hands, and wrapped his arms around it. "Rise!" Teng Qingshan gave a low shout. With a surge of strength from his arms, the thick willow tree was uprooted with a crash, the roots deep in the ground dragging soil out and causing the ground to tremble.

Shasha~~ Dirt tumbled down.

"An Innate expert." The Silver Flood Dragon Army soldiers were all dumbfounded. That thick willow tree had grown in the forest for a long time; it must have weighed at least tens of thousands of jin. To pull up a willow tree so effortlessly required the strength of an Innate expert; it truly couldn't be done otherwise.

"Island Master Gu, watch closely!"

Teng Qingshan shouted, violently swinging the thick willow tree in his hands.

Whoosh!

"Get down!" Many Silver Flood Dragon Army soldiers were so frightened they dropped to the ground. They watched as the thick willow tree swept past the surroundings and finally smashed heavily onto one of the military tents. The tent, reinforced with steel underneath, was instantly knocked down and torn open by the impact of the tens of thousands of jin tree, exposing the bedding, some tables and chairs, basins, and other daily necessities inside.

Teng Qingshan casually tossed the willow tree to the side.

"Boom"~~ The earth shuddered violently, leaving a depression in the ground.

"Qin Lang," Gu Yong said with a dark face, shouting, "You are looking for the underground entrance, why are you destroying my Qinghu Island's military tents?"

"Island Master Gu, is one tent worth getting angry over, or are you perhaps afraid?" The Innate experts from the various major sects all looked toward Gu Yong. The leader of the Ying Clan said coldly, "When Brother Qin Lang finds that entrance, we expect Island Master Gu Yong to give us an explanation!"

"Hmph." Gu Yong only stared at Teng Qingshan.

"Destroy this tent so everyone can see more clearly," Teng Qingshan said with a slight smile as he walked to the torn tent, squatted down, grabbed the bedding, and yanked hard!

Whoosh!

The bedding was ripped away.

Gu Yong and the twelve Qinghu Island Innate experts silently watched this scene, though many of their gazes directed at Teng Qingshan seemed like they wanted to devour him.

"It's this Qin Lang!!!" Gu Yong was furious in his heart.

"Esteemed Sir, this is the bedding we sleep on," Gu Shiyou shouted from behind. "Why are you ripping up the bedding?"

"Little fellow, shut your mouth," Teng Qingshan glanced back and swept him with his gaze. "You don't have the standing to speak here!" The gazes of many Innate experts from the Ying Clan, Mani Temple, and others present swept toward Gu Shiyou. At this moment, almost everyone speaking was an Innate expert, many being Innate Solid Core or Innate Golden Core.

A mere Houtian minor figure daring to interrupt!

"Shiyou, step back!" Gu Yong ordered with a low shout.

Gu Shiyou gritted his teeth and could only retreat resentfully. He knew clearly that on the surface of the Nine Provinces, personal strength was what mattered! Although he was the Young Island Master, the successor of the Qinghu Island Master was chosen based on strength, not passed down from father to son. This was the same as the Guiyuan Sect and many other sects.

A Houtian expert truly amounted to nothing in the eyes of Innate experts.

"Island Master Gu..." Teng Qingshan said with a smile, and with a wave of his right hand, a fiery red Innate True Essence struck the ground.

Peng!

The surrounding dirt and gravel exploded outwards. The layer of soil, more than a foot thick, was blasted away completely.

The Innate experts from all the major sects, including those from Qinghu Island, stared intently at the dust-filled spot. When the dust dissipated... Teng Qingshan's figure was revealed.

"Island Master Gu, you really sealed this entrance tightly," Teng Qingshan chuckled, lightly stepping on the ground.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

The sound of metal echoed. At this moment, underneath Teng Qingshan’s feet, thick steel was exposed.

The faces of the twelve Qinghu Island Innate experts were now extremely grim.

The stronger one was, the more one generally valued face! The twelve Innate experts of Qinghu Island held high status and valued their reputation immensely. Lying about the Treasure of Emperor Yu was one thing... but now, the entrance had been found by someone else. This was equivalent to being slapped hard across the face!

"Brother Qin Lang, well done," the white-robed youth 'Liu Xiu' exclaimed loudly.

Many Innate experts present also developed a favorable impression of Teng Qingshan.

Teng Qingshan smiled faintly, bent over, and plunged both hands into the steel.

Puchi! The steel yielded before Teng Qingshan’s hands as if it were tofu.

"Hwa~~" Teng Qingshan tore the steel apart and swung it violently to both sides. The ruined steel was thrown aside and crashed heavily onto the ground, sinking into the soil.

With the steel gone, the deep, bottomless dark hole was revealed!

"Well done." The 'Beast King' Wu Hou was the first to rush to the edge of the deep hole and look down. The sheer, bottomless depth of the hole made him gasp. "What a deep cavern. Brother Qin Lang... we would have been tricked by that little fellow Gu Yong if it weren't for you this time."

Gu Yong? Little fellow? Teng Qingshan chuckled internally.

However, given Wu Hou's age and strength, he certainly possessed the qualifications to speak this way. Wu Hou, over a hundred years old, calling the fifty-something Gu Yong a 'little fellow' was entirely normal.

A large crowd of Innate experts gathered around the Bottomless Pit, each expressing amazement and delight.

Meanwhile, the faces of the twelve Innate experts of Qinghu Island were grim.

"Where did this Qin Lang come from! In this world, we’ve never heard of such an Innate expert," Zhao Danchen muttered through gritted teeth.

"Who knows," Gu Yong was also boiling with suppressed anger.

"Island Master Gu," the hated 'Qin Lang' spoke up again, "It’s time to stop pretending you don't know about the Treasure of Emperor Yu! You must be very familiar with it; please lead the way now." As soon as Teng Qingshan said this, the other Innate experts also looked toward the Qinghu Island group.

Naturally, the Qinghu Island members were expected to lead the way into the pitch-black Bottomless Pit.