Eternal Sacred King 692 to 701
Chapter 692: Great Rewards
Although Su Zimo did not know the origin of the iron rod, he knew that Lin Xuanji had a sharp eye for things!
He was about to tell monkey to take the iron rod.
However, monkey had already turned to Little Fatty. “Fatty, I want this rod.”
“Sure, no problem!”
Little Fatty was in a great mood and agreed to it readily.
“Hais.”
Su Zimo’s ears twitched and he could vaguely hear a faint sigh from Lin Xuanji.
Chuckling internally, Su Zimo walked over and whispered, “Brother Lin, what’s the origin of that iron rod?”
“How should I know?”
Lin Xuanji rolled his eyes and was not willing to elaborate.
“Why did you sigh then?”
“F*ck! You could even hear that!”
Lin Xuanji went silent for a moment with widened eyes before pouting his lips. “I don’t know what that thing is exactly, but I know it’s definitely something good. It’s not weaker than a connate Dharmic weapon!”
“Psst!”
Su Zimo gasped.
That evaluation was rather remarkable!
Lin Xuanji explained, “There are too many sacred, mysterious and divine objects in this world. Those aren’t things that man-made weapons can ever compare against.”
Su Zimo understood.
For example, the divine phoenix bone in his right hand did not have any Dharmic patterns but it was stronger than any other Dharmic weapon!
Monkey looked around casually for a random piece of cloth to tie the rod and carry it behind him.
The spirit tiger walked down along the right shelf and was in awe.
There were too many treasures that it made him giddy.
He picked up a long saber with a chilling aura.
After tens of thousands of years, the saber was still sharp as ever and gave off a chilling intent. Its blade was almost transparent with patterns etched on it – it was like a work of god!
It was a perfect Dharmic weapon.
Although the spirit tiger was in love with it, he placed it back reluctantly after playing with it for a long time.
A while later, he picked up a spear and played with it, looking truly ferocious.
A moment later, he placed the spear back as well.
“Ugh!”
The spirit tiger sighed once more.
If only he could take away all the treasures.
As he walked, he suddenly sensed something and shifted his gaze to a corner of the shelf.
There were four hooks.
The spirit tiger walked forward and picked up the four hooks. He wiped away the dust on them and revealed the hooks that were white as jade and almost transparent.
There were no patterns on them.
They did not seem like they were crafted from any metal ores.
For some unknown reason, the moment the spirit tiger picked up the hooks, he felt his bloodline stir and a mysterious sensation in his heart.
It was as though the four hooks were related to him!
The spirit tiger’s heart skipped a beat as he circulated his Inner Core to form his tiger’s paw and extended his sharp claws.
“Eh, they do look similar.”
The spirit tiger grinned.
He discovered that his claws were similar to the four hooks.
The spirit tiger extended his claws and touched the hooks in his hand.
Piak!
It was a casual touch.
However, the spirit tiger’s claws were cut apart neatly by the hooks in his hand right away!
“How sharp!”
Su Zimo’s pupils constricted slightly upon seeing that.
After cultivating the Void Thunder Manual, the spirit tiger’s bloodline was extraordinary.
Even Blood Quencher would have difficulty cutting through the sharpness and toughness of his claws!
“Bloody hell... what’s this lousy thing! It destroyed my claws!”
The spirit tiger was stunned and cursed in a huff, prepared to toss the four jade-like hooks back.
All of a sudden!
By accident, the spirit tiger’s fingernails made contact with the hooks.
Instantly, fresh blood gushed and stained the hooks red!
The next moment, something even scarier happened!
The hooks moved up along the spirit tiger’s fingertips uncontrollably and dug its way inside slowly!
The veins of the fingers were connected to one’s heart.
“Ah!”
The spirit tiger reared its head and howled in misery, moving his palm by instinct.
With that, the remaining three hooks pierced his palm!
When they made contact with the spirit tiger’s fresh blood, the remaining three hooks fused into his palm as well!
The entire process happened extremely swiftly and by the time Su Zimo realized, the four hooks had already vanished, leaving behind the spirit tiger who was rolling on the ground in extreme pain.
“Ah! Ah! Ahhhh!”
The spirit tiger let out a deep growl.
Crackle!
His bones and tendons rang at the same time and his bloodline surged. Instantly, he reverted to his true form and a faint, terrifying aura emanated from his body with a torrential ferocity!
The skin of the spirit tiger had already started tearing and his flesh was rupturing!
The next moment, he recovered once again.
“Hmm?”
Su Zimo and Lin Xuanji’s expressions changed slightly as they exclaimed at the same time, “Complete body transformation!”
The spirit tiger was undergoing a great opportunity!
The progenitor of the opportunity was the four hooks!
Lin Xuanji said deeply, “If I’m not wrong, there’s a high chance the four hooks are the claws of a divine being of the tiger race! Right now, the spirit tiger has no use for them. Once he cultivates his Essence Spirit, he will be able to utilize them.”
An hour later, the spirit tiger’s tragic screams subsided.
A moment later, he turned into his human form once more and leaped up from the ground. Without using much strength, he could already leap to a height of a hundred feet. It was clear that he had undergone a complete transformation and received an immense boost to his strength, bringing his cultivation to the peak of Inner Core!
A single step further and he would be able to cultivate his Essence Spirit and turn into a fiend demon!
On the other side, the Golden Lion hesitated for a long time before deciding on a saber – it was a perfect Dharmic weapon.
Qing Qing also chose a perfect Dharmic weapon, but it was a fan.
There was a hint of sorrow in her eyes as she gazed at the fan.
The fan was azure green in color. Although there was no Dharmic power in it, it emanated a scorching heat.
Su Zimo figured it out instantly.
The fan must have been created from the feathers of a Bi Fang!
Qing Qing’s sorrow must have stemmed from her reminiscing about her father who might have died in the Thousand Spider Sand Dune.
On the other side, the little fox hesitated for a long time before deciding on a black umbrella.
“Why this umbrella?”
Su Zimo asked, “This type of weapon isn’t strong offensively. Most of the times, it can only be used defensively.”
“It’s fine,”
She smiled. “With this umbrella, when I’m around you, I’ll be able to help you block some fatal blows at critical moments.”
Su Zimo went silent.
A moment later, he raised his head and looked at the little fox sincerely. “Foxy, don’t worry. I’ll definitely retrieve that Fire Blocking Basket for you personally!’
“Ugh!”
The little fox nodded. “I believe in you.”
Monkey and the others had already chosen the treasures they wanted.
However, Su Zimo had no clue still.
At the end of the palace was a skeleton draped in robes.
That should be the owner of this tomb!
Although tens of thousands of years have passed and the flesh and blood of the Conjoint Body Mighty Figure had already dried up, his bones were pristine!
Legend has it that for Mahayana Patriarchs, their flesh would not rot even after 100,000 years have passed – their physical bodies were truly at the state of indestructibility!
The skeleton of the Conjoint Body Mighty Figure was not the most catching thing.
Behind him, there was a round electric pool that flashed frighteningly with purple lightning!
Chapter 693: Yellow Springs Diagram
In that electric pool, purple lightning flashed and electric snakes slithered. It possessed an extremely terrifying aura, as though it could decimate all living beings!
What sort of powers were these?
To gather the divine thunder above the nine heavens at a place as such?
Thunder was the toughest and most righteous type of energy in the universe and it was also the hardest to control.
Cultivation techniques involving thunder were the most dangerous and a single mistake could cause one their lives!
Legend has it that after the Mahayana realm was the Tiding Tribulation realm where a Heavenly Tribulation would descend.
The Heavenly Tribulation would be created from thunder and was extremely powerful – even the strongest experts of the world and ancient emperors might not be able to withstand it.
If they could not tide through it, even Patriarchs or emperors with the divine power of rebirth through blood would have to be annihilated into ashes!
Heavenly Tribulations were the epitome of the power of thunder.
While Su Zimo was pondering, Little Fatty had already advanced in front of the Mighty Figure of Tomb Sect.
Although he was only facing a skeleton, there was no hint of disrespect on Little Fatty’s face.
He knelt down and kowtowed three times politely to the Mighty Figure of Tomb Sect. “Senior, I entered this place under orders from the sect master to retrieve the utmost treasure of Tomb Sect left behind by the Underworld Emperor. Do forgive me for anything that I have done that might have offended you!”
Su Zimo’s gaze shifted.
The Mighty Figure of Tomb Sect was in a lotus position with one hand on his knees. His other hand pointed to the ground at a diagram that was pieced together before him.
Lin Xuanji’s gaze shone as he waved the folding fan in his hands and said softly, “If I’m not wrong, this should be the Yellow Springs Diagram that shook the world in the past. It’s a great killing weapon that’s said to be able to bury all life and the six paths of reincarnation!”
“Unfortunately, when the Underworld Emperor underwent his tribulation transcendence, the Yellow Springs Diagram was nearly destroyed after withstanding the power of the Heavenly Tribulation. That’s the reason why it has relegated to the level of a Dharmic weapon.”
“Ah!”
Su Zimo exclaimed.
He had not imagined that the scroll of the diagram had such an origin.
Lin Xuanji continued, “However, even so, this was the emperor weapon of the Underworld Emperor. Although it suffered immense damage and has fallen to such a level, it’s not something that ordinary weapons can compare against.”
“Emperor weapon?”
Su Zimo furrowed his brows in confusion.
He knew that Dharma treasures came after Dharmic weapons.
If so, where did emperor weapons come about?
“Simply put, emperor weapons are the Destiny Dharmic Treasures of emperors. They carry with them the force, aura and fortune of the emperors and are even more terrifying!”
Lin Xuanji gave a brief explanation.
Su Zimo was secretly shocked.
How terrifying was the power of the Heavenly Tribulation to be able to relegate an emperor weapon to such a state!
With a respectful expression, Little Fatty extended both hands and raised the Yellow Springs Diagram before opening it up slowly.
Splash!
The sound of a river surging and splashing sounded from the Yellow Springs Diagram!
Everyone turned their gazes over.
There was an actual yellow river surging within the Yellow Springs Diagram!
The Yellow Springs Diagram was shrouded by a layer of fog and gave of a terrifying yellow glow, illuminating the entire palace as though it was about to drown it!
Everyone felt suffocated.
It was not imaginary.
Even with Su Zimo’s powerful physique, he felt waves of discomfort.
“Amazing!”
Lin Xuanji was speechless. “Legend has it that when the Yellow Springs descend, it can wash away all the weapons in the world. Even if a perfect-grade weapon falls into the Yellow Springs, it will turn into scrap metal! Only connate level weapons that can escape in time can survive.”
Su Zimo lamented as well, “To think that even after its fall to this level and countless years, the Yellow Springs Diagram can still release such a frightening aura!”
The Yellow Springs Diagram hovered above Little Fatty’s head.
Little Fatty’s eyes were tightly shut and he shuddered. From time to time, his body would glow yellow – he was undergoing a baptism from the Yellow Springs Diagram!
Layers of black things that were extremely smelly appeared gradually on the surface of Little Fatty’s skin.
Those were the impurities in his body!
The fog released by the Yellow Springs Diagram seeped into Little Fatty’s body and helped him to cleanse it, purging away as much impurities as it can.
This was an opportunity for Little Fatty!
Outsiders would not even have the chance to take this away from him.
Lin Xuanji pouted his lips in envy. “The water of Yellow Springs. That’s good stuff.”
“You mean to say that the yellow fog surrounding Little Fatty is the water of Yellow Springs?” Su Zimo asked with eyes widened in disbelief.
The actual Yellow Springs was deep underground and had one to pass through the gates of death and the bridge of no return!
Only dead people could see the Yellow Springs.
How could anyone that’s alive come into contact with water from the Yellow Springs?
“This can only be considered as diluted Yellow Springs water. The power contained by the Yellow Springs fog is merely a fraction of a hundred million of the power of Yellow Springs water.”
Lin Xuanji pouted his lips. “If it was a drop of water from the actual Yellow Springs, this Fatty’s body won’t be cleansed, it would instantly turn into pus!”
After pausing for a moment, Lin Xuanji continued, “However, the true Yellow Springs does exist within the Yellow Springs Diagram!”
“Hmm?”
Su Zimo’s expression changed.
“An ancient book within Enigma Palace recorded that the reason why the Yellow Springs Diagram became a true emperor weapon was because the Underworld Emperor released his divine powers. With a bold, fearless resolve, he walked through the gates of death and crossed the bridge of no return to retrieve a trickle of Yellow Springs, sealing it within the diagram and turning it into an emperor weapon!”
Lin Xuanji remarked with slight pity, “Of course, given the Fatty’s current capabilities, he won’t be able to utilize the diagram.”
Even after dropping in level, the Yellow Springs Diagram was still a Dharmic weapon.
If Little Fatty wanted to utilize the Yellow Springs Diagram, he would have to first advance to Nascent Soul realm and cultivate an Essence Spirit so that he can manipulate Dharmic powers.
Everyone stood where they were and waited in silence.
None of them wanted to make any reckless moves that could interrupt Little Fatty’s opportunity.
A full six hours passed.
Finally, Little Fatty’s cleansing came to an end.
After the cleansing, Little Fatty turned much skinnier...
The inheritance process was not over yet.
Splash!
Suddenly, a Golden Core phenomenon appeared behind Little Fatty.
A hazy yellow river gushed with ripples and emanated an endless evil aura with many corpses floating in it.
The Yellow Springs phenomenon seemed like it wanted to fuse with the Yellow Springs Diagram as one.
The power of the phenomenon was climbing rapidly!
Su Zimo suddenly saw the light.
Back when he witnessed Little Fatty fighting against Corpse Refinement Cult cultivators, he already had the feeling that Little Fatty had yet to unleash the true power of the Yellow Springs phenomenon.
The Yellow Springs phenomenon could be ranked top 20 in the Phenomenon Ranking at the very least!
It was only now that Su Zimo realized it wasn’t because Little Fatty’s potential was limited – it was because the utmost treasure of Tomb Sect, the Yellow Springs Diagram, was lost in this place!
The Yellow Springs Diagram contained the true Yellow Springs.
The power of the Yellow Springs phenomenon can only be fully comprehended and released after experiencing the aura of the true Yellow Springs!
By obtaining the Yellow Springs Diagram, Little Fatty’s body was not the only thing that would grow stronger. Even his Yellow Spring phenomenon would strengthen and might even reach its glory in the past!
This was another long process.
It took an entire day before the inheritance process ended.
The Yellow Springs Diagram fell back into Little Fatty’s palms.
Bang! Boom! Boom!
Suddenly, the entire palace vibrated immensely.
It was as though something terrifying had awakened from the depths underground and was prepared to rise!
Lin Xuanji’s eyes lip up. “The birth of the dragon vein!”
Chapter 694: Dragon Vein
The dragon vein represented fortune!
Fortune was incorporeal while the dragon vein was corporeal.
“Roar!”
A dragon roar sounded.
A ferocious divine dragon surged up from the ground and coiled with its head raised. It arrived in the palace and reared its head, roaring so loudly it could crush rocks and metals!
This was not a true dragon and it could not even be compared to the phantom of a divine dragon.
It was completely formed from air current and merely possessed the shape of a dragon.
The dragon vein was under this place.
It was because of the Yellow Springs Diagram that the dragon vein could be suppressed!
Now that the Yellow Springs Diagram had appeared into the world, the dragon vein was finally free of its restrictions as well.
The dragon vein was not an actual living being. It was formed by gathering the fortune of the world. After breaking free, its goal was to charge out of the tomb and return to the world.
The moment the dragon vein exited the tomb, it would dissipate.
The fortune would return to the world none the wiser as to which cultivator in the vicinity would receive a trickle of the dragon vein.
All of a sudden!
The Yellow Springs Diagram shone brightly and flapped without wind. Within it, a hazy yellow wave surged out. It was massive and gushed towards the dragon vein, trying to pull the latter within the Yellow Springs Diagram!
“Roar!” “Roar!” “Roar!”
The dragon vein howled in midair and struggled repeatedly as it tried to break free of the Yellow Springs’ absorption.
The two different powers were fighting against one another.
A moment later, the Yellow Springs Diagram seemed like it realized it could not possible devour the entire dragon vein whole.
The yellow river current gathered in a certain spot and smashed against the dragon vein fiercely, breaking up the latter into pieces.
The dragon vein dispersed and turned into streams of dragon-shaped air currents that swam wildly in midair.
Swoosh!
Immediately after, a series of massive waves rose from the yellow river once more, attempting to drown the five parts of the dragon vein and pull them into the Yellow Springs Diagram. It was augmenting itself onto Little Fatty’s body!
It was exactly as Lin Xuanji had predicted.
Even with the help of the Yellow Springs Diagram, Little Fatty could only absorb 50% of the dragon vein!
Lin Xuanji stood out and declared with a confident smile, “Everyone, I won’t be standing on courtesy!”
Lin Xuanji hung the folding fan in his hands casually on his waist and reached out with both hands. He circulated his Golden Core and conjured a series of spirit arts that were dizzying.
As the spirit arts were formed, a massive chessboard filled with black and white chess pieces appeared behind Lin Xuanji, spinning wildly.
The chessboard seemed as though it could divine the secrets of the universe and the life of all beings!
“Go!”
Lin Xuanji pointed at the front.
The chessboard enlarged repeatedly and blanketed the top of the palace.
Spiraling slowly, it emitted a mysterious aura.
The dragon vein air currents surged wildly in midair but their path of exit was completely sealed by the chessboard!
“Hehe, don’t bother trying to escape!”
Lin Xuanji smiled brightly and released his spirit perception as streams of spirit light surged from his fingertip into the chessboard.
Some of the dragon vein air currents started surging into the chessboard before entering Lin Xuanji’s body.
Most of the dragon vein air currents shuttled around the palace like headless flies, even passing by monkey and the others.
“Ha!”
The spirit tiger reached out with his massive paws and grabbed onto one of the dragon vein air currents, yelling, “Let’s see you run!”
The dragon vein air current dissipated immediately against his grab.
However, the fortune was not augmented onto him.
Monkey, the Golden Lion, Qing Qing and little fox all attempted as well but none of them could catch hold of the dragon vein.
“How does one get their hands on this stupid thing!”
The spirit tiger glared at Lin Xuanji with displeasure and a hint of envy as the latter captured the dragon vein.
Lin Xuanji remarked gleefully as he controlled the chessboard, “Brother Tiger, character is important when it comes to fortune. Your character just doesn’t cut it, haha!”
In reality, a secret technique was required to capture the dragon vein.
To begin with, the Founder Master of Enigma Palace, Fairy Ling Long, was an expert of great fortune. She naturally understood how to capture the dragon vein as well as the fortune in the world.
Monkey and the others were merely demon beasts – there was no way they would understand such things.
“F*ck...!”
The spirit tiger almost exploded from the smug look on Lin Xuanji’s face!
The spirit tiger turned to monkey with a frustrated expression and asked with clenched teeth, “Brother Monkey, can I bash him up?”
“Sure,”
Monkey nodded and continued, “But... I doubt you can win him...”
Spirit tiger: “...”
“Roar!”
Suddenly, a shuddering roar echoed through the palace!
This roar was extremely similar to the dragon roar earlier on but it was much more frightening!
Majestic and vicissitude, it swept through the nine heavens in a grand manner!
Compared to this roar, the dragon roar released by the dragon vein earlier was akin to the roar of an infant dragon.
Everyone turned towards the voice instinctively.
Not far away, Su Zimo was motionless. However, there was a divine dragon several dozens feet long coiling around his body. It possessed actual flesh and blood and was lined with dragon scales that shimmered coldly.
A series of sharp spikes protruded from the spine of the divine dragon and it had sharp claws and majestic horns!
Its eyes were cold and authoritative as they looked down on the masses!
Su Zimo hovered in midair within the coiled dragon wearing his green robes. His black hair danced and his eyes were deep as his aura climbed endlessly like a divine being that was meant to rule over the world!
It was as though the divine dragon was a pet of his!
Monkey, the spirit tiger and the others had seen Su Zimo release this technique before in the battle at the ancient city and were rather composed.
However, Little Fatty and Shi Jian were stupefied.
Even Lin Xuanji was dumbfounded and froze on the spot, even forgetting to release his spirit art.
A moment later, he muttered, “That’s the secret skill of the Human Emperor, Ancient Dragonification Art!”
Su Zimo nodded.
It was no wonder why Enigma Palace was a super sect of Tianhuang Mainland and was related to the Human Emperor as well.
Among everyone of the same generation, Lin Xuanji was the only one who identified the Ancient Dragonification Art.
“Roar!” “Roar!” “Roar!”
After the emergence of the Ancient Dragonification Art, the initially chaotic dragon vein air currents in the palace surged towards Su Zimo’s body as though they had found a home.
It was a spectacular sight as though hundreds of rivers were converging into the ocean!
“Fu*k!””
Lin Xuanji snapped to his senses in envy.
He arrived at this place painstakingly after crossing through endless traps and not taking any treasures all for the sake of the dragon vein.
Yet, Su Zimo was the one who stood to gain at the end of the day!
“Su Zimo, I’ll fight you!”
Lin Xuanji shrieked and circulated his Golden Core with all his might. His hands formed seals even faster and spirit energy surged even more wildly.
A powerful suction force was produced from the chessboard at the top of the palace!
However, the stronger the suction force was, the faster the dragon vein air currents converged towards Su Zimo.
In less than ten minutes, 80% of the remaining 50% dragon vein was snatched away by Su Zimo, leaving only 20% for Lin Xuanji.
“Hahaha! That’s your due desserts!”
The spirit tiger roared in laughter at Lin Xuanji’s frustrated expression. “Good job, brother! Piss him off to death!”
Little fox smiled brightly and said aptly, “Mister Lin, your character can’t cut it either.”
In truth, it was only a stroke of inspiration for Su Zimo to release the Ancient Dragonification Art.
He had not thought that he would steal away 80% of the remaining dragon vein from Lin Xuanji after releasing the secret skill!
Part of the reason was because the dragon vein air current had a closer connection to the aura of the Ancient Dragonification Art.
Another person was because this was a secret skill of the Human Emperor that was created using the secrets of Heaven and Earth. It was not surprising that it could steal away the fortune from Lin Xuanji’s hands.
Chapter 695: Still Alive!
The dragon vein that was formed after tens of thousands of years was gradually divided among Little Fatty, Su Zimo and Lin Xuanji.
Little Fatty took up 50% with the help of Tomb Sect’s Yellow Springs Diagram.
With the help of the Ancient Dragonification Art, Su Zimo obtained 40%!
Lin Xuanji tried his best to release the secret skill of Enigma Palace but only managed to obtain 10% in the end.
In the mortal realm, any vassal state that captured a dragon vein could grow swiftly and develop into a dynasty that could dominate over a part of the world!
Fortune was something that was illusory and there would be no immediate rise in one’s strength after obtaining it. However, it had a huge impact for the future of the cultivator.
The greater the fortune, the more opportunities and encounters that would occur.
In fact, it could even reach the extent of converting disasters to blessings and altering one’s fate!
Lin Xuanji gripped his fists tightly and glared at Su Zimo with indignance. He was so worked up that his teeth were chattering. “Su Zimo, you’re really a jinx!”
Su Zimo shrugged his shoulders with an innocent expression.
Little fox laughed. “Mister Lin, you said it yourself that the dragon vein will go to whoever is capable of capturing it and you won’t regret it at all!”
“I won’t regret... I won’t regret!”
Lin Xuanji panted and said gloomily, “But I’ll feel spite!”
Monkey and the others watched by the sidelines with gloating expressions as they burst into laughter.
Naturally, all of them wished for Su Zimo to obtain the dragon vein.
“I’ve realized that nothing good ever comes out of bumping into you!”
Lin Xuanji sighed and turned even more moody when he thought about what happened during their first encounter at the Dragon Bone Valley.
It was the same thing the previous time round.
That dragon egg should have been his.
However, it was consumed by this seemingly frail scholar and a useless dog!
“F*ck! F*ck! F*ck!”
Lin Xuanji hopped in rage when he thought about what happened in the past.
He rushed in front of Su Zimo and asked spitefully, “Where’s that big black dog? Where did it go? I’ve got to get closer to it now that we haven’t seen one another for so many years!”
Su Zimo spread his hands to both sides and smiled faintly. “It’s not with me. Your plans are going to fail again.”
He could tell right away that Lin Xuanji was harboring designs on Night Spirit again.
“How unlucky!”
Lin Xuanji wished that he could slap himself right now as he glared at Su Zimo begrudgingly. “Once we leave this place, let’s part ways! I’ve got to keep my distance from you in the future!”
“I’ve discovered that everything in this world has their counters. You are born to jinx me!”
Su Zimo coughed gently and patted Lin Xuanji on the shoulder, saying with a fake serious tone, “Let’s not talk about jinxing and whatnot. That’s going to hurt our relationship.”
“Hmph!”
Lin Xuanji rolled his eyes.
Right then, a sigh echoed from the voids.
The next moment, the palace went into dead silence!
Everyone stood motionlessly on the spot, as though their limbs were bound by an invisible force. Their expressions were frozen and their eyes were filled with confusion, surprise and fear...
A faint repressing aura engulfed downwards.
Against the pressure, all of them felt insignificant like ants!
There was another existence in that palace!
An existence that was far more powerful than everyone present!
An evil gust of wind blew past.
The temperature of the entire palace dipped!
Everyone’s hairs stood on end and they shuddered.
“Ah!”
Little fox was frightened and reverted to her true form, burrowing herself into Su Zimo’s embrace as she shuddered.
Even the spirit tiger and the Golden Lion who were manly were now trembling in fear, let alone her.
“Could you show yourself, senior?”
Su Zimo took a deep breath and surveyed his surroundings before asking.
The aura emanated by the existence was extremely scary!
In fact, it could kill any of them in the palace with ease, including him!
Rather than lose his wits, Su Zimo chose to stand out and converse with the existence directly.
“Someone has finally arrived after so many years.”
The voice rang again, filled with sadness and emotions.
Everyone was shocked when they heard that.
There was probably only a single person in the tomb who would spout such words...
Everyone turned towards the sound.
The skeleton that sat in front of the electric pool shifted sinisterly.
Possibly because it had not moved for tens of thousands of years, the skeleton creaked as though it could scatter at any moment.
Immediately after, right in front of everyone, the skeleton stood up!
Psst!
Everyone gasped.
The Golden Lion’s fur stood on ends and made his entire body seem much larger!
Monkey, the spirit tiger and everyone else nearly had their hearts pop out of their throats.
Lin Xuanji placed one of his hands behind his back and his fingers moved rapidly as they divined.
Su Zimo narrowed his gaze and was rather composed.
He was not dead!
The Mighty Figure of Tomb Sect from tens of thousands of years ago has survived till now!
The Mighty Figure of Tomb Sect stood up and the robes that were initially draped on his body turned into dust and dispersed, unable to withstand the corrosion of time.
There was no flesh on the skeleton. However, there was a faint light spot shining from its glabella, flickering with a sliver of life.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
The skeleton turned its head and surveyed everyone with its empty sockets. Finally, it lingered for a moment on Su Zimo before looking away.
Su Zimo felt a strange sensation.
Although the Mighty Figure of Tomb Sect had no eyes, Su Zimo could vaguely sense that the Mighty Figure was looking at him oddly – it was as though the Mighty Figure was pinning some hopes on him.
Su Zimo could not sense any hostility from this Mighty Figure of Tomb Sect using his spirit perception.
Of course, for an expert of that level, if he wanted to kill everyone present, he could even conceal the heavenly secrets with a single thought, let alone escape Su Zimo’s spirit perception.
Su Zimo looked over to Lin Xuanji at the side.
He could not see any fear in Lin Xuanji’s eyes at the moment as well.
Su Zimo was relieved.
The skeleton walked down the steps and closed in to Little Fatty, gazing at the Yellow Springs Diagram in the latter’s hand silently in a daze.
Little Fatty was almost frightened to tears.
A moment later, the skeleton reached out and grazed its finger gently across the Yellow Springs Diagram.
It was like a farewell.
Little Fatty was almost scared out of his wits in the face of the skeleton and could not think about anything else.
He propped up the Yellow Springs Diagram with both hands, unsure whether he should hold on to it or pass it over.
“Senior, I’m only here to retrieve this utmost treasure of Tomb Sect from the orders of the elders.”
“I did not know that you were still alive!”
Little Fatty’s voice was almost whimpering. “Senior, although I’ve got a lot of flesh on my body, I’m not delicious...”
He was completely scared out of his wits.
“Fatty!”
Su Zimo called softly.
At that moment, Su Zimo used a Sanskrit secret skill from the Buddhist sects that had the effect of clearing one’s mind.
Little Fatty had lost his rationality completely at the moment. If he did not sober up, there would be the danger of him veering off onto the wrong path in his future cultivation due to this trauma!
His sobbing stopped and his eyes widened, slightly lost.
“Fatty, sober up!”
Su Zimo said darkly, “If this senior wanted to harm you, he would have done so a long time ago! There’s no need for him to let you take away the Yellow Springs Diagram and leave the dragon vein of this place for you.”
When he heard that, Little Fatty was enlightened and his initially flustered heart calmed down gradually.
The skeleton looked at Su Zimo deeply and nodded.
Chapter 696: Final Farewell
Although it was a seemingly insignificant action, it was a form of recognition.
Or rather, it was the Mighty Figure of Tomb Sect expressing his gratitude to Su Zimo.
“This treasure has followed me for more than 10,000 years. To think that it’s still degraded to such a state in the end.”
The skeleton retracted its palm and looked at Little Fatty before saying slowly, “Keep this Yellow Springs Diagram well. Once you advance to Nascent Soul realm, use it as your Destiny Dharmic Weapon.”
“Even if it can’t reclaim its glory of the past, you’ll have to repair it to the state of a Dharma treasure!”
The pretext of the Yellow Springs Diagram turning into a Dharma treasure was for Little Fatty to advance to the Mahayana realm!
However, how difficult was it to achieve that?
Even this paragon who was once a titular disciple of Tomb Sect in the past right before them did not manage to finish that advancement.
“Don’t worry, senior, I’ll do my best!”
Little Fatty nodded furiously and put the Yellow Springs Diagram away with utmost importance.
The skeleton surveyed its surroundings and looked at the nervous spirit tiger, Qing Qing and everyone else, saying gently, “There’s no need to be afraid, I died a long time ago. The only thing remaining in my skeleton is a remnant of my consciousness.”
“50,000 years ago, I failed to break through to the Mahayana realm and was almost at the end of my lifespan. As such, I could only set up this Astral Dragon Sputum Lair and await the future generation.”
Everyone was confused.
Since he was already dead, how did his consciousness manage to survive till now?
The skeleton seemed to understand everyone’s confusion and explained, “By making use of this tomb, my remnant consciousness fused into the dragon vein and concealed this heavenly secret. That was how I managed to remain here. Now that the dragon vein has been absorbed, I’m about to dissipate too.”
Everyone was enlightened.
The skeleton continued, “The reason why I left this remnant consciousness was to prevent the Yellow Springs Diagram from falling into the hands of outsiders. The final test of this tomb is me!”
Upon hearing that, everyone had conflicted expressions and felt trepidation.
It was obvious what the skeleton was implying.
If one of them in the group harbored evil intentions and designs on the Yellow Springs Diagram, they would have been dead by now!
Although it was only a remnant consciousness of a Conjoint Body Mighty Figure, it was strong enough to kill any of them present!
Su Zimo’s mouth twitched.
The thoughts of this Mighty Figure of Tomb Sect could not be described simply as being cautious.
It was more like he was twisted!
Who would have expected that there would be a final test even after passing through all the various ones at the start!
At the same time, it was the scariest and most fatal test!
Su Zimo’s heart skipped a beat as he turned to Lin Xuanji at the side.
There was no hint of surprise in Lin Xuanji’s eyes, as though he had predicted this.
“Indeed!”
Su Zimo sneered internally, “What a crafty person!”
Back when they first entered, a thought crossed Su Zimo’s mind when he saw that nothing in the palace seemed to have been touched – could Lin Xuanji truly be so considerate?
It was only at this moment that he finally understood.
Lin Xuanji had expected this scene before them long ago.
The skeleton turned and walked towards Su Zimo.
“There are four distinct auras coming from you!”
The skeleton said slowly, “From the immortal, Buddhist and fiend sects… as well as a demonic qi!”
“Yes.”
Su Zimo nodded.
Naturally, the secrets in his body could not be hidden from a Conjoint Body Mighty Figure.
“Good, good. Very good.”
The skeleton nodded repeatedly, seemingly pleased.
The skeleton retrieved an ancient book from the stone shelf at the side and wiped away the dust on it before handing it to Su Zimo. “Take this book with you. If you can fulfill my wish, you will definitely bring about blessings for the masses.”
Su Zimo retrieved the ancient book and flipped it open gently. He merely took a quick glance before his expression changed.
The ancient book recorded trial methods for how mortals should cultivate and form Golden Cores if they had no spirit roots!
Of course, all of those methods ended in failure.
However, there were a lot of thoughts and conclusions described behind the methods!
When he witnessed Su Hong reach the end of his lifespan and the pitiful lives of the citizens of Yan Country as their corpses sprawled everywhere, Su Zimo made a vow that he would create a Dao and alter the fates of the masses!
For anyone else, this ancient book would be equivalent to trash.
However, it was extremely important for Su Zimo!
The failed attempts and methods were precious experiences left behind by their predecessors.
It would save him a lot of time and effort!
The skeleton said, “I’ve lived for more than 20,000 years and most of my time was spent on this. It’s a pity that I did not manage to find a path further.”
“If you have the heart to do so, I can only rely on you to continue down this path. If even someone like you can’t do it, I’m afraid this is probably a dead end…”
Su Zimo was someone who cultivated the path of immortals, demons, fiends and Buddhism.
If even he could not create a path and establish a brand new Dao, there would probably be no one else in this world qualified to do so.
Of course, given Su Zimo’s current cultivation realm, experience and knowledge, he was way too far from being able to establish a Dao.
Su Zimo bowed deeply towards the skeleton and declared earnestly, “My sincere gratitude, senior! This book is of utmost importance to me!”
“Alright!”
The skeleton nodded and the light spot on its glabella had already grown faint.
After pondering for a moment, it turned and pointed towards the electric pool at the back that flashed purple. “This is a Purple Electric Pool and it can be used to refine one’s body and weapons.”
“There’s an ancient manual in the middle of the electric pool and it’s one of the cultivation techniques of the Void Thunder Manual, known as the Purple Thunder Manual. It’s a heaven-grade cultivation technique and contains a myriad of techniques. Apart from mental arts, there’s also Dharmic arts. Take it with you.”
Su Zimo was delighted when he heard that.
Cultivation techniques had four grades – heaven, earth, dark and light.
Ethereal Peak did not even have a dark-grade cultivation technique or Dharmic art!
Only aristocratic families and upper sects possessed dark-grade cultivation techniques and Dharmic arts.
Earth-grade cultivation techniques and Dharmic arts were limited to super sects and they were not allowed to be imparted or leaked to outsiders.
Although there were many cultivation techniques and Dharmic arts on the stone shelves, Su Zimo saw that they were mostly light-grade. Even if there were any at dark-grade, they were individual volumes and were incomplete.
But now, there was a heaven-grade cultivation technique right in front of Su Zimo – this was a divine opportunity!
Furthermore, this was a section of the Void Thunder Manual!
Su Zimo possessed the power of thunder within his body to begin with. As such, his cultivation process would be much easier!
Now that everything was ready, Su Zimo only had to advance to Nascent Soul realm to be able to cultivate the Purple Thunder Manual.
Lin Xuanji was green with envy once more.
“This must definitely be the effect of the dragon vein!”
Lin Xuanji was at the brink of tears and lamented internally, “Otherwise, this opportunity would have most likely been mine!”
The skeleton turned back and returned to the platform. It sat down slowly with a relieved expression. “I can finally leave in peace now. All of you are good, very good.”
With that, the light spot on the skeleton’s glabella dimmed completely.
After losing the support of a Mighty Figure’s energy, the skeleton collapsed and turned into dust!
Su Zimo sighed gently, looking emotional.
Legend has it that the lifespan of a Conjoint Body Mighty Figure was more than 20,000 years.
However, this Mighty Figure of Tomb Sect was able to display such godly abilities to extend its time in this world to 50,000 years and witness this scene today.
It was only at this moment that his final trace of existence vanished from this world!
Without a word, everyone bowed in unison deeply towards the mound of dust.
It was a form of respect.
At the same time, it was a final farewell.
Chapter 697: Refining the Sword Formation
The Purple Electric Pool crackled and flashed with an extremely terrifying aura!
Su Zimo said, “This electric pool can be used to refine one’s body. Those that can withstand it, we’ll refine our bodies inside together. However, do take note that the power of thunder is the most dangerous. If you feel anything amiss, leave right away and don’t push yourselves.”
“Heh, I was waiting for you to say that!”
Lin Xuanji gave an odd chuckle.
He naturally wanted to obtain some compensation for the fact that he only captured 10% of the dragon vein for his trip here.
The little fox hopped out of Su Zimo’s embrace hurriedly and pouted her lips, shaking her head.
Although demons were mostly strong physically, there were some exceptions.
The fox race did not depend on their bodies for their cultivation.
Su Zimo nodded and walked forward – this was something that could not be forced.
In the mortal realm, there was the saying that one should never trespass an electric pool. To them, an electric pool represented danger and destructive power!
Su Zimo entered the Purple Electric Pool and shuddered.
The electric pool shone brightly and flashed with a dazzling streak of lightning. One after another, purple lightning surged around Su Zimo before entering his body wildly.
Su Zimo took a deep breath and advanced into the depths of the Purple Electric Pool.
Lin Xuanji rushed behind immediately after.
The moment he entered, his eyes revealed a look of pain.
However, he withstood it immediately after.
The more pain one could endure within the electric pool, the stronger their bodies would be refined!
The power in the outer perimeter of the electric pool was considered to be calm.
The closer to the core, the wilder the power of thunder became. It rose with streaks of thunderbolt, as though it wanted to annihilate, drown and devour everything!
One could only truly experience the meaning of the wrath of thunder in the center of the electric pool!
Monkey, the spirit tiger, the Golden Lion and Qing Qing followed behind Lin Xuanji.
The four of them belonged to demon races that placed emphasis on the strength of one’s body – there was naturally no way they would miss an opportunity as such.
Initially, Little Fatty and Shi Jian had no intention of entering.
However, when they saw everyone rush in, including Lin Xuanji, it seemed as though the electric pool was nothing terrifying and they were both tempted.
“Should we linger for a moment at the outer perimeter of the electric pool?” Shi Jian suggested.
“Yes,”
Little Fatty’s eyes flickered as he said, “I think that’s fine. We shouldn’t be in danger as long as we don’t venture deep into the electric pool.”
“Let’s go!”
The two of them entered the electric pool.
“Ah! Ah! Ahhhh!”
The moment they entered, they shrieked.
It was the worst for Shi Jian – his flesh was split, his hair stood on end and smoke rose from all his seven orifices.
To begin with, Puppet Sect was not bothered about body tempering.
Before he was electrocuted unconscious, Shi Jian scurried out, looking extremely wretched with a blackened face.
The little fox sniffed and said with confusion, “Strange, why is there the smell of delicious roasted meat...?”
Shi Jian nearly spat blood when he heard that.
Little Fatty was slightly better off than Shi Jian.
After all, his body had just undergone a transformation due to the fog released by the Yellow Springs Diagram. As such, it was not injured by the electricity.
Even so, Little Fatty was in immense pain as his fat body twitched repeatedly.
“Isn’t this just suffering for nothing?”
Little Fatty lamented internally, “I’m having a good life eating good food, enjoying good sleep with a nice round body. Why should I be torturing myself like this?”
It did not take long for him to exit.
Right now, there were only six people in the electric pool – Su Zimo, Lin Xuanji, monkey, the spirit tiger, the Golden Lion and Qing Qing!
Although they were all in the electric pool, their positions varied.
The difference between the six of them was also clear!
Su Zimo had arrived at the center of the electric pool and assumed a lotus position. The blood qi in his body surged as he absorbed the rampant power of thunder to refine his body.
Unexpectedly, Lin Xuanji was the closest to the center of the electric pool!
It was no wonder why he was this generation’s successor to Enigma Palace. His methods were endless, his strength was unpredictable and even his physique was terrifying to such an extent!
Monkey was slightly behind Lin Xuanji.
Behind monkey was the spirit tiger.
In truth, the spirit tiger’s bloodline was the most ordinary among all of them.
Thankfully, he had cultivated the Marrow Cleansing section of the Void Thunder Manual and was able to swap blood through his marrow. By accident, he managed to absorb four claws of unknown origin into his body as well.
The spirit tiger’s physique was also transforming silently!
After the spirit tiger was the Golden Lion and Qing Qing.
The six of them found the limit which they can endure in the electric pool and sat down, taking in the power of thunder for their cultivation.
A scroll made of beast skin hovered in the middle of the electric pool.
Su Zimo reached out and retrieved the beast skin before unfolding it.
At the top corner of the beast skin, there were three words – Purple Thunder Manual!
This was a section in the Void Thunder Manual which was crafted by the Thunder Emperor and was a heaven-grade cultivation technique!
If one could cultivate a heaven-grade cultivation technique upon advancing to Nascent Soul realm, not only would they be able to cultivate at a terrifying speed, their Essence Spirits would also be much stronger than the Essence Spirits that were cultivated with light-grade cultivation techniques!
It was the difference between Heaven and Earth!
A powerful Essence Spirit meant that one would be able to manipulate more Dharmic powers and was stronger!
Su Zimo took a quick glance before putting the Purple Thunder Manual carefully into his storage bag.
This cultivation technique was going to be his strongest support for his immortality cultivation after he advanced to the Nascent Soul realm!
At the same time, Su Zimo gained an immense curiosity towards the Yin Spirit section of the Mystic Classic of the Twelve Demon Kings of the Great Wilderness!
The Yin Spirit section came after the Core Formation section and corresponded to the Nascent Soul realm of the immortals.
Without cultivating a Yin Spirit, Su Zimo would not be able to see the cultivation techniques of the Yin Spirit section.
Su Zimo was certain that the Yin Spirit section Die Yue imparted to him was a heaven-grade cultivation technique!
He did not know what was its limits.
Furthermore, Die Yue had imparted to him the Mystic Classic of the Twelve Demon Kings of the Great Wilderness. Up till this point, he could only manage to summon seven demon kings with five more that had yet to appear.
Su Zimo was looking forward to whether another demon king would appear with the Yin Spirit section!
As he experienced the berserk power of thunder, a thought crossed his mind and he withdrew 27 supreme-grade flying swords from his storage bag.
That was the set of flying swords required to form the Illumination Sword Formation.
Prior to this, the supreme-grade flying swords were tainted by the blood of powerful demon beasts and their powers would diminish after prolonged exposure.
Su Zimo was also contemplating about how he could upgrade the set of flying swords.
Now, with the help of the electric pool, he could truly refine the 27 flying swords once again.
Although he could not raise their grades, he could boost their power by imbuing them with the power of thunder.
The resultant impact would be even greater with 27 of them together.
The increase in power of the Illumination Sword Formation would be seen even clearer!
Su Zimo waved his hand and the 27 flying swords scattered around him into the Purple Electric Pool, shining with streaks of lightning on their blades.
Everyone that entered the tomb had obtained opportunities for themselves respectively.
At that moment, a group of cultivators arrived above the tomb – there were several thousands of them!
Their leader was a scrawny man that resembled a bamboo pole. He stood in midair with a cold expression, glaring down as his eyes flickered.
Chapter 698: Three Major Sects
“Fellow Daoist Leng Ming, this place where we’re at is where the tomb is?”
A man behind the scrawny cultivator walked over. He had a haughty expression and a frightening aura as his eyes flashed with electric currents!
A sect badge hung on his waist with the words Zephyr Thunder.
The person who spoke was the legacy disciple of one of the nine immortal sects, Zephyr Thunder Palace – Xu Cheng.
Xu Cheng was also the leader of more than a thousand Zephyr Thunder Palace disciples who had entered the ancient battlefield!
The scrawny cultivator was the other legacy disciple of Tomb Sect this time round, Leng Ming!
Leng Ming withdrew a geomantic compass and started calculating. A moment later, he nodded. “There should be no mistake. This should be where the tomb is.”
He glared down coldly at the formation of the terrain beneath him. Gradually, a look of realization flashed in his eyes as he nodded. “No wonder it’s so secretive. It’s the Astral Dragon Sputum Lair!”
“Since we’ve located the tomb, let’s head down,” Xu Cheng said.
“There’s no need,”
Leng Ming shook his head. “The dragon vein here has already dispersed, meaning that someone has arrived before us. There’s no need for us to barge in. We can just wait outside to collect the rewards.”
“That works too,”
Xu Cheng nodded and surveyed his surroundings, raising his voice intentionally, “The treasures in the tomb are secondary! There’s a cultivation technique in there that I’m determined to get my hands on! Nobody shall fight me for it!”
“The legendary Purple Thunder Manual, right?”
Another voice sounded behind the two of them.
A man with a deathly aura arrived beside the two of them.
The person was extremely ugly with a pale face and purplish lips – he resembled the malevolent ghosts in Hell!
Behind him was a towering giant that was a full 30 feet tall.
The giant was draped tightly by a silver-white skin from head to toe such that even his nose and mouth were covered!
Even so, a faint rotting stench could still be smelled emanating from the giant.
The ugly man was the legacy disciple of Corpse Refinement Cult this time round, Situ Shi!
The giant behind him was his battle corpse!
Situ Shi said, “Do you think that I don’t know? In the cultivation techniques passed down in Zephyr Thunder Palace, the reason why many powerful Dharmic arts aren’t able to be unleashed is because you guys lack the Purple Thunder Manual.”
Xu Cheng’s eyes flashed with a hint of disdain as he said indifferently, “I’m sure you’re not here solely for revenge huh, Brother Situ?”
“That cultivator of Puppet Sect murdered disciples of Corpse Refinement Cult! I definitely have to get my hands on him!”
Situ Shi remarked coldly, “I also want a share of the treasures in this tomb as well!”
“Fellow Daoist Leng Ming, I’m here with hundreds of disciples from my sect to assist you. Naturally, you have to give me my share of the treasures in the tomb as well.”
Another cultivator draped in white robes stood out, looking graceful and extraordinary.
He was the legacy disciple of another of the nine immortal sects, Chaos Essence Sect – Nie Hao.
The leader of the Chaos Essence Sect disciples this time round was the top of the Golden Core Phenomenon Ranking who was publicly acknowledged as the number one Golden Core – Di Yin!
Naturally, against the reputation of Di Yin, it was easy to overlook Nie Hao.
However, in reality, Nie Hao was extremely strong and had cultivated the legacy phenomenon of Chaos Essence Sect. If not for a monster incarnate like Di Yin, he would have been the leader of the Chaos Essence Sect disciples!
Leng Ming smiled faintly. “Everyone, don’t worry. I only wish to retrieve the legacy utmost treasure of Tomb Sect. You guys can split the remaining treasures among your disciples!”
He surveyed the ground and smiled indifferently with extreme confidence, as though he could peer through all the obstacles.
In order to prevent any accidents, he sought help from two major immortal sects, Zephyr Thunder Palace and Chaos Essence Sect!
Along the way, Corpse Refinement Cult of the five heretical doctrines joined them.
With the backing of the three super sects, Leng Ming was confident that the Yellow Springs Diagram was definitely his!
“My dear junior brother, I heard that you found some helpers for yourself too. Let’s see what sort of people you’ve sought help from, fufufu...”
...
Within the tomb.
Lin Xuanji, monkey, the spirit tiger, the Golden Lion and Qing Qing left the electric pool one after another.
Su Zimo was the final one to leave.
In part, it was because his physique could withstand the refinement of thunder for a longer duration.
At the same time, he was refining the sword formation!
Right now, he had already completed the sword formation.
Although the 27 flying swords were still at supreme-grade, each of them had streaks of purple lightning coiling them.
Aside from the sharpness of the blade itself, there was now the tough and righteous power of thunder that could suppress evil!
Su Zimo furrowed his brows gently. “Fatty, put away the treasures of this place. Let’s leave as soon as possible, I’ve got a feeling that something is amiss.”
“Yes,”
Little Fatty nodded.
It was way too strange that his senior brother, Leng Ming, had yet to show himself!
Furthermore, they had spent a long time in this tomb – other things might happen if they continued staying here.
Little Fatty walked along the stone shelves and stuffed all the other treasures into his storage bag.
Apart from some of them that he would use for himself, he would hand the rest over to the sect.
It would be a huge merit on his part!
With that merit and the acknowledgment of the Yellow Springs Diagram, Little Fatty’s status in the sect would definitely surpass Leng Ming although he had joined later!
“Let’s leave!”
Little Fatty waved his hand after wiping the treasures clean and everyone returned from where they came from.
Unlike when they entered, the group of them did not encounter any obstacles on the way out; even the Ancient Frost Crocodiles and Bloodthirsty Silverfishes seemed to be hiding themselves.
Everyone entered the lake and rose continuously.
When they were dozens of feet from the surface, Su Zimo’s eyes flashed as he whispered, “Everyone, watch out. There’s a lot of people up there!”
“Fufu, the oriole stalks the mantis as it stalks the grasshopper.”
Lin Xuanji chuckled. “Fatty, that senior brother of yours has already arrived.”
He looked extremely relaxed.
Su Zimo sneered, “It isn’t easy being an oriole!”
Swoosh!
Before long, splashes appeared on the lake as Su Zimo’s group rushed out and hovered in midair.
They were surrounded by several thousand murderous cultivators and all of them had endless greed in their eyes!
Four cultivators stood in four directions and looked down with a torrential aura. They were none other than Leng Ming of Tomb Sect, Xu Cheng of Zephyr Thunder Palace, Situ Shi of Corpse Refinement Cult and Nie Hao of Chaos Essence Sect!
“Senior Brother, you’ve come indeed!”
Little Fatty glared at a scrawny cultivator and grit his teeth.
“Fufu.”
Leng Ming smiled faintly. “Junior Brother, I truly hadn’t expected you to arrive here a step before me, but...”
He changed the topic and retracted his smile, shaking his head. “Everything you’ve done is for naught and merely to set things up for me! You’re too naive to fight with me!”
“Senior Brother, the sect master said that whoever gets their hands on the Yellow Springs Diagram wins. You’ve already lost the fight!” Little Fatty said deeply.
A series of exclamations broke out in the crowd at the mention of the Yellow Springs Diagram.
That renowned emperor weapon had been with the Underworld Emperor for many years. Although its grade had fallen, it was still a rare utmost treasure!
Even Xu Cheng, Situ Shi and Nie Hao’s eyes flashed with temptation.
“How naive!”
Leng Ming shook his head with a mocking gaze. “Junior Brother, you’re still naive as ever. Before you refine it to become your Destiny Dharmic Weapon, the Yellow Springs Diagram belongs to no one still. I can naturally snatch it away from you!”
Chapter 699: Nobodies?
The commotion here was rather great and many cultivators in the vicinity were already rushing over.
Situ Shi frowned slightly and said with a deep voice, “Let’s settle this as soon as possible lest outsiders get to be the oriole!”
Leng Ming nodded and glared at Little Fatty with a cold gaze before saying slowly, “Junior Brother, don’t blame me for not taking into account our relationship as sect mates. I’ll give you two options to choose!”
“The first option is to hand over the Yellow Springs Diagram alongside all the treasures in the tomb. I will then spare your life! The second option...”
“There’s no need to say anything more!”
Leng Ming was interrupted by Little Fatty before he could finish.
Little Fatty gripped his fists tightly and snarled word for word, “I’ll never hand the Yellow Springs Diagram to you!”
He went through immense danger and found it with his own capabilities – why should he hand it over to Leng Ming?!
“Well, well, well!”
Leng Ming nodded with an endless killing intent in his eyes. “You chose this so don’t blame me for not giving you any chances!”
Little Fatty withdrew a flying sword from his storage bag with a resolute expression without any bit of fear.
Leng Ming glanced briefly at Su Zimo and the others with a mocking gaze before jeering, “Junior Brother, I’ve got to say that you’ve truly grown. To think that you would know how to seek help, that’s impressive.”
“However, these few people and some beasts are your backing?”
When they heard the word ‘beasts’, monkey and the others revealed wrathful looks.
The spirit tiger was murderous as he glared at Leng Ming fiercely before chuckling. “Bamboo pole, you had better run away later. Otherwise, if I get my hands on you... hahaha!”
Leng Ming chuckled. “Junior Brother, you can’t be naive enough to think that you can fight me with these nobodies?”
“Nobodies?”
Little Fatty laughed as well.
There were a total of nine of them. Apart from monkey, the spirit tiger, Qing Qing, the little fox and the Golden Lion who were demons, which of the remaining four were nobodies?
He was a legacy disciple of Tomb Sect.
Shi Jian was a legacy disciple of Puppet Sect.
Lin Xuanji was their generation’s successor of Enigma Palace!
Although Su Zimo had no sect or faction currently, there was probably nobody in the ancient battlefield who would dare claim that he was a nobody!
Everything else aside, the name Su Zimo was enough to scare people to death!
“What, you don’t believe me?”
Leng Ming burst into laughter. “Since that’s the case, let me introduce to you these few true paragons of Tianhuang Mainland so that you’ll understand how you die at least!”
“This is the legacy disciple of Corpse Refinement Cult, Situ Shi.”
Situ Shi had a cold gaze and glared at Shi Jian as though he was looking at a dead man.
Shi Jian said softly, “Leave that man to me!”
Lin Xuanji whispered, “Although that man has no Golden Core phenomenon, he is not weak. The 30 foot tall battle corpse behind him is already showing signs of evolution into a Silver Corpse.”
The battle corpses of Corpse Refinement Cult were differentiated by levels. A corpse was the lowest level and was extremely weak – they could be destroyed easily with weapons, fire and water.
Iron and Bronze Corpses came after.
Normally, Golden Cores of Corpse Refinement Cult were able to control Bronze Corpses.
Above Bronze Corpses were Silver Corpses!
Leng Ming pointed to another person and smiled leisurely, “This fellow Daoist is Nie Hao from one of the nine immortal sects, Chaos Essence Sect!”
“Chaos Essence Sect?”
Su Zimo murmured and a figure that resembled an emperor flashed through his mind.
Di Yin of Chaos Essence Sect!
That person was truly frightening and was the strongest foe Su Zimo had encountered by far!
Lin Xuanji remarked nonchalantly, “He is Di Yin’s junior brother. The only reason why he’s not so well known is because of Di Yin’s reputation, but he does have some skills.”
Su Zimo did not have much knowledge about the paragons of the various super sects but Lin Xuanji knew everything at the back of his hand.
Su Zimo turned to Lin Xuanji. “We’ll leave that guy to you since you seem so nonchalant.”
“It’s fine,”
Lin Xuanji waved it off and pouted. “I’m not together with you guys. Most of the benefits within the tomb were taken by you guys and I only got a fraction of it.”
“Mister Lin, are you thinking of running away?”
The little fox wanted to agitate Lin Xuanji psychologically but he did not fall for it.
Without even blushing, Lin Xuanji said sincerely, “A gentleman knows that he should not stand in the face of danger. Don’t worry, once the battle starts, I’ll definitely be the first to run and not create trouble for you guys.”
“This is Xu Cheng, the number one Golden Core of one of the nine immortal sects, Zephyr Thunder Palace!”
Leng Ming’s voice sounded once more as he left Xu Cheng’s introduction for the last.
Cultivators that were watching nearby exclaimed at the mention of that name.
Lin Xuanji displayed a rare moment of seriousness and said deeply, “He is extremely strong. It’s said that he cultivated the strongest legacy phenomenon of Zephyr Thunder Palace, the Apocalyptic Five Thunders!”
Su Zimo narrowed his eyes.
In the previous Golden Core Phenomenon Ranking, a successor of Zephyr Thunder Palace was ranked nine and his phenomenon was the Four Thunderbolts.
Behind that Golden Core phenomenon, it was clearly stated that the highest level of the Golden Core phenomenon was to create five divine thunderbolts that had an apocalyptic might!
Four divine thunderbolts were enough for one to be ranked top ten in the Phenomenon Ranking.
How strong was this person in combat if he could summon five divine thunderbolts?
Lin Xuanji continued, “This person is strong enough to be top five or even top three in the Phenomenon Ranking! The reason why he’s here this time round is so that he can challenge Di Yin.”
Su Zimo nodded.
Lin Xuanji reminded, “Don’t underestimate your opponents. Although you have a double phenomenon, they might not be able to go against the five divine thunderbolts released by this guy!”
Su Zimo frowned.
Up to this point of his cultivation, he had not encountered anyone who could challenge his double phenomenon.
At the most, they could only enter a stalemate with one of his phenomenons. Once his second phenomenon appeared, his opponents would definitely be defeated without chance!
To think that he would meet such a savage character before arriving at Myriad Phenomenon City!
Leng Ming looked at Little Fatty with a fake smile. “How about introducing your helpers so that we can broaden our knowledge too?”
A series of chuckles sounded from the Chaos Essence Sect, Corpse Refinement Cult and Zephyr Thunder Palace crowd.
Situ Shi and Nie Hao had haughty expressions.
Xu Cheng’s hands were behind his back as he looked up in the skies; he could not even be bothered to look at Su Zimo’s group.
Given the current situation, everything would be resolved before he was even required to make a move.
They knew most of the paragons of the various super sects. In their opponent’s group, apart from Little Fatty and Shi Jian who were from super sects, the remaining two looked extremely foreign.
They were either itinerant cultivators or disciples of minor sects who were just here to join the crowd and broaden their knowledge.
Before he left the tomb, Lin Xuanji already wore his mask. As such, it was only natural that Situ Shi and the others could not recognize him.
Little Fatty harrumphed before pointing to Lin Xuanji. “This is...”
Lin Xuanji waved it off hurriedly and grinned brightly. “There’s no need to introduce me, I’m just a nobody who will be leaving soon! You guys can carry on fighting, it’s none of my business...”
“Hahahaha!”
The cultivators present burst into laughter.
Leng Ming held back his amusement and pointed to the green-robed cultivator beside Lin Xuanji with disdain in his eyes. “Who is that? Hurry and introduce him so that we can learn more too, junior brother!”
Just as Little Fatty was about to speak, the green-robed cultivator said with indifference, “My name is Su Zimo.”
Suddenly, the laughter in the crowd went silent!
It was as though all the cultivators present were choked by the throat!
Chapter 700: Tension
After a momentary silence, the crowd broke into an uproar!
Cultivators who were watching from nearby exclaimed as well!
“Psst! It’s him!”
“Su Zimo? The monster incarnate of Divine Phoenix Island?”
“I heard that he triggered a beast stampede previously and decimated an ancient city of Glass Palace in the ancient battlefield! Glass Palace was annihilated and only a few cultivators managed to escape!”
“Ah!”
My name is Su Zimo.
He said it casually.
There was no overbearingness or arrogance in his tone.
However, it shocked everyone present!
The name Su Zimo alone had the greatest impact!
At the very least, in the intermediate ancient battlefield, that name was scarier than any super sect!
The expressions of Corpse Refinement Cult’s Situ Shi and Chaos Essence Sect’s Nie Hao changed slightly upon hearing that name as well. Their pupils constricted and they had grim looks on their faces.
Leng Ming frowned deeply with a cold gaze too.
If Su Zimo was a nobody, everyone else would be trash.
Even Xu Cheng of Zephyr Thunder Palace who was gazing into the skies indifferently previously looked down, glaring at Su Zimo with a narrowed gaze as his eyes flashed with electric currents!
“Su Zimo? Double phenomenon?”
A curious look filled Xu Cheng’s eyes.
Initially, Little Fatty’s group of nine looked weak surrounded by thousands of cultivators, as though they could be drowned to death at any moment.
However, after Su Zimo spoke, the aura around them rose to a point where they could contend against the thousands of cultivators and the three super sects without being disadvantaged!
In the ancient battlefield, Su Zimo’s infamy was second only to Di Yin!
“Senior Brother, you sure are arrogant. This is the nobody that you were referring to,”
When he saw the tides shift, Little Fatty relaxed and said with a grin.
Leng Ming had a grim expression as he ignored Little Fatty and turned to Su Zimo. He greeted with cupped fists before saying darkly, “Fellow Daoist Su, I’ve heard of your reputation a long time ago. Indeed, your reputation precedes you now that we’re meeting in real life.”
Su Zimo had an indifferent expression and could not be bothered.
Although killing intent surged within Leng Ming, he chuckled in a fake manner before saying, “Fellow Daoist Su, this is a fight between disciples of Tomb Sect. As long as you’re willing to stand by the sidelines and not interfere, I will definitely compensate you for it!”
“Oh?”
Su Zimo raised his brow. “I want the Yellow Springs Diagram. Are you going to give it to me?”
“Hahahaha!”
This time round, Little Fatty’s group was the one that burst into laughter.
Leng Ming took a deep breath to repress the rage in his heart as he controlled himself with another fake chuckle. “You must be joking, fellow Daoist. The Yellow Springs Diagram is the utmost treasure of Tomb Sect so I can’t give that to you. Other than that, you can have your pick from any treasure in the tomb!”
“That won’t do!”
Before Su Zimo could speak, Xu Cheng stood out from the side and interrupted coldly. “The Purple Thunder Manual in the tomb belongs to me!”
Su Zimo remained silent.
“Zephyr Thunder Palace possesses part of the Thunder Emperor’s legacy. Of course, Zephyr Thunder Palace was not founded by the Thunder Emperor, but his disciple. The Purple Thunder Manual is the part of the cultivation technique that Zephyr Thunder Palace lacks.”
Lin Xuanji used a secret technique to transmit his voice into Su Zimo’s mind.
Su Zimo nodded.
Xu Cheng looked at Su Zimo’s group before making a sudden remark, “Whoever has their hands on the cultivation technique, as long as you hand it over, I can back out of this fight!”
“Brother Xu, you...”
Leng Ming’s expression changed, but he was interrupted by Xu Cheng’s hand just as he was about to speak.
Xu Cheng said indifferently, “I only want the Purple Thunder Manual. I’m not interested in anything else!”
No matter how scheming Leng Ming was, he could not conceal his emotions at the moment.
Little Fatty sneered, “So, that’s how deep your connections are, senior brother. Indeed, I’ve learned something today. Impressive, impressive.”
“Is nobody going to hand over the Purple Thunder Manual?”
When no one replied after a moment, Xu Cheng’s eyes crackled with electric currents and his killing intent surged!
He said coldly, “If no one hands it over, I’ll have to assume that someone is trying to keep a lost cultivation technique of Zephyr Thunder Palace for themselves insolently!”
“The Purple Thunder Manual is with me. If you want to get it...”
Su Zimo said nonchalantly, “Come then.”
Although those were two simple words, it caused the blood of the cultivators watching nearby to surge with excitement!
“They’re going at it!”
“If these two paragons fight, there will definitely be an earthshaking battle. Could this be the prelude to the fight for the Phenomenon Ranking?”
Leng Ming was delighted at the sight of that.
Things had truly worked out for him.
If someone gave in and handed the Purple Thunder Manual over, nobody could determine the victor of the current situation.
But now, Xu Cheng had no choice but to stand by his side!
Now that it was known to everyone that the Purple Thunder Manual was in Su Zimo’s hands, Xu Cheng had no reason to back off and could only fight!
“Well, well, well!”
Xu Cheng nodded repeatedly and glared at Su Zimo with a raring battle intent. His aura rose continuously as he said slowly, “I was intending on sparing you for now and only fight after we arrived at Myriad Phenomenon City!”
“But since you have a death wish, you can’t blame me for this!”
The tension was high and they were on the cusp of a massive battle just because of a single disagreement!
“Oh my!”
A playful voice sounded from the crowd.
“Since it’s so happening here, let me join in the fun,”
When the voice sounded, cultivators of Corpse Refinement Cult, Chaos Essence Sect and Zephyr Thunder Palace retreated hurriedly to create a path – it was as though they had seen the plague.
A group of cultivators walked over briskly.
The cultivators wore dark blue robes and their leader had his hands behind his back. He had a nonchalant attitude and walked over, licking his grisly red tongue.
It was one of the five heretical doctrines, Poison Sect!
In Poison Sect, every single cultivator carried a myriad of toxic poisons in their bodies and anyone that came into contact with any single poison could lose their lives!
The Seven Lethals of Poison Sect was even more notorious.
It did not matter what one’s cultivation realm was, they would most likely die upon contact with the Seven Lethals!
Although there were only slightly more than a hundred Poison Sect cultivators, it was enough to send chaos through the Corpse Refinement Cult, Chaos Essence Sect and Zephyr Thunder Palace cultivators, causing the latter to retreat.
Xu Cheng looked at the young man leading the pack and frowned slightly. “Du Ren, whose side are you on?”
Lin Xuanji seemed to have recalled something and whispered to Su Zimo with a gloating expression, “I guess that they’re here to take revenge on you.”
Su Zimo was not surprised.
20 years ago in the elementary ancient battlefield, Xiaoning was poisoned and nearly lost her life. In his wrath, Su Zimo annihilated the Poison Sect faction in the ancient battlefield!
Du Ren rubbed his chin and asked despite the obvious situation, “Fellow Daoist Leng Ming, I heard that you guys are in trouble?”
“Indeed,” Leng Ming was not bothered to guess Du Ren’s intentions.
Du Ren laughed. “I can help you out, but I want a share of the treasures in the tomb!”
“Alright!”
Leng Ming was delighted and replied hurriedly, “That’s for sure! As long as you’re on my side, you’ll definitely have a share of the treasures in the tomb!”
Du Ren turned to Su Zimo slowly and jeered with a venomous glare, “Su Zimo, do you remember a Poison Sect cultivator named Du Kai whom you killed in the ancient battlefield 20 years ago?”
“I’m his older brother and today, I’m here to claim your life!”
Du Ren’s smile was unsettling, resembling a malevolent ghost from Hell.
Su Zimo had a calm expression as he withdrew Blood Quencher from his storage bag before nodding. “You came at the right time. I’ll kill you guys together!”
Chapter 701: Great Battle
“In my opinion, Su Zimo’s group is most probably doomed.”
“That’s right, even without Poison Sect, it was the nine of them against a few thousand people. That’s an overwhelming suppression in strength. With the inclusion of Poison Sect now, they’ve got no chance at all.”
“That’s not for sure,”
Another cultivator remarked, “Glass Palace had dozens of thousands of cultivators in the ancient city, but they were still destroyed nevertheless!”
“It’s different now. I heard that Su Zimo had the help of the beast stampede previously. Furthermore, Xu Cheng of Zephyr Thunder Palace alone is enough to hold down Su Zimo while the rest of them are of no threat at all.”
The cultivators watching from far away started discussing in hushed voices.
With the inclusion of Poison Sect, Leng Ming was certain that he had already won this fight!
Corpse Refinement Cult’s Situ Shi could go against Puppet Sect’s Shi Jian.
Chaos Essence Sect’s Nie Hao could easily take down the gray-robed cultivator with the iron ruler who claimed that he was a nobody.
As for the most troublesome person on the other party, Su Zimo, Zephyr Thunder Palace’s Xu Cheng and Poison Sect’s Du Ren were enough to take him down!
Finally, there’s his junior brother...
Leng Ming smirked.
Little Fatty was indeed more talented than him in terms of sense of direction.
However, he was firmly above Little Fatty in terms of strength!
As for the remaining few beasts, they would be drowned by saliva if the several thousand Golden Cores around them spat once per person!
The Yellow Springs Diagram was already his!
“Roar!”
“GRAWR!”
When Su Zimo withdrew Blood Quencher, monkey, the spirit tiger, Qing Qing and the Golden Lion reverted to their true forms, revealing menacing glares and torrential ferocity.
The surrounding cultivators were shocked and brought out their flying swords and weapons as though they were faced with a grave enemy.
They felt an unprecedented pressure from the few demon beasts!
It was a pressure that they had not experienced even against pure-blooded ferocious beasts!
Little fox hopped out of Su Zimo’s embrace and spun on the ground.
A fragrance wafted out as a young lady with peerless features appeared. Her beautiful eyes shimmered brightly as though they could steal one’s soul!
Some of the cultivators had barely just withdrawn their weapons when everything fell to the ground with a clang.
Of the several thousand cultivators present, most of them were dazed momentarily!
Xu Cheng, Nie Hao and a dozen others were the only ones who could maintain their composure with frozen expressions.
Although little fox seemed like she was the weakest among the seven sworn siblings, in reality, her capabilities were the most frightening and beguiling!
“Demoness, how dare you behave so brazenly before me!”
Xu Cheng hollered.
His voice was robust and strong, bursting in the ears of many cultivators like thunder and snapping them out of their stupor.
This was a sound killing move from Zephyr Thunder Palace, Green Thunder Shock!
Previously, Su Zimo saw an incomplete sound killing move in the Void Thunder Manual and used it as a basis to create his own killing move, Thunderclap Kill.
The complete version of the killing move was Green Thunder Shock that Xu Cheng had just released!
Monkey and the others were strong physically and had frightening bloodlines. As such, they could withstand Green Thunder Shock more easily and merely frowned.
However, little fox shuddered and her face turned somewhat pale.
“How irritating!”
Su Zimo sneered and Blood Quencher quivered in his hands with a metallic buzz.
Spirit light shone brightly and a blood beam burst!
The saber let out a shuddering blood stench.
Boom!
Su Zimo leaped and the mud beneath his feet was overturned. Wielding Blood Quencher, he was already charging towards Xu Cheng!
“Good timing!”
Xu Cheng was fearless and swiped his storage bag, causing a saber to appear in his palm as well.
The saber was nine feet long and five inches wide, comparable to a spear or halberd in length. Its blade was veiled by a green layer of electric currents that sizzled unnervingly.
“I heard that your Blood Quencher is a connate spirit weapon.”
Xu Cheng said coldly, “Today, we’ll see just how sharp your Blood Quencher is against my Green Thunder Saber!”
Before his sentence was completed, the Green Thunder Saber shone brightly with six spirit lights.
A connate spirit weapon!
Within the Great Zhou Dynasty, there wasn’t even a single connate spirit weapon. However, all of these legacy disciples of super sects would definitely have connate spirit weapons with them.
Suddenly, Du Ren’s voice sounded erratically.
“Xu Cheng, this man’s body is incomparably strong and he is terrifying, almost invincible in melee combat. You’ve got to be careful!”
Du Ren shifted nimbly like a maggot behind Su Zimo. He did not attack and was merely awaiting an opportunity patiently.
Someone like that was even scarier!
It was like a venomous viper that was hidden – a single bite could take one’s life away!
On the other side.
Situ Shi glared at Shi Jian coldly. With a gentle wave of his hand, the thirty feet tall giant behind him charged forward.
“Roar!”
The giant roared into the skies and the skin that draped its body tore into pieces, revealing an iron frame that reeked of a nauseating stench!
The battle corpse was bronze in color from head to toe.
However, there was a layer of thin white fur that grew on it!
At the sight of that, Shi Jian’s pupils constricted and his expression turned grim.
The battle corpse was already starting to evolve into a Silver Corpse!
Silver Corpses were terrifying things that could fight against Nascent Souls!
Shi Jian slapped his storage bag and withdrew the five puppets that he cultivated. He condensed qi into threads to control the puppets and surround Situ Shi’s battle corpse.
Compared to Situ Shi’s battle corpse, Shi Jian’s puppets were extremely short.
However, the puppets contained the power of the five elements and formed a formation with their movements, counteracting against one another and restricting the battle corpse to the spot!
The two successors of Corpse Refinement Cult and Puppet Sect had now met earlier than expected in the ancient battlefield – it was difficult to tell who would stand victorious in this fight.
The great battle had broken out completely.
In a flash, Lin Xuanji fled into the distance like smoke, trying to seize the chaos to escape.
Unexpectedly, a silver-white beam of light shot down with an extremely sharp and chilling aura that almost sliced the voids into two!
Lin Xuanji stopped in his tracks hurriedly.
Boom!
A gigantic ravine tore the ground asunder the moment the silver-white light descended!
If Lin Xuanji had taken a half-step more, he would have been decimated by the silver-white light!
“F*ck!”
Lin Xuanji turned back and glared in a huff.
Not far away, Nie Hao of Chaos Essence Sect had a mocking expression and held a horsetail whip in his hand. Its silver-white tail had just been retracted and was still swaying.
“You’re thinking of escaping from my watch?” Nie Hao sneered.
Although Lin Xuanji cursed internally, he squeezed out a smile on his face. “Fellow Daoist, I’m just a nobody who isn’t in cahoots with them. Why are you trying to kill me?”
Enigma Palace maintained the Golden Core Phenomenon Ranking in the ancient battlefield.
As the current generation’s successor to Enigma Palace, it was inappropriate for him to sow grudges with other paragons.
That was also the reason why he wore a mask and hid his identity.
“What can you do if I want to kill you? Hahaha!” Nie Hao burst into laughter with a mocking look in his eyes.
Lin Xuanji frowned.
The reason why he endured things was not because he was afraid of Nie Hao – he was afraid of being scolded by his elder if he returned after causing trouble!
“Hey, let me tell you something,”
Lin Xuanji’s face darkened as he said with extreme seriousness. “It’s truly better if you don’t mess with me.”
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