Book 4: Chapter 41 (1) |
Slowly entering the interior, the earth was dark and rocky. Cold and solid, it exuded a chilling atmosphere, and the original Grand Ying Mountains had disappeared. All around, it was shrouded in a distant black mist, faintly revealing a distant point of light.
“What’s going on?” Zhong Shan already had a guess in his mind.
It seemed that the original Grand Ying Mountains were fake, they simply did not exist. It was an illusion created by the Feng shui Formation, but the Feng shui Formation was so elusive that it made it seem like there was a mountain range there before.
The Feng shui Formation was truly incredible. It wasn’t just a formation; it was a creation of a world out of thin air.
Just like the previous Fengdu Ghost City, breaking through Feng shui Formation revealed that within the Flower Blossom World, Fengdu Ghost City was probably suppressing something beneath the Feng shui Formation.
Suppressing the Emperor’s tomb? No, it was this great abyss spraying black qi below.
What kind of abyss was this? Zhong Shan happened to know.
Yuan Quan!
The first time Zhong Shan encountered Yuan Quan was on Tianlang Island. Before he joined Kaiyang Sect, he obtained the Tianmo Essence Body Art there. At that time, he heard from Xiong Shen that there was a Yuan Quan below. So, in Kaiyang Sect, Zhong Shan had specifically asked Tian Xingzi.
What is Yuan Quan?
Heaven and Earth are divided into Yin and Yang, and the earth has two types of springs. One erupts with the Qi of Yang, called Yang Quan, and each Yang Quan is a volcano. The other erupts with the Qi of Yin, and this is Yuan Quan. Yuan Quan is usually located beneath glaciers, and the size of the glacier varies depending on the strength of Yuan Quan.
Kaiyang Sect’s Flame Mountain Peak and Snow Bamboo Peak were actually two small springs, one Yang Quan and one Yuan Quan.
The previous Feng shui Formation was actually sealing a Yuan Quan.
The Qi of Earth Yin, was the Emperor’s tomb built on top of the Yuan Quan spring eye? It couldn’t be.
When on Tianlang Island, Mr. Shi was instantly frozen into pieces and then scattered by a touch of Earth Yin Qi. Although he didn’t release his Qi shield at the time, how could a tomb be built on top of this?
Zhong Shan quickly flew towards the source of the light. As he reached the illuminated area inside, visibility improved significantly, and Zhong Shan finally saw the interior.
Princess Qianyou, An Da, An Er, and others who had entered the interior before were flying in mid-air, surrounded by their protective auras, all looking at the source of light together.
At the source of light, there was a crystal city, not very large, like a city in the mortal world, and you could see inside.
Above the city, the name “Great Qin” floated.
Great Qin City?
Great Qin City had no bottom, or rather, its bottom was transparent, and a large amount of Earth Yin Qi permeated directly through the city, then shot up into the sky from the top of the city.
Inside the city, stood a hundred thousand soldiers dressed in battle armor, but these soldiers did not move, nor did they release their Qi, just standing there, letting a large amount of Earth Yin Qi enter their bodies and then emanate from them. It was as if their bodies were being tempered by countless Earth Yin Qi.
Tempering the body with Earth Yin Qi? This was unimaginable, something no one could endure.
Above each of these soldiers’ heads was a golden talisman.
Zombies?
Seeing this scene, Zhong Shan’s first thought was zombies. Mr. Shi on Tianlang Island had used talismans like these to seal zombies.
A hundred thousand zombie army?
Zhong Shan swallowed hard. Great Qin City was not large, but it exuded an eerie atmosphere.
In the center of the hundred thousand zombie army, there was a gigantic amethyst coffin.
Inside the coffin lay a corpse, a male corpse. The male corpse was dressed in a black dragon robe with golden threads, wore a flat crown on his head, held a Nine-Dragon Imperial Seal in his left hand, and a pitch-black long sword in his right.
The Emperor of the Heavenly Dynasty, was this the corpse of the Emperor of the Heavenly Dynasty? However, Zhong Shan could not see his face because a dark jade-colored talisman was affixed to his face as well.
Everyone on the outside stared at the interior through the Great Qin City. Was that the corpse of the Emperor of the Heavenly Dynasty inside the coffin? Did he have the Heavenly Dynasty Imperial Seal in his left hand? The right hand must hold an incredibly powerful divine weapon.
Great Qin City?
The boundless Earth Yin Qi seemed to have been held back for a long time, surging up to the sky, but when the pressure dissipated, the black Earth Yin Qi gradually stopped spewing, slowly receding, as if it were only soaking the strange Great Qin City.
In the sky, moonlight gradually spilled down, but the moon was now in the west. It had been a long time since the formation was broken, and dawn was approaching.
Everyone focused their gaze on the center of the amethyst coffin inside the Great Qin City. The Heavenly Dynasty Imperial Seal, the Sacred Sword, and the corpse of the Emperor, even if they were turned into puppets, must be incredibly powerful.
“Whoosh…”
Just as everyone was preparing to rush towards Great Qin City, Emperor Ye appeared instantly, blocking everyone with his sword.
The blood-colored big sword pointed directly at the other three forces.
“Please leave, breaking the Feng shui Formation was my doing alone. Now, quickly retreat, and I, Ye, owe you all a favor,” Emperor Ye said in a deep voice.
Ye, the Emperor’s name was Ye.
“Ye, do you want to monopolize the Emperor’s tomb?” Hui Guang Arhat’s eyes widened.
Mr. Shui Jing shook his feather fan without saying a word, and Gu Lin seemed slightly anxious. Princess Qianyou, An Da, and An Er also remained silent.
The Eighth Evil Luo stood behind Xie Yan, as if everything was being decided by Xie Yan. Xie Yan narrowed his eyes and stared at Ye.
Hui Guang Arhat was now filled with anger, especially after what had just happened outside Fengdu Ghost City, where Jing Shi Xuelian had been devoured by the Ghost King. They didn’t know what had happened with the previous Fengdu City or if it was real, but one thing was certain—Jing Shi Xuelian was gone. How could they explain this to the Bodhisattva? If they could obtain something from the Emperor of the Heavenly Dynasty, perhaps they could mitigate their own mistakes. That’s why Hui Guang Arhat was determined to succeed.
As Emperor Bai Ye spoke, a large number of Yuan Ying stage experts rushed towards the direction of the Great Qin City behind him.
“You scoundrel!” Hui Guang Arhat’s eyes widened as he charged forward. Simultaneously, he clenched his right fist and swung it fiercely towards Emperor Bai Ye, who was blocking his path.
With a punch, a hundred-zhang golden giant fist instantly formed in mid-air. It wasn’t just fist energy or fist aura; from Zhong Shan’s distant perspective, that giant fist seemed like the actual fist of a golden giant, radiating with golden light. Zhong Shan could even see the blood vessels inside the giant fist and the flowing blood through the golden glow.
“Roar!”
Emperor Ye swung his blood-red greatsword, and the entire sword seemed to enlarge a thousandfold. With a sweep of the blood sword, the surrounding area was suddenly shrouded in blood-red energy, and the sky turned blood-red as if it concealed numerous armies and countless swordsmen and soldiers in the crimson sky. They all charged fiercely towards Hui Guang Arhat.
“Boom!”
Zhong Shan felt a turbulent disturbance all around him. A vast expanse of black qi suddenly dissipated, and even from a distant location, the ground beneath his feet seemed to tremble.
A powerful collision occurred as Emperor Ye’s slash caused a bloody light to shoot into the sky. In an instant, the distant area was enveloped in this blood light, making it impossible for Zhong Shan to see anything.
There was only one loud noise, and no second sound. When the blood light dissipated, Zhong Shan could see clearly again.
Emperor Bai Ye held his blood-red greatsword with a fierce expression, while Hui Guang Arhat had been sent flying backward. He clutched his chest, his clothes torn open, and a trickle of blood flowed from the corner of his mouth. His eyes were filled with astonishment as he stared at Emperor Bai Ye.
Too strong. Even though they were both in the Emperor Realm, Hui Guang Arhat was not a match for Bai Ye’s single slash. It was a one-sided defeat.
Emperor Bai Ye had used this strike to deter others and prevent them from rashly approaching.
However, the current opportunity was too tempting. How could they give up because of Bai Ye’s single strike?
Hui Guang Arhat slowly pulled out a golden staff. Eighth Evil Luo also drew a wide sword from his back, while Mr. Shui Jing tightened his feather fan, and Princess Qianyou took out a slender sword.
The group was not in a hurry because they saw that the leading experts in the front had not yet entered the Great Qin City. It seemed that there was an invisible barrier outside the city, and when a general rushed forward, he was instantly ejected.
Zhong Shan looked at the Great Qin City and then shifted his gaze to the center of the city, where the amethyst coffin was located.
At first, nothing unusual happened. However, as the amethyst coffin was exposed to everyone, a faint silver light suddenly emanated from the Emperor’s face, where the dark jade talisman was affixed.
It was very subtle, and perhaps others had also seen it but didn’t pay much attention. On top of the dark jade talisman were strange runes, and the silver light followed the path of the runes, moving from the top to the bottom, stopping at the bottom. Then, more and more silver light accumulated until the runes on the talisman seemed to be filled with silver light. Suddenly, the sky darkened, and the moonlight from all around seemed to be drawn toward the talisman. The talisman emitted a large amount of silver light.
In the eyes of everyone attacking the Great Qin City, the glowing talisman gradually floated up, detached from the Emperor’s forehead. The talisman floated in mid-air, seemingly following the moon, and was about to break through the protective barrier of the Great Qin City. The dark jade talisman’s origin was unknown, but it couldn’t be an ordinary object if it was affixed to the Emperor’s face.
“Everyone, quickly breach the city and take the Heavenly Dynasty Imperial Seal and the Sacred Sword!” Bai Ye suddenly realized something and shouted anxiously.
“Yes!” Not only the leaders of the Yuan Ying stage but also the commanders of the five legions shouted in unison. They raised their swords and charged towards the Great Qin City.
“Boom!”
Hundreds of experts simultaneously struck. The power of their attacks was no less than Emperor Bai Ye’s previous strike. Zhong Shan felt the surrounding space violently tremble. A burst of golden light flashed in the distance, and he couldn’t see the scene clearly. Suddenly, near Zhong Shan’s ears, something swiftly shot past, creating a cutting wind.
Although he didn’t see anything, Zhong Shan’s reaction was extremely keen. With a flash of inspiration and without any hesitation, he shot towards the direction where that thing was speeding. At the same time, the Red Phoenix Pink Lotus on his forehead turned even redder.