14: With the destruction of the remnant soul, the Dragon Emperor's secret treasure is revealed!
The Dao Inquiry Array shattered with a roar, and Shen Xuansheng's figure appeared before Zhong Li and Zhong Yue.
The two women, Zhong Li and Zhong Yue, widened their eyes.
How long had it been since he entered?
And the array was already broken?
"Are you alright?" Zhong Li walked to Shen Xuansheng's side and asked.
Shen Xuansheng shook his head.
Zhong Yue, however, asked in confusion, "You broke the Dragon Emperor's Dao Inquiry Array so quickly?"
Shen Xuansheng casually struck the stone door with his palm and said, "It's merely a Dao Inquiry."
"My Dao Heart is firm, so it naturally can't affect me in the slightest."
Zhong Li: "...!"
Zhong Yue: "...!"
Among Cultivators, who hasn't experienced moments of confusion in their Dao Heart?
Although they hadn't experienced it themselves, throughout history, the Dao Inquiry has always been the most feared place for Cultivators. Whose heart doesn't harbor a trace of obsession, and who can claim their heart is perfectly clear and bright?
Even the slightest influence in the Dao Inquiry Array could lead to being trapped forever.
At this moment, Zhong Li and Zhong Yue's gazes towards Shen Xuansheng had gradually begun to change. What kind of Dao Heart did this young man possess to be unaffected by the Dao Inquiry Array? They couldn't imagine it.
The stone door rumbled open.
Behind the stone door was a massive bronze coffin, surrounded by a swirling seven-colored radiance.
"The seven-colored divine lotus is right here in the Dragon Emperor's coffin." Upon seeing the seven-colored radiance, Zhong Li and Zhong Yue's eyes simultaneously lit up with longing and joy.
Shen Xuansheng didn't step forward immediately but asked, "Can't others find this place?"
Zhong Li smiled, "The Dragon Emperor's Tomb contains countless treasures. Although other places don't have the Dragon Emperor's coffin, there are innumerable other treasures. Those outsiders wouldn't possibly pass up treasures. It's just that it will take them some more time to reach here."
A palace somewhere in the underground palace.
Boom!
Sima Wangquan's Golden Slaughter Aura swirled around him, and after shattering several armored Puppets, a flower with a greenish glow fell into his hand.
"Green Demon Flower?"
"It's quite a good item."
As Sima Wangquan took it, Wang Yi's expression changed beside him: "Watch out!"
A tremendous force came from the other side, directly blasting Sima Wangquan and Wang Yi away.
"Just how many Puppets are in this underground palace!"
Sima Wangquan's face turned grim as he looked at the new Puppet that appeared before him. All along this path, there were Puppets everywhere. To get anything, they had to kill these Puppets, otherwise, they couldn't obtain it at all.
"I, General Longcheng, am the Dragon Emperor's foremost general."
"You outsiders, not only do you fail to prostrate before His Majesty the Dragon Emperor, but you also plunder His Majesty the Dragon Emperor's treasures. Your crime deserves death!"
The mountain-like Puppet's vast voice reverberated.
"Deserves death?"
"This old man will kill you first!"
Sima Wangquan's Golden Slaughter Aura circulated to its peak, instantly transforming into various forms of blades and weapons.
"Golden Slaughter Aura, Heavenly Soldier Slash!"
...Before the Dragon Emperor's coffin.
Shen Xuansheng asked, "Just open it?"
Zhong Li shook her head, "There is also a remnant soul in the Dragon Emperor's coffin. The final step requires eradicating the Dragon Emperor's remnant soul."
Shen Xuansheng looked at Zhong Li and Zhong Yue curiously.
He asked, "With your strength, you shouldn't have fallen to this state, right? Couldn't you two just eradicate the Dragon Emperor's remnant soul yourselves?"
Zhong Li gave a bitter smile, "The Dragon Emperor used his body as nourishment for the seven-colored divine lotus."
"To some extent, the Dragon Emperor's remnant soul has merged with the seven-colored divine lotus. Our power cannot harm it."
"Unless it's an external force."
Shen Xuansheng channeled his magical power, concentrating it in his fist. As he swung it, the Life-Slaying Sword appeared, and streaks of sword light enveloped the entire stone chamber.
"Old Shen, just do it."
"If the Dragon Emperor makes any other moves, I'll kill him immediately."
With the Life-Slaying Sword as the final safeguard, Shen Xuansheng directly punched the Dragon Emperor's coffin.
Bang!
After the coffin lid was blasted away by Shen Xuansheng, a seven-colored divine light instantly erupted from within the coffin, and a man in a dragon robe appeared in the seven-colored divine light.
"Junior, to be able to reach Our coffin, We are somewhat surprised, yet it is also within Our expectations."
The Dragon Emperor still maintained his arrogant demeanor. When his gaze fell upon Zhong Li and Zhong Yue, his voice softened slightly: "In those years, We only sought the final Breakthrough, but We didn't expect the seven-colored divine lotus to give birth to twin lotus seeds. It was out of Our hands that We had to imprison you here."
"Junior, defeat Our remnant soul, and you can take the main body of the seven-colored divine lotus. Furthermore, the Treasure Trove We sought Our entire life will also be yours."
After the Dragon Emperor finished speaking, he struck out a palm towards Shen Xuansheng.
Immediately.
A great Dragon roar resounded, and the seven-colored divine light transformed into a seven-colored Dragon shadow, roaring towards Shen Xuansheng.
Wherever the Dragon shadow passed, cracks actually appeared in space.
The immense aura made it difficult for Shen Xuansheng to breathe.
"Divine Ability!"
"Yellow Springs Finger!"
Facing the Dragon Emperor's palm, Shen Xuansheng's magical power surged throughout his body, transforming into a single finger Divine Ability.
"Dragon Emperor, you have fallen for countless years. How much power can a mere remnant soul possess? You are merely borrowing the energy of the seven-colored divine lotus!"
"Die!"
Shen Xuansheng let out a low roar.
Boom!!
The finger technique collided with the seven-colored Dragon shadow. In the stone chamber, various spiritual light radiated, and the Dragon Emperor's figure, standing in the seven-colored divine light, gradually vanished amidst the various divine lights... After the Dragon Emperor's remnant soul disappeared, a blooming lotus flower slowly emerged from within the coffin. The lotus had seven petals, each with a different color.
"seven-colored divine lotus?"
Shen Xuansheng reached out and took the lotus into his hand: "It seems to be missing its lotus heart?"
There was a small void in the center of the seven-colored divine lotus, but within this small void, immense energy was contained.
"With the two of us here, after ten thousand years of nurturing, the lotus heart will grow again. That will be the true seven-colored divine lotus. At that time, if you refine the lotus, your Seven-Colored Dao Body can be formed," Zhong Li said, somewhat excitedly.
Shen Xuansheng asked again, "If I refine it, will you two die?"
Zhong Li shook her head.
"Our sisters are twin lotus seeds, not the lotus heart."
"Once the lotus heart regrows, our sisters only need to absorb its energy to completely become truly independent beings. If the lotus heart had been taken by the Dragon Emperor at a crucial moment back then, our sisters wouldn't have been imprisoned until now."
"So that's how it is!"
Shen Xuansheng put away the seven-colored divine lotus: "However, ten thousand years is too long."
Zhong Yue said from the side, "Ten thousand years is already very short. Any shorter, and the two of us wouldn't be able to help the lotus heart regrow."
"Once the matters here are concluded, I have my own way."
Shen Xuansheng had a lotus heart in his possession.
Ten thousand years?
That's impossible.
Whoosh!
Another ray of light flew out from the coffin and landed in front of Shen Xuansheng. The enveloping light dispersed, revealing its true form.
It was an iron booklet.
"This is the Dragon Emperor's greatest Treasure Trove," Zhong Li immediately said upon seeing the iron booklet.
Zhong Yue also added, "Back then, the Dragon Emperor said that once its mysteries were comprehended, one could control heaven and earth!"