503: Chapter 503 Encountering the Stone Statue Again

"I must have started cultivating the Six-Winged Sky Tiger back when I was at the Rank-Breaking stage..." Ye Qing thought, beginning to reminisce.

Pfft!

The next moment, Liu Qian choked directly, spitting out the tea he had just taken a sip of.

The group of elders nearby hurriedly dodged to the side, then looked at Liu Qian with helpless expressions. Liu Qian ignored them and looked at Ye Qing.

His eyes widened abruptly; he simply could not believe what Ye Qing had just said.

Good heavens.

When did he start cultivating it?

Rank-Breaking?

He started cultivating it at such a low Rank?

Huh?!

Good heavens.

That is somewhat terrifying!

My god.

Ye Qing has been cultivating this exotic beast all this time?

How many resources would that require?

Does this mean that if Ye Qing had not cultivated this exotic beast and had instead invested those resources into himself, he would have been able to grow even faster?

Nearby, the other elders saw Liu Qian's expression and immediately understood what he meant. They looked at Ye Qing and shook their heads; this little guy was far, far more ferocious than they were in their youth.

Forget it, one cannot compare with such a little guy.

How could one compare?

Furthermore!

They thought, it seemed they had heard King Yu say before that Ye Qing also had a formidable team of secret guards, all with strength approaching the King Rank, and in considerable numbers. If these were also cultivated by Ye Qing, then that would be a different story.

However, looking at it now, Ye Qing's power could already rival half of Huaxia.

It would not even be a problem for him to rule supreme under King Yu.

Everyone thought this to themselves, but did not ask it out loud. They fell silent and slowly headed toward the Fissure...

A while later, approaching the Fissure, Ye Qing looked at the Fissure in front of him. Good heavens, the Fissure at the Imperial Capital Barrier was truly not small; at the very least, it was much larger than the Fissures around the Modu Barrier.

They descended.

In front of them, a team of the Guard Army saw them and hurriedly ran over, their faces filled with respect.

What is going on today?

The captain looked at King Yu and the others in front of him, his face showing shock. Good heavens, these were all Powerful Experts of the Imperial Capital Barrier; why had they all suddenly come here today?

"Has there been anything unusual recently? Has anyone been entering or leaving?"

"No, it has been quite quiet recently."

Saying this, King Yu nodded.

"Alright, we are going in for a while; you all just stay outside and keep watch."

"Yes!"

The guard said, and hurriedly took his position.

"Let's go, Ye Qing. We will take you inside to see the Fissure here at the Imperial Capital Barrier."

Ye Qing...

This person is Ye Qing?

The young King Rank expert?

This...

Several guards stood there, their gazes instantly falling upon Ye Qing, as if they had seen something rare. They could not take their eyes off him. Nearby, King Yu saw their expressions and immediately felt helpless.

It seems these guys had all heard the legends of Ye Qing. Subsequently, they entered.

Inside, it was already filled with black mist.

"We don't know how the black mist inside here is formed. We often clear it out, but after clearing it, the surrounding black mist just fills back in. It only lasts for a while. I have heard that you, little guy, have a way to clear this black mist?"

Liu Qian looked at Ye Qing, and Ye Qing nodded. He then tapped the black lotus beside him, lifted it with his hand, and sent it toward the distance. The black lotus headed into the air. Gradually, it began to expand. The power within it became increasingly terrifying.

This...

The few elders watched this situation, their mouths twitching. Good heavens, what kind of spirit artifact is this?

What function does this spirit artifact have?

So, Ye Qing relies on this spirit artifact to clear the black mist, right?

They really wanted to see how this spirit artifact cleared the black mist.

The next moment, the black lotus expanded once more.

Karmic Fire gushed out from within the black lotus, spreading toward the surroundings.

It could be said to be overwhelming!

This!

In an instant, the group of elders and King Yu all twitched their mouths. This, to use such a violent method?

Wait!

No!

This will not work. They had also tried using fire, and it was impossible to clear this black mist.

However...

Subsequently, they watched as the black mist was gradually dissipating.

They felt this Karmic Fire.

Then, they felt waves of cold air rising from beneath their feet, heading toward the tops of their heads.

This fire is extraordinary, very extraordinary!

This fire seems capable of burning everything, even capable of burning the Soul!

That is why it can burn this black mist...

Standing here, feeling this Karmic Fire, they all felt their scalps tingling.

Ye Qing's spirit artifact is truly quite strange.

It is a troublesome spirit artifact.

They began to simulate the details of fighting against this spirit artifact in their minds, but then they smiled in relief; they were perhaps overthinking it.

In a short time, tongues of fire swept toward the surroundings.

The black mist also dissipated in a short time. This space was finally revealed.

"Let's go, King Yu, and the few elders. Let's head forward. As we walk, I will continue to burn; otherwise, even if I finish burning it, the surrounding black mist will just fill back in after a while."

"Alright, let's stroll forward first." The group said, and they walked forward.

Ye Qing observed the situation inside the Imperial Capital Barrier Fissure. In terms of terrain and landscape, it was not much different from that of the Modu Barrier.

This further confirmed Ye Qing's theory that the space within the Fissure was like another world, using the Fissure as an entrance and exit to connect with the outside world.

However.

Was the space within this Fissure just like this?

Or were there other entrances leading to other places?

This was all still unknown.

He looked at the other elders, wanting to ask the question in his heart, but stopped himself. After all, he feared these elders did not know either.

"Let's go to the stone statue side first in a bit?" Ye Qing said, and the other elders looked at him. They then recalled the report that King Fenghai and the others had given previously...

This little guy, Ye Qing, seemed to have treated the stone statue as the key to the Third Ancestral Return of his spirit artifacts; he had used this method to make all three spirit artifacts undergo Ancestral Return. It was quite peculiar.

"Alright, let's go and take a look at those stone statues." Liu Qian said, and then led everyone toward one of the stone statues.

A while later, they arrived in front of the stone statue.