746: Mysterious stone statue

“Later… no, let’s talk another day.”

Chu Ying said with a smile.

Ximen Xiaoxue pouted. Seeing that Chu Ying was truly preoccupied, she no longer pestered him. However, her heart was incredibly firm: as long as her husband Chu Ying desired it, she could dedicate herself at any time!

“Husband, then I want a hug.”

Ximen Xiaoxue lay on Chu Ying’s chest, looking at him with longing eyes, a delicate and tearful expression of someone greatly lacking affection.

“Alright, I’ll satisfy you.”

Chu Ying helplessly picked her up by the waist and began a new round of exploration.

…

Meanwhile, the death of Ximen Zongxuan shook the Immortal Dao Lineages Paradise Palace in the depths of the second section of the Starry Sky Ancient Road.

As the ruling lineage of the Paradise Palace, the Ximen Family would absolutely not tolerate their Saint dying outside!

“What exactly is in the Source Beginning Divine Mine? How could the Saint die?”

“Could it be that the Dark God Cult initiated the All Heavens and Myriad Realms turmoil because their Saint also died?”

“Go inquire!”

Not long after, the Paradise Palace received news that Ji Baizhuo, the Divine Son of the Dark God Cult, had indeed died in the Source Beginning Divine Mine, suspected to have been killed by someone. However, he was not completely dead, as he had left behind a sub-soul and could be revived later.

“Damn it!”

The Paradise Palace was quite furious. If Ji Baizhuo was killed by someone, then Ximen Zongxuan was also very likely killed by someone.

After all, even if the Source Beginning Divine Mine itself carried great danger, Ximen Zongxuan was not an idiot; facing an insurmountable danger, would he not flee?

Or did he not sense it before encountering it?

They believed it was more likely that Ximen Zongxuan was killed.

“We’ll join too!”

Following the Dark God Cult, the Paradise Palace also initiated the All Heavens and Myriad Realms turmoil. The Cultivator army began to cross the starry sky, sweeping through the second section of the Starry Sky Ancient Road, with Beidou Star Sea as their destination.

…

“Sword Dao Profound Truth! Who stole my Sword Dao Profound Truth!”

Xu Changqing, the Saint of Shu Mountain, had bloodshot eyes and was in a violent, frenzied state. He had passed through the Immortal Palace area and arrived at the Ancient Battlefield, but every time he found the aura of Sword Dao Profound Truth, by the time he arrived, it was already empty.

Someone had taken the Sword Dao Profound Truth in advance, intercepting him!

“Who exactly is it?”

Xu Changqing’s eyes were cold and filled with killing intent, sharp Sword Qi flowing around him. He possessed sixty percent of the Sword Dao Profound Truth, making him almost unrivaled in this Source Beginning Divine Mine.

His current Realm was also Void God Realm Early Stage. Even against an Transcendent Quasi-Emperor suppressed to Void God Realm Perfection, he could contend.

He began to pursue even more frantically.

Soon after, he discovered a trace of incredibly sharp and terrifying Sword Qi. This Sword Qi was something even he could not condense!

“Such Sword Qi…”

Xu Changqing’s pupils severely constricted, and he couldn't help but guess: “Could this be left behind by the person who intercepted the Sword Dao Profound Truth?”

His expression was resolute. Thinking of his father’s instructions, he absolutely could not miss out on the Sword Dao Profound Truth!

“What if the Sword Qi is sharp? It doesn’t mean the Sword Dao is powerful!”

“I still have three Sword Qi left by my father, which are enough to deal with anyone in this Source Beginning Divine Mine.”

Xu Changqing followed the remaining Sword Qi aura.

At this moment.

Chu Ying was leading Ximen Xiaoxue deeper into the battlefield. With one wielding a saber and the other a sword, they were quite a matching pair.

“Husband, this is a secret art I accidentally obtained. Its offensive power is extremely strong, practically the method of all weapons.”

Ximen Xiaoxue Cultivated the Pacifying Chaos Art and also shared it with Chu Ying.

Chu Ying discovered that when cultivating this secret art, whether it was Sword Dao, Saber Dao, or other martial paths, it could unleash extremely powerful strength with a very high amplification.

“Not bad, not bad, excellent.”

Chu Ying nodded with a smile, but just then, a Grave Forest appeared in front of the two. The forest was filled with stone tablets and statues, especially those statues, which were all lifelike.

It was as if living people had been petrified into stone by an unknown force and were trapped here as statues.

“Be careful.”

Chu Ying held Ximen Xiaoxue’s hand, with Xianmo Sword · Tianlong floating beside him. Chu Ying felt that this place was not simple.

Ximen Xiaoxue was also very vigilant, but not overly nervous. She felt very safe by Chu Ying’s side.

A moment later.

A grayish-white, vibrant flower bloomed in the Grave Forest.

Chu Ying hadn't recognized what the flower was yet, but Ximen Xiaoxue exclaimed: “Age Ring Supreme Flower!”

The Age Ring Supreme Flower requires at least the blood of an Immortal Supreme level creature to be watered, plus extremely heavy Yin Qi, and the nourishment of an Innate Yin Qi source, for it to possibly be born. Moreover, its growth and gestation period is at least over one Yuanhui, which is 129,600 years.

The word Supreme implies that this divine medicine contains incredibly vast energy, almost capable of assisting one in Cultivating all the way to Immortal Supreme, which is the Realm of an Eight-Tribulation Quasi-Emperor!

An Eight-Tribulation Quasi-Emperor is an incredibly powerful existence in the entire All Heavens and Myriad Realms. In the depths of the starry sky, they are the masters of ancient Dao Lineages that dominate a region. In Burial Emperor Star, the center of the All Heavens and Myriad Realms, they are also the patriarchs of ancient great sects and the masters of Supreme divine temples.

After listening to Ximen Xiaoxue’s introduction, Chu Ying was also quite shocked.

“It seems this is an incredibly great Opportunity.”

Chu Ying clicked his tongue in amazement, but he did not act immediately. He smelled a dangerous aura.

In the Grave Forest, those statues seemed to slowly begin to shift their bodies. For example, the statues behind them began to fix their gaze on Chu Ying and Ximen Xiaoxue, as if they had come to life.

“Interesting.”

Chu Ying’s eyes narrowed. He suddenly wrapped his arm around Ximen Xiaoxue’s slender, willowy waist, lightly tapped his feet, and leaped into the air.

The next second, a sharp stone spear emerged from the ground where he had just been standing.

Ximen Xiaoxue cried out in surprise, also startled.

That stone spear emitted an incredibly ancient and terrifying aura, especially carrying a petrifying and decaying power. It seemed that once touched, one would turn into stone.

“Very strange.”

Chu Ying’s expression was somewhat solemn. Besides finding the stone spear dangerous, he also felt an indescribable Dao rhyme aura, as if “petrification” was a great Dao of Cultivation, but he couldn't fully explain it.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Immediately after, more stone spears shot out from the Grave Forest, all emerging from underground.

They stabbed towards Chu Ying and Ximen Xiaoxue, forcing Chu Ying to quickly dodge with Ximen Xiaoxue.

However, as the number of stone spears increased, like a rain of arrows, simply dodging was not enough to completely avoid them.

Chu Ying snorted coldly, and Xianmo Sword · Tianlong moved as he willed.

“Grass Character Sword Secret!”

Chu Ying roared in a deep voice. He indeed did not want to touch those stone spears, nor did he want to be contaminated by that strange and ominous aura.

But the Tianlong Sword had no problems whatsoever.

No matter how strange the power, it could not shake an immortal sword.

And the Tianlong Sword’s indestructible Sword Qi was enough to shatter those stone spears.

As expected, as Chu Ying began to counterattack, the Tianlong Sword unleashed powerful Sword Qi, and peerless sword light filled the Grave Forest, shattering one stone spear after another.

At this moment, the statues in the Grave Forest also began to move completely.