122: Chapter 122 I can't afford to offend them, so I'll split myself apart first!
Most of the side halls along the way were already empty.
Occasionally, a few broken Magical Artifacts lay scattered on the ground, having long since lost their spiritual energy.
Soon, the four of them followed the guidance of the chaos remnant sword within Cao Kun's body and arrived at the Golden Throne Hall deep within the Immortal Palace.
The interior of the hall was not as luxurious as imagined.
In the very center of the empty hall, only a hundred-zhang-tall statue of a person in gray robes stood upright.
The gray-robed figure stood with hands behind their back, stepping on countless phantoms of stars beneath their feet, head slightly tilted, as if looking down upon the myriad worlds.
Cao Kun stopped and looked up at the hundred-zhang stone statue.
The corners of his eyes twitched uncontrollably.
This attire.
This posture.
This pretentious stance that practically screamed 'I am the best in the world' carved right onto their forehead.
If others couldn't recognize it, how could he, Cao Kun, not?
Isn't this that so-called Chaos God Emperor who played an ancient recording in his Sea of Consciousness when he was performing the Fusion of the chaos sword embryo?
Cao Kun grumbled inwardly.
"Good grief, this old man is not only a broken record but also a severe poser."
"The way this pose is struck, it would be a waste not to have him stand in front of the Yihong Courtyard as a signboard."
"He even put a hundred-zhang-tall stone statue here, afraid that others wouldn't know how pretentious he is."
Seeing Cao Kun staring fixedly at the stone statue, Luo Qingcheng thought he was intimidated by the Aura of this ancient mighty figure.
"Master, this is the final place of the Legacy of this ancient Immortal Palace," Luo Qingcheng said, looking up and explaining softly.
"This stone statue?" Cao Kun raised an eyebrow, feigning ignorance.
"Yes." Luo Qingcheng's expression became serious.
"Over these past few decades, our Taiyi Dao Sect has racked its brains over this statue."
"The brilliant True Disciples in the Sect, as well as the various Inner Sect Elders at the Nascent Soul Stage and Soul Transformation Stage, have all been here."
"Even the Sect Master, who is at the Peak Late Soul Transformation Stage, has come personally."
Luo Qingcheng paused, her tone revealing a hint of helplessness.
"They exhausted all sorts of ancient secret techniques and spent a massive amount of Heaven And Earth Treasure to make offerings, attempting to awaken the Legacy inside the stone statue."
"And the result?" Meng Yudie added coldly from the side.
She couldn't stand Luo Qingcheng's self-important demeanor.
Even though she had already been subdued by their Master, she still maintained the airs of a Saintess.
Luo Qingcheng glanced sideways at Meng Yudie, not even bothering to look at this sarcastic little maid.
She turned her head back and continued speaking to Cao Kun: "The result was that they all returned in defeat."
"This stone statue is like a truly inanimate object."
"No matter how much pure spiritual power is injected or what heaven-shaking techniques are used, it doesn't react at all."
"Even a mighty figure at the Soul Transformation Late Stage is helpless?"
Yun Xiyue and Meng Yudie couldn't help but gasp in shock upon hearing this.
The Peak Soul Transformation Stage was already the pinnacle of Qingzhou.
If even an existence of that level couldn't do anything about this stone statue, the threshold for this Legacy was simply too outrageous.
After listening, Cao Kun turned his head to look at Luo Qingcheng.
His gaze swept across her pretty face, which was charming whether she was angry or happy.
"Since even that Sect Master of yours can't do it, why are you joining in the fun this time?"
"Are you here to be a cheerleader?" Cao Kun teased unceremoniously.
Being asked this by Cao Kun, Luo Qingcheng was not angry; instead, she straightened her back.
That pride belonging to the number one Prodigy of the Taiyi Dao Sect returned to her.
"Although the Sect Master's cultivation is heaven-reaching, he only has an ordinary Physique after all."
"As for me, I have an Innate Dao Body, naturally close to the Dao, and my perception of the Laws of Heaven and Earth far exceeds that of all other living beings in the world."
"The Sect speculates that the Legacy of such an ancient mighty figure does not test the level of cultivation, but the compatibility between one's Physique and the Dao."
"I led the team in this time to use my Innate Dao Body to see if I could resonate with this stone statue and thereby obtain the Legacy."
After hearing Luo Qingcheng's explanation, Yun Xiyue and Meng Yudie, who were standing nearby, exchanged glances.
A wave of jealousy welled up in their hearts.
However, they had to admit that her words made sense.
The value of this Innate Dao Body was indeed high.
Ordinary single Spiritual Roots or top-grade Spiritual Roots were not worth mentioning in front of such a rare, once-in-ten-thousand-years, excellent Physique as the Innate Dao Body.
If even Luo Qingcheng's top-tier Innate Dao Body couldn't awaken it, then it was likely that no one in the cultivation world of Qingzhou could obtain this Immortal Palace Legacy.
The two women looked up at the hundred-zhang stone statue again, secretly pondering in their hearts.
If this new little vixen really managed to obtain the Legacy by relying on her Physique, wouldn't her tail be stuck up in the sky in front of their Master from now on?
Watching the three women analyze a broken rock, Cao Kun couldn't listen anymore.
If this old God Emperor really recognized some Dao Body, then that would truly be hellish.
He walked straight toward the stone statue with his hands behind his back.
"Master! Be careful!" Seeing this, Luo Qingcheng's expression changed drastically, and she hurriedly called out to stop him.
She knew clearly how bizarre this stone statue was.
"This Legacy stone statue has an extremely terrifying Restriction backlash!"
"Back then, our Sect's Grand Elder, just not believing it, wanted to use his Divine Sense to get close and investigate the material of the stone statue."
"As a result, the moment his Divine Sense touched it, he was shaken by an invisible, terrifying force, causing damage to his Divine Soul and breaking half of his Meridians!"
"He had to go back to the Sect and go into seclusion for a full ten years just to barely maintain his cultivation level from dropping!"
Yun Xiyue and Meng Yudie's hearts jumped into their throats upon hearing this.
Fearing that Cao Kun would be hurt by this strange stone statue, they both advised him not to go over.
A Peak Late Nascent Soul Stage expert, injured and in seclusion for ten years just from a touch?
This was too bizarre!
However, Cao Kun turned a deaf ear to the warnings behind him.
Under the terrified gaze of the three women, "Slap." Cao Kun's palm landed firmly on the foot of the stone statue.
One breath, two breaths... A full seven or eight breaths passed.
The hall remained quiet.
Nothing happened.
No terrifying Restriction backlash, no dazzling golden light of the Legacy, and certainly no heaven-shaking roar.
Seeing that Cao Kun was fine, Luo Qingcheng's heart finally settled back into her chest.
It was good that he wasn't hit by the backlash.
She pondered inwardly, thinking that perhaps this Restriction backlash varied from person to person.
Maybe it was because the Demonic Technique the Master cultivated was too domineering and special that it didn't trigger the stone statue's defensive mechanism.
However... looking at the motionless stone statue, a trace of secret joy flashed in Luo Qingcheng's heart.
Even if the Master's strength was Heaven-Defying and he could ignore the Restriction, this was, after all, the Legacy of an ancient mighty figure.
Relying solely on brute force wouldn't work.
Seeing that the stone statue didn't move, Meng Yudie also relaxed.
"It seems this final Opportunity is probably hopeless."
"Ancient Legacies aren't that easy to obtain."
Yun Xiyue added coldly, her gaze shifting to Luo Qingcheng.
Opportunity could not be forced after all.
Did it really have to rely on this woman's Innate Dao Body?
Luo Qingcheng tidied up her slightly messy pale gold skirt.
She strode forward with her long legs, walking gracefully toward Cao Kun.
It was time to show the true value of her Innate Dao Body.
As long as she could awaken this stone statue and help the Master obtain the Legacy, her position in the Master's heart would definitely be firmly above those two women who only knew how to bicker.
"Master, please step back," Luo Qingcheng said as she walked up to Cao Kun, her voice soft and tender but with a hint of certainty.
"Let Qingcheng try using the Innate Dao Body..."
"Rumble!" Before Luo Qingcheng could finish her sentence, the hundred-zhang stone statue, which had previously shown no reaction, suddenly began to shake violently!
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