266: Chapter 266 Stay Away from That Unlucky Star

The ground beneath his feet was not ordinary soil, but a strange black viscous liquid that exuded a terrifying aura.

Even stranger, this black viscous liquid seemed to have a mind of its own, occasionally emitting a hair-raising "hissing" sound.

However, this was merely a corner of the Immortal Burial Ground.

At the very center, countless colossal stone pillars stood, their existence seemingly transcending the shackles of time.

They exuded an ancient aura that sent shivers down one's spine.

Some of these stone pillars were half-submerged underground, as if they had been forcefully smashed into this land by some powerful force.

The surfaces of some stone pillars were covered with strange runes and patterns, which flickered with faint light, seemingly narrating secrets sealed by the passage of time.

Between the stone pillars, a thick mist permeated, and vague figures faintly flickered within the mist, accompanied by intermittent, indistinct whispers, as if someone was speaking within.

Rumble~~

Countless Deep Blue, black-red flames slowly rose from the ground, intertwining and merging to form a colossal fireball that shot straight into the sky, seemingly wanting to escape through the cracked fissure.

But it was directly swatted away by a large hand, emitting a deafening roar.

And this was Ghost Howl's method.

At this moment, he sat here with a solemn expression, suppressing all the anomalies leaking out from within the fissure.

The 'Ghost Fire Feast' just now was one of them.

What appeared to be small clusters of flames actually possessed the power of a Loose Immortal.

He even blocked several strange black shadows that tried to fly out.

The strength of those black shadows had reached the Nine Tribulation Loose Immortal realm, and one headless ghost shadow's power was already very close to his own.

This was why his expression was so solemn.

He had initially thought that after millions of years of erosion, there wouldn't be much threat left inside, which was why he dared to blast open a fissure to complete his plan.

But he hadn't expected that plans couldn't keep up with changes; it seemed someone inside hadn't completely died and had transformed into an evil spirit or ghost.

Their strength had already reached a terrifying level.

This forced him to guard this place.

Although the abnormalities inside exceeded his predictions, the good news was that no immortalized ghosts had been discovered yet.

It was still within his control.

The only regrettable thing was that he couldn't leave this place for now.

Otherwise, if the things inside came out, the entire Ghost Domain would cease to exist.

Of course, with his suppression, the strongest ghost shadow also dared not manifest itself freely anymore.

Because he also possessed the ability to devour and convert it into nourishment.

"Hmph, you'd best not act rashly, otherwise..."

His cold voice echoed within the fissure.

His orders had already been given, the plan had begun, and he absolutely would not allow this fellow inside to ruin his good deed.

Therefore, a preemptive threat was very necessary.

"Gu Ming, with so much Immortal Qi inside, you should have become stronger, right? Your Great Dao should also break free from the mortal realm!"

He murmured, a wicked smile appearing on his face.

Ever since Luo Xingchen, who possessed Immortal Path Power, died, he had been plotting his next plan here.

He had guarded the Immortal Burial Ground for ten thousand years; it was impossible for him not to covet the things inside.

But he knew his own situation.

Even if he obtained all the opportunities inside, it wouldn't be enough for him to break through to the Immortal realm.

Not just him, but even the old man No Void and the Nine Heavens Battle King Dragon Qingyan were the same.

They were the three strongest individuals under the Heavenly Dao of the Eternal Continent; their Dao was already locked with the Eternal Continent.

Their opportunity to become immortal was the moment the continent completed its immortal soul.

But, he had another method.

That was to devour someone with Immortal Path Power, or someone who had walked their own Golden Core Great Dao.

After devouring them, he could assimilate their aura and peel his true spirit away from the Eternal Continent.

At that time, it would be his time to become immortal.

However, fate did not cooperate; Luo Xingchen's death caused him to miss an opportunity.

Nevertheless, a Heavenly Dao Inheritor was not impossible; as long as his plan proceeded smoothly, he could still achieve his heart's desire.

It was no secret that there was Immortal Qi in the Immortal Burial Ground; after all, it was once the site of the Hundred Immortals War, so residual Immortal Qi was normal.

Absorbing these things was useless to him, but useful to a Heavenly Dao Inheritor.

This was the primary purpose of his full effort to open this sealed void this time.

Letting other core disciples enter was purely a smokescreen.

With the Heavenly Dao Inheritor's luck, growing stronger inside would be incredibly easy.

If he could obtain some origin of Immortal Qi, Gu Ming's immature Great Dao would completely break free from the Heavenly Dao's shackles, becoming an opportunity for immortalization no less than his own Golden Core Great Dao.

At that time, if he devoured Gu Ming, becoming immortal would become possible.

"Master, should we go in and protect Gu Ming's safety, or continue with our previous mission?"

In the void around him, nine Divine Servants guarded.

The speaker was none other than Azure Darkness Child.

Their previous mission to the Northern Frontier was to find the person who caused the starlight to descend.

However, when this core area was opened, Ghost Howl called them back.

Now that the matter here was complete, he needed to ask for the next step.

Ghost Howl frowned slightly upon hearing this, then spoke:

"How far along is the search for the person? Have you found anything?"

There was no ripple in his tone.

To be honest, he didn't hold much hope.

Because they hadn't found the person during the easiest time to do so.

After missing that period, finding the person again would be impossible unless the other party deliberately revealed a flaw.

Now that he had Gu Ming as a chess piece, whether that person could be found or not had become irrelevant.

However, since they had been searching, he would ask about the progress.

"Reporting to Master, we did find some information. The person we are looking for seems to be related to Lin Yu of the Piao Miao Sect, but after investigating him, there was no further news!"

Azure Darkness Child slightly cupped his hands and replied.

They had previously investigated the Dragon Family in Piao Miao City.

It just became difficult when it involved this Lin Yu.

To be precise, both Lin family brothers were a bit troublesome.

One was slippery and impossible to catch, while the other caused all sorts of trouble, seemingly getting involved in everything.

Coupled with his absurdly strong cultivation and the fact that he knew some of the Master's secrets, they had no way to deal with Lin Yu.

"It's Lin Yu again?"

Ghost Howl's surprised voice echoed in the void.

Now, just hearing that name gave him a headache.

He felt that this junior was even more annoying than the old man No Void.

No Void was just simply strong, suppressing him with strength.

But this junior felt like his bane; whatever he tried to do seemed to get entangled with this fellow in every aspect.

And whenever there was entanglement, that matter was guaranteed to have an accident and not go as he wished.