182: Chapter 182 After all, that's a legendary divine weapon!

He was immersed in sorrow when he suddenly heard Yan Ying let out a soft cry of surprise.

Turning to look, he saw her squatting on the ground, carefully examining the traces left on the floor.

"Three people, one man and two women, went that way. Perhaps they are the ones you are looking for!"

Yan Ying did not wish to linger before the remains of the dead; she felt a chilling Yin Qi and an uneasy heart.

Misty Wind silently gathered the scattered bones together.

"Father, once I have finished my important business, I will certainly return to bury you properly."

Having said that, he stood up, blade in hand, and followed the footprints with Yan Ying in rapid pursuit.

Su Rui led the two women through the twists and turns of the rocky cave, eventually stopping before a stone wall and striking it fiercely with his palm.

Boom—!

A massive roar erupted as the stone wall shattered, revealing a vast open space behind it.

Yue Yao and Li Hanyi exchanged a glance, both showing looks of astonishment.

Su Rui stepped inside, and the first thing he saw were white bones covering the ground.

There were human bones, beast bones, bones of strange monsters, and even the remains of giants.

He noticed a skull with a diameter exceeding three feet; based on this, the individual must have been at least thirty or forty feet tall in life.

The seven or eight-foot-long leg bones nearby also confirmed his suspicion.

"As expected, this world is not ordinary."

Su Rui walked through the field of bones with a complex expression.

These haphazardly piled skeletons were clearly funerary offerings.

Li Hanyi and Yue Yao followed closely behind, their steps extremely light for fear of treading on a single withered bone.

They were so ancient that the slightest touch would cause them to shatter and kick up clouds of ash, forcing the two women to cover their noses and move with increasing caution.

Su Rui walked straight through what appeared to be a burial area, crossing the entire massive cavern, until he finally discovered a seated skeleton on a high platform at the end.

Even though the flesh had long since rotted away, the skeleton remained as straight as a pine tree, radiating a daunting Aura.

Su Rui could feel a lingering power within that spine, which was coiled like a Dragon.

However, this power now seemed violent and malevolent, quite similar to the scent previously emitted by the Fire Qilin.

"Husband, could this person be the Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan?"

Seeing Su Rui staring at the skeleton for a long time, Yue Yao asked softly.

"Eighty percent likely."

Su Rui withdrew his probing Divine Thought and made a beckoning gesture with his hand.

On the stone platform buried in dust, an ancient sword slowly rose and fell into his palm.

Unexpectedly, the blade was not uniform; it was so coarse it was almost difficult to recognize its shape.

However, the carvings of mountains, rivers, the sun, the moon, and the myriad stars upon it were vivid and exquisite, as if containing the rhythms of heaven and earth.

Sensing the faint flow of spirituality within the sword, Su Rui shook his head slightly.

This item did not resonate with him.

Despite its crude appearance, the power contained within was immense, yet it leaned toward a type of Power Of Faith.

If he were an Emperor ruling over tens of thousands, with countless subjects under his command, he might be able to trigger its true prowess.

It was more like a secret treasure for condensing Luck.

Thinking of this, he felt a slight sense of regret.

Noticing the curiosity in Li Hanyi's eyes, Su Rui handed the ancient sword to her.

"The xuanyuan sword. If you want to see it, then look; you hold onto it for now." Li Hanyi hurriedly reached out to take it.

She was indeed itching with curiosity.

After all, that was a legendary divine weapon.

But as soon as she held it, her expression changed slightly; clearly, this sword was quite different from what she had imagined.

"It is said the xuanyuan sword was forged by the Yellow Emperor from copper of Mount Kunwu, but this material... doesn't seem like it."

Li Hanyi muttered in a low voice, her brow full of doubt.

"It is Extraterrestrial Meteoric Iron," Su Rui explained calmly after hearing her. "Stardust fragments that fell from the sky."

Li Hanyi realized the truth.

The Sword Heart Tomb also held many such wondrous items, so she was naturally not unfamiliar with them.

"Let's go, it's time to leave. I need to think about how to bring that little fellow back."

Before Su Rui's voice could fade, his expression suddenly tightened.

Someone was coming.

A man and a woman, their footsteps approaching this way.

He took Li Hanyi's hand, and with a flash of his silhouette, they swept past the bones on the ground. Once out of the cave entrance, he waved his sleeve, causing rubble to tumble and instantly seal the entrance shut.

Then, he turned his gaze toward the source of the sound.

Misty Wind, who was traveling through the cave, suddenly stopped, his pupils shrinking—three figures were standing ahead.

He had seen Su Rui before, but only from a distance.

At that time, the other party hadn't even spared him a glance.

In his eyes, he was just a nameless nobody among the many Disciples of the demonic sect.

But now that they were within arm's reach, the atmosphere was completely different.

Misty Wind's breathing tightened, his gaze suddenly becoming grave. He bowed deeply in greeting, a gesture so grand that even Yan Ying, who followed behind, was startled.

"Misty Wind pays his respects to Mr. Su!"

Yan Ying was stunned, but then her eyes lit up.

By the faint red light in the cave from an unknown source and the flickering glow of the torch in Misty Wind's hand, she saw the three people not far away.

Her gaze immediately fell upon Su Rui and could no longer be moved.

His form was like a green pine, his face like carved jade, his eyes spirited, and his bearing otherworldly.

Yan Ying's heart throbbed violently, and her eyes instantly rippled with emotion.

But when she saw the two young women standing side-by-side with Su Rui, her heart sank, as if blocked by something.

She hated that she hadn't met such a person in her youth.

Had they met twenty years earlier, she was confident she could have competed with these two beauties.

Though she was still beautiful, with delicate skin and a graceful figure, she was over thirty after all.

A sliver of hope remained in her heart: what if he preferred mature women?

But she soon discovered that Su Rui's gaze did not even linger on her for a moment.

"Misty Wind? Tyrant's Disciple? What are you doing here?"

Su Rui's tone was calm, yet it carried a pressure that could not be ignored.

"Revered Master heard that you might arrive here. Fearing that someone might offend you, he specifically ordered me to come and wait."

Misty Wind answered frankly.

Su Rui nodded slightly and then walked past the two of them with Li Hanyi and Yue Yao.

As they passed Yan Ying, her foot suddenly slipped, her body tilted, and she let out a cry of alarm as she fell toward Su Rui's embrace.

Just as she was about to succeed, the xuanyuan sword in Li Hanyi's hand gave a light flick, the back of the blade pressing firmly against Yan Ying's chest, stopping her in her tracks.

Yan Ying stumbled a few steps and barely managed to stand steady, looking at Li Hanyi with a face full of shock.

Li Hanyi gave a cold snort, sheathed her sword, turned around, and followed closely by Su Rui's side, leaving without looking back.

"Mother, are you alright?"

Misty Wind snapped back to his senses and hurriedly stepped forward to support her.

"I'm fine, I just stepped on nothing just now."

Yan Ying shook her head with a forced smile, but in her heart, anger surged and she was extremely disappointed.

But she showed nothing on her face, only suppressing her emotions deep in her heart.

When Li Hanyi and Yue Yao heard the address "Mother," both were startled.

Good heavens, bringing his own mother along; this Misty Wind was certainly unique.

So it was Yan Ying.

Su Rui only then remembered; he had previously mistakenly thought she was Misty Wind's lover.

After all, this fellow was always romantic.

That fall just now was likely intentional.

The corners of Su Rui's mouth curled slightly, but he didn't care to think much of it.

How could such a woman compare to the two elegant and moving girls by his side?

As the thought arose, he smoothly pulled Yue Yao and Li Hanyi into his arms, and with a flicker of his silhouette, he appeared at the location of the Fire Qilin within a few breaths.

Only an afterimage remained. Misty Wind was stunned and immediately pulled Yan Ying along, using the Wind God Kick to chase after them.

Having been suppressed by lightning for so long and having its Heart Demon severed by Su Rui, the violent malevolence in the Fire Qilin's eyes had long since dissipated completely.

Currently curled on the ground, whimpering and lowing, it looked very much like a frightened small beast, its eyes filled with fear and helplessness.

Watching this scene, Su Rui understood in his heart.

Its memory probably still remained at the time of that great battle and flight years ago.

That panic and despair deep in its marrow were things he had also personally felt when he cast the Heavenly Palace Illusion earlier.

Sensing Su Rui's approach now, the Fire Qilin's entire body trembled slightly, showing a bit of timidity.

This scene entered Su Rui's eyes, and his eyelid couldn't help but twitch.

It had only been such a short time, and it had become this afraid?

He waved his sleeve, and the electric net woven from two-colored lightning instantly vanished.

The Fire Qilin scrambled up, but its four limbs still involuntarily shrank back, as if afraid of being taught another lesson.

Just as Misty Wind arrived with Yan Ying in a hurry, the giant beast also sensed the movement. Its massive head turned sharply, its crimson eyes staring straight at the two of them, revealing a fierce glint.

Being stared at by such a colossal creature, Misty Wind's back instantly went cold and he broke into a sweat; Yan Ying's face turned pale, and she could barely stand.

Su Rui understood—this beast still remembered the taste of being suppressed by him just now.

"Behave!" he spoke calmly. His voice wasn't loud, but it made the Fire Qilin's entire body stiffen, and it immediately tucked its tail and shrank even tighter.

Su Rui shook his head and said no more, turning to walk out of the Lingyun Cave, with Li Hanyi and Yue Yao following closely behind.

"Aren't you going to follow?"

A thought was transmitted directly into the Fire Qilin's mind, making it instantly understand his meaning.

It looked hesitantly at Su Rui's departing back, wavered for a moment, and finally gave a low roar, slowly stepping forward to follow.

Misty Wind and Yan Ying stood on the spot, dumbfounded, unable to come to their senses for a long time.

This Fire Qilin had occupied this place for hundreds of years. Legend had it that its temperament was violent and bloodthirsty, having devoured countless Jianghu experts.

Its flesh was harder than refined iron, difficult for blades and swords to wound; ordinary Martial Artists couldn't even get close to it.

Over the generations, there was no shortage of conceited people who came to crusade against it, only for the weak to die on the spot and the strong to flee in disgrace.

As time went on, people said this monster had no intelligence and only knew destruction and slaughter.

But looking at it now, it wasn't that its nature was cruel, but that it had never encountered someone who could truly subdue it.

Now, before Su Rui, it was as obedient as a house dog!

Yan Ying's eyes grew brighter and brighter as thoughts surged in her heart.

She very much wanted to step forward and strike up a conversation, yet she hesitated—she had seen clearly just now that the two young girls were very wary of her, obviously unwilling to let her approach Su Rui.

But there was no harm in trying.

If she took the initiative to show goodwill, the other party surely wouldn't actually do anything to her, right?

What she didn't know was that at this moment, her son Misty Wind was completely shocked by the strength Su Rui had displayed, entirely unaware that his mother had already begun searching for a new father for him.

After the group of three walked out of the cave, Su Rui tapped the surface of the water with his toes, his figure gliding through the air to land steadily on the opposite bank.

The Fire Qilin followed closely behind, its four hooves treading on air as flames rose, each step causing the air to warp with heat.

But after it landed, it crouched quietly not far from Su Rui, its posture incredibly submissive.

"Fire Qilin!"

Suddenly, a cry of alarm came from afar, followed by a sharp sword light shooting through the air.

"Be careful, you three! This beast is extremely cruel, back away quickly!" an anxious voice rang out, carrying a sense of chivalrous concern.