Chapter 169: The Four Great Sacred Lands as Formation Eyes
Within the Fire Lotus, Hua Changxi felt her soul body was no longer frozen and stiff. She slowly regained control of her body and immediately checked her realm data.
『 Realm: Nascent Soul Realm 999,900,000/1,000,000,000; Spiritual Sense: 50,000+』
She had only just taken flight and hadn’t even crossed Soul Severing Mountain yet, but her Spiritual Sense had already decreased by sixty thousand points.
“Hoo~”
The Yin wind attacked again.
Within the Fire Lotus, the Vermilion Bird reappeared, spewing flames.
Where the wind and fire met, a ‘sizzling’ sound immediately arose.
Hua Changxi stood in the center of the Fire Lotus. She couldn’t see what was in the Yin wind with her naked eye, so she released her Spiritual Sense. When she ‘saw’ the Yin wind was formed by densely packed black, rice-grain-sized insects, goosebumps instantly rose on her skin.
“Soul Devouring Worms!”
《 The Hundred Herbs Annotation 》 contained detailed records of Soul Devouring Worms. Soul Devouring Worms are the main ingredient for refining Fifth Rank Soul Devouring Pills and specialize in devouring cultivators’ Spiritual Sense.
No wonder her Spiritual Sense was decreasing so rapidly. The thought of Soul Devouring Worms crawling all over her body just now made Hua Changxi shiver uncontrollably.
Fortunately, with the Fire Lotus protecting her, she didn’t have to fear the Yin wind in Soul Severing Mountain.
However, even with the Fire Lotus protecting her, Hua Changxi found it extremely difficult to cross Soul Severing Mountain. Firstly, she was unfamiliar with the terrain, and secondly, the Yin wind in the mountains was too strong and fierce.
Her progress was arduous, and Eunuch Lin’s group was also not advancing smoothly. After Hua Changxi crossed two mountains, she discovered a corpse.
It was an Eastern Depot Eunuch. His soul body had been completely devoured by Soul Devouring Worms, leaving his corpse like a withered branch devoid of moisture.
Hua Changxi followed the trail and continued her pursuit, soon discovering a second corpse. This time, the deceased was a tall and burly man.
After that, she saw several more corpses.
Upon seeing the sixth corpse, Hua Changxi noticed that Eunuch Lin’s group was no longer crossing Soul Severing Mountain but had exited it and was heading west.
The further west they went, the flatter the terrain became. Although the surroundings were still desolate, at least the Yin wind had stopped blowing.
The night sky was vast, and the land stretched far. The more Hua Changxi walked, the more she felt how incredibly large the Nine Netherworlds were. After descending twice, she truly felt it was like an underground realm that had formed its own world.
Soon, a colossal platform, towering into the sky like a volcanic cone, appeared in her sight.
Before Hua Changxi could marvel at the grandeur of the giant platform, she was stunned by the countless, densely packed stone sculpture soldiers beneath it.
“Everyone be careful. We are about to enter the military formation. Stay close to Master Lu. If we take a wrong step, we will surely die.”
Eunuch Lin’s voice reached her ears. Hua Changxi then noticed that the stone sculpture soldiers were arranged in a specific order.
To ascend the giant platform, one had to pass through the stone sculpture soldiers first!
Just as Eunuch Lin’s group was about to enter the stone sculpture soldiers, a furious roar echoed through the air.
“Lu Yan!”
Hua Changxi turned her head and saw a white spaceship speeding towards them.
On the spaceship stood a white-haired old man and a young man and woman in their early twenties.
Seeing the newcomers behind her, Hua Changxi’s expression changed. She was fortunate that she had been cautious; after leaving Soul Severing Mountain, she had reapplied an invisibility talisman. Otherwise, she would have been exposed by now.
Upon seeing the newcomers, Eunuch Lin’s group also changed their expressions drastically.
“Quick, enter the military formation.”
Eunuch Lin’s group wanted to disregard everything and rush directly into the stone sculpture soldiers.
“Lu Yan!”
Seeing this, the white-haired old man became enraged. He took out a thunder hammer and struck at Eunuch Lin’s group with a single blow.
“Boom~”
Thunder and lightning directly attacked Eunuch Lin’s group, blocking their path: “Lu Yan, you unfilial wretch, how dare you covet the Divine Hammer!”
Master Lu’s expression was extremely grim: “The Divine Hammer is a sacred artifact of the Artifact Saint Palace. It belongs to the capable. Why do you say I am unfilial?”
The white-haired old man leaped directly from the spaceship, saying in exasperation, “Besides being a sacred artifact of the Artifact Saint Palace, the Divine Hammer is also responsible for suppressing the Formation Eye of the Demon Prison. The Artifact Saint Palace has not yet revived, yet you want to forcibly take the Divine Hammer, disregarding the will of our ancestors. Is this not unfilial?”
Master Lu snorted: “Once I obtain the Divine Hammer, the Artifact Saint Palace will naturally revive, and then it will suppress the Demon Prison.”
The white-haired old man cursed furiously, “Nonsense! If you take the Divine Hammer, demonic energy will spread. Forget reviving the Artifact Saint Palace; the entire world will fall into chaos. At that time, you will surely become a sinner for all eternity.”
Master Lu did not believe this at all: “Baili Changfeng, you don’t need to spread fear-mongering here. The Artifact Saint Palace is not yours to command, and what I do is none of your business.”
Hearing this, the young man behind the white-haired old man spoke: “Martial Uncle, if you are truly confident in your artifact refining skills, why not wait a little longer? Wouldn’t it be better to let the Divine Hammer choose its master after the Artifact Saint Palace revives?”
Master Lu glanced at the young man: “What do you know? If we wait for the Artifact Saint Palace to revive on its own, who knows how many years it will take. By then, the Artifact Saint Palace will likely be controlled by the Royal Family and various nobles, just like the Dan Sheng Hall.”
“If we don’t seize the Divine Hammer first, how can we contend with the Royal Family and nobles?”
Hua Changxi took advantage of the distraction to quietly approach the stone sculpture soldiers. She was not interested in the conflict of interest between Master Lu and the white-haired old man. Although she listened to their words, her attention was mostly focused on observing the stone sculpture soldiers. However, upon hearing “Dan Sheng Hall,” her expression changed.
Dan Sheng Hall, Artifact Saint Palace.
What did Master Lu mean by equating the Dan Sheng Hall with the Artifact Saint Palace?
Master Lu continued: “The Four Great Sacred Lands, the Dan Sheng Hall, and the Talisman Saint Pavilion have all shown anomalies. The Formation Saint Palace has also been restless recently. Now, only the Artifact Saint Palace remains dormant. If nothing is done, the Artifact Saint Palace will become the weakest among the Four Great Sacred Lands.”
Hua Changxi’s eyes flickered incessantly as she listened.
The Four Great Sacred Lands.
Artifact Saint Palace, Divine Hammer, Formation Eye, Demon Prison.
Hua Changxi’s breathing became somewhat rapid. If the four great sacred lands of Alchemy, Formation, Talismans, and Artifacts were unified, wouldn’t that mean the Dan Sheng Hall was also a Formation Eye?
So, was the Dan Sheng Hall also responsible for suppressing the Demon Prison?
This news was too unexpected for Hua Changxi. However, before she could lament further, her attention was drawn away by Master Lu and the white-haired old man who had started fighting.
“No matter what, you are not allowed to take the Divine Hammer.”
“You don’t get to decide.”
As Master Lu and the white-haired old man began fighting, Eunuch Lin and his men also started fighting with the young man and woman brought by the white-haired old man.
While these two groups were fighting to the death, Hua Changxi noticed seven people quietly entering the stone sculpture soldiers.
Those seven people had appeared to be controlled puppets earlier, but their expressions now were completely clear-headed.
Seeing this, Hua Changxi’s expression changed. Had these seven people deliberately pretended to be controlled by Eunuch Lin earlier?
What was their background?
Since she now knew the giant platform was the Formation Eye suppressing the Demon Prison, Hua Changxi naturally did not want these people to tamper with it. She quietly unleashed her Spiritual Power, blocking their path, and simultaneously created a noise to alert Master Lu and the others to the anomaly.
