“You dare to act wildly in front of the sacrificial square?”
The guard gritted his teeth and said, “This is the most sacred place in the Divine Kingdom. How can we allow a human cultivator like you to run amok!”
“Sacred?”
Chen Ping sneered and raised his hand. A strand of golden spiritual power condensed at his fingertip, he pointed towards the ground in front of the guard.
With a “boom”, the ground instantly split open into a bottomless fissure. The ground around the fissure was covered with web-like cracks, a terrifying aura emanated from the fissure.
The guard’s face turned pale with fright, he staggered back several steps. The spear in his hand even fell to the ground.
He looked at the fissure, his eyes full of horror. This power was absolutely not something a first-grade Earth Immortal Realm could possess!
“Now, am I worthy to enter?”
Chen Ping looked at the guard, his tone still calm, yet carrying an unquestionable authority.
The guard trembled all over, no longer daring to say half a “no”. He quickly made way. “Worthy… worthy… Fellow Daoist, please enter…”
Zi Yuan watched this scene, the shock in her heart intensified.
She now finally understood. Chen Ping was not backed by any force at all, he himself was a hidden powerhouse. The first-grade Earth Immortal Realm cultivation was probably just a facade he deliberately showed.
The two walked into the sacrificial square. The divine clan cultivators on the square saw Chen Ping, they all stopped their sacrifices, turning their heads one after another.
They looked at this ordinarily dressed human cultivator with only first-grade Earth Immortal Realm cultivation, following beside Zi Yuan the advisor. Their faces were full of doubt and contempt.
“Who is that? How could he be with Advisor Zi Yuan?”
“Seems to be the cultivator who escorted the princess back. I heard he is only first-grade Earth Immortal Realm.”
“A first-grade Earth Immortal Realm dares to come to the sacrificial square? This is the most sacred place in the Divine Kingdom!”
Discussions rose one after another. The eyes of those divine clan cultivators were filled with disdain and scorn.
Chen Ping paid no attention to this, his gaze fell on the statue in the centre of the square.
The statue’s face was solemn, holding a sceptre. Its body was engraved with complex divine patterns, emanating dense divine power fluctuations.
Chen Ping actually detected a trace of familiar flavour from these divine patterns.
The divine patterns on this statue seemed similar to those on the Thunder Sound Bell, both containing sealing power.
“Miss Zi, what material is your Divine Kingdom’s statue made of?” Chen Ping suddenly asked.
Zi Yuan was stunned for a moment, then said, “This is made from the Heavenly Realm’s ‘Divine Fallen Gold’. Divine Fallen Gold contains dense divine power, it is the best material for making statues. What’s wrong?”
“Nothing.” Chen Ping shook his head, but secretly pondered in his heart.
Divine Fallen Gold can contain divine power, it can also be used to reinforce seals. The Thunder Sound Bell was stolen, the demonic soul is about to break through the seal. Yet the Divine Kingdom’s statue has similar sealing aura. Could the Divine Kingdom have some connection with the seal of the Thunder Sound Bell?
Just then, on the high platform of the sacrificial square, an old man dressed in golden sacrificial robes opened his eyes.
The old man had white hair and beard, his face full of wrinkles, yet emanating an unfathomable aura. This was the aura of the Human Immortal Realm!
Chen Ping never expected that the ruler of the Divine Kingdom was actually in the Human Immortal Realm!
In this way, the strength of the Sixth Hall Master of the God Palace was inferior to this Divine Kingdom ruler.
Even Daoist Wuji of the Thunder Sound Temple was no match for this Wu Hao.
No wonder the Divine Kingdom is so vast, occupying such a large piece of feng shui treasure land, without others coming to compete.
Wu Hao’s gaze fell on Chen Ping, a flash of surprise passed through his eyes, then he returned to calm. “Zi Yuan, is this the cultivator who escorted the princess back?”
Zi Yuan quickly stepped forward, respectfully saluted. “Replying to the Ruler, yes. His name is Chen Ping, this time he safely escorted Her Highness the Princess back to the Divine Capital.”
Wu Hao nodded, his gaze fell on Chen Ping again, his tone calmly said. “Fellow Daoist Chen Ping, thank you for sending my little daughter back. I wonder what demands you have this time? The Divine Kingdom will definitely satisfy you.”
