The tragic death of the Ancient Corpse Catching Clan’s Second Saint shocked countless people to their very core.
The Shiva Saint’s face, too, turned rather pale, how could he not have expected that the Xuan Gui Sword Saint had become so powerful after he came to life, simply a few points more powerful than at his peak.
The Shiva Saint’s gaze stared in the direction of Feng Yin Cicada and Yin Xuan Ji as he coldly shouted, “Quickly escape.”
The Demi-Saints of the Ghost Nurturing Ancient Race and the Corpse Catching Ancient Race immediately executed their stances and fled into the distance, rushing out of the Ghost God Valley and scattering, flying in all directions.
The Shiva Saint did not flee.
When the Xuan Gui Sword Saint forcefully killed the Dong Sage and the Purple Ruin Sage, she knew that the Xuan Gui Sword Saint’s will was very firm, and it was impossible for her to let her escape.
The more she tried to escape, the faster she would die.
Instead of that, it would be better to go all out in the battle, and perhaps, there was still some hope.
Saint Shiva was able to control the Soul Regenerating Sacred Jar, and naturally had an extremely high status in the Ghost Nurturing Ancient Clan, and was also quite a formidable figure amongst the Saints of the entire Kunlun Realm.
“Ghost King Grand Formation.”
A huge black vortex coalesced above Saint Shiva’s head.
The Soul Regenerating Sacred Jar was located at the centre of the vortex, slowly rotating and setting off a violent hurricane. Thousands of ghostly shadows, flying rapidly in the vortex, emitted ear-piercing shrieks.
Among them, the shadows of the four Ghost Kings were the most gigantic, more than ten feet tall, as if they were four giants standing in the four directions of the vortex.
The Ghost King Grand Formation gathered the power of the four Ghost Kings and ten million ghosts, and as it rapidly rotated, the power it emitted grew stronger and stronger.
Standing in mid-air, the Xuan Gui Sword Saint appeared breezy as he glanced at the Shiva Saint and said, ”Five hundred years ago, the Seal Shiva of the Ancient Clan of Raising Ghosts was also a beauty that the prides of the younger generation competed for. Only when I met you again five hundred years later did I realise that the beauty of the past had already aged so much.”
Saint Shiva touched her wrinkled face, smiled, and said, “I remember, at that time, you were always fighting with the Nine Spectres in sword fights, and either you won or he did. I thought that the two of you only had swords in your hearts, but I didn’t realise that you actually remembered me from back then.”
The Xuan Gui Sword Saint and the Shiva Saint were contemporaries of the cultivators, and both were outstanding heroes, and when they were young, with their youthful fervour and beautiful women, they would always go to participate in some festivals, and thus, they had met several times before.
One person is back from the dead, and one person is dying to die.
Obviously two people who are facing each other in life and death, but they can still catch up and talk about the past of their youth, I am afraid that only saints can do this step.
The two no longer spoke any more, and the two huge strands of holy might had piled up to the peak.
Saint Shiva’s pair of dry arms slowly pushed forward, and the Soul Regenerating Sacred Jar violently trembled, mobilising the Ghost King Grand Formation and crushing towards the Xuan Gui Sword Saint.
The Xuan Gui Sword Saint remained standing in place, looking exceptionally calm.
It wasn’t until the Ghost King Grand Formation reached him that his body, transformed into a sword of light, erupted with indestructible power and flew out with a swoosh, piercing through the formation.
Even the four great Ghost Kings were all pierced through by the sword energy in an instant, transforming into four clusters of ghost energy.
“Pfft!”
The white sword of light pierced through Saint Shiva’s holy body.
Shiva Saint’s body trembled, and a pair of old eyes became devoid of a trace of lustre as he muttered, “You’ve actually …… already reached …… that realm……”
In the next moment, a trace of blood flowed from the corner of Saint Shiva’s mouth.
She was still standing on the shore of the magma ocean, not moving a muscle, and the aura of life on her body, completely disappeared.
A gust of wind blew past, and her body, transformed into a grain of sand, flew out. In the end, only a white bone remained, and with a bang, it fell to the ground.
The Xuan Gui Sword Saint lightly landed on the ground, appearing all of you to be calm and indifferent, stretching out a hand, the Soul Regenerating Sacred Jar that was hanging in the dome of the sky landed in the palm of his hand.
His gaze, staring at the white bones not far away, gently sighed, ”Red face withered bones and white hair buried, a life of splendour returned to the dust. Five hundred years, how many lives are passing away? And how many beautiful things have completely disappeared? Then what is the true meaning of life and death?”
After returning from the dead, the Xuan Gui Sword Saint’s state of mind was sublimated once.
Previously, he had always pursued the Sword Dao, and his lifelong desire was to reach the pinnacle of the Sword Dao. Nowadays, he was more interested in pursuing the true meaning of life.
His gaze, looking towards those Half-Saints who were fleeing, he only gently shook his head and did not continue to strike.
The strong tactics of the Xuan Gui Sword Saint had shocked all the cultivators hidden in the shadows, and no one dared to hit the treasures in the magma ocean and retreated one after another.
In the next few days, Zhang Ruochen led the crowd, continuing to collect rocks and dig for treasures in the magma ocean, finding some more armour fragments and divine bones.
Until the sixth day, all the rocks and treasures in the central region of the magma ocean were excavated. The divine blood terracotta at the bottom of the ocean was also all carried into the Tulip World.
“There are a total of twelve armour fragments, four divine bones, and a large amount of divine blood, with these treasures alone, you will be able to establish a huge clan.”Little Black looked over towards Zhang Ruochen and laughed heatedly.
The Elephant Swallowing Rabbit, Devil Ape, and Divine Demon Mouse, all of them had green eyes, staring straight at the divine blood.
Even Mu Lingshi, they all playfully licked their lips and gently stroked their chins with two jade fingers, saying, “He’s just a loner, how can he establish a clan?”
Zhang Ruochen, however, appeared quite calm as he took out a small jar of divine blood and handed it to Mu Lingshi, saying, “Everyone has been working very hard in the recent period of time, Senior Sister Duanmu, you distribute all of this divine blood.”
Mu Lingshi received the jar carved from the Heaven Receiving Divine Wood and only felt her heart poofing.
There were at least a hundred drops of divine blood in the entire jar. Even if it was a Saint who was carrying so much divine blood, I’m afraid it would be difficult to remain calm.
The three beasts had already made their containers long ago, lying in front of Mu Lingshi’s body as if they were three pugs, staring at her.
Cold Snow was quite curious, staring at Zhang Ruochen’s departing figure, saying, “Why didn’t Master Teacher distribute the divine blood himself, but instead gave it, to Sister Mu?”
Little Black heatedly smiled and said meaningfully, “I’m afraid that it won’t be long before you’ll have to change your words and call your Sister Mu as Senior Mother.”
Cold Snow inclined her head and thought carefully, really not understanding why she had to call Sister Mu as the Senior Mistress. Wasn’t Senior Mother Sister Smokey?
In the past few days, the Xuan Gui Sword Saint had stayed in the Scroll World, studying the piece of green stone tablet.
Zhang Ruochen came to a short distance away from the green stone tablet and stopped, just staring at the Xuan Gui Sword Saint without uttering a sound.
The Xuan Gui Sword Saint’s gaze, looking at the green stone monument without turning around, said, ”This stone monument is indeed a stone talisman left behind by the Thousand Bone Empress. That one black cat, it’s quite something, to actually be able to see through this as well.”
Zhang Ruochen’s body stood straight, but his face revealed a joyful expression as he said, “That means it can really seal the passage between the Yin and Yang Realms?”
The Xuan Gui Sword Saint nodded and said, “In the stone tablet, it contains an extremely powerful force that can suppress some of the rules between heaven and earth. However, as that one black cat said, the power of the stone tablet can only suppress the passage for a few years at most. After a few years, the passageway will open again.”
Zhang Ruochen said, “Nowadays, only the undead from the outer reaches of the Netherworld travel to the Kunlun Realm. With the current power of the Kunlun Realm, it should be possible to hold them back. However, after a few years, I’m afraid that those powerful people in the depths of the netherworld will also learn of the news and kill their way into the Kunlun Realm. At that time, the calamity will be even more severe.”
The Xuan Gui Sword Saint turned around and looked over towards Zhang Ruochen as he said, “Therefore, my master is going to make a trip to the depths of the netherworld, and I want to know what kind of a place is there.”
“It’s too risky! It is said that in the depths of the Netherworld, there is a second Corpse River. There, it’s dozens of times more dangerous than the outer reaches of the Netherworld.”Zhang Ruochen said.
“That’s exactly why it’s necessary to go. After a few years, when the stone monument loses its effect, the Kunlun Realm will be completely exposed, becoming a place where the undead of the netherworld, can invade at any time.”
There was a calmness and perseverance in the eyes of the Xuan Gui Sword Saint as he added, “If it’s possible, Master would love to bring along Cold Snow.”
Zhang Ruochen immediately understood what the Xuan Gui Sword Saint meant and said, “Master wants to go in search of the Thousand Bone Empress?”
The Xuan Gui Sword Saint nodded and shook his head again, saying, “It has been 100,000 years, and even the Thousand Bone Empress has most likely fallen in the depths of the Netherworld. However, it has definitely left behind an inheritance, and if Cold Snow can obtain her inheritance, she will be able to grow up quickly.”
“The moment I came to life this time, it was as if I saw a picture of the entire Kunlun Realm being destroyed, the sky turning blood-red, the earth turning into fragments, and all living beings all dying. I thought that perhaps the Heaven Receiving Divine Wood was trying to tell me something, or perhaps, that was the future of the Kunlun Realm.”
“Therefore, all of us, we should make our best efforts to stop that day from coming.”
The hairs on Zhang Ruochen’s entire body stood up and he sucked in a breath of cold air, saying, “A great calamity is coming?”
In the history of the Kunlun Realm, many great catastrophes had occurred, and each of them would end an era.
Among them, the Great Cataclysm of the Middle Ages was the most terrifying, and even the gods, all of them, fell. It even thrashed the rules of heaven and earth into chaos, and until now, no one could become a god.
The Xuan Gui Sword Saint said, “Maybe yes, maybe no. However, we must best plan for the worst, or else we will definitely be caught off guard.”
Zhang Ruochen was silent for a long time and said, “In that case, I’ll go tell Coldsnow that if she agrees, let her accompany Master Teacher on a trip to the depths of the Netherworld.”
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An hour later, Zhang Ruochen, Cold Snow, and the Xuan Gui Sword Saint, appeared at the entrance of the Ghost God Valley.
Carrying the Void Sword on her back, Han Xue stood playfully beside the Xuan Gui Sword Saint, her pair of clear eyes staring at Zhang Ruochen on the opposite side of the table, revealing a look that seemed like she was crying as she said, “Master Teacher, I’ll definitely endeavour to learn the sword from Master Gong. The depths of the netherworld, although dangerous, I am not afraid.”
