Lan Shaobai's figure flashed, and he entered the void. In the next moment, he appeared in midair and caught Yue Chenxi. As he looked at the unconscious Yue Chenxi, who was still in pain, Lan Shaobai's expression turned sullen and furious.
"My apologies, Young Master Lan. I was a little too heavy-handed. This girl is probably crippled," Fu Lianyun said in a strange tone, revealing a smile on his crafty face.
Lan Shaobai retorted coldly, "Heaven is watching what people do. You will get your retribution sooner or later."
After saying that, Lan Shaobai quickly carried Yue Chenxi back to the Dragon's Gate's warship. The reason was none other than the Metal Blood Sect's flagship charging over, leading three hundred warships in a grandiose manner.
Clearly, the so-called best of three and the loser withdrawing was just a pretense.
Whether they won or lost, the other party would not leave. As long as they could deal a blow to Heavenly Star Island's morale, it would be fine.
"Brother Lianyun, you did well. The moment you appeared, you crippled one of the other party's people. You managed to throw Heavenly Star Island's people into chaos and cause their morale to plummet. This time, we will definitely succeed in taking down Heavenly Star Island! "
Chen Ming praised Fu Lianyun, who had returned to the warship.
Fu Lianyun said, "This time, I am going all out. In attacking Heavenly Star Island, either you die or I die. I hope that Sect Master Chen can invite Zhuang Zhenghe to make a move in the end."
Chen Ming patted Fu Lianyun's shoulder and said, "Don't worry. As long as Xiao Chen appears, Zhuang Zhenghe will definitely appear and help us block him. Right now, we just need to focus on killing this group of inexperienced brats until not a single one remains. "
On the Dragon's Gate's warship, Lan Shaobai showed a sullen expression as he suppressed the rage in his heart. He calmly made a decision to retreat and activate the Dragon's Gate's Heaven Locking Formation, defending the outpost islets to the death.
The Dragon's Gate's Heaven Locking Formation was partially repaired. Without a Consummation cultivator like the Blue Robed Emperor, no one would be able to break this formation. It would be sufficient to block these eight factions that came with surging auras.
Unfortunately, this formation was only partially repaired and could not be maintained for long. It could only operate for three days. Unless absolutely necessary and in the most dangerous of times, he absolutely could not activate it.
Originally, Lan Shaobai had intended to use the advantage of the King Grade warship to fight it out with the other party, delaying for as long as he could to give Xiao Chen as much time as possible.
But now, because of Yue Chenxi's injury, the people on his side were all furious and unable to calm themselves down. Participating in battle in such a state was extremely dangerous. The slightest carelessness could result in death.
He had no choice but to give up on his original plan. Right now, they could only hope that Xiao Chen could come out of the Dragon's Gate's secret realm within three days. Otherwise, Heavenly Star Island would be finished.
What made him feel slightly relieved was that he had not seen any forces from Black Flame Island since the beginning.
The key characters of both sides, Xiao Chen and Zhuang Zhenghe, did not appear.
From a certain point of view, as long as one of the two appeared first, they would immediately be able to influence the situation of the battlefield.
Who was going to appear?
Zhuang Zhenghe was currently conducting purification ceremonies on island after island. He forcefully purified everyone on the islands, leaving no one behind, including the families of the leaders of the eight factions. His methods were cruel and bloody. The islands were like hell on earth.
How could ordinary mortals be a match for these people? No matter how many of them there were, they were just like ants, an extremely miserable sight.
As for Xiao Chen and Mo Chen, after entering the secret realm, they walked for a long time before finally arriving at the place where the treasure trove was suspected to be.
Along the way, they ran into several dilapidated restrictions and the remains of all sorts of mechanisms and puppet beasts. This was sufficient to show that someone had been here long ago.
However, when they arrived at the foot of the mountain where the treasure trove was suspected to be, Xiao Chen and Mo Chen heaved a sigh of relief.
There was an ancient stone door on the mountain, under the rocks that had fallen off. It was tightly shut without any cracks at all. It should not have been opened before.
Of course, they could only be sure after they entered.
After glancing at the tightly shut stone door in front, Xiao Chen calmed himself and decided to test it out first.
Xiao Chen's figure flashed, and he arrived before the stone door. Then, he punched the tightly shut stone door. Mo Chen wanted to stop him, but it was too late.
"Bang!" The stone door did not budge at all. Instead, it bounced back with a huge force. The impact knocked Xiao Chen back. Cracks appeared in his internal organs, which showed how strong the rebound was.
In terms of physical strength, Xiao Chen would find it hard to find an opponent for the Blue Robed Emperor.
If it were anyone else, they would have been shaken to death by such a rash attack.
"Are you alright? Why did you become so anxious?" Mo Chen asked out of concern as she rushed over.
Xiao Chen circulated his energy and circulated the Blue Dragon Body Nourishing Art. After a few breaths, the cracks in his internal organs had all healed, not leaving any wounds behind.
Xiao Chen spat out a mouthful of turbid Qi. Then, he frowned and said, "I was somewhat rash. I feel that there is no way to forcefully open this stone door. Even if Emperor Wu came, he would not be able to open it. I am sure that no one has touched the things in there. "
Mo Chen nodded and said, "It looks like this stone door blocked the Three Holy Masters's land. However, you are a descendant of the Qing Emperor, yet you blocked this stone door. Do you need some kind of token to open it?"
As the two spoke, they slowly arrived before the stone door. Then, they carefully sized it up, trying to see if they could find any clues.
The ancient stone door on the mountain wall had Blue Dragon patterns carved on it. It looked extraordinarily mighty and tyrannical.
After searching around the stone door for a long time, Xiao Chen could not find any clues. He could not help feeling somewhat discouraged.
After spending a month without sleep or rest, in the end, he was blocked outside the treasury, unable to enter. It was easy to imagine how depressed he felt.
Back then, the Qing Emperor led the Dragon's Gate in the Heavenly Starry Ocean and fought many battles. He destroyed many sects and killed many experts.
It was easy to imagine how valuable the war spoils were. However, Xiao Chen could not enter.
"Big Brother Xiao, come and take a look at this," Mo Chen suddenly said.
She seemed to have discovered something on the cliff wall not far from the stone door.
Xiao Chen quickly walked over. He saw that Mo Chen had cleared out a rhombus-shaped indentation on the cliff wall. All sorts of rocks protruded from the cliff wall. If one did not look carefully, one would not notice this indentation.
Xiao Chen revealed an expression of joy. "How did you discover it?"
Mo Chen smiled and said, "Have you forgotten? I am an expert in mechanisms and divination. You saw my abilities on the trip to the treasure mountain. There is nothing complicated about this stone door. As long as you have the token, you can open it. Without the token, no matter how capable you are, you will not be able to open it.
"It looks simple, but it is actually incredibly tyrannical. Big Brother Xiao, think about it. Do you have a Dragon's Gate token that fits this indentation?"
Xiao Chen thought for a while and immediately thought of something. Then, he took out the Blue Dragon Medallion and said, "Mo Chen, take a look and see if it is this."
Mo Chen received the Blue Dragon Medallion and compared it. Then, she exclaimed in pleasant surprise, "That's right. It is this."
After saying that, she placed the Blue Dragon Medallion into the indentation. Indeed, it fitted perfectly.
As the Blue Dragon Medallion fitted into the ancient stone door, the engraved Blue Dragon patterns on the door slowly gave off a light. Rock fell off, revealing the stone door's true appearance.
The stone door revealed its true appearance. It was a pair of well-made bronze doors. There was a plaque on the door with the words "Dragon's Gate Treasure Trove" written on it.
The light did not diminish. Xiao Chen and Mo Chen exchanged glances. They both saw joy in each other's eyes. The door was about to open.
However, for some reason, even after an hour had passed, the bronze gate that had revealed itself had not moved at all. It had not moved at all.
The two's expressions slowly turned somewhat unsightly. Unexpectedly, the door still did not open.
What was the problem? Why did the door not open?
The two felt that it was strange. Based on the mysterious phenomenon of the bronze doors, the Blue Dragon Medallion should be the right token. However, why did the door not open?
Mo Chen removed the Blue Dragon Medallion and quickly thought about it. The design of the stone door was very simple. It did not touch too much on the mysteries of divination.
As long as one had the token, they should be able to open it.
Xiao Chen frowned heavily. He did not know what was going on. The treasure trove was right before them, but they could not enter even though they had the key. Such a depressed feeling was very stifling.
Might as well not go in at all. You gave me hope and then disappointed me. What is the meaning of that?
Suddenly, Mo Chen thought of something. She said, "Big Brother Xiao, drip your essence blood on the Blue Dragon Medallion and try again."
Xiao Chen found it strange. However, under Mo Chen's urging, Xiao Chen did as she said. He infused his essence blood into the Blue Dragon Medallion before placing it into the indentation again.
"Ka ca!"
This time, there was practically no wait. The bronze doors instantly opened, revealing themselves. A cold wind blew out from inside, kicking up a lot of dust.
The instant the doors opened caught Xiao Chen off guard. After a while, he exclaimed in pleasant surprise, "Mo Chen, how did you think of this?"
A smile appeared on Mo Chen's face as she said, "This is a backup plan that the Azure Emperor left behind, a method that he set up as insurance. Even if someone else snatches away the Blue Dragon Medallion, they will not be able to open this Dragon's Gate Treasure Trove unless they are a descendant of the Qing Emperor.
"It is a very simple method, but it ensures that this Dragon's Gate Treasure Trove will not fall into the hands of outsiders."
Xiao Chen felt enlightened. So, that is the case. After thinking it through, he realized that the answer to the question was actually very simple.
"Come, let's go in and take a look. Let's see what the Qing Emperor has collected."
The two showed expressions of anticipation. After they calmed their emotions, they strode into the Dragon's Gate Treasure Trove.
The first thing that came into view was a mountain of Spirit Stones, one after another, and each pile was like a small hill.
Xiao Chen took a quick look. Without exception, they were all Superior Grade Spirit Stones.
Spirit Stones were the foundation of a martial artist's cultivation. For weaker martial artists, Upper Grade Spirit Stones were extremely tempting.
Most of the large sects gave out Superior Grade Spirit Stones as a stipend.
Before Xiao Chen advanced to grandmaster-level Martial Sage, Superior Grade Spirit Stones were his main source of cultivation.
However, as Xiao Chen's cultivation slowly increased, Superior Grade Spirit Stones became less and less helpful to his cultivation. Eventually, he gave up.
Mo Chen exclaimed in shock, "There is a total of one hundred piles here. I estimate that each pile has five million Superior Grade Spirit Stones. That is to say, there are at least five hundred million Superior Grade Spirit Stones in front of us."
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