However, Xiao Chen was even more shocked at Nangong Qiong's identity. To think that she could make the proud and unfathomable Yan Shisan make such a concession.
"Since you already condensed the Sword Heart, I believe you will not bury the Snow Feather Sword. Its glory will be on you from now on."
Yan Shisan did not say anything more. He grasped the Heavenly Ice Sword's hilt and looked coldly at the surrounding crowd, like he was asking if anyone was still unconvinced.
After seeing Yan Shisan's strength, who would dare to seek trouble? They all avoided his gaze, not daring to meet his eyes.
"Boom!" Yan Shisan drew the Heavenly Ice Sword and soared into the sky. He sent out a massacring sword light and broke through the roof of the palace.
Yan Shisan's figure flickered, and he turned into a beam of black light, vanishing from this place.
Just when everyone thought that there would be peace for a while, the stone platform with the Heavenly Ice Sword in it exploded into dust.
Clumps of dazzling light shot out as the stone platform crumbled. They were like majestic Heavenly Rocs spreading their wings and soaring into the sky.
The light was dazzling, more than a hundred of them. A vast Emperor's Might layered over each other and spread throughout the vast palace, making breathing difficult.
"An Emperor painting piece!"
"It really is a painting piece of the Great Roc Spreading Wings! There are so many painting pieces! We struck it rich!"
After a moment of silence, all the cultivators in the hall roared crazily, causing a commotion in the crowd.
The impatient cultivators leaped into the air and reached out to grab the painting pieces. "Bang! Bang! Bang! "Miserable cries rang out. Not only did people get injured by the energy contained in the painting pieces, but they were also injured by sneak attacks. The entire place turned chaotic.
Nangong Qiong said softly, "Along the way, we only found one painting piece. So, they were all hidden here."
Xiao Chen frowned slightly as he looked at the chaotic scene. He did not know if Yan Shisan expected such a thing to happen after he left.
However, even if he did, given Yan Shisan's character, he would not change his mind for these painting pieces.
After retreating to the back with Bai's group, Xiao Chen handed the Snow Feather Sword to Bai and said, "Brother Jiang, Miss Mu, Bai will be in your care."
Jiang Zimo nodded and said, "Brother Xiao, don't worry. You should be careful as well."
Bai knew what Xiao Chen meant. He wanted to protect her. She hated herself for not living up to his expectations. Brother Xiao Chen was worried about her.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and did not say anything more. He turned around and left on his dragon, joining the group fighting for the map fragments. Xiao Chen's cultivation was still lingering around late-stage Superior Grade Martial Monarch. This painting piece was very important to him.
This might be his opportunity to become a Half-Saint, so he had to fight for it.
Looking around, the two most eye-catching people in the sky were undoubtedly the Little Heavenly Monkey Feng and the Silver Moon Spirit Fox Race's Xuan Yu. Those who fought with them for the map pieces all ended up in a miserable state.
In a short period of time, the two of them had already snatched five or six map fragments, sending quite a few ignorant people flying.
Xiao Chen stood like a soaring dragon, looking at the dazzling map fragments dancing in the sky. Suddenly, he stretched out his hand and firmly grabbed a map fragment that flew past him.
A strong shockwave surged out, knocking away the nearby cultivators.
Even the Little Heavenly Monkey Feng needed at least three attempts before he could completely subdue a map fragment. Xiao Chen used his full power, using both his Mental Energy and Quintessence at the same time to succeed on his first try.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" Shock waves surged endlessly.
Xiao Chen quickly made his move, succeeding ten times out of ten. In a few breaths, he caught up to Xuan Yu and the Little Heavenly Monkey.
After a while, Xiao Chen obtained twenty map fragments. The Little Heavenly Monkey and Xuan Yu combined did not even reach half of Xiao Chen's.
Such a ferocious and ferocious display finally attracted everyone's attention. They were dumbfounded as they watched Xiao Chen harvest the map fragments in an extremely tyrannical manner.
"This is too monstrous! Is he even going to let us live?!"
"Damn it! From the looks of it, he is going to snatch away at least half of the map fragments."
The originally chaotic scene of a chaotic fight between experts now turned into Xiao Chen's solo performance. No one could stop him from harvesting the map fragments.
The Little Heavenly Monkey's pearl-like eyes revealed a strange chill. This fellow is too exaggerated.
"Hu chi!"
Xuan Yu, who had long found Xiao Chen an eyesore, snorted coldly. While Xiao Chen was not paying attention, he quickly flew towards him and stretched out his hand, trying to snatch a map fragment behind him.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly. Without even turning around, he grabbed the painting piece with the backhand of his hand. At the same time, he made a grabbing motion with his right hand, and a surging shock wave burst out as he caught a painting piece that was flying over.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen grabbed two map fragments at the same time. Emperor's Might spread out. His black hair fluttered in the wind, and his white robes fluttered. His entire being radiated an unstoppable sharpness.
Xuan Yu, who originally thought that he would definitely succeed, ended up grabbing nothing. The expression on his face was extremely fascinating.
Xiao Chen quickly put away the two map fragments into his Universe Ring. Then, his figure flashed and appeared in another direction, leaving behind Xuan Yu, who was still in the same posture as before.
Riding the Dragon Dance, Xiao Chen harvested non-stop. Anyone who blocked his way was sent flying.
Xuan Yu clenched his teeth and made up his mind to trick Xiao Chen this time. So, he chased after Xiao Chen, not letting go.
However, Xiao Chen did not even bother to look at him. Every time Xiao Chen casually grabbed, Xiao Chen's actions would miss, preventing him from grabbing anything.
Ten minutes later, not a single map fragment remained in the great hall. Xiao Chen had already swept through all of them.
Naturally, the biggest winner was Xiao Chen. Of the hundred Great Roc Spreading Wings Painting pieces, Xiao Chen had swept through sixty of them, more than everyone else combined.
The great hall fell silent. Without exception, everyone's gazes focused on Xiao Chen.
There was envy, jealousy, hatred, and even gazes filled with malicious intent. Murderous intent could be seen faintly discernible.
However, after seeing Xiao Chen's earlier fight with Yan Shisan, no one dared to take the lead. Although the map fragments were precious, the value of one's life was even higher.
Aside from Xiao Chen, Little Heavenly Monkey was the cultivator who had obtained the most map fragments. He gave Xiao Chen a deep look with his gem-like eyes before leaving without looking back.
At this moment, Little Heavenly Monkey had to admit that even if he used his full strength, he might not be able to hold back Xiao Chen. He might even get killed by Xiao Chen and snatch away his map fragment.
The cruel reality made him feel somewhat helpless. Originally, he did not care about this person at all. Who could have imagined that he would be his greatest nemesis on this trip?
After Little Heavenly Monkey left, sighs came from the crowd as they left unwillingly.
Aside from Nangong Qiong, no one else knew about the core map fragment. Seeing that the map fragments were all distributed, the crowd could only leave this place regretfully.
"Congratulations, Young Master Xiao. You obtained sixty map fragments. No one can stop you from showing off your might!"
Nangong Qiong said softly as she appeared out of nowhere. She revealed a faint smile on her pretty face.
Xiao Chen had expected this girl to say this long ago. He smiled faintly and ignored her. He walked over to Bai and the other two and took out thirty map fragments, distributing them to the three.
Xiao Chen had already suppressed the map fragments, so there was no need to continue suppressing them. The three put away the map fragments and thanked Xiao Chen with cupped-fist salutes.
The map fragments formed from the comprehensions of a Sovereign Martial Emperor were incredibly precious. The three were not unreasonable people. Furthermore, they were familiar with Xiao Chen's character, so they would not reject it.
Xuan Yu's face darkened as he walked over with his second uncle. His lips twitched a few times before he squeezed out a smile. "I have always heard Bai mention you. Now that I see you today, you are indeed extraordinary."
Xuan Yu originally thought that Yan Shisan would kill Xiao Chen. Who could have imagined that not only did Yan Shisan not injure Xiao Chen, but he even gave face to Xiao Chen and gave the Snow Feather Sword to Bai?
After that, Xiao Chen displayed his skills and obtained sixty map fragments, completely overshadowing Xuan Yu. Now, when Xuan Yu saw the ambiguous expression in Bai's eyes, he could not hide it.
Xuan Yu wished that he could immediately kill Xiao Chen. However, he was not strong enough. Furthermore, he did not dare to fall out with Bai.
The conflicted expression on Xuan Yu's handsome face was obvious.
Xiao Chen greeted indifferently. Then, he started chatting with Bai, lecturing her not to be rash in the future.
"Hehe! Bai understands. The next time we meet, Bai will definitely not stand behind Elder Brother Xiao Chen."
When Xiao Bai saw that familiar face and heard that familiar voice, she felt that her Elder Brother Xiao Chen was the same as before. Nothing had changed. She felt that it was enough.
When Xuan Yu, who was at the side, saw Bai's meek appearance, the flames in his eyes seemed to be about to spew out. If looks could kill, Xiao Chen would have died ten thousand times already.
Unfortunately, looks could not kill. At the very least, Xuan Yu's could not.
After saying a few words to Jiang Zimo and Mu Xinya, Xiao Chen bid them farewell.
Nangong Qiong appeared at an appropriate time. She smiled and said, "Tsk tsk, you are really generous. You casually gave me half of the map fragment. Young Master Xiao, I discovered that I can no longer see through you."
Xiao Chen said casually, "How can I see through you? Cut the chatter. Bring me to the central hall of the grave palace. After I help you break the door, we will be even."
When Nangong Qiong heard the words "central hall," she was no longer in the mood to joke around. She activated the many hidden mechanisms and led Xiao Chen in circles. Finally, they arrived before a heavy stone door.
The stone door was pure black. Aside from being heavy, it looked very ordinary.
Nangong Qiong's expression turned grave. She said sullenly, "This is the Heavenly Cloud Stone. It can absorb a cultivator's Quintessence. The central control hall of the grave palace is inside. Unless one is a descendant of the Heavenly Roc Race, no one can open the door even if they find the mechanism. They can only break it by force."
The Heavenly Cloud Stone was one of the mysterious stones of the starry heavens. Xiao Chen had heard of it before.
Human cultivators' Quintessence, Fiend Race cultivators' Fiend Essence, and Deity Race cultivators' Mental Energy would not be able to cause any damage. Instead, they would become nourishment for it, making it even harder.
Only the purest form of brute force — what was commonly known as force — could shatter it.
According to the quality of the Heavenly Cloud Stone, the amount of force it could withstand varied. Since the Heavenly Roc King had found this Heavenly Cloud Stone, its quality would definitely not be low.
"This is a Sage Grade Heavenly Cloud Stone. It can withstand one thousand tons of force without shattering. However, to Young Master Xiao, this should be a piece of cake."
Nangong Qiong glanced at Xiao Chen. She smiled faintly, looking fresh and refined. Her smooth, jade-like face did not appear to be fawning. Instead, she looked very charming.
Under such flattery, a regular man would rush forward and smash the Heavenly Cloud Stone with a punch.
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