In the next moment, the old man landed before Xiao Chen. The huge flaming palm spread open, giving Xiao Chen no chance to dodge.
"Bang!"
The entire stone chamber shook violently. Pieces of rocks were peeled off and fell to the ground with a loud rumble. Waves of fire spread out in all directions.
The old man with the family name Liu's arm recovered to its original state. He heaved a heavy sigh and looked at Xiao Chen, who was buried in the ground. He wiped the sweat off his forehead and revealed a merciless mocking smile.
So what if you are a genius? Before advancing to Martial Sage, you are not worth mentioning before me. The old man with the family name Liu strode forward and headed for where Xiao Chen was buried.
The old man coveted the Martial Technique that Xiao Chen used to suppress the Nascent Flame. If he could find it on Xiao Chen, he would have profited greatly.
Xiao Chen's body was already buried in the ground. The old man was very confident in his palm strike. Even a cultivator with a Rank 1 Sage Body would have their internal organs ruptured and die instantly.
A cultivator without a Rank 1 Sage Body would immediately turn into a pile of meat paste, not even leaving a corpse behind.
Only a Rank 2 Sage Body could resist this move head-on. However, a Rank 2 Sage Body was something that only grandmaster-level Martial Sages could achieve. Some people did not even place much importance on the physical body. Only the Blue Robed Emperor could achieve a Rank 2 Sage Body.
No matter how heaven-defying a half-Sage like Xiao Chen was, he would not be able to achieve a Rank 2 Sage Body. Indeed, the old man used his Mental Energy to check. Blood leaked out of the corner of Xiao Chen's mouth, and he was no longer breathing.
"In your next life, be more low-profile."
The old man with the family name Liu stretched out his hand and sucked. A strong wind blew, trying to suck the Universe Ring in Xiao Chen's hand over.
"Hu chi!"
Just at this moment, Xiao Chen's palm suddenly moved. He flicked his finger, and a white Astral Core flickering with electric light shot out.
The suction force welcomed the Astral Core and landed in the old man's palm.
Xiao Chen, who was lying on the ground, opened his eyes, and the corners of his mouth curled up into a smile. His Sea of Consciousness surged, and his Divine Sense instantly ignited the lightning engraved on the Star Nucleus.
All of this happened in an instant. The old man didn't even have time to react before the white Star Core exploded.
The energy of the Astral Core surged. The old man with the family name Liu, who had just executed a powerful move, was blasted into a mangled mess of flesh and blood.
Xiao Chen leaped up and easily escaped. A longbow appeared in his hand. He nocked an arrow and drew the bowstring. All the strength in his body was released in an instant.
The Soul Slayer Bow exploded with an ear-piercing sonic boom. A cold light flew out like a meteor, chasing after the old man with the family name Liu.
The arrow pierced through his heart, carrying with it a huge force. With a peng sound, it pinned him to the wall.
Slowly landing on the ground, Xiao Chen took out an internal injury healing pill and swallowed it. He looked at the pill bottle and then at Elder Peng's headless corpse on the ground.
Xiao Chen sighed softly and wrapped up Elder Peng's corpse. Then, he cleaned it up and placed it in his Spatial Ring.
After all, they were from the same sect. He had to give the other party a proper burial.
Xiao Chen pushed off the ground and arrived before the Evil King's corpse. Then, he swept away the things that Lu Weiping had poured out earlier and placed them in his Spatial Ring.
Then, he flicked his finger, and a black puppet snake appeared. When the old man with the family name Liu, who was hanging on the wall and breathing weakly, saw this scene, he could not help but lose all hope.
Originally, the old man had hoped that Lu Weiping would come back to take revenge for him. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen had such a rare puppet snake Secret Treasure.
With three steps, Xiao Chen arrived below the old man with the family name Liu and removed his spatial ring. Then, he said calmly, "It is better to offend an old man than to bully a youth. Remember to be more low-key in your next life."
After that, Xiao Chen entered the puppet snake and controlled it to burrow into the ground, vanishing from the stone room.
"Brother Liu, are you done with that brat?"
Ten minutes later, Lu Weiping returned with a relaxed expression after dealing with the two peak Inferior Grade Martial Sages.
However, when Xiao Chen saw the old man with the family name Liu pinned to the wall by an arrow, he suddenly stopped speaking, and his expression changed drastically.
Holding onto some hope, the old man looked at the empty space in front of the Evil King's corpse. It was empty, and his face turned ashen.
Fifty kilometers away from the Yellow Soil Demonic Garden, a flat ground suddenly exploded. Dirt flew everywhere, and the black puppet snake leaped out.
Xiao Chen activated the mechanism and leaped out. Then, he looked around and found a forest. First, he used his Spiritual Sense to scan the area. Then, he put away the puppet snake. His figure flashed, and he entered the forest.
Inside the forest, Xiao Chen dug a hole and placed Elder Peng's corpse in. After burying it, he made a simple tombstone and carved Elder Peng's name on it.
Looking at the simple grave, Xiao Chen thought for a long time. If one day, he failed to prove his Dao and fell on the path to the Great Dao, would anyone be willing to bury him?
The path of cultivation was filled with thorns and dangers. One wrong step could result in death. Sometimes, even if one did nothing wrong, one might still be powerless.
Xiao Chen bowed gently to the grave. He felt somewhat depressed, not wanting to remain in this place any longer.
Xiao Chen hovered in the air and determined a general direction. Then, he started moving quickly. Naturally, an explosive Martial Technique like Thunder Dragon Steps could not be used for long distances. However, with the Blue Dragon Cloud Soaring Art, Xiao Chen would not be slow.
Half a day later, a small city appeared in the distance. Xiao Chen increased his speed and arrived at the inn in the city before it turned dark.
After resting for a night, Xiao Chen washed up and started to tidy up his gains from this trip.
There was a total of four King Grade Secret Treasures. Xiao Chen checked them and discovered that three of them were severely damaged. Even if he used them to repair them, the gains would not make up for the losses.
Such a result was rather disappointing. The deaths of Elder Peng and the others were not worth it. This was even more evidence that the Evil King had died a sudden death.
Several of the treasures did not even have time to preserve them before they died. If Xiao Chen had left some restrictions on them, they could have survived for fifty thousand years.
Of the four King Grade Secret Treasures, only one remained intact. It was an ancient lamp. The flame in the wick had been extinguished long ago. The formation lines, Dao marks, and materials were all well preserved, showing no signs of damage or decay.
The Evil King was a Sovereign Martial Emperor from the Ancient Era. He had participated in the legendary War of the Emperors in the Savage Desolate Land fifty thousand years ago.
For this ancient lamp to survive until now, it was definitely extraordinary. The other Secret Treasures had already deteriorated from the inside out with the corrosion of time.
Only this lamp was undamaged. The layers of complicated formation lines and Dao marks were still there. As long as Xiao Chen left an imprint on it with his Spiritual Sense, he would be able to use it immediately.
However, given Xiao Chen's current cultivation, even if he wanted to refine a King Grade Secret Treasure, he would not be able to use it.
Xiao Chen first set this lamp aside and continued checking the other things. Most of the things that could survive until now without any damage were some kind of unknown, heavy metal.
When he held it in his hand, it was very heavy. This should be some kind of material. Xiao Chen called out Ao Jiao and asked, "What are these pieces of metal?"
Ao Jiao weighed them in her hand and revealed a smile. She said, "They seem to be Black Patterned Gold. They are essential for forging Divine Weapons or Emperor Grade Secret Treasures."
Xiao Chen rejoiced in his heart. He had heard of the great name of Black Patterned Gold long ago.
During the Ancient Era, Sovereign Martial Emperors all had a Divine Weapon or Emperor Grade Secret Treasure. At that time, the production of Black Patterned Gold was frighteningly high. However, now, Black Patterned Gold was already extinct in the Kunlun Realm.
Only in the depths of the Starry Heavens, if one was lucky enough to collect some and sell them at an auction, they would fetch a sky-high price.
"There are more than ten pieces of Black Patterned Gold here. Do you think it is enough to upgrade the Lunar Shadow Saber?" Xiao Chen asked.
Ao Jiao thought for a while before replying, "It is definitely enough. However, there are no signs of the other materials yet. For example, high-ranked Astral Cores, ten-thousand-year-old Frost Iron Cores, Blood Ice Stones, and so on."
Xiao Chen carefully put away the Black Patterned Gold and said, "There's no need to be afraid. Although these are precious, they are not extinct. As long as we have the Black Patterned Gold, we can slowly search for the rest."
Sub-Divine Weapons were not easy to forge. Normally, they only existed in Sovereign Noble Clans. Upgrading a Divine Weapon to a Sub-Divine Weapon was even more difficult.
However, the Lunar Shadow Saber was different. Ao Jiao had nourished it for a long time. As long as the materials were gathered, it would be able to upgrade the Lunar Shadow Saber immediately.
Putting aside this matter, Xiao Chen had another thing that interested him. It was the set of Universe Flags from the Heavenly Mystery Gate's Elder Liu.
With a flip of his hand, seventy-two small red flags formed a ring in the room, spinning as they floated. Each of the flags contained mysterious talisman scripts and vast Spiritual Energy.
Xiao Chen infused his Spiritual Sense into his eyes, searching for something among the seventy-two Universe Flags. After a while, he fixed his gaze on a particularly bright-colored flag.
This should be the main flag. Xiao Chen stretched out his hand and grasped it. Then, he used his Spiritual Sense to forcefully break the restrictions and enter the flag.
Soon, he found the Spiritual Sense imprint left by the old man with the family name Liu. Xiao Chen discovered it, but he was not in a rush to destroy it. Instead, Xiao Chen directly swallowed it up.
Instantly, the various mysteries of this set of Universe Flags entered Xiao Chen's mind.
This set of Universe Flags had a formation attached to it. When executed, it could trap people or protect one's residence or residence.
Aside from this, there was another function. One could use it as a formation flag. When executing other formations, one would be able to achieve twice the result with half the effort.
Formation flags were something that the cultivators of the Immortal Epoch refined. The method of making them no longer existed.
Now, when cultivators laid formations, they mostly used Spirit Stones or Astral Cores or other energy crystals to embed in the nodes.
With formation flags, not only could it save a lot of resources, but it could also increase the might of the formation. It was both convenient and powerful.
Xiao Chen grasped the flag in his hand and infused his Spiritual Sense into it. Then, he waved his hand, and the other seventy-one flags turned into beams of light. They quickly merged with the flag in his hand.
"Not bad. In the future, with this set of flags, be it trapping people or protecting my life, it will be very useful. If I learn how to lay formations, it will be even more useful. "
Xiao Chen carefully put away the Universe Banners and revealed a faint smile on his face. After he finished checking everything, he looked at the black letter.
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