The vast land was barren and endless.
A stalwart figure came from afar at an astonishing speed, like a bouncing star, breaking through the air and arriving at this place.
The earth was like a drum, and the man was like a hammer. Countless sound waves rippled out as the ground shook.
The stalwart figure landed on the ground and was about to spring up again when he caught a glimpse of a nearby corpse out of the corner of his eye. The severed head of the corpse happened to be facing his direction.
"Fei Niuxie!" The stalwart figure was bewildered.
This stalwart figure was the expert from the Skyscraper Society, the one that Chen Zong had snatched from the tiger's mouth. Coincidentally, his path was close to Chen Zong's and he'd seen Fei Niuxie's corpse.
Fei Niuxie was known as the Sword Marquis of Glacial Prison and was one of the disciples of the Skyscraper Society's head. His potential was exceptional, and his strength would likely surpass his own in the future. He might even be on par with Lord Maniac. But now, he'd been killed.
Who killed him?
One could only imagine how furious the society head would be when he found out that his disciple had been killed.
The stalwart figure couldn't help but shudder at this thought.
"This aura …" The stalwart figure sensed the residual sword aura and his expression changed again. "It's him …"
"How dare he kill the society head's disciple!"
He was incomparably furious. Kill! He had to kill that person. Only then would he be able to appease the society head's wrath.
… …
The icy blue ring shot out at the speed of a human, instantly enlarging and trapping the evil corpse.
The trapped corpse couldn't move in an instant as a faint layer of frost spread out from the center of the ring and covered the corpse's body.
Chen Zong didn't draw his sword immediately, but observed the corpse's struggles.
This icy blue ring was the Demonic Ring of Ice. He'd obtained it after killing Fei Niuxie and should be quite powerful, but its actual strength was yet to be tested.
Therefore, Chen Zong began to look for targets to test after refining it.
His first target was a fourth level earth spirit realm evil corpse. It couldn't move at all after being trapped by the Demonic Ring of Ice, and its entire body was frozen into an ice sculpture.
The second target was naturally the evil corpse at the fifth level of the earth spirit realm. It was also unable to move after being trapped, and was quickly frozen into an ice sculpture.
Now it was time for the third target, an evil corpse that was equivalent to the sixth level of the earth spirit realm. Chen Zong wanted to see if he could freeze it.
The result was very gratifying. Even though the Evil Corpse continued to struggle, it was still unable to avoid being sealed in ice. The time it took was about a breath longer than before.
"Let's find another seventh level earth spirit realm corpse to try." Chen Zong thought to himself as he waved his sword, shattering the corpse's body and putting away the demonic bracelet.
The Frost Magic Ring turned into an icy blue ring on his left index finger.
However, seventh level earth spirit realm corpses weren't that easy to find. Chen Zong didn't find any as he walked forward.
"The power of the Cold Ice Demonic Ring is related to my cultivation. Using my own power to activate it will determine the power of the Cold Ice Demonic Ring." Chen Zong made his guesses as he searched for his target, "There's no pressure in dealing with sixth level earth spirit realm corpses. I should be able to deal with normal seventh level earth spirit realm corpses. As for eighth level earth spirit realm corpses, I don't know."
Time flew by. Chen Zong sometimes used movement techniques, and sometimes the Earth Shrinking Technique. Because of his body refining cultivation, his cultivation of qi was also gradually increasing. This was because Chen Zong would also hold mid rank spirit sources and earth vein essences to absorb the energy within and convert it into earth vein energy to increase his cultivation.
Time flew by, and a month had passed. Chen Zong's cultivation had also increased from the early third level earth spirit realm to the mid third level earth spirit realm.
Without wholeheartedly cultivating in a place like the Spirit Gold Secret Realm, it was already good that his cultivation hadn't decreased. It was undoubtedly shocking that his cultivation could still increase.
However, this was due to the increase in his body refining cultivation.
Even in the outside world, where the energy of heaven and earth and the energy of earth veins were dense, it was impossible to increase one's cultivation from the early third level earth spirit realm to the mid third level earth spirit realm in a short month.
The increase in cultivation naturally brought about an increase in strength. With such strength, Chen Zong was confident that he wouldn't need to use the Miniature Explosion Sword Art to suppress Fei Niuxie.
According to the situation a thousand years ago, the Spirit Gold Secret Realm would be open for about three months. However, he wasn't sure this time. It might be longer, or it might be shorter. In short, it was necessary to buy some time to search for spirit gold ores.
However, other than the initial harvest, Chen Zong didn't gain much in the following month. The spirit gold ores he found were only scattered.
The attack of the evil intent was defeated by Chen Zong. That bit of spirit intent didn't increase Chen Zong's consciousness by much, but the important thing was that the spirit intent contained some fragments of memory.
The fragments of memory allowed Chen Zong to learn a very important piece of information.
"Could there be more spirit gold ores or spirit gold ores in the Famed Sword Sect's base?" Chen Zong thought to himself and immediately adjusted his direction.
The memory fragment contained in the evil spirit's spirit showed that it was a base left behind by the Mingjian Sect in this place.
Speaking of which, when the Famed Sword Sect had first discovered the Spirit Gold Secret Realm, they had set up a base here. Therefore, there was more than one base.
The purpose of setting up a base was naturally to better mine spirit gold. Therefore, there was a chance that he could find spirit gold ores that hadn't been taken away, or even spirit gold that had already been refined.
Perhaps he would have to fight with others on this trip to find the Famed Sword Sect's base, but Chen Zong wasn't afraid. This was the confidence that came with increasing strength.
No matter what, the highest level of strength in the Spirit Gold Secret Realm was the peak of the ninth level earth spirit realm. Since he hadn't reached the emperor realm yet, he could still fight with his own strength.
Just as Chen Zong had guessed, there were a few people who knew about the Famed Sword Sect's base, and some of them had found it through the memories of the evil intent after killing it.
The huge palaces were located on the barren land. The palaces on the periphery had already collapsed due to the previous battles. Only a few palaces inside were barely intact.
Seeing the relatively intact palaces, Chen Zong's eyes shone brightly. His body flashed, and he immediately approached.
At the same time, there were also people approaching from other directions.
The doors of these palaces were all wide open, as if they were completely unguarded. However, when Chen Zong rushed to the entrance of one of the palaces, he stopped. The inside of the palace was pitch black, and Chen Zong vaguely felt a trace of danger.
It was as if something terrifying was waiting for him inside.
Just as Chen Zong's body stopped moving, a figure flew towards him at an astonishing speed. Without any hesitation, he rushed into the palace.
The moment he passed by, Chen Zong saw a trace of disdain thrown at him, as if mocking him for being a coward.
Chen Zong didn't mind. His senses had always been accurate, and if he sensed danger inside, it was most likely dangerous. Danger wasn't a reason for him to retreat, but he should at least be more cautious. He shouldn't ignore all dangers just because he thought he had some strength.
Confidence meant that he had the ability to face all kinds of dangers, but it didn't mean that he was arrogant.
Blindness meant that he was overconfident and became arrogant, thinking that he could ignore all dangers.
Some dangers might only cause injuries, but if he didn't pay enough attention to them, they could be fatal.
Chen Zong was confident, but not arrogant.
Chen Zong knew from the fluctuations of the person's aura that he was a cultivator of the sixth level of the earth spirit realm. Since he had entered first, he could observe the situation.
A strange roar rang out, and a shocking killing intent rolled out like a tide. Shouts also rang out with a trace of panic.
Violent explosions rang out and reverberated within the palace, returning to silence after a few breaths.
Then, the shocking killing intent and malice disappeared as well, as if they had never appeared.
"Evil corpse …" Chen Zong's eyes focused as a sharp light swept through the depths of his eyes, as if it wanted to pierce through the darkness within the palace.
If he'd only felt danger before, then he'd felt a bit more pressure now.
Evil corpse!
There were evil corpses within the palace, and possibly even evil thoughts. And there was more than one.
The person just now was of the sixth level of the earth spirit realm and wasn't weak. A battle had broken out immediately after he'd entered, but it'd only lasted for a few breaths of time.
In other words, a sixth level earth spirit realm cultivator had been killed in just a few breaths of time after entering the palace.
If there was only one evil corpse, then its strength would at least be at the eighth level of the earth spirit realm. But Chen Zong was certain that there was more than one evil corpse, and their strength shouldn't be low.
Chen Zong's thoughts ran through hundreds of thoughts in an instant.
Then, Chen Zong strode through the open palace doors, and his figure was swallowed up by the darkness.
But it wasn't true darkness. When Chen Zong stepped in, he only felt that the light was a bit dim, and it didn't affect his vision at all.
Chen Zong swept his eyes over the palace, searching for the source of the danger. The strange thing was that he didn't find anything.
Everything that had happened just now wasn't an illusion. Chen Zong swept his eyes over the palace again, and a sharp light shot out from his eyes.
Numerous figures stood quietly in the corners of the palace, looking like statues, but it made Chen Zong's pupils contract.
Evil corpses!
They were all evil corpses, and there were dozens of them. They were like statues, and not the slightest bit of aura leaked out from them.
In the next breath, Chen Zong felt his hairs stand on end. Numerous cold and malicious gazes fell upon him, and each gaze brought great pressure to him.
In addition, there was a very obscure gaze that swept over him. Chen Zong didn't know where the obscure gaze was, but it brought great pressure to him. The pressure made it hard for him to breathe.
In the next breath, the dozens of evil corpses all moved. A shocking evil aura and malice spewed out from their bodies. It was very strong, and filled the palace, causing the already dim light to dim even more.
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