Filled with surprise, Qi Yue, Wen Ting and Snow Girl sat cross-legged on their respective wooden chairs and entered into a state of cultivation.
Three days later.
A clear river flowed slowly from the west to the east. This river could be said to be the mother river of the Tu Clan. There were many Tu Clan members, numbering more than a million. In the headquarters of the Tu Clan, close to a third of them lived. This mother river was called the Qing River. The name was very simple, and it fully reflected the simplicity of the Tu Clan. No one knew how long the Qing River was. After all, during the era of the ancient beasts, no one knew how to measure the length of a river. The widest part of the Qing River was seven to eight kilometers, and the headquarters of the Tu Clan was located at the narrowest part of the Qing River. Here, they had the oldest boats that could travel on both sides of the river.
Early in the morning, the sun rose from the east. The bright sunlight shone on the Qing River from the side, giving it a special sense of beauty. The clear river was so deep that the bottom could be seen. It seemed to be only a few meters deep, but those who were familiar with the water knew that this was not the true depth of the Qing River. In the river, some peculiar fishes could be seen swimming freely in this unpolluted, clear river.
Qi Yue, Wen Ting, Snow Girl, Yi Ruo and the Long Jiang couple stood beside the Qing River. Looking at the clear and crystalline river, the five of them had different expressions in their eyes.
Qi Yue asked curiously, "Seniors, is Xuanyuan's Tomb under this river?"
Yi Ruo nodded and said, "If not, I wouldn't have led the Tu Clan to settle down here. This Qing River is very special. On the surface, it doesn't look very deep. However, there are many whirlpools at the bottom of the river. One of them is the path that leads to Xuanyuan's Tomb. Because of its uniqueness, it is very secretive. The beasts have been searching for the ten great divine weapons. The reason why they couldn't find their targets is because of the secrecy of the ten great divine weapons. "
Wen Ting blushed and said, "But, I don't know how to swim. Furthermore, I am of the fire attribute."
Yi Ruo smiled and said, "It's okay. With the Black Tortoise here, the water won't be an obstacle for us."
Long Jiang smiled and said, "You just need to wait until we reach Xuanyuan's Tomb." As he spoke, he shouted and his huge body suddenly rose into the air and landed in the Qing River. Just as he was about to reach the surface of the river, Long Jiang's body suddenly became perpendicular to the surface of the river. Immediately after, an intense yellow light surged from his body. The slowly flowing river suddenly stopped for a moment. In the next moment, Long Jiang's body landed steadily on the surface of the Qing River.
The yellow light grew larger and larger until it was so intense that no one could look at it directly. The area covered by the light expanded outwards. Long Jiang's body had already disappeared. When Qi Yue and the other two regained their vision, they could feel an incomparably heavy pressure emanating from the Green River. In front of them, a giant turtle floated on the surface of the river. The turtle's body was oval in shape and there was a black shell on its back. The patterns on the turtle's shell were golden and exceptionally clear under the rays of the morning sun. When Qi Yue took a closer look, he was shocked to discover that this giant turtle's body was over thirty meters long and twenty meters wide. It could completely be considered as a large ship.
The turtle raised its head and its yellow eyes looked like transparent gems. Long Jiang's voice could be heard, "Come on up. As long as you are on my back, you don't have to worry about anything else."
Yi Ruo smiled and said, "This is the original body of the Black Tortoise. He has the water and earth attributes. In the water, even the strong Deep Sea Nether Snake has to be afraid of him."
Hearing Yi Ruo mention the Deep Sea Nether Snake, Qi Yue couldn't help but feel moved. He said, "How could I forget about him? Big Brother Nether Snake, come on out." With a flash of light, the Deep Sea Nether Snake's huge body appeared out of thin air. Before Qi Yue could speak to it, it had already roared happily and dived into the water, creating a huge splash.
"Awesome, this is too awesome. I haven't felt this good in a long time. Qi Yue, I realized that ever since my cute White Lady appeared, my luck seems to be getting better and better. Even the Ferocious Beast King didn't destroy us. Now, I have this river for me to swim in. This is too awesome."
Yi Ruo was a little surprised as she said, "Is it your command?"
Qi Yue nodded and said, "Yes, it's also my partner."
Yi Ruo nodded approvingly and said, "That's right. Our command is also a partner. Since you have your own water attribute beast, let's go. Let your partner follow Long Jiang." As she spoke, she had already floated up and landed lightly on Long Jiang's back.
After three days of cultivation and with the help of the Source of Nature, Yi Ruo's injuries had basically recovered. She just needed to rest for a period of time and she would be able to recover to her previous best state.
Qi Yue, Wen Ting, and Snow Girl leaped up at the same time. The Deep Sea Nether Snake raised its three heads at the right time and caught the three of them.
Long Jiang didn't seem to like the Deep Sea Nether Snake very much. He only greeted Qi Yue before his huge body sank into the Green River. Without needing Qi Yue to say anything, the Deep Sea Nether Snake's body emitted a layer of purple light which protected the three of them. The huge snake's body sank and followed closely behind Long Jiang.
The Black Tortoise had the strongest defense among the water attribute beasts. However, in terms of speed in the water, it was still slightly slower than the Deep Sea Nether Snake. Although Long Jiang had cultivated to the stage where he could transform into a human form, he still couldn't catch up with the Deep Sea Nether Snake even if he swam with all his might.
In the Green River, with the protection of the Deep Sea Nether Snake's energy, Qi Yue and the other two felt as if they were in a submarine. The surrounding water and the creatures in the water were all isolated by the light shield. There was sunlight shining on the surface of the water. In this clear river, it was a strange and dazzling scene. That gorgeous feeling was incomparable to that on land.
The Deep Sea Nether Snake was obviously very excited. While following Long Jiang, its huge body kept swaying in the river. Every time it swayed, the water would ripple.
Long Jiang swam quickly in one direction. After a short while, Qi Yue saw the whirlpool that Yi Ruo had mentioned. About ten meters below the water, he could clearly see many small white whirlpools rotating continuously. The whirlpools brought along the sand and stones at the bottom of the river, making the water a little muddy. The whirlpools were of different sizes and each had a suction force. However, these suction forces were obviously useless against a super fierce beast like the Deep Sea Nether Snake. Long Jiang didn't even hide and directly went through the whirlpool. Under his protection, Qi Yue and the other two didn't even feel the slightest tremor, except for the changes in the scenery around them.
Qi Yue couldn't help admiring Long Jiang in his heart. The Deep Sea Nether Snake was indeed very powerful in the water. No wonder it could become one of the most powerful fierce beasts. When it reached the level of the Deep Sea Abyssal Dragon, it was unknown how powerful it would be. At the thought of this, Qi Yue couldn't help but feel even more grateful for being able to escape from the fierce beasts led by the King of Beasts.
The Black Tortoise Longjiang moved forward for about ten minutes and suddenly stopped. Its huge body stuck to the bottom of the river and looked back at the Deep Sea Nether Snake and Qi Yue's group. The Longjiang's voice rang in Qi Yue's mind. "We are here. Be careful later. The whirlpool in front of you is just a whirlpool. Try to shrink your body to the smallest size possible and then go in. Don't stop, otherwise, you will be thrown out by the whirlpool. "
Qi Yue was a little surprised as he looked for the whirlpool that the Longjiang had mentioned. After careful observation, he realized that there was a whirlpool with a diameter of about one meter spinning slowly about ten meters in front of him. It didn't look strange at all. In fact, the water flow wasn't as fast as the whirlpools from before. Could it be that this was the entrance to Xuanyuan's Tomb?
Long Jiang used his actions to answer Qi Yue's doubts. His huge body slowly shrunk, and a yellow light flashed as he turned into a one-meter-wide tortoise. At this moment, Yi Ruo looked a little out of place standing on his back, but Long Jiang's body emitted a yellow light. However, the yellow light that Longjiang's body was emitting still protected Yi Ruo completely. The speed of its movement suddenly increased. It first rose above the whirlpool. Then, the yellow light suddenly shrunk. The Longjiang had already rushed into the whirlpool with Yi Ruo. The light flashed, and the human and turtle disappeared.
Qi Yue hurriedly passed the Longjiang's words to the Deep Sea Nether Snake. The Deep Sea Nether Snake didn't dare to be careless. It quickly mimicked the Longjiang and shrunk its body. However, it wasn't as strong as the Longjiang. When its body shrunk to five meters, it was already its limit. Luckily, its body was slender and not as big as the Longjiang. It brought Qi Yue and the others to the top of the whirlpool like the Longjiang. The purple light suddenly became stronger. Qi Yue suddenly felt weightless. The Deep Sea Nether Snake had already rushed into the whirlpool with the three of them.
The feeling of stability disappeared, and the weightlessness became stronger. Qi Yue had no choice but to use his own energy to stabilize the head of the Deep Sea Nether Snake. The light flashed, and everything around him seemed to have been sucked out. He clearly felt that the Deep Sea Nether Snake's energy was leaking out. Then, the scenery around him changed instantly.
The clear river water turned into a large patch of golden light. As the light shone, Qi Yue couldn't see anything around him anymore. There was a huge pressure coming from the surroundings. The Deep Sea Nether Snake used all its energy. The pressure seemed to be increasing gradually. Every time the pressure increased, the Deep Sea Nether Snake would release more energy.
Luckily, this situation didn't last for too long. The golden light suddenly disappeared. Qi Yue felt his body lighten, and the scenery around him changed again.
With a bang, the Deep Sea Nether Snake's shrunken body fell to the ground. Everything around him suddenly became clear. Qi Yue was surprised to find that the three of them and the Deep Sea Nether Snake came out from a huge golden door. The golden door seemed to be completely filled with energy. The golden energy was in the shape of a whirlpool and moved rhythmically. Obviously, this was the real door to Xuanyuan's Tomb.
Yi Ruo and the Longjiang were not far from them. Compared to the Deep Sea Nether Snake, the Longjiang looked much more elegant. At this moment, he had already changed back to his human form, as if nothing had happened. He was smiling at Qi Yue and the others.
Qi Yue felt that the Deep Sea Nether Snake had used up too much energy. He quickly kept the Deep Sea Nether Snake back into his body. Only then did he have time to observe everything around him. Qi Yue found that they were on a platform. The ground was very smooth, as if it was carved out of jade. This place was very bright. However, they didn't know where the light came from. Looking around, they couldn't help but be shocked by the situation in front of them.
In front of the platform they were on, there were countless white pillars. It seemed that the material was the same as the platform they were on. These pillars were about a meter in diameter. The top of these pillars was parallel to the stone platform they were on. It was like a relay station, scattered messily on the path in front of them. The distance between these pillars was also different. The closer ones were about seven to eight meters, while the farther ones were dozens of meters. They were scattered in the space in front of them. Besides the golden door behind them, the surroundings were filled with such white pillars.
Around these pillars, they could clearly feel the changes in the huge energy. The energy was very erratic and uncertain. There were no rules to speak of. It was constantly floating parallel to the pillars. Although the energy didn't attack them, Qi Yue could still clearly feel how terrifying it was. The sharpness seemed to be able to cut through everything. The energy seemed to be individual. Although the gaps between them weren't small, because of their irregular movements, these gaps could be said to be there or not at all.
In between the pillars, apart from the energy, looking down, there was a bottomless abyss. The black abyss was filled with a terrifying aura. It was as if there were countless big mouths that wanted to swallow everything.
Looking through these pillars and directly in front of the golden door, there was a flight of stairs that led to a higher place about three kilometers away. The highest place was about a hundred meters away from where they were. There seemed to be a platform at the top. It was shining with a radiance that was as dazzling as the sun. Without a doubt, that was where the Xuanyuan Sword was.
Qi Yue and the other two walked to the side of Long Jiang and Yi Ruo. Qi Yue said, "Seniors, how should we go?"
Yi Ruo said, "How about this? To avoid unnecessary trouble and to allow us to take care of ourselves, Qi Yue, you can follow us. These two ladies can stay here and wait. Qi Yue, you have to follow us closely later. If there are any changes, don't worry. We will help you."
Snow Girl looked at Qi Yue and didn't say anything. Ever since she called Qi Yue 'Daddy' that day, she rarely spoke. It was as if she had become the iceberg Snow Girl again. There was a tinge of concern in her eyes. She didn't say anything and directly sat cross-legged on the platform.
Wen Ting said to Yi Ruo, "Senior, is the Xuanyuan Sword on that platform?"
Yi Ruo nodded and said, "That's right. It's on that platform. This is the Xuanyuan Tomb, the tomb of the Xuanyuan Sword."
Wen Ting was a little puzzled and said, "Since it's on that platform, can't we just fly over directly? Although there is energy here and it seems to be very strong, the defensive energy only seems to be swimming above the pillars. It doesn't rise! "
Long Jiang said, "If only it was so simple. We can't fly here. If we want to go forward, we can only jump. If you don't believe me, you can try."
Wen Ting and Qi Yue activated the energy in their bodies at the same time. Just like what Long Jiang said, they couldn't fly in this mysterious Xuanyuan Tomb. When they tried to activate the energy in their bodies to fly, they immediately felt their bodies sink. It was as if something was pulling their legs from below. Yi Ruo said seriously, "You can't fly on this platform.
Yi Ruo said seriously, "On this platform, you still don't feel like you can fly. However, once we get out of here, we will be able to fly immediately. However, as long as you are more than three meters away from the pillar, you will immediately become a target for the Sword Souls. At that time, all the Sword Souls will attack with the power of thousands of catfish returning to their roots. They will not stop until one of them is dead. Not to mention us, even if the Great Firmament Golden Immortals were here, they would not be able to escape. Hence, when you jump later, you must control your height well. It is better to face the attacks of a small number of Sword Souls than to jump too high and attract a fatal disaster."
Qi Yue asked, "What is a sword soul? Is it the restriction here? "
Yi Ruo nodded and said, "It's the restriction on the outer layer. Although it's just the outer layer, it's still very powerful. You will see it later." As she spoke, she nodded at Long Jiang.
Long Jiang folded his hands in front of his chest. A faint yellow light condensed into a small light ball about three centimeters in diameter. Then, the light ball lit up. Yi Ruo bit her right middle finger and dripped a drop of blood on the light ball. Long Jiang shouted, and the light ball in his hand instantly exploded. A layer of pink light instantly spread out in the shape of a fan and spread to the surroundings.
As the pink light engulfed the surroundings, many things that could be seen appeared in the surroundings. No, to be more accurate, they were energy that could be seen. It was what Qi Yue felt earlier. The shape of the energy was very familiar to Qi Yue. It was exactly the same as the Xuanyuan Sword that Long Jiang and Yi Ruo carried. However, these energy swords didn't have scabbards. The blades were light gold in color, and they moved in different postures in the air. There was no need to doubt the sharpness of the energy swords. These energy swords looked translucent. Needless to say, these were the sword souls.
Yi Ruo said, "Qi Yue, you have to be careful. The attacks of the sword souls are very scary. If you can dodge them, don't come into contact with them. If you can't, you can only attack them from the side and draw them away. Don't fight them head-on. Otherwise, you won't be able to defend against the sword souls' sharpness once they explode. Another thing is that on the same pillar, you can only be attacked by three sword souls at the same time. They are intelligent. Also, they work very well with each other. Don't make any mistakes. Otherwise, you won't be able to come back up. The three of us will split up later. Long Jiang will be at the front, you will be in the middle, and I will be at the back. She will tie the front part to Long Jiang's waist, the middle part to Qi Yue's waist, and the last part to herself."
Qi Yue naturally understood what Yi Ruo meant. The three of them were connected together. Even if one of them made a mistake, they could still use the vines to pull him up. Looking at the sword souls in front of him, he couldn't help but laugh bitterly. Was Xuanyuan's Tomb really not dangerous? However, since they were already here, there was no need to hesitate. The three of them made some simple adjustments. Yi Ruo nodded at Long Jiang, and Long Jiang said to Qi Yue, "Watch my movements. Be careful, but don't be afraid. Pay attention to the position of your attacks, especially the position. The spine of the sword is the easiest position for the sword souls to attack."
Wen Ting said with concern, "Qi Yue, you have to be careful. I will think of a way to help you with my energy."
Qi Yue smiled and said, "Don't worry. I have two seniors to protect me."
Long Jiang nodded at Qi Yue and Yi Ruo. Then, his body flashed. He was about a meter above the stone pillar. He shot towards the first stone pillar with lightning speed. Just as he moved, the sword soul in the air attacked. A yellow light blocked Long Jiang's body and pierced towards his chest. Long Jiang, who was in the air, did not panic. When the sword soul was in front of him, he tilted his body slightly and let the sword soul fly past his chest. However, the sword soul seemed to be able to defy the laws of physics. It suddenly stopped beside Long Jiang and slashed at Long Jiang's waist.
Long Jiang was prepared. He hit the spine of the sword with his right palm and stopped the sword soul. He turned in the air and landed accurately on the stone pillar. The sword soul had no intention of letting Long Jiang go. It quickly chased after Long Jiang from behind. However, Long Jiang had the stone pillar as his base. He didn't move his feet. Instead, he used his palms to hit the spine of the sword and sent the sword soul flying. Although he couldn't hurt the sword soul, the sword soul couldn't do anything to him.
Long Jiang waved at Qi Yue, asking him to go over. Qi Yue floated up. As expected, once he was out of the platform, his body was no longer affected by the suction force. Luckily, Yi Ruo had warned him before, so he didn't act rashly. He controlled his body and flew towards the pillar where Long Jiang was.
The sword soul that attacked Long Jiang seemed to have sensed Qi Yue's aura. With a flash of light, the sword soul suddenly slashed at Qi Yue in the air. Qi Yue felt the threat from the sword soul. Although the sharp Qi didn't break the air, his protective Thundercloud Force felt like it was about to be torn apart. Qi Yue didn't dare to be careless. He tilted his body slightly in the air and changed his position flexibly. He almost brushed past the sword soul and landed beside Long Jiang.
It was the first time for Qi Yue to use Kirin in the air, but the effect was surprisingly good. With the support of the Six-cloud Thundercloud Force, he could use his power much better than before.
Long Jiang slapped away the sword soul and nodded to Qi Yue. At this time, Yi Ruo's graceful figure followed Qi Yue to the top of the pillar. The diameter of the pillar was about three meters, so it became a bit crowded with three people standing on it. However, the three of them were all very powerful. They stood back to back and waved their palms to block the sword soul's attack.
Most of the sword soul's attacks were blocked by Yi Ruo and Long Jiang. Qi Yue also came into contact with the sword soul twice. He was shocked to find that the sword soul's energy was as heavy as a mountain. Although he slapped the sword's spine, the recoil was already very shocking. If he hadn't reached the Six-cloud level, this sword soul would have brought him a lot of trouble. Yi Ruo said in a deep voice, "Qi Yue, you have to pay attention later.
We will choose the shortest route to advance, and we will have to pass through three parts. We are now in the first part, and there will only be one sword soul attacking. In the middle part, there will be two sword souls, and in the last part, there will be three sword souls. When we get close to the high platform, there will be three stone pillars that will be attacked by six sword souls. When you advance, your body can't exceed a certain distance above the stone pillars, but at the same time, you can't be lower than the level of the stone pillars. Otherwise, the suction force from below will immediately swallow you. No matter how strong your flying ability is, it will be useless. Do you understand? "
Qi Yue felt a chill in his heart. Now, he understood the importance of the vines entangled around him. He nodded and said, "Let's continue." After passing through the first stone pillar, he already had a certain understanding of the stone pillar array protected by the sword souls. Under the continuous attacks of the sword souls, their energy was constantly being consumed. Only by passing through this place as soon as possible could they better preserve their energy.
After Long Jiang signaled to the two of them, he floated up and landed on the second stone pillar. As soon as he left, the sword soul that was responsible for protecting the first stone pillar gave up on attacking him and concentrated on attacking Qi Yue and Yi Ruo. Yi Ruo slapped the sword soul away with her palm. Her earth attribute Thundercloud Force was very strong. Wherever the energy passed, the sword soul was pushed back five meters. With another hand on Qi Yue's shoulder, Yi Ruo shouted, "Let's go."
Qi Yue did not dare to hesitate. He hurriedly jumped up and chased after Long Jiang towards the second stone pillar. At this moment, he finally understood why Yi Ruo and Long Jiang put him in the middle. In this case, Long Jiang would be responsible for blocking the sword souls in the front and Yi Ruo would be responsible for blocking the sword souls in the back. In this way, he would be under much less pressure. Qi Yue could not help but feel grateful for their concern.
Wen Ting watched anxiously as Qi Yue and the other two tried to move forward. As Yi Ruo had used her blood to support the Longjiang's energy, she was able to see the position of the sword spirits very clearly. She had already gathered a ball of fire energy in each of her hands, ready to save Qi Yue at any time. However, when she tried to control the energy she released to protect Qi Yue, she had no choice but to give up on the idea. This was because the moment her energy entered the stone pillar array, it was immediately blocked by the sword spirits. Although her energy was not weak, it was unable to pass through the first stone pillar's range. With Long Jiang and Yi Ruo, who were experienced, Qi Yue and the other two people moved forward smoothly. One sword soul could not threaten them at all. In the beginning, in order to let Qi Yue get used to the attack of the sword souls, Yi Ruo and Long Jiang moved forward slowly. When Qi Yue gradually figured out how to deal with the sword souls and how to attack them, the speed of the three people's advance was greatly increased. In about twenty minutes, they had already entered the middle section of the stone pillar.
The increase from one Sword Soul to two did not sound like much, but Qi Yue realized that the pressure from the two Sword Souls had increased by at least three times. This was because the Sword Souls with intelligence could actually coordinate with each other, and the three of them dared to fight them head-on. This meant that they had to spend more energy to sense the position of the Sword Souls when they attacked. From the original head-on resistance to the increased dodging, the speed of the three of them was greatly reduced, but at the same time, the use of energy in their bodies was greatly increased.
In order not to be a burden to Yi Ruo and Long Jiang, Qi Yue had already entered the first stage of Kirin Transformation. With the protection of the Kirin Armor, his energy had increased by a lot. At the same time, he summoned the Kirin Mirror. With the defensive power of the Kirin Mirror, although he still did not dare to fight the sword souls head-on, he could still find the position of the sword spine more easily.
Another two Sword Souls shot towards Qi Yue. At this moment, Qi Yue was in the air. Every time he approached a stone pillar, it was the most dangerous moment for Qi Yue. After all, it was only at this moment that he had to face the attacks of the Sword Souls alone. If there was no space restriction, perhaps Qi Yue could rely on the Golden-winged Roc Eagle's ability to soar up 90,000 miles to dodge the attacks of the Sword Souls. However, now that he was confined in this narrow space, all he could do was dodge left and right. Qi Yue's body was constantly flickering in the air.
Qilin Envoy Qi Yue's body constantly flickered in the air. Due to his extreme speed, he left a series of afterimages behind him. There was no place for him to borrow strength from in the air, but Qi Yue could rely on his body's energy to float. Although he couldn't fly high, he wouldn't fall either. Under such circumstances, he made full use of his body's agility. Seeing the two Sword Souls flying towards him, he circled his right hand in front of his chest and a bolt of lightning shot out from his palm, striking the Sword Soul that was stabbing towards him. Because a frontal attack was practically useless against a Sword Soul, Qi Yue intentionally moved his right palm to the side, striking the Sword Soul's blade from the side. The Sword Soul let out a buzzing sound and its forward momentum immediately slowed. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Qi Yue made a beautiful turn in the air, dodging the Sword Soul that was slashing towards him. His left hand slapped out with the Qilin Mirror and struck the spine of the Sword Soul with a heavy fiery cloud energy, sending the Sword Soul flying two meters back. At the same time, his body flew forward, almost brushing against the first Sword Soul. Just as the Sword Soul was about to slash at Qi Yue, he cleverly pressed the Qilin Mirror forward, stopping the Sword Soul's spine and preventing it from flipping over.
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