Following Ying Xiong's shout, Xiao Chen hastily turned his head to take a look. A black figure silently stuck to his back like a ghost. The figure revealed a sinister smile at him, he couldn't see its facial features clearly, but he could clearly feel the resentment in its expression.
"Chi Chi …"
The war sword pierced through the air and instantly chopped over. Ten-odd divine rainbows were resplendent and dazzling, illuminating the pitch-black ancient palace hall. However, what shocked everyone was that the war sword missed. Without any sound, the black figure disappeared before their eyes.
"Pfff …"
A ghost-like sound resounded in their ears. In an instant, the palace hall became pitch-black. There was no longer any light. Even the divine radiance emitted by the war sword and the stone statue was completely absorbed by the darkness.
It was deathly silent. One could not even see their own fingers in the pitch-black ancient palace hall. A bone-piercing chill pervaded the air. The chilly Yin energy was like the breath of a malicious spirit.
Suddenly, the outsider felt a chill on his neck. An ice-cold claw touched his neck. A rotten smell pervaded the air, causing goosebumps to appear all over his body.
"Ah …"
The outsider cried out loudly. His blood and Qi surged. A vigorous Yang aura rushed out to block the Yin energy. At the same time, he withdrew his head, crouched down, turned around, and in one breath, he chopped backward with his right hand.
"Pfff …"
Although the outsider looked like a child, he was very strong. Even among Half Martial Ancestors, he was a tough opponent. His right hand was like a saber that sliced through space and slashed at the black figure emitting the rotten smell.
A cold and sinister aura immediately burst forth. That black figure was sent flying and disappeared in the blink of an eye. A piece of rotten flesh the size of a longan appeared on the ground. It was incomparably stinky and made people want to vomit.
"What a fast speed. Even traveling through space cannot compare to it."
The outsider was startled. Just now, he had used a spatial technique, but he was still unable to lock onto the figure.
The stench on the ground assailed his nostrils. That rotten smell was as if it had existed for hundreds or thousands of years. It was unbearable.
"Damn it! My hand!"
His jade-like finger instantly turned pitch-black, and it was currently spreading from the tip of his finger to the base. This was the Rotting Corpse Poison. It was actually capable of injuring Half Martial Ancestors. This meant that the rotting corpse was not ordinary at all.
Xiao Chen, Tian Waitian, and Ying Xiong quickly surrounded him and guarded his side. The Yang aura around their bodies was like a huge furnace, slowly forcing the black liquid out from the tip of their fingers. The black liquid dripped onto the ground and gave off a sizzling sound. The smell was pungent.
"What evil creature is that?"
Asked Xiao Chen.
Ying Xiong said, "My first impression was the strongest. I thought it was my brother from the same clan, but now it seems that it wasn't him."
Sky Beyond Heaven said, "It's very likely to be the thousand-year-old corpse in the first hall."
All of them had reached the Half Martial Ancestor realm, and were backed by powerful strength. Even though they felt a chill in their hearts, they were not afraid. As such, they decided to go back the way they came. They decided to investigate this matter.
The stench of decay in the pitch-black first layer of the palace was unusually strong, but the corpse on the ground had disappeared without a trace.
"It really is him!"
Sky Beyond Heaven surrounded the place where the corpse was lying. Other than some corpse water imprints, he didn't find any other clues.
This made their scalps go numb. When they first discovered the corpse, they had used their powerful divine sense to check it, but they didn't sense any energy fluctuation from that stinky corpse. They didn't expect it to be able to move at all. At this moment, it gave them a very bad feeling.
"I don't believe that he can harm us. Let's continue forward."
Ying Xiong said without a care.
It was impossible for them to be frightened by this. They chose to continue forward. In the second layer of the palace, they could clearly smell a fragrance that refreshed the heart and refreshed the mind. It was like the fragrance of a mature heavenly treasure.
"I originally thought that the origin of the fruit fragrance was in the second layer of the palace, but it seems like it's still quite a distance away."
The second layer of the palace was even colder. It was bone-piercing like an icehouse. At the same time, it was even darker. It was like the huge mouth of a malevolent demonic beast, pitch-black and deathly still.
"Ah … …"
Ying Xiong shouted loudly. He felt that someone was blowing cold air at his neck. However, when he slashed backwards, he didn't feel anything. Because of this, this guy made a series of movements that made everyone speechless. He rushed into the darkness and blew repeatedly.
"Pfff, pfff … …"
"You blow my yin qi, I blow your yang qi. Let's see who will blow to death."
However, just at this moment, Ying Xiong felt an extreme danger. An ice-cold aura silently pressed against his throat. Fresh blood flowed down from his throat.
Ying Xiong quickly retreated. He covered his bleeding throat with his hand and revealed an inconceivable expression.
Xiao Chen and the rest also rushed over in the first instance. They used their divine sense to check the situation. The scene they saw made them gobsmacked.
A death knight was riding on a nether horse. The corpse aura around him was rolling over and over. He was holding an ice-cold death spear in his hand and blocked the main hall. There was no energy fluctuation from his body at all.
Ying Xiong was no longer as weak as he was when they first met. After he absorbed the divine power of the rainbow-colored sacred tree, he had already recovered gradually. He immediately stopped the bleeding from his wound and transformed into a streak of purple light. All the scales on his body opened up, and he turned into a humanoid killing machine.
"Clang!" "Clang!" "Boom!"
He had an intense battle with the death knight. He had clashed with that ice-cold spear thousands of times. However, the shocking thing was that the death knight was actually able to contend against him. Moreover, it even used a powerful charge.
The nether horse's corpse aura was overflowing. It carried the death knight and charged over. It was like a thick wall was smashing over.
"Boom!"
With the final attack, Ying Xiong sent the death knight flying. The nether spear was broken. However, the shocking thing happened. The death knight leaped over the horse and disappeared into thin air.
It did not pass through space. It disappeared like a burst bubble.
The broken death spear on the ground also disappeared in the blink of an eye.
This result made Xiao Chen and the rest puzzled. The Sky Beyond Heaven and the Humans Outside Heaven searched carefully, but they did not find any dimensional space. They did not see any spatial tunnel either. However, that death knight disappeared under the eyes of those half-ancestors just like that.
"This is strange. That corpse and the death knight should be from the same path. They disappeared in the same way."
"To be able to contend against a half-ancestor, it is very unusual."
The few of them became even more vigilant.
The second palace hall was completely empty. There was no valuable item. They proceeded to the next palace hall.
Just as they entered the third palace hall, they suffered a terrifying attack. The aura of death enveloped them.
"This is the curse of the undead!"
Ying Xiong shouted. He already knew that they were not natives of the undead world. He reminded them, "Guard your soul firmly. Don't let the evil invade. Otherwise, even a sovereign king will be crippled."
In the pitch-black palace hall, a terrifying undead was faintly discernible. The aura of death soared to the sky as it cast a spell on them malevolently.
The few of them did not dare to be careless. They all guarded their soul firmly. Their appearance was dignified and divine, preventing the evil from invading.
Curses and prophecies were the most terrifying. They were all-pervasive and exceeded common sense. Once they were cast on the body, it would be extremely difficult to get rid of them.
Suddenly, danger appeared. The few of them felt the sinister aura behind them.
The Death Knight held onto the undamaged Nether Spear and sat on the Nether Horse that was filled with Death Qi. He charged forward with tremendous force, and if he was stabbed by it, a powerful sovereign king would be crushed into pieces. However, he just happened to be completely silent.
On the other side, a rotten corpse smiled eerily. There was no energy fluctuation as it pounced over like a specter.
There was the curse of the undead in front, the assassination of the death knight from behind, and the sneak attack of the rotten corpse from the side. The situation was very grim. It would be fine if it was just an ordinary sovereign king, but the curse of the undead was too terrifying. No one dared to be distracted.
"Tss! Tss!"
Xiao Chen boldly controlled the twenty-seven swords to attack the death knight, the rotten corpse, and the undead. At the same time, he felt the curse of the undead pouncing on him. The gloomy aura pierced into his body like an icy blade.
Outside Sky, Outside Sky, and Ying Xiong hurriedly came to his rescue. Three resplendent divine sources rushed out and entered the stone statue.
The gloomy aura was dispersed. At the same time, the rainbow-colored sacred tree radiated with a warm radiance.
"Clang! Clang!"
At a distant place, the swords were like rainbows. They were moving unhindered as they slashed at the death knight and the rotten corpse. Of course, the main target was that powerful undead.
They had to get rid of him first. This was the most terrifying existence. If they let him follow them in the dark and launch sneak attacks continuously, no one would be able to defend against him.
"Pfff … …"
After a quarter of an hour, the undead was penetrated. However, just like the death knight and the rotten corpse, it disappeared into thin air. No matter how one looked at it, it seemed like it had retreated instead of being destroyed.
Their escape technique was very peculiar. It was impossible to see through it at all.
When the third palace hall regained its peace, the divine radiance on their bodies had completely vanished. They had sunk into darkness once again.
"What kind of place have we arrived at? Why can't we eliminate them?"
"Even if they are sovereign king level existences, they shouldn't be immortal."
They were very uneasy. An enemy of the same level that they couldn't eliminate was the most terrifying. If they were careless for even a moment, they might suffer a fatal attack.
They stayed in the third palace hall for two whole days. They tried their best to deal with the curse of the undead. However, something happened that finally broke the shadow in their hearts.
Not only could Xiao Chen's rainbow-colored sacred tree dispel the undead curse, the two oracle bone maps also had the same effect. When Ying Xiong and Outside Sky were ambushed, they thought they couldn't escape this calamity. They didn't expect that the two gentle bone pieces would circulate a trace of gentle power and completely dispel the undead curse.
Just like that, they advanced once again. Even if they couldn't kill the enemy, they wouldn't have a problem protecting themselves.
In the fourth palace hall, they encountered a blood demon. It was completely formed by the putrid blood. It was as black as ink and as sticky as ink. It was all-pervasive, making it impossible to guard against it.
At the same time, terrifying undead spirits, powerful death knights, and sinister rotten corpses would also appear from time to time to attack them.
"There are actually so many creatures that are as powerful as sovereign king level existences guarding this heavenly palace. There must be something extraordinary inside. It must be abnormally important."
Beyond Sky made such a judgment.
"I really like this deduction."
Ying Xiong beamed with joy.
"There seems to be a precious treasure inside."
Outside Sky agreed with this judgment.
Compared to the entire heavenly palace, the fourth palace hall was only the peripheral area. It was far from the central area.
However, when they walked out of the fourth palace hall, light suddenly appeared in front of them. The environment changed greatly. A refreshing fragrance of flowers assaulted their nostrils. This place was just like a fairyland.
This was a world full of light. There were verdant trees, strange stones, bridges, waterfalls, and pavilions that complemented each other. The scenery was pleasant and indescribably lively.
There was no gray fog or death aura. Even if they didn't grab onto the oracle bone map or hide inside the stone statue, they wouldn't be harmed in such an environment. The spiritual energy here was dense and multicolored.
This was truly shocking. There was actually such a pure land in the middle of the deathly ancient palace hall. It was unbelievable, like a dream.
"This is a small garden."
"I really wonder what kind of divine power was condensed here. Even with the gray fog lingering outside, this place is actually a small world. It isn't affected at all. What a miracle."
In front of the garden were endless palaces. This place wasn't the central area, but after a closer look, it was truly shocking.
"That's the Yin Wood Ginseng Fruit. Wait, could it be the legendary Yin Yang Fruit?"
Ying Xiong almost spat out his saliva.
"Glutton."
The fair and plump man curled his lips in disdain. However, when he himself noticed the divine tree in the garden, he was also startled and revealed an excited expression.
Meanwhile, Sky Beyond Heaven laughed out loud and said, "This is fate. In this place that dogs and cats don't care about, we actually found such a divine object. This is truly inconceivable. We are lucky to have a good meal."
The three towering ancient trees were verdant and lush. Every branch was sparkling like jade, and the leaves were even more so flickering with brilliance and vibrant colors. Every branch was laden with fruits, and a sweet fragrance assailed the nostrils. The fragrance of the surrounding flowers was far from being able to compare to it.
The three ancient trees were vigorous like horned dragons. It was unknown how long they had been growing for. At first glance, they really did look similar to the Amethyst Yin Wood Tree. Even the shape of the fruits was exactly the same.
The only difference was in the color. The three ancient trees weren't just purple. Other than the specks of purple light, the most important ones were black and white lights.
These were the legendary Yin Yang Trees.
Only when the Amethyst Yin Wood Tree reached five hundred thousand years of age could it transform into a Yin Yang Tree. Other than the specks of purple light, the majority of the tree was black and white. The fruits seemed to have Yin Yang Fish imprinted on them. Black and white intersected as yin and yang energy circulated. The effects were even stronger than the Yin Wood Ginseng Fruit. It was truly a divine fruit.
From Yin to Yang, one could imagine how extraordinary this divine object was just from the process of transformation.
"Back then, I once stole a few Yin Yang Fruits from Ancestor God Shennong. In the blink of an eye, countless years have passed. I didn't think that other than Ancestor God Shennong, there was someone else who could cultivate such a divine object. How rare. I have the good fortune to have a good meal again. Hehe … How nostalgic …"
The Realm Beyond Heaven had accidentally revealed all of their dirty secrets.
Hearing this, Ying Xiong's saliva was already flying everywhere. He was the first to rush over and knock down a Yin Yang Fruit. He couldn't wait to stuff it into his mouth.
"Strange, there's no taste?"
He revealed a sly expression.
"Nonsense!"
Sky Beyond Heaven Heaven rolled his eyes and said, "You swallowed it whole."
"Did I?"
Ying Xiong scratched his head.
The other three were speechless.
Sky Beyond Heaven also plucked a dazzling ginseng fruit. The yin and yang energy circulated unceasingly on top of the fruit. After taking a bite, the entire garden was immediately filled with a strong fragrance. That kind of enticing fragrance was so strong that it couldn't be dispersed.
"Eh? This place …"
Xiao Chen was very surprised.
Under the third vigorous Yin Yang Tree, there was a stone table and two stone stools. It was emitting a simple and unadorned aura. On the stone table, there was actually an oracle bone map.
"Another oracle bone map!"
The other three were also very surprised.
In the distant past, it seemed like someone was sitting at the stone table, playing with and admiring this oracle bone map. After leaving it here, he didn't have the time to put it away.
"There is such a treasure in the garden. There must be another astonishing discovery in the important place ahead."
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