The Daoist did not hesitate at all. He gave away the Immemorial Demon City that was related to taking the final step. He was very straightforward and decisive.
This made Xiao Chen ponder. Was the divine map really that important? It seemed to have an extraordinary meaning in the eyes of the tyrannical creatures of the world of death.
"What, you don't believe me?"
The Daoist was covered in stone armor. He stood in the sky, and above him was the Immemorial Demon City. It stood tall and straight, suppressing the world. The surrounding clouds were rolling.
"Tell me the secret method to break through to the Stoneman Realm first."
Xiao Chen stood in the void, facing the Daoist.
"Are you sure you really want to know this secret method?"
"Why not?"
Xiao Chen asked.
"If you don't reach the corresponding realm, if you break through to the Stoneman Realm rashly, I'm afraid you will die instantly."
"My self-control is not that bad."
Although Xiao Chen looked calm, he was indeed curious in his heart. What kind of secret was hidden in the Stoneman Realm?
The Daoist looked at him and said, "My Stoneman Path is here!"
As he spoke, two yellow lights flew out of his eyes and shot towards Xiao Chen.
"Ding … …"
Xiao Chen intercepted the two rainbow-colored radiance with his sword. After that, he pointed his finger at the top. Specks of light surged out and flowed into Xiao Chen's sea of consciousness like water ripples. He began to refine them with his divine sense. The mysterious and terrifying Golem Path slowly appeared in front of his eyes.
The Stoneman Path could no longer be described as a narrow escape. It could almost be called a path of self-destruction. All kinds of hardships and tribulations were like a natural moat in front of him.
There was simply no way to go! There was only a faint light flickering at the end of the hazy horizon, indicating that there was a higher realm there.
However, where was the path? It was almost impossible to see.
Xiao Chen memorized them one by one. Perhaps it couldn't become his practice manual, but it was a kind of precious and important reference. That was because it was almost impossible to see Stonemen in all the realms. Their practice method was too precious.
"Everyone has their own path. My Stoneman Path might be different from others, and it might not be suitable for you at all."
The Daoist in the sky reminded Xiao Chen.
"I naturally know."
Xiao Chen nodded and then asked, "But how can I be sure that this is the real Stoneman Path?"
"I won't lie to you. If you want to verify it, you'll have to walk the Golem Path right now."
"That's impossible."
Xiao Chen shook his head.
The path of the Stone Golems was too difficult. The experience of the predecessors was very important. Xiao Chen wanted to collect enough Stone Golem cultivation techniques before he truly reached that realm. Of course, that was on the premise that the cultivation techniques were correct.
"Then let's use this as an initial preparation."
Speaking till here, the Daoist threw the stone spear in his hand towards Xiao Chen.
The stone spear was simple and unadorned. However, it instantly pierced through space and appeared in front of Xiao Chen, hovering there quietly.
"Use the Stone Man Technique to activate this spear and see how powerful it is. However, I have to remind you not to go overboard, or else you might be petrified on the spot and lose your life force."
This was a dangerous attempt, but Xiao Chen was not afraid at all. He held the simple and unadorned spear with both of his hands and activated his divine power according to the Golem Technique.
"Boom …"
Just at this moment, a monstrous aura burst out with Xiao Chen's body as the center. The land of death immediately let out a cracking sound as a terrifying chasm was split open.
The stone spear emitted a hazy yellow radiance. Meanwhile, Xiao Chen's arms also stiffened. A layer of stone skin appeared on the surface of his arms. He was about to petrify.
"Bang …"
Xiao Chen shook both of his hands. Specks of yellow radiance rippled out. His arms were freed from their stiff state. That stone spear became simple and unadorned again.
"I want to add another condition now. Because it's very hard for me to determine whether this Golem Technique is real or fake, I want this stone spear as compensation."
Xiao Chen raised such a request.
"You are really demanding an exorbitant price. I have already told you the method to break through to the Golem Realm. Even my Immemorial Demon City was gifted to you without any hesitation. Are you still not satisfied?"
The Daoist in the sky had a gloomy expression.
Xiao Chen was very calm as he said, "It's already very difficult for me to fight against the ancestor god. If I were to get involved in the dispute of your realm, wouldn't it be very dangerous? Without the corresponding temptation, it would be hard for me to take the risk."
"That's impossible!"
The Daoist in the sky had a gloomy expression as he said, "Your request is too much."
Now that Xiao Chen had already obtained the Golem Technique, the Daoist obviously wouldn't let him go just like that.
The Immemorial Demon City above Xiao Chen's head rumbled as if there were millions of demonic mountains above him. The berserk aura pressing down became even sharper.
"You are even willing to give the Immemorial Demon City to me. Why would you value a Stone Weapon so much?"
Xiao Chen had already suspected this long ago. He felt that this stone spear might be a weapon left behind by a Golem that successfully took the final step. Otherwise, it would not be so valued by the tyrannical beings of the Death World.
"Currently, it is my strongest support. I cannot give it to you."
The Daoist's expression sank as he said, "You might have already guessed it. This stone spear has an extraordinary origin. It is a complete Stone Weapon."
"Indeed."
Xiao Chen knew that even if he forced it, the other party would not compromise. Furthermore, it was very likely that the other party would make a move on him. He stared at the second Immemorial Demon City and said, "You said that this is the second ancient city used for Nirvana. What is going on?"
"Since I can successfully split off a portion of my Spiritual Sense, I can naturally reconstruct a new me and snatch the ancient city of some dying Golem."
The Daoist's reply was very calm as if he was talking about something insignificant.
However, Xiao Chen was rather shocked. Wouldn't this be equivalent to having a second life? The chances of becoming a Golem were slim. If he did this, he would have another foundation.
"I know what you are thinking. However, I'm sorry to tell you that if you want to take the final step, you need to merge all your Spiritual Sense into one. Only then will you have a slight chance of success. I did this just so that I can control everything in the outside world. That way, I won't be ignorant of the changes in the world."
The Daoist's words extinguished the little hope in Xiao Chen's heart.
"In this world, as long as you have not reached Consummation, you cannot ignore the changes in the world. Otherwise, even if you are just a step away, you might still turn into a pile of dirt."
The Daoist seemed to be touched as he spoke very casually.
"I obtained your Golem Dharma, but you are not willing to give me the stone spear. If I just leave, it will indeed be unfair to you. However, I don't want to get involved in your dispute too early. If I get involved too early, I'm afraid I might turn into ashes at any time. I can agree to cooperate with you, but you have to wait until I reach the Ninth Heavenly Layer of Ancestor God Realm before I can join forces with you."
"I never thought of asking you to make a move now."
The Daoist shook his head and said, "But I can't wait until you reach the Ninth Heavenly Layer of Ancestor God Realm. I think when you reach the Sixth Heavenly Layer, you will be able to shake the experts of the Ninth Heavenly Layer."
Speaking until here, his gaze suddenly turned sharp as if he wanted to see through Xiao Chen's every move.
"But we are going to face the Golems. I won't make a move before I reach the Ninth Heavenly Layer!"
Xiao Chen was very determined. He did not want to put himself in a dead end.
"Seventh Heavenly Layer, I can only wait until you reach the Seventh Heavenly Layer!"
The Daoist's tone was very firm.
"I'll take a step back. Eighth Heavenly Layer. I won't make a move before I reach the Eighth Heavenly Layer."
Xiao Chen did not treat the Daoist in front of him as a kind person. It was impossible for him to help him for no reason. The other party was definitely not a kind person. They might turn against each other at any time in the future.
"Alright, the Eighth Heavenly Layer it is. I'll wait for you!"
The Daoist seemed very confident. His gaze turned sharp as he said, "I think your world will cease to exist soon. It's impossible for you to hide even if you want to. You can only return to the world of the dead!"
"Cut the crap. Give me the Immemorial Demon City!"
Xiao Chen looked straight at the Daoist and the huge city in the sky.
"I'll give it to you in three thousand years!"
The Daoist said.
"That's impossible. Do you think a person of your realm would bargain like a commoner?"
Xiao Chen sneered.
"Alright, I'll give it to you!"
The Daoist's aura suddenly turned sharp as he said, "If you think you can leave after getting the benefits and have nothing to do with me, then you're wrong. If you go back on today's agreement, don't blame me for being merciless. I'll wipe out everyone related to you from this world!"
"Rumble … …"
The Immemorial Demon City trembled and landed on the ground from the Daoist's head. After that, a soaring yellow radiance submerged this world all of a sudden.
The Immemorial Demon City trembled violently. The life essence inside flowed up like a huge waterfall and condensed towards the Daoist.
"I don't want a ruined city!"
Xiao Chen shouted from afar.
"Don't worry. I'll only take what belongs to me. Everything in the original city will be preserved."
The Daoist was enveloped by the endless yellow radiance. He was like a black hole that kept absorbing the life force.
"Rumble … …"
With a final loud sound, the Immemorial Demon City stopped shaking and became completely quiet.
The yellow radiance around the Daoist slowly converged into his body. His aura became even more oppressive. He formed a hand seal towards the huge city below.
"Rumble … …"
Inside the Immemorial Demon City, a dilapidated stoneman was detained. However, its life force had already been extinguished. At this moment, it seemed to still be in a deep sleep. Its body was extremely dilapidated. Only a leg bone and skull had been petrified. The rest of its body was almost rotten, and its flesh was festering on the bones.
"This is the original master of the ancient city. However, its life force can't last for more than a few years."
The Daoist proved to Xiao Chen that he didn't touch anything that originally belonged to the Immemorial Demon City. After that, he sent the stoneman back to the city.
"A proud son of heaven in the past actually fell to such a state … …"
Xiao Chen sighed ruefully. How could a person who could walk out of the stoneman's path be a mediocre person? He must have been a peerless expert who looked down on the world.
But what was the result? He wanted to improve further, but in the end, he decayed and returned to the earth.
He was originally an unrivaled hero, but in the end, he was detained like a dead dog. It was truly pitiful and lamentable.
No wonder the three supreme Ancestor Gods of the otherworldly world would rather be as still as a boulder and guard the eternal unknown than walk the stoneman's path. The ending of this peerless expert in the past was simply too miserable.
The Daoist in the sky continuously formed hand seals, displaying a Profound Technique that Xiao Chen had never seen before. Beams of yellow radiance shot towards the Immemorial Demon City.
"In the past, I already refined this city. Now, I will pass it to you. I believe that it should be easy for you to take over."
As the yellow radiance continued to strike, the Immemorial Demon City quickly shrank. Eventually, it actually became like a huge seal floating in the air.
Finally, the Immemorial Demon City was refined until it was only the size of a palm. Then, he held it in his palm.
"Use the divine diagram to refine this city. At the same time, I want to see if there are any changes to the divine diagram."
The Daoist threw the palm-sized Immemorial Demon City at Xiao Chen.
Fog surged. Although the Immemorial Demon City was very small, its aura did not diminish. It still gave off a heavy and majestic feeling, making one feel uneasy.
Xiao Chen took out the divine diagram and slowly rotated it, suppressing this ancient city and starting to refine it.
The hazy fog surged. Divine Energy surged here like raging waves crashing against the shore. It was like rocks piercing through the sky and shaking the heavens.
Time passed. After three days, Xiao Chen completely took control of this ancient Demonic City.
"If you want to walk the stoneman's path in the future, you will save a lot of life energy with this ready-made ancient city."
The Daoist said.
"If it is not a divine city condensed with one's life energy, it will probably just be a sand castle in the end."
Xiao Chen smiled coldly.
After refining the Immemorial Demon City, he put it into the divine diagram. With a flash of light, the divine diagram and the sword entered his body.
"Huh?"
Just at this moment, the Daoist seemed startled. He shouted, "Wait a moment. Summon the divine diagram and the sword."
Xiao Chen stared at him and asked, "What's wrong? Are you regretting it?"
"It has nothing to do with me. It concerns your safety."
The Daoist shouted, "There's something wrong with the sword!"
Hearing this, Xiao Chen was startled. Seventeen years ago, when he left the Nine Prefectures, the Human Demon Ge Qian asked him to repair the divine city. When he came back, he smashed the ancient city and three swords rushed out. Xiao Chen put them away and refined them. Regarding this matter, he always had doubts in his heart. He didn't know if Ge Qian was helping him on purpose or if he was plotting something.
Xiao Chen took out the swords at the first moment. Thirty-three swords floated in the void. Every one of them was shining brilliantly. It was so bright that it made the sun, moon, mountains, and rivers lose their color.
The Daoist in the sky held a stone spear and arrived in front of Xiao Chen in an instant. He pointed at the three swords and said, "There's something wrong with these three swords!"
Xiao Chen's heart sank. They were the three swords of the Human Demon Ge Qian.
"Put away the other swords. Let me take a look."
The Daoist revealed a solemn expression.
"Clang! Clang!"
Xiao Chen put away the other swords and retreated. The divine diagram remained in front of him. He had to be on guard against this Daoist.
"Someone left an imprint on these three swords …"
The Daoist used the stone spear to suppress the three swords. His expression was grave as he said, "This person is not simple. It can be said that he is not simple at all!"
"Impossible!"
Xiao Chen didn't believe it. He said, "I've already checked and refined them. How could there be someone else's imprint?"
"This person is very powerful. He has already simulated the divine power of the swords and imprinted that extremely weak imprint on the divine power of the swords. He himself is also a part of this divine power. It is really hard to detect … This person's spiritual power is very terrifying."
The Daoist gave such a high evaluation of the Human Demon Ge Qian.
Xiao Chen's expression was very unsightly. He didn't expect that he would almost be hoodwinked by Ge Qian. It could be said that he was crossing the sea with the heavens. He said in a deep voice, "By doing this, can he attack me at any time?"
"I don't think so. After all, it is just a weak imprint. As long as you notice it, you can be erased at any time."
Speaking until here, the Daoist said seriously, "This person is indeed not simple. He wants to simulate everything about the swords, assimilate with them, and slowly strengthen his spiritual power. In the end, he will use his spiritual power to understand everything about the swords. He even wants to forcibly simulate the divine diagram. However, I'm afraid he doesn't know that the divine diagram cannot be simulated by others. He can't do it."
At the end, the Daoist looked at Xiao Chen and said, "I didn't expect such a person to have his eyes on you. This person is not simple. He is a difficult person to deal with. His strength is very impressive."
"He only petrified one arm."
Xiao Chen waved his hand, and the figure of the Human Demon Ge Qian appeared in the air. That stone arm was especially eye-catching.
The Daoist faintly glanced at him and said, "How much petrification is done cannot be used to judge a person's combat strength. Some people are just a step away from the last step. They seem to be the strongest and invincible, but in the end, they are failures. They have consumed too much of their life blood essence, and they may not be able to defeat those who walk out of the Immemorial Devil City on their own because of their blood essence and vitality."
"What?"
Xiao Chen was shocked. This was the first time he knew that the Golem Road had such a secret. The amount of petrification was not the only way to determine one's combat power.
That Human Demon Ge Qian … he seemed to have walked out of the divine city on his own. Because he once said that many people, including himself, did not expect that the flame of life was not extinguished. In the end, his essence blood was vigorous, and he survived.
He left the divine city on his own!
Xiao Chen was startled and said, "With these imprints, can he find out where I am? He might even be able to use his divine power to break through the barrier of the world of death and come here."
"I don't think so."
The Daoist smiled coldly and said, "The world of death contains too many secrets. How can it be as easy to enter as the other worlds? However …"
Speaking until here, the Daoist frowned slightly and said, "If there are several experts of this level, then it is hard to say."
Xiao Chen immediately broke out in a cold sweat. He made his move in an instant and enveloped the three swords with the divine diagram. He carefully sensed the imprints that simulated the divine power of the swords and destroyed them in an instant!
At the same time, on a small boat outside the Nine Prefectures, a somewhat dispirited, somewhat melancholic, somewhat faintly discernible … middle-aged man with an extremely complicated temperament suddenly raised his head. Two incomparably sharp rays of light shot out from his eyes. The fingers that were playing the zither suddenly broke the divine string with a "ding" sound. The boundless sea immediately surged into the sky and directly scattered the clouds in the sky.
"Sigh …"
He sighed softly. It was that Human Demon Ge Qian.
In the world of death, the Daoist left. Xiao Chen quietly cultivated at the same place for more than three months. He completely controlled the Immemorial Demon City that he had obtained. Moreover, he completely melted the stone fragments of Ge Qian's divine city into the Immemorial Demon City, causing the two to fuse into one.
"I wonder how the Nine Prefectures is …"
Xiao Chen decided to return to the Nine Prefectures to take a look.
Just as Xiao Chen made this decision, a stretch of auspicious clouds and auspicious colors lingered outside the Nine Prefectures. Four otherworldly ancestor gods led the way and led a mysterious cultivator to the sea area where Ge Qian was.
Ge Qian sat cross-legged on a small boat. He was as tranquil as a lotus and had an otherworldly temperament. He cast an indifferent glance at the mysterious cultivator in the sky and said, "Guests from the Heavenly Realm … what a good trick. The Seven Demon Diagram has sealed the Heavenly Road, and yet you guys still have a way to come down."
The person on the auspicious clouds and auspicious colors was a middle-aged woman. She was very dignified and elegant, and had an otherworldly and holy temperament. She descended slowly and said, "I descended only to pass on a command."
"Command?"
Ge Qian smiled faintly and said, "Does the Heavenly Realm really think that they are so high and mighty?"
The dignified and holy middle-aged woman's expression didn't change. She descended to the surface of the sea and was only three hundred meters away from the small boat.
Ge Qian revealed a hint of a sneer and said, "Do you represent the neutral party, the otherworldly party, or the Nine Prefectures Sect?"
"I've been neutral from start to finish."
"Haha …"
Ge Qian laughed wildly. It was extremely disrespectful and even presumptuous. He said, "Neutral party, you're just a fence-sitter! Whichever side is stronger, sh * t will fall to that side. "
"You …"
The middle-aged woman's expression turned cold. She said in a chilly voice, "What right do you have to humiliate others? You yourself are nothing but a traitor!"
"What are you talking about?"
Ge Qian's expression gradually turned cold.
The middle-aged woman threw a letter at Ge Qian and said coldly, "You've done it, and you're afraid of others talking about it?"
With that, she soared into the sky, riding the auspicious clouds and auspicious clouds to leave.
After reading the letter, Ge Qian calmly stared at the middle-aged woman in the sky who was about to leave. His voice was as cold as the demonic voice in an ice cave, echoing throughout the sea.
"Since you're here, don't leave."
His words were simple, but they seemed to contain a terrifying magical power that shook the souls of the Ancestor Gods.
"You want to attack me?"
The middle-aged woman suddenly turned around and said, "You want to start a war with the Heavenly Realm …"
"Ai …"
Ge Qian sighed softly. He did not look at the sky at all. He quietly sat cross-legged on the silk, as if he was a little absent-minded.
The middle-aged woman coldly glanced down, then turned around again, and was about to fly away.
"Did I say you can leave?"
Ge Qian's chilly voice sounded again.
The surrounding four Ancestor Gods were shocked. Each of them was filled with deep hatred. It was obvious that they were very afraid of the Human Demon Ge Qian. However, they still reminded him, "My Lord, she is …"
The dignified and beautiful middle-aged woman in the sky also stopped and turned around to stare coldly at him.
"I know she's from the Heavenly Realm. So what?"
Ge Qian's voice was cold and emotionless. "Just now, I thought of some things in the past and felt very uncomfortable …"
Off to the side, the four Elder Gods instantly broke out in a cold sweat. This wasn't the first time Ge Qian had said something like this. There were rumors amongst the experts of this alternate universe that if he were to say something like this, the patriarchs would be put in a difficult position for a very long time.
Sure enough, Ge Qian's temperament changed greatly in an instant. He was like an unsheathed butcher's knife. Although there was no bloody scene, this world was even more sinister and terrifying than the Asura Field!
"You really want to attack?"
The middle-aged woman's expression froze. She was completely ready to fight.
"Wrong, I want to kill you!"
Ge Qian's expression suddenly changed. In an instant, he became incomparably ferocious. Although he did not move, the sleeve of his left arm suddenly shattered. The world around him was instantly shattered.
It was that stone arm. Although it was simple and unadorned, it exuded an aura that even Ancestor God Realm experts would feel terrified. It sealed this sea region.
"You're causing a great disaster!"
The middle-aged woman sent out a vast amount of divine power as she prepared to break out of the encirclement.
"A great disaster? I've always thought that I'm a great disaster. If there's more, then come at me! "
Ge Qian stood up. His stone arm expanded and swung out. He shouted, "Die!"
The enormous arm instantly became as thick as a mountain ridge. It pierced through the sky and nothing could stop it. The four Ancestor Gods beside him were all sent flying by the aftershock.
The stone arm destroyed everything as easily as crushing dry weeds!
The beautiful middle-aged woman discovered to her surprise that she couldn't block it at all. This was simply too terrifying. Her divine shield and several supreme treasures were shattered at the first instant. At the same time, the divine light of life protecting her was also shattered.
"Bang … …"
The stone fist directly pierced through the middle-aged woman's head!
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