The Elder Ancestor of Lin Clan and the Jiang Family Ancestor were worried about Lin Shiyu’s safety: “Ancestor…”
“Don’t worry, I won’t be so easily killed by a group of savages.”
Lin Shiyu wielded her Immortal Sword; after all, she was the sister of the Mount Taihua Goddess.
“We have means to protect ourselves. You all leave at once; don’t get in the way.”
Li Lingfei shook her Longsword, urging everyone to leave.
“Take care, Ancestor.”
The group had no choice but to continue fleeing.
Behind them, two mighty currents of Sword Qi erupted, and two layers of Sword Domain enveloped the group of savages.
Lin Shiyu and Li Lingfei gave it their all, trying to hold back thousands of savages.
Countless streams of Sword Qi crisscrossed. As Lin Shiyu and Li Lingfei wielded their Immortal Swords, they finally got a clear look at the appearance of these savages.
Leading them was a middle-aged man with tattoos etched across his face, black hair covering his eyebrows, and a rugged beard adding to his slovenly demeanor.
This savage leader cast a cold glance at Lin Shiyu and Li Lingfei, sending chills down their spines.
Not long ago, this very savage had hurled a stone spear and destroyed the Void Boat of the Ancient Helian Family.
Li Lingfei seemed to recall something, her body trembling: “Could it be that you are…”
The savage leader remained silent, hurling another stone spear.
Lin Shiyu and Li Lingfei quickly prepared to defend themselves.
But the spear was not aimed at Lin Shiyu or Li Lingfei. The savage leader targeted the Sword Domain instead, shattering it in an instant. A faction of savages broke through the gap and pursued Lu Changsheng’s group!
Clearly, these savages were far from primitive; they operated under strict order and division of labor!
As Lin Shiyu moved to intercept the advancing group, the towering figure of the savage leader appeared before her, delivering a fierce punch downward.
Lin Shiyu urgently pressed both hands against her sword to block the blow.
Bang!
Lin Shiyu was sent flying, crashing into a cluster of mountains. Rocks tumbled, the land quaked!
“How can he be this powerful…”
Climbing out from the wreckage, Lin Shiyu gazed in disbelief.
She, as the sister of the formidable Mount Taihua Goddess, had participated alongside her sister in the Second Ancient War against the Demon Realm’s Demon Lords. She had seen her fair share of extraordinary figures.
The strength of this savage leader ranked among the strongest she had ever encountered.
The savage leader hadn’t even unleashed his full power, yet he stood over Lin Shiyu and Li Lingfei like one might loom over ants.
Li Lingfei’s eye twitched. Having been a cultivator since the First Ancient War, her experiences surpassed Lin Shiyu’s. She transmitted her thoughts to Lin Shiyu: “This man is immensely powerful. Even if we join forces, we are no match for him. I have a way to escape, though.”
“Do you know his origins?”
“I cannot say for certain… only a hunch.”
Li Lingfei had no time for further explanation as another attack from the savage leader arrived.
Meanwhile, Lu Changsheng’s group utilized the spatial markers left behind earlier and relied on Spatial Talismans for continuous teleportation, trying to escape the savage pursuit.
Eventually, Lu Changsheng and his companions reached the Sword Scar Canyon of the Ancient Star, finally losing the trail of the savages.
“It seems we’ve finally escaped their grasp.”
“I wonder if the two Ancestors can also escape safely.”
“With the battle experience and Divine Skills of those two, they should be capable of getting away, which is why they volunteered to stay behind.”
“At this moment, we can only trust in their abilities.”
The group quickly consumed Elixir Pills to recover their True Qi.
Lu Changsheng swallowed a Divine Pill to replenish his True Qi.
With the continuous threat of pursuing savages, Lu Changsheng and his people had no luxury to leisurely meditate and recover.
Pills like these were not worth saving.
Scouting his surroundings, Lu Changsheng noticed the shadow of a stone tablet standing upright.
Previously, they had been too focused on rescuing the Su Clan’s Ancestors to investigate the origins of this stone tablet.
With the group now waiting in Sword Scar Canyon for Lin Shiyu and Li Lingfei to regroup, an opportunity presented itself.
“Rather than idly waiting, why not go and take a closer look?”
Curiosity about the Ancient Star stirred within Lu Changsheng as he embarked on Sword Flight toward the stone tablet.
“You two stay behind; we’ll join him to investigate.”
Guanghan Palace left behind two Ancestors at the canyon to await Lin Shiyu and Li Lingfei, while the rest joined Lu Changsheng.
These elders, who had lived for countless years, found little to spark their interest. Yet the peculiar occurrences of this Ancient Star piqued their curiosity, motivating them to uncover its secrets.
Initially, the stone tablet appeared unremarkable, merely a shadow in the distance. But as Lu Changsheng’s group approached it via Sword Flight, their pupils gradually dilated.
The stone tablet stood towering on the plateau, rising to a height of 9,999 zhang, piercing the heavens.
On its surface, two ancient characters were engraved in vigorous strokes—”Suppressing Evil.”
“How is this possible!!!”
Lu Changsheng was deeply shaken.
These two characters bore an uncanny resemblance to the Qing Emperor’s handwriting seen previously at Qing Emperor’s Mausoleum—no, they were identical!
In other words, this stone tablet was undoubtedly left behind by the Ancient Great Emperor Qing Emperor!
The Ancestors of Guanghan Palace and Mount Taihua were equally startled.
Aside from the sheer enormity of the tablet, they were astounded by Lu Changsheng’s reaction.
In their eyes, Lu Changsheng rarely lost his composure, consistently exuding an air of calm and confidence. His shocked expression was a rare sight.
“Well, look at that. Even you can be stunned,” muttered the Jiang Family Ancestor.
Lu Changsheng fixed his gaze upon the tablet, muttering: “If it’s not a mistake, this should be the genuine work of the Qing Emperor.”
“What?!!”
“Young one, the Qing Emperor you’re referring to—is it the same Qing Emperor we know?”
“Yes.”
“Ahhh!!!”
The Ancestors of Guanghan Palace and Mount Taihua reacted even more dramatically than Lu Changsheng.
This stone tablet turned out to be a relic left behind by one of the Ancient Human Clan Emperors—Qing Emperor!
The Qing Emperor was an unparalleled force during the Ancient Times, pioneering countless Divine Skills for the Human Race!
If Qing Emperor still lived, he could stand as an equal to the Heavenly Emperor!
For these descendants to witness the remains of such an Ancient Great Emperor was beyond astonishing. At the same time, they understood why Lu Changsheng had been so shaken.
Yet merely seeing a stone tablet of Qing Emperor wouldn’t evoke such an intense reaction from Lu Changsheng. Discovering the Qing Emperor’s relic on an unfamiliar Ancient Star—that was something extraordinary.
“Does this mean Qing Emperor once ventured to this place?”
“Isn’t that obvious? If Qing Emperor hadn’t visited, how could he have left behind a stone tablet inscribed with his handwriting?”
“But why did Qing Emperor come to this Ancient Star, and why leave behind such a tablet?”
The Ancestors of Guanghan Palace and Mount Taihua pondered deeply, unable to arrive at a satisfying answer.
After all, none of them had experienced the era of Ancient Great Emperors firsthand. Their understanding of Qing Emperor was limited to scant records found in old texts.
The only one who had participated in the First Ancient War, Li Lingfei, was but a fledgling cultivator at the time, far too insignificant to interact with such monumental figures as the Ancient Human Clan Emperor.
“Perhaps the answer lies within the characters on the tablet.”
Lu Changsheng pointed toward the tablet.
“You mean the ‘Suppressing Evil’ inscription?”
Prompted by Lu Changsheng, the Ancestors’ attention shifted to the two ancient characters engraved on the tablet.
The handwriting left by Qing Emperor seemed to possess an inexplicable power. Staring at the inscription for a moment rendered one’s mind entranced.
The Elder Ancestor of Lin Clan suddenly grasped Lu Changsheng’s implication: “You suspect Qing Emperor left this tablet because he once suppressed something immensely powerful here?”
“Hiss…”
The other Ancestors gasped in shock.
The inference of the Lin Clan’s Elder Ancestor struck a chord. It neatly explained why Qing Emperor would inscribe a ‘Suppressing Evil’ tablet here.
“From what I’ve gathered, whenever Qing Emperor suppressed particularly formidable entities, he’d leave behind a stone tablet to warn future generations.”
Recalling his encounters at Qing Emperor’s Mausoleum, Lu Changsheng uncovered a pattern in the Qing Emperor’s actions.
“It seems we’ve been drawn into conflict stemming from Ancient Times…”
Su Yun felt despair. Why had the Su Clan’s Ancestors insisted on exploring this enigmatic Ancient Star?
This Ancient Star likely bore connections to Qing Emperor and possibly sealed something terrifyingly ancient.
In hindsight, the Su Clan’s decision to embark on this venture could only be described as courting disaster.