Chapter 597: Chapter 604 Two Strands of Roasted Garlic, Thank You! (Second Update)
Given the situation, nobody wanted to linger. Before long, the Heavenly Snow Saint Lord and the Heavenly Spring Saint Lord had already settled on their selections.
From the Heavenly Spring Sacred Land, an emaciated old man stepped forward. With a solemn face, he stared at Yang Zhen for a while. After being winked at by Yang Zhen, he appeared completely confused and walked on.
This old fellow appeared to bear ill will. Although he had always stayed behind the Heavenly Spring Saint Lord and didn’t utter a single word, Yang Zhen could feel that the way this old fellow was looking at him, it was as if he wanted to eat him alive. It was somewhat terrifying.
What was this big grudge?
After the old man stepped out, Fang Zhongjian hurriedly followed him with a respectful expression on his face. Clearly, this old man held significant status within the Heavenly Spring Sacred Land.
On the Heavenly Snow Holy Domain’s side, Elder Huo scoffed coldly and glanced at the old man from the Heavenly Spring Sacred Land with a gloomy face. He also stepped out, following him was Mei Chaofen and a slender young disciple.
Despite being young, the disciple was as shy as a young girl. He curiously glanced at Yang Zhen and hastily followed.
Yang Zhen was somewhat surprised. This young disciple from the Heavenly Snow Holy Domain did not seem remarkable, but the fluctuations of the True Essence inside his body were comparable to those of Ji Yourong, the Saintess of the Heavenly Snow Holy Domain. Truely, both Sacred Lands were filled with hidden talents.
Yang Zhen did not have the habit of looking down on people. On the contrary, he would try to see the strengths of others because by doing so, he wouldn’t capsize in the gutter. Whether it was arrogance or conceit, blindly charging forward with eyes closed had already killed Yang Zhen countless times.
Facts had proven that only by understanding both oneself and the opponent could one be invincible in a hundred battles. This ancient saying passed down from his ancestors was not deceiving him at all.
Watching the group of five people ride on an ultimate small flying boat provided by Yang Zhen towards the entrance, his eyes gradually widened.
Under the dual senses of his Spiritual Power and Soul Power, Yang Zhen felt that his observations wouldn’t be wrong. This place had indeed been artificially tampered with, triggering a violent outbreak of the Heaven and Earth Qi.
No one could clarify what exactly this outbreak of the Heaven and Earth Qi represented, but it certainly wasn’t anything good. Otherwise, Yang Zhen would have rushed in a long time ago. Would he still wait until now?
Everyone craned their necks, their gazes burning as they watched the five people.
It was evident that the old man from the Heavenly Spring Sacred Land was quite proficient in the Dao of restrictions. After lingering beside the restriction for a long time until everyone got a little impatient, he finally stretched out his hand and grabbed it quickly.
Yang Zhen almost popped his eyes out, and the Cheap Cat also shrieked, its eyes wide open, “Wow, this old man has some skills. Who knew he could pull off such a trick?”
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the old man scooped up a stream of the violent Heaven and Earth Qi, which formed a tiny vortex in his hand. It looked like a miniature tornado, emitting strange fluctuations.
Fang Zhongjian and the others were quietly waiting at the side. Seeing this scene, they also became nervous.
Despite his apparent disdain for the old man, Elder Huo was intently watching the Heaven and Earth True Essence in the old man’s hand at this moment.
Yang Zhen took a deep breath and murmured, “There are always people better than oneself, and there are always higher skies beyond one’s reach. This old fellow’s trick of stealing the sky is something even I, the Sao Saint, can’t perform. If it were me, I would start with this Heaven and Earth True Essence to analyze the operation direction of the nearby restriction… Sure enough, the old fellow is going to do just that, the expert, he real… holy crap!”
Bang–!
With a booming sound, when the old man’s finger touched the miniature tornado of Heaven and Earth True Essence, it suddenly exploded, blasting the old man away.
Everyone was startled, watching the old man fly backwards with shocked expressions, disbelief in their eyes.
The Cheap Cat guffawed, pointing at the old man and said, “An expert? Are you sure?”
Yang Zhen glared at the Cheap Cat and said, “Shut up, it was an accident, yes, it was definitely an accident.”
“An accident!
The old man looked at his bloody hand and muttered gravely.
Yang Zhen burst out laughing, turning to the Cheap Cat and saying, “See, I told you so, it was an accident.”
The Cheap Cat looked skeptical, watching the violent Heaven and Earth Qi gushing out from the entrance with a strange expression, and clicked its tongue in wonder.
“Damn it, who knows which imbecile triggered such a terrifying restriction? In this state, who could pass through this entrance and enter the Ancient Ruins?” complained the Scoundrel Cat.
As it spoke, the elder drew a deep breath, turned around and said solemnly, “Saint Lord, this restriction here is a Sacred Law!”
“What?”
Upon hearing this, everyone was taken aback. Among the practitioners whose faces were full of fear due to the turbulent Heaven and Earth True Essence, many of them cried out, their bodies swaying uncontrollably under the force of the True Essence.
After hearing this, Yang Zhen turned and asked Hua Youyue and Han Yan’er, “How confident are you two that you can get in?”
Hua Youyue and Han Yan’er looked at each other before saying in unison, “Completely confident!”
Yang Zhen grinned and said, “Let’s go.”
With that, Yang Zhen called to the Scoundrel Cat and the Sao Chicken and started to move forward.
The Heavenly Snow Saint Lord asked anxiously, “Friend Yang, why do you plan to forcibly enter all of a sudden?”
Yang Zhen turned and glanced at the Heavenly Snow Saint Lord, pointing at the entrance as he said, “This restriction on the entrance affects everything. Trying to break it is impossible. By the time we break it, the Ancient Ruins would probably be turned upside down by those people.”
The Heavenly Snow Saint Lord hesitated to speak, but the skinny old man of Heavenly Spring Sacred Land huffed, turned, and stared at Yang Zhen, T”Friend Yang, are you looking down on me?”
Yang Zhen hesitated, then said with a smirk, “Oh, venerable senior, don’t you find yourself a bit strange? When have I, the Sao Saint, ever said that?”
Fang Zhongjian glared at Yang Zhen disdainfully and said, “Yang Zhen, when it comes to alchemy, you might stand a chance against Elder Quan, but if we’re talking about Heaven and Earth restrictions, even ten of you wouldn’t compare to one Elder Quan.”
Damn it, ten Sao Saints wouldn’t even compare to one Elder Quan?
Yang Zhen stared curiously at Elder Quan and Fang Zhongjian. Was this old man really that conceited because he showed off a bit of his stolen technique?
“Yang Zhen, Elder Quan is a grandmaster of array formations. Even if we’re talking about Heaven and Earth formations and even Sacred Law, given sufficient time, he would be able to break them. The Sacred Law here was obviously triggered by someone. It’s unpredictable and changes constantly. You said it yourself, it’s a complex interconnected network of strings. Please, don’t be reckless.”
The Heavenly Spring Saint Lord had a stern voice as he spoke to Yang Zhen, “Even if you can break in, there are so many people here. As soon as you trigger the Sacred Law restriction and it becomes even more violent, can you take this responsibility?”
“Exactly, Yang Zhen. Are you being selfish?”
“Wait, I trust Elder Quan. With Elder Quan here, he will definitely be able to break the Sacred Law restriction and we can all walk into it safely.”
The crowd around them started murmuring, criticizing Yang Zhen.
Yang Zhen turned to look at the Heavenly Snow Saint Lord. The latter’s face showed a moment of solemnity. Drawing a deep breath, he said to Yang Zhen, “Friend Yang, Elder Quan really is very knowledgeable.”
As soon as the Heavenly Snow Saint Lord finished speaking, Yang Zhen made a gesture of invitation towards Elder Quan and said, “Alright then, please start your show!”
With that, Yang Zhen nonchalantly walked back to the center of his flying boat, fetched a stove, point-fired the wood inside with a snap of his fingers, and took out some homemade barbecue sauce and a few skewers.
The Scoundrel Cat and the Sao Chicken’s eyes instantly lit up and they gathered around.
“Oh yo, Boss Yang, give me two skewers of barbecued Mustang Dragon Fish.”
“Roasted Garlic!” The Sao Chicken fluttered its wings twice, looking at Yang Zhen excitedly. “Thanks!”
Upon seeing what Yang Zhen and the others were doing, everyone widened their eyes, especially the disciples of the Heavenly Spring Sacred Land. They all huffed angrily, glaring coldly at Yang Zhen.
That bastard Yang Zhen, how dare he barbecue while Elder Quan was working on the formation?
But after seeing the skewers that Yang Zhen brought out, everyone, including the disciples of Heavenly Spring Sacred Land, found their mouths watering secretly.