Chapter 316: Chapter 33 White Bone Divine Palace
The Flying Asura walked ahead, with Qiu Changtian and Xu Yinglian silently following behind, communicating with each other through glances.
Xu Yinglian felt extremely anxious because according to the records, Flying Asuras are “born from the resentment between heaven and earth” and are “the most evil creature between heaven and earth”.
Simply put, this kind of monster inherently detests all living beings and is not to be trusted.
Of course, she also knew that at this moment, they didn’t have much of a choice.
The reason why the Flying Asura hadn’t killed the two of them must be because of some concern for the elders behind them, but such concern was surely limited.
As for the so-called “bringing fortune to both of you,” the malice behind it couldn’t be more obvious; it was just short of saying “I plan to use both of you to achieve some unspeakable purpose”.
Jian Qingnan, who was unconscious, was carried on Xu Yinglian’s back. Due to the severe depletion of his energy, there was still no sign of awakening.
As for the other Kunlun Cultivators, they had been directly drained of their energy and died. It was clear that the Flying Asura was not afraid of the Kunlun Taiqing Sect, but probably only feared the name of “Chi Song Immortal”.
Qiu Changtian had even more thoughts. He had a vague guess that the other party wanted to use him and his junior sister to undo the seal on it.
But… once the seal was undone and its aura leaked out, wouldn’t it be directly struck to death by the Heavenly Tribulation?
Could it be that the other party didn’t want to undo the seal but wanted to take control of it?
He was lost in thought when he suddenly heard the Flying Asura sigh and say:
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“I’ve been here for tens of thousands of years. After the Underground Palace opened recently, cultivators have come one after another, but they have been excessively cautious and never dared to approach my burial spot.”
“So I really have to thank you two. If it hadn’t been for her rashly entering and triggering the mechanism, I might not have had the chance to awaken.”
These words made Qiu Changtian and Xu Yinglian feel somewhat tight, and they decided that after this matter was resolved, they would definitely teach Junior Sister Jian a good lesson, letting her know what it means to be “cautious”.
The Flying Asura led the two of them to the Octagonal Palace Room and chose an entrance to enter.
After walking for about half an hour, not knowing how many tens of meters deep underground they had gone, they suddenly felt a cold breeze coming from up ahead.
They saw a huge Abyss crack appear before them, approximately a hundred meters in diameter, the top sealed by a stone wall, while the bottom was bottomless, resembling the gaping maw of a giant beast.
The passage they had come out of was right on the edge of the crack, with only a narrow path, rough and winding downward, snaking like a venomous tongue.
The entire Abyss was engulfed in darkness with no light, rendering everyone unable to see anything; they could only use their Divine Sense to examine their surroundings.
The Flying Asura stepped onto the narrow path, strolling leisurely and comfortably, as if in his own backyard.
Qiu Changtian closely followed behind, his pace neither fast nor slow, yet precisely able to keep up with the figure of the Flying Asura.
Only Xu Yinglian was extremely cautious, taking every step with care, the Feather Jia Sword hovering above her head while her hands in her sleeves formed Daoist Formula, with her Divine Sense continuously sweeping the surroundings.
“Why don’t you make your wife move faster?” the Flying Asura suddenly turned around and said, “With me leading the way, what else do you have to guard against?”
The very thing I’m on guard against is you, this evil creature! Xu Yinglian remained silent, only hearing Qiu Changtian say:
“Come, Junior Sister, give me your hand.”
Xu Yinglian, puzzled and blushing, extended her hand.
Hand in hand, Xu Yinglian suddenly realized.
Senior Brother is really clever! He’s going to write in my palm to avoid the Flying Asura’s hearing, right?
However, Qiu Changtian intertwined his fingers with hers, their palms pressed together, pulling her forward…
Xu Yinglian waited impatiently, and finally couldn’t help bending her finger to write in Qiu Changtian’s palm:
What for?
Qiu Changtian continued walking without changing pace, writing back with his own hand:
Don’t be afraid.
Xu Yinglian, for some reason, felt a surge of anger rising in her heart.
“I thought you were going to share some clever plan to slip away!”
“Scared? How could I possibly be scared? Besides, I have you by my side, don’t I?”
“Do you actually see me as some weak woman who trembles at the sight of a strong foe and can’t walk or move her legs?”
The more Xu Yinglian thought about it, the angrier she got, and she no longer cared about being cautious. She quickened her pace, now dragging Qiu Changtian along with her instead.
Qiu Changtian: ???
What did I do to upset her this time?
Forget it, Junior Sister Xu’s nerves have always been fragile, bursting with emotion at the drop of a hat.
Thankfully, she wouldn’t act thoughtlessly out of anger like Miss Shi does, doing childish things that leave you speechless. At most, she’d just spit out a few venomous comments.
As her senior brother, of course I wouldn’t bother arguing with such a cute junior sister!
Besides, the aloofness Xu Yinglian displays when she’s angry has a certain allure of its own…
As he let his mind wander again, he suddenly felt Xu Yinglian’s hand tighten around his.
Qiu Changtian extended his Divine Sense downward, only to see the domed tops of palaces jutting out within the chasm, looking particularly fierce in the darkness.
At the bottom of this rift, there was actually a massive ancient ruin!
The architectural style of the ruin was similar to the Eastern Emperor Divine Palace in the Southern Border, and it was roughly the same size.
It was built of green bricks and covered with a layer of lime, almost seamlessly blending with the surrounding rock walls as if it were naturally made.
The Flying Asura landed on the ground and looked up at the towering Divine Palace, a flash of complex emotions crossing through its dark green eyes, only to disappear just as quickly.
Qiu Changtian and Xu Yinglian made their way down to the valley as well, with the latter still carrying the unconscious Jian Qingnan. Their Divine Senses swept across the main gate of the palace, where they saw four seal characters inscribed above the door frame:
White Bone Divine Palace.
Xu Yinglian lowered her head, quickly recalling ancient texts she had read in the past.
It was said that the doctrine of the Nether Ghost Path could be traced back to Shi Ji, the Lady of the White Bone Cave on Skull Mountain within the Intercepting Cult, who was known as “the leader of all demons.”
One passage stated, “Thus the demons such as the Ox Demon King, the Lion Demon King, the Great Elephant Demon King, the Horse-Faced Demon King, the World Devouring Demon King, the Demon Mother, the Nine-Headed Demon King, the Multi-Benefit Demon King, the Heaven’s Opposing Demon King, the five hundred Asuras, the seventy-two Fire Crows…” This demonstrated that underneath Shi Ji of the Intercepting Cult, there had once been countless Ghost Cultivators, making for an extremely imposing force.
Could this Flying Asura also have been one of Shi Ji’s followers back then?
“Let’s go,” the Flying Asura said in an odd tone, heading straight for the White Bone Divine Palace.
Qiu Changtian held Xu Yinglian’s hand, hesitated for a moment, and then quickly followed.
Stepping through the main entrance of the White Bone Divine Palace, they entered the main hall.
In the Cultivation Realm, whether it was ancient, ancient times, or the modern era, the main hall of a Sect’s residence was always built to be grand and magnificent, as it was used to welcome guests. However, for the most part, it would be empty and devoid of any extra furnishings or decorations.
The main hall of the White Bone Divine Palace was naturally empty as well, with only four huge stone pillars and a single stone seat.
The surfaces of the pillars were densely carved with relief sculptures of skulls, each in a different pose, as if ordered into an imperial procession.
The stone seat was located on a raised platform at the back of the main hall. Sitting upon it, one could overlook the entire hall below.
Suddenly, the Flying Asura said:
“Through the main hall, turn left for the Phantom Ghost faction, or turn right for the Yin Corpse faction.”
“The Yinhui Yuanshen Water is refined by the Ghost Cultivators of the Phantom Ghost faction, used to nourish the soul and strengthen the Primordial Spirit.”
“Come with me.”
Upon hearing this, Qiu Changtian and Xu Yinglian became more alert.