Chapter 391: The Demon Race's Grand Scheme (4k1)

Chapter 391: The Demon Race's Grand Scheme (4k1)



In the ruins of the collapsed Immortal Palace, after being ransacked numerous times, not a trace of treasure remained.

Powerful auras passed through this place without pause, choosing to leave instead of lingering.

Only an old man and a young boy remained, carefully surveying the ruins as if searching for something.

"Master, this Immortal Palace has already been looted. Where would there be any treasures left?" The boy asked curiously.

The old man's eyes had silver-white pupils, as if he could see things invisible to ordinary people.

He shook his head slightly and said, "I'm not looking for treasures."

This fragment of the Heavenly Palace was filled with countless opportunities, and with his Taiyi Spirit Realm cultivation, if he truly sought treasures, he need not be fixated on these ruins that had been thoroughly scavenged.

After speaking, the old man remained silent, focusing on his search.

The boy, though puzzled, wisely kept quiet, no longer speaking.

The ruins fell silent again, with only the breathing and footsteps of the old man and the boy echoing.

Half a day passed.

The old man, amidst the ruins, finally found what he was looking for.

It was a stone statue buried beneath the collapsed architecture, ordinary and unremarkable, with no peculiarities.

"You Shan, come and take a look at this divine statue. Let me see if you can discern some of its secrets."

The old man stroked his beard and turned to the boy on the other side.

Upon hearing this, You Shan immediately stepped forward, standing behind the old Taoist, and promptly activated an Immortal Technique, his pupils turning silver-white as he gazed at the statue.

The boy's eyebrows furrowed slightly, as if he hadn't noticed anything unusual, but in the next instant, he exclaimed in surprise, "This is an array eye!"

An array eye in the ruins! His master wasn't looking for the statue but the array eye beneath it!

He abruptly turned his head, his gaze meeting that of his master.

The old man nodded slightly, a hint of satisfaction flashing in his eyes, followed by a trace of guilt.

As his mental state changed, it affected the flow of energy around him.

The boy clearly sensed this shift, his expression stirring slightly before he fell silent again.

After a few breaths...

"You Shan," the old man spoke.

The boy quickly responded.

"Do you know the origin of this fragment of the Heavenly Palace?"

The old man turned his gaze to the boy.

"This is the residence of an Immortal Deity that fell from the Nine Heavens during the great war of ancient times!" The boy replied promptly.

"Later, it was used by the human race's sages of the Qionglae Grand Realm to suppress a Grand Transcendent of the Demon Race."

"Master, you told me all this before we entered."

The old man nodded slightly, his expression turning solemn as he continued, "Since this fragment of the Heavenly Palace was used to suppress a Grand Transcendent of the Demon Race..."

"Then why has it appeared between heaven and earth now, and why have so many powerful beings entered here?"

Upon hearing this, the boy was taken aback, as if suddenly enlightened, seeing through the fog that had obscured his vision before.

"Is it because that Grand Transcendent of the Demon Race is about to escape its confinement?!"

The boy's pupils contracted, his voice filled with infinite shock.

The escape of a Grand Transcendent of the Demon Race meant something profound; one didn't need to think about it. From that moment on, the human race would forever lose its chance to rise.

The old man's expression grew grave, "Everyone knows this is a fragment of the Heavenly Palace, a place brimming with infinite opportunities, but few have considered why it appeared."

"After I entered here, I carefully investigated for a long time and finally confirmed one thing."

The boy tensed up instinctively and asked, "What is it?"

The old man spoke solemnly, "This is a trap, a trap set by that Grand Transcendent of the Demon Race!"

"He lured us here to have us thoroughly remove the seal for him!"

"As long as we enter this fragment of the Heavenly Palace and take away the greatest opportunity it contains..."

"The seal's power will weaken, and that Grand Transcendent of the Demon Race will surely break free!"

Hearing this, the boy's face turned grave.

Even if they had seen through the Grand Transcendent's scheme, they were powerless to stop it.

The greatest opportunity within this fragment of the Heavenly Palace was a treasure capable of suppressing a Grand Transcendent, something no one could easily give up!

Perhaps the demons also hoped that the Grand Transcendent of their race would break free.

"Master, what should we do?"

After struggling with his thoughts for a few breaths, the boy turned to the old man and asked.

The old man smiled slightly, a look of self-satisfaction on his face, and a chilling light flickered in his eyes.

"If I haven't misjudged, this array eye was set up to prevent such a situation, and it's here to counter it."

"As long as the stone statue on this array eye is destroyed, it will surely trigger a backlash from the entire fragment of the Heavenly Palace!"

"Perhaps a world-destroying sword will appear, eradicating all beings within the fragment of the Heavenly Palace!"

"Then no one will be able to take away that opportunity, and this place will continue to suppress that Grand Transcendent of the Demon Race!"

Hearing this, the boy's expression changed, first in surprise, then asking, "But Master, we are also inside. If we do this, won't we die as well?"

"Lu Xun looked at the young man and smiled lightly, "Are you afraid of death?"

The boy hesitated for a moment and then shook his head, "The human and demon races have an irreconcilable enmity. If we can stop that Great Dharmaraja from escaping, it would be worth dying for."

After a brief pause, he laughed again, "Moreover, the demons in this fragment of the Heavenly Palace are all top experts from various grand realms."

"If we kill them all here, the humans in the Primordial Cavern Heaven will have a chance to rise up again."

Although there were also many powerful humans who entered this place, they were vastly outnumbered by the demons.

With a small number of powerful humans, they could exchange for a large number of powerful demons, a feat rarely achieved on the battlefield!

Lu Xun clapped his hands and laughed heartily when he heard this.

"Good, good, good!"

"My disciple Yuan Shan has such a broad mind!"

"Then watch closely as I unleash my divine might and kill all the vermin in this fragment of the Heavenly Palace!"

The elder spoke loudly, turned around, and struck out with his palm, aiming at the stone statue standing in the ruins.

The power of the Taiyi Spirit Realm was unleashed without reservation at this moment.

But in the next instant—

Swish! A sword beam suddenly flashed by.

A crimson line of blood appeared, and Lu Xun's palm was severed at the wrist.

Boom! The palm exploded.

A robust man appeared, holding a divine sword, standing indifferently before the stone statue.

If Qin Zheng were here, he would surely recognize the figure who had just appeared as one of the three great demons who had come from the Celestial Demon Sect and entered the Demon Ruins.

However, the aura he exuded and the power he had just displayed were no longer at the level of the Great Demon Realm!

Hong Ze Yuan's eyes were crimson, and his demeanor was sinister as he looked at Lu Xun, his gaze filled with killing intent.

"I didn't expect that among the humans who entered here, there would be someone as clever as you."

Hong Ze Yuan spoke slowly, his voice no longer resembling his original one but that of the Great Martial Demon.

Lu Xun retreated a hundred steps, and the sword aura around his severed wrist prevented the wound from healing quickly.

"Who are you?!"

His expression grew heavy as he looked at the great demon that had suddenly appeared before him, his eyes filled with vigilance.

Not only did he know the function of the array's eye, but he could also appear silently before him and sever his wrist with a single sword strike.

No matter how one looked at the great demon before them, it was clear that it was no ordinary demon.

Hong Ze Yuan smiled slightly, seemingly relaxed, and turned to caress the stone statue behind him.

He turned back to Lu Xun and said coldly, "You want to destroy me and ask who I am?!"

As soon as he finished speaking, his figure instantly appeared in front of Lu Xun.

Even as a Taiyi Spirit Realm cultivator, Lu Xun was unable to react in time during this fleeting moment.

Swish! The descending sword beam caused his body to fly uncontrollably.

However, during this process, Lu Xun immediately used his free hand to push his disciple into the void.

"Pass on what I told you to the powerful humans who have entered this fragment of the Heavenly Palace!"

There will always be hot-blooded individuals who can continue the unfinished task!

"Delusional!"

Hong Ze Yuan coldly laughed and then, with a swift turn, was about to strike the boy who had been sent into the void.

But just at that moment, Lu Xun's aura erupted, and he faintly heard the sound of something shattering within his body.

Then, with a single palm strike, he deflected the sword that had just been unsheathed.

"Today, Lu is not only going to activate the formation but also kill this evil beast's clone!"

Lu Xun's eyes turned red, and he instantly rushed towards Hong Ze Yuan, striking with both hands in rapid succession, forcing Hong Ze Yuan to retreat step by step.

A fierce battle between a human and a demon began atop the ruins of the immortal palace.

At the same time, a million miles away—

Two beams of light traversed the void one after the other.

Qin Zheng followed Su Yang, rushing towards the location of the Grand Chancellor of the Demon Abyss.

Su Yang, despite his average strength, possessed a multitude of skills. With the help of the Second Vice-Chancellor's aura from the Demon Abyss, he successfully tracked down the traces of the other powerful demons.

After this enhancement, Qin Zheng's strength skyrocketed, and he was no longer afraid of the Taiyi Spirit Realm.

So, he didn't mind clearing out the Demon Abyss first.

At this moment, while rushing forward, a thread of his consciousness sank into his Sea of Consciousness, gazing at the Virtue Scroll.

Qin Zheng

Lifespan: Five Million Years

Cultivation Method: Primordial Golden Seal (Missing), Dao Scripture's Pure Chapter

Treasures: Great Dao Tree (Young), Three Treasures Jade Ruyi (Damaged), Sword Intent of Immortal Slaying (Damaged)



Innate Merit: Two Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy-Three Strands

Acquired Merit: Seven Hundred and Fifty-Six Million, Seven Hundred and Thirty-Four Thousand, Four Hundred and Fifty-Six Jin, Three Liang, and Seven Qian

Current Status:

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There weren't significant changes in the information.

Apart from the increased lifespan and merit, there were no other changes.

Whether it was cultivation methods or treasures, the suffixes remained unchanged.

After a quick glance, Qin Zheng retracted his consciousness and sensed his current physical body.

A surging power seemed to tear his flesh apart, endless and overwhelming.

After refining the Palace Guarding Artifact and advancing his realm, he refined another drop of Great Dharmaraja Blood, gaining a wisp of Power Divine Treasury.

Naturally, this also pushed open the gate of the Power Divine Treasury a little further.

Qin Zheng could sense that with his current realm and physique, he could forcibly refine another drop of Great Dharmaraja Blood.

However, there was a high possibility that his body might repeatedly rupture, just like the first time he refined the Great Dharmaraja Blood, and he would have to continuously consume vitality to reshape his body.

So, after a brief consideration, Qin Zheng decided not to refine the next drop of Great Dharmaraja Blood for the time being.

As this thought surged in his mind.

Om! A ripple suddenly appeared in the void ahead.

Su Yang stopped first, his face filled with vigilance as he looked towards the ripple in the void.

This Heavens Palace Fragment was of extremely high quality, and even a Taiyi Spirit Realm cultivator would find it extremely challenging to traverse the void here.

But at the next moment, a human immortal aura emerged in his perception.

"Hmm?"

Su Yang's eyebrows lifted slightly.

A youth suddenly burst out of the void, immediately spitting out a mouthful of fresh blood, his expression panicked and face turning pale.

However, when he saw Su Yang and Qin Zheng in front of him, his expression changed again, and he quickly spoke, "I'm a disciple of the Zhenyan Gate from the Yunyang Grand Realm!"

"Seniors, this Heavens Palace Fragment is a plot by a Demon Race Dharmaraja! If you continue to take away the opportunities here, there's a high chance that you'll release that Demon Race Dharmaraja!"

"My master discovered a place..."

Before the youth could finish his sentence.

Boom! In the distance, thunder roared in the heavens.

Qin Zheng narrowed his eyes, looking at the panicked youth, and his suspicions about this place were confirmed.

"I'll go ahead."

Qin Zheng spoke calmly, then took a step forward and instantly stepped into the void.

Su Yang grabbed the youth and transformed his body into a beam of light, rushing towards the place where the thunder had just roared.

Puchi!

The sound of flesh being pierced echoed.

Lu Xun's figure was brutally impaled on a stone statue, his limbs exhibiting varying degrees of eerie distortion.

Bright red blood flowed like a flood, gushing out from his seven orifices and chest, staining the stone statue crimson.

Hong Ze Yuan held a divine sword, a cold smile on his face, as he slowly approached the stone statue.

"Now you're stuck on this stone statue, but can you destroy it?"

He said with a mocking laugh.

In his other hand, he held something resembling a Demon Core, enveloped in a unique aura.

Upon closer inspection, it was a Dao Palace!

Lu Xun, a Taiyi Spirit Realm cultivator, had his Dao Palace extracted from his inner universe by Hong Ze Yuan.

Lu Xun felt the vitality rapidly draining from his body. He struggled to raise his right hand, attempting to shatter the stone statue impaling him.

But at this moment, his strength was insufficient to break the statue.

So, his blood-soaked palm gently landed on the statue, causing no change.

Hahaha!

Upon seeing this, Hong Ze Yuan burst into loud laughter.

It was as if he had heard a hilarious joke.

Lu Xun's eyes were filled with despair, and a gray mist spread, his vitality on the verge of complete extinction.

And in this fleeting moment.

Puchi!

The sound of flesh being pierced echoed again.

Lu Xun managed to turn his head, and he saw a large hand piercing through the demon's chest, holding a bright red heart that emitted heat!

(End of Chapter)

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