Chapter 601 - 597: Strange Eye
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This wisp of Sword Soul, although just a single wisp, is extraordinarily pure, comparable to the soul of a normal master.
As soon as it approached the two Stone Gates, it was immediately annihilated, and without any warning.
He closed his eyes, recalling what he had seen earlier.
The Sword Soul was destroyed abruptly and strangely, not by any Demon Beast’s sneak attack, but due to some mysterious power.
This force is both secretive and powerful, unstoppable, akin to a thunderous destructive force.
Even if he personally went there, he might not be able to withstand this power.
He began to recall the two Stone Gates.
The Stone Gates were engraved with patterns and covered with designs.
The designs seemed to come alive, as if they were in constant flow.
An eye was carved on the Stone Gates.
The two Stone Gates were like two eyes.
These eyes were the size of fists, with large pupils and small sclera, yet within each pupil was another pupil, layer upon layer, endless and infinite.
Chu Zhiyuan, upon recalling slightly, felt a sense of trance, about to fall into it.
He had Super Sense, calm beyond ordinary, and upon sensing something wrong, immediately regained his composure, severing the recollections of those eyes.
His mind was instantly clear again.
His expression grew even more solemn, slowly opening his eyes.
His eyes seemed to change subtly, as if his pupils were also double-imaged.
He rubbed his brow, and his eyes returned to normal.
After a long sigh, he felt lingering fear, indeed terrifying!
Staring fixedly at the dark cave, he drifted up, landed behind the boulder, and pushed the boulder back.
The boulder once again blocked the cave.
Without his Insight ability, it would be nearly impossible to discover this place.
He glanced at the location of this cave again, shook his head, and drifted away, gradually disappearing into the distance.
Once discovering it was too dangerous, he instantly let it go; no matter how wondrous the cave, he decisively left.
Life is ultimately more important than gains.
Even though he has the ability of an Avatar, even if his body dies, he will not truly die, his soul remains, allowing him to resurrect.
But who knows if this cave would directly destroy his body.
If the Avatar dies, it doesn’t have much impact.
But this actual body is extremely precious, far more than any Avatar, possibly involving the source of the soul.
If merely injured and killed, he could still recover by relying on the soul.
The real fear is complete physical annihilation; even if the soul remains, there would be no way to resurrect this body.
That would be losing a lot for a little.
For now, this place is just too dangerous, and with his current Cultivation, he isn’t equipped to handle it.
Better to enhance his Cultivation, further the Glazed Blade Scripture, then send in an Avatar to investigate.
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The sun sets.
Chu Zhiyuan and Cheng Yifeng stand side by side on a pine tree halfway up a mountain peak, observing the mountain opposite.
They are in a continuous range of mountains, standing on one of them, looking at another peak.
Surrounding mountains are lush, full of vitality.
They are in a Pine Forest that covers the entire mountain, concealing nine other Martial Arts masters.
Cheng Yifeng curiously asks while looking opposite, "Is this really the location of the Yuding Sect? It’s useless!"
"It should be correct." Chu Zhiyuan nods.
Cheng Yifeng says, "I see nothing wrong, no sign of the Evil Sect folk."
As a Main Altar, there should be people coming and going, definitely leaving traces.
But looking at the opposite peak, it’s so clean that there’s not a trace, deserted.
Chu Zhiyuan says, "Maybe they know we’re here."
Cheng Yifeng curiously asks, "Our movements shouldn’t have been exposed, right?"
They sneaked over with just nine Martial Arts masters, specializing in Qinggong skills.
The Court dispatched 120 Martial Arts masters, half of whom are Grandmasters, alongside two Great Grandmasters.
A truly formidable force.
Yet Chu Zhiyuan didn’t let these people act together but assigned them to cover.
The ones truly taking action are Chu Zhiyuan, Cheng Yifeng, and nine top Qinggong Grandmaster experts.
The two Great Grandmasters stayed with the main force, providing cover.
"This is the location of their Main Altar; it’s their territory. If someone intrudes, they can’t be unaware."
If it were just him, he truly wouldn’t be detected.
But alongside Cheng Yifeng and nine Grandmaster experts,
it’s impossible not to be noticed by the Yuding Sect’s Main Altar.
He never intended to hide in the first place.
"So what do we do now?" Cheng Yifeng frowns, "We can’t just force our way in, can we? ...Can’t even see anything to break in."
Curiously, he asks, "Princely Heir, did the Main Altars you destroyed before look this way?"
Chu Zhiyuan nods, "Pretty much, all these Evil Sect Main Altars are from the same mold, following the same ways."
"Troublesome!" Cheng Yifeng shakes his head, "If it were me, I couldn’t even find them, let alone clear them out."
Chu Zhiyuan says, "It is indeed hard to find but eventually found."
Cheng Yifeng asks, "What do we do next then?"
"They won’t hide forever," Chu Zhiyuan says, "They’ll act eventually."
"If they know it’s you, they dare not come out."
"They may not know it’s me."
"Hmm—?"
"They sensed you and acted cautiously, merely not confronting us recklessly."
If it were normal, the Main Altar would have already sent experts to dispose of you.
Now aware of my presence, they behave more cautiously, not acting thoughtlessly.
But old habits die hard. After careful observation without finding me, they’ll eventually act.
"Better be careful," Cheng Yifeng says sternly.
He drifts away from the pine tree, moves to another not far away, lowers his voice: "Prepare, soon there will be demon folk appearing!"
Nine middle-aged men solemnly nod.
Chu Zhiyuan smiles lightly, without saying much.
If they don’t act personally, they won’t feel involved and won’t know how strong Evil Sect masters are.
Quarter an hour later, nine middle-aged and three young men suddenly appear at the base of the opposite mountain, then swiftly fly towards this side.
Cheng Yifeng huffs, "Indeed something strange!"
These twelve wore green robes, melding into the surrounding forest.
Yet, they couldn’t totally deceive his eyes.
The opposite forest indeed has an Array; the Yuding Sect Main Altar is indeed here?
Chu Zhiyuan says, "Those three young men are Great Grandmasters."
"Great Grandmasters?!" Cheng Yifeng’s face changes dramatically.
Chu Zhiyuan nods.
Cheng Yifeng urgently shouts, "Run!"
But his words are already late; the three Great Grandmasters have already reached the nine Da Zhen experts, pushing their palms.
A strong force akin to furious waves descends, suffocating the nine Qinggong experts, unable to catch a breath.
Their Qinggong is useless now, bodies are like carrying a thousand jins, heavy and cumbersome, movements stiff and slow.
They can only watch helplessly as the palms approach, about to strike their hearts.
The three young men’s expressions are indifferent, akin to squashing ants.
Next moment, their movements abruptly halt, eyes dimmed quickly.
Nine Evil Sect experts reaching them notice the three Great Grandmasters’ anomaly.
"Chu Zhiyuan!"
A startled shout rises.
Nine Evil Sect experts’ faces change dramatically, glancing, they spot Chu Zhiyuan on the pine tree nearby.
Recognizing him at once, they instantly turn to flee, at an unprecedented speed back into the forest.
In the next moment, Cheng Yifeng experiences a momentary blur, noticing the opposite forest transformed into a valley.
Within the valley, jade cauldrons are embedded in the stone walls, glowing under the setting sun.
And within the valley, an eerie silence, seemingly deserted.
On the ground, groups of people lie, turning into skeletal remains rapidly.
"Is it ruined?" Cheng Yifeng turns to Chu Zhiyuan, stunned, asking.
Chu Zhiyuan nods with a smile.
Now, breaking the Evil Sect’s Main Altar is as breezily easy as this for him.
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