Dominating Martial King
Chapter 617: 288: Wood Sword Immortal (Please Subscribe)_4

Chapter 617: Chapter 288: Wood Sword Immortal (Please Subscribe)_4

Night Wolf Thousand Households first felt the hair on his body stand on end, then he took a deep breath, pulled out the two war axes from behind his back, and issued a thunderous roar, “Everyone, escape! I, Lie Ling, will cover the rear!”

As his words fell, the hundred-yard-long Tengshe had already plummeted down, with endless red flames enveloping dozens of giants within.

Thirteen miles away, Leng Chanra, who had been remotely observing the actions of these giants, couldn’t help but shudder.

He was filled with sympathy for these giants, and at the same time, he used his movement technique, continuing to flee south like a cloud of smoke.

At this time, if Chu Xisheng were here, he would find that this ‘Instant Sword’ Leng Chanra’s speed had far surpassed his previous movement technique’s speed, more than doubling it!

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While the red sea of fire was ravaging the surroundings of Fire Head Mountain, Chu Xisheng was inside a cave, looking at the ceiling with full eyes of doubt.

He found that there was an additional ‘Divine Grace Seal’ above his head.

It was a beautifully decorated nine-section whip, the mark of the ‘Master of Thousand Plots’—Tai Chu Xuan Nu.

The color was a mix of gold and silver, with more gold than silver.

“Tai Chu Whip Seal.” Chu Xisheng couldn’t help being stunned for a moment, “Strange, how did I receive the favor of Lady Xuan?”

Zhou Liangchen was equally puzzled, he rested his chin on his hand and pondered, “It must be due to something the Sect Master did, to gain favor from Lady Xuan. Lady Xuan, being the Master of Thousand Plots, admires brilliant strategies the most.”

Zhou Liangchen was bewildered, but his admiration grew even stronger.

He thought that it was indeed worthy of his Sect Master to have gained the favor of three War Gods.

This surely indicated bravery and wit.

Chu Xisheng still felt confused upon hearing these words.

Could it be because he lured away that hundred-yard-long Tengshe that he was considered worthy?

Unfortunately, this ‘Divine Grace Seal’ hadn’t brought him any Divine Grace.

Chu Xisheng then quickly put aside these thoughts.

This was a critical moment where every second mattered, and he couldn’t afford to think about these things.

Chu Xisheng, along with his companion, quickly dug through the outer layer of the cave.

At this moment, the Molten Lake inside the mountain belly was still erupting.

Large amounts of red magma were shooting out like cannonballs, and the entire inside of the mountain belly was filled with dust and the pungent smell of sulfur.

Chu Xisheng didn’t dare to delay, he summoned his ‘Return Light’ Sword Force, holding up against those surging streams of molten lava as he charged towards the black hole on the opposite side.

At this moment, all the heat and impacts were cut away by his Sword Qi, or directly reflected outwards.

The three of them crossed the Molten Fog at the fastest speed and arrived in front of the black hole that was constantly emitting the thick ‘Death Fog’.

“Little Zhao!”

Bai Xiaozhao was already prepared.

Chu Xisheng had already conveyed the plan to her before launching it.

At this moment, Bai Xiaozhao’s entire body was erupting with fierce winds, blowing back the death fog that spewed out.

Utilizing the endless Flame Power from the eruption of the Molten Lake, the whirlwind she whipped up was intensely hot and fierce, impressively compressing, refining, and melting the Death Fog continuously.

About ten breaths later, the scene inside the Death Fog cave finally came into their view.

The cave was about thirty feet in size, with its walls as smooth as if they were chiseled, yet the whole place was the color of dead ash. Despite the volcanic eruption, the walls of the cave had no reflection at all, as if dead.

Chu Xisheng’s eyes immediately lit up upon seeing this, as the scene was much better than he had expected.

“Liang Chen!”

Zhou Liangchen, without any hesitation, strode in front of the spring, pressing his hands to the ground.

“Control the sea!”

He possessed the talent ‘Heart of Lightning Control,’ and as his hands pressed down, the poisonous mist from the blood-colored spring was now under his control, separating from the Stele.

The blood-colored Qi Mist remained deadly, the intense poison contained within it was even more concentrated than the black storm in the Time Secret Realm, yet it wasn’t as lethal as before.

Bai Xiaozhao’s expression instantly relaxed.

She used her Divine Skills to control the fierce winds to suppress the black fog, exhausting nearly as much energy as constantly maintaining an Extreme Move.

Her demonic power was almost depleted, exhausting her completely.

So when Zhou Liangchen took over, Bai Xiaozhao did not hesitate to swallow an elixir and tried to recover by leaning on Chu Xisheng’s shoulder.

Her method of recovering demonic power was to gnaw on pine nuts of the Blood Pine.

Bai Xiaozhao’s cheeks bulged into two pouches, hiding several large pine nuts within.

She did not practice the Human Clan’s Cultivation Techniques, so the only way to recover her demonic power was to absorb the essence of the sun and the moon.

However, there was no sun and moon in this Secret Realm, so the usual method of recovery was less effective than gnawing on pine nuts.

Chu Xisheng stood in front of the stele, studying the ancient inscriptions and diagrams engraved upon it.

It was a kind of Ancient language, with a simple and rough style. The characters were varied in size and unrestricted in arrangement, creating a bold and solid impression, unevenly scattered.

Upon closer observation, one could discern the profound mysteries contained in each stroke of the writing, the characters flowing continuously and resonating at a distance.

As for the diagrams, there were a total of nine, also flowing with vitality, as natural as they could be, reaching the pinnacle of artistic conception and capturing the spirit with a single stroke.

It looked like a towering giant tree, its numerous branches sharp like swords, displaying elaborate sword movements.

Was this a giant tree wielding a sword?

Chu Xisheng was still unclear about the actual meaning.

However, he didn’t need to figure it out right at this moment.

Chu Xisheng’s gaze became focused as the ‘Nine Heavens Thought Wheel’ floating behind him spun rapidly.

Chu Xisheng was immersing his Divine Soul into memorizing all the patterns and text on the stele, striving to remember every character, every stroke, every detail.

Fortunately, the diagrams themselves were not very complex.

As time passed, Zhou Liangchen also began to sweat on his forehead.

Controlling the blood-colored mist consumed a great deal of his energy as well.

In just less than sixty breaths, the True Yuan in his body had nearly emptied.

At this moment, outside the body of Fire Head Mountain, a hundred-zhang Teng Snake was wreaking havoc with fire.

Its wings flapped, spewing red flames, scorching the front where the Night Wolf Thousand Households had turned into a massive boulder. In its vertical pupils, fierce and strong light appeared.

Just as the hundred-zhang Teng Snake was about to unleash the ‘Li Fire Divine Light’ to completely melt the five-zhang-tall humanoid boulder, it suddenly sensed something.

Afterwards, the Teng Snake’s expression turned fierce and it let out a furious roar. Its wings flapped, wrapped in endless fierce flames, and it flew towards the direction of the volcano’s crater.

At this moment inside the ‘Dao Yi Hall’ at the peak of Formless Divine Mountain.

Li Changsheng, who was still sitting upright in the hall, suddenly frowned.

He looked towards the distance, his chubby face showing a trace of shock and doubt.

This stele with the depiction of a giant tree—had he seen it before?

Li Changsheng was lost in thought, digging into his memories.

A moment later, his gaze sharpened. With a sweep of his sleeve, he caused the illusion of a white-bearded, white-browed elder to appear abruptly in the hall.

—That was none other than the Scripture Pavilion Grand Elder Wang Baimei of the Formless Divine Sect!

The figure was originally holding a classic and seated on the ground when he suddenly sensed something, frowned slightly, and looked at Li Changsheng with dissatisfaction.

“Sect Master, you owe me an explanation.”

Luckily, he wasn’t engaged in any indescribable activities at that moment; otherwise, how could he show his face?

“I admit my fault today! But there’s an urgent matter, and we must prioritize accordingly!”

Li Changsheng’s expression was grave, “Wood Sword Immortal! I need to look up all records and classics related to the Wood Sword Immortal, and most importantly, I must clarify the connection between the Wood Sword Immortal and the Time Secret Realm.”

“Wood Sword Immortal?” Wang Baimei looked puzzled, “Could it be the Wood Sword Immortal from twenty-three thousand years ago? The one who, using the Blood Pine’s body, overcame the limitations of mortal blood and achieved Super-grade cultivation? What relation does this person have with our Time Secret Realm?”

“Originally, there was no relation.”

There was a strange tone in Li Changsheng’s voice, “The problem is, I am now personally witnessing the handwritings left by the Wood Sword Immortal within the Time Secret Realm. There are twenty-four characters, nine True Intent diagrams; tell me, is there a connection or not?”

Upon hearing this, Wang Baimei was stunned, and his expression gradually turned solemn.

“I’ll look it up right away. But Sect Master, you’d best sketch out the drawings and text he left behind; I must see for myself what they are!”