txolops Chapter 139 A Terrible Misfortune! A Desperate Gamble!
Chapter 139 A Terrible Misfortune! A Desperate Gamble!
After everyone waited quietly for about an hour, a violent tremor suddenly came from the ground.
The feeling was like an earth dragon turning over, or a giant beast awakening; the entire stone hall trembled.
"Boom!"
The massive stone gate of the inner hall slowly rose under everyone's watchful eyes, revealing the deep blue stone passage inside.
The passage was pitch black, with no end in sight, only a chilling aura emanating from it.
At the same time, the teleportation array, which had been shining with a faint white light, dimmed and became completely dark.
The teleportation array is malfunctioning.
This means that no one else will be able to enter here.
Those cultivators who had not yet appeared either perished in the wondrous illusion or were teleported elsewhere; in short, they had no chance to enter this inner hall.
"Haha, good! Good! It seems the guys from the Star Palace really won't be causing trouble."
The bearded man suddenly stood up, his yellow beard trembling, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.
His gaze shifted to Wan Tianming opposite him, a glint of fanatical belligerence flashing in his eyes.
"In that case, Wan Tianming! Let's have a proper contest now. The loser won't be allowed to enter the inner hall. What do you say?"
He opened his mouth, revealing gleaming white teeth, and his aura surged, clearly indicating that he really wanted to make a move.
Everyone felt a chill run down their spines.
Barbarian Beard's belligerence was well-known throughout the Chaotic Star Sea.
This person cultivates the "Heaven-Supporting Demonic Art," possessing an incredibly powerful physical body. He loves to fight, and once a battle begins, it's a fight to the death.
However, to everyone's surprise, Wan Tianming smiled slightly and shook his head after hearing what Manhuzi said.
"No, I've changed my mind. I don't want to fight with Brother Man anymore."
"Changed your mind?" The bearded man was taken aback, then sneered with a cruel smile, "Does the righteous path intend to surrender without a fight and automatically admit defeat?"
"Quit? Of course not."
Wan Tianming calmly analyzed, "However, it would be rather ridiculous for us to fight over a treasure we haven't even retrieved yet. How about we agree to take turns retrieving the treasure? Until then, we'll call a truce. Don't let our confidence fool you; nine times out of ten, we won't be able to retrieve the treasure. In that case, this fight would be even more unnecessary."
He paused, his gaze sweeping over the Yin Ancestor and Qingyi Hermit behind the bearded man, and then said, "Moreover, even if we decide the winner here, won't we start arguing again once we enter the inner hall? Rather than wasting time, we should each rely on our own abilities."
Upon hearing this, the bearded man frowned slightly and turned to look at the Extreme Yin Ancestor and the Qingyi Hermit.
The three exchanged glances, and after a moment, the bearded man nodded.
"Alright then."
He sat down again, his fighting spirit subsiding.
……
Just then, a golden light appeared before Lin Chuan's eyes.
Today's divination result: Very inauspicious.
[The divination reads: While the Bearded Men were chatting, you attempted to sneak into the inner palace, but were attacked by the Bearded Men. Although you escaped unharmed, you were later pursued and killed deep within the inner palace.]
"A very bad omen?"
Lin Chuan's pupils contracted slightly, and his mind raced.
The divination indicates that if he tries to rush into the inner palace at this moment, he will be attacked by the barbarian.
Although with his strength and the speed of his teleportation shuttle, he should be able to escape, he will still face pursuit in the inner palace...
"It seems we really can't rush into the inner palace."
Lin Chuan pondered in his heart.
But then another question came to his mind—what would happen if he stayed here instead of going into the inner palace?
It's likely that the bearded man and his ilk will target the rogue cultivators who enter the inner hall.
If I stay behind and wait for these Nascent Soul stage monsters to finish their conversation, I might just get rid of them.
After all, in the eyes of Nascent Soul cultivators, Core Formation cultivators are nothing but ants. If they are killed, they are killed. Who would care?
"We have to go."
Lin Chuan made a decision instantly.
Just as the bearded man was negotiating with Wan Tianming, he suddenly activated his escape light, his figure transforming into a streak of light as he shot towards the inner hall passage!
At the same time, three other streaks of light were also activated—Yuan Yao, and two other rogue cultivators who had reached the Core Formation stage!
Four streaks of light flew together toward the deep passage!
Where do you think you're going?
The bearded man suddenly turned his head and roared. He rubbed his hands together, and four golden beams shot out at an astonishing speed, catching up with the four streaks of light in the blink of an eye!
"ah--!"
Two screams rang out almost simultaneously.
The two rogue cultivators who had reached the Core Formation stage were struck by the golden light. Their protective spiritual light shattered instantly, and they were cut in two by the golden light, their blood splattering all over the ground!
On Lin Chuan's side, sensing the golden light coming from behind, he did not hesitate to summon the ancient silver fork and strike with all his might!
"boom!"
The silver fork collided with the golden light, unleashing a deafening roar.
The golden light slowed down slightly after being hit, but it still chased after Lin Chuan!
In that brief moment of delay, Lin Chuan had already unleashed the Void Shuttle!
The silver shuttle shone brightly, carrying him in a flash, its speed suddenly increasing several times over! The golden light that was about to catch up was left far behind!
"what?"
A hint of surprise flashed in the bearded man's eyes.
A Core Formation cultivator can unleash such astonishing speed; it's no slower than that of Nascent Soul cultivators!
This person must possess some extraordinary treasure!
His gaze shifted to the last ray of golden light.
The golden light was chasing after Yuan Yao.
Yuan Yao's face turned pale. Seeing that the golden light was about to hit her, she gritted her teeth and suddenly threw out a bright green pellet!
"Boom boom boom!"
Three earth-shattering explosions rang out almost simultaneously!
Green flames shot into the sky, blasting the golden light and even causing the surrounding stone walls to tremble!
Azure Fire Thunder!
The bearded man's gaze sharpened.
Is this woman using Azure Fire Thunder?
This is a unique treasure of the Qingyang Sect, each one comparable to a strike from a Nascent Soul cultivator.
She has this thing on her, could she be a descendant of the Three Yang Old Demon?
His mind raced, but he ultimately decided not to make another move.
Taking advantage of the impact of the explosion, Yuan Yao flashed into the inner hall passage.
……
"Brother Man, what's wrong with you...?"
On the righteous path, Tian Wuzi frowned and looked at Man Huzi.
Although he didn't say it explicitly, his tone already carried a hint of dissatisfaction—those few rogue cultivators were, after all, fellow cultivators in the immortal cultivation world, and to kill them like that was far too ruthless.
"Hmph, just a few ignorant little mice, let them be killed."
The bearded man snorted coldly, completely unconcerned.
Wan Tianming shook his head but didn't say anything more.
He led Tengoko and Mutengko straight toward the inner hall passage and disappeared into the darkness.
Only the bearded man, Qingyi Hermit, the Yin Ancestor, and the Yin Ancestor's two descendants—Wu Chou and Han Li—remained on the spot.
There was another person, a late-stage Core Formation cultivator in green robes, who stood quietly in the corner, without saying a word.
It was none other than the Venerable Xuan Gu.
Apart from Han Li, who vaguely knew that this person was not simple, everyone else just regarded him as an ordinary Core Formation cultivator.
"Fortunately, Senior Brother Lin is unharmed."
Han Li secretly rejoiced.
Lin Chuan was his most trusted ally in the Void Heaven Palace. Although the two had not openly joined forces, they had already reached a tacit understanding. The stronger Lin Chuan became, the more beneficial it would be for their future cooperation.
"Brother Man is right. I also don't like having a few little mice getting in my way when I'm doing things."
The Yin Ancestor agreed with the bearded man. He stood with his hands behind his back, his gaze sweeping over the two corpses of rogue cultivators, his eyes utterly unmoved.
He paused for a moment, then suddenly turned his head and looked at Xuan Gu in the corner.
"However, there seems to be one more person here. Why don't you take care of him as well, Brother Man?"
He pointed at the Xuan Gu, his tone indifferent, as if he were talking about a trivial matter.
The bearded man remained expressionless and said calmly, "He is the descendant of an old friend of mine, and I should take care of him."
"Oh?" The Yin Ancestor's eyes flickered slightly, but he did not ask any further questions.
He was actually puzzled, but since the bearded man had said so, he couldn't pursue the matter any further.
After all, the bearded man's strength was undeniable, and he didn't want to offend this powerful figure in the demonic path for the sake of an unknown nobody.
Xuan Gu remained calm, as if the conversation had nothing to do with him.
"Let's go, Wan Tianming and the others have already gone ahead, we need to hurry too."
With a wave of his hand, the bearded man led his men into the inner hall passage.
Han Li followed at the back, his gaze sweeping over the two corpses of rogue cultivators before he left, his heart filled with vigilance.
This Void Heaven Palace is indeed a place that devours people without spitting out their bones.