Chapter 1831: Heavenly Demon Blood Axe Diagram
Zhang Ruochen knew in his heart that the Celestial Beginning Immortal was referring to Ji Fanxin.
Unfortunately, Ji Fanxin had entered the Luo River alone seeking a breakthrough and was not in the Eastern Domain Sacred City.
The Luo River was mysterious and shrouded by a strange power. Even if Zhang Ruochen sent a message to Ji Fanxin, she most likely would not receive it. Distant water could not quench a nearby fire.
Zhang Ruochen stroked his chin with his finger. "It seems I can only place my hopes on the Eastern Domain Sacred Prince Manor."
The Eastern Domain Sacred Prince Manor had operated in the Eastern Domain Sacred City for many years, with deep foundations. They held the advantages of terrain and popular support, possessing various means. Breaking through their defenses would not be an easy task.
It was like an old turtle lying on the ground. Its attacking power might be far inferior to a lion's, but for the lion to break through its shell and eat it was also quite difficult.
The Celestial Beginning Immortal took out the box containing the tortoise shell fragment, held it in her jade-white palm, and handed it to Zhang Ruochen. "I know this is of great value to you. Although it cannot compare to one hundred thousand drops of divine spring water... please don't refuse my goodwill."
"Sure enough, she has already guessed that I am Lin Yue. Truly intelligent and perceptive."
Zhang Ruochen smiled somewhat awkwardly, took the box, weighed it in his hand a couple of times, and stored it in his space ring. "We should leave the Eastern Domain Sacred City quickly. This matter has nothing to do with you. You are the Celestial Maiden of the Heavenly Beginning Civilization. They would not dare to deal with you openly."
"Since you know I am the Celestial Maiden of the Heavenly Beginning Civilization, you should understand that a Celestial Maiden is not someone to be trifled with. If I wish to leave, even an Earth Master cannot stop me. Whoever dares to make a move against me will also pay a heavy price."
The Celestial Beginning Immortal stood leaning by the candlelight. The lamplight shone on her face, causing her skin to reveal a layer of white fluorescence, like ice jade and snow bones, exceptionally beautiful.
She was refined and intelligent, appearing elegant and gentle, but when she hardened, no one could change her will.
As the heir of an ancient civilization, her state of mind, will, and trump cards were absolutely far superior to other cultivators at the same realm.
Zhang Ruochen did not persuade the Celestial Beginning Immortal further. He walked out of the private room and went straight back to the fifth floor of the Heavenly Absolute Pavilion.
"Big Brother, did you get the tortoise shell fragment?" Xiang Chunan asked with concern.
"Mm."
Zhang Ruochen did not hide it and nodded lightly.
Xiang Chunan laughed heartily. "I knew that if Big Brother made a move, it would be a sure success."
Luo Yi was quite surprised. "You could guess that?"
Xiang Chunan patted his chest, thinking he had seen through everything. "My Big Brother is handsome and elegant, like jade tree in the wind. And that so-called Celestial Beginning Immortal, how ugly she is! As long as my Big Brother uses his charm tactic, she will obediently submit! How could my Big Brother's charm be ordinary?"
"Charm tactic? I didn't expect Brother Ruochen to have such methods." Luo Yi laughed.
Zhang Ruochen felt a headache coming on. This black and stubborn Xiang Chunan had a twisted aesthetic himself, yet he saw his Big Brother in such a poor light.
When had he, Zhang Ruochen, ever relied on his face to conquer the world?
Besides, to conquer a remarkable woman like the Celestial Beginning Immortal, how could a charm tactic possibly succeed?
Given the Celestial Beginning Immortal's state of mind, the accidental karmic connection between the two of them at the Sealing God Platform probably weighed less in her heart than the favor of Zhang Ruochen giving her one hundred thousand drops of divine spring water.
That one hundred thousand drops of divine spring water had been obtained by "Lin Yue" risking his life.
Moreover, "Lin Yue" had kept his promise, personally delivered the one hundred thousand drops of divine spring water into her hands, and then left freely, disappearing from the world.
Not to mention the Celestial Beginning Immortal, any woman who had such an experience would find it hard to forget.
Luo Yi's expression turned serious. "Since the tortoise shell fragment is in hand, should we activate the Space Teleportation Array and leave now?"
"No, unless absolutely necessary, we cannot activate the Space Teleportation Array."
Zhang Ruochen then revealed the identity of Divine Cliff Gentleman.
After hearing this, everyone's hearts sank to the bottom.
"What do we do now? Are we going to sit here and wait for death?" Luo Yi asked.
Zhang Ruochen stared deeply at Luo Yi. "Brother Luo is a disciple of the Upper Origin Sect, with a noble status. As long as you don't get too close to us, they probably won't dare to make a move against you. How about Brother Luo leaves first?"
Luo Yi's eyelids twitched. He slammed the table in anger. "Brother Ruochen, do you take me, Luo Yi, for someone who fears trouble? Since Chu Nan considers me a brother, we naturally share blessings and hardships together."
"Good brother, I, Xiang Chunan, did not misjudge you." Xiang Chunan said.
"Brother Luo, please don't be angry. I meant no offense. It's just that the situation in the Heavenly Absolute Pavilion is too delicate right now. No one knows what unexpected changes might occur. I said this because I don't want to implicate Brother Luo."
After saying this, Zhang Ruochen closed his eyes, thinking of a way to break the deadlock.
Outside, the auction was nearing its end.
Four burly Saint Realm cultivators carried the final auction item onto the suspended Sacred Jade Platform. Because it was too heavy, the platform sank three feet.
The auction item was several zhang tall, covered by a black cloth that could block spiritual power investigation, giving it a mysterious air.
"Many rare treasures have been auctioned already. This final item must be extraordinary."
"What do you think? Could it be a complete Monarch Sacred Artifact?"
"Definitely not. Even a god would not auction a Monarch Sacred Artifact. But a peerless material for refining a Monarch Sacred Artifact is possible."
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As the auction item was brought up, Zi Lan's emotions became uncontrollable. She trembled. "The final auction item is the legendary... Heavenly Demon Stone Inscription."
"Whoosh"
The black cloth was pulled down, revealing a black stone tablet several zhang tall.
The stone tablet emitted a shocking demonic aura. Vast demonic energy filled the heavens and earth, causing demonic clouds to automatically gather above the Heavenly Absolute Island, covering the stars and moon.
At this moment, the entire Heavenly Absolute Island, and even most of the Golden Rainbow Continent's cultivators, were shaken.
An unsealed Heavenly Demon Stone Inscription emitted an incredibly powerful aura. It was not just a tablet or a cultivation diagram, but also a powerful war artifact.
It was as if an explosion had occurred in the Heavenly Absolute Pavilion. All cultivators went mad, unable to suppress their excited emotions.
In an instant, more than a dozen cultivators could not suppress their greed and flew toward the Heavenly Demon Stone Inscription, trying to seize it.
Among them was an old man at the Saint King Realm.
"Mine, the Heavenly Demon Stone Inscription is mine."
That old man radiated powerful Saintly Might, shattering all the window paper in the Heavenly Absolute Pavilion.
The Heavenly Absolute Pavilion's Pavilion Master, Jiang Yunchong, stepped forward. He extended a palm and pressed down through the air.
"Bang, bang."
The more than a dozen cultivators flying in midair all exploded into clouds of blood mist.
Such a bloody scene woke up the cultivators below. They all trembled and slowly retreated.
Jiang Yunchong's figure blurred, and the next moment, he appeared on the suspended Sacred Jade Platform.
He stood with his hands behind his back, as if standing at the center of the universe, scanning the cultivators present. "In the Heavenly Absolute Pavilion, you must follow the Heavenly Absolute Pavilion's rules. Whoever breaks the rules is an enemy of Jiang."
In the private room on the fifth floor, Divine Cliff Gentleman praised, "I've long heard that the Heavenly Absolute Pavilion's Pavilion Master is formidable. Truly, reputation falls short of the reality."
"This move is not simple. All cultivators thought he struck a palm, but in fact, he only lightly raised his hand." Xie Canghai said solemnly.
A Six-Step Saint King cultivator in the private room was quite puzzled. "He only killed a dozen or so insignificant Saint Realm cultivators. Is it that profound? If I went all out, I could also turn them into blood mist with a palm from afar."
Jue Yanhu laughed. "Jiang Yunchong didn't strike a palm at all. When he raised his hand, the heaven and earth rules changed. So, it wasn't palm force that killed those dozen Saint Realm cultivators, but the heaven and earth rules themselves."
That Six-Step Saint King was greatly shocked. "How is that possible? It is said that only Great Saints can mobilize heaven and earth rules and execute unimaginable divine methods beyond Saint Kings. Is Jiang Yunchong a Great Saint?"
Jue Yanhu snorted coldly. "Who said one must reach the Great Saint Realm to mobilize heaven and earth rules? In fact, cultivating a Dao Domain allows one to initially mobilize the power of heaven and earth rules. Of course, only within the Dao Domain's range."
Divine Cliff Gentleman looked at Xie Canghai and asked, "Brother Xie has also cultivated a Dao Domain. Compared to Jiang Yunchong, who is stronger?"
"I am inferior to him." Xie Canghai said.
Jiang Yunchong stood leisurely on the suspended Sacred Jade Platform, but all the cultivators in the Heavenly Absolute Pavilion were subdued, as if a heavenly god had descended, inspiring fear and awe.
Zhang Ruochen's gaze was fixed on that Heavenly Demon Stone Inscription.
On the stone tablet was carved a demon king with disheveled hair, holding a blood axe, splitting open a star river. The stars in the river were like twinkling gems before him.
The scene was majestic and awe-inspiring, making one wonder if someone had truly possessed such world-destroying power, and the Heavenly Demon Stone Inscription merely reflected the image.
An axe splitting open a star river, annihilating all life—a world-covering heavenly demon.
"How did the 'Heavenly Demon Blood Axe Diagram' fall into the Heavenly Absolute Pavilion's hands? This is terrible. The Kunlun Realm's supreme inheritance is about to be bought by cultivators from other worlds." Murong Yue clenched her ten fingers in anger.
It must be known that the Heavenly Demon Stone Inscription was not only a divine skill classic on the "Supreme Divine Skill Ranking" but also one of the Kunlun Realm's six great strange books, representing the wisdom of the Kunlun Realm's ancestors and the hope of its rise.
To become a supreme strong one, cultivation techniques were crucial.
Just like Zhang Ruochen, who cultivated the "Nine Heavens Bright Emperor Scripture." With each enhancement, the grade of his saintly qi increased greatly, far surpassing cultivators of the same realm. This was why he could cross realms kill enemies and not fear even Nine-Step Saint Kings.
If Zhang Ruochen had only cultivated ordinary techniques, he could not have cultivated a supreme perfect physique later, nor could he have crossed realms fought.
Every type of technique and sacred art was the crystallization of countless ancestors' wisdom, a precious treasure left for future generations.
If they could not guard these treasures, they would only decline further.
If the Kunlun Realm's various divine skill classics were all snatched by other major worlds, it would truly be like cutting off the path, like cutting off descendants, making the hope of regaining glory infinitely remote.