Chapter 1024 - Terror (1/2)

The cultivators who resided in a such a large Middle Age ruin were definitely incredible. They would at least have been at the Divine Illusionary Realm. They could even have been Path Integration Realm beings.

Hence, after the members of the Petrification Cult discovered this place, they became extremely excited. Once they break through all of the defensive stratagems here, they could head straight into the ruins and find all the treasures within it. The ancient martial art practitioners of the Ming Palace were not as important right now. The members of the Petrification Cult could just kill them when they came across them and be done with the issue.

“Old Chen, with your current rate of progress, you should be able to completely destroy this outer prohibition in half a day’s time. Let us rest for a while and recover our spiritual energy before continuing. After all, this is a Middle Age ruin. We do not know if there are still other hidden dangers,” the Petrification Cult elder told Old Xu said cautiously.

Although the palace’s stratagem had become extremely fragile due to decay over time, they did not dare to be too careless because of their respect for the Middle Age high ranking cultivators.

“We can do so. Half a day makes no difference. By then, Elder Shao should probably have dealt with that woman. It would be safer to have him here.”

Old Chen nodded in agreement. He was not anxious since they were only left with the final step. Haste makes waste. For an old fellow that had trained for a few hundred years, he understood that the more critical the moment was, the more cautious they had to be.

“It is strange. That woman is only at the Primordial Soul Realm and she can actually battle with Elder Shao for so long. It is practically unbelievable. It has already been four days by now and Elder Shao still hasn’t finished off the woman. We also do not know how the battle is playing out now,” Old Xu said solemnly as he frowned.

They initially thought that this visit to the main space would be smooth sailing throughout. They could easily turn a mere ancient martial art sect to dust with a wave of their hands. However, in reality, they had faced multiple obstacles. Not only did the members of the Ming Palace retreat beforehand, but the members of the Petrification Cult also encountered a rather frightening woman.

That woman had the same Primordial Soul Realm level of cultivation that they had. However, her combat strength was astonishing. She actually managed to hold off Elder Shao. The battle between the two of them nearly destroyed half of the Tan Zi Beast Lair.

Old Xu could not seem to figure out how the main space had such an expert. Could it be that the woman was also a person from the Peng Lai Immortal Realm?

“That woman is frightening. From what I noticed, her level of cultivation is merely at great attainment in the Primordial Soul Realm,” Old Chen lamented. “However, when she attacks, her might is comparable to the Tide Changing Realm. Elder Shao has broken through to the Tide Changing Realm for more than two hundred years. Although he is still at the initial stage of the Tide Changing Realm, he is more powerful than cultivators who had just broken through to the beginning stage of Tide Changing Realm. Yet, he still can’t win against that woman when battling against her.”

Fortunately, Elder Shao could hold that woman off. Otherwise, the woman would probably have killed them in one blow.

“However, that woman is no match for Elder Shao. She can only hold off Elder Shao for at most a few days. Even if she takes off her gloves, she will certainly perish at the hands of Elder Shao. How can a Primordial Soul Realm cultivator possibly compare to a Tide Changing Realm cultivator? As time goes on, her disadvantageous position will surely become more and more obvious.”

Although the appearance of this frightening woman had been out of their expectations, the members of the Petrification Cult were clearly not extremely concerned. In terms of combat power, they were still much stronger.

“That brat Mo Wen is still nowhere to be found. As expected, he is heartless. He merely stands by as the Ming Palace gets eradicated.”

Old Xu shook his head. They fought with the Ming Palace with the aim of forcing Mo Wen to appear. However, even after they had stirred up so much trouble, Mo Wen remained hidden.

“Humph! Can he avoid us merely by hiding? We will eventually find Mo Wen. When the time comes, he will surely die.” Old Chen laughed sinisterly. If Mo Wen still did not appear after they eradicate the Ming Palace, then they would search the entire main space inch by inch. Where could Mo Wen possibly hide then?

The main space was not as vast as the Peng Lai Immortal Realm. It was only so big. It would not take long for a few of them — cultivators who were at or above the Primordial Soul Realm — to blanket search the entire space.

Just as the two Petrification Cult elders were chatting as they rested, a beam of flowing light flew rapidly toward them from afar. From a distance, it seemed to be in hysteria.

“What is going on? Isn’t that Old Wang? Why did he come over here? Wasn’t he guarding the deep abyss?” The two Petrification Cult elders were somewhat puzzled as the beam of flowing light hurriedly flew toward them.

The two Petrification Cult elders clearly recognized the beam of flowing light. Old Wang was one of the three Primordial Soul Realm cultivators from their Petrification Cult who had come to the Green Ancient Mystery Dimension. His level of cultivation was also at the later stage of the Primordial Soul Realm.

However, Old Wang’s mission was to stand guard beside the entrance of the deep abyss and prevent the members of the Ming Palace from escaping. His job was to catch anyone who made it past him at any time.

Why had Old Wang come here without rhyme or reason? He was not needed here. Could it be that he knew the palace’s prohibitions were about to be broken through and was afraid that they would hoard the treasures for themselves? Did he come over to keep an eye on them?

A Primordial Soul Realm cultivator’s speed was rather astonishing. After a beam of flowing light flashed past the horizon, a person suddenly appeared before the palace. It was the black-robed elder that was guarding the deep abyss.

“Old Wang, why did you come here?” Old Chen scowled. They were unsatisfied with the behavior of the black-robed elder. This was clearly a display of distrust from the black-robed elder towards them. Right now, they were still attacking the defenses and there was no one on guard outside. After they break through and the members of the Ming Palace flee in all directions, they would not be able to capture all the people at once. It was highly likely that some of the members would slip past them.

“Old Wang, Elder Shao ordered you to stand guard outside. For you to come over on your own accord is a dereliction of duty.” Old Xu also looked purposefully at Old Wang.