Chapter 360 - A Realm Beyond the Realm (2/2)

The immortal Qi around them surged, making them feel like they were standing inside an immortal meridian.

“I think this is an ancient monument.” Lonemoon surveyed the palace, which was practically engulfed by immortal Qi. “Let’s go in and take a look. Be careful.”

He stepped forward with Yi Qing following close behind him. Shen Ying was right behind them.

“Eh?” Just as she stepped through the door, she halted, turning around to look at the forest behind them.

“Master?” Yi Qing noticed Shen Ying pause. He turned around quizzically.

Shen Ying lowered her gaze, then turned back to the front. “That’s alright. Let’s go!”

A small jade-like staircase appeared in front of them, leading the short way to the front hall which was floating in mid-air.

The three of them began to climb the stairs. A short while later, they arrived at a huge field. The field was so vast that they could not find its boundaries. Immediately, they mounted their swords and flew across the field to the front of the hall.

On top of the hall hung a red signboard. On the signboard was written three words: Purple Night Palace. The font was bold and strong, commanding some sort of authority. It caused both Lonemoon and Yi Qing to frown. They looked away and did not look at it again.

Shen Ying, on the other hand, raised her head and looked at it for a long while.

Hey!

The gate to the hall was shut tight. Lonemoon had thought that it would be protected by one or two arrays. To his surprise, however, the gate creaked open when he gave it a light push.

When the three of them entered the hall, they noticed that it was completely empty, just like the outside. Immortal Qi over here was so thick that it was comparable to the heavenly palaces in the immortal realm. Yet, for some reason, they had an eerie feeling while inside. It looked like this place had been deserted for a long time. The strange thing was that everything was in perfect condition. There was not a speck of dust inside the house. There was no sign that anyone had ever been here.

“Quick, look in the middle!” Yi Qing exclaimed as he pointed to the center of the hall where the immortal Qi felt the thickest.

Lonemoon turned to look. Faintly, they saw a purple light in the middle of the hall. His chest tightened as he walked briskly toward it. Indeed, there in the middle stood a stage made out of white jade. There was a lamp on it that was lit up, not with fire, but with the purple gaseous mass that resembled smoke.

“We found it!” Lonemoon exclaimed. He picked up the lamp. “There is indeed a purple-”

“Father Niu!” Before he could finish speaking, Yi Qing’s eyes widened in shock. “Put it down!”

Huh?

Lonemoon paused. He saw the purple gas turn into purple flames, which spread at top speed. They swallowed his lower arm and threatened to swallow his entire body.

He tried to loosen his grip on the lamp, but found that he could not. His arm was now numb.

Yi Qing activated his sword Qi and directed it at Lonemoon, causing the purple flames to retreat back down his arm. The lamp fell to the floor with a clank. Lonemoon’s sleeves were entirely burnt off and his lower arm looked badly scarred.

His heart thumped. What kind of technique was that? He couldn’t feel his arm at all.

Before he could figure it out, the gate to the hall closed itself back with a loud bang.

The entire hall lit up. The darkness turned into a blinding white light. A beam of light was shining down on the hall from above, causing a big hole to appear right in the middle.

An emotive male voice sounded.

“You’re finally here, Manager.”