Chapter 1888 - Lord Mings Place of Incarceration (2/2)

Zhang Ruochen smiled, taking out a Seven-Radiance Thousand-Inscription Sacred Artifact-cla.s.s golden spear and handing it out.

Bao Xinghun was puzzled. He could not make head or tail of what Zhang Ruochen meant.

“Since you have bowed to me, it will only be proper for me as an elder to give something in return. I got this spear from a deity of the Celestial Court. It should be of a much higher grade than the spear in your hand.”

Bao Xinghun hesitated, but still took the golden spear. After studying it for a while, he was ecstatic. “Seven-Radiance Thousand-Inscription sacred artifact? I can’t believe that it is a Seven-Radiance Thousand-Inscription sacred artifact! Fantastic!”

The Nether Dungeon lacked resources and capable alchemists. The weapons that Bao Lie and Bao Xinghun carried were naturally not of quality.

Now, even Bao Lie was stunned at hearing the name ‘Seven-Radiance Thousand-Inscription sacred artifact.’ He walked right up to Bao Xinghun and s.n.a.t.c.hed the golden spear from him. “Kid doesn’t need such an excellent weapon. With your cultivation at only Five-Step Saint Kinghood, you can’t use all the full power of the Seven Radiance. I will keep this thing in my custody until you have attained Nine-Step Saint Kinghood.”

Bao Lie fiddled with the golden spear, his eyes burning with fire in excitement.

Bao Xinghun bowed his head melancholically. Before the Seven-Radiance Thousand-Inscription sacred artifact had even warmed up in his hand, his father had taken it away. He was almost crying.

Zhang Ruochen let out a smile. “Brother Bao Lie, Why do you still like to s.n.a.t.c.h someone else’s weapon, eh? Haven’t you done that often enough to Sixth Brother last time?”

“How can you say I s.n.a.t.c.h? I keep it in my custody,” said Bao Lie. “Besides, your Sixth Brother was a capable alchemist. If I didn’t take from him, the eldest and second brother would have.”

Speaking of this, Bao Lie fell into a brief silence. “Are Eldest and Second Brother still alive, Little Brother?”

Zhang Ruochen shook his head and sighed. “I am not sure. According to the First Central Empire’s history book, Eldest Brother Hong Ya had fought with the Xue w.a.n.gzhao, the Number One G.o.d of War of the Central Chiqing Empire, and died in the Darkmourn Mountains. Second Brother Chen Daogu was burned to death with celestial fire by Fire Demon Xiao Sheng, the eldest disciple of Emperor Qing. Third and Fourth Brother are still missing. No one knows if they are still alive.”

“Too many things happened eight hundred years ago. We have got to investigate to find out the truth. After all, the First Central Empire’s history book was in fact hiding the truth.”

Bao Lie clenched his fists impatiently. “Then what are we waiting for? Let us go find it out now! If they are still alive, flush them out. If they are dead, I will also dig them out of their graves. As for Xue w.a.n.gzhao and Fire Demon Xiao Sheng, I want an eye for an eye.”

“I am here in the Dismemberment Prison Realm looking for someone,” said Zhang Ruochen.

“Looking for someone in the Dismemberment Prison Realm? There is not a soul here. Is there any other cultivator?”

Immediately, s.h.i.+ Qiankun summoned the ghost image of Zhenyu Clan’s old elder s.h.i.+ Mingyuan in front of Bao Lie. “Elder Bao Lie must have stayed in the Dismemberment Prison Realm for a long time. Have you seen my father?”

Seeing that ghost image, he was wide-eyed as a hideous image flashed across his mind. “It is him! How could this be?”

“You saw my father?”

Zhang Ruochen, s.h.i.+ Qiankun, and s.h.i.+ Ren were delighted.

Bao Lie nodded. “Don’t you all get too happy, too quickly? The situation isn’t as good as you all imagine. In fact, Little Brother, you saw ‘it’ before.”

Zhang Ruochen’s heart skipped a beat. He looked shocked. “It? Third Brother, you mean he…”

“That’s right. It was the monster you saw earlier,” said Bao Lie. “If he was really the chief of Zhenyu Clan s.h.i.+ Mingyuan, my guess is that he must have been poisoned by Lord Ming’s blood toxin, or his mind had been controlled by Lord Ming’s consciousness.”

“No. Absolutely impossible. Father’s spiritual power is very powerful. No way Lord Ming could control him,” said s.h.i.+ Qiankun.

“What if Lord Ming attacked him when your father was at the critical moment of cultivation?” asked Bao Lie.

“This…” s.h.i.+ Qiankun could not find the words to respond with.

“Could it be that Lord Ming has not been incarcerated but still can move freely in the Dismemberment Prison Realm?” said Zhang Ruochen.

A chill ran up their spine when s.h.i.+ Ren and s.h.i.+ Qiankun heard this. They could not help but check around them, fearing that Lord Ming might suddenly appear in front of them.

“Of course, Lord Ming has been sealed. But… something is not right. Let me bring you to the place of incarceration and you will understand!”

Bao Lie shot a look at s.h.i.+ Qiankun, s.h.i.+ Ren, and Bao Xinghun. “The cultivation base and will of you all are too weak. Stay here lest you all fall under Lord Ming’s control, becoming his slaves.”

Bao Lie and Zhang Ruochen rode on the Golden Dragon Carriage, and off they went.

After going for thousands of miles, Zhang Ruochen suddenly sensed the precepts in heaven and earth thinning, spiritual Qi disappearing, as if they had come to a forbidden land.

As the Golden Dragon Carriage, Zhang Ruochen and Bao Lie alighted.

There was no crystal covering the surface of the land, just black soil and rock. Not even a trace of the living and Qi. It was not different from any other barren planets in the universe.

Zhang Ruochen looked into the distance and saw six giant sacred swords, each almost one hundred thousand feet tall, which were so arranged that it formed a mountain of swords, standing on the horizon with a dazzling glow.

The glow had even illuminated a part of the sky.

A vast amount of lightning, celestial fire, gale, and icy flew around these six swords, emitting a dull sound.

“You are one of the sword holders of the Zhenyu Clan, but what you all are wielding are just the secondary swords. The six primary swords are being used to suppress Lord Ming,” said Bao Lie.