Chapter: 1012 (1/2)

AST 1012 – Sacred Item of the Heaven and Earth, Arhat Rosary Beads

Qing Shui saw the person in the central stone platform with a glance. More precisely, he saw the person whose skeleton was now a sitting pile of dried up bones. It was upright, with a tall stature and a position calm like an old monk.

That divine and dignified aura came from this set of bones. It was only after he had entered this place that the aura had felt even stronger. He now knew why no wild beasts or demonic beasts would come.

If Qing Shui was still in his previous life, he would definitely be scared to death upon seeing a set of bones like this. However, he didn’t feel anything right now. The closer he approached, the more strongly he could feel that near holy power. This power gave others the feeling of wanting to bow or kneel down to pay respects.

There was not a hint of dust on the set of snow white bones, which seemed very strange. After all, dust was everywhere in the surroundings, but in a three meter radius around the set of bones, there wasn’t even a speck of dust.

“Ehh!”

It was only now that Qing Shui realized that there was a string of “Buddha prayer beads” on the skeleton’s legs. It should be prayer beads. Part of it was on the skeleton’s legs, while the rest was covered by the bones. The prayer beads seemed to be made from ancient sandalwood, at least on the surface. Each bead was about the size of a baby’s fist, and the holy power came from this string of prayer beads.

Qing Shui took a few more steps forward and could sense that not only was there an ample amount of holy power, there also seemed to be a powerful spirit energy on the string. Such power would make one’s soul feel threatened.

“What the hell is this?”

It was only when he got close that Qing Shui saw that the prayer beads were very large. With a glance, he estimated that there were just over 60 beads. With a more accurate look Qing Shui guessed there were 64 of them in total. If an adult were to hang it around his neck, it could drape down all the way to his ankle, or even the ground. Of course, one could also circle it twice or thrice around the neck.

Qing Shui took a few more steps forward and a powerful spiritual sense or intent materialized and surged towards Qing Shui. Qing Shui frowned and the Yin-Yang Image in his consciousness spun very quickly, fending it off.

It was no wonder that the place hadn’t suffered any damage. For one, this place was very well-hidden. Moreover, the spiritual sense here was very weird. If it wasn’t for Qing Shui’s strong enough spirit energy and spiritual sense, he might have been turned into a fool right then and there.

Thankfully, he hadn’t let Luan Luan come in. Qing Shui knew that the string of prayer beads was definitely something good, but most good items were destined for people who came prepared. In other words, only people who were strong enough could have them. For other items, only those who had an affinity with the item could have it.

Qing Shui didn’t know if he was the person with that affinity, but he would definitely think of a way to get his hands on the prayer beads. This was definitely something good. He took two more steps forward, and his spirit felt like it was being pierced by needles.

This must be a restriction this skeleton had left behind when he was still alive, a pressure combining resistance and spiritual attack. Each time Qing Shui took one more step forward, it became slightly stronger. This was a warning, to humans and demonic beasts alike.

Expert level Focused Concentration!

With his heavenly meridians cleared, his spirit energy circulated very quickly. Qing Shui walked within two meters of the skeleton, but he found it hard to progress any further. He was only one step away from being able to reach out his hand and grab it…

This was too big a joke…

Qing Shui was helpless. If it wasn’t for the world’s regulations, Qing Shui felt that he would be able to take this single step in a month, or at most three months. With the Realm of the Violet Jade Immortal, he had this confidence.

However, with the pressure from the world, a millimeter difference felt like 1,000 li. It was extremely hard for Qing Shui to breakthrough this step. He stood there and stared at the powerful spirit “shackles”, but wasn’t able to lift his legs to take another step forward.

He thought of how his Gold Needles could stimulate others, but he had become strong too quickly recently and for now, there wasn’t any way for him to stimulate even a little more potential.

This difference of a single step required one to be very strong. Moreover, one would need to break through the world’s regulations. It was just as hard as if he had to take ten more steps forward as opposed to just one.

Qing Shui was drenched in his sweat and even his spirit energy was showing some signs of backlash. The deeper in, the more aggressive the spiritual pressure here was.

Qing Shui wouldn’t be able to live with himself if he were to walk out empty-handed.

“Oh, the Berserk Dragon crystal card!”

Qing Shui recalled this item which could allow his strength to breakthrough the world’s regulations by 500 stars. It would be sufficient for him to take this one step. However, Qing Shui was slightly hesitant, because he felt that it might be useful when he headed for the Demon Gate or the Buddha Sect.

However, encountering this situation put him at a loss. After all, this Berserk Dragon crystal card was very powerful, being able to ignore the pressure of 500 stars. It was a power one could unleash only after attaining a strength of 5,000 stars.

After taking one Vital Essence Pill, Qing Shui hesitated for a bit before he took out the precious card. Qing Shui had only one. He had made multiple attempts to refine more, but only one was successfully created. This showed how precious it was.

Steeling his determination!

Qing Shui slapped down the Berserk Dragon crystal card on himself and immediately a mysterious energy rose from within him. The pressure before him suddenly lightened by a lot. Qing Shui lifted his leg, and the step which he had found impossible to take earlier was now easily taken.

Qing Shui didn’t reach out for the prayer beads immediately. Although it was very attractive to him, to the extent that he had used the crystal card, he had more than sufficient time and looked toward the skeleton once again.

The skeleton was very broad, and certainly must have belonged to a man. Judging from his sitting position, he might have been a monk. From the person’s skeleton, Qing Shui had the feeling that when this person had died, he must’ve been very strong. However, his age at death was unknown.