Chapter 1038: Followed by Vile People (1/2)

Xiao Chen asked out of curiosity, “What is this?”

Mo Chen explained, “My ancestor passed down this jade pendant. Whether we can obtain the Book of Heavenly Works or not will depend on it. Yours should also be a key to a secret chamber. However, if you cannot find the location of the corresponding chamber, your key would be useless.”

Upon hearing this, Xiao Chen lost interest. He carefully put his phoenix-shaped jade pendant away and said, “Let’s go. We should quickly find the Book of Heavenly Works before something happens.”

Mo Chen nodded and pushed. The big closed doors opened once again, and the two formally stepped into the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion.

The instant the doors opened, an odious bloody stench assaulted their noses. Boxes on the shelves and stone pedestals all lay open.

Fresh corpses cluttered the ground; the blood had not even dried yet.

Aside from those killed by cultivators, these were mostly the results of the restrictions on the treasures. Every box in here, every treasure, all had restrictions and ancient traps. They should not be touched casually.

The architecture of the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion was extremely complicated. Passages wound everywhere. How to access the second floor was not even clear.

Mo Chen took out a rough sketch and glanced at it. Then, she advanced unhurriedly. Along the way, she walked past stone rooms and treasures on shelves. However, she did not even peep at those items.

Soon, the two arrived at the tunnel to the second floor. There was a thin barrier there, blocking several cultivators and frustrating them.

“Bang! Bang! Bang!”

Two Inferior Grade Martial Sages attacked the barrier, but it did not budge at all. Instead, the attacks rebounded on the two, causing them to vomit blood. The final strike actually even killed them.

The other cultivators, who were preparing to try breaking the barrier, were so frightened that their complexions turned pale, no longer daring to make a move. All of them just hoped that when an expert broke the barrier, they would be able to cross as well.

Xiao Chen was startled. The force of the rebound was not half that of the original attack but double or even triple.

Of course, there had to be an upper limit. An infinite increase would be impossible. Once a strike crossed that point, the barrier would break easily.

This place was filled with cultivators. Not wanting to attract any attention, Xiao Chen took Mo Chen into his arms and did not let her struggle. Then, he pushed off the floor and soared into the air, turning his body into a saber.

“Buzz!”

A resplendent saber light flashed on Xiao Chen’s body, making him as bright as the sun and dazzling the eyes on the ground. The cultivators only heard the hum of a saber. When they opened their eyes again, the crack in the barrier was already slowly healing.

“Damn! Where did that expert come from?!”

In the time it took for a spark to fly, someone instantly penetrated the barrier. All the cultivators waiting here exclaimed in surprise.

Several people cursed in their hearts as well. Since those people were going in, they should have brought in a few more people.

“Scram!”

Just at this moment, a rough shout resounded. Two overbearing auras shot over. Cultivators got flung into the walls. Many of these people’s bodies became mangled, and they died on the spot.

The crowd turned their heads and saw two lights as resplendent as the sun illuminating the passageway as bright as day.

“They’re the disciples of the Cyclic Astral Palace’s Sun Palace! Run!”

The survivors were greatly startled. The Cyclic Astral Palace was considered a big shot within the entire Heavenly Starry Ocean. Furthermore, faced with elite Sun Palace disciples, how could they dare to remain?

“Indeed, they are all trash. We did not even make a move, and the might of our Solar Astral Banners already smashed them to death,” Lu Shaoyou and Feng Ziying said indifferently as they looked at the mangled corpses and each retrieved a Solar Astral Banner overhead into their palms.

Chen Wunjun and a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage of the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion could not help but twitch a corner of their lips. The cultivators that were stopped on this floor were mostly Martial Monarchs.

How could these cultivators block that? The Solar Astral Banners of these two probably used at least several dozen tons of divine materials.

Lu Shaoyou toyed with a piece of mysterious black metal in his hand. A faint smile appeared on his face.

Feng Ziying smiled and said, “Senior Brother, your luck is pretty good. You managed to find an ancient Steel Heart. Even if you melt it down, you should be able to obtain ten tons of divine materials.”

Lu Shaoyou said without a care, “This Steel Heart is a core component of the Fire Li Sect’s combat puppets. If we can peer into its mysteries and learn the Martial Techniques of these combat puppets, it would be much more valuable than ten tons of divine materials.”

His expression suddenly turned depressed as he added, “Unfortunately, even the few divine refiners cannot comprehend its mysteries. Without the Book of Heavenly Works, it would be impossible.”

Chen Wenjun whispered, “Senior Brothers, that saber light from earlier looked like it was from Wen Ziran. The person with him should be Mo Chen.”

Feng Ziying sighed. “What’s wrong? You have a grudge against him?”

“This Wen Ziran humiliated a subordinate clan of mine. That Mo Chen also grasps a unique refining method, so I’ve been wanting to annex her clan.”

Lu Shaoyou’s eyes lit up. Then, he said sullenly, “This Mo Chen is pretty famous. Unfortunately, she is disfigured.”

Feng Ziying suggested casually, “Let’s give chase and take a look. After all, with how big this place is, we will not be able to finish exploring it quickly. We might as well find something to do.”