Chapter 823: Monarch's Arrival

As the jade slip floated over, Xu Qing's expression was cold. He did not raise his hand to take it, but flew out a soul thread, instantly piercing the jade slip and shattering it.

If anyone else saw this scene, they would definitely tremble in their hearts, thinking that Xu Qing's killing intent had risen. But Tianmozi, as one of the great geniuses, had seen some clues before Xu Qing made a move, and his vision was naturally equipped.

So he remained respectful and spoke, "Ji Dongzi, this villain, his original mount target was the Mountain Ghost, but for some reason, an accident occurred, so a month ago, he went to the place where the Ghost Chariot is located."

"According to my investigation, there are many cultivators competing for the Ghost Chariot now. Among them, the main cultivator used to be that bastard Fan Shishuang, but after that vicious beast Ji Dongzi joined, it was different."

"But that disgusting Fan Shishuang is gloomy, and this Great Hunt must have prepared some dark hands. The facts are indeed so. After that decaying soul Ji Dongzi entered the Ghost Chariot Dark Forest, he never came out."

"Most likely, these two dogs are in a stalemate with each other."

Tianmozi did not hide anything and told Xu Qing everything he knew.

His words even attacked these two people who had attacked Xu Qing with various languages, and he expressed a relationship of standing on the same side as Xu Qing with all his might without repetition.

And the reason he knew so clearly was actually that he originally intended to enter the Ghost Chariot Dark Forest. As for the timing, it was after Ji Dongzi and Fan Shishuang were both defeated.

After finishing speaking, to be safe, Tianmozi thought of the rumor that Xu Qing was the God Envoy of the Xingyan God Temple, so he even released some aura of the Xingyan God Temple...

Xu Qing's expression was calm. The moment the soul thread pierced the jade slip, although he shattered it, Xu Qing had already clearly investigated the information inside through the soul thread, which was basically consistent with what Tianmozi said.

And whether it was the attacks in the other party's words or the release of the Xingyan God Temple aura, Xu Qing naturally understood the meaning contained within. The other party was hinting that everyone was on the same side.

Thus, Xu Qing's gaze was deep. Looking at this Tianmozi, whether it was the information sent by the other party or the identity as a Xingyan cultivator, it made Xu Qing not want to kill him.

The most important thing was that this person really didn't have any self-seeking actions from beginning to end.

Thus, Xu Qing didn't bother with him, took a step forward, instantly walked past Tianmozi, and headed straight for the distance. In the blink of an eye, he reached the horizon.

Following his departure, Tianmozi finally breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. Looking back at the direction Xu Qing went, a sense of surviving a disaster rose in his heart, and there was also complexity.

"This Xu Qing's battle with Ji Dongzi before should not have been hiding his strength; it was true that he was not as good as Ji Dongzi."

"But in these two months, this person's cultivation has broken through, and every breakthrough of such a genius brings earth-shaking changes."

"As for that gray mist... the upheaval of the Nine Li Prohibition some time ago must be directly related to this person."

And he actually brought out the gray mist of the Nine Li Prohibition and controlled it perfectly...

Tianmozi's heart was heavy. He knew the meaning this matter represented, and there was also a guess in his heart that he dared not believe.

"Could it be that he subdued... the Nine Li!"

Thinking of this, Tianmozi took a deep breath. Vaguely, he had a premonition that the final ranking of this Great Hunt might no longer be the genius who was full of words.

"First in the first stage, likely first in the second stage too. If the third stage is also first, Great Profound Heaven!"

Tianmozi's heart was shaken.

The Yan Yue Profound Heaven Clan had not appeared a Great Profound Heaven for a very, very long time. The last time was ten thousand years ago.

"If a Great Profound Heaven really appears this time..." Tianmozi's heart became active, and his thoughts became more. After a long while, a decisive look appeared in his eyes. He actually didn't fly to other areas but followed the direction Xu Qing left, and even shouted loudly.

"Brother Xu, Ji Dongzi is as gloomy as Fan Shishuang, and it is very likely that he will choose to join forces with Fan Shishuang in the end. To avoid Brother Xu's trouble, I am willing to go together to help Brother Xu!"

While speaking, his speed unfolded. Xu Qing raised his eyebrows and looked at this Tianmozi again. The Jin Gang Sect Ancestor's somewhat vigilant voice came from his heart.

"Master, this villain is not right; there must be a conspiracy. Master, I suggest killing this cunning person immediately!"

Xu Qing ignored the Jin Gang Sect Ancestor's words. After sweeping his gaze over Tianmozi, he narrowed his eyes. He didn't refuse, nor did he agree. He turned around and flickered, moving forward toward the Ghost Chariot place.

Seeing that Xu Qing didn't refuse, Tianmozi chose to follow behind with spirit.

During this period, in order to leave a good impression on Xu Qing, Tianmozi informed him in detail about the information regarding the Mountain-Sea Domain he knew, many of which could not be bought outside and were also known to Xu Qing for the first time.

For example, the habits of some special beasts, and some dangerous places hidden in the rainforest, etc.

Just like this, the two of them, one in front and one behind, galloped all the way, getting closer and closer to the Ghost Chariot place.

At the same time, in the Mountain-Sea Domain, in the upper ring area, in the rainforest where Shanchi was located, a pursuit that had lasted for several months was still unfolding.

It was just that unlike when Ji Dongzi chased Xu Qing back then, Xu Qing traveled ten thousand miles, the pursuit happening in the upper ring was actually always in the Shanchi place.

The one being chased was Chen Erniu.

The pursuer was Yan Xuanzi, who used various unbelievable methods. Chen Erniu took Yan Xuanzi and kept circling in this Shanchi place, and the words that came out from time to time were also cheap.

"It's endless, isn't it? Didn't I just interrupt your subduing, and also know that you are a guy who is neither male nor female? Do you have to be like this!"

"Forget it, forget it, stop chasing, okay? How about I introduce you to a Dao companion?"

"Let me tell you, I have a Junior Brother..."

Following the Captain's opening, Yan Xuanzi behind him raised his hand fiercely. Immediately, a pressure comparable to a God-Treasury erupted from his hand with hatred, covering the sky and suppressing Chen Erniu in front.

In the center of the boom, heaven and earth collapsed. Chen Erniu's body also shattered, but the next instant, in the mud in the distance, a blue worm flew out, quickly forming Chen Erniu's new body, and continued to flee.

It was just that Chen Erniu was also suffering in his heart at this moment. Don't look at what he said, but he had lost too much in these few months. If this continued, he felt he was going to be finished.

"Junior Brother, why haven't you come yet."

When Chen Erniu was anxious in his heart, outside a black rainforest in the lower ring area of the Mountain-Sea Domain, two figures roared and approached from the firmament.

"Brother Xu, this is the Ghost Chariot Dark Forest. The fierce beasts here are mainly strange, extremely ferocious, with ferocious forms, and their means are impossible to guard against."

"The Ghost Chariot clan lives here. They feed on strangeness, their combat power is terrifying, and some of their clan are powerful, even like gods. So coming here to subdue a young Ghost Chariot requires bearing huge risks." Tianmozi glanced at Xu Qing rapidly and spoke in a low voice.

Xu Qing raised his head and looked at this dense forest that was different from other places. The vegetation here was pitch black, and the sky here was also the same, filled with dark clouds. Red lightning bolts roamed between the clouds, falling from time to time, emitting huge booms.

And inside the dark forest, the cold and gloomy intent was extremely obvious, and even outside, one could feel the intent of the soul being seized, as if this dark forest was an invisible vortex, devouring all souls.

Vaguely, one could still see the figures of some cultivators, like walking corpses, wandering numbly inside.

"They are cultivators who died here recently. Their souls were devoured, their physical bodies were resurrected by the dark forest, and they will continuously search for their souls inside... until their physical bodies are corroded by the vegetation here and become nutrients."

Tianmozi's words carried some dread and heaviness.

"Additionally, this place is very large. That son of a bitch Ji Dongzi and that bastard Fan Shishuang, these two have been inside for a long time, in the dark. And we entering to search is considered being in the light, perhaps there will be some twists and turns." After finishing, Tianmozi swept his gaze at Xu Qing rapidly again, finding that Xu Qing still had no actions.

So he blinked, raised his hand, took out an incense, and lit it. "I have been prepared for a long time. All cultivators who want to enter here to obtain a Ghost Chariot will buy this kind of God Incense at the temple to guard their souls before they can enter this forest to a certain extent."

"I have seven or eight sticks here, which should be enough."

Xu Qing's gaze withdrew from the Ghost Chariot Dark Forest and looked at Tianmozi on the side.

"You don't need to continue testing."

Tianmozi smiled. Those words he said before seemed like an introduction, but in reality, they were all testing. He wanted to know if Xu Qing's strange ability to make fierce beasts prostrate was still effective here.

Xu Qing didn't bother with Tianmozi anymore. He knew that his subduing of the Nine Li couldn't be covered up, and sooner or later it would be known by others, so there was no need to deliberately hide his ability.

At the same time, he also wanted to know to what extent the Nine Li he had harvested could do in this Mountain-Sea Domain.

Thus, looking at that terrifying Ghost Chariot Dark Forest, Xu Qing spoke indifferently, "Ghost Chariot, come!"

The moment his words came out, the Nine Li aura erupted on his body, spreading across heaven and earth and occupying the dominant position.

The clouds and mist in the firmament exploded instantly and collapsed. The lightning bolts inside also broke due to the shattering of the clouds and mist, one after another rolling back to form a red lightning net.

As it spread, the dark forest on the ground, all the vegetation was shaking and trembling, actually bending down one by one.

At the same time, all the strangeness hidden inside emitted wails, and those walking corpses also fell to the ground instantly, motionless.

Boom. Following that, there was the roaring of the rainforest and the earth, the sound becoming louder and louder, until finally, the entire Ghost Chariot Dark Forest seemed to have been resurrected, with astonishing momentum.

Immediately following that, earth-shattering auras actually rose monstrously from within this vibrating dark forest.

The next instant, fierce Ghost Chariot beasts rushed out from the dark forest toward the sky.

They were large and small, numbering a full hundred, and the cultivation they exuded ranged from Spirit Treasury to Void Returning. After appearing, each roared and rushed toward Xu Qing here as if summoned.

Wherever they passed, heaven and earth cracked, and the landslide-like momentum was extremely strong. Moreover, the moment they approached, these Ghost Chariot beasts revealed ghostly light in their eyes and actually all prostrated in front of Xu Qing.

Like seeing a monarch, the aura on their bodies spread and boomed in all directions, and the dust stirred up was also like a storm, sweeping everything.

Only Xu Qing stood in front of them, expressionless.

Tianmozi was stunned on the spot.

But the shocking thing for him hadn't ended yet.

The earth suddenly churned even more violently at this moment, and in the center of the shaking rainforest, three terrifying fluctuations comparable to God-Treasury rose from the dark forest.

This aura was too shocking, suppressing everything. In the blink of an eye, three huge Ghost Chariots exuding the aura of ancient vicissitudes manifested in the firmament, gazing at Xu Qing from the sky.

Seeing all this, Tianmozi gasped, his hair standing on end, and cold sweat streaming down.

Immediately following that, Xu Qing's voice echoed again.

"Outsiders, out!" The moment his words came out, the earth boomed. All the vegetation in this vast dark forest actually uprooted themselves instantly and scattered rapidly toward the surroundings.

They actually took the initiative to reveal the Yan Yue cultivators who were hiding in this dark forest, preparing to hunt with different methods. Every one of them was trembling at this moment, unable to believe it, and their minds were blank.

It was really that this kind of thing exceeded their cognition and had reached a level close to myth.

In the distance, there were two cultivators separated by a thousand feet, confronting each other.

They were exactly Ji Dongzi and Fan Shishuang.

Both of them now had drastically changed expressions, and their hearts were stirred by unprecedented stormy waves, turning their heads simultaneously to look at the direction where Xu Qing was. ===== CHAPTER 824 =====