Chapter 47

"What exactly happened back then?"

Yang Zhu was equally curious about this question—what reason could cause an immortal power that has been passed down for tens of thousands of years to relocate its entire sect?

Perhaps only someone at the level of the Jade Pool Holy Lord could know the true reason; otherwise, no one would know it.

Yang Zhu walked toward the place with the most accumulation, swung his arm, and the wax corpses were flung away by the residual wave, exposing the lakebed silt.

He turned into a golden light, any evil could not approach, carrying great might, and from the exposed silt he pressed deeper.

After another few hundred meters, a strong surge suddenly came from below; Yang Zhu stretched out a golden giant hand and grasped a 'giant stone'.

He tried to lift it, but found the 'giant stone' seemed to be connected to heaven and earth; even as strong as Yang Zhu, he couldn't budge it in the slightest.

Yang Zhu pondered slightly, drew a fine line with his finger, and a drop of golden emperor's blood emitted an immortal radiance, illuminating the surroundings brightly.

The golden blood drop kept wriggling, as if alive, as fine imprints separated out, completely covering the surface of the giant stone.

The giant stone seemed to have its shackles loosened, trembling slightly; an inexplicable aura resonated with Yang Zhu, as if summoning him, carrying a sense of desolate sorrow.

The giant stone loosened, firmly grasped, Yang Zhu turned into a pillar of light and shot up into the sky, instantly arriving above the Holy Lake and bursting out of the water!

This 'giant stone' was the size of a millstone, its entire body wrapped in a layer of black stone skin, and no one knew what treasure lay inside.

"What is this?" the Black Emperor wondered, perhaps letting Yang Zhu risk going down to retrieve it—it definitely wasn't an ordinary item!

"I was just guessing; I didn't expect to actually find it."

Yang Zhu lightly shook his palm, and the stone skin fell off; instantly thousands of green rays shot out, pouring down myriad auspicious signs, accompanied simultaneously by an endless sorrow.

"It is actually one of the nine great immortal metals—Immortal Tears Green Gold!"

After the Black Emperor saw the object beneath the stone skin, his eyes almost popped out, a deep green light glowing in them, blazing hot.

It was a piece of green jade gorgeous to the extreme, its surface bearing several tear-like patterns, as if transformed from an immortal's tear, carrying an ominous aura.

This is the legendary immortal metal; once obtained by a great emperor, it will ultimately be forged into a supreme divine weapon, possessing the power to annihilate, capable of easily wiping out a star field.

Immortal Tears Green Gold forms beneath the Holy Lake after enduring long ages, absorbing the essences of sun and moon, and seizing the creation of heaven and earth.

It is said that the Western Queen Mother once obtained a piece from beneath the Holy Lake, and with it forged the Xi Huang Ta—an imperial weapon—that still possesses boundless power, suppressing above the Jade Pool to this day.

An immortal inheritance like the Jade Pool, enduring countless ages without falling, owes not only to its deep foundation but largely to the existence of an imperial weapon.

If you want to destroy it, unless you have the strength to oppose an imperial weapon, you are merely seeking your own death.

Many powers rise and then decline, eventually perishing; only those inheriting an imperial weapon can endure forever—the ancient aristocratic clans and holy lands are the best examples.

The piece of Immortal Tears Green Gold in Yang Zhu's hand is the size of a human head; to grow to this size requires countless ages, and obtaining it is already a great fortune.

"Watch out for this dead dog; he might bite back."

Ye Fan warned, he had long seen this black dog's greed; not to mention immortal gold, even an ordinary treasure seen by him might not be kept.

The Black Emperor's eyes glowed green, drool streaming down like a small river, his massive body trembling uncontrollably from excitement, on the verge of losing control.

"Huh? You didn't go up to grab it?"

However, contrary to Ye Fan's expectations, the Black Emperor actually restrained himself from snatching it, instead turning and running wildly around the Holy Lake to divert attention.

"Awoo~ awoo!"

The big black dog ran as fast as lightning, completing dozens of laps before gradually calming down.

Saying he didn't want it would be a lie given his nature, but one also has to see who the opponent is. If it were Ye Fan, he would have already bitten back, even risking a fight to the death, but if the person is Yang Zhu, it's another matter.

First, Yang Zhu is an imperial son, and the Black Emperor would follow his steps without hesitation; moreover, even if he really wanted to seize it, he lacks the ability.

Although the Black Emperor is said to be pitch-black like forged silk, hard as refined steel, even Ye Fan's fleshly body can only match him.

And Yang Zhu, as a sacred body dao fetus, is even more terrifying than Ye Fan; a single palm strike would be more than the Black Emperor could withstand.

Yang Zhu collected the immortal metal; it is one of the best materials for forging a personal divine treasure, but he hasn't yet decided what weapon to forge, so he can only wait and see later.

"Let's go; there's nothing worth staying for here."

Having said that, Yang Zhu took the lead, leaving through the entrance they had entered.

After the three emerged from the Jade Well, it was already night.

Under the moonlight, the red earth stretched boundlessly, endless and empty; not to mention mountains, even large rocks were hard to see.

Instantly, a strange feeling welled up in their hearts, making them feel creepy.

"How did he come out?"

Ye Fan's body shuddered; he knew this feeling all too well—back then he and the Fluctuating Light Holy Son, among others, had ventured into the Primordial Ancient Mine.

Inside they encountered a terrifying creature, whose aura was exactly the same as this! "Could it be them?"

Yang Zhu gazed into the distance; on a red, undulating mountain peak on the horizon, there was a figure looking in this direction.

"Damn it, what creature is this, too terrifying."

Under that gloomy gaze, the Black Emperor's fur stood on end instantly, making him feel creepy from the bottom of his heart.

"This creature is too terrifying; should we leave?"

Ye Fan had witnessed that creature's terror; back then, their group of several had been chased, let alone how frightening it was.

"Let me meet you."

Who would have thought Yang Zhu murmured a sentence, murky chaotic qi surging, and behind him a world appeared, constantly fading and evolving.

Beginningless Seal! Yang Zhu silently chanted in his heart, and a huge palm print protruded from the world behind him.

Instantly, boundless pressure surged forth, in an instant draining the spiritual power within a radius of several li; even the bright moon in the sky dimmed at that moment, losing its luster.

The palm print was over ten meters wide, not particularly brilliant; at the moment it appeared, the entire void could not bear it, collapsing into terrifying black holes one after another, within which dark light burst forth.

The Beginningless Seal seemed to merge with the void, shaking the entire space violently, carrying an unstoppable momentum as it pierced the void and struck down.

The palm print vanished, and in the blink of an eye it appeared several dozen li away, enveloping that creature and striking down in an instant.

Boom! With a tremendous roar, the terrain where that creature stood was driven down, sinking into a large pit several li across, bottomless.

As the Stride Character Technique was deployed, Yang Zhu left behind several afterimages, taking a few steps to the spot where the Beginningless Seal had fallen.

He stepped down, and his golden qi and blood surged like a vast river, spreading to the horizon, casting a brilliant golden sheen over the red earth above.

That space instantly collapsed, turning into a larger bottomless abyss, and its residual might shook the area below, cracking open a huge fissure tens of meters wide.

(End of chapter)