Chapter 309: Long time no see

One strand after another of destructive power was devoured by Shen Qing.

Fenghuang's breath also gradually improved a bit, as the destructive power was completely devoured.

With a bang.

This black arrow was also completely obliterated.

Fenghuang also fell powerlessly to the ground, but before she could catch her breath, she wanted to speak.

Shen Qing glanced at her: "I know you have many questions, but I don't really want to answer."

Fenghuang stared for a moment then spoke: "But shouldn't you answer when I ask you?"

Shen Qing glanced at him: "What logic is that? I saved the fortune incarnation of Cloud Prefecture, and they gave me the Heart of the Earth; what about you? Not only do you give me nothing, but you even want to ask me questions?"

Those words left Fenghuang dumbfounded, yet she felt there was no problem; she lowered her head in a dazed way: "Sorry."

Shen Qing waved his hand.

"Cut to the chase—tell me, what exactly did you summon me for?"

Fenghuang spoke: "Yes yes yes, business is urgent, hurry hurry hurry, come with me."

However, Fenghuang flapped her wings twice but didn't take off, perhaps because she'd been pinned to the wall for too long.

She had no choice but to turn into a ground‑chicken, hopping her legs ahead.

Even so, her mouth never stopped.

"Back then Penglai Old Ancestor and I said two supreme figures would rise, they would bring… is it you? But why did only you come today?"

Shen Qing raised his eyebrows; the two supreme figures he mentioned were probably the Martial Emperor and Shen Wendao.

"Hey, by the way, how's the situation outside? Have the evil spirits launched a massive invasion of our world?"

"No, they're being held at the Boundary Domain Battlefield."

Fenghuang got a bit excited hearing that: "Really! But Penglai Old Ancestor said the evil spirits are very strong—how did you manage to stop them?"

"Outside, two tough individuals have forged a new path, beating the evil spirits so they can't raise their heads."

Fenghuang turned back: "Someone forged a new path? Or two? Compared to Penglai Old Ancestor, who's stronger?"

Shen Qing pondered a moment and replied: "Probably about the same."

Fenghuang exclaimed: "Do you know how strong Penglai Old Ancestor is? Out there, two of comparable strength appeared at once?"

Penglai Old Ancestor, even when berserk, could kill two Land Immortals and seriously wound one—indeed very strong—but if the Martial Emperor and Shen Wendao went berserk, Shen Qing could be certain that no one in this world could stop them.

However, Shen Qing believes Penglai Old Ancestor finally died by self‑detonation, which was likely a conscious choice after regaining awareness; otherwise he could have killed even more.

Thus it's really hard to judge who is stronger.

Shen Qing said: "Then what do you think of me?"

Fenghuang fell silent; she understood that Shen Qing wielded two supreme powers, so even if he remained mediocre he would still be stronger than Penglai Old Ancestor.

Afterwards Fenghuang remained silent all the way until they reached the deepest part of the cave, where there stood a clay statue that should be Penglai Old Ancestor.

Fenghuang pointed at the statue: "This is the place; you can trigger it with primordial qi."

Shen Qing stepped forward, extended his hand and poured primordial qi into the statue; in an instant brilliant light blazed forth.

Only see primordial qi weaving in the air into an image: a white robe, a long white beard, kind eyes and brows, holding a whisk in his hand, he spoke.

"I am Yang Xuan; by the time you see this image, I am already dead."

Shen Qing raised his eyebrows.

The Bodhi Old Ancestor's image continued speaking.

"I am a sinner of this world."

"I wanted to forge a new path, which stirred the destructive power; I never imagined that beneath that destructive power lay a mighty civilization."

"It was I who exposed our world's coordinates; as a result I ultimately could not control the destructive power, and it even disturbed my mind."

"Successors, if you come here, you must leave at once; beneath Bodhi Island the destructive power is invading our world—you must get this message out."

"Before me are two legacies: one concerning geomancy, the other concerning my martial arts; both are all I have learned in my lifetime."

"I have gradually lost control; successors, I am sorry to you."

"But please, save this world."

Having said that, the Bodhi Old Ancestor's eyes gradually turned blood‑red, and the image cut off abruptly.

Shen Qing now understands why the evil spirits came to this world.

It turns out they touched the Dark Forest Law.

Shen Qing let out a sigh, reached out and grabbed the two jade slips bearing the legacies.

Afterward he turned back to Fenghuang: "Can I go out now?"

Fenghuang shook her head: "No, while you've been inside, the evil spirits outside have awakened; several Martial Saint Realm beings are now blocking the door—I'll open a teleport gate to send you out."

Shen Qing narrowed his eyes: "Martial Saint Realm evil spirits? What levels are they?"

"There are three in total; the lowest cultivation is sixth level of Martial Saint Realm, the highest is eighth level of Martial Saint Realm, and another is awakening on the way here."

Shen Qing said: "They can't get into this cave, can they?"

Fenghuang lifted her head proudly: "Nonsense—this cave was personally built by Bodhi Old Ancestor; no one but a Land Immortal could hope to enter."

Shen Qing nodded, then directly took out those several Holy Yuan Fruits.

Fenghuang hurried to stop him: "No, this fruit has destructive power… you might as well pretend I never said anything."

Shen Qing exhaled a mouthful of turbid qi, activated the Dragon Elephant Prajna Art, and in one gulp swallowed the Holy Yuan Fruit that resembled a porcelain doll; he ate it too fast to taste what it was like.

Tremendous formidable power erupted; Shen Qing circulated the Dragon Elephant Prajna Art to begin digesting the medicinal potency, fierce golden light flashed, bathing the whole cave in brilliant gold, and the terrifying roar of the dragon‑elephant made Fenghuang's ears ache.

Fenghuang's eyes widened in surprise: "Are young people nowadays all this fierce?"

Shen Qing's physical strength surged upward at extreme speed; his body almost instantly broke through the Martial Saint Realm's shackles and continued to evolve at an even faster pace.

Meanwhile, outside the cave time flew by swiftly, and the last Martial Saint Realm evil spirit also arrived outside the cave.

These four all look twisted and crooked.

An octopus-like one spoke: "Why would someone come in at this critical moment?"

Another dinosaur-like one spoke: "Just letting him in is bad enough, but how did you let him find this cave! And how did you let him go in! How am I supposed to explain this to the Terrifying Abyss Evil God!"

A humanoid evil spirit spoke: "It's fine, anyway he's just at the Yuan Dan Realm! Later when he comes out to play, we'll let him know what cruelty is!"

Just then, the cave's main gate slowly opened, and the four Evil Spirit Martial Saints all revealed a cruel and terrifying expression.

But they were soon stunned, for behind the opened door there was not a single person.

Just then, a tremendous oppressive force came from behind them—not because there was no one behind the door, but because Shen Qing had moved with a speed beyond their perception, appearing behind them!

Shen Qing's icy voice rang out.

"I'm really sorry."

"I've kept you waiting."