Chapter 383: Origin of the Immortal Stone, Faces Torn Apart

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Thus, Shi Hao had no choice but to shift the topic again.

"By the way, the entire immortal tomb just shook a few times. Do you think a powerful immortal treasure has been born?"

Hearing their senior brother talk about serious matters, Lin Bai and the others all gathered around.

"Senior Brother, do you think it might be the Immortal Spirit Guarding Stone that the Master ordered to appear?"

"If that's the case, we need to hurry; otherwise we might be beaten to it by others."

Lin Bai frowned, making a serious guess.

"Immortal Spirit Guarding Stone?"

"So your ultimate goal in entering the immortal tomb is this."

"However, I'm afraid this guardian stone won't be easy to obtain," Qing Qian said, furrowing her brows.

Shi Hao looked at her upon hearing that: "Oh? Miss Qian, what do you mean?"

"This Immortal Spirit Guarding Stone is born only once each time the immortal tomb is opened."

"One could say there is only one per era, making it extremely precious."

"This stone is formed from the collective will of the many deceased immortal sages within the tomb."

"This stone has many uses; its greatest effect is that wearing it grants protection from the myriad immortal spirits."

Qing Qian recalled the words her father had told her before she came, and related them in detail.

"Because it is extremely precious, that's why I said it's hard to obtain."

"It is also something countless prodigies desire."

"When the time comes, the prodigies of the several great Immortal Emperor clans from the Heavenly Cloud Dao Domain and the Purple Feather Dao Domain will all come to contend for it."

Hearing this, Shi Hao's group all nodded.

So that's how it is.

But this stone was entrusted by the Sect Master; it must not fall into others' hands.

Even if they are prodigies of Immortal Emperor forces, what then?

Fight them!

"In that case, Miss Qian, we shall part ways here."

"We are heading to the center of the immortal tomb to obtain the Immortal Spirit Guarding Stone; it would be too dangerous for you to follow us."

Shi Hao looked at Qing Qian and spoke.

"Friends, you just saved me; how could I shrink back because of danger?"

"I will accompany you to the immortal tomb's center to fetch the Immortal Stone."

Qing Qian's face showed firm determination; she spoke, allowing no rebuttal.

Of course, she also had a little ulterior motive.

She was quite interested in this group of Qingyun Sect prodigies, especially their senior senior brother.

"Rest assured, I won't drag you down."

"Although my cultivation hasn't fully recovered yet, I still have many trump cards given by my family."

Seeing that Shi Hao couldn't dissuade her, he decided not to say more; if she wanted to come along, let her.

Soon after, the group emerged from the forest and continued on their way.

The closer they got to the immortal tomb's center, the more desolate the surroundings became.

Steles stood in clusters, and many immortal bones lay scattered on the ground, unburied.

No, one could say the entire space of the immortal tomb is a burial ground for them.

It's only that, to benefit later generations, the immortal tomb opens once per era; strictly speaking, our arrival disturbed their eternal rest.

"Qin Senior Brother, what we've seen along the way can only be described as tragic and heroic," Ning Yan couldn't help but say.

"There's nothing to be done; even a mighty figure like an Immortal King will eventually fall—heaven cannot be defied!"

Qin Han, wearing the uniform of a sequence disciple, replied.

Along the way, dozens of Qingyun Sect disciples were chatting.

Along the way they also encountered many prodigies from other forces.

Some were fighting, some were killing and looting, some were... not suitable for minors...

Others were simply rushing onward, just like Shi Hao's group.

Of course, these had nothing to do with them.

But wherever they went, many prodigies cast their gazes upon them.

Some were cautious, some were puzzled, and some were utterly bewildered.

"Immortal Maiden Qing Qian? Strange—why isn't Immortal Maiden Qing Qian with her own clan, yet she's with these people?"

"Right, I remember now—these people are prodigies of the Qingyun Immortal Sect."

"When outside the immortal tomb, the eldest son of the Chen Immortal Clan even went up to greet them—don't you remember?"

"Oh, I see—then it's not surprising at all."

"Since they know the Chen Eldest Son, it's no surprise they know Immortal Maiden Qing Qian—how enviable!"

"Wu Cao! Hey, look over there—isn't that the Chen Eldest Son? What happened to him?"

A prodigy exclaimed in surprise, pointing behind.

"You lot, halt for this young master!"

Upon hearing that, Shi Hao's group ahead halted their steps and all stopped.

That voice sounded somewhat familiar.

Afterwards they turned to look, and were nearly scared out of their wits.

Three men in tattered clothes were flying toward them at extreme speed.

"Chen… Fellow Daoist Chen?"

Lin Bai rubbed his eyes, looking several times before confirming the newcomer's identity.

"Isn't this Chen Mu!"

But his current appearance has changed by a huge amount!

He saw that his clothes from head to toe were all tattered, and there were several scratches on his exposed shoulders.

His refined and elegant demeanor was completely gone; now he looked exactly like a begging beggar.

Furthermore, of the many immortal clan geniuses he carried with him, only two remained, and that person's condition was even worse than his.

"Fellow Daoist Chen, what have you been up to? How did you end up like this?"

"Also, why did you stop us? We have nothing to give you in charity."

Lin Bai smiled and spoke.

"You, you, you!"

Upon hearing this, the approaching Chen Mu was so angry he nearly spat out a mouthful of old blood.

"You still have the nerve to say that? It's not like you did this to resist those people from the Union Joy Immortal Sect."

"Why didn't you join me, young master, in resisting them, instead abandoning us to flee on our own?"

Chen Mu is now full of anger and has nowhere to vent it.

I was really impulsive back then! If I had known, I would have waited for them and the Union Joy Immortal Sect people to wear each other down, then come out to finish things.

"Hiss, that's not right—wasn't that what you said, Young Master Chen?"

"We're all good friends; you helped us resist, we're deeply moved, thank you."

"Then we'll be leaving first."

After saying that, Lin Bai greeted his fellow junior brothers and sisters and turned to leave.

"Wait! None of you are allowed to leave today!"

"No! You may go, but you must leave her behind; I have something to say to her."

Chen Mu pointed to Lin Bai's side, where Hua Qian Yu wore the attire of a direct disciple.

Upon hearing that, Shi Hao and Lin Bai exchanged a glance; this kid finally revealed his hand.

The fox's tail showed—indeed he was scheming against the junior sister.

The Four Rankings and Seven Cores of the Azure Cloud Sect all turned angrily to look at him.

"Keep my junior sister? What are you dreaming about?"

Lin Bai drew his Azure Lotus Sword and spoke coldly.

Since we've broken ties, let's just kill him now.

"Fine! Since you don't want to hand anyone over, then everyone will stay."

As Chen Mu's words fell, he began frantically circulating his cultivation, and a terrifying aura burst forth from his body.

His entire demeanor changed instantly!

A towering immortal divine soul appeared behind him.

"High-level True Immortal!"