Chapter 1303: Life or Death

The turbid storm in the Buried Immortal Valley lasted for a full forty-nine days!

From the first seventh day to the seventh seventh day, it was exactly a complete cycle of reincarnation.

This was not an auspicious number, but it represented perfection, and it was also the time for the Heaven and Earth Furnace to come to a perfect end.

In the forty-nine days, the turbid gale blew for seven days before turning into a pitch-black cloud and mist.

All kinds of sounds constantly echoed in the black mist, which could be called true ghost wailing and god howling, as if millions of vengeful spirits were wailing, roaring, and screaming.

But in the Heaven and Earth Furnace, even vengeful spirits could not escape the sacrifice.

By the forty-second day, all sounds had disappeared, and the entire Buried Immortal Valley was covered by a black seawater, as if it had turned into a sea of extinction, filled with death energy and coldness.

It wasn't until the forty-nine days were complete that the Buried Immortal Valley finally returned to peace.

It had turned into a dry desert. There was no grass here, no water, and even the soil appeared lifeless. It was completely a place without any vitality.

"Is it… over?" Duan Jiude looked at the Buried Immortal Valley, which had changed its appearance and turned upside down, somewhat unable to believe it.

For these forty-nine days, they had been guarding the entrance of the Buried Immortal Valley without leaving.

Only that giant sea turtle had left first, sinking into the sea without any news.

Although Mo Junchen was also an existence at the peak of the Golden Immortal Realm and possessed a Great Success Pluto Prison Suppression Body, he couldn't stop the sea turtle, which was equivalent to his realm, from leaving, so he had to let it go and stayed behind with Liu Jingning, Duan Jiude, and the others.

Now that the Heaven and Earth Furnace in the Buried Immortal Valley had finally ended its sacrifice, everyone's heart began to feel uneasy.

With the Buried Immortal Valley turning into this state, was there any possibility that Xu Que and Er Gouzi could still be alive?

"Quick, go in and take a look… damn, wait a minute, who among you still remembers where that mountain was?" Duan Jiude shouted immediately, then suddenly froze. The entire Buried Immortal Valley had been sacrificed into a flat desert, and he couldn't find the location of the mountain range at this moment.

"I remember!" Liu Jingning replied, and before she finished speaking, she had already rushed into the valley, heading straight for the Spirit Eye mountain range that Xu Que had pointed out earlier.

"Wait a minute!" Mo Junchen shouted immediately, but it was too late; Liu Jingning had already rushed into the Buried Immortal Valley, heading straight for the Spirit Eye mountain range.

He was worried that the Heaven and Earth Furnace in the Buried Immortal Valley had just ended and there would still be the influence of the sacrifice, so he didn't dare let Liu Jingning go in.

But fortunately, after Liu Jingning rushed in, no unexpected danger occurred, so he breathed a slight sigh of relief.

If anything happened to Liu Jingning, Mo Junchen had no doubt that even if Gang Leader Xu turned into a ghost, he probably wouldn't let him off!

"Don't wait anymore, hurry in and see if there are any Immortal Artifacts left to pick up. Old man, I'm telling you, that kid and that dog have a pile of treasures on them!" Duan Jiude said, rushing in anxiously.

Although he was shouting about picking up Immortal Artifacts, anyone could see that Duan Jiude was also worried about the safety of Xu Que and Er Gouzi.

After all, everyone could see that the Heaven and Earth Furnace could even sacrifice mountain ranges; would it spare Immortal Artifacts?

"Whoosh!"

Soon, everyone rushed into the valley and arrived at the location of the Spirit Eye mountain range that Xu Que had previously pointed out.

Everyone stopped behind Liu Jingning, silently looking at the lifeless fine sand and some remaining stone fragments under their feet, falling into silence.

"Everyone in the Zha Tian Bang, listen to my order: dig up this place immediately!" Liu Jingning suddenly gritted her teeth and shouted, ordering everyone in the Zha Tian Bang to take action.

Whether Xu Que was dead or alive, she had to dig him out to see.

The Eight-Headed Serpent and the Zha Tian Bang members responded with a "Yes," without the slightest hesitation, quickly picking up shovels and crazily digging into the ground.

However, a bizarre scene appeared.

When everyone's shovels landed and shoveled up a pile of sand and stone, the ground instantly returned to its original state!

"This…" Duan Jiude was instantly shocked.

"This place seems to be completely dead!" Mo Junchen was also stunned.

Logically speaking, in desert conditions, if you dig sand and stone, the surrounding sand and stone will quickly fill the pit, which is normal. But if you keep digging, you will always find something.

But now, the situation they encountered was different.

When everyone's shovels went down and dug up the sand and stone, the surrounding sand and stone didn't move at all, but the location that had been dug out was quickly filled with sand and stone again, returning to its original appearance.

This situation meant that the soil of the Buried Immortal Valley had completely died. All the spiritual energy of the terrain had been refined by the Heaven and Earth Furnace, and the entire land had been permanently fixed in this state. It wouldn't change by even a fraction of soil.

"Hiss, this… I'm afraid we can't dig it up!" Duan Jiude took a slight breath, shaking his head.

Liu Jingning gripped her hands tightly, trying hard to control her emotions and keep herself calm.

In this kind of situation, only by staying calm could she think of a way!

"Wait a minute, we can go to the mountain range where Xuan Yuan Wanrong was and take a look. If Xuan Yuan Wanrong is still alive, then that kid won't die either. If… forget it, let's go take a look first!" Duan Jiude suggested. After all, Xu Que's life was linked to Xuan Yuan Wanrong's; as long as one was alive, it proved the other wasn't dead.

Now that it was impossible to dig up this ground, going to see Xuan Yuan Wanrong would also reveal Xu Que's current situation.

"I remember the direction!"

Liu Jingning set off immediately, quickly rushing toward the direction of the mountain range where Xuan Yuan Wanrong had originally been.

Everyone followed closely behind.

Soon, Liu Jingning landed on a flat piece of ground. Although the mountain range here had been sacrificed and leveled, the altar still hadn't collapsed.

Liu Jingning waved her slender hand, whipping up a gust of wind that blew across the surface of the altar. The entire altar instantly presented a clear side, as if looking through lake water, clearly seeing the scene below.

But at this sight, everyone's expressions froze.

That palace had been consumed until it was dilapidated, and the ice coffin underneath had also shattered for the most part. Lying inside was no longer Xuan Yuan Wanrong, but a pile of black residue!

"…"

Duan Jiude and the others fell silent instantly, unable to say a word.

In this situation, there was no need to say anything; everyone had the answer in their hearts.

Since the altar hadn't broken, it meant the seal restriction of this place still existed, so Xuan Yuan Wanrong couldn't have come out. Therefore, the black, soil-like residue in the ice coffin was probably the remains left behind after Xuan Yuan Wanrong was blood-sacrificed!

"Hey, there seems to be writing on this stone, it says…" At this moment, a Zha Tian Bang member suddenly exclaimed, looking at a rectangular stone block under his feet, and was instantly stunned.

Everyone looked over upon hearing the sound, and then they also froze in place.

Liu Jingning's hands trembled slightly, her lost expression frozen.

On the stone block were four clear characters written— "Tomb of Xu Que"!

Those crooked strokes and casual brushwork were completely Xu Que's style.

"That kid, could he really… no, this doesn't seem like it!" Duan Jiude couldn't believe it, unable to figure out how a tombstone written by Xu Que himself could appear here.

This didn't fit Xu Que's personality. If he knew he was going to die, he absolutely wouldn't write such simple characters on his own tombstone.

Based on his style, at the very least it would have to be "Tomb of the Most Handsome Young Man in History, the Ultimate Invincible King of Acting Cool, Zha Tian Bang Gang Leader Xu Que"!

And Er Gouzi, since Xu Que had written a tombstone, it would be strange if Er Gouzi didn't follow suit. How could it not have left a tombstone behind?

Thinking of this, a ray of wisdom flashed in Duan Jiude's eyes.

After all, people who were birds of a feather were the ones who understood each other best!

He felt that there was only one truth: Xu Que and Er Gouzi, those two scoundrels, definitely wouldn't die so easily!

"Boom!"

Just at this moment, a loud noise suddenly sounded in the distance!

As if the void had been torn apart, a vast aura descended from the sky.

Everyone's expressions changed instantly, and they turned their heads to look.

A giant sea turtle the size of a mountain had returned, whipping up wind and rain, covering the sky and sun, leading an even more elite million-strong Sea Race army, sweeping across the sky, incomparably imposing!

"My clan's Guardian Deity is about to be born, you ant-like humans, why don't you get lost!" The giant sea turtle roared sternly in the sky, the sound shaking the heavens and earth, making people feel shocked.

Mo Junchen had been immersed in the grief of Xu Que's fall. He thought this was a predicted ending and that he wouldn't have too many feelings, after all, having lived for such a long time, he had seen through life and death.

But looking at this giant turtle of the Sea Race and that million-strong Sea Race army at this moment, Mo Junchen felt anger rush to his heart, and terrifying killing intent swept out.

"Damn it, I'll kill you all today!"

Mo Junchen, who had always been elegant in everyone's eyes, actually burst out with a crude remark, then turned into a stream of light and soared into the sky.

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