As the Universe Turns - Chapter 338
Chapter 338 Life And Death Talisman
The strange black talisman slowly turned into ashes and scattered in the wind. However, the bloody light that had just entered Xiao Chen’s forehead was unable to escape.
Zu Qing and Yang He’s bodies slowly trembled. Their faces were as white as paper. Looking at Chi Lianzi’s corpse on the ground, Zu Qing revealed an expression of disbelief. He muttered, “He’s from the Life and Death Alliance. That just now … was the Life and Death Zhui Ming Talisman!”
“Life and Death Zhui Ming Talisman?”
Xiao Chen’s eyebrows narrowed. His fingers gently touched his forehead. There was nothing unusual about his body. The blood mark just now did not cause any damage to him. However, it seemed that the purpose of the blood mark was not to cause harm to people.
Zu Qing slowly said, “Chi Lianzi died at your hands just now. In the last moment, he ignited the Zhui Ming of Life and Death Talisman with his resentment. That blood light will enter your forehead and you will be tracked by the people of the Life and Death Alliance. And this Life and Death Alliance is an Earth-level Cultivation Domain …”
After listening to him for a long time, Xiao Chen vaguely understood that the Life and Death Alliance was not an existence like the Immortal Alliance in the Heaven Ranked Cultivation Domain. It was more like an organization of evil cultivators and loose people. The relationship between them and the Orthodox Churches had always been unclear. It was neither an absolute enemy nor an ally.
Zu Qing and Yang He were still a little shocked. They looked at each other. Zu Qing whispered, “Brother Wu … Brother Wu Chen, what do you plan to do now?”
The fact that Xiao Chen had killed the Nascent Soul cultivators in an instant was too shocking for the two of them. Even now, the two of them were even careful to catch their breath. They had no doubt that the young man in front of them could kill them with just a single finger, which was much easier than killing Chi Lianzi just now.
Xiao Chen looked at Chi Lianzi’s corpse on the ground. Right now, he didn’t care much about the Life and Death Alliance. In any case, he hadn’t arrived in Yun Nation yet. What he was most concerned about was how to go to the Earth-level Cultivation Domain, and then think of a way to go to the Heaven-level Cultivation Domain to find the Fusang Divine Tree.
“It doesn’t matter. Continue forward.”
After saying this casually, his palm condensed and a black Heart Execution Flame immediately appeared above his palm. With a gentle stroke of his fingers, a flame flew out and instantly burned Chi Lianzi’s corpse to ashes.
This scene shocked Zu Qing and Yang He even more. With their cultivation, they naturally couldn’t tell what kind of fire it was. They could only feel waves of terrifying aura pouncing over. To be able to kill a Nascent Soul cultivator so easily and even fuse with the Heaven and Earth Fire, could it be that this young man’s cultivation had already reached the Profound Realm?
Xu Hao was also stunned on the spot for a long time. He had never discovered that this man who walked with him was actually hiding such terrifying strength. With such strength, how could he walk in the Mortal Realm? Where exactly did he come from …
After a long time, the ashes on the ground were gradually blown away by the wind. Xiao Chen slowly turned around and glanced at Zu Qing and Yang He, “Seniors, let’s go.”
Zu Qing and Yang He came back to their senses. Their entire bodies trembled, and their faces turned deathly pale. They trembled as they said, “Brother Wu Chen’s cultivation is far higher than mine. Senior, you’ve ruined the lives of the two of us …”
The more the two spoke, the softer their voices became. Later on, they gradually became as soft as mosquitoes. Without a sound, Xiao Chen ignored the two of them and headed straight for the mountain ahead.
At this moment, he couldn’t help but recall what Ku Lingzi had said before he left. The Eastern Cultivation World was a place where the weak ate the strong. It was a place where experts were respected. It seemed that this was indeed the case.
Seven days later, the four of them crossed mountains and rivers, crossing the borders of a few mortal-level countries. On this day, they finally arrived at the Cloud Mountain Range. According to the map, if they crossed the Cloud Mountain Range, they would reach the Earth-level Cultivation Domain, which was also Yun Nation’s border.
“Finally, we’re almost there …”
Xu Hao looked at the mountain range surrounded by clouds and mist. Peaks were like mirages, sometimes appearing in the clouds, and sometimes disappearing with a gust of wind.
At this moment, he could no longer suppress the excitement in his heart. From the Mortal Realm to the Earth Realm, he had never thought that he would be able to walk so far in his life.
“Yes, we’re almost there.”
Xiao Chen also stopped. When Zu Qing and Yang He saw him suddenly stop, they immediately stopped, as if they were on standby at any time. Even after seven days, they were still filled with fear towards this young man in front of them.
“Rat, when you arrive in Yun Nation, what is the first thing?”
Xiao Chen ignored Zu Qing and Yang He and turned to look at Xu Hao. Xu Hao scratched his head and chuckled, “I, I haven’t thought about it yet. Let’s talk about it when we get there …”
Xiao Chen smiled and didn’t ask him anymore. The four of them continued on their journey. It took them three days to cross the mountain range. However, what Xu Hao didn’t expect was that Yun Nation had already set up the Heaven Locking Array months ago to prevent the leakage of spiritual energy. Now, no one could enter.
Apart from the four of them, there were at least ten thousand people from the Mortal Realm who had gathered here to seek shelter from Yun Nation, hoping that Yun Nation would open the array and let them enter for refuge. However, everyone had been waiting here for half a month, and the array had not been opened. Only a few Yun Nation messengers had occasionally appeared inside.
“What should we do …”
Looking at the dark figure in front of him, Xu Hao’s expression quickly dimmed. He originally thought that he would be able to smoothly enter Yun Nation, but now that there were ten thousand people seeking refuge in front of him, he was afraid that Yun Nation would not easily open the grand formation no matter what.
Xiao Chen remained silent. Right now, he could only rely on Zu Qing and Yang He. However, looking at their anxious expressions, it seemed that something unexpected had happened. He was unable to contact the Cloud Piercing Envoy.
Just like that, three days had passed. During this period, there were a few shocks outside, causing a lot of commotion in the crowd. However, since this was outside the Earth-level Cultivation Domain, no one dared to make a move. Even a few peak Nascent Soul experts did not dare to act rashly.
In the past few days, Xiao Chen had also tried to dissolve Chi Lianzi’s Life and Death Zhui Ming Talisman, but he hadn’t found a way to dissolve it. However, he hadn’t found anyone suspicious looking at him these past few days. With his current divine sense after comprehending the Concept, if someone tracked him through the Life and Death Talisman, he would definitely be able to discover him.
In the afternoon, the noise in the crowd grew louder and louder. Finally, four more envoys from Yun Nation appeared in the grand formation. Seeing these four people appear, many people rushed forward. “Four envoys! Has His Majesty allowed us to take refuge in Yun Nation?”
For a moment, the crowd was filled with noise. The four Yun Nation messengers exchanged glances. One of them said loudly, “Everyone, please be quiet. Calm down!”
After the crowd gradually quieted down, they heard him say, “Your Majesty has issued a jade decree today to allow everyone to take refuge in Yun Nation. Someone will open the formation later. Please line up now and do not be in chaos.”
“Good! Good! Your Majesty has finally shown mercy!”
The crowd immediately cheered endlessly. In the distance, Xu Hao also revealed an excited expression. “Brother Wu Chen! Yun Nation agreed to open the formation and let us in! Quick, let’s go to the queue as well!”
“Wait …”
Xiao Chen reached out and stopped him. Xu Hao turned his head. The excitement on his face still hadn’t subsided. Seeing his serious expression, he asked, “Brother Wu Chen, what’s wrong?”
“Something’s wrong …”
Xiao Chen’s expression gradually became serious. People from the Mortal Realm could not easily enter the Earth Realm, even during special periods, they could not enter on such a large scale. However, Yun Nation had suddenly let everyone enter. This matter was probably not simple.