Chapter 469: Playing the Grandson!
Chapter 469: Playing the Grandson!
Li Muyao looked around in a daze. “Where is this?”
The space around him was dim, illuminated only by the twinkling of countless stars.
Although it was clearly his first time here, he felt a strong sense of familiarity.
“You have returned!”
“Who are you?”
“I am you.”
A voice echoed, filled with the weight of countless ages.
It sounded as if it had been waiting here for a very long time.
Li Muyao was quite taken aback. “Huh?”Then, that unfamiliar yet familiar voice rang out once more.
“In this life, your heavenly secrets have transformed into a taboo, entangled with the Void Interception Star!”
“The Metal Star corresponds to the Six White Martial Star, while the Water Star corresponds to the One White Army-Breaker Star. Thus, when Metal falls into emptiness, it resounds; when Water falls into emptiness, it overflows!”
“Fortunately, your Migration Palace is supported by the Heavenly Chief and Heavenly Halberd stars, forming a ‘Sitting in Nobility, Facing Nobility’ destiny. Even if your aptitude is utterly mediocre and your talent unexceptional, with auspicious stars shining upon your misfortunes, there will always be noble benefactors to aid you!”
The moment the voice faded, the surrounding starlight began to swirl clockwise.
Finally, thousands of motes of starlight converged in Li Muyao’s hand, forming a jade slip.
Engraved vertically upon it were six large characters: “Myriad Worlds Reincarnation Star Record.”
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Stepping from the outer layer into the inner depths, Jiang Chen’s figure materialized.
Unexpectedly, there was another tree inside, and it was also a Spirit Guardian Tree.
However, compared to the one outside, its nature was somewhat different.
This was a mutated Geng Metal Spirit Guardian Tree.
Its trunk was pale gold, while its branches and leaves were shaped like densely packed thin swords.
Beneath its root system, it was not only intertwined with a Geng Metal Spirit Locking Formation, but also directly connected to the Earth Vein.
If one forced their way in, it would trigger tremors in the Earth Vein, activating the spirit-binding defenses of the Thick Earth Vines. This, in turn, would rouse the Geng Metal Sword Qi of the Spirit Guardian Tree, forming a deadly trap that bound from the outside and slaughtered from within.
Seeing this, Jiang Chen’s expression shifted slightly.
“The master of this cave dwelling must have anticipated intruders, linking one trap to the next. The depth of these layered arrangements is truly terrifying.”
At this moment, Shi Qinxian, who had been vigilantly observing her surroundings ever since the young man vanished, suddenly noticed an extra person appear. Seeing him clad in spirit armor, she immediately raised her guard.
“Who are you?”
Jiang Chen blurted out, “Grandma, it’s me!”
Shi Qinxian was utterly dumbfounded. “You… who exactly are you?”
A grandson had appeared out of nowhere.
It was simply baffling.
Jiang Chen stepped forward, speaking as if it were a matter of course.
“Rong Long is my grandfather, so doesn’t that make you my grandmother?”
Hearing this, Shi Qinxian was completely bewildered. “Am I dreaming?”
Seeing her reaction, Jiang Chen continued, “Grandfather’s affairs have already been discovered by the Cloud Sea Sect. He has been captured and taken to the Punishment Hall of Thick Earth Peak. He could only send me to notify you.”
In all her hundred-plus years of life, Shi Qinxian had never encountered anything like this.
After a moment of conflicted thought, she asked, “Then what is your name?”
Jiang Chen answered without the slightest hesitation.
“Zhao Feng.”
Shi Qinxian gave a slight nod. “I have indeed heard that name. But this place is thousands of miles away from the Cloud Sea Sect. How did you find it?”
Jiang Chen asked with a half-smile, “You didn’t think grandfather would fail to leave behind any hidden moves, did you?”
At those words, Shi Qinxian actually breathed a sigh of relief.
“That does sound like your grandfather’s methods. That old ghost was always worried I would betray him while out in the world.”
Jiang Chen probed further, “Grandma, what should we do now?”
Shi Qinxian shook her head. “How should I know?”
Jiang Chen feigned slight surprise, his tone even carrying a hint of anger.
“My grandfather risked life and limb for the alliance! Are we just going to abandon him like this?”
Shi Qinxian replied helplessly, “Whether it is me, your grandfather, or that old thing outside, we are all nothing more than the lowest level of hidden pawns in the alliance.”
“We are all just a single link in the grand scheme. To survive is naturally for the best.
“But if we die, then so be it.
“Unless it is someone of utmost importance, such as those at the level of the Five Mountains Blood Contract, there will be almost no rescue for anyone who meets with disaster.
“What’s more, that is the Cloud Sea Sect, one of the three great immortal sects of the Azure Realm. Going there is no different from courting death.”
Jiang Chen still refused to give up. “Then are we really going to take no action at all?”
Shi Qinxian shook her head. “For now, we are all waiting for orders.”
Jiang Chen felt greatly displeased.
He had stooped so low as to play the grandson, yet he still could not pry any useful information out of her.
Shi Qinxian called out, “Forget about it. Let us explore this cave dwelling first.”
The two of them had just crossed from the outer layer into the inner layer.
This was equivalent to only exploring a mere tenth of the place.
They had yet to lay eyes upon any heavenly materials, earthly treasures, cultivation methods, or secret manuals.
Rather than wasting time here, it was better to move quickly.
Jiang Chen nodded thoughtfully. “Alright.”
Shi Qinxian seemed to ask casually, “By the way, Feng’er, what is your Spirit Root?”
Jiang Chen was just about to say Wood Spirit Root when he suddenly caught himself and immediately changed his answer.
“I have dual Spirit Roots: Wood Spirit Root and Earth Spirit Root.”
A smile surfaced on Shi Qinxian’s face. “No wonder you were able to enter the inner layer.”
Seeing the other party clad in spirit armor that resembled a giant insect, she recognized at a glance that this was a type of insect armor.
And the vast majority of insect cultivators possessed a Wood Spirit Root.
The only reason she asked was to test him.
If he only possessed a Wood Spirit Root, there was no way he could have bypassed the Geng Metal Thick Earth Vines and entered this place.
Jiang Chen thought to himself, ‘It seems playing the grandson was useless. She never trusted me at all.’
The only reason she had not turned hostile yet was likely because she wanted to use him to explore the cave dwelling.
Should they encounter danger, she would at least have someone to act as a shield.
Since that was the case, there was no need to let her live any longer.
With this thought in mind, Jiang Chen stepped closer to her, the killing intent in his heart burning ever fiercer.
Shi Qinxian wore an enthusiastic expression, but inwardly, she was sneering.
‘Whether you are Rong Long’s grandson or not, that old ghost is already done for. To think he still wants to control me? Simply courting death.’
‘I’ll humor this brat for now, and once we finish exploring the cave dwelling… hmph.’
In truth, the two harbored very similar thoughts.
The only difference was that one intended to bide her time until he had outlived his usefulness.
The other, however, intended to swallow the entirety of this ancient cultivator’s cave dwelling all by himself.
Therefore, as these two individuals harboring sinister intentions approached one another, Shi Qinxian was just about to offer a few words of praise when the Jiang Chen standing before her vanished into thin air with a sharp crackle.
Witnessing this scene, Shi Qinxian’s heart skipped a beat.
Without hesitation, she activated her spirit talismans, Magical Artifacts, and the formation plate she carried with her all at once.
But in that very moment, a streak of Five-Colored Divine Light swept forth.
The moment the light touched the items on her body, they lost all their spirituality, their lustrous gleam instantly dimming.
Immediately following the Five-Colored Divine Light, a blindingly brilliant flash of lightning surged forward with incomparable speed.
Seeing this, Shi Qinxian slammed both palms into the ground at the same time.
She possessed an Earth Spirit Root. Even with her Magical Artifacts crippled, she could still draw upon the energy of the earth.
With a deep hum, the ground beneath her feet swelled upward, erecting a massive wall of earth ten feet high.
However, the moment it materialized to shield her, a deafening boom rang out.
The earth wall was instantly blasted into fragments, sending shards of stone flying in every direction.
Even after casting such a formidable spell, she remained entirely incapable of withstanding this terrifying strike.
The ferocious power of the lightning erupted, blasting Shi Qinxian dozens of meters through the air.
Her delicate body was paralyzed by a numbing shock.
Not only was her physical strength drained, but she could not even muster a trace of spiritual power.
It was then that Jiang Chen’s voice echoed out once more.
“Grandma, the road to the Yellow Springs is far too lonely. Why don’t you go accompany my grandfather!”