358: One month later, breaking through the seventh turn

Deep within the Sky Tomb, the darkness was absolute, as if filled with thick ink.

And here stood a solitary, ancient stone tablet.

Before the tablet, a man in a green shirt stood.

His gaze was restrained, a hint of bewilderment flashing through it. “He doesn’t possess the Aura of any clan, so how did that person enter the Sky Tomb?

Moreover, his body seems to contain the Bloodline of the Void Ancient Dragon, Ancient Heavenly Phoenix, Heaven Swallowing Python, and the Lei Clan. How is that possible?”

The man murmured, a look of reminiscence appearing on his eternally unchanging face.

Back then.

He had gathered the strength of his entire clan, attempting to Breakthrough to a Dou Di, and had tried to fuse the Bloodline of the ancient clans.

Unfortunately, it failed due to rejection… On the vast, gray-brown earth, faint mist floated.

A group of people silently made their way through it.

“Brother Lin, let’s slow down a bit.”

Gu Qingyang called out to the figure in front, a hint of bitterness and regret flashing in his eyes.

The third level, compared to the previous two, had a significantly increased danger level.

Every energy body they encountered along the way was extremely terrifying to them.

Under these circumstances, Lin Xiu insisted on traveling at full speed.

It felt as if he was chasing and searching for something.

According to Gu Qingyang’s plan, it would have taken them at least three months to reach this position.

However, dragged along by Lin Xiu, they arrived here in just one month.

Lin Xiu turned around in front. “Isn’t it good to be fast?”

“Brother Lin, we are already close to the depths of the third level, which can be considered the most dangerous area of the Sky Tomb. Anyway, we still have a lot of time left, so there’s no need to rush so much.”

Gu Qingyang looked at the few Gu Clan members behind him with some helplessness.

Excluding Xun'er, Gu Qingyang had brought three other people.

Now, two of them had to lean on each other just to barely keep up.

And all of this happened during a battle a few days ago.

If Lin Xiu hadn’t arrived in time, the two of them would have almost lost their lives there.

“Then you all rest here first. I’ll go look around.”

Seeing this, Lin Xiu didn’t want to force them further. He was still quite satisfied with the third level.

Although the danger level increased, the speed of his strength improvement also accelerated significantly.

In just one month, his gains had already allowed his strength to Breakthrough to six-star, and he wasn’t far from seven-star in terms of experience.

And this was only his first year in the Sky Tomb.

“Having come so far, the Blood Saber Saint should have appeared by now, logically.”

Lin Xiu’s figure transformed into a streak of light, moving through the vicinity.

He didn’t know much about the third level of the Sky Tomb, and indeed, powerful and intelligent energy bodies lurked here.

After hearing the reminder earlier, Lin Xiu remembered a person like the Blood Saber Saint.

This guy was quite familiar with the Sky Tomb, even knowing information about Xiao Xuan.

Once he found him and got him to lead the way, he would be able to roam freely in the Sky Tomb.

Lin Xiu was thinking about his plan when his figure suddenly paused, looking towards his front right. “Three eight-star Dou Zuns, one nine-star Dou Zun…”

Before he finished speaking, he transformed into a streak of light and rushed forward.

Upon entering the third level of the Sky Tomb, Lin Xiu discovered that his powerful Soul Power played a significant role.

In terms of detection, among the few people accompanying him, only Xiao Yan could keep up.

“Roar!”

Two eight-star energy bodies exploded, and the commotion immediately attracted the attention of the nine-star Dou Zun sitting on a giant rock.

However, before he could react and raise his weapon, he was shattered by a terrifying force.

Lin Xiu’s figure appeared, grabbing the energy crystal core, a faint smile appearing on his face. “I can Breakthrough to seven-star now.”

...In the gray mist, sounds of rushing wind could be heard.

A figure traveled alone, his head raised, revealing a scarred face.

It was none other than Hun Li of the Soul Clan.

Beside him, two gray-robed figures followed, both appearing as old men.

These two emitted the Aura of a Dou Sheng.

“The Xiao Clan… hasn’t been completely annihilated yet?”

As they walked, one of the gray-robed old men sped up, leveling with Hun Li.

Hun Li’s expression showed respect. “Senior Hun Diao, the Xiao Clan no longer exists, but there are still scattered members.

Among them, there’s a guy who, without relying on Bloodline Power, cultivated to six-star Dou Zun, and he’s even a bit younger than me.”

“Without relying on Bloodline Power… such talent is indeed extraordinary.”

The old man’s eyes flashed with surprise upon hearing this. “He should indeed be killed.”

Hun Li nodded in agreement. “Additionally, there’s another guy who possesses the Lei Clan Bloodline and has been disrupting the Soul Clan’s grand plan these past few years. This time, I hope you two can eliminate him as well.”

“Lei Clan?”

Hun Diao frowned, a bit troubled. There was a Lei Clan powerhouse’s tomb mansion left behind in this Sky Tomb.

Their Soul Clan’s tomb mansions had been continuously destroyed by that madman Xiao Xuan over the years, and now very few remained.

Killing people from the Xiao Clan was fine, but if it was the Lei Clan, it might attract a siege.

“Senior Hun Diao, that guy, at nine-star Dou Zun, can suppress a Half-Saint. Leaving him alive would bring endless trouble for the Soul Clan’s plan.”

Hun Li saw through his thoughts and reminded him again.

Hun Diao and the other Soul Clan Dou Sheng energy body had a look of shock in their eyes.

“Alright, once we deal with the Xiao Clan people, we’ll go find that person!”

A strong killing intent flashed in Hun Diao’s eyes.

The other person urged, “We must hurry. The only chance to act is to intercept them on the path leading to Xiao Xuan’s tomb mansion, and we can’t get too close, otherwise, if that guy detects us, it will be extremely dangerous.”

“Understood, speed up.”

Hearing the name “Xiao Xuan,” a hint of fear flashed in Hun Diao’s eyes, and he immediately increased his speed.

The two of them led Hun Li forward.

The energy bodies that had originally been attracted by Hun Li’s living Aura, sensing the Dou Sheng’s Aura, scattered like birds and beasts, fleeing in all directions… On the gray-brown earth.

Six figures sat around a bonfire.

Suddenly, one of them sprang up, his expression solemn.

“What’s wrong, Brother Xiao Yan?”

Xun'er asked with a slight surprise.

Gu Qingyang and the others also looked at Xiao Yan, their eyes filled with inquiry.

“Energy bodies are approaching us. Three nine-star energy bodies, and several eight-star ones.”

Xiao Yan raised a hand and extinguished the flames, then pulled Xun'er. “Let’s go quickly, this place is not suitable for staying long.”

Hearing this, Gu Qingyang and the others immediately got up.

They all knew that Xiao Yan was an Alchemist, with powerful Soul Power, and this had been verified throughout their journey.

They had no doubts about Xiao Yan’s words.

“Damn it, did those guys discover us? Why are so many suddenly rushing over, and Brother Lin isn’t even here.”

Gu Qingyang’s face was filled with helplessness.

With his ability, dealing with one nine-star energy body was fine, but two would be tough.

Two people in the team were injured, so confronting so many energy bodies at this time was not an option.

“Big Brother Qingyang, now is not the time to complain. Let’s leave first. When Senior returns and doesn’t see us, he will actively come looking for us. As long as we can hold out until Senior returns, we will be fine.”

Xiao Yan had already spread a pair of wings, tightly gripping Xun'er’s tender small hand.

“That’s the only way. I see a mountain peak ahead; let’s go there to take shelter first.”

Similar things had happened several times along the way, and Gu Qingyang was already used to it, but the feeling of powerlessness he encountered each time made him unable to resist complaining a bit.

Subsequently, the few of them rushed towards the distant mountain peak.

Exerting their full strength, their speed was very fast.

A giant stone mountain peak, a hundred zhang large, clearly appeared in their vision.

“Those energy bodies didn’t pursue us.”

Gu Qingyang looked back, letting out a sigh of relief.

However.

His words received no response.

Realizing something, Gu Qingyang followed Xiao Yan and Xun'er’s gaze, which fell on the top of the giant stone mountain peak.

There was a stone seat there, and on it sat a proud figure.

His face was obscured and indistinct, hidden within the gray mist.

A dark red ghost-head saber lay before him, and a strong bloody smell drifted with the wind.