66: The Emperor's Divine Weapon in the Sword Tomb: Blood Wave

Today, with the Sky Ruins Continent crippled and the Eastern Desolation isolated overseas, sealed by the Yunmeng Marsh for hundreds of thousands of years, although there are many historical records on the Eastern Desolation’s land introducing the Sky Ruins Continent, people rarely know about the other three enclaves in the ocean like the Eastern Desolation.

Namely:

Aolai Island, Tu Shan, and the Sword Tomb.

“Sword Tomb!”

Thinking of the Sword Tomb, Long Aotian’s brows furrowed slightly.

The reason he knew so much about the Sky Ruins Continent was naturally from the memories his Revered Master, Ao Zhan, passed on to him.

Just as his Revered Master, Ao Zhan, said, having inherited his memories, no one on the entire Sky Ruins Continent would understand this world better than he did.

In Ao Zhan’s memories, the Sword Tomb was a very special place.

It was located in the Black Wind Sea, where the sky was filled with black winds so dense one couldn't see their own hand. Cultivators flying into it faced no danger, but they would be buffeted by the black winds in the air, making it extremely difficult to reach the Sword Tomb by flight.

The truly dangerous part of going to the Sword Tomb was not flying over the Black Wind Sea, but arriving at the desolate land of the Sword Tomb itself.

The strange black winds over the Black Wind Sea originated from the Sword Tomb.

More precisely, they came from a peerless divine sword within the Sword Tomb.

This peerless divine sword was the Heaven-Defying weapon that split Dongzhou in two with a single strike, leaving the Eastern Desolation isolated overseas.

It was:

blood wave!

According to Ao Zhan’s memories, blood wave was originally the famous Human Emperor Divine Weapon of a Human Emperor expert named An Gang, but for some unknown reason, it fell into the hands of a Celestial Venerable named Lei Yun.

This Celestial Venerable was one of the Celestial Venerable experts who pursued Ao Zhan and was ultimately killed by Ao Zhan.

blood wave was thus sealed in the Sword Tomb, and because of its dark wind-thunder attribute, the sea near the Sword Tomb became the Black Wind Sea. Although there was no thunder over the Black Wind Sea, once one reached the Sword Tomb, the closer one got to blood wave, the more terrifying the thunder and lightning became.

Billions of Cultivators once lived on the land of the Sword Tomb, but due to the war and Lei Yun's death, blood wave fell into the Sword Tomb. The billions of Cultivators in the Sword Tomb suffered countless casualties from the war and the influence of blood wave.

blood wave, located in the Sword Tomb, was affected by the resentment and Death Qi of countless deceased Cultivators, becoming even more terrifying. Even a powerful figure like Ao Zhan couldn't do anything about this Human Emperor Divine Weapon, eventually just simply sealing it in the Sword Tomb.

The land of the Sword Tomb was not called the Sword Tomb before; it was renamed the Sword Tomb because of the existence of blood wave, and now hundreds of thousands of years have passed.

Long Aotian was naturally very covetous of this Heaven-Defying weapon that could split Dongzhou in half.

A Human Emperor Divine Weapon that even his powerful Revered Master, Ao Zhan, couldn't subdue.

Although he didn't know how strong or Heaven-Defying a Human Emperor Divine Weapon truly was, it might have been that after the great war, his Revered Master's Realm had fallen or he was too severely injured to subdue this Human Emperor Divine Weapon, or perhaps it was because of this Human Emperor Divine Weapon's dark wind-thunder attribute, especially its dark attribute, which had the effect of corroding the Soul, making it impossible for Ao Zhan, who only had his Dragon Soul left, to refine it.

In short, this Human Emperor Divine Weapon named blood wave was incredibly powerful, and Long Aotian even vaguely felt that the rank of this Human Emperor Divine Weapon might even be higher than his Revered Master's Celestial Venerable Realm, which was also why he was quite covetous of blood wave.

But then again, a starved camel is still bigger than a horse. If even his powerful Revered Master, Ao Zhan, couldn't subdue this Human Emperor Divine Weapon, could he take it away?

Shaking his head, Long Aotian decided not to dwell on this troublesome matter. He was still in the Eastern Desolation, so why think so far ahead? To take away this Human Emperor Divine Weapon, he first had to leave the Eastern Desolation, this trapped beast land.

He would leave the Eastern Desolation sooner or later, but definitely not when The Long family was being bullied.

Without taking down the Imperial City Shi Family, even if he left, Long Aotian would not feel at ease.

Not to mention, the outside world was filled with even more powerful Cultivators, and his current cultivation was still too low. He had to raise his cultivation to a level where he could protect himself before he could go out and roam.

Now?

He should honestly stay in the Eastern Desolation for a few more years first!

Especially since he was now less than eleven years old, how could his Family feel at ease letting a child like him go out?

Shaking off the chaotic thoughts in his mind, Long Aotian focused wholeheartedly on practicing Tai Xu Divine Steps.

His Divine Sense was still released, and all movements within a five-million-li radius were under his surveillance. There was no sign of human habitation within dozens of li of Zuoqiu, making it a safe place.

To practice Tai Xu Divine Steps, Long Aotian naturally couldn't practice in Zuoqiu, otherwise, it was highly likely to attract the attention of other powerful Cultivators, which could ultimately expose the stronghold where The Long family’s Ten Disciples were hiding.

“Let’s go to the Yunmeng Mountain Range!”

After pondering for a moment, Long Aotian thought of an excellent place to practice Tai Xu Divine Steps, which was the Yunmeng Mountain Range.

On the land of the Eastern Desolation, there were dozens of large mountain ranges. The Thunder Dragon Mountain Range was in Thunder Dragon Royal City, the White Emperor Mountain Range was in White Emperor Royal City. Each large mountain range had a Royal City, but only the Yunmeng Mountain Range did not.

The Yunmeng Mountain Range was located in the southernmost part of the Eastern Desolation, bordering the White Emperor Mountain Range and the Thunder Dragon Mountain Range. It was named for its proximity to the Yunmeng Marsh and its perennial shroud of clouds and mist.

Due to the extremely low visibility within it, the hidden dangers were too numerous, and large Yao Beasts frequently appeared. The number of Yao Beasts was far greater than in other mountain ranges, so even Nascent Soul Realm experts were mostly unwilling to go there for training.

This place gradually became known as the Eastern Desolation's most dangerous mountain range, with the White Emperor Mountain Range and the Thunder Dragon Mountain Range coming in second.

Cultivators undergoing training could often be seen in the Thunder Dragon Mountain Range and the White Emperor Mountain Range, but almost no Cultivators set foot in the Yunmeng Mountain Range. Long Aotian wanted to find a desolate place to practice Tai Xu Divine Steps, and the Yunmeng Mountain Range was undoubtedly the most suitable.

As for the dangers of the Yunmeng Mountain Range?

He was not going to the Yunmeng Mountain Range to hunt Yao Beasts for training; he was just practicing an escape Martial Skill. What danger could there be?

Not to mention his current strength was comparable to the Early Stage of the Out-of-Body Realm. After breaking through to the Nascent Soul Realm, all his abilities had improved. He could now complete a Level 6 Void Maelstrom Array with a one-li radius in a single breath. The Level 6 Void Maelstrom Array could even kill experts at the Ninth Revolution Peak Stage of the Spirit Division Realm. Whether it was a Divine Sense intimidation method or a killing method, Long Aotian felt that the danger of him entering the desolate Yunmeng Mountain Range was not great.

As for those Yao Beasts, as long as you don't invade their territory, they are too lazy to chase you all over the mountain range when they are full, and they will inevitably have a big fight between two Yao Beasts when they trespass into other Yao Beast territories.

Why bother?

Having decided on his destination, Long Aotian took steps of ten li each, walking approximately over three hundred thousand steps before leaving Jingchu Royal City.

Although a Cultivator’s flying speed was incomparable to that of a Mortal, it would probably take Long Aotian at least several days to reach the Yunmeng Mountain Range.

During this journey, Long Aotian continuously practiced Tai Xu Divine Steps. After several days, his speed actually improved, reaching thirty li per step by the time he arrived at White Emperor Royal City.

This greatly boosted Long Aotian's confidence. Breaking through to the third stage of Tai Xu Divine Steps, reaching one hundred li per step, was entirely achievable within a month!

Arriving at White Emperor Royal City again, Long Aotian felt it was necessary to give White Emperor Royal City a warning and give the Imperial City Shi Family a taste of their own medicine, letting them know that The Long family was not to be bullied by just anyone.

Long Aoxue was captured by Shi Jing in White Emperor Royal City. Among the three great Cultivation Families of White Emperor Royal City, there was a Cultivation Family surnamed Jia that was affiliated with the Imperial City Shi Family. It was this Cultivation Family surnamed Jia that, upon receiving Shi Jing's order, searched the entire city for members of The Long family and ultimately found Long Aoxue.

Since this Jia Family willingly acted as the Imperial City Shi Family's lackeys, harming members of The Long family without any prior enmity, Long Aotian saw no need to be polite or show them mercy.

The highest cultivated member of the Jia Family was merely an expert at the Late Stage of the Out-of-Body Realm. Long Aotian’s Void Annihilation Array had already killed six Spirit Division Realm experts, so killing Out-of-Body Realm experts was simply too easy.

His Divine Sense continuously carved a Level 6 Void Maelstrom Array with a thirty-li radius in the Void Realm, encompassing the entire Jia Family within it.

Soon!

As the Void Annihilation Array activated, screams continuously erupted from the Jia Family, which had tens of thousands of clansmen.

The screams came and went quickly.

In less than three breaths, the Jia Family turned into a living Hell, dead silent.

As Long Aotian’s understanding of Void Formations deepened, even Out-of-Body Realm experts might not be able to last more than three breaths in a Level 6 Void Maelstrom Array, let alone the Jia Family, where there were no more than five Out-of-Body Realm experts, and the strongest was only at the Late Stage of the Out-of-Body Realm, with the rest being weaklings... He finished his business and left, his achievement and fame hidden deep.

In White Emperor Royal City, no one could have imagined that the Jia Family, one of the three great Cultivation Families, would be annihilated in less than three breaths.

Long Aotian annihilated the Jia Family, achieving it without anyone noticing.

However, just as he was about to leave White Emperor Royal City, he was called out by a bald monk, which immediately startled him.

Had his misdeeds been discovered after all?!