601: Chapter 601

Qin Yun did not hesitate at all and went directly to save the two.

The gray fog outside the ancient hall was in complete chaos.

The ground constantly bulged and cracked, with vast amounts of Death Qi roiling up from beneath. The remains that had previously been dragged up by the weirdness seemed to have been awakened by something of a higher level, and they were surging into the depths of the Forbidden Ground in droves.

Qin Yun cut straight through, slashing with every movement of his hand.

As the sword light swept past, a row of remains in front were severed all at once.

But before the severed skeletons could even hit the ground, more dark shadows from behind had already filled the gaps.

The deeper he went, the heavier the pressure became.

The underlying Laws of the entire Forbidden Ground were recoiling, as if something was about to crawl out from the very depths.

At this very moment, the deeper parts of the Forbidden Ground suddenly went quiet for an instant.

All the Death Qi rushing towards Gu Zhan and Chen Yang paused for a moment.

The next moment, a very faint voice came from the end of the Death Qi.

"It seems the Path is about to emerge."

"Some things, as expected, cannot sit still."

Qin Yun's footsteps faltered, and he looked up.

Deep in the gray fog, the remains holding the broken sword had already walked out.

It was still in its previous appearance.

A dark golden skeleton, half a broken sword, with not much Death Qi on its body, yet the pressure was terrifyingly heavy.

It did not look at Qin Yun immediately.

Nor did it pay any attention to the rampaging groups of remains surrounding it.

It first glanced at the deepest part of the Forbidden Ground, then at the cracking fissure in the earth's veins, as if confirming something.

Then, it walked forward.

One step.

The Death Qi parted in two.

A second step.

All the restless remains around it retreated in unison.

After the third step, the fierce beasts and weird things that had been roaring and roiling just moments ago were eerily quiet for an instant.

Gu Zhan and Chen Yang were both in a sorry state at this moment.

Gu Zhan was pinned to the edge of a broken formation by a black chain, his Grandmist Qi constantly being worn away.

Half of Chen Yang's body was wrapped in Death Qi tentacles, and his recently reshaped Physical Body was already covered in cracks.

The remains did not speak.

It simply raised the broken sword and wiped its fingers across it.

The Sword Intent did not spread out.

It was just an extremely thin line.

But as this line swept past, the weird chains, Death Qi tentacles, and broken formation lines wrapped around Gu Zhan and Chen Yang all snapped.

Gu Zhan felt his chest loosen, and he retreated.

The pressure on Chen Yang also suddenly dissipated.

Immediately after, the swarms of remains and weird beasts rushing from all directions arrived at the same time.

The remains struck with its sword again.

The opening of this sword move was very similar to the Sword Scripture.

Qin Yun saw the shadow of it at a glance.

But the next moment, he sensed something was wrong.

This sword move had the skeleton of the Sword Scripture, but it had long been dismantled, ground down, and regrown into something else entirely.

The sword light flashed.

The swarms of fierce beasts in front disintegrated directly into black ash.

The second sword move fell.

The broken sword pressed downward.

The endless, roiling river of Death Qi in the center of the Forbidden Ground split right down the middle and rolled back to both sides.

Gu Zhan stared at that sword strike, his eyes changing.

The third sword move.

The remains stepped into the area with the heaviest turbulence and gently flicked the broken sword.

The Laws of the Forbidden Ground, which had been sealed for countless years, were forcibly cut out of alignment by it.

The layer of Laws that had been tightly locking this area cracked open on the spot.

Large swarms of weird black shadows were shaken out of the crack, and then crushed by the Sword Intent.

It was also at this moment that the deeper part of the Forbidden Ground suddenly sank.

The surrounding Laws turned black, and the ground constantly oozed murky liquid, as if something that should not have been alive was crawling out.

A figure slowly emerged.

To call it a person would be less accurate than calling it a rotten corpse pieced together by weirdness and Pseudo-Immortal power.

Half of its body was blackened, the other half still hung with rotting immortal patterns, and there was a large hole in its chest, yet it was forcibly held open by a few grayish-white bone spurs.

As soon as it appeared, the expressions of Gu Zhan and Chen Yang sank.

A Fallen Pseudo-Immortal.

The opponent saw the remains, paused for a moment, and then grinned.

"You came after all."

"I thought you would continue to play dead."

When it spoke, the surrounding Laws turned black.

Qin Yun only heard two sentences, and already felt uncomfortable.

Just the existence of such a thing made one feel disgusted.

The remains did not waste a single word.

It spoke calmly.

"I did not come for the Path."

The Fallen Pseudo-Immortal's laughter paused.

The remains continued: "I came to take back what is mine."

As soon as these words fell, the expression of the Fallen Pseudo-Immortal changed instantly.

A trace of malice flashed in its eyes, and the next moment it attacked directly.

Black immortal power, mixed with weird, filthy Qi, pressed down from all directions.

It wanted to use the terrain of the Forbidden Ground to trap the remains first, and then slowly grind it down.

But the remains didn't even glance at it.

It held the broken sword level.

It slashed horizontally with one sword strike.

The black immortal power that had just pressed down was severed in two on the spot, and a large area of Death Qi behind it was swept away along with it.

The Fallen Pseudo-Immortal was enraged.

It opened its mouth and spat out a ball of blackened immortal source, its aura surging violently, and all the weirdness around it converged towards it.

It had not become stronger.

It was tearing itself apart while alive to exchange for a momentary burst of power.

Gu Zhan frowned as he watched.

"It is using external objects to extend its life."

Chen Yang sneered.

"They are all such rotten trash."

The next moment, two forces at the Pseudo-Immortal level collided head-on.

The depths of the Forbidden Ground exploded completely.

The sword of the remains was very simple.

But with every sword strike, the black Qi and filthy immortal power on the Fallen Pseudo-Immortal decreased by a layer.

The opponent became more and more disheveled as they fought.

The remains fought more and more steadily.

At one point, the Fallen Pseudo-Immortal suddenly retreated half a step, pulled with both hands, and the entire space of the Forbidden Ground was turned black by it, attempting to seal the remains inside directly.

Everyone thought the remains would take it head-on.

But its figure flickered, and it suddenly shifted positions continuously between different areas.

One moment it was like a crane sweeping across the sky.

One moment it was like an eagle skimming the ground through the wind.

One moment it was like a falcon alighting on a branch, so fast that no trace was left.

It was not a display of movement techniques.

It was that it had already turned the Hundred Birds Movement Technique into its own path.

The next instant, the remains appeared behind the Fallen Pseudo-Immortal.

A sword strike fell.

The Fallen Pseudo-Immortal's entire left arm, along with half its shoulder, was directly sliced off.

It screamed and retreated frantically.

But it was too late.

The remains truly had killing intent.

It raised its sword and pointed forward.

All sounds around suddenly vanished.

Even Gu Zhan and Chen Yang became wary.

Then, that broken sword was gently thrust forward.

There was no magnificent phenomenon.

Only a sword mark, quiet to the extreme, swept across the Fallen Pseudo-Immortal's chest.

After this sword strike, all the weird filthy Qi, broken immortal power, and the bonuses from the Forbidden Ground's terrain on the Fallen Pseudo-Immortal were all cut through.

Its last bit of reliance collapsed on the spot.

Its body also split open from the middle.

Only then did the remains reach out.

It reached its hand deep into the opponent's split chest cavity.

Gu Zhan and Chen Yang narrowed their eyes at the same time.

They both thought the remains were going to take some kind of Immortal Artifact or a piece of immortal bone.

But the next moment, what it pulled out from inside was not a weapon.

It was a sapling.

Very small.

It even looked somewhat fragile.

It only had a few tender leaves, and the branches were thin.

But as soon as it appeared, the chaotic Laws around it briefly settled.

Even the restless Death Qi and weird Qi in the Forbidden Ground seemed to be suppressed for an instant.

Qin Yun's eyes narrowed slightly.

This thing was more outrageous than the vast majority of divine weapons.

As soon as the Fallen Pseudo-Immortal saw the sapling, it went completely crazy.

"Give it back to me!"

"That is mine!"

It dragged its split body and lunged forward, its eyes full of greed.

The remains didn't even look at it, only speaking calmly.

"It was never yours."

The Fallen Pseudo-Immortal's body stiffened.

The remains continued: "It's just that back then, my vitality was incomplete, and I couldn't afford to raise it, so I entrusted it to you."

As soon as these words fell, Gu Zhan, Chen Yang, and Qin Yun were all shaken in their hearts.

Even a Pseudo-Immortal was just a caretaker.

Then what exactly this sapling was, went without saying.

The Fallen Pseudo-Immortal completely collapsed.

It wanted to snatch it again.

But the remains just struck back with one sword.

This sword strike was faster than the previous one.

And even more ruthless.

The Fallen Pseudo-Immortal didn't even manage to retreat, and its entire body was completely shattered from head to toe.

This time it wasn't a split.

It was total annihilation.

Not even the last shred of lingering thought was left.

The surroundings quieted down.

The remains looked down at the sapling in its palm.

There was a hint of relaxation in its eyes.

After putting away the sapling, the remains looked up towards the deeper part of the Forbidden Ground and said calmly.

"The Path has emerged."

"Those who fight for the Path should also be dead and gone."

"Take good care of the death coffin, life book, death book, and life treasure inside you for now."

After saying this, it carried the broken sword, turned around, and walked deeper into the Forbidden Ground.

No one stopped it.

And no one dared to ask.

When it reached the end of the gray fog, it paused.

It tilted its head slightly.

"This generation is more chaotic than back then."

"And it's more like it."

As the words fell, its figure completely disappeared.

The Forbidden Ground fell quiet once again.