Revelation of the Way of Heaven

Chapter 334 Xuanyuan Sword

The next morning, the four of them set off on their journey again. The further they went into the Netherworld Mountains, the more frequently they encountered monsters. So, they walked and stopped for a whole morning before finally finding their third suspicious target.

This destination is quite strange. The entire mountain seems to have been split in two, becoming two opposing cliffs with straight sections and a large rift valley in the middle, forming a typical "skyline" landscape.

Occasionally, a gust of wind would blow through the rift between the two mountains, creating a strong opposing airflow that resembled a giant wind blade, constantly cutting into the bodies of the four. They all had to use their spiritual power to resist in order to avoid being blown away by the airflow.

Qin Xiaochuan opened his mental space, first covering the upper part of the cliff, but found nothing special. Then the four of them descended along the rift valley. When Qin Xiaochuan's mental space swept down to the ground below the rift valley, he couldn't help but show a look of joy on his face.

"Found it!" Qin Xiaochuan said excitedly, "I can feel a rich spiritual energy below."

"Is it the Xuanyuan Sword?" Han Kexin flapped her silver wings and flew to Qin Xiaochuan's side.

Qin Xiaochuan shook his head and said, "I can't see clearly. There seems to be something below that's blocking my mental energy."

"Let's go down and take a look then." After saying that, Han Kexin accelerated and flew down into the rift valley, with the others following closely behind.

As they flew down, the wind suddenly stopped, and the world became completely silent. The rift valley also became incredibly desolate. The bottom of the canyon was covered with fine white sand, and a black stone tablet, three zhang high, stood in the sand, covered with golden runes. Countless brown chains were intertwined and locked to the stone tablet, with the other ends of the chains locked to the rock walls on both sides.

The four of them hovered beside the stone tablet. In the very center of the tablet were two large characters in oracle bone script. Qin Xiaochuan had learned about this ancient script in his professional course, so he immediately recognized the two characters—Zhenyuan.

"I think this is the place we're looking for, but I don't know how to get down there," Qin Xiaochuan said, gazing thoughtfully at the stone tablet.

Han Kexin was also looking around at her surroundings, but she didn't have any ideas either.

Just as the four were about to split up to search for clues, they suddenly heard a splashing sound coming from one end of the rift. Qin Xiaochuan couldn't help but sigh and say, "Those troublesome guys are coming again."

As soon as he finished speaking, a group of high-level flying monsters pounced on them. Even before they got close, a series of skills such as wind blades and sonic howls were unleashed at them.

"I'll deal with them, you guys take care of finding clues," Qin Xiaochuan said before slapping Kaiming and charging forward.

Countless vines grew wildly among the demonic beasts, like shadows, entangling the flying beasts and continuing to spread, transforming into a vast forest in a short time.

This is the skill "Forest of Myriad Forms" that Guo Shiyi recently learned. As soon as she released her skill, Qin Xiaochuan also released "Blazing Sky". The magnificent flames instantly ignited the entire forest. The heat released by the suddenly rising flames turned the originally quiet canyon into a heat wave hurricane that blew in, making Guo Shiyi's hair fly.

"Perfect teamwork," Guo Shiyi said excitedly.

"It's not over yet," Qin Xiaochuan said calmly. He knew very well that these demonic beasts were difficult to kill. Their attacks might be able to kill one or two high-level demonic beasts, but dealing with so many at the same time would probably be beyond their capabilities.

Sure enough, several wind blades flew out from the flames, carrying the flames towards the two of them. At the same time, several wind god pterosaurs also rushed towards them through the flames.

Kaiming, along with Qin Xiaochuan and Guo Shiyi, went to meet the monsters and engaged in a fierce battle. The three of them cooperated very well and fought back and forth in the monster horde.

"Shadow Binding!" Guo Shiyi had just used vines to control a Golden-Winged Nether Eagle when Qin Xiaochuan's Samadhi True Fire Blazing Dance followed closely, instantly blasting a large wound on the Golden-Winged Nether Eagle's body. At the same time, Kaiming used its Soul-Splitting Claw skill to tear the Flaming Blackbird that had taken the opportunity to attack in half.

The sheer number of demonic beasts was overwhelming, seemingly endless, leading them to wonder if all the demonic beasts from the Netherworld Mountains had gathered here. Despite their relentless fighting, many demonic beasts still managed to breach their defensive lines and charge towards Han Kexin and Zhou Bin.

"Hurricane Blade!" Han Kexin casually swung her hand, and a huge wind blade slashed across the body of a wind god pterosaur that was already injured. One of its thick fleshy wings was instantly torn off, and blood spurted forward. The wind god pterosaur also lost control of its body and crashed headfirst into the black stone tablet, then slowly slid off it, shaking and falling on the chains. Blood smeared the stone tablet and chains.

"Bang!" When the wounded wind pterosaur landed on the white sand, it made a dull impact. Then, a strange phenomenon occurred. The calm sand suddenly floated into the air, and a vortex that was spinning rapidly appeared under the sand. Moreover, the area of ​​the vortex was getting bigger and bigger. With the appearance of the vortex, a huge suction force enveloped the airspace near the stone tablet.

The severely injured Quetzalcoatlus immediately fell into the vortex and disappeared. Han Kexin, who was closest to the center of the vortex, was also unable to escape. When the suction enveloped her, she could no longer control her body. Zhou Bin, who was not far from her, tried to pull her up, but was also instantly pulled into the vortex by the suction.

Han Kexin could only rely on her strong wind control ability to fight against the suction force to ensure that she would not be sucked in immediately. Guo Shiyi saw this scene from afar and immediately stretched out a vine to pull her out from the outside. However, the suction force of the vortex was too strong. Guo Shiyi and Qin Xiaochuan, who were riding on Kaiming, were instead pulled into the vortex little by little.

Qin Xiaochuan looked at the ever-growing vortex and the endless demonic beasts behind him, pondered for a moment, and then suddenly tightened his grip on Guo Shiyi's hand.

Guo Shiyi looked at him, puzzled. He chuckled and asked, "Dare to do a dare with me?"

"Okay." Guo Shiyi didn't ask what kind of adventure it was, her eyes flashing with excitement and joy.

"Hold on tight to the vines for a bit, so we don't get separated. I won't let go of your hand either," Qin Xiaochuan instructed her. Then he patted Kaiming's head and said, "The adventure begins!" As soon as he finished speaking, Kaiming led the two of them into the whirlpool.

The vortex quickly engulfed the four people and one beast. The monsters following behind were also pulled in by the vortex's suction due to inertia. Those behind them immediately retreated in panic. Strangely, although they lost their prey, these monsters did not disperse immediately. Instead, they circled around the rift and chirped to each other, as if discussing something.