Chapter 387: 386. The Demon Empress ‘Second Page of the Heavenly Book
Translator: 549690339
Chen Luoyang arrived in front of the Central Main Hall of the Dragon Palace.
He didn’t rush in.
The Western Qin Great Emperor seemed to be at his lowest point, but a starving camel was still bigger than a horse. No one could be sure how much strength he still had.
For such an important place, the Qin Emperor might have specially prepared a special defensive restriction to protect his current actions and prevent others from disturbing him.
Therefore, Chen Luoyang didn’t directly enter the hall.
After pondering for a moment, he flipped his palm and a black shadow appeared.
The black shadow was indeed a coiled rope.
As Chen Luoyang willed it, golden runes appeared on the surface of the jet-black rope. At the same time, they flashed with blue light.
This Treasure Rope was the treasure that Xian Tian Palace’s elder, Cheng He, had used to plot against him in the Divine Lands.
It was called a treasure trove. It sounded polite, but it was actually very domineering and strange. It possessed a very unique spiritual power.
He was not good at binding people, but he was good at binding other treasures. He could also use this to suppress the connection between the target treasure and its original owner.
Back when Chen Luoyang was enveloped by the net formed by the rope, he felt that his connection with his treasures had been greatly weakened. It was almost impossible for him to control these treasures.
Speaking of which, the true owner of this Treasure Rope was the South Chu Empire’s Fengxiang Marquis, Cheng Yingtian. He was currently in Zhengyang City.
He was the one who had secretly lent the Treasure Gathering Rope to Xian Tian Palace’s Cheng He.
Chen Luoyang recalled that Cheng He had descended into the mortal world and descended upon the Divine Lands to seek the ‘Life’ Heavenly Book. It might not have been for the Xian Tian Palace.
According to Cheng He’s life experience provided by the white jade bottle, he was very close to Cheng Ying Tian and had subtly submitted to him.
Cheng Ying Tian, and even the South Chu Dynasty behind him, were the true targets of Cheng He’s loyalty.
However, with Cheng Ying Tian’s awkward status, whether he was on the same side as the South Chu Empire was still a question mark.
After Chen Luoyang obtained the Treasure Rope from Cheng He and Cheng
Ying Tian, he had been secretly analyzing this treasure on his way back to the Red Dust Ancient Gods Clan’s headquarters and on his way back to the Western Qin Imperial Capital, Zheng Yang City.
However, if he wanted to eliminate the traces left behind by Cheng Ying Tian, it wouldn’t be possible in a short time.
The gifts that Patriarch Blood River, Emperor Chu, and the others had given to the Demon Venerable were all unmarked items. Even if there were any traces, they would be erased before they were given out.
However, the nature of this Treasure Gathering Rope was different. Cheng He was able to use this treasure because of the help of its true master, Cheng Ying Tian.
Chen Luoyang’s current cultivation realm was still slightly lower than Cheng Yingtian’s.
However, he had his ways.
Ever since the black pot transformed into the white jade bottle, Chen Luoyang would ponder over this thing whenever he had the time.
Although it was still a little rushed, he had already gained a lot.
However, before he came to Zheng Yang City, the dark gold nectar in the white jade bottle was almost empty.
As the saying went, a clever housewife can’t cook without rice. It was difficult for Chen Luoyang to further verify his discoveries and conjectures.
Now, due to the great battle in Zheng Yang City, he had accumulated quite a bit of dark gold nectar. Chen Luoyang could put some of his conjectures into practice and try them out.
As he focused, the dark golden light in his eyes became even more intense and gradually condensed into something corporeal.
This seemingly tangible gaze fell on the Treasure Rope.
Then, a seemingly real and non-illusory nectar appeared out of thin air and appeared on the treasure rope.
Under Chen Luoyang’s control, the dark golden nectar purified and eliminated the intent left behind by the previous owner of the Treasure Rope, Cheng Ying Tian.
This move was not a big deal, and the Dark Gold Jade Cream quickly flowed out.
Chen Luoyang didn’t feel any heartache. Instead, he felt astonished.
The first intent that was purified was only the golden Brilliant Light.
This was the cultivation of the South Chu royal family’s ultimate technique, the Glorious Record.
Although Cheng Ying Tian was a branch disciple, he was also allowed to cultivate the Glory Score, and his attainments were outstanding.
However, after the Light Brilliance was purified by the Dark Gold Nectar, the martial intent within the Treasure Rope actually revealed an Eight Trigrams Diagram.
Chen Luoyang identified it for a moment. This was the Connate Eight Trigrams, a martial art that was passed down by the Xiantian Palace.
Based on this, other than the South Chu Splendor Score, Cheng Ying Tian also cultivated the Xian Tian Palace’s unique skills, and it was the direct line of inheritance, his attainments were not shallow.
Who knew that this was not the end.
The reason why the Dark Gold Nectar was used up so much was because the Treasure Rope had countless imprints of its previous owner.
After the Innate Eight Trigrams Diagram faded away, bloodstains appeared again.
The tainted blood quickly gathered into a torrential blood river that flowed endlessly.
The Dark Gold Jade Cream was still purifying it.
Chen Luoyang was rather surprised.
After carefully experiencing the concepts contained in the Brilliant Light, the Innate Eight Trigrams Diagram, and the Blood River, one could be sure that they were all written by the same person.
It wasn’t that three different people had left their traces in the treasure trove.
This Cheng Ying Tian was the leader of three families, and he didn’t stop at just a little bit. He had extremely profound attainments.
Chen Luoyang had fought with the direct descendants of the South Chu, Xian Tian Palace, and Blood River Families.
However, he had a vague feeling that Cheng Ying Tian was the most
outstanding in any of them.
In terms of brilliance, Cheng Qi Yuan and Cheng Hu Yuan were far from being on par with Cheng Ying Tian.
This was something that the whole world knew, so there was no problem.
However, in terms of the Innate Eight Trigrams, Cheng He, an elder of the Xian Tian Palace, was probably not even comparable to Cheng Ying Tian.
In terms of the roots of the Blood River lineage, the Lone Blood Village’s main cultivation was the Boundless Blood Sea. However, the Blood River Swordsman he had met in the Divine Lands had a cultivation of the Blood River Sword Intent. Compared to the Blood River Sword Intent in the Treasure Rope, it seemed inferior.
This Cheng Ying Tian was indeed worthy of being the number one person of the new generation in South Chu.
Just the tip of the iceberg had helped him occupy a place in the Red Dust Ten Heroes.
However, this fellow had hidden himself so deeply that no one else had noticed him at all?
Chen Luoyang muttered in his heart.
It would probably be hard to find out.
The reason why he was able to find out his background layer by layer was because the Dark Gold Jade Cream in the white jade bottle was truly miraculous.
Otherwise, although he could remove the mark left by the other party, the result might be that when the outermost layer of light faded, the Innate Eight Trigrams and Blood River double mark would be burned by itself, and there would be no chance for it to be exposed to outsiders.
The more Chen Luoyang tried to figure it out, the more he felt that it was exquisite.
The outermost layer of light and the innermost layer of blood formed a faint balance of yin and yang, stabilized by the eight trigrams.
If they were slightly agitated, the balance would be broken, and everyone would die together.
If it wasn’t for the marvelous Dark Gold Jade Cream, even if someone with a higher cultivation base than Cheng Ying Tian tried to decipher the mark on the treasure rope, they wouldn’t be able to discover the deeper secrets.
The more fragile the balance was, the more stable Cheng Ying Tian’s cultivation base was. The three great inheritances were able to communicate with each other.
Chen Luoyang had a vague idea in his mind.
The information revealed by this secret might be useful to me…
This thought flashed by, but it was suppressed by Chen Luoyang.
First, he had to deal with the “Soul” Heavenly Book in front of him.
After Chen Luoyang purified the Treasure Rope, he decisively made his move.
The black rope turned into a huge net that flashed with blue light and flew into the hall. It was aimed at the Heavenly Book with the word ” Soul ” above Leng Ji’s head!
It could be seen that the West Qin Great Emperor was currently possessing that general surnamed Leng.
One of the key points was the page of the Heavenly Book with the word ‘soul’.
Chen Luoyang wasn’t sure what use this page of the Heavenly Book would have. However, if he could take away the Heavenly Book, the Western Qin Great Emperor’s possession wouldn’t be a failure, but it would be far from the expected result.
Black light flashed on the black net and covered the “Soul” Heavenly Book.
As expected, Leng Ji’s entire body shook.
He opened his eyes, and his gaze was like lightning as he looked at Chen Luoyang who was outside the hall.
Chen Luoyang knew that it wasn’t Leng Ji who was looking at him. It was the Great Emperor of Western Qin, Li Ce.
However, he was looking for the weakest moment of the other party.
Even though he was facing an enemy attack, Leng Ji was still frozen on the spot, his body trembling.
The process of the five black dragons rushing into his body was temporarily halted. Five thick black pillars of light continuously swung around Leng Ji’s chest.
His connection with the “Soul” Heavenly Book seemed to have been cut off.
The broken page of the Tomes of Arcane was even swept out of the hall by the flashing blue net.
Leng Ji’s eyes were cold as he raised his hand and pointed outside the hall.
Chen Luoyang immediately felt that the mercury-like, viscous, and heavy well water that surrounded him began to squeeze him crazily.
That terrifying pressure would crush even a Martial Saint, let alone a Martial Monarch Realm expert. It would be difficult for them to resist.
Fortunately, Chen Luoyang was prepared.
The gift that the old Celestial River Sword Immortal had given to him, the Demon Lord, was now effective.
Streaks of light seemed to outline a huge transparent crystal, protecting him and isolating the pressure of the well water.
However, the water from the well was truly terrifying. The transparent crystal was squeaking under the pressure, as if it could shatter at any moment.
However, Chen Luoyang seized the time and controlled the Treasure Gathering Rope to forcefully drag the page of the Heavenly Book with the word ‘Soul’ over.
Leng Ji’s body shook once more.
The majestic light in his eyes gradually dissipated and was replaced by confusion.
He grunted and his body fell to the ground.
In his eyes, light kept flickering. Sometimes it would disappear, sometimes it would disappear, and sometimes it would appear. A dignified and cold aura and an inexplicable confusion alternated.
In the end, he faced the sky and shouted.
His shout seemed to be filled with unwillingness and hatred.
The five black dragons that were about to enter his body began to reverse and rush out.
There seemed to be a faint shadow that rushed out together with him, like a ghost.
The young West Qin general looked weak, his eyes filled with confusion. His thoughts seemed to be in a mess, and he couldn’t figure out what had happened.
” Cold Silence ” returned to cold silence.
The faint shadow combined with the five black dragons and swayed in the air as if it wanted to merge into one.
However, as the black shadow swayed, it could not stabilize into a human form no matter what.
In the end, the black shadow suddenly stopped for a moment.
Chen Luoyang immediately became vigilant.
As expected, the black shadow exploded in the next moment and shattered into pieces.
The entire hall collapsed, and the five black dragons scattered in all directions, completely tearing apart the Underwater Dragon Palace..
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