Chapter 322: Chapter 297: Saint Yan, The Existence That Crosses the Tribulation_1
Not long after, the middle-aged woman and her companions eradicated the wish patterns along the edge of the island.
"Whoosh!"
The middle-aged woman flickered, leaping left and right, rushing towards Lu Yan and Shen Yinuo.
It turned out that she clearly memorized where Lu Yan and Shen Yinuo had landed earlier.
But Shen Yinuo remained calm and unhurried, waving a throwing knife that landed in a particular area. Instantly, a large number of Wish Patterns emerged within a few hundred meters radius, condensing nine Huo Yan Tigers that pounced towards the middle-aged woman.
"Damn."
The middle-aged woman’s face changed drastically as she turned and tried to escape.
Boom, boom, boom...
A series of booms ensued and a few minutes later, the middle-aged woman finally got out, her hair disheveled and half of it singed. Her back bore a large black burn mark, emitting a burnt meat smell.
Her mouth was smeared with blood, her eyes glaring at Shen Yinuo and Lu Yan malevolently, as if she wanted to tear them apart.
She knew she had been tricked; Shen Yinuo had deliberately let her see their landing point earlier on.
"Attack."
The furious middle-aged woman roared, swinging her long stick to forcefully break through the Wish Patterns.
Shen Yinuo continued to observe the Wish Patterns. Before long, he and Lu Yan delved deeper, quickly leaving the middle-aged woman and her company far behind until they were out of sight.
They traveled about three miles forward.
Shen Yinuo let out a long breath and said, "This is it. Finally, there are no more Wish Patterns."
Lu Yan surveyed the surroundings.
This place was near the center of the island. Red-hot exposed rocks lied everywhere, like heated irons with a startlingly high temperature. If it wasn’t for their strong True Bodies and the protection of True Vigor, they wouldn’t be able to withstand it and would be roasted alive in no time.
"Let’s head out from the other side."
Lu Yan suggested.
Shen Yinuo nodded, and they moved toward the other side of the island.
Along the way, they noticed that many rocks had charred marks, as if they had been struck by lightning.
But how can a place deep underground be struck by lightning?
Suddenly, they both sniffed a fragrant smell.
"It smells a bit like a Spiritual Medicine. How could it survive under such extreme heat?"
Lu Yan expressed his doubt.
"The world is vast and contains all sorts of wonders. If there were Spiritual Medicines here, they would be extraordinary. Let’s check it out."
Shen Yinuo said.
Following the source of the fragrance, they soon reached a platform.
The platform was also of bright red color, but smooth as a mirror as if a Divine Weapon had cleaved it. They could even see their reflections on it.
Surprisingly, two plant buds, shaped like lotuses with leaves like flames in a rich crimson hue lightly trembled upon this smooth platform. Upon close observation, the buds flickered, just like candles.
"Could this be the Purple Flame Lotus?"
Shen Yinuo’s eyes sparkled.
"A type of Spiritual Medicine?"
"No, it cannot be categorized as a mere Spiritual Medicine anymore. It’s a wonder of nature, more precious than Innate Purple Qi. It is said to bloom only in places with intense heat and yang energy, transmitting the vigor of fire. Consuming it can transform one’s True Body."
Shen Yinuo explained.
Lu Yan’s eyes brightened as well.
It seems fortune favored them.
With this Purple Flame Lotus, couldn’t their cultivation level advance further and enter the Sixth level of True Body?
If they could reach the Sixth level of True Body, even against the middle-aged woman, a cultivator in the Primordial Spirit Realm, they would have nothing to fear and could certainly hold their own.
"There are words on the ground."
Suddenly, Lu Yan noticed some small characters carved a few meters away from the two Purple Flame Lotus plants.
The two quickly went over to read the curvings.
"The difficulty of immortality exceeds the difficulty of scaling the blue sky."
"I have cultivated diligently for over 1500 years, encountering countless dangers, condensing the True Body, refining the Primordial Spirit, attained He Dao through fire, and perfected my merits. As long as I can cross the Immortality Tribulation, I can achieve immortality with limitless life expectancy and indulge in absolute freedom."
"But alas, my efforts were futile, all my cultivation in these years went in vain as I ultimately failed to cross the tribulation. However, during the process of crossing the tribulation, I finally discovered the truth. This world does not encompass complete rules, He Dao is imperfect, and it’s extremely difficult to cross the Immortality Tribulation. To the successors who come after me, please remember to rectify the rules before crossing the Heavenly Tribulation. Left by Lin Yan."
"He Dao, crossing the Tribulation, does this suggest that the senior’s cultivation level had already reached the ninth round of He Dao and entered the Primordial Spirit Realm?"
Lu Yan was stunned.
According to the message, it was evident that this senior had failed their tribulation crossing.
As for matters about the rules, Lu Yan was still in the dark due to the massive difference in their cultivation levels.
"Lin Yan, Lin Yan..."
Shen Yinuo whispered, a trace of astonishment was visible in his eyes. "Could it be Saint Yan from the Dagu Dynasty era?"
"Yinuo, have you heard of him?"
Lu Yan asked.
Shen Yinuo nodded and replied, "I’ve read about him in the books. It’s said that during the prosperous era of the Dagu Dynasty, a highly gifted Martial Cultivator emerged. He possessed an Innate Martial Body and had Qi-blood many times that of an ordinary person. However, the most astonishing part is that after this senior broke into the realm of the Grandmaster, he also excavated the Organ Miracle which made him an Internal God-man."
"With a natural affinity towards fire and unparalleled talent, he broke through all barriers and reached He Dao, becoming the leading figure of that era. But then, he suddenly disappeared and was never seen again. Never would I have thought that he failed while crossing the Tribulation here."
"He was both an Innate Martial Body and an Internal God-man!"
Lu Yan was taken aback.
"There have only been a handful of people who have reached He Dao since ancient times. Every one of them was extraordinarily strong. It’s only natural for someone with that kind of talent."
Shen Yinuo said.
"A little girl with good knowledge, you even know the name of Saint Yan."
A shrill voice suddenly rang behind the two of them.
The voice was undeniably close, within a meter’s distance behind them.
They jumped, their hair standing on end, a chill driving straight up to their heavenly spirit cover. They startled and sprung several meters ahead, quickly turned around and assumed a defensive position.
Lu Yan let his Eight Gates Top Martial Arts explode, while Shen Yinuo raised her Great Sun Melting Furnace to guard.
Only then did they see what had spoken.
A skeleton.
No, more precisely, half a skeleton.
Because half of its body still had flesh, dried up like a mummy, with sparse white hair growing on its head.
And the other half was completely skeletal.
This thing was still alive.
Could it be a demon?
One of its eyes rolled in its socket, and fiery red flames flickered in the other socket.
It was sizing up Shen Yinuo.
More accurately, it was sizing up the Great Sun Melting Furnace, one eye showing surprise.
Immediately, it stretched out a dried right hand, made a grabbing gesture in mid-air, and the Great Sun Melting Furnace flew out from Shen Yinuo’s control, into the hand of the half-skeletal monster who scrutinized it.
Then, a strand of red flame flew out from the monster’s left eye socket, enveloping the Great Sun Melting Furnace.
"Lu Yan, don’t act rashly, the opponent is too strong, far beyond our means to compete,"
Shen Yinuo whispered to Lu Yan, her face more serious than ever.
Because, the moment the creature seized the Great Sun Melting Furnace, she couldn’t resist at all.
The Great Sun Melting Furnace was her divine weapon, akin to a part of her body, under her mental control, and impossible for others to steal.
It could only mean that the half-skeletal monster’s strength was unimaginable, far greater than theirs.
Any aggression would result in certain death.
Lu Yan simply nodded.
"Excellent, excellent, such a divine weapon is scarce in the world..."
The half-skeletal monster surveyed the Great Sun Melting Furnace for a moment, nodding its head and uttering a shrill voice.
It was unclear how it could make these sounds in such a state.
"Senior, could you be Saint Yan?"
Shen Yinuo suddenly spoke, tentatively asking.
The half-skeletal monster remained silent for a while before sighing, "Calculated by time, it’s been a few thousand years now. Surprisingly, there are still people in the world who remember me, quite rare."
Lu Yan and Shen Yinuo’s hearts raced.
So, it was indeed Saint Yan.
He didn’t die.
He didn’t perish entirely under the Heavenly Tribulation.
"As you can see, I failed to cross the Tribulation and although I survived by a fluke, I’m neither dead nor alive, barely existing here. This place retains the rules of my time, which keep me alive. If I were to leave, I would soon return to dust."
Half-skeletal monster, who was Saint Yan, sighed.
Lu Yan and Shen Yinuo felt sympathy.
The cultivation road is so difficult.
Such a dazzling figure ended up like this, provoking emotions.
After saying a few words, Saint Yan didn’t pay attention to the two of them anymore, he simply continued with his examination of the Great Sun Melting Furnace.
Lu Yan and Shen Yinuo didn’t dare to leave and could only wait where they were.
That wait took half a day.
"The divine weapon, which you, little girl, possesses, is extraordinary, with a potentially significant origin. It contains infinite mysteries that perfectly match with me. If I can comprehend a portion of the mystery, I can fix my incomplete Rule of Fire, regenerate flesh, and return to the world."
Saint Yan said.
"If senior requires it, take it and ponder."
Shen Yinuo generously said.
Offending such a monster would be an unwise choice.
But if they could befriend this monster, they would gain immense benefits.
Any sane person would know how to choose.
Once a person who has achieved He Dao emerges, who in the world can rival them?
Saint Yan shook his head silently, waved his hand, and returned the Great Sun Melting Furnace to Shen Yinuo before saying, "Unfortunately, your cultivation level is still too low, you developed this furnace too little, and I couldn’t comprehend anything from it."
"Let’s make a deal, little girl. I will give you some benefits to aid your fast cultivation. Once your cultivation reaches the fourth or fifth transformation of the Primordial Spirit, come back here to help me, is that ok?"
"Of course, when I achieve the fourth level of Primordial Spirit, I will come here to help senior."
Shen Yinuo immediately raised her hand to swear.
Only a fool would refuse.
"Good."
Saint Yan reached out in mid-air and from the depths of the distant molten lava, a red light flew quickly and fell into Saint Yan’s hand. It turned out to be a fiery red crystal.
"This is a Nine Yang Divine Stone, a rare marvel of heaven and earth, which perfectly matches you. This small piece is capable of transforming your True Body several times."
Saying this, he waved his hand, and the fiery red crystal flew towards Shen Yinuo, who seized it in her grasp.
Then, Saint Yan turned his gaze to Lu Yan, revealing a trace of killing intent.
Lu Yan immediately felt his skin prickle, a sense of fatal danger enveloping his body, making it hard for him to breathe.
