Chapter 180

Palace Statue.

Just as they were charging into the palace, TianXin sect and the other forces were experiencing a thousand sufferings and ten thousand hardships, finally breaking through the Death Valley.

Because there is only one road to ascend Demon Peak, the few sects couldn’t avoid coming across each other. Luckily everyone’s goal is the palace on the peak of the mountain. Hence, there were no bloody incidents. Everyone seems to go their own way with very little interaction.

When they came, TianXin sect had forty to fifty people altogether. But now, all the disciples including the few Elders do not even add up to thirty people. Some of them even sustained very serious injuries. In order to not let them hold the others back, the heavily injured disciples do not set off with them to ascend the mountain. Therefore, the number of people going up the mountain is now about twenty.

Since it is already like this for TianXin sect, the other forces can’t possibly be spared.

Among them, the one that lost the most people is Xing Luo group. They were already few in number. After Ling Xiao killed off close to ten of them, their number immediately dropped by half. However, Qing Cheng sect also lost quite a few disciples. Furthermore, one of their prominent members is dead, Ye Dan.

In the beginning, Luo ShuHe still thought that Ye Dan was held up by some matter so he didn’t make it in time to meet up with them, just like Elder Li. Only later did he find out that Ye Dan is already dead, and the ones who killed him were the disciples of TianXin sect.

Even though he knows that the perpetrators are from TianXin sect, Luo ShuHe doesn’t let Qing Cheng sect disciples engage in an endless battle with TianXin sect. That’s because sooner or later, Qing Cheng sect will go looking for them to settle this debt of blood. It’s only a question of time.

However, certain observant people discovered that when Qing Cheng sect disciples look towards TianXin sect, veiled but determined looks of killing intent are hidden in their eyes. These observant persons are none other than Fang ChenLe and Fu ZiLin.

They had planned on going up the mountain together with TianXin sect but unfortunately, because they lack combat ability, and because Tang YunQi went against time at every turn, after charging through Death Valley, they were left behind by TianXin sect at the foot of the mountain with the disciples who sustained injuries from the struggle in Death Valley.

The result is easily predicted. The soul beast couldn’t find Fu ZiLin among that group of people ascending the mountain so he had no choice but to personally make his way down the mountain to look for him.

Luckily they didn’t leave the boundary of Demon Peak. Otherwise, that soul beast, no matter how awesome he is, wouldn’t be able to descend from Demon Peak to bond with Fu ZiLin.

He is most probably the most pitiful magic beast throughout all of history. Other magic beasts are found when martial artists and mages come up to their door. On the other hand, he actually has to go find a mage to bond with out of his own accord. Can there be any other magic beast more pitiful than him?

Back to You XiaoMo, it looks like the guard is going to poke a hole through his body, but no matter how strong those two guards are, they are no match for Ling Xiao.

But he still can’t benefit those that come after, so Ling Xiao doesn’t just turn them into a pile of scrap metal. Instead, he picks up You XiaoMo and charges right into the palace. The two guards fail to find their target so they stop their attacks and turn back into stone statues.

Just as the two men enter into the palace, the grand doors of the palace suddenly close with a*peng*.

The grand doors cut off the rays shining in from outside. However, the palace seems to be built of some special material. The surface emits bursts of light rays. Although it is not very bright, it is enough to see clearly.

The great hall is extremely capacious. In it, the thing that stands out the most is the pillars made out of a type of white colored stone because there is a candelabra next to each of these pillars. There are three green candles on each candelabra. Not five seconds after the doors closed, these candles light up with a*hong*.

In an instant the entire great hall is painted a dreary green. The bleak and shadowy great hall looks as if ghosts and goblins would come out at any time.

You XiaoMo feels like mocking the master of this palace for his exquisite taste. What’s up with the green candles? This is the first time he has seen green candles. Turning such a nice palace into a veritable haunted house.

“Elder brother Ling, this place is so creepy. Do you think there are ghosts?”

You XiaoMo asks as he tries desperately to rub away his goosebumps while his teeth are chattering.

Ling Xiao lowers his head and looks at him in amusement, “Whether there are ghosts, I don’t know. Whether there are people up to some tricks, that I do know.”

Right! The one playing tricks must be the master of the palace, a practitioner that takes absolute delight in the perverse.

However, he can’t say if there are ghosts in this world. If it was 21st century Earth, he would have to say they do exist rather than not. But he feels that in this dimension, even if there are ghosts, they would be the ones to fear humans.

The two of them walk further in, right until the end. Finally they catch sight of a humongous statue.

There are ten stone platforms lined up neatly in front of the statue. There seems to be something on each platform but there is an orb of light enveloping the objects, making it impossible to make out what is inside.

Ling Xiao says, “These things should be the treasures of the palace.”

You XiaoMo’s eyes light up, “Then ……. can we take it?”

Ling Xiao looks at him with eyes full of laughter, “You go try, there seems to be some kind of formations drawn? “What is the meaning of this?”

Ling Xiao says darkly, “You think the treasures on the stone platforms are so easy to get? The palace master is only trying to use the greed of men. When this area is completely splashed with blood, the formations on the floor will activate. At that time, probably no one would be able to escape.”

You XiaoMo swallows repeatedly. This time he really received a scare.