Chaotic Sword God

Chapter 3888: Remains of the Ghost Immortal (Four)

Boom!

The two collided and produced a tremendous rumble. Terrifying storms of energy twisted space and tore apart time, throwing the region into darkness. All light was destroyed.

Both of them had used their trump cards—the power of the clash had even surpassed the range of Sixth Heavenly Layer Immortal Exalts, reaching the ranks of the Seventh Heavenly Layer.

Outside, the consequences of their attack would lead to devastating disaster on any of the thirty-three heavens.

However, this was the Skyscraping World!

Everywhere in the Skyscraping World, whether it was high up in the air or deep underground, was filled with formations. It blazed with light as a tremendous pressure descended.

In the next moment, a barrier descended from above, connecting with the ground. It formed something akin to a cage, completely isolating this region.

When the devastating storms of energy came into contact with this barrier, there were no intense collisions as originally imagined. Instead, it collapsed silently as if all of the energy had been absorbed into the barrier, merging with it perfectly.

Silently, the storm of energy produced by Jian Chen and the old woman from the Ghost Immortal cult’s trump cards had been easily nullified by the formations of the Skyscraping World.

These were layered formations cast down by multiple Ninth Heavenly Layer Immortal Exalts after all. Before such high level formations, a storm of energy on par with a Seventh Heavenly Layer Immortal Exalt was clearly a little lacklustre.

However, neither Jian Chen nor the old woman from the Ghost Immortal cult were able to launch a second attack any time soon.

The old woman from the Ghost Immortal cult had clearly paid a heavy price. She became extremely feeble. The dragon-headed cane she clutched in her hand trembled violently.

At this moment, she completely relied on her cane to remain standing, or she would have collapsed a long time ago.

But now, the old woman completely disregarded her feebleness. Her tiny, squinted eyes had now widened to the size of golfballs. She stared ahead blankly. She was dumbfounded.

The glow of the Divine Formation of the Heavens gradually faded away. A crowd of people hovered in the air. Just the Nine-heavenly Xuan Immortals alone amounted to over thirty thousand, with over thirty Immortal Monarchs, nine Immortal Emperors, and an Immortal Exalt!

The Skyscraping Sword Scripture had a total of a hundred and eight pages. Each page only corresponded to three entry spots, so only around three hundred people at most could enter the Skyscraping World each time.

Yet right now, several tens of thousand people had emerged all of a sudden, which had frightened the old woman from the Ghost Immortal cult quite a bit.

“Y-y-you actually… you actually brought so many people into the Skyscraping World with you?” The old woman from the Ghost Immortal cult was tongue-tied. Probably no one would believe her if she told them that several tens of thousand people had entered the Skyscraping World when the limit was only around three hundred.

She even rubbed her eyes subconsciously as if she struggled to believe what she was seeing was real, afraid that it was just an illusion.

By now, the Divine Formation of the Heavens had completely dimmed. All of the Nine-heavenly Xuan Immortal disciples who composed the formation immediately ran out of energy. Now, all of their faces were pale as they gave off a sense of feebleness.

Even the Immortal Monarchs had used up over half of their energy.

The Divine Formation of the Heavens was incomplete, so it was only capable of a single strike right now!

Jian Chen was not in a hurry to deal with the old woman from the Ghost Immortal cult. There were still a group of disciples from the Sword Sect of Violet Heavens outside. Without the protection of the Divine Formation of the Heavens, they were all in mortal danger. Immortal Exalts could kill a great swathe of them with a swing of their hand.

As a result, as soon as the Divine Formation of the Heavens dissipated, he immediately cooperated with the Primeval Divine Hall to send everyone back inside as quickly as possible, afraid that they would perish to the old woman from the Ghost Immortal cult.

Only inside the Primeval Divine Hall could the safety of these disciples be ensured.

Immediately, the several tens of thousand disciples vanished completely, having been forcefully taken away by the power of the Primeval Divine Hall.

Although the Primeval Divine Hall would expend some energy for no good reason, there was no better option right now.

However, there was one exception—the Thousand Soul Demon Exalt. Jian Chen did not arrange for him to return to the Primeval Divine Hall

“Thousand Soul Demon Exalt, kill her for me!” Jian Chen stared at the old woman from the Ghost Immortal cult coldly and directly ordered the Thousand Soul Demon Exalt.

Since the existence of the Primeval Divine Hall had already been exposed, there was no need to keep hiding in front of the old woman.

The Thousand Soul Demon Exalt did not hesitate. A storm of energy belonging to a Third Heavenly Layer Immortal Exalt whistled out as he shot towards the old woman with a flash.

“I understand now. So you actually bear a treasure of such a level… However, killing me is anything but easy. Hehehehe, Yang Yutian, we will meet again…” The old woman from the Ghost Immortal cult sneered. Before she had even finished speaking, she vanished eerily, only leaving behind a piece of human skin in her place.

The Thousand Soul Demon Exalt reached out and caught the piece of human skin. His eyebrows were locked together firmly.

Jian Chen’s expression changed slightly. Without any hesitation, he immediately used the secret technique from the Skyscraping Sword Immortal, using spiritual Qi as his eyes to search for traces of the old woman in the surroundings.

“She’s actually not in my range. Looks like that secret technique has allowed her to escape quite far away.” Very soon, Jian Chen furrowed his brows. He immediately changed locations, using the technique again ten thousand kilometres away.

Like that, he changed locations numerous times, searching through a range of a million kilometres as quickly as he could. In the end, he still could not find any traces of the old woman.

Jian Chen stopped his search. If he could not find her during this time, his chances would be even slimmer if he kept searching. It was completely sufficient for her to use this time to flee to a further place.

“I probably can’t keep the existence of the Primeval Divine Hall hidden for much longer in the Skyscraping World.” Jian Chen stood on a boulder and gazed deeply into the distance. He was not too concerned about exposing the Primeval Divine Hall. He had anticipated this right from the beginning.

Afterall, it was impossible to keep a secret forever. Since he was prepared to use the Divine Formation of the Heavens in the Skyscraping World, he was destined to expose the secret of the Primeval Divine Hall. It was only a matter of time.

“Zi Ying, Qing Suo, what exactly was that thing inside the Immortal Exalt from the Ghost Immortal cult? With her strength as a Second Heavenly Layer Immortal Exalt, she was actually able to launch a terrifying attack on par with the Divine Formation of the Heavens,” Jian Chen secretly asked the sword spirits. He was wary of the power hiding inside the old woman’s body.

“That’s the strength preserved through a special secret technique by past experts of the Ghost Immortal cult when they are about to die. It’s known as the Remains of the Ghost Immortal. Any disciple of the Ghost Immortal cult can borrow the power of the remains if they are recognised by the Remains of the Ghost Immortal.”

“However, the power of the remains isn’t that easy to use either. Using the power of the remains comes at a certain price. The exact price has to do with the difference in strength between the disciple of the Ghost Immortal cult and the remains.”

“The larger the difference is, the greater the price will be…”

Zi Ying explained.

“Remains of the Ghost Immortal?” Jian Chen was interested. He could not help but ask out of curiosity, “Since the Ghost Immortal cult once produced a Grand Exalt, do they have the remains of a Grand Exalt?”

“They did initially, but it was destroyed a long time ago. The Ghost Immortal cult had already declined severely before our old master and the Nirvanic Immortal Exalt were even born. However, they should still have the essence blood of Grand Exalts in their cult, as some of the ancient secret techniques of the Ghost Immortal cult requires the essence blood of Grand Exalts to practice; this includes the contamination stuck to the Divine Armour of Heavenflight,” said Zi Ying.

Jian Chen learnt about the Ghost Immortal cult from the sword spirits as he continued to venture through the Skyscraping World. He did not wear the Divine Armour of Heavenflight. Instead, he absorbed it into his body, allowing the Source of Life to purge the presence stuck to it.

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In a hidden valley extremely far away from Jian Chen, the old woman from the Ghost Immortal cult sat feebly in a bush that was even taller than her. Although her face was devoid of blood, it was filled with excitement.

“Never did I think, never did I think that originally I would come for the Three Lives Reincarnation Fruit, only to find such a tremendous secret. If I manage to claim that item… Hehehe… Hehehehe…” The old woman ignored her heavy wounds. She was filled with excitement, simply sitting there and laughing to herself.

At this moment, a series of gentle footsteps rang out in the valley. Someone was walking over, trudging through the valley step by step. Their pace was slow, but they travelled very quickly.

The old woman immediately silenced herself. Cold light shone from her squinted eyes. She stared beyond the bushes without budging. She was stern.

That was because she failed to sense the approaching person with the senses of her soul.

Under her alert watch, a beautiful woman carrying an ancient sword in her arms, dressed in form-fitting clothes, appeared before the old woman.

The woman did not have any emotion. Her eyes were cold, giving off a sense of unapproachability.

When she saw the lady, the old woman from the Ghost Immortal cult immediately relaxed. She stood up with some struggle and clasped her fist with difficulty. “So it’s princess Caijian. I am a vice cult leader of the Ghost Immortal Exalt, Lan Caidie. Greetings, your highness!”

The lady was the daughter of the heavenly emperor of the Heavenly Star Palace, Xing Caijian!

Xing Caijian walked over slowly with the sword wrapped in coarse cloth. She stopped thirty metres away from the old woman and studied her with furrowed brows. “You’re a vice cult leader of the Ghost Immortal cult, Lan Caidie? I’ve heard my uncles mention you before. They said that a startling prodigy called Lan Caidie emerged from this generation of the Ghost Immortal cult, receiving the recognition of the remains of a major figure of the Ghost Immortal cult.”

“The seniors of the Heavenly Star Palace have actually mentioned me before? Your highness, is that true?” When she heard that, the old woman’s eyes immediately lit up.

It was as if being mentioned by the seniors of the Heavenly Star Palace was a tremendous honour to her!

“You have such powerful Remains of the Ghost Immortal with you, yet you still suffered such heavy wounds. What exactly happened? Who injured you?” Xing Caijian asked with some confusion.

When she heard that, Lan Caidie immediately hesitated. After some deliberation, she asked carefully, “Your highness, could I ask you a question? Exactly what relationship exists between you and that Immortal Emperor called Yang Yutian?”

When she heard that, Xing Caijian immediately frowned. Her gaze sharpened as her tone gradually turned cold. “Don’t tell me your injuries are connected to him? What exactly is this about?”