Longevity Begins From Raising Disciples

After settling the disciple, Chen Ye finally turned around and, along with a few others, followed the direction Qin Jiaming indicated, and ventured into the ruins.

Before long, in a pit at the center of the ruins, an enormous creature resembling a hillock suddenly appeared in their line of sight.

Its entire body was covered with grayish-white bone plates, and it had six sturdy lower limbs.

Its appearance was tragic, curled up amidst a pool of blood, with its grayish-white spine torn open by some terrifying force, dark green blood gushing out through the opening, corroding the surrounding black rocks with a sizzling sound.

”Indeed, it’s severely injured.” Bai Li’s eyes flashed fiercely, ”Attack!”

He summoned his flying sword and immediately performed the most lethal swordsmanship.

Pure sword intent of slaughter transformed into a brilliant star river, directly targeting the fatal wound on the creature’s back!

”Roar——!!!”

The Golden Core creature, lying there on the verge of death, suddenly awoke with a roar.

Its eyes, as large as lanterns, abruptly opened, and scarlet death beams shot forth!

This was actually a kind of pupil technique!

”Bang——!”

The brilliant sword intent collided fiercely with the scarlet death light in mid-air, a wave of violent spiritual power crushed the black stone ruins into powder.

Even if it was gravely injured and dying, the dying counterattack of the Golden Core creature was still terrifying.

Bai Li, bearing the brunt, groaned and was forced back several steps, but that death light was also forcibly split apart by his half-step Golden Core sword intent.

”Vile beast, meet your end!”

Bai Liuyue shouted, though the old man was heavily injured, his magical battle experience was extremely seasoned, his withered body turned into a gray shadow, mercilessly attacking the creature’s vulnerable spots.

Meanwhile, Bai Susu’s golden hair flew, she snorted coldly, and the golden light streaked like a swimming fish.

Her movements were agile, the sword light drilling into the giant opening on the creature’s back, wildly churning, destroying its remaining vitality within.

Chen Ye, on the other hand, focused his mind to summon Qingzhi.

Although injured, Qingzhi could still be used after a simple repair.

And as a puppet, it could withstand attacks at the front line.

However...

After this battle, Qingzhi would likely be mostly scrapped and need to be reforged.

Aside from that.

Chen Ye himself was also not idle, proficient in multiple techniques, he teamed up with Bai Li and others to entangle the enemy.

With its body already riddled with holes, the Golden Core creature couldn’t mount an effective counterattack under their unrelenting assault, and could only issue a series of impotent, raging howls.

The battle was fiercely intense, but the outcome was already decided.

...

About a half an hour later.

Bai Li once again used the Celestial River Blade, transforming into a vast sword glow that pierced the creature’s damaged skull, thoroughly exterminating the Golden Core creature.

”Rumble——”

The enormous meat mountain let out a mournful wail, dark green poisonous blood flowed like a river, life cut off.

The four of them were all injured, but fortunately, they succeeded in slaying the beast.

As for Chen Ye’s Qingzhi... it was now almost a pile of scrap iron, the little girl would probably burst into tears if she saw it.

”What a peculiar creature, it actually grew stronger as the battle went on...”

Bai Li felt a lingering fear, his cultivation was the highest on this expedition, primarily he himself faced the creature, naturally he could feel more of its terror.

Although it was already severely injured, if in a one-on-one fight, he would definitely not be its match.

”Yes.”

Chen Ye agreed,

”Fortunately, this is the core of the Celestial Abyss, with no other creatures roaming, if we were at the periphery, it might have summoned creatures of the second boundary, then the result would be hard to say.”

This battle was extremely intense.

His jade artifact now had several cracks, the second tier upper-grade flying sword could barely sustain Chen Ye’s current intensity of magical battles.

Bai Liuyue saw this and comforted him:

”Little Friend Chen, your contribution to Lingyin is immense, once we return to the sect, I will surely mobilize the sect’s treasury and the Bai Family treasury, allowing you to choose any treasure.”

If Chen Ye really saved Bai Li, let alone the Bai Family treasury, anything under the heavens that the Bai Family could afford would be unconditionally provided to Chen Ye!

”Moreover... if Chen Ye became the son-in-law, the Bai Family’s belongings would be his belongings...”

Bai Liuyue secretly muttered to himself.

Unlike the Zhao family, the Bai family has few progenies, especially since Bai Susu is the most direct descendant, destined to lead the Bai family in the future.

”Master!”

The three little ones, who were guarding Qin Jiaming and Tuoba You from afar, saw the battle had ended and immediately ran over quickly. Qing Jun nervously looked Chen Ye over, fearing his master had lost even a single hair.

”I’m fine, not even my clothes are dirty.”

Chen Ye smiled and patted Qing Jun’s head, comforting his three disciples.

As for Qingzhi, he silently put it away.

Qin Jiaming, with her hands behind her back, walked over with a light step.

She looked at the gigantic monster corpse with great interest:

”Hmm... I have to say, the Songyang Sect has many secrets. For example, the Songyang Patriarch who called himself the Heavenly Demon, or the legendary True Dragon.”

”True Dragon??” Qing Jun widened his eyes and couldn’t help asking, ”What does this have to do with a True Dragon?”

Qin Jiaming pointed at the corpse of the monstrous creature:

”Yes, you knew long ago, right? This creature is also a lineage of the dragon... As for why this mutated dragon lineage exists in Celestial Abyss, it must be related to the Songyang Sect. As for the rest, if you ask me, I don’t know either. Let’s take care of the main business first.”

”Ugh...”

The little girl whimpered; she was very curious about it.

Perhaps it was related to her own origins.

Moreover,

Hearing this, she thought once again of the Songyang Cave Heaven.

According to her master, she was in an egg state in the Ninth Layer Heaven of the Songyang Cave Heaven.

It seems that she also has some connections with the Songyang Sect...

Qin Jiaming glanced at Qing Jun and then withdrew her gaze without a trace, pointing to the dark place behind the Golden Core monster corpse.

”The guardian is cleared.” Qin Jiaming’s lips curled into a smile, ”Big brother, Brother Bai, ahead is our final stop.”

Chen Ye looked ahead.

At the end of the ruins, the surrounding chaotic space laws seemed to have stagnated there.

A stone gate made entirely of massive black stones stood quietly before them.

The stone gate was several tens of feet high, carved with intricate and strange totems, appearing like dried blood vessels, disgusting to behold.

”Why... is it a gate?”

Chen Ye was taken aback and couldn’t help but ask.

”Because... long ago, someone wanted to create a nonexistent door to go to a nonexistent place,” Qin Jiaming said softly.

”Who is it?” Chen Ye asked further.

”Oh, it’s just a legend, a hard-to-distinguish legend. As for who that person is, I don’t know; I only know... he was a betrayer.”

Qin Jiaming looked innocent as if she really didn’t know anything.

Betrayer?

Chen Ye chewed on this word; since it’s a betrayer, it implies this person had companions, otherwise how would they betray?

Since this gate is in the Celestial Abyss, perhaps it is related to the Songyang Sect.

Could it be a big figure from the Songyang Sect?

”Alright, big brother, stop worrying about those old, trivial legends.”

Qin Jiaming clapped her small hands, pulling Chen Ye’s thoughts back. She pointed at the black stone gate, and with a bright smile said,

”Our target is right here.”

”This gate?” Bai Li furrowed his brows, tightened his grip on his sword, and tried to sense the aura behind the gate, ”What’s hidden behind the gate?”

”Nothing, there’s nothing behind the gate. I said it just now; it’s a nonexistent gate.”

Qin Jiaming shook her head firmly, interrupting Bai Li’s speculation,

”And to trigger the Celestial Abyss to explode, breaking the bonds of time, really means to destroy this gate!”

”Once it shatters, this node of the Celestial Abyss will completely collapse.”

Qin Jiaming’s eyes curved with joy as she made a gesture of explosion in the air with her hands,

”Only when this gate shatters will the shackles of time and space break. The Divine Son can escape reincarnation, and you, big brother, can follow the rift created by the explosion to end all of this.”

After explaining, Qin Jiaming turned her head, and with her gaze on Chen Ye, she smiled and said,

”Now we have found the explosives and the position, all we need is a fuse to ignite...”