Two Realms: I Will Become the Immortal Emperor

Chapter 379: Chapter 350: Sword Pill and Jade Sword

”So far, we’ve only just set foot on the plaza; we still haven’t been able to get inside the Traveling Palace. There’s a Sword Array on the plaza, and the array itself is a Jade Sword hanging from a Jade Lion’s paw.”

”We made an attempt on this place once before. At the time, the elder was our only Golden Core, but now we have three.”

Chen Che explained the situation in a calm and orderly manner.

Over this period, while they’d never set foot in the Traveling Palace, they hadn’t slacked on their research of the Sword Array outside. In truth, breaking the array wasn’t difficult—they just had to take the Jade Sword.

Of course.

Knowing the solution was useless. The process of achieving it was the hardest part.

After all, the most difficult part of the process was withstanding the Sword Qi from the Jade Sword.

Upon hearing this, Chen Xi looked up ahead.

A vast, magnificent palace hall was completely enveloped within the Grand Array.

Before them, a bluestone path stretched onward, only to be blocked by a vast White Jade Plaza. Clearly, the group hadn’t been able to cross this plaza on their last attempt.

Even the few corpses on the plaza sent a chill through her heart:

’It seems the dangers within this Traveling Palace are far greater than I anticipated!’

”What’s the plan?”

Meng Qianxun looked over.

Chen Che answered without hesitation, ”The same as last time. We’ll advance in sequence. This will not only conserve our True Essence as much as possible but also ensure everyone’s safety to the fullest!”

”Alright.”

No one had any objections and nodded in agreement.

Chen Xi was confused at first, but after Xiao Chan whispered a brief explanation, she had no objections either.

”Then let’s begin.”

Chen Che took out several bottles of Pills, distributing them to the group with a calm expression. ”These are Tier Three Middle Grade Three-Turned Rejuvenation Pills. Taking one can instantly restore thirty percent of your True Essence.”

He had been preparing for this Traveling Palace for a long time.

”Mm, let’s begin.”

Meng Qianxun gave a slight nod and put away the pills. Lu Qinglian had already stepped forward to lead the way.

The other four followed behind her.

Lu Qinglian was equally prepared. Taking a deep breath, she summoned four Spiritual Artifacts: a small, exquisite Golden Bell; a Kite-shaped Shield; a tombstone she had borrowed from Hu Yao; and a seashell.

In addition, she clutched several Talismans in her hand.

Seeing Lu Qinglian’s extreme caution, Chen Xi became even more vigilant.

BOOM—

As the group stepped onto the White Jade Plaza, the Jade Sword hanging from the Jade Lion’s paw trembled, as if plucked by an invisible breeze.

SWISH SWISH—

A fierce gale kicked up across the plaza as several streams of Sword Qi came whistling through. Where the Sword Qi passed, it left wispy, catkin-like trails, like a bomber streaking through the clouds.

The Sword Qi was incredibly swift and fierce.

Chen Xi found she couldn’t even see the trajectory of the Sword Qi without infusing True Essence into her eyes.

But the fact that several more streams followed meant Lu Qinglian had blocked the first wave, though not without difficulty.

BANG! BANG! BANG!

A series of explosions rang out.

The Golden Bell, Shield, and seashell protecting Lu Qinglian shattered as if struck by lightning. Only the tombstone from Thunder Accumulation Mountain managed to block the Sword Qi.

However.

After a mere three breaths, the tombstone was blasted away.

Chen Xi clapped her hands together. A statue instantly materialized behind her, and as she formed a Seal Technique, its thousand-plus arms fanned out. A rain of black light, like fireflies, drifted down to envelop the group, forming a massive Barrier.

The Sword Qi crashed against it, causing the Barrier to thunder with impacts as sparks flew.

After holding for eleven breaths, it finally shattered.

Next, Meng Changtu took over.

The Sword Qi seemed endless, and it grew stronger the deeper they advanced. This created a ”death by a thousand cuts” scenario; many Golden Core True Masters who had stepped onto the plaza were simply worn down and killed by the relentless Sword Qi.

Had the Golden Core cultivators who came here before been willing to cooperate instead of trying to hoard all the spoils for themselves, this Traveling Palace would have likely been breached long ago.

Unfortunately.

Once the potential rewards become great enough, trust completely disintegrates.

When Xiao Chan took his turn, he unfurled the Soul-Calling Banner. Countless Divine Souls poured out, and with a wave of the banner, they formed a prison of black mist that enveloped the group. It was at this moment they reached the farthest point of their previous attempt.

Chen Che walked within the group, his Divine Sense spreading forward.

Within this Grand Array, his Divine Sense was severely suppressed. It felt like wading through a swamp; its speed of expansion was reduced severalfold. ’If it’s like this even for me,’ he thought, ’the others’ Divine Sense must be suffering the same.’

’To think a casually hung Jade Sword possesses such power... No wonder all those Golden Core cultivators died here.’

Chen Che’s brow furrowed slightly.

When something becomes commonplace, it seems to lose its value. The same was true for cultivators. On the Earth Element Star, Golden Core and Nascent Soul cultivators were a dime a dozen. Compounded by a long era of peace, these cultivators rarely engaged in life-or-death struggles.

As a result, many cultivators had forgotten the true power of their predecessors...

But today.

True Master Chixia’s Traveling Palace served as a stark reminder of the power wielded by cultivators whose legends could persist for nearly a thousand years after their deaths.

This Jade Sword seemed to be just casually hung there.

It was like a key left carelessly in a lock, yet it had claimed the lives of more than a dozen Golden Core cultivators.

”Maybe today we’ll have a chance to get past this plaza.”

Xiao Chan, having fallen back, furled his Soul-Calling Banner. He was exhausted, but couldn’t suppress a smile.

With two Golden Core cultivators still yet to act, they had already crossed half the distance—and that’s not even counting the two Golden Core Great Demons.

”We still need to be careful.”

Chen Che said crisply, pulling his thoughts back and focusing all his attention on the plaza.

After all.

A Traveling Palace like this demanded vigilance. A single slip-up could cost them their lives. Hearing his words, the others, who had begun to relax, all grew solemn again.

”Che’er is right.”

Meng Qianxun nodded as well. ”Better safe than sorry...”

BZZZ~

The words were barely out of his mouth when disaster struck.

The Jade Sword hanging from the lion’s paw suddenly vibrated, erupting in a brilliant Spiritual Light. The sword, originally only palm-sized, seemed to expand infinitely in their vision.

It was the unmistakable prelude to an attack.

”This is bad!”

Meng Qianxun’s expression changed, but he was a man of profound composure and immediately formed a Seal Technique.

WHOOSH—

In a flash of light, the Blood Python Queen Bee—now a Golden Core—materialized, a vast wave of Demon Qi billowing out with its appearance.

The Queen Bee beat its massive wings, thrusting its Dragon Spear-like forelimbs forward.

At almost the same instant, Meng Qianxun clapped his hands together. A Shield bloomed, covering a ten-zhang radius. He was pushing his Cultivation to its absolute limit.

DING!

A soft hum.

The next instant, a loud explosion sounded on the White Jade Plaza.

RUMBLE—

The small sword seemed to be lifted by a pair of invisible, giant hands and was aimed silently forward.

The power contained in that single motion was beyond the imagination of anyone present.

They watched as the Jade ground beneath their feet split apart in an instant, a bottomless gash carved into it. The scar stretched from the foot of the Jade Lion all the way to where they stood. The air roiled, throwing off concentric rings of white shockwaves.

In the next moment, the shockwaves were torn asunder, and a beam of sword light, like a bolt of silk, burst into view—a ferocious dragon lunging from nowhere.

Meng Qianxun’s True Essence Shield was torn apart in an instant.

CRACK—

In a flash of cold light, the Sword Qi struck the Blood Python Queen Bee dead center.

BANG!

Gore splattered as blood flew.

Before the shock in their eyes could even turn to terror, the Blood Python Queen Bee, having only recently achieved Core Formation, exploded amidst the Sword Qi. Its body disintegrated into countless fragments, splashing a gruesome rain of blood across the White Jade Plaza.

”Not good.”

The Sword Qi was simply too fast, its speed far exceeding their ability to react. By the time they thought to intervene, it was already too late.

CLANG!

But at that very moment, the sound of clashing steel rang out.

Then, one by one, silver Flying Swords materialized from thin air. They were all so perfectly identical they seemed to have been cast from the very same mold.

In an instant.

Every Flying Sword erupted with dazzling light, their combined radiance seeming to illuminate a magnificent world where only swords existed.

As they appeared, Chen Che twisted his empty hand, and the countless Flying Swords linked together, head to tail, to form a massive vortex.

”Go!”

Chen Che pointed, and the Sword Group surged forward!

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Two terrifying forces, like twin beams of all-consuming light, shot through the void and collided violently.

The terrifying impact made the very air explode. A shocking wave of Sword Qi swept out in all directions, even fracturing the Han Baiyu Plaza with a dense web of cracks.

Lu Qinglian, having the lowest Cultivation, was sent stumbling by the gale, only kept on her feet by Meng Changtu grabbing her arm. Chen Xi felt the fierce wind blasting her face, forcing her to squeeze her eyes shut. Even her Divine Sense was blocked, preventing her from seeing what was happening up ahead.

The air was filled with the howl of the hurricane, a piercing roar that was all they could hear.

BANG!

Immediately after, the zhang-long bolt of Sword Aura exploded, shattering into countless motes of light that scattered in every direction.

Chen Che’s robes, which had been whipping about, gradually settled, and his long hair, which had thrashed like a wild python, slowly came to a rest. Yet, in the face of that Sword Aura, Chen Che hadn’t retreated a single step.

”That was close!”

A trace of fear appeared in everyone’s eyes. None of them had expected the small sword to suddenly erupt with such immense power.

At the same time.

They also understood why there were no corpses of Golden Core cultivators on the latter half of the plaza.

It wasn’t that no Golden Core cultivators had reached this point. Rather, any who had were likely annihilated by that single blast of Sword Qi, leaving not even a trace of flesh and blood behind. If Chen Che hadn’t managed to intervene in time, most of their own team would have been dead.

”I’ll take the second half.”

Chen Che exhaled. Amidst ripples in the void, a host of Flying Swords silently materialized around him.

Although.

’With my current strength, I can’t fully control this Sword Pill yet, but it should be more than enough to get us through the rest of the way!’