Chapter 1271: No Longer Afraid?!

Even with Void Seal, Shang Xia failed to stop the powerful wave of energy that had already been weakened by the heavenly screen.

Fortunately, he was still able to slow it down by ten times and gave everyone a better chance to escape.

Only then did Shang Xia and the others heave a sigh of relief.

Soon after, the True Immortals of the Spirit Thistle World found them. Seeing as Shang Xia and the rest were perfectly alright, True Immortal Qu Guan gasped softly, “True Immortal Shang, you should have come down sooner! Of course, with your strength, it won’t be difficult if you wish to avoid that strike alone. However, True Immortal Kou and True Immortal Yin aren’t as strong as you.”

Shang Xia understood that the other party was saying it out of goodwill and he nodded slightly. However, he couldn’t help but ask, “What exactly was that earlier? Was that Zhuo Gudao’s martial intent that he comprehended after breaking through to the grand completion stage of the Martial Void Realm?”

Qu Guan was initially afraid that Shang Xia would possess an overinflated ego due to his achievements and was actually a little apprehensive of their alliance. However, hearing that Shang Xia didn’t ignore what he said, he felt more relieved. He quickly replied, “The martial intent of an expert at the grand completion stage of the Martial Void Realm might be able to pass through space to carry out long-range strikes, but it wouldn’t be able to maintain such power even after passing through a heavenly screen.”

Shang Xia’s eyes widened in shock. “Could it be the power of a Seventh Order? Did Zhuo Gudao actually pass the final barrier to enter the Martial Emptiness Realm?”

Before Qu Guan could say anything, Zuo Li chuckled at the side, “Of course not. Zhuo Gudao probably made use of something the Star Origin Lord left behind or other external strength to launch that strike. There is no way he did it alone.”

“Of course, what he used was an attack that had reached the level of something that would be unleashed by an expert in the Martial Emptiness Realm. It’s stronger than what the Seven Stars Seven Tribulation Formation is capable of.” Zuo Li concluded.

Shang Xia and Kou Chongxue exchanged a glance and saw the helplessness in each other’s eyes.

Inheritances at that level or stuff that had been left behind by experts at that level wasn’t something worlds with shallow history like theirs would know about.

Shang Xia eventually asked again, “What will happen now? What is the situation like outside? When will we be able to leave?”

Shang Xia looked exactly like everyone else who was being suppressed by the World’s Will. His expression of discomfort was also perfectly in line with the rest.

Zuo Li and Qu Guan exchanged a look before Zuo Li laughed, “Their main goal is the expert who’s stealing their world origin. What does that have to do with us?”

Shang Xia raised an eyebrow in shock. “But... We hid in the Spirit Tinkle World and avoided the powerful attack. If the members of the Star Origin Dao Field still can’t find anyone, wouldn’t we become the prime suspects?”

“Heh, they’ve been looking at us the entire time. If we were really suspicious, would we be able to avoid detection by their sixth tier True Immortal?” Qu Guan snorted with amusement.

Shang Xia seemed to fall deep in thought and he wondered out loud, “Is that why they are sure the culprit is still hiding somewhere?”

Qu Guan nodded with a smile on his face as Zuo Li continued, “Well... They’re also using the opportunity to suppress us a little and have a better time absorbing world origin.”

Raising his head to look at the heavenly screen that wasn’t fluctuating as violently as before, Qu Guan muttered, “Everything should have calmed down... Let’s head up.”

After he spoke, the True Immortals of the Spirit Thistle World made their way over to the heavenly screen.

The 3 True Immortals of the Spirit Luxuriant World followed closely behind. Kou Chongxue muttered in a low voice, surprising Shang Xia, “I'm about to break through...”

Turning to look at Kou Chongxue in shock, he wanted to say something about the Essence Refining Void Returning Formation, but he quickly controlled himself. He also saw the dumbfounded Yin Jingxu next to him and it was clear the other party also heard what Kou Chongxue said. He knew he couldn’t remain silent after that and he quickly reminded, “You better hold it in and not try anything right now...”

“No shit! From how you entered the fourth tier of the Martial Void Realm, your connection to the continent which spirituality you relied on to break through seems extremely important. I naturally have to wait till I get back before trying anything.” Kou Chongxue snorted.

With their extensive experience, they should have already realized that the Essence Refining Void Returning Formation wasn’t enough to facilitate a breakthrough to the fourth tier of the Martial Void Realm. It would increase their chance, but at the end of the day, they still had to rely on the spirituality of the land that allowed them to become True Immortals in the first place.

𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

Shang Xia thought even deeper and noticed what happened to Kou Chongxue when he was absorbing world origin earlier.

The amount of world origin actually wasn’t enough for him to break through to the fourth tier. That could only mean that the patriarch actually gained quite a few opportunities since his trip to the Spirit Thistle World and when he followed them to the Spirit Tinkle World.

Whatever it was, looking at the Essence Refining Void Returning Formation again, Shang Xia had to think of more possibilities. He even wondered if the True Immortals of the Star Origin Dao Field branded their souls into the dao field itself during the ascension.

If that was the case, Shang Xia and Kou Chongxue would feel even more reassured with the Essence Refining Void Returning Formation. After all, that would mean that it was a purely assistive formation with extremely low risks!

Shang Xia frowned suddenly and asked, “What do you plan to do now then?”

“That’s our problem now. I can’t absorb any more world origin. Otherwise, I’m going to expose the fact that I’m about to break through!” Kou Chongxue mumbled.

For a powerful expert like Kou Chongxue who stood at the peak of the third tier of the Marital Void Realm, his advancement to the fourth tier was basically guaranteed. The moment he showed signs of breaking through, he would immediately become the target of most True Immortals present. After all, no one wanted to see a foreign world growing stronger.

However... If they didn’t leave the Spirit Tinkle World, they might become even larger suspects in the eyes of those from the Star Origin Dao Field. In fact, they might just put the blame on him.

Shang Xia noticed that even though they seemed to be stuck in a sticky situation, Kou Chongxue didn’t seem panicked at all. He snorted softly and asked, “Did you already think of something?”

“I knew I couldn’t hide it from you!” Kou Chongxue smiled before he brought out something from his sleeves. “Take a look at this!”

He revealed a shell that was the size of his palm. The shell was filled with cracks and looked like it would shatter the next second.

With a strange look in his eyes, Shang Xia examined the shell. Soon after, he revealed a look of shock. “This... Is this an Origin Holy Artifact?! How the fuck did you steal another one?!”

Shang Xia quickly connected the dots and realized why Kou Chongxue was able to reach his current state where he was about to enter the fourth tier of the Martial Void Realm.

Kou Chongxue sneered derisively at the comment. “Go steal one for me if you think it’s so easy to get your hands on one! I obtained it by chance when I first arrived and was flying over the massive gap in the heavenly screen above the 6 continents... It should have flown out when some other people were fighting over it. However... It suffered great damage and it looks like it’s just getting worse...”

This lucky motherf... He actually picked up an Origin Holy Artifact just by flying around above the exposed continents...

Shang Xia was struck speechless, but he understood Kou Chongxue’s intentions when he took out the damaged artifact. He nodded and explained, “I’ll use my domain to disrupt everyone’s senses around us. All you need to do is to use it to absorb world origin to make it look like you’re the one devouring world origin. You’ll be able to restore the artifact at the same time...”

There were definitely Elysiums among the 6 continents that had been exposed. The shell was most likely the Origin Holy Artifact of one of them.

“Hahaha!” Kou Chongxue broke out laughing the next second. “What are we waiting for then?! Let’s head up now!”

Shang Xia also knew that Kou Chongxue had another plan in mind. He might be using his domain to cover what the patriarch was doing, but Kou Chongxue most likely also hoped that he would be able to draw over even more world origin to help restore the Origin Holy Artifact.

That was right. Kou Chongxue was no fool. He had already guessed that Shang Xia was the culprit who was stealing world origin from the Star Origin Dao Field! Of course, that was something he concluded with his wealth of experience. He hadn’t learned of the existence of the Crimson Soul Tablet because it was something sixth tier True Immortals were unable to learn of, but he knew a lot about Shang Xia! He knew how Shang Xia had been running around everywhere and absorbing an astronomical amount of world origin from various worlds. It wasn’t difficult for him to reach his conclusion.

Since Shang Xia was unwilling to mention how he did it, Kou Chongxue never asked. Naturally, he wouldn’t do so with Yin Jingxu beside them.

Speaking of Yin Jingxu... He had been completely listless ever since Kou Chongxue mentioned he was about to break through to the fourth tier of the Martial Void Realm.

When he finally snapped back to reality, he stared straight at the Origin Holy Artifact that had appeared in Kou Chongxue’s hand. Even though Kou Chongxue was swinging his arms about while talking, Yin Jingxu’s gaze never left the shell.

“Palace Master Yin?” Shang Xia called out softly.

“Uh... Huh?!” Yin Jingxu turned to look at Shang Xia as his face flushed red. “I’m sorry!”

Shang Xia chuckled to himself and no longer said anything.

Instead, Kou Chongxue, who had been flying beside him, slowed slightly and laughed, “It’s alright. This Origin Holy Artifact isn’t actually useful to my institution...”

After he spoke, he rushed towards the heavenly screen.

Shang Xia snickered softly before following behind the patriarch.

Yin Jingxu was overjoyed by Kou Chongxue’s revelation and he pretty much understood why the patriarch of the Tongyou Institution would be saying something like that to him. His emotions changed as he felt the inner turmoil in his heart. Eventually, his expression hardened and he followed the True Immortals of the Tongyou Institution and rushed out of the heavenly screen.

By the time they emerged, the situation up top had turned really strange.

Rather than being afraid of Zhuo Gudao’s strength and the strike he released that contained the might of a Seventh Order expert, everyone rushed over as soon as the threat was gone. They no longer seemed to care about the Star Origin Dao Field as they started to absorb world origin without a care in the world. They didn’t even give half a shit to the Seven Stars Seven Tribulation Formation the True Immortals of the Star Origin Dao Field deployed.

“What’s going on? Why are they acting like this even though it has only been a short while since Zhuo Gudao’s attack came?” Shang Xia frowned and asked the True Immortals of the Spirit Thistle World not too far away.