646: Chapter 642: Millennium Years in Vain 646: Chapter 642: Millennium Years in Vain He Tianci’s words, in an instant, intensified the hostility between the disciples of Wind Demon Castle and Zhenxian Sect, making them even more vigilant.
Even Song Zidong and Huang Hongfeng beca wary of each other, their clothes stirring without any breeze.
However.
The parties involved had traveled through mountains and rivers for thousands of miles to explore the Ancient Wind City at Ruins Ridge and were not likely to act rashly.
Therefore, they just remained mutually wary of each other.
Especially when He Tianci ntioned the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind, everyone beca even more cautious and dared not attack rashly.
But whom to listen to?
Would soone stab them in the back soon?
This remark had already instilled misgivings among everyone, making them even more cautious and deterring any rash actions.
“You’re courting death, daring to sow discord among us!”
From the Zhenxian Sect, a woman nad Yan Yu, standing behind Huang Hongfeng, suddenly turned her head and shouted loudly at He Tianci, her phoenix eyes filled with killing intent, “Do you think we absolutely need you to lead the way and wouldn’t dare to kill you?”
Hearing the woman’s words, Wang Sing and Xin You both tensed up, their faces anxious, and assud a stance ready for battle.
They were afraid, but being afraid did not an they would let themselves be slaughtered.
However, He Tianci remained extrely calm and said solemnly, “Dare we?
How could we not!
But, if the two gentlen do not attack, do you dare claim you can capture all of us?
By then, even if skinned, you wouldn’t be able to hold !
And if they all attacked, who would dare say no one would suddenly stab from behind?”
“You…”
Her words left Yan Yu both shocked and angry, yet she dared not make a move rashly, not only because of the potential situation He Tianci described but also because Huang Hongfeng had not given permission.
At the sa ti, the expressions of Huang Hongfeng and Song Zidong both darkened, and their eyes filled with a chilling intent, brimming with a surging murderous aura.
“Ha ha ha ha… You’ve got guts, and you play your cards well!”
Song Zidong burst out laughing again, his voice filled with coldness and murderous intent, sneered, “Heh, but I like it!
Just honestly lead the way upfront.
If anyone dares to attack from behind, I, Song Zidong, will be the first to object!
If there’s a need, we will discuss it among ourselves!
So, no one is really in charge here!”
Saying this, Song Zidong looked towards Huang Hongfeng and licked his lips, “What do you say, Huang Hongfeng?”
“Humph!
Lead the way!”
Huang Hongfeng ignored Song Zidong and ordered He Tianci and the others.
Upon hearing this.
He Tianci nodded slightly and turned back to Wang Sing and the others saying, “Keep up!”
“As for him…”
Lastly, He Tianci pointed at Lin Tian and told Wang Sing, “Junior Sister, since we brought him here, he was supposed to be let go once here, but now, there’s no choice but to have him co along too.
Once inside, look after him as much as you can within your ability.
Whether he leaves alive depends on his fate!”
“Let’s go!”
With that, He Tianci went first.
The others like Wang Sing imdiately followed.
“Follow closely, or don’t bla if you die!
Truly a nuisance, if you survive, rember to kowtow to my senior brother to express your gratitude!”
Wang Sing glanced back at Lin Tian, sighed, shook her head, and then reminded him again.
Lin Tian remained silent and followed.
Following them, Huang Hongfeng, Song Zidong, and others also proceeded.
Soon, Lin Tian followed He Tianci and the others onto a cobblestone path, entered the valley, and just past a winding section of the valley, they saw a pavilion with a stream flowing nearby.
Not far behind the pavilion was a small garden, filled with vibrant Spiritual Grass, emanating abundant Spiritual Energy.
“Spiritual dicine!”
Seeing the Spiritual Grass and feeling the abundant Spiritual Energy, many exclaid in surprise.
“Go check it out!”
Huang Hongfeng and Song Zidong, both being very cautious, still decided to have He Tianci and the others go take a look.
“Brother, let go!”
Xin You stepped forward, intending to go and check.
“Don’t go, it’s fake!”
At this mont, Lin Tian casually warned.
“Shut up!
Stop talking nonsense, or if you anger those people, there will be consequences!”
Wang Sing glared and chided in a low voice.
Lin Tian gave the girl a cold look, then fell silent.
He Tianci nodded his head, deciding to let Xin You go and check, since they had co, soone had to take the lead.
However.
Just as Xin You had taken a few steps, reaching the pavilion, a hum of fluctuation transmitted, the pavilion collapsed, the garden vanished, the stream stopped flowing, and everything disappeared, leaving only a pile of exploded stones that blew Xin You away.
Luckily, Xin You had the Cultivation of the Qi Refining Stage Seventh Level, and the explosive force of the giant stones was not enough to be fatal, causing only minor injuries.
“Fake?”
Wang Sing was taken aback, and suddenly turned around, looking towards Lin Tian, “How did you notice just now!”
Other people also frowned and looked over.
“Just a feeling, a guess!”
Lin Tian replied faintly and didn’t explain further.
Of course, it wasn’t just a feeling or guess for him.
He had swept the area with his Divine Sense and noticed that it was a Composite Formation made up of an Illusion Array and a Killing Array.
However, the formation had lost its potency over the years.
Otherwise, Xin You’s injuries would not have been so light.
Seeing this, everyone was taken aback and suspicious, but they quickly moved on without further consideration.
anwhile, Wang Sing kept casting doubtful glances at Lin Tian along the way, feeling that sothing was off.
While passing through the valley, Lin Tian occasionally stooped to pick up seemingly ordinary plants from the roadside.
“These are just common plants; what do you want these for?”
Wang Sing, filled with curiosity, eventually couldn’t help but ask.
“I studied Traditional Chinese dicine; these are Chinese herbal dicines, to be taken back for use!”
Lin Tian bluffed casually and responded evasively.
“You should worry more about whether you can make it out alive!”
Wang Sing rolled her eyes, shook her head helplessly, and thought to herself that this man might be an idiot.
To this,
Lin Tian just smiled.
Others might not recognize these herbs, but he recognized that they were Spiritual dicines used as auxiliaries in Alchemy, for example, to enhance the effects of main herbs or to balance the explosive energies between Spiritual dicines.
These Spiritual dicines were extrely rare!
An hour later.
The group erged from the valley and exited from the other side.
What ca into view was an ancient city located in the mountains.
However,
the ancient city was in ruins.
The city walls that had once been built on the adjacent mountain were now collapsed, leaving only the fragnted bases.
Many of the buildings below were also reduced to half-destroyed walls no taller than a person, showing that most of them were houses for commoners.
The city was small, with none of the original residential houses left intact; only ruined walls and occasional remaining Corpses were seen, which was startling.
The only thing still standing in the center of the ancient city was a massive black palace, rather grand.
“Let’s go straight into the palace!”
Song Zidong stared at the palace with fervent eyes and shouted loudly.
The others also showed expressions of excitent.
Hee Tianci hesitated slightly before leading Wang Sing and the rest towards the palace.
Lin Tian followed as well.
His Divine Sense had already enveloped the surroundings and detected only a desolate and vast breath echoing between heaven and earth, devoid of any vitality.
Soon.
Everyone entered the palace.
“Heavens!”
Once inside the palace, and seeing everything before them, soone exclaid first.
They saw on both sides of the palace, two wooden racks displaying various Jade Boxes, Magical Treasures, treasure armor, and even the legendary Jade Scrolls that contained Combat Techniques!
Everyone’s eyes shone with a greedy gleam, trembling with excitent.
“I want that treasure lamp!”
Eventually, a disciple from Wind Demon Castle couldn’t resist and rushed to a nearby rack to grab a green lamp.
“Seeking death!”
A disciple from Zhenxian Sect who was nearest drew his sword and slashed at the Wind Demon Castle disciple.
“You all are seeking death!”
In an instant, Song Zidong and Huang Hongfeng both shouted furiously and cast spells, instantly blasting those two into nothing.
With the two dead, the palace fell deadly silent; no one dared to move.
But at that mont, a faint, crisp sound erged, diverting everyone’s attention.
They turned to see the wooden racks on both sides of the palace and the treasures on them crumble into dust like weathered stone, falling to the ground.
“This…”
Everyone was dumbstruck.
“After a thousand years, even the finest treasures turn to dust, returning to the earth, all for nothing!”
Lin Tian looked at everything in front of him and muttered to himself indifferently.
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