The Ancient Godly Monarch

Chapter 184: The Guardian

Qin Wentian and Mo Qingcheng's speed was extremely fast. At this point they were already very far from their previous resting place, with a total of five others chasing after them. Qin Wentian and Mo Qingcheng continued to run forward, with no intention to stop, choosing to preserve their strength.

A cold light shone in the eyes of their pursuers. Their target was no less in the slightest when it came to speeding up, and seeing as how they separated from their own main group, it would only mean disaster to continue chasing after the two, and seeing as how they separated from their own main group, it would only mean disaster to continue chasing after the two, especially if they were to meet a group formed by another power.

"People from the Beast King Hall?" At this moment, a black shadow appeared in front. Qin Wentian and Mo Qingcheng slowed down their steps, only to see that the new arrival was none other than Ouyang Kuangsheng.

"Ouyang Kuangsheng, this matter has nothing to do with you." At that moment, the five experts from the Beast King Hall had already surrounded Qin Wentian and Mo Qingcheng. Sweeping their gaze, they finally relaxed as they saw Ouyang Kuangsheng acting alone, without the other members of his clan.

But Ouyang Kuangsheng was really too confident, to think that he would choose to travel alone.

"M." Mmm." Ouyang Kuangsheng laughed as he crossed his arms in front of his chest, adopting the appearance that he was only there to watch the show.

A sharp glint of light flashed across the eyes of the five leaders of the Hall Beast King, as an extremely cold expression appeared on his face. "Kill the men."

"Roger's." The other four robes fluttered as demonic qi shot out from their bodies. Two of them moved towards Qin Wentian, while the other two headed towards Mo Qingcheng.

Qin Wentian's ancient spear was already in his hands, when a cold flash of demonic light flashed across his eyes, so cold that it pierced through the bones. A demonic look replaced his previous expression, and a terrifying killing intent gushed out from him, waving his robe in the air.

The two walked towards Qin Wentian attacking simultaneously. One of them attacked Qin Wentian, his hands turning into eagle claws, as the form of an eagle appeared in the air. A terrifying demonic wind emerged from the force of the attack, threatening to injure Qin Wentian's body. The other cultivators blasted forward with giant palms exploding. In their eyes, Qin Wentian was dead.

Swish ~ A gust of strong wind blew as Qin Wentian slashed tyrannically with the ancient spear, aiming for the incoming eagle claws at lightning-fast speed. The terrifying energy in his attack caused the wind to howl, as an aura of sharpness could be felt emitting from it.

As a piercing sound rang out, the ancient spear broke the sharp eagle claws, piercing through his opponent's entire arm, right into his brain. At the same time, he raised his left hand, and executed the Falling Mountain Palms with a roar, directly matching the palm with his opponent's gigantic demon palm. The impact from the collision created a whirlwind storm with them standing in the middle. It was only then that the opposing cultivator noticed the coldness of Qin Wentian's eyes and was suddenly struck with a sense of terror.

Qin Wentian retreated slightly, sweeping the ancient spear in a horizontal arc, similar to the Vermillion Bird wing slash. His opponent could feel the terrifying sharpness that befell him. With a roar of anger, he exploded with both palms, trying to block the attack. Qin Wentian then spewed out numerous rays of sword light, each manifesting into a sharp sword. One after another, swords pierced through his opponent's head, slaughtering him mercilessly.

If one wanted to talk about battle, not many cultivators in the 9th level of the Artery Circulation could match Qin Wentian.

After killing the two of them, Qin Wentian turned his gaze to the leader. His silhouette flickered as he suddenly disappeared from sight. However, he did not move towards the leader but towards Mo Qingcheng instead. Exploding with unwavering force, he pierced an ancient spear at the heads of his opponents.

Suddenly, a terrifying wave of demonic qi exploded. Qin Wentian turned around, only to see the previously unmoving leader unleash his three Astral Souls. All of his Astral Souls shone with a brilliant light, and were completely condensed from the Demon Beast Star Race! The leader slowly moved forward to Qin Wentian, as towering demon qi pierced through the air.

Awooooooo ~ howls Ganas rumble, as Qin Wentian's eardrum shakes from impact. Immediately after, it was as if he saw a myriad of demonic beasts running towards him, trying to devour him.

"Yuanfu level cultivator." Qin Wentian's heart trembled slightly for a second. From the aura his opponent released, Qin Wentian could sense two things: first, that his leader was extremely strong even among Yuanfu cultivators; second, he wanted Qin Wentian's death with a single strike.

The leader also knew that his Yuanfu was sealed, which was why he chose to execute a powerful innate technique that required a high level of consumption. He would rather kill Qin Wentian with one punch, than prolong the fight. After all, he noticed that Mo Qingcheng was also in the Yuanfu Realm.

Qin Wentian felt as if his eardrums were being crushed, and the swarms of ferocious beasts galloping gave him an overwhelming sense of pressure. Qin Wentian's blood boiled, as the demonic qi gushing out from his body grew stronger. Taking a step forward, he turned into a blurry shadow, and pushed out his Falling Star technique. The resulting unstoppable force collided directly with his opponent's innate technique.

BOOM, BOOM, BOOM. The force of his opponent's terrifying punch was similar to a typhoon exploding in his body. However, his current physique was already comparable to a demonic beast and possessed extremely high resilience. Moving as a blurry shadow, he kept pressing forward with the ancient spear without fear.

Rumble ~ The terrifying collision threw Qin Wentian's body backwards, the force of the punch being so strong that it took two large trees to break his momentum. Groaning, he spat out a mouthful of blood, demon qi so abundant that the entire atmosphere turned oppressive. The Yuanfu leader's body no longer moved, as the ancient spear had pierced his throat. He died with his eyes wide open, never expecting that under the pressure of his strongest innate technique, Qin Wentian who should have been in immediate danger, would still be able to fight back to such a level.

Mo Qingcheng also finished dealing with his opponents. Walking towards Qin Wentian, he took out a medicinal pill and placed it inside his mouth. Qin Wentian swallowed the pill as he looked at the nervous Mo Qingcheng, before smiling and reassuring him, "I'm fine."

Even though he was smiling, Qin Wentian could not allow himself the slightest slumber. The battle he had just faced, had opened his eyes to the dangers of these Refinement Grounds.

"It's amazing." Ouyang Kuangsheng looked at Qin Wentian attentively, admiring the beauty of the last attack he unleashed. Ouyang Kuangsheng knew that if he were to face the Yuanfu leader, he could avoid injury, but unlike Qin Wentian, his Astral Energy consumption would definitely be higher. Refinement Grounds were similar to life and death marathons; small injuries were fine as long as they did not consume too much Astral Energy stored in their bodies.

Qin Wentian naturally understood this logic, which was why he did not mind suffering damage in exchange for his opponent's death, not to mention that he already knew Mo Qingcheng had some recovery pills and medicinal pellets on him.

Nodding to Ouyang Kuangsheng, Qin Wentian did not continue the conversation.

"If we're not here right now, I'll definitely look for you for the exchange of clues, haha." Ouyang Kuangsheng laughed as he left, planning to look for his party members.

Here, even if Ouyang Kuangsheng was extremely confident in his own prowess, there was no guarantee he would survive alone if he went berserk early in his journey at the Refinement Grounds of Lake Celestial Lake.

It was considered 'safer' to go alone closer to the end of the journey, after the strength of the other allied forces was reduced. After all, only seven places were available, and in this place where danger was lurking in all directions, history had proven that many extraordinary talents would fall.

Qin Wentian and Mo Qingcheng left the area as well. After all, the area was filled with corpses, so only after changing the location did they sit down to set their conditions.

But at this moment, a sudden rustling sound rang out. Qin Wentian quickly turned his head towards the noise, his heart stiffening.

"Oh, Brother Qin, so this is you." Yi Xiang appeared, laughing as he approached. Qin Wentian discovered that Yi Xiang was with some other people, looking as if he had already formed an alliance. The white-clothed leader, with a handsome and delicate face, was none other than Mu Baifei, the swordsman of the Yan Continent.

"Isn't Brother Qin together with the people from Greencloud Pavilion? Why are you hurt? '' Yi Xiang glanced at Mo Qingcheng as he asked.

Although Yi Xiang was very friendly in nature, Qin Wentian still felt misgivings towards him. He then nodded as he replied, "We had an ambush and were injured, as a result."

"Without Greencloud Pavilion, I fear it will be more dangerous for Brother Qin and Miss Mo to travel alone. Tell you what, I will help mediate on your behalf, so why not join our alliance? "Yi Xiang commented.

Qin Wentian pondered, glancing at Mo Qingcheng, but finally agreed. Even if he didn't care for himself, he wouldn't selfishly let Mo Qingcheng be in danger because of his lack of strength. Traveling alone, with others forming alliances, would indeed be a foolish decision.

"Don't worry, since we have some closeness, leave this to me," Yi Xiang gallantly spoke, as he dashed towards Mu Baifei, spoke to him before waving his hand to signal for Qin Wentian and Mo Qingcheng to come over.

Qin Wentian and Mo Qingcheng left, There are 18 people in this alliance, which can be considered quite large in terms of numbers. However, it was clear to Qin Wentian that this was only the beginning of the Refinement Grounds trial; for now, joining a powerful alliance was on par with security. But when the end of the journey was near, the alliance would definitely collapse once the people fought each other.

There were a total of three, including Mu Baifei, who were all Swallow Swordsmen. They all carried ancient swords tied to their backs and looked extremely proud, even refusing to glance at Qin Wentian. To them, the people who joined their alliance were of no value. This alliance was formed solely out of convenience; others were also clear about this and thus tolerated their attitudes. After all, the name and reputation of the Swallow Swordsmen were also very famous in the Nine Continents.

With such a powerful alliance, they did not really face any danger along the way, yet occasionally they would find the corpses of other cultivators lying around the Refinement Grounds.

After two days, they finally came out of the Hallucination Forest. As he left, many paths appeared in front of them, each separated by a towering mountain peak.

"Who will be the lookout?" The Swallow Swordsman standing beside Mu Baifei asked. His tone was cold and indifferent, sounding as if he was above the others.

"Brother Qin, we must trouble you." Yi Xiang smiled at Qin Wentian.

Qin Wentian looked at Yi Xiang, his eyes narrowed for a moment before returning to normal.

"Don't worry, Brother Qin, these two people will accompany you, and we'll hurry immediately if there's an ambush." Yi Xiang pointed to the two others by his side as he spoke, causing them to frown as well.

"Good." Qin Wentian agreed.

"I'll go with you." Mo Qingcheng stepped forward, standing beside Qin Wentian.

"Oh, we don't need a lot of people to look for." Yi Xiang laughed. Qin Wentian turned his head, looked coldly at him before holding onto Mo Qingcheng's hand, walking forward without noticing the people behind him.

Qin Wentian did not want to stay in this alliance anymore. Upon seeing this, Yi Xiang's eyes narrowed as a cold sinister light flickered within.

"Yi Xiang, what are you thinking?" The female cultivator stated unhappily; she had traveled beside him on the way here. He had also seen Mo Qingcheng's true face before. Considering Yi Xiang's actions of asking Qin Wentian to scout forward while maintaining Mo Qingcheng, it would be very difficult for people to not directly draw conclusions.

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Within the Celestial Lake Palace, within the quiet hall, an extremely bewitching-looking woman sat on the jade throne. A trace of cold intent could be seen in his clear eyes, his demeanor looking as majestic as the queen.

Her beautiful eyes stared straight ahead, where many screens were arranged. Each screen displays various scenarios currently playing inside Refinement Grounds.

Two figures stood on the side of the charming queen. One was the Palace Mistress of the Heavenly Lake Palace, while the other was an extremely cold mortal beauty who did not seem to be from the mortal world. The aura he projected was somewhat similar to the charming queen sitting on the jade throne.

At this moment, the queen's cold gaze looked at Qin Wentian. This young man, Qin Wentian, was said to be from Chu.

Country Chu, back when the Azure Emperor disappeared, the Azure Emperor Palace was faced with an imminent crisis. Countless gazes filled with greed were locked onto the Azure Emperor Palace, and each and every one of their members were under intense scrutiny. However, no ruler of any other transcendent power found what they were looking for.

Recently the constant scrutiny stopped after the news spread, claiming that before the passing of the Azure Emperor, he went to a place called Chu.

At this moment, the corner of the cold bewitching queen's lips curved into an ominous smile. Do those fools think that they can find what the Azure Emperor left behind? So what if they find a secret map? What's the point there? There was still that woman standing guard, defending the final checkpoint!

"Will a new Emperor be born from the Azure Emperor Palace?" Murmured the queen. Standing beside her, the Palace Mistress involuntarily shivered. However, that momentary beauty was unaffected, and without a single change in expression, it was as if her aloof and indifferent appearance would always remain that way!