The Prodigies War

Chapter 2058: The Ship to the Ancient Nebula Underworld

Chapter 2058: The Ship to the Ancient Nebula Underworld

“For seven days…you, an Emperor, failed to find a single clue. Don’t you feel...ashamed?”

On the summit of a steep, isolated mountain, Yanxing had a cold and indifferent look in her eyes, her long purple hair fluttering in the wind.

Beside her, the gray-robed middle-aged man had dropped to his knees out of fear, his face deathly pale.

In the past seven days, he had exhausted all means to find traces of the Divine Apparatus Profound Sect, but unexpectedly, the sect members seemed to have vanished without a trace.

“Senior, give me a little more time, I will definitely find the people of the Divine Apparatus Profound Sect!” The middle-aged man gritted his teeth and pleaded.

Yanxing glanced at him. “In your view, do you think the Divine Apparatus Profound Sect has sensed something, so they chose to go into hiding?”

The middle-aged man answered right away, “That must be the case! Otherwise, how could such a large clan that had been standing for so many years disappear overnight and not leave a trace behind?”

“Then tell me, in this Primordial Chaos World, besides the Divine Apparatus Profound Sect, which other forces know how to get to the True Dragon World?”

The gray robed middle-aged man shook his head. “Since ancient times, the Divine Apparatus Profound Sect has acted as the guardian of the True Dragon World. Anyone who wants to come into contact with the True Dragon World must do so through the Divine Apparatus Profound Sect.”

At this moment, the space rippled, revealing the figure of the silk-robed man.

“Senior, Lin Xun showed up!”

He reported in an excited voice, “Just last night, Lin Xun was spotted in the underground world of Black River City and he was asking the Fog Obscured Alms for information about how to go to the Ancient Nebula Underworld.”

Lin Xun!

Yanxing’s eyes flashed. “Is he planning to go to the Ancient Nebula Underworld?”

“I believe so.” The silk-robed man answered without hesitation.

“You believe so?” Yanxing shot a glance at him.

The silk-robed man trembled at those words, and with a wave of his sleeves, a figure rolled to the ground.

“Senior, this is the person in charge of the Fog Obscured Alms of Black River City. He has personally seen Lin Xun. If you don’t believe it, you can ask him.”

The figure on the ground was a majestic-looking middle-aged man clad in a brocade robe and fur coat, but at this moment, he found himself gripped by panic and unease.

“Look at me.” Yanxing looked down at him, an unusual purple light shining in her eyes.

When the brocade-robed man met her gaze, he felt his spirit being torn apart, as if a huge hand was inserted into his spirit and stirred constantly.

At the same time, Yanxing ‘saw’ the scene—Lin Xun entered the underground world of Black River City. An attendant brought him to meet the person in charge and he was then led into a quiet room…

After a while, Yanxing raised her head, and the eerie purple light faded from her eyes.

She uttered ruminatively, “Could the boy have sensed some danger and plans to hide in the Ancient Nebula Underworld?”

On the ground, the brocade-robed man was drenched in cold sweat, blood trickling down from his lips. “I…am still alive?” he gasped.

The gray-robed middle-aged man and the silk-robed man both looked at Yanxing.

“I have a clear distinction between reward and punishment. Although we captured you, you have assisted me, so I will reward you with a chance to live.”

Yanxing signaled with her hand, and the man was immediately swept away by a terrifying force and disappeared.

“Time is running out. Since you can’t find the way to get to the True Dragon World, then you should come with me to the Ancient Nebula Underworld.” Yanxing decided.

From those memories extracted from the brocade-robed man’s soul earlier, she firmly remembered Lin Xun’s appearance, aura, and demeanor.

……

A boundary ship set off from the Primordial Chaos World and after following along the fixed starry sky route for half a month, it gradually deviated from its original route, navigating towards the depths of a chaotic starry sky.

The stars were like weeds running wild, dotting the vast void of the universe, and terrifying natural disasters were happening everywhere.

Spatial cracks rapidly spread across the universe, like a gigantic mouth swallowing up the starry sky.

There were beautiful and magnificent strips of light that floated about like thin, delicate gauze, but they could instantly wipe out stars upon contact.

Occasionally, spatial storms unleashed a violent force that would fill even Emperors with terror, sweeping across the void with an endless rumble.

There were more…

Those terrifying sights were enough to send chills down any cultivator.

However, the boundary ship skilfully passed through the natural disasters, narrowly avoiding the dangers again and again.

This starry sky might be full of chaos and dangers, but the one steering the boundary ship was very experienced.

The boundary ship was extremely huge, almost like a floating continent, and it belonged to the Fog Obscured Alms.

Its destination was the Ancient Nebula Underworld!

The boundary ship was divided into three areas.

The upper deck area was dotted with quiet courtyards rich with aeth qi, and only the most distinguished guests were allowed to stay in them.

At the entrance to one of the courtyards, an attendant gave three respectful knocks on the door before he stepped back and bowed his head.

“Senior, the ship has entered the most dangerous and turbulent Dark Night Star Field. We may encounter some bumps and obstacles along the way, but I am just here to inform you that there is nothing to worry about.”

The attendant was a middle-aged man with gray hair and beard, and surrounded in a fierce and powerful aura. He was a supreme Saint-King, yet he appeared extremely polite and respectful.

“Thank you for the reminder. I understand.” A voice that was as calm as a still lake sounded from the courtyard.

The fierce middle-aged man quickly responded, “Please don’t be polite, senior. This is my responsibility.”

Then, the middle-aged man took his leave.

In the courtyard, the grass and plants were lush green, while the ancient trees stood unevenly. A tall and handsome figure was relaxing inside a refined room. He was dressed in a moon-white robe with his long hair draping loosely down his body, framing his handsome face.

It was none other than Lin Xun.

Half a month ago, he went to the Black River City and found the Fog Obscured Alms that was based in the underground world to inquire about the Ancient Nebula Underworld.

After that, he boarded a boundary ship belonging to the Fog Obscured Alms and headed for the Ancient Nebula Underworld.

“Given Yanxing’s ability, she must have found out about my trip to the underworld a long time ago. I wonder if she has caught up with me...” Lin Xun pondered in the room.

There was a saying in the Ancient Nebula Road: ‘When the world is filled with enemies and there is nowhere left to retreat, the Ancient Nebula Underworld is the last way out.’

However, Lin Xun was not fleeing for his life, but instead he was coming here on his own initiative.

Firstly, he wanted to lure the purple-clothed woman called Yanxing there and make her forget about heading to the True Dragon World.

Secondly, he had a matter to take care of.

Before the golden cicada youth left, he handed him a letter with the following words written on it:

“In the Ancient Nebula Underworld, someone is waiting for you to untie the bell.”

There had to be great meaning behind those words since it came from the golden cicada youth before he headed to the other side of the cosmos.

Naturally, Lin Xun, who had given up on going to the True Dragon World, thought of making a trip to the Ancient Nebula Underworld to see who needed him to “untie the bell.”

He might be targeted by the purple-clothed woman called Yanxing, but with Xi around, he had nothing to fear.

However, he had to consider one thing: When the new Nameless Esteemed Emperor showed up and dealt with him with all means, how should he fight back?

He knew he couldn’t just leave Xi to handle everything.

However, before Third Senior Sister Ruosu left, she mentioned that the second disciple of Fangchun Mountain, who had never appeared and seemed extremely mysterious, was most likely hiding in the Ancient Nebula Underworld!

This was the reason why he decided to go to the Ancient Nebula Underworld.

While in deep thought, Lin Xun turned his hand over, and a small green, crystal tree was sitting on his palm. The veins on the trunk were like markings of the great dao, exuding a mysterious aura, and the soft green leaves sprinkled wisps of dreamy green mist.

It was the Bodhi tree seedling!

“Luckily, although Mount Heedless has disappeared, I have this Bodhi tree seedling with me. It will be of use if the taboo law power appears. At least, it shouldn’t have any problem in concealing my aura…”

Lin Xun studied the Bodhi tree seedling. With his current foundation, he wouldn’t stand a chance against the taboo law power, let alone be able to fight against the new Nameless Esteemed Emperor.

However, with the Bodhi tree seedling masking his aura, he could avoid the detection of the taboo law power that was all over the world.

Crack! Crack!

A cracking sound came from the table.

The incomparably sharp and magical Emperor-grade sword seemed to have lost its spiritual intelligence and shattered into pieces.

On the other side, the Broken Blade emitted a hazy rain of light, showing all sorts of mysterious and obscure dao runes.

Next to it, the No-Nonsense Bow gleamed with magnificent radiance, flooding the room with its light.

“It swallowed another Emperor-grade weapon…”

The corner of Lin Xun’s lips twitched.

Weapon Spirit Wuque was sleeping within the No-Nonsense Bow and it needed the essence of many treasures to repair the wounds it had suffered over the years.

Similarly, when the Broken Blade condensed one hundred Natal Treasure Runes, Lin Xun was struck with the realization that an extremely terrifying existence was also lurking within the Broken Blade.

The figure sat silently in the darkness, hair disheveled and with chains as thick as a thumb coiled around his throat, waist, legs and feet, exuding an obscure law power.

When it opened his eyes in the darkness, a powerful and dazzling beam of light seemed to burst forth from them, shattering the eternal darkness.

It evoked the image of a god meditating in the darkness, capable of obliterating the world with a single thought. The feeling was unimaginably terrifying.

At that time, Lin Xun was at the Supreme Big Saint Stage, but that figure said to him:

“You are…far from being able to completely refine my power with your current strength. Come back later.”

It was this sentence that made Lin Xun speculate that the figure was highly likely the spirit of the Broken Blade!

The way that Wuque refined the essence of treasures to repair itself gave Lin Xun the idea that he could also use a similar method to raise the power of the Broken Blade.

Unexpectedly, it worked.

During this period of time, the Broken Blade, just like the No-Nonsense Bow, had continuously devoured and absorbed the essence of Emperor-grade weapons, significantly enhancing its grade and power!