Chapter 780
The sand caves extended in all directions. Ye Chu and Ye Jingyun weaved their way through them. Fortunately, the Sandworm Emperor was massive in size, allowing Ye Chu and Ye Jingyun to easily find the traces of its passage, which enabled them to keep up with it.
Chasing all the way, they continued to weave through the sand caves. The caves were all the same, monotonous and boring. The deeper they went, the thinner the air became, but fortunately, the two possessed profound strength, so they were not afraid of breathing difficulties. After walking inside for over two hours, they were tired of looking at the sand caves.
Holding Ye Jingyun’s hand, they kept moving forward. After covering an extremely long distance, Ye Jingyun asked Ye Chu in a low voice, “Where exactly does this cave lead? Just following it like this is not a solution!”
Ye Chu looked ahead and said to Ye Jingyun, “The Sandworm Emperor is the overlord here and is very familiar with the terrain. Following it might help us discover something!”
As Ye Chu spoke, his gaze swept around him, and he continued to step forward.
“That may be so, but I am just afraid we will follow it right to the sandworm’s lair, and when the time comes…” Ye Jingyun said worriedly. However, before she could finish her sentence, her gaze was drawn to a certain spot, and a hint of joy appeared on her face. “Ye Chu, hurry and look over there, there is light!”
Ye Chu fixed his gaze and looked over. Sure enough, he saw light appearing in that spot, which also brought a hint of joy to his face. “Climb up!”
Ye Chu and Ye Jingyun climbed upwards. It did not take much time before they climbed out of the sand cave. The moment the two of them appeared, they were shocked by everything before them.
“Sand City! It really is Sand City!” Ye Jingyun looked ahead in shock, her eyes full of excitement, muttering to herself.
What kind of place was Sand City? It was a city with thousands of years of history, a city that had produced absolute powerhouses. This city was absolutely a place revered by the world, yet it was buried beneath the yellow sand just like this.
Ye Chu also looked at the buried city before him. Although the city was already ruined, one could still feel its past grandeur and magnificence. Looking at those broken walls and ruined buildings, Ye Chu could feel the traces of time within them.
Looking at the massive city wall, Ye Chu took a deep breath and turned to look at Ye Jingyun. “The Sandworm Emperor indeed came here!”
Ye Jingyun said, “Since that is the case, the evil qi is very likely here. However, for an evil qi that can cause a city to be destroyed in an instant, it absolutely possesses its own rules. You must be careful and do not rush in rashly. Moreover, the Sandworm Emperor’s strength has reached the Xuanhua Realm. If there really is evil qi here, it must be targeting it. If you want to snatch the evil qi from its hands, I fear it will not be easy.”
Ye Chu nodded and said, letting out a light breath, “Since we are here, we must at least go and take a look!”
Ye Jingyun knew that Ye Chu had put so much effort into reaching this step and was unwilling to give up just like this, so she no longer dissuaded him. “Your physique is special, but when facing evil qi that possesses rules, your physique might not necessarily be of use.”
“I know my limits!” Ye Chu replied. “This is a city with thousands of years of history. I am afraid it has left behind quite a few good things. Taking advantage of this opportunity, we should hurry and find some. We might even obtain some fortuitous encounters within!”
Ye Jingyun’s eyes also showed some fervour. A city definitely contained quite a few good things, especially a city with thousands of years of history. If they could find the treasures of the past, they would truly strike it rich. Thinking of this, Ye Jingyun’s figure flashed, and she disappeared into the city.
Seeing Ye Jingyun disappear into the city, Ye Chu also quickly flashed his steps, searching for the footprints of the Sandworm Emperor. Its footprints were very easy to find. Very quickly, he found the messy footprints of the Sandworm Emperor on a road. These footprints were constantly overlapping. Only by walking many times could such footprints be left behind.
“It seems the Sandworm Emperor has been here more than once. It is highly likely the evil qi is here. Otherwise, why would the Sandworm Emperor come and go so many times!”
Ye Chu muttered in his heart, but his speed became even faster. He flashed past one dilapidated building after another and quickly reached the centre of the city. In the centre of the city was a Daoist temple. The temple was preserved extremely well, and surprisingly, there was even a thin layer of seal on the outside.
Ye Chu gently touched it and discovered that this seal actually contained the aura of rules. However, due to the passage of time, it had mostly dissipated. Ye Chu did not pay it much mind and simply broke through the seal, entering the Daoist temple.
The Daoist temple was very spacious. The moment Ye Chu entered, he saw the Sandworm Emperor in the centre of the temple. The Sandworm Emperor was still as large as an elephant. But before it, Ye Chu saw an old vine. The old vine was like a giant python, its entire body dark and glossy, emitting a terrifying light. Although it was coiled there peacefully, Ye Chu felt a chilling aura, as if he would be destroyed by it in the next instant. This was entirely the feeling from the first glance. It was like an unparalleled giant python crouching there.
The old vine continuously flashed with a dim black light. Even though the light from each flash was not strong, Ye Chu could feel the wild and rampant energy within it.
Ye Chu saw at a glance that this was the evil qi they had come to find on this trip. However, an old vine that looked like a giant python, what kind of evil qi was this?
Ye Chu took a deep breath and hid in a spot, secretly watching the evil qi and the Sandworm Emperor facing off.
The Sandworm Emperor’s energy surged out, rolling towards the old vine. The old vine instantly produced branches, instantly grinding away the power that the Sandworm Emperor had surged out. At the same time, the branches rolled towards the Sandworm Emperor.
The Sandworm Emperor dodged very nimbly, which was completely out of proportion to its clumsy body.
The Sandworm Emperor surged with power again and rolled towards the old vine. The old vine instantly had several branches whip out horizontally, rolling towards the sandworm.
The Sandworm Emperor used various means to block the whipping branches. Not a single branch got close to its body. The Sandworm Emperor continuously provoked the old vine.
The branches of the old vine whipped out more and more fiercely. However, despite the old vine’s attacks becoming increasingly fierce, none of them could touch the Sandworm Emperor.
Watching the Sandworm Emperor’s skilful methods from the side, Ye Chu realised in his heart. It seemed this Sandworm Emperor had fought with the old vine evil qi many times and had already become familiar with the old vine’s attack methods.
“What kind of evil qi is this old vine exactly? If it can really destroy a city, what is the Sandworm Emperor? It should have been destroyed too. Why can it still provoke it at this moment?”
Ye Chu was puzzled in his heart, but he soon discovered something strange. There was a thin film on the old vine, restricting the surging power within it from rolling out.
“It has been sealed?” Ye Chu suddenly realised in his heart. Only this could explain it. Otherwise, with its power to destroy a city, how could this city not feel even a trace of evil qi?
“But who has such great means to seal such a plant of evil qi? Could it be some absolute powerhouse?” Thinking this, Ye Chu suddenly found it made sense. That absolute powerhouse did not just bury the entire city, but precisely sealed the evil qi to prevent it from harming the world.
“Even after being sealed, it still has such an aura. If it is completely unsealed, then…” Ye Chu clicked his tongue, unable to even imagine its terror.