Luo Chen did not pay attention to that woman. Instead, he continued to survey his surroundings. At this moment, they were on a massive circular platform. All around were petals carved from white jade. The entire massive platform was like a lotus flower, and it was covered with dense, strange symbols that even Luo Chen had never seen before.
Below the platform were huge stone coffins, densely and neatly arranged in rows stretching out as far as the eye could see. Going by this scope, the entire underground of Nanling was probably covered by these coffins.
This was clearly a grand undertaking, after all, Nanling was no small city.
That woman cast another disdainful glance at Luo Chen, then leapt down. She landed lightly beside one of the stone coffins. Only, this woman did not notice that in the instant she landed, a mocking smile flashed across Luo Chen’s lips.
Without a word, the woman directly struck open one of the stone coffins with her palm. That stone coffin flipped and fell to one side. But with a rumbling sound, all the stone coffins below shook in unison. Then a massive iron chain shot through the air.
The woman let out a cold laugh. Relying on her extremely high cultivation, she flicked her fly whisk and chose to meet it head on.
The fly whisk flew forward, like an open net of heaven and earth, wanting to ensnare that pitch-black iron chain within it. This was a magical artefact. In today’s world, apart from a few rare orthodox mystical sect inheritances, ordinary cultivators, let alone possessing a magical artefact, had never even seen one.
This was also one of the reasons for the woman’s arrogance. Yet she had only just revealed a smile when it instantly froze.
Because that pitch-black iron chain directly shredded her fly whisk, then shot through the air towards her.
“Wa!” The woman spat out a mouthful of fresh blood. That magical artefact was linked to her mind and spirit. Now that it was destroyed, she naturally suffered serious injuries as well.
“This is not ghost qi?” The woman revealed a look of terror.
She did not recognise this extreme demonic qi, but she was certain that this was definitely not ghost qi.
At the critical moment, that man made his move. He threw the precious sword in his hand.
“Go!” That sword directly flew forth, flickering with cold light. This was clearly also a magical artefact.
A flying sword. During the pre-Qin period, there were cultivators who used flying swords to control them, slaying enemies thousands of miles away. Although the flying sword in this man’s hand could not compare to the flying swords of the pre-Qin period, it was still quite remarkable.
Only, when this flying sword struck that pitch-black iron chain, the entire flying sword directly let out a sound of metal clashing against metal.
Then with a crack, the entire flying sword directly shattered. And from another direction, a pitch-black iron chain attacked again, aiming straight for this man. The speed was too fast. The man had no time to dodge before he was directly bound by the iron chain.
And that woman also had no room to struggle. She was bound by the iron chain.
A third black iron chain attacked. This one was shooting towards Luo Chen. But when this iron chain approached Luo Chen, Luo Chen only lightly tapped that pitch-black iron chain. Immediately, under the shock of that man and woman, that iron chain directly shattered.
At this moment, that man and woman were instantly terrified. Just how terrifying was this young man’s strength? They had just experienced how powerful that black iron chain was. It was something that even magical artefacts could not defeat.
But now, Luo Chen had only casually tapped it, and this black iron chain had actually shattered directly. A master was right before them, yet they had not recognised him. How ridiculous.
Only, that man and woman had no time to continue being shocked before the iron chains dragged them towards the pitch-black distance.
“Save us, save us!” That woman shouted at Luo Chen in terror.
But the corners of Luo Chen’s mouth curved into a mocking smile. “Save you?” Luo Chen shook his head.
“You just said you would not save me.” “Now you actually still have the face to ask me to save you?”
“I am from the True Immortal Domain. If you save me, I will certainly reward you heavily. But if you do not save me, one day someone from Penglai will certainly come to reason with you.” That woman bit down heavily on the word “reason”.
“Heh, threatening me?” Luo Chen was angered into laughter. This was the first time he had seen someone beg for help like this. “Let alone you being just an ordinary disciple of the True Immortal Domain. Even if the True Immortal Domain itself came, I still would not save you.”
“What did you say?” That woman revealed an expression of disbelief. Even though Luo Chen could easily shatter this iron chain, what kind of person was the domain master of the True Immortal Domain? How could he be someone a loose cultivator like Luo Chen could compare to?
“If you do not save me, you will have to bear the wrath of the entire True Immortal Domain.” “Silence!” Luo Chen pointed through the air. Immediately. “Pfft!”
Under this one point, that woman was directly turned into a blood mist. Luo Chen had not only not saved anyone, he had actually directly killed someone.
This scene instantly terrified that man. That man’s face was covered in cold sweat. “We were in the wrong before. We offended you, senior. But now please, senior, save my life. As long as senior is willing to lend a hand, there will certainly be heavy thanks in the future.”
“Senior, I also hold a certain position in the True Immortal Domain. I can bring out supreme treasures to beg senior to save my life.” Seeing that Luo Chen was completely unmoved, this man added further. This man was called Zhen Gang. He was an elder of the True Immortal Domain. Although he did not hold too much real power, he still had considerable status.
Luo Chen glanced at him. Then he pointed out with one finger. That pitch-black iron chain instantly shattered. Zhen Gang was immediately freed. Then he leapt up onto the platform.
Afterwards, he cupped his fists and bowed towards Luo Chen. Then he directly fled out. And Luo Chen did not care. Instead, he looked with interest at that pitch-black demonic qi in the darkness.
The demonic qi churned. Then a man walked out. That was a man exactly identical to Luo Chen, the corners of his mouth carrying a cold smile. This extreme demonic qi could simulate anyone it had seen, and its strength was almost no different from the original.
Luo Chen looked at that man simulated by the extreme demonic qi with a serious expression. He very directly threw out a punch. This punch, Luo Chen mobilised all of his current cultivation power. Because this was extreme demonic qi, and it was simulating him. Just how terrifying he himself was, he was clearer than anyone.
So Luo Chen wanted to finish off the opponent with the first blow. This punch was thrown out. Immediately, fist shadows filled the sky and danced about, as if an immortal venerable had descended upon the world. That extreme demonic qi simulated Luo Chen did not even have a chance to make a move before he was instantly struck by the punch.
And all the stone coffins in the entire underground world clattered. They instantly shattered.
Only, what surprised Luo Chen was that this extreme demonic qi had not yet been blasted apart. That portion of unrefined li fire essence in his body that had been constantly suppressed had erupted because he had just used his full power.
This was only one of the reasons. Another part of the reason was because this li fire essence and demonic qi were naturally opposed to each other. Otherwise, back then inside Kunlun, that demonic foetus would not have used li fire essence to temper itself.
Almost in an instant, the li fire essence took advantage while Luo Chen was unprepared. The two forces mutually attracted each other. The surging demonic qi was stirred by the li fire essence. Then all the demonic qi in the entire underground mausoleum directly charged towards Luo Chen.
These two forces were both extremely troublesome. Even Luo Chen did not dare to be careless. How much more so with these two forces erupting simultaneously?
Luo Chen had almost not even reacted before the demonic qi directly rushed into Luo Chen’s body. Luo Chen’s face instantly changed.