The Great Ruler (Web Novel)
chapter-1043

A figure sat quietly on the huge crystal clear lake. He floated on the lake, and although the lake rippled, his figure remained motionless.

This figure was naturally Mu Chen, who had chosen to cultivate in the Lake of Treasures. The spiritual energy here was rich, and it was peaceful and tranquil.Moreover, he would not be disturbed by the death-gas of the Myriad Beasts Tomb, so it was indeed an excellent place for him to retreat and cultivate.

At various spots around the lake, Nine Nether, Ink Blade, and the others were also engaged in various states of practice. They had just obtained a Quasi-Divine Artifact and were now taking the chance to develop and refine it with their spiritual energies. This would then allow them use it freely and enhance their combat powers.

Thus, they had been greatly supportive of Mu Chen's proposal for a temporary retreat. During the retreat, Mu Chen opened his dark eyes, which were like deep pools. He was extremely calm.

He took out the jade bottle and, with a flick of his finger, a torrent roared out from inside the jade bottle. Then, the spiritual energy between the heaven and earth soared, while wisps of Spiritual Energy Smoke surrounded Mu Chen's body.

This torrent, of course, was the transformation of hundreds of thousands of units of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid. As long as one was a Sovereign in the Sovereign-level, they required the Sovereign Spiritual Liquid in order to cultivate. As such, only by having a sufficient amount of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid could one get the optimum desired results during the process of cultivation.

The torrent of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid hovered around Mu Chen's body. By one glance, it appeared to contain no less than a million drops! Mu Chen closed his eyes, leaving his mouth slightly open. He then gently inhaled.

Immediately, the Sovereign Spiritual Liquid transformed into a long dragon and descended, howling along Mu Chen's mouth, then surging into it continuously. The surface of Mu Chen's body shimmered with brilliant spiritual light, as he activated the training techniques, refining the Sovereign Spiritual Liquid in his body. Then, he finally infused it into the Sovereign Sea, thus enhancing his own spiritual power.

Time passed quietly, as Mu Chen continued to absorb the Sovereign Spiritual Liquid. Before he knew it, nearly ten days had passed.

During this ten-day period, Mu Chen had consumed five million drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid, as well as nearly half of the Sovereign Spiritual Liquid that he had received on this trip!

However, although his consumption was huge, Mu Chen had also made some significant progress in his spiritual energy cultivation. Specifically, he taken a steady step to the peak of a Sixth Grade Sovereign, which meant that he was now only one step away to breaking through to Seventh Grade Sovereign! As such, it seemed that, if he wanted to break through to the Seventh Grade Sovereign in a short amount of time, he needed to find another method.

In addition, in this ten-day practice, with the aid of the all-seeing power of the Exterminating Eye, Mu Chen had constantly been exploring the huge Myriad Beasts Tomb, trying to find traces of the Undying Bird. To his disappointment, however, these repeated searches did not yield any significant results.

The Myriad Beasts Tomb was so huge, and the air was filled with death-gas, so one's perception was always blocked. Even the Exterminating Eye's vision was blurred, so it could not clearly sense anything.

However, these repeated failures did not make Mu Chen give up. Instead, since he had already made up his mind to continue to help Nine Nether perfect her bloodline, these failures could not shake his determination!

Sitting atop the great lake, Mu Chen, who was in a state of cultivation, opened his eyes. As he did so, the mighty energy torrent of his body transformed from the Sovereign Spiritual Liquid into the last wisp of spiritual energy smoke, which then poured into his breath.

A glint flashed in his black eyes. Mu Chen then moved to appear in the sky. In the center of his forehead, a black light had emerged and a vertical eye opened within it slowly, emanating a mysterious aura. The black light surged and, within a thousand miles, everything was reflected in the eye.

Mu Chen once again summoned the power of the Exterminating Eye, trying to find more clues about the Undying Bird in the Myriad Beasts Tomb. The dark light penetrated the space and the regions that were permeated with death-gas were also searched, inch-by-inch. However, the Exterminating Eye obviously had its limits, so the farther the region, the more blurred its detection became.

In the last ten days, the nearby area was mostly scourged by Mu Chen. As such, his range now gradually had migrated towards the depths of the Myriad Beasts Tomb. In those areas, the infection of death-gas was so severe, it was difficult to detect, even with the Exterminating Eye.

In the midst of such a detailed search, half a day passed quickly. But, much to his disappointment, the search still revealed no clues about the Undying Bird. Mu Chen's brows knit tightly together. He had not expected that it would be so difficult to obtain clues about the Undying Bird and the Undying Flames that Han Shan had mentioned before.

Plus, he had not even seen a lick of fire! If he didn't believe in Han Shan's trustworthiness and character, he would have wondered if this guy had made everything up!

As he continued his detection methods, a painful tingling emerged on Mu Chen's forehead. This was what happened when he used the Exterminating Eye for too long, as it was its way of signaling to him that it can no longer be sustained without rest. Feeling this familiar sting, Mu Chen could only shake his head helplessly and call it a day.

However, just as this thought of quitting for the day arose, his eyes suddenly flashed and a black light flickered on his forehead. The black light had illuminated an area deep within the tomb.Wherever the black light shone, it reflected darkness.

This place is strange indeed..

Mu Chen immediately activated the Exterminating Eye, the black light condensing in the eye immediately, as if it was trying to penetrate through some darkness forcefully in order to detect something blurry.

However, as the dark light pierced through the space and tried to penetrate the darkness, the space seemed to be in turmoil. Then, a brutal tyrannical roar rang. At the same time, the space seemed to be burning with fire and terrifying waves of fluctuations surfaced, shattering the detection of the Exterminating Eye in an instant.

Boom!

Mu Chen's body suffered a shock, and the Exterminating Eye in the center of his forehead seeped out a trace of blood. It apparently had suffered a backlash.

His face grew extremely solemn. The dark place was so terrible, just detecting it with the Exterminating Eye had triggered a backlash! Fortunately, he hadn't done it too recklessly, or else he would have suffered a much heavier blow.

"What exactly is in that region?" Mu Chen wondered aloud, while rubbing his forehead.

Even after exploring so many regions of the Myriad Beasts Tomb, this was the first time that Mu Chen had met with such a terrible backlash. Hence, it was clear that there must be something terrible afoot.

"The flames before were a little familiar, unless that was the Undying Flame?" Mu Chen mumbled to himself, then got lost in his own thoughts...

When the Exterminating Eye had suffered a backlash, it seemed to see some flames... Was that the Undying Flame?

However, that terrible roar did not seem to belong to the Undying Bird. This region really is unsettling and mysterious!

Mu Chen's gaze flickered. After the Exterminating Eye gradually began to recover, he activated it again. But this time, instead of trying recklessly to peep into the dark land, he probed into the nearby area instead.

These places were also filled with terrible death- gas, and some of the terrible death-gas' fluctuations could vaguely be detected, presumably coming from a very powerful beast spirit.

That should be the depths of the Myriad Beasts Tomb. No wonder there are so many powerful beast spirits guarding it.

After a rough exploration, the surroundings were obviously surrounded by beast spirits and were extremely difficult to break into. While Mu Chen was exploring the area, he suddenly hummed softly. Directly after he did so, a dark light pierced through the space, revealing a crowd of men and horses, which were charging towards the dark land from some distance away.

Judging from their direction, they were apparently headed straight for that dark area. To Mu Chen's great surprise, there was two familiar figures among them, a man and a woman. It was Chi Hongwu and Bai Bin, whom Mu Chen had encountered at the trading post before.

Members of the Phoenix Clan?

Mu Chen's gaze flickered, seeing that these figures, who were all surrounded by powerful spiritual energy fluctuations, were from the Phoenix Clan. Mu Chen looked at the front of the group, where there seemed to be a leading figure.

The figure was donned in blue robes and his expression was cold and indifferent. He emanated a very chilling aura that even the air quietly condensed into ice instantly. Mu Chen stared at the man, feeling a sting, which was a sign of physical threat.

Just as Mu Chen looked at the man donned in blue, the man suddenly stopped. He then looked up, his eyes glancing coldly at the nothingness in front of him, as if he were somehow aware of Mu Chen's distant detection.

"Hmph." The man snorted coldly, clenching his palm, while a feather fan appeared in his hand.

The feather fan presented an ice blue color, as if it had been transformed from a Phoenix feather. Upon it, a white flame was burning. The flame was not scorching, but instead, there was a terrible chill emanating from it.

He held the feather fan, suddenly fanning at the space, while white flames rolled out and swept forth. The air between heaven and earth instantly coagulated into ice crystals, spreading so widely, even the surrounding space was completely frozen. When the space froze, the dark light of the Exterminating Eye was eroded by the cold, causing it to immediately dissipate.

Back at the Lake of Treasures, Mu Chen opened his eyes. As he did so, the Exterminating Eye at the center of his forehead slowly dissipated. But, in his black eyes, there was a strange light that flickered.

The man donned in blue robes should be a member of the Phoenix Clan, but why are they all heading for that dark region?

The white feather fan also seems to be a Quasi-Divine Artifact. Otherwise, the white flames could not have blocked the Exterminating Eye's detection.

This is weird indeed...

A glint flashed in Mu Chen's eyes, while curiosity rose in his heart regarding the mysterious region. Members of the Phoenix Clan had never bothered with anything unless immense benefits were promised. As such, it was impossible for ordinary things to attract their attention. The fact that they were in such a rush could only mean that there must be something extraordinary there!

It was highly probable that this extraordinary item was the Undying Bird!