CHAPTER 165: CHAPTER 165: CELESTIAL ETERNAL RACE, EMPEROR’S ARTIFACT

The two arrived before the stone gate and discovered that the crimson shard was circling outside, as if it wanted to enter but couldn’t.

"It seems like there’s something inside the stone gate calling it."

Qin Chuan said with a smile.

"Then quickly open this stone gate!" Qin Zi said excitedly.

Qin Chuan shook his head, "I told you, this gate needs to be opened by you, if you can’t open it, we’ll come back next time."

Qin Zi pouted and said, "Alright."

With that, he placed his hands on the stone gate and gave it a hard push, causing a dazzling golden light to burst forth.

"Ha!!"

Qin Zi shouted, his hair turning golden, yet the stone gate didn’t budge.

"Try using your blood."

Qin Chuan suggested.

He knew from experience that these ancient things always recognized blood rather than people, since there was no other way to gain access.

"Huh?"

Qin Zi was stunned, but didn’t doubt his father’s words at all. He immediately sliced open his palm, letting blood flow onto the stone gate.

"Buzz, buzz, buzz!"

Instantly, the stone gate trembled violently and the beast patterns on it began to shift. Finally, the stone gate rumbled up.

"It worked!!"

Qin Zi exclaimed in surprise and looked at Qin Chuan in admiration, "Dad, how did you know my blood would work?"

"What do you think?"

Qin Chuan smiled, saying nothing more.

"Uh..."

Seeing this, Qin Zi realized he wouldn’t get an answer and was used to his father’s enigmatic ways.

"Dad, let’s go in quickly!"

After finishing his sentence, Qin Zi eagerly rushed inside, while Qin Chuan followed leisurely behind.

He knew what was inside, so he let the boy go first and waited for him to be astonished before calmly following to subtly display his poise.

"Ah——"

The next moment, a cry of surprise came from ahead.

Qin Zi stood before the desolate battlefield, utterly shocked by the tragic scene, his face even turning pale.

The world ahead was bleak and ravaged.

A dim sky hovered with bloody mist, scattered swords and spears were askew, countless bizarre corpses lay on the ground, their blood staining the earth dark red, the stench of blood lingering.

"Don’t be afraid, it’s just an Ancient Battlefield."

At this moment, a calm and steady voice came from behind, as reassuring as a mountain, offering an unprecedented sense of safety.

Qin Zi turned quickly.

He saw his father strolling over leisurely, an expression as calm as if he were walking in his own backyard.

"Dad."

Qin Zi called out, then quickly retreated, sneaking back to hide behind Qin Chuan.

Qin Chuan glanced at the footprints he had seen earlier and noticed the Martial Emperor’s phantom had vanished. Perhaps the Martial Emperor’s aura had exhausted, or maybe some condition was missing and hadn’t been triggered.

"Buzz!"

At this moment, Qin Zi’s body gleamed with golden light, and Ye Lingshuang, a golden-haired woman, flew out, standing beside Qin Chuan.

"Brother Qin."

She called out shyly.

"Hmm."

Qin Chuan nodded in acknowledgment, then asked, "You’re familiar with the background of this world, you should know something about this place, right?"

Ye Lingshuang nodded and said, "This is probably one of the battlefields where our world clashed with the Celestial Eternal Race’s warriors forty thousand years ago. The battlefields were many because the fight spread far and wide."

"The Celestial Eternal Race, they’re part of the Demon Race?"

Qin Chuan asked.

"No, they’re just humans from another world. Our world is called the Jiucang World, and their world is called the Celestial Permanence Realm, so we call them the Celestial Eternal Race, and they call us the Jiucang Tribe."

Ye Lingshuang explained.

"Why did the war start?"

Qin Chuan asked.

"To seize a Divine Object, a supreme artifact that could determine the destiny of a race." Ye Lingshuang’s gaze burned with intensity.

"And then what?"

Qin Chuan asked.

"The battle was brutal. The Celestial Eternal Race was very powerful, but in the end, our Jiucang world prevailed, and we secured that Divine Object."

Ye Lingshuang said with a smile.

Qin Chuan nodded and then stopped probing further.

He knew that one should ask questions with restraint. Asking too much can be like interrogating someone, which might annoy them and give an impression of limited knowledge, lowering one’s image.

"Brother Qin, aren’t you curious about what that Divine Object is?" Ye Lingshuang asked surprisedly when Qin Chuan stopped asking.

"It’s not important to me."

Qin Chuan shook his head with a smile, speaking meaningfully, "Perhaps... I’ve seen even rarer things."

Ye Lingshuang was taken aback.

The small face turned crimson with embarrassment.

How embarrassing!

She actually boasted about this world’s Divine Object in front of Brother Qin. As an upper realm expert, what has he not seen?

But speaking of which...

This Divine Object also came from beyond the skies; perhaps it originates from the legendary upper realm.

"Buzz!"

At this moment, Qin Chuan released the red metal fragment in his hand. Immediately, the fragment transformed into a red light and flew towards the depths of the Ancient Battlefield.

"Let’s go."

Qin Chuan said, then led the two others to follow.

The three pursued for a while, then saw the red light burrow into a pile of corpses and rubble.

"Rumble!"

Suddenly, the ground began to shake violently, and that pile of rubble quickly collapsed as a giant red furnace rose slowly from the ground.

The surface of the furnace was evenly etched with nine Phoenixes, and the heads of the Phoenixes extended from the furnace’s mouth, probing in nine directions, resembling a seismoscope, but with dragon heads replaced by Phoenix heads.

"Buzz!!"

Immediately, the searing red light illuminated the world, and in a trance, nine Phoenix shadows soared, burning with undying fire, flying in nine directions, with one flying towards the three people.

"Swoosh!"

That Phoenix flapped its wings as if it were the hottest thing in the world. Even from a distance, one could feel the terrifying heat, as if the air had turned into boiling lava, incredibly daunting.

"Hmph!"

Qin Chuan snorted coldly, and the Black Whale Giant Sword appeared in his hands. He held the sword with both hands, raising it high, and suddenly, an overwhelming aura of invincibility spread out. A vast phantom, towering a thousand feet, appeared around him, mighty as a deity, compelling reverence.

This is the Martial Emperor’s sword!

This sword, was what he realized here before, containing the Martial Emperor expert’s intention and invincible spirit of swinging a sword.

"Boom!!"

With a slash of the sword, it descended like a divine catastrophe, the domineering sword light slicing through the air, exploding the Phoenix shadow on the spot.

The scorching shock wave spread out, accompanied by countless flames, but Qin Chuan released a protective shield, isolating all those flames.

"Phew..."

Qin Zi sighed heavily in relief, asking with lingering fear, "What is this thing? So terrifying."

"It should be an Emperor’s Artifact, and judging by its aura, it should have been forged by a Martial Emperor of the Celestial Eternal Race."

Ye Lingshuang said solemnly.

"How do you know it’s an Emperor’s Artifact from the Celestial Eternal Race?"

Qin Zi asked in surprise.

Ye Lingshuang said, "When you’ve seen enough, you’ll know. The aura of the Celestial Eternal Race is subtly different from ours in this world."

"So what do we do now?" Qin Zi licked his lips, extending his fervent gaze at the red furnace.

"Emperor’s Artifacts generally possess self-awareness and are incredibly powerful. Trying to forcibly subdue it... is very difficult."

Ye Lingshuang said gravely.

"Dad just defeated that Phoenix, can’t he suppress it?" Qin Zi furrowed his brows and said.

Ye Lingshuang smiled wryly, "Those nine Phoenixes were merely equivalent to it waking up with a yawn. It didn’t even exert its power..."

"What!!"

Qin Zi’s eyes widened. If it was this strong without exerting power, wouldn’t it wreak havoc under the Martial Emperor’s level when it goes berserk?

"Then we..."

He shrunk his neck, filled with apprehension.

"Puff!"

Ye Lingshuang suddenly covered her mouth with a smile, saying, "Don’t be afraid, Emperor’s Artifacts generally won’t attack proactively. They spend most of their time sleeping. They won’t wake up unless pressed, lazier than a pig."

Qin Zi was startled again.

He looked forward but found that the red furnace withdrew its light, floating crookedly in the air without moving. It seemed to be breathing, emitting faint snores.

"Is it... really sleeping?!"

Qin Zi was dumbfounded and after a long while, he muttered blankly, "Even pigs need a nest to sleep, but it doesn’t have one. Isn’t it cold?"

Whoosh!

As soon as he spoke, the furnace unexpectedly turned into a red light and in an instant flew over, shooting into Qin Zi’s body.

"Ah!!"

Qin Zi screamed in panic, quickly inspecting his body, only to find that the furnace was lying in his Dantian, motionless, continuing to emit slight snores.

"This..."

Qin Zi’s face twitched, then with a crying expression asked, "Mentor, my Dantian has become its pigsty, what should I do?"

Ye Lingshuang was also stunned momentarily.

She looked at Qin Chuan, worriedly asked, "Brother Qin, will there be any issues? The Emperor’s Artifact of the Celestial Eternal Race and people from our Nine Heavens Realm are inherently repulsive to each other. I’ve never seen such a situation."

Qin Chuan smiled indifferently, confidently saying, "Hehe... If there were any problems, I wouldn’t have let it in."

Actually, he wanted to stop it just now, but the furnace was too fast, catching him off guard, and he couldn’t stop it in time.

But.

Could he say that out loud?

Definitely not!

So he had to act calm and composed—it could enter because I allowed it, and since I allowed it, naturally there’s no problem!!

As for giving the Emperor’s Artifact to Qin Zi... he felt no pain at all; what’s Qin Xiaozhu’s isn’t it also his? Just like feeding a tub of pig feed.