CHAPTER 493: CHAPTER 493: JUST A LITTLE DEMON

The Earth Chicken walked away, striding towards the depths of the minor world.

A group of people was very tense. The chicken before their eyes was too uncanny, and they didn’t know what breed it was, but they soon calmed down.

There were seven guardians of the Saint Realm stationed here, ranging from the Eighth Heaven to the First Heaven of the Saint Realm.

Although their cultivation realms were low, the "Big Brother" guarding the Ancient Phoenix’s remnants was a genuine late-stage powerhouse.

What’s more, he wielded a Quasi-Emperor Weapon. Once activated, it could shake a Saint King.

Next to him, Lao Er was also a late-stage entity, a Saint of the Sixth Heaven, with formidable strength and astonishing combat prowess...

If the Earth Chicken continued deeper, she was bound to die without a doubt.

Thinking of this, several Saint Realm powerhouses breathed a sigh of relief. The first one to arrive here couldn’t help but ask, "Whose chicken is this?"

WHOOSH!

The others looked towards Luo Yu.

Luo Yu felt immense pressure and explained the matters involving the Wuji Sect and Chen Pingping one by one.

Actually, he had never interacted with Chen Pingping, let alone shared any kindness or resentment; the two had not even spoken a single word to each other.

The killing intention in Luo Yu’s heart was entirely for the Fairy.

In the past, together with Elder Yang Wuzong, he had arrived at the City of Extinction, only to be repelled by Chen Pingping, who even snatched their airship in public.

The group from the Star Sea was enraged but also helpless, since the situation at the time was indeed not very good.

Having lost their airship, they fled in a sorry state. Forget destroying Fairy Valley and the Wuji Sect; they couldn’t even rescue the Fairy.

As the Fairy’s childhood companion, Luo Yu decided to save the Fairy himself. But to do so, he needed to enhance his own cultivation realm and combat strength.

Therefore, he earnestly begged the Elder to let him cultivate in the ancestral land.

And now, as luck would have it, he encountered Chen Pingping’s pet...

Luo Yu suddenly smiled. After many days of secluded cultivation, he could finally test his progress. He was ready to use this chicken for practice and then, holding her corpse, challenge Chen Pingping.

What he did not expect was that this chicken... was no ordinary chicken...

The Earth Chicken, seemingly without any cultivation realm, possessing a calm aura and no fluctuations whatsoever, simply raised a wing and formed an Array.

Even Saint Realm powerhouses charging in to kill her could be easily suppressed.

Luo Yu was dumbfounded, feeling as if the cultivation world he knew was an illusion, and that setting up an Array didn’t actually require steps.

"Heaven Martial? This place hasn’t died out yet?"

"What the fuck is the Wuji Sect?"

"Chen Pingping?"

"That’s fake, right? A group of you attacked the Wuji Sect, not only failed to deal with them but also had your airship snatched away? This... is truly a disgrace for our Star Sea."

"What’s your name?" a Saint inquired.

"Luo Yu."

"Your talent isn’t bad. You’ve comprehended the remnant souls of the ancestral land and integrated them, bringing considerable improvement. But, this is, after all, external power," the Saint cautioned.

Luo Yu felt depressed. He could only respond with his head lowered, "Yes."

HMM!

At this moment, the Saintly Elder to the left suddenly remembered something. Staring intently at Luo Yu, he asked, "Did you just say the Fairy was taken away by Chen Pingping of the Wuji Sect?"

"..."

After all that, they’re only now noticing the details?

Luo Yu took a deep breath and answered, "Yes. It is precisely because of this that Junior risked his life to enter the ancestral land in search of opportunities, hoping to improve his strength and then challenge that Chen Pingping."

The Elder frowned. "That Chen Pingping? Is he really that powerful?"

Luo Yu shook his head. "I’m not very sure. However, based on my understanding of him and information from others, his combat power should be around the Third Heaven of the Lord realm."

"You’re already at the Eighth Heaven," the Elder stated.

"Yes, Junior was preparing to leave seclusion to challenge Chen Pingping. I didn’t expect to encounter that chicken before I even left..."

"What do you mean?"

"That chicken is Chen Pingping’s pet."

"..."

Coming from Heaven Martial and establishing themselves in the City of Extinction, to this day, only a few disciples from the various Sects had ever ventured out.

But on that day, Chen Pingping had repelled the Star Sea and seized their airship in front of everyone.

Even more outrageous, Chen Pingping, through some unknown means, had tricked away the Fairy of their Star Sea.

Upon hearing this, the group of Saints felt as if they were in a dream.

What unsettled them was that Chen Pingping’s pet was the chicken from before...

Their gazes drifted towards the depths, their initial indifference gradually dissolving as anxiety welled up from the depths of their hearts.

Can Big Brother and Lao Er hold her off?

They should be able to, right?

After all, both Big Brother and Lao Er are late-stage Saints, and they have Quasi-Emperor Weapons in their hands.

Luo Yu felt anxious and asked, "Can the Seniors guarding the depths fend off that chicken?"

"They can!" an Elder declared with conviction. "You have good aptitude and comprehension. After this matter is resolved, don’t worry about Chen Pingping for now. You will follow me into the depths to cultivate."

AH?

Luo Yu was shocked, then a look of delight spread across his face. "Thank you, Senior!"

"Although Big Brother and Lao Er are strong and have Quasi-Emperor Weapons, accidents can still happen. We should break this Array first..."

"Agreed."

They began to break the Array.

Little did they know, the entire space was an evolution of the Ancient Phoenix’s origin. Though the Earth Chicken had stepped in here, she couldn’t immediately sense the ancestral remains.

But she could easily use the power of this small world, which was why she had casually set up the Array.

HUH?

Luo Yu, who had nothing better to do, noticed Mao Qiu’s presence and expressed surprise, "Senior, this little guy is still here."

When the Earth Chicken had gone deeper earlier, it seemed to have followed her.

But at some unknown point, it had returned.

A Saint indifferently remarked, "It’s just a small demon."

YIYAH!

Mao Qiu shook its fur, its bean-sized eyes darting around adorably. It then waved its tiny, pink-tinged white paws.

YIYAH, YIYAH, it chattered incessantly, though it was unclear what it was trying to say.

"Don’t mind it. Focus on breaking the Array first."

However, Mao Qiu opened its mouth and spat out a bubble. The bubble rapidly expanded, then enveloped everyone.

Time stopped instantly. Space solidified. Everything turned eternal.

The group stood with mouths agape, faces etched with shock.

Mao Qiu trotted away contentedly.

They all felt suffocated. They wanted to say something, but no words could escape.

***

「Deep in the ancestral land.」

A long canyon stretched out, with rolling, boiling lava churning below. It was scorching and terrifying, yet it also carried an undercurrent of coldness, making it seem incredibly strange.

Above, two figures sat in meditation. Both were middle-aged men with sturdy builds and ordinary faces, dressed in ancient, tattered clothes riddled with patches.

After a long while, the two men opened their eyes simultaneously. They looked at each other for a moment, their expressions turning solemn as they gazed towards the canyon.

The one on the left, Lao Er, spoke first, "Big Brother."

"I felt it." The man known as Big Brother had thick black hair draped over his shoulders. His eyes were deep and profound, like the boundless starry sky or a bottomless abyss—a single glance could swallow one’s soul.

His name was Mu, and he was the chief guardian of the ancestral land, a powerful Saint of the Eighth Heaven who wielded a Quasi-Emperor Weapon.

In fact, their origins were astonishing. They were not powerhouses from the Star Sea but from a scattered branch of the Divine Clan from the land of Huangzhou.

As the name implied, they possessed Divine Clan bloodlines, but they were not part of a main Divine Clan tribe.

Their bloodline was very diluted.

Ten thousand years ago, they found this place and saw the remnants of an Ancient Phoenix buried deep within the earth, still possessing its Life Origin.

They were shocked.

The Life Origin of a Divine Beast held immense significance for those with diluted Divine Clan bloodlines. It could not only help them improve their cultivation realm and combat power...

But it could even enhance their diluted Divine Clan bloodline.

Their tribe had been abandoned for far too long, primarily because their bloodline was too diluted.

But if they could increase the concentration of their bloodline, they had a chance to rejoin the Divine Clan.

When the news reached their tribe, everyone was shocked, and they dispatched their powerhouses here.

If they could bring back the remains, they would. If not, they sought to take the Life Origin. And if that too was impossible, they would absorb it directly...

The tribe’s higher-ups were resolute: no matter what, they had to obtain the Life Origin from the Ancient Phoenix’s remnants.

Unfortunately, the Ancient Phoenix had set up terrifying prohibitions before its death. There were more than three hundred layers of Arrays, prohibitions, and seals...

And a small world evolved from its Life Origin.

The tribe’s powerhouses spent ten thousand years, inviting countless formidable Array Masters who toiled relentlessly to break the formations.

Up to now, over two hundred Array Masters had died from exhaustion, and untold sacrifices had been made. The process was extremely tragic.

Over those ten thousand years, in addition to breaking Arrays, they also had to keep the Star Sea stable. Hence, a vast amount of cultivation resources was sent from the tribe.

It was also during that time that the Star Sea rose to power, becoming a super-force in the Southern Diaspora land.

Every time he recalled these events, Mu’s expression revealed his weariness. "Ten thousand years."

Lao Er remained silent.

Mu continued, "If it weren’t for that woman surnamed Wen, would our tribe have fallen into such a state?"

"Big Brother, we’re about to succeed," Lao Er said. "Only a few more Arrays are left, and soon we’ll obtain the Ancient Phoenix’s Life Origin."

"A few more could take years, perhaps decades, or even centuries..." Mu’s mouth twitched, and he then cursed, "Damned Phoenix! Couldn’t even rest in death, setting up more than three hundred Arrays, prohibitions, and seals. Fuck!"

He sighed gently. "Lao Er, we can’t rely on the people of Star Sea anymore. Go and take care of the intruder who broke in here!"

(Seeing the comments, many people say that Luo Yu is unfamiliar. Here’s an explanation: Luo Yu first appeared in Chapter 450 but didn’t play a significant role. He was just a childhood companion of the Fairy; they grew up together and entered the Star Sea together. I made his character quite simple. The reason for bringing him out to write about him is that... since he’s already an established character, why not bring him out for a beating!)