CHAPTER 431: CHAPTER 431, TELEPORTATION ARRAY

Crack!

The tip of the Star Trace Sword was directly pointed at the mouth of the Shadow of the Lone Wolf, spinning rapidly. A lightning-fast aurora completely obliterates the blade light, shattering it into pieces.

"Thunder Fist of Destruction!"

Before Chu Ming’s right hand with the Star Trace Sword had even fallen, his left hand tightened its five fingers again. Terrifying lightning surrounded Chu Ming, forming within three meters around him, creating a world of lightning.

Boom!

The Saint was punched away, spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, and his flesh showed faint signs of cracking, resembling glass with a fine flaw.

"How could you be so strong?!"

Astonishment filled the Saint’s eyes. In terms of physical body, Chu Ming was not inferior to him; in terms of spiritual cultivation, Chu Ming’s cultivation level may not be as high, but his Sword Dao was bizarrely unpredictable and filled with a killing aura, always giving an irresistible feeling.

"Nothing is impossible!"

Chu Ming’s expression remained as calm as ever. The Star Trace Sword in his hand turned into an external aurora, directly piercing through the Saint, with the air transforming into a violent circle, spreading in all directions.

Poof!

The Saint hurriedly tried to block, but the Sword Light pierced through his arm, leaving a deep blood hole marked on his forehead, and the Sword Light also obliterated his Sea of Souls.

Hoo!

The Saint was the first Guiyuan Realm Sixth Layer powerhouse killed by Chu Ming, which made Chu Ming recognize his own combat strength.

Standing a hundred meters away, Liu Xuan and Xu Juan were already stunned. They were already shocked that Chu Ming could fight the Saint evenly, but to see him kill the Saint in the end was beyond their expectations.

Chu Ming put away the Star Trace Sword and gently walked to the Saint’s corpse, beginning to search his body. Since the Saint was an external adventurer, it made no sense for him not to have a Storage Ring.

Sure enough, when Chu Ming’s hand reached the Saint’s belt, he found a thumb-sized bump. A ray of sword light burst from his right-hand finger, tearing the Saint’s belt apart, revealing a green Storage Ring on his hand.

"How is it?"

At this moment, Liu Xuan and Xu Juan walked up, asking.

"Wait a moment, let me check what’s in his Storage Ring."

Chu Ming thought the Saint’s reason for coming to this tunnel might be found in the Storage Ring. His spiritual sense penetrated the ring, first seeing boxes of Blood Pearls. The Saint had been in charge of Holy Alliance for fifty years, storing away many Blood Pearls for his strength, with the rest collected here.

The most numerous of these were the Blood Pearls of the Three-tailed Black Cat Demon, totaling over 1,200,000, which was a terrifying number. There were also over 500,000 Blood Pearls of the Four-tailed Black Cat Demon and about 130,000 Blood Pearls of the Five-tailed Black Cat Demon.

Sweeping through the Blood Pearls with his spiritual sense, Chu Ming saw piles of Spirit Stones, around 500,000 Middle Grade ones. Considering his understanding of the Saint, who stayed in the tribe for fifty years and probably used up his Spirit Stones, these stones were likely plundered from external adventurers.

Aside from these, only an old yellowed ancient book remained. Chu Ming’s spiritual sense quickly read its contents, and the book’s information soon appeared in his mind.

With time passing, his eyes shone brighter and brighter. He finally understood why the Saint came here, and why he collected so many Spirit Stones over the years.

His goal was to leave the Mist Mountain Range through a teleportation array in the tunnel.

To activate a teleportation array naturally required a large number of Spirit Stones. The Saint collected them for this moment, unfortunately benefiting Chu Ming in the end.

His spiritual sense withdrew, and Chu Ming looked at Liu Xuan and Xu Juan resting nearby, explaining everything.

"I propose that the two of you come with me, or I can help hold off the Fire Blood Qilin Beast, allowing you to return to the Saint Tribe."

Chu Ming said solemnly, waiting for their decision.

For Liu Xuan and Xu Juan, this choice was challenging as they both lived in the Saint Tribe for many years, making returning difficult if they left.

Chu Ming did not rush them, aware of the difficulty of their decision.

"What’s the status of Guiyuan Realm powerhouses outside?"

Liu Xuan suddenly asked.

"Guiyuan Realm powerhouses in low-level countries are ancestral figures, in intermediate countries they are regional overlords, but in high-level countries, they are barely ordinary, just able to protect themselves."

Chu Ming honestly replied, not wanting to affect their decision with false information.

"I’ll go with you. Instead of waiting to become dust in a hundred years, I should take a gamble out there!"

Liu Xuan said defiantly.

Although living comfortably in the Saint Tribe, his strength was at the peak of the Guiyuan Realm Fifth Layer. Without fortune, he wouldn’t reach the Guiyuan Realm Sixth Layer in this lifetime.

Once outside, countless possibilities awaited him, which was why the Saint struggled to leave. He had grown tired of staying in the Holy Alliance.

"I’ll go with you too. I wish to reattach my right arm in my lifetime."

Following Liu Xuan, Xu Juan also made her choice.

Chu Ming nodded, taking the old ancient book from the Storage Ring, which contained a map leading to the teleportation array.

"The teleportation array is here. With our speed, if nothing dangerous appears on the way, we can reach there in one hour."

Chu Ming pointed to a circular spot on the map, showing Liu Xuan and Xu Juan.

Then, Chu Ming searched the Saint’s body once more, finding nothing left, and turned to leave with the two.

The journey was not smooth; throat-piercing arrows emerged from the stone walls occasionally, or stone monsters chased them relentlessly. However, they managed to dodge all such threats.

After an hour, they arrived at a vast platform ten meters wide and long, inscribed with intricate patterns forming a Tai Chi Bagua design and grooves filled with Power of Space.

"This should be the teleportation array."

Chu Ming said calmly, looking at the pattern on the platform.

The three stood in the center of the array, wrapped in Power of Space, and placed Middle Grade Spirit Stones into the grooves from the Storage Ring, consuming over 300,000 stones to fill all the grooves.

Swoosh!

A flash of silver light enveloped the trio, disappearing from the platform.

...

"Where is this place?"

A vast yellow wasteland stretched around them with no signs of life.

Chu Ming, Liu Xuan, and Xu Juan appeared suddenly, their eyes filled with curiosity, experiencing the outside world for the first time.

"I don’t know where this is, but if we keep walking in one direction, we’ll eventually reach the nearest city!"

Chu Ming said to the other two.

In the vast yellow plains, unable to discern directions, they chose a direction to walk instinctively.