Chapter 215: Venerable Power
Seeing the red-robed girl pull Shen Daoxing away and vanish in a flash, Yi, who was standing on the side, first stared blankly, then stomped his foot in frustration. "I knew that wretched Demoness was up to no good! She’s run off with Shen!"
Immediately after, Yi looked up and saw Patriarch Xu roar furiously in the sky, chasing after Shen Daoxing and the red-robed girl with a menacing aura.
He realized something was wrong. ’Oh no! Shen and the Demoness are in danger! I need to go find my master.’
With that, Yi turned and hurried off in the direction of the academy.
The red-robed girl, Dugu Sheng, pulled Shen Daoxing along as they leaped between rooftops, rising and falling with each bound as they quickly made their way out of Taoyuan Town.
Shen Daoxing was still in a state of shock. Only after repeatedly questioning the red-robed girl and confirming that she had indeed come here from the Daqian of four hundred years ago did he have no choice but to accept it as fact.
To think that the number one genius in the history of the East Continent, famous throughout the land, was actually a woman—this came as a great surprise to Shen Daoxing.
’But why would I suddenly run into these people from four hundred years ago?’
Shen Daoxing was baffled.
But he had no time to dwell on it. In just a few moments, Patriarch Xu had already caught up, landing with a BOOM in front of the two. The impact shattered a nearby house into dust.
"Demoness, what did you do to Fei’er and the others?"
Patriarch Xu glared at the red-robed girl, gritting his teeth.
"Killed them."
The red-robed girl’s reply was simple and direct, with no wasted words.
"You..."
Patriarch Xu’s eyes twitched. Although he had already expected this outcome, hearing the confirmation from the Demoness’s own lips was still hard to accept.
At that moment, with a GAG, the red-robed girl suddenly spat out a large mouthful of blood. Her face turned deathly pale. The latent injuries in her body had not yet fully healed; she had been wounded in her earlier fight with Xu Xing’an and had been forcing herself to hold on, but now it all erupted at once.
Seeing this, Shen Daoxing hurriedly pulled a bottle of Elixirs from his robes and tossed it to the red-robed girl.
The red-robed girl caught it, uncorked the bottle, and tilted her head back, pouring the Guiyuan Pills into her mouth.
Instantly, a warm current flowed from her throat into her abdomen, then spread throughout her entire body, making her feel much more comfortable.
When Patriarch Xu saw the supreme-grade Guiyuan Pills that originally belonged to his Xu Family, he instantly understood what had happened.
"RAAAGH! DAMN YOU! First you kill my nephew, and now you’ve taken my son! I will show you no mercy today!"
With a furious roar, Patriarch Xu’s aura suddenly surged. CRACK! The ground beneath his feet instantly fractured.
BOOM!
Patriarch Xu threw a sudden punch.
A solidified Fist Gang shot out in an instant, whistling as it tore through the air.
’So fast!’
Before Shen Daoxing and the red-robed girl could even react, the Fist Gang was already upon them.
Shen Daoxing hurriedly raised the Great Ming Demon Sparrow to block.
BANG!
In an instant, Shen Daoxing and the red-robed girl were sent flying backward like arrows. CRASH! CRASH! CRASH! They shot straight through several houses and carved a long trench in the ground before finally coming to a stop.
’So strong!’
This was definitely an expert who had been in the Spirit Transformation realm for many years, far, far stronger than even Yuwen the Sword Fool or Yue Wuchen, whom Shen Daoxing had encountered before.
Even if he and the red-robed girl joined forces, they would be no match for him.
This was Shen Daoxing’s first instinct.
But at that very moment, with a deafening RUMBLE, a brilliant ray of light shot into the sky not far away, like a heaven-shaking rainbow, appearing without any warning.
Immediately, the vast, pale sky seemed to be split open by a sharp sword, as if a thin curtain were slowly parting to either side.
A majestic, nine-story Pagoda, towering between heaven and earth, appeared before everyone’s eyes.
Dense fog swirled around the nine-story Pagoda, shrouding it from view. It appeared and disappeared within the mist, like a celestial palace of jade.
"It’s the Immortal’s Tomb!"
"The Huangliang Immortal’s Tomb has finally appeared."
Someone in Taoyuan Town cried out in shock.
Immediately, Practitioners leaped into the air one after another, rushing excitedly toward the nine-story Pagoda.
’Go to the Huangliang Tomb!’
Suddenly, the Blood Dragon’s voice rang out in Shen Daoxing’s mind. ’I can feel Venerable Power there!’
’Venerable Power?’ Shen Daoxing wondered.
Seemingly lost in a heavy memory, the Blood Dragon fell silent for a long while before it slowly spoke again. ’Venerable Power is the primordial energy that scattered across countless worlds when a Venerable Supreme fell in ancient times. It shares the same origin as your own power. For you, Venerable Power requires no refinement; it is a natural wellspring of strength. Aren’t you frustrated about being stuck at the Ninth Layer of Grotto Heaven, unable to break through? This Venerable Power is the perfect opportunity. It can help you forge an invincible Venerable Grotto Heaven and break through to the Spirit Transformation realm in one fell swoop!’
’A Venerable Grotto Heaven!’
Shen Daoxing’s heart pounded with excitement. It was just like the Ancient Sword Marquis’s Sword Containing Grotto Heaven—a path of the Extreme Realm. Its power far surpassed that of an ordinary Grotto Heaven practitioner. Only by cultivating one’s Grotto Heaven to the absolute limit could one touch the threshold of the Extreme Dao.
And once one stepped onto the Extreme Dao, every future advancement would be in the Realm of the Ultimate Way, with strength far exceeding those in ordinary realms. In exchange, however, the difficulty of breaking through would also be far greater than for other Practitioners.
"We’re going to the Huangliang Tomb!"
Shen Daoxing abruptly turned to the red-robed girl. He paused, then added, "Trust me!"
The red-robed girl nodded at once without hesitation. Then, the two of them shot into the air, transforming into two streaks of light as they flew off.
Dugu Sheng had come to the Huangliang Cave Heaven for the Immortal’s legacy this time. Even if Shen Daoxing hadn’t said anything, she would have gone in anyway.
When Shen Daoxing and the red-robed girl arrived at the base of the Huangliang Tomb, a large crowd had already gathered. Upon seeing the two arrive, everyone turned to look at them.
"Well, well! Demoness, you slaughtered our Xu Family Descendants. We’ve been looking all over for you, and here you are, delivering yourself to our doorstep!"
Several Xu Family Descendants stepped forward menacingly, blocking their path and glaring at them with murderous intent.
With a SHING, a tall man in the lead drew the Treasure Sword from his waist. "Today, I will avenge the fallen descendants of our Xu Family!"
All of a sudden, a line of blood appeared on the tall man’s neck. A spray of blood followed as his head flew high into the air.
In that instant, the other Xu Family Descendants were scared stiff, standing frozen to the spot, not daring to move an inch.
Wasting no time, Shen Daoxing and the red-robed girl sheathed their swords, walked to the base of the Huangliang Tomb, and took out their Jade Tokens.
Two beams of light suddenly shot out from the base of the Tomb, shining upon Shen Daoxing and the red-robed girl. Their figures flickered for a moment, and then they vanished.
The onlookers were stunned.
"Who are those two? They even dare to provoke the Xu Family? The Xu Family wields immense power in Daqian, to the point they don’t even respect the Royal Family. Do they have a death wish?" someone asked.
"I think the woman in red is Dugu Sheng."
"Oh, so it’s that lunatic. No wonder!"
Everyone suddenly understood.
"Then who’s the person with her?" someone else asked.
The crowd looked at each other in confusion.
"Besides that lunatic Dugu Sheng, who else in the entire East Continent would dare to provoke the Xu Family?"