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But Ye Zhenzhen remained resolute. "The owner of this painting must have some connection with Qiongqi. I have a feeling that as long as we have this painting, we can subdue Qiongqi and easily obtain the Heaven-Opening Sword."
"Alright, then I'll do as you say for now." Ye Qinghui said, but he still felt uneasy. He took the Little Glutinous Rice Ball from Ye Qingchuan's arms and brought her to him. His Junior Sister was too small and too fragile. He could only feel at ease if he watched her with his own eyes.
For a fleeting moment, Ye Qingchuan felt a surge of anger, but he couldn't quite put his finger on why.
They returned to the Netherworld. The Ghost Guard, who had seen Ye Zhenzhen riding on King of Hell's neck, mistook her for King of Hell illegitimate daughter and conscientiously cleared away obstacles such as poisonous insects and snakes on her path. They also respectfully led them across the River of Forgetfulness and guided them to the entrance to the Divine Domain.
"What's wrong with these Ghost Guards? They were so fierce before, but now they're treating us like gods and Buddhas, so warm and respectful?" Ye Qingyao asked, puzzled. She still remembered how these Ghost Guards had almost thrown her into the River of Forgetfulness to feed the evil spirits.
"That's all thanks to our all-powerful Junior Sister." Ye Qingchuan's Auspicious Phoenix Eyes gleamed with a carefree smile as he embellished Ye Zhenzhen's exploits of tricking the Ghost Guard and riding on the King of Hell of Hell.
Ye Qingyao laughed so hard she nearly fell over, and Ye Qinghui couldn't even straighten up. These two usually aloof people were amused by their junior brother and sister, their lips curving into wild smiles, unable to stop laughing. Their Junior Sister was truly amazing, having completely fooled these guys from the Netherworld!
Ye Zhenzhen looked at Ye Qingchuan meaningfully, and couldn't help but mentally add another note to his little notebook: So this guy has been following me all along, knowing everything I do. Is he some kind of pervert or a peeping tom?
At this moment Shen Xingyan and Jiang Kui were already standing at the entrance to the Divine Realm.
Having learned from their previous mistakes, they didn't touch anything or take any treasures along the way, and thus arrived at the entrance to the Divine Realm without incident.
A magnificent sword, gleaming with heavenly light, stood imposingly at the entrance to the Divine Realm.
"My God! As expected of the Heaven-Opening Sword, it's clearly no ordinary item!" This was the first time everyone had seen such an exquisitely crafted divine sword. It was covered with lifelike dragon patterns in various forms, as if they could fly out of the sword.
Shen Xingyan had been hiding in the middle of the crowd, but upon seeing the Heaven-Opening Sword, she decisively stepped to the front, gracefully crossed the gate of the Divine Realm, and prepared to draw the sword.
Before he could even touch the Heaven-Opening Sword, he was violently thrown back by an invisible Barrier protecting the sword, spitting out a mouthful of blood. Immediately afterward, a ferocious beast the size of an ox, resembling a tiger, and with a pair of wings leaped out, standing guard in front of the Heaven-Opening Sword, letting out a deafening roar of anger, warning everyone not to touch the Heaven-Opening Sword.
"It's Qiongqi!" The strongest of the four ferocious beasts was immediately recognized by everyone.
Qiongqi is a ferocious beast even more ferocious than Taowu. It is savage, brutal, bloodthirsty, and belligerent. It is said that it also likes to eat people. Its appearance is earth-shattering, causing the surrounding cultivators to feel fear and tremble from the bottom of their hearts.
The crowd that had surrounded them retreated instantly; no one dared to step forward and challenge Qiongqi.
"Don't be afraid, everyone. Although Qiongqi is ferocious, we outnumber him. As long as we work together, we will definitely be able to seize the Heaven-Opening Sword." Eager to obtain the sword, Shen Xingyan stepped forward to boost morale. "We can outsmart him instead of fighting Qiongqi -on."
He gathered everyone aside and began to arrange his troops, assigning the remaining dozens of Kongtong School disciples to either distract Qiongqi or cover him as he went to seize the Heaven-Opening Sword.
Long before ascending to the Divine Descent, he had already done his homework, buying a Red Cloth Artifact that could move flexibly. When Qiongqi saw the red cloth, it aroused its Primordial Beast Nature, unconsciously charging wildly along with the Red Cloth Artifact, like a mad bull.
"A mere beast, nothing special." Shen Xingyan thought his scheme had succeeded and threw countless Formation-Breaking Talisman at the Barrier of the Heaven- Heaven-Opening Sword. Formation-Breaking Talisman Formation-Breaking Talisman expensive, but Shen Xingyan threw out tens of thousands of them as if they were free. Even the strongest Barrier couldn't withstand the frenzied attack of so many Talisman and was actually forced to open a hole.
Upon Shen Xingyan rushed into the entrance, preparing to draw the Heaven-Opening Sword in the most domineering manner.
However, he seriously underestimated Qiongqi, a ferocious beast that had already gained intelligence. After being teased by the Red Cloth Artifact several times, Qiongqi quickly realized that these people were playing tricks on it. Enraged, it grabbed the person controlling the red cloth and swallowed him whole.
The air was thick with dust and the stench of blood. All the Qiongqi Kongtong School disciples who had been arranged to distract Qiongqi were swallowed whole by the beast. Qiongqi roared repeatedly and charged at Shen Xingyan, who was trying to draw his sword, launching a devastating attack.
Shen Xingyan swiftly dodged, but even though she had worn the Heart-Guarding Scale protect her Heart Meridian beforehand, she was still shattered by Qiongqi's powerful aura, and coughed up several mouthfuls of blood.
But with the Heaven-Opening Sword so close at hand, how could he possibly give it up?
He arranged for his fellow disciples to lure Qiongqi away to both sides, and then seize the Heaven-Opening Sword when the opportunity arose. But this time, Qiongqi had clearly learned its lesson from what had just happened and was no longer fooled. Its blood-red eyes were fixed on Shen Xingyan, and it even deliberately feigned an attack, flying into the air and pretending to chase after the people covering him, causing Shen Xingyan to lower his guard. Then it suddenly turned around and swung its claw at his back.
Everyone was stunned!
Qiongqi is not only ferocious, but also incredibly cunning!
Shen Xingyan was hooked onto its claws and lifted into the air. If Qiongqi let go, he would fall from the sky and be smashed to pieces.
But Qiongqi was clearly unwilling to throw away this piece of fat meat. It found that the spiritual power of the cultivator in front of it was very pure. If it swallowed him, it would definitely increase its power a little bit. So it decisively opened its blood-red maw and prepared to swallow Shen Xingyan alive.
Qiongqi is so ferocious that even Jiang Kui dared not help Shen Xingyan this time, fearing he would get himself into trouble.
Faced with imminent disaster, Shen Xingyan could only try to save himself. In a moment of inspiration, he poured out all the defensive magical Law Artifact and Talisman from his Heaven-and-Earth Ring and used them to attack Qiongqi's eyes.