Chapter 1589 The Birth of the Heavenly Demon
"What's strange there?"
Gu Yinguai, blinded by the joy of the Dark Lotus, was irrational.
In his opinion, the Dark Lotus was right before his eyes; what could be strange about it?
"I suspect the reason those vengeful spirits dare not come out is precisely because they fear this Dark Lotus."
Although Chen Xuan was not entirely certain, his intuition told him this was the case.
Those vengeful spirits were already extremely evil entities. If even they feared this Dark Lotus, it was clear that it was no benevolent item.
"Isn't this just a heavenly material and earthly treasure? Where are all these conspiracy theories coming from?"
Gu Yinguai grumbled, "How about this? You don't get close, and I'll go retrieve it."
"Don't rush, let me investigate,"
Chen Xuan said, and quickly extended his divine sense.
He found that there was nothing unusual about the Dark Lotus, only an indescribable strangeness emanating from it.
His investigation yielded nothing.
Therefore, he cast a divination for the matter of retrieving the lotus.
The divination result: Great Ominous!
"I didn't find anything unusual, but according to the divination, this Dark Lotus cannot be taken. Otherwise, extremely terrifying events will occur, potentially leading to widespread destruction."
Chen Xuan warned.
"Divination? Is that reliable?"
Gu Yinguai then said, "This Dark Lotus is extremely important to me! I must have it today!"
Chen Xuan gritted his teeth, "Alright, then you must be careful."
"Don't worry, I will be careful."
Gu Yinguai immediately rushed over. Chen Xuan, worried, followed closely behind.
Upon reaching the Dark Lotus, Gu Yinguai seemed to have become extremely cautious due to Chen Xuan's words. He stopped about ten meters away from the Dark Lotus, formed a hand seal, and his shadow suddenly twisted, elongating rapidly towards the Dark Lotus.
Chen Xuan nodded slightly.
Gu Yinguai intended to use his shadow control technique to take the Dark Lotus.
Soon, the shadow reached the Dark Lotus.
"Bind!"
Gu Yinguai shouted fiercely.
The shadow immediately entangled the Dark Lotus, and with a strong pull, uprooted the Dark Lotus and swiftly sent it over.
"Fantastic!"
Gu Yinguai was ecstatic to have obtained the Dark Lotus.
This was a massive gain!
Chen Xuan, however, felt a great sense of crisis. He abruptly turned his head and saw that as the Dark Lotus was plucked, a grand formation suddenly appeared at the spot where it had grown. The formation patterns flickered, emanating a terrifying aura that instilled a sense of inexplicable danger, making cold sweat break out on his back.
"Kid, this is the Demon Suppressing Grand Formation, a formation used in ancient times to suppress peerless heavenly demons. A peerless heavenly demon is about to emerge, run!"
The World Tree suddenly transmitted.
"What? A peerless heavenly demon?"
Chen Xuan's expression changed.
Legend had it that once a peerless heavenly demon emerged, it would bring about widespread devastation.
No wonder the divination had been so dire. And his inability to find anything wrong with the Dark Lotus was because it was the formation's eye. Once removed, it meant the suppression was broken.
At this, he looked at the spot where the Dark Lotus had grown and saw endless malevolent energy seeping out, exuding an inexplicable, immense crisis.
This time, they had likely courted great trouble!
"Let's go, something big has happened!"
Chen Xuan, foregoing any explanation, quickly urged Gu Yinguai.
"Go where? Why the hurry?"
Gu Yinguai was bewildered.
"You quickly look..."
Gu Yinguai followed Chen Xuan's gaze and saw the surging malevolent energy. His smile instantly froze on his face, "Oh my, I think I've stirred up big trouble..."
"Stop the nonsense and let's get out of here!"
Chen Xuan fled, and Gu Yinguai followed closely behind.
Simultaneously, the grand formation flickered, as if a colossal force was battering against it!
Boom!
With a roar, the grand formation collapsed.
Debris flew everywhere!
A dark figure slowly emerged from the billowing dust.
Moments later, its face became clearer. It was a Japanese man riding a warhorse, wearing a Japanese military uniform, with a large sword plunged into his chest!
Judging by his rank, this Japanese man was at least a general.
His pupils constricted, and he suddenly charged towards Chen Xuan and Gu Yinguai.
Along the way, Chen Xuan and Gu Yinguai had been worried about encountering the vengeful spirits. However, to their surprise, as they neared the exit, they hadn't encountered a single vengeful spirit.
"What's going on? Where are the vengeful spirits?" Gu Yinguai frowned.
Chen Xuan said, "Those vengeful spirits are extremely sensitive. They likely sensed the imminent appearance of the peerless demon long ago and have already fled."
Soon, they reached a fork in the road. As they emerged, a surprised cry suddenly rang out, "It's great that you've come out!"
Chen Xuan turned his head and saw Gu Lingyun standing not far away, looking at them with joy.
After a short period of absence, Gu Lingyun's strength had stabilized at the Third-Grade Martial Emperor realm.
This brat had actually made further progress!
He couldn't help but ask, "Gu Lingyun, why are you here?"
Gu Lingyun had intended to go further, but he was blocked. He complained, "I was killing monsters, but suddenly, the ferocious beasts seemed to go mad and rushed out of Ghost Corpse Ridge. There was nothing I could do, so I came here to wait for you."
"Did something happen inside?"
Gu Lingyun glanced at the long, winding fork.
"We'll talk as we walk!"
Chen Xuan, without further explanation, led Gu Lingyun and Gu Yinguai towards the exit of Ghost Corpse Ridge.
As soon as they left, billowing malevolent energy surged forward, corrupting all living beings in Ghost Corpse Ridge.
The Japanese officer on the warhorse, accompanied by the rolling malevolent energy, charged forth, invincible!
"Chen Xuan, what exactly happened?"
Gu Lingyun couldn't help but ask.
"In order to obtain the Dark Lotus, we seem to have broken a seal and released something we shouldn't have," Chen Xuan said solemnly.
"That sounds so exciting. I wish I had gone too."
Gu Lingyun mumbled.
It was clear that he was getting carried away.
Believing his strength to be considerable, he was ready to join the fray.
Chen Xuan rolled his eyes, "Stop the nonsense and let's get moving. Otherwise, our deaths are imminent!"
Saying this, Chen Xuan and Gu Yinguai quickly departed.
Gu Lingyun looked back, seemingly seeing a terrifying scene, his face turned pale, and he shouted, "Wait for me!"
He ran faster than a rabbit.
Soon, they arrived at the exit of Ghost Corpse Ridge, the Ghost Gate Pass!
The surroundings were a barren mountain, desolate. The huge mountains were devoid of any vegetation, covered only by low shrubs. The wind blew, kicking up dust and sand, truly living up to the name Ghost Gate Pass.
"We've reached the Ghost Gate Pass, so we're much safer now," Gu Yinguai said.
Despite this, Chen Xuan was still uneasy, feeling that the matter was not as simple as it appeared.
Therefore, Chen Xuan blew up the entrance to Ghost Corpse Ridge, hoping to block the so-called peerless heavenly demon within the ridge.
Having done this, he prepared to leave.
"Hahaha, you've finally come. It was worth waiting here for so many days!"
Suddenly, a cold voice echoed.
The brothers Gu Tianlang and Gu Tianxing, leading their men, rushed out and swiftly surrounded Chen Xuan and the others.